Sports / Rally

Third round of Arab Drag Race event draws end 03 Feb 2013 - 04:24 am

Khalid Al Balooshi (fourth left) of Al Anabi is seen after receiving a trophy during the third round of the Arab Drag Race...

Al Attiyah leads on day one 26 Jan 2013 - 12:46 am

Qatar’s Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah in action during the first day of the Qatar International Rally in Doha yesterday. The Qatari driver leads...

Nasser ranked 2012 Middle East’s best driver 26 Jan 2013 - 12:42 am

DOHA: Qatar’s Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah (pictured) finished top of the rankings for rally drivers in the Middle East for 2012, according to...

Qatar International Rally to get under way today 25 Jan 2013 - 05:55 am

FROM LEFT: Alaa Rasheed, Khalid Al Suwaidi, Mohammed Saad Al Muraiki, Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation General Secretary, Bercu Cetinkaya, Nasser Saleh Al...

Al Attiyah, Al Suwaidi to compete at top Rally event 24 Jan 2013 - 07:12 am

Nasser bin Khalifa Al Attiyah (right), President of Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federataion, is seen with Qatari rally driver Khalid Al Suwaidi in...

Middle East drivers ready for Qatar test 23 Jan 2013 - 08:38 am

Eight-time MERC champion Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah will be aiming for a ninth title this year. DOHA: The Middle East’s finest rally drivers...

Yazeed returns to MERC for full season of rallying 20 Jan 2013 - 01:02 am

DOHA: Saudi Arabia’s motor sport ambassador and leading rally driver Yazeed Al Rajhi is to make a return to a full programme of...

Action from the first round of the Arabian Drag Racing League at Qatar Racing Club 18 Jan 2013 - 04:03 am

Action from the first round of the Arabian Drag Racing League at Qatar Racing Club yesterday. The Arabian Drag Racing League, which is...

QMMF backed Khalid aims for MERC glory 18 Jan 2013 - 03:56 am

DOHA: Qatari rally driver Khalid Al-Suwaidi, the winner of last year’s Kuwait International Rally, has receiving ongoing support from the Qatar Motor and...

Hot wheels 18 Jan 2013 - 01:43 am

Action from the first round of the Arabian Drag Racing League at Qatar Racing Club yesterday. The five rounds of races will end...

Qatar’s Nasser out of Dakar Rally: Team 16 Jan 2013 - 12:22 am

CORDOBA, Argentina: Nasser Al-Attiyah has pulled out of this year’s Dakar Rally due to mechanical failure, dashing his dreams of another title in...

Nasser saved by stewards decision after deluge 14 Jan 2013 - 12:47 am

TUCUMAN, Argentina: Qatar’s 2011 Dakar Rally champion Nasser Al Attiyah was a relieved man yesterday as, despite getting stuck when torrential rain brought...

QIRRCH: Dominant West grabs double at Losail 13 Jan 2013 - 01:26 am

Runner-up Nasser Al Malki (left), winner Anthony West (centre) and third place Mashel Al Naimi on the podium after the second race in...

Aussie rider West renews deal with QMMF Racing Team 13 Jan 2013 - 01:18 am

Anthony West (left) of Australia shakes hands with Qatar Motor and Motorcycling Federation (QMMF) President Nasser bin Khalifa Al Attiyah after West renewed...

Dakar Rally: Peterhansel’s stage win overshadowed by third death 13 Jan 2013 - 01:18 am

SALTA, Argentina: Ten-time champion Stephane Peterhansel extended his Dakar Rally lead on Friday night, but the world’s most gruelling endurance event was once...

Al Attiyah slashes Peterhansel’s lead 12 Jan 2013 - 12:35 am

Qatar Nasser Al Attiyah and co-pilot Spain’s Lucas Cruz compete with their Buggy during the 5th stage of the Dakar Rally 2013 from...

Nasser slashes Peterhansel’s Dakar lead 11 Jan 2013 - 06:15 am

CALAMA, Chile: Qatar’s Nasser Al Attiyah slashed 10-time champion Stephane Peterhansel’s Dakar Rally lead by over eight minutes yesterday as the 2011 winner...

Dakar Rally should come home, says singer Youssou N’Dour 10 Jan 2013 - 07:13 am

Qatar’s Nasser Al Attiyah and co-pilot Spain’s Lucas Cruz in action during the 4th stage of the Dakar Rally 2013 from Nazca to...