Sports / Rally

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,...

AlBalooshi scrapes past Langdon in NHRA Carolina Nationals 16 Sep 2014 - 04:04 am

CONCORD, North Carolina: In a perfect world, team-mates Shawn Langdon and Khalid AlBalooshi would never race before the final round of eliminations, but...

Al Attiyah hopes for good show in Cyprus 14 Sep 2014 - 11:26 pm

Doha: Qatari champion Khalifa Al Attiyah will resume his international participations through the Cyprus Rally — the fifth round of the Middle East...

Al Anabi upbeat about retaining supremacy in California race 24 Jul 2014 - 01:48 pm

SONOMA, California: This season’s trials and tribulations of the Qatar Al Anabi Racing Top Fuel team have been well documented. Drivers Khalid AlBalooshi...

Massa calls for cooler heads on young shoulders 22 Jul 2014 - 08:28 am

Felipe Massa’s Williams car (left) collides with Kevin Magnussen’s McLaren Mercedes vehicle during the German Formula 1 Grand Prix at the Hockenheim circuit...

Al Anabi have forgettable weekend in Mile-High City 22 Jul 2014 - 08:26 am

Qatar Al Anabi Racing Top Fuel team driver Khalid AlBalooshi greets fans prior to Sunday’s Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals near Denver, Colorado. MORRISON,...

Langdon secures fifth, AlBalooshi seventh in Denver qualifying race 21 Jul 2014 - 02:31 pm

MORRISON, Colorado: Denver is called the “Mile-High City” because, located in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, it is more than a mile...

Mercedes confirm brake failure caused collision 20 Jul 2014 - 01:19 am

Track workers recover the crashed car of Mercedes Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton at the Hockenheim circuit, in Germany yesterday. HOCKENHEIM: The Mercedes...

Rosberg feeling ‘half Finnish’ 20 Jul 2014 - 01:17 am

Nico Rosberg waves after taking pole position in the qualifying at the Hockenheimring circuit in Germany yesterday. HOCKENHEIM: After declaring himself “100 percent...

Abu Dhabi Rally back on track 20 Jul 2014 - 01:16 am

Doha: FIA Vice-president Nasser bin Khalifa Al Attiyah yesterday announced the return of the Rally Abu Dhabi International, which will take place within...

New FIM Europe chief Srb pledges hard work; Al Attiyah assures full support 09 Jul 2014 - 12:16 am

QMMF President Nasser bin Khalifa Al Attiyah is flanked by Youthstream President Giuseppe Luongo (left), and Dr Wolfgang Srb in this file photo...

Qatar’s Al Anabi eye repeat show in Norwalk challenge 03 Jul 2014 - 01:06 am

Khalid AlBalooshi begins a qualifying run on Saturday in Joliet, Illinois. AlBalooshi is the defending champion of this weekend’s NHRA Mello Yello Drag...

Mechanical problems hamper Al Anabi’s progress in Joliet 01 Jul 2014 - 11:14 am

JOLIET, Illinois: After fixing some significant mechanical issues in New Hampshire, the Qatar Al Anabi Racing Top Fuel Team entered last weekend’s 17th...