Sports / Rally

Qatar’s Al Kuwari among favourites at Abu Dhabi race 15 Oct 2014 - 07:31 am

Qatar’s rally driver Abdulaziz Al Kuwari will be among the title contenders at the Abu Dhabi Rally starting tomorrow. Abu Dhabi: In collaboration...

Mercedes braced for tough finale 15 Oct 2014 - 07:30 am

LONDON: Mercedes are almost ready to let Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg off the leash now that the title-chasing pair have secured the...

Al Attiyah ecstatic on return of Abu Dhabi Rally 14 Oct 2014 - 04:06 am

QMMF President and Vice President of FIA Nasser bin Khalifa Al Attiyah speaks at the opening ceremony of Abu Dhabi Rally 2014 in...

Qatar’s Nasser storms to Morocco Rally victory 13 Oct 2014 - 07:01 am

Qatar’s Nasser Al Attiyah, winner of the Morocco round of the FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies. Nasser rode his X-raid-run MINI ALL4...

Typhoon threatens Japanese Grand Prix 03 Oct 2014 - 01:04 am

SUZUKA, Japan: A typhoon off the coast of Japan could threaten the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix scheduled to take place at the...

Silver Al Anabi Racing Team finds consistency in St Louis 28 Sep 2014 - 06:31 am

MADISON, Illinois: Reigning World Champion Shawn Langdon and his Silver Al Anabi Racing Team just might have found the consistent form that has...

Ferrand-Prevot admits surprise at world title 28 Sep 2014 - 06:30 am

PONFERRADA, Spain: Frenchwoman Pauline Ferrand-Prevot admitted she hadn’t expected to win after stunning the favourites in a select bunch sprint to claim the...

Shiraz Rally likely to be included in MERC 2015 26 Sep 2014 - 08:32 am

FIA Vice-President Nasser bin Khalifa Al Attiyah during Rally Shiraz kick off on Wednesday. Doha: Shiraz Rally, Iran - a candidate for inclusion...

Ward family blasts decision not to charge Stewart 26 Sep 2014 - 08:27 am

CANANDAIGUA, United States: The family of racing car driver Kevin Ward slammed a US grand jury’s decision yesterday not to charge Tony Stewart...

Langdon of Qatar Al-Anabi Racing team looks to continue NHRA points surge 25 Sep 2014 - 08:41 am

MADISON, Illinois: Winning the first championship is difficult; winning the second can be even tougher, but that’s what reigning World Champ Shawn Langdon...

Cyprus International Rally 22 Sep 2014 - 04:35 am

Qatar’s Abdulaziz Al Kuwari was crowned champion of the Cyprus International Rally, the fifth round of the FIA Middle East Championship, held on...

QERT tops Superstock category at 24H Le Mans 22 Sep 2014 - 12:40 am

Qatar Endurance Racing Team (QERT), winners at the final round of the FIM Endurance World Championship in the Superstock category, celebrate on the...

Bundesliga: Paderborn retain pole position 22 Sep 2014 - 12:30 am

BERLIN: Bayer Leverkusen missed a chance to reclaim the lead in the Bundesliga yesterday, suffering a 4-1 loss at VfL Wolfsburg, meaning that...

AlBalooshi moves into final round of Carolina Nationals 21 Sep 2014 - 11:59 pm

Al Anabi Racing Top Fuel Team’s driver Khalid AlBalooshi races to his quarter-final win in the postponed Pep Boys NHRA Carolina Nationals race...

Langdon fourth, AlBalooshi 12th after first day 20 Sep 2014 - 11:50 pm

Qatar Al Anabi Racing Top Fuel driver Shawn Langdon makes his qualifying attempt at the AAA Texas NHRA Nationals in Ennis, Texas, on...

Hamilton tops practice, engine failure limits Vettel in Singapore 20 Sep 2014 - 02:57 am

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain drives during the first practice session of the Formula One Singapore Grand Prix night race yesterday. SINGAPORE: ...

AlBalooshi confident of a good show in double test 18 Sep 2014 - 12:36 am

ENNIS, Texas: It is an extremely unusual situation, but Khalid AlBalooshi will drive in two races this weekend for the Qatar Al Anabi...

Ooredoo celebrates success of Qatar’s Al Attiyah 16 Sep 2014 - 04:10 am

Doha: Ooredoo has extended congratulations to its brand ambassador Nasser Al Attiyah yesterday after his heroic win at Rally of Australia on Sunday,...