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The 2022 Dakar Saudi Arabia Rally is the biggest in terms of the number of participants.
Dakar Saudi Arabia Rally 2022 attracts drivers from 70 nationalities
JEDDAH — Saudi Arabia, for the third consecutive year, will host the Dakar Saudi Arabia Rally for 2022, which is considered the biggest edition in terms of participation in the most prestigious, famous and challenging rally in motorsports through attracting drivers from 70 nationalities.Prince Khalid bin Sultan Al-Abdullah Al-Faisal, President of the Saudi Automobile and Motorcycle Federation and Chairman of the Saudi Motorsport Company, stressed that preparations are undergoing for launching the Dakar Rally according to the schedule to guarantee an edition with a success that exceeds those of the past two years.He noted that the volume of participation this year reflects the big interest in the rally and is a proof of trust in the capabilities of Saudi Arabia and Saudis’ determination...
November 15, 2021

Dakar Saudi Arabia Rally 2022 attracts drivers from 70 nationalities

England's Hannah Burke (left), Emily Pedersen (mid) & Finland’s Krista Bakker (right) with their ATS - Jeddah trophy
Emily Kristine Pedersen triumphs in Saudi Arabia yet again
JEDDAH — Emily Kristine Pedersen defended her Saudi Arabian team title with a playoff victory in the Aramco Team Series – Jeddah, with Slovenian teenager Pia Babnik bagging the tournament’s individual title.The Dane saw off Wales’ Lydia Hall over two extra holes at Royal Greens Golf & Country Club in King Abdullah Economic City to secure the title for Team Pedersen – the Solheim Cup star, Hannah Burke of England, Finland’s Krista Bakker and Ahmed Al Subaey, the team’s amateur player.Both Team Pedersen and Team Hall – captain Lydia, Welsh compatriot Becky Brewerton, Brazilian Luiza Altmann and ex-NFL star amateur teammate, Victor Green – finished on -51 following 54 holes on the Red Sea coast.After the captains could not be separated on their first play-off attempt down...
November 13, 2021

Emily Kristine Pedersen triumphs in Saudi Arabia yet again

Princess Nourah receives golf lesson
Princess Nourah impressed by uptake in golf by Saudi women
JEDDAH — Princess Nourah Bint Mohammed Al Faisal Thursday visited Royal Greens Golf & Country Club to see for herself the progress Golf Saudi is making in terms of growing participation in female sport in the Kingdom.During her first visit to a golf club, Princess Nourah experienced a golf clinic with two Golf Saudi coaches, whilst watching her cousin Prince Khalid Al Faisal play in the event as an amateur. Picking up a golf club for the first time, Princess Nourah was impressed and excited by Golf Saudi’s Mass Participation program and what it meant for the future.Princess Nourah is an internationally recognized designer and entrepreneur with nearly two decades of industry experience. Following a successful career in private commissions, Princess Nourah founded two design ventures,...
November 12, 2021

Princess Nourah impressed by uptake in golf by Saudi women

CSG to clash with Pak Zalmi in final of Kanoo league
JEDDAH — Center System Group (CSG) and Pak Zalmi won their semifinal matches against Al Burj and ICAD respectively in the and will now cash in the final of Kanoo Summer T15 League, sponsored by Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo Group and organized by Jeddah Cricket Association under patronage of Saudi Arabian Cricket Federation (SACF).Center Systems comfortably beat Al Burj by 43 runs thanks mainly to Usman Butt who scored a solid 75 runs and was well supported by Fayaz Ahmed (37) to give their team solid tally of 164 for 5 in 15 overs. In reply, Al Burj were restricted to 121 for 9 in 15 overs with Zeeshan (47) fighting a lone battle as others succumbed. CSG will now face the might of Pak Zalmi in the final of the 27th Kanoo Cup.Pak Zalmi pipped ICAD in a low-scoring encounter by narrowest of...
November 12, 2021

CSG to clash with Pak Zalmi in final of Kanoo league

Amateur Nic Davies played a key role for Team De Roey today
Amateur’s eagles help Team De Roey fly into two-shot lead of the Aramco Team Series
JEDDAH — The team captained by Belgium’s Manon De Roey has a two-shot lead — and an amateur teammate to thank – heading into the final day of the Ladies European Tour’s Aramco Team Series – Jeddah.De Roey and teammates Carmen Alonso (SPA) and Elina Nummenpaa (FIN) found a combined 13 birdies and one eagle en route to a Day Two 20-under-par in King Abdullah Economic City.However, it was their 61-year-old amateur teammate Nic Davies – the general manager of a nearby Saudi golf club – carding a pair of net-eagles that proved the difference in propeling the fourball to 37-under-par after 36 holes and a two-stroke lead with one round left to play.As the sun began to set over Royal Greens Golf & Country Club, Spain-born Davies — playing with a handicap — lit up his team’s...
November 11, 2021

Amateur’s eagles help Team De Roey fly into two-shot lead of the Aramco Team Series

Nasser Al Attiyah
Victory for Al Attiyah, Walkner as Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge completes epic new chapter
ABU DHABI, UAE — The Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge rounded off its 30th edition with another fascinating chapter Thursday, as Nasser Al Attiyah secured his third victory in the event and Matthias Walkner his first.Partnered by Mathieu Baumel in a Toyota Hilux, Al Attiyah captured the drivers’ title with a winning margin of 21 mins 12 secs from Argentina’s Lucio Alvarez and Spain’s Armand Monleon in a Toyota Hilux Overdrive.Fastest on each of the four previous stages, Al Attiyah was content with a third best time Thursday as Alvarez took the honous, while Russia’s Denis Krotov and Konstantin Zhiltsov in a Mini John Cooper Works Buggy secured the other podium placeWhile the Qatari must now wait until next month’s final round in Saudi Arabia to clinch the FIA World Cup drivers’...
November 11, 2021

Victory for Al Attiyah, Walkner as Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge completes epic new chapter

Saudi Arabia ruins Australian homecoming in wet 0-0 draw
Saudi Gazette report SYDNEY – The Green Falcons dampened the Socceroos’ much-anticipated homecoming Thursday with a scoreless draw in a World Cup qualifying clash in Sydney.Saudi Arabia continues to remain the topper in Group B of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifier with 13 points while Australians are clinging to second spot with 10 points. Saudi Arabia’s road trip to Qatar World Cup 2022 continues against Vietnam on November 16, while Australia plays against China in Sharjah on the same day.The Green Falcons can now go to Hanoi with more confidence to seal their fifth victory - after four wins in a row and a draw on Thursday’s match - to come back with 16 points from six matches.Both teams were desperate to move closer to a top-two finish and automatic qualification to next...
November 11, 2021

Saudi Arabia ruins Australian homecoming in wet 0-0 draw

England's Georgia Hall playing round one of the ATS - Jeddah
Team Hall with Haddioui, Dagar and Al-Rumayyan lead at the Aramco Team Series
JEDDAH — A captain’s performance from Georgia Hall has given the Major-winner’s team a one-shot lead after Day 1 at the Aramco Team Series – Jeddah.Team Hall — the 25-year-old, her captain’s draft pick Maha Haddioui of Morocco, Diksha Dagar of India, and Yasir Al-Rumayyan, chairman of Aramco and Golf Saudi, the fourball’s amateur player — carded an opening round of -19 to lead the $1million tournament, which follows last week’s Aramco Saudi Ladies International presented by PIF at Royal Greens Golf & Country Club, King Abdullah Economic City.Hall finished that event 13-under-par for her final three rounds — and in going bogey-free en route to a seven-under par 65 appears to have maintained that sparkling form into this week’s contest.“Bogey-free is always a nice...
November 10, 2021

Team Hall with Haddioui, Dagar and Al-Rumayyan lead at the Aramco Team Series

The golfers pose in Saudi dress ahead of the Aramco Team Series - Jeddah.
Golf continues in Saudi Arabia with $1m Aramco Team Series
JEDDAH — Sunday saw the conclusion of the Kingdom’s second annual $1million women’s golf tournament the Aramco Saudi Ladies International presented by PIF, where New Zealand’s Lydia Ko stormed to a sensational five-shot victory in King Abdullah Economic City — earning her a cool $150,000.But as far as this year’s new Women in Sport Season is concerned, that’s us only at half-time! That’s because action resumes at Royal Greens Golf & Country Club — an hour outside Jeddah — on Wednesday, with the start of women’s golf event No. 2: the Aramco Team Series – Jeddah.For the second time in less than a week, $1million will be on the line as the world’s best golfers go head-to-head once again on the stunning Red Sea coast. But the big difference this time around? They’ll...
November 09, 2021

Golf continues in Saudi Arabia with $1m Aramco Team Series

Al Burj, CSG, ICAD, Pak Zalmi enter semifinals of Kanoo league
JEDDAH — Al Burj, CSG, ICAD and Pak Zalmi defeated their opponents ARM United, Kashmir Stags, Asfaan and Chinar respectively in the quarterfinals and entered the semifinals of Kanoo Summer T15 League, sponsored by Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo Group and organized by Jeddah Cricket Association under patronage of Saudi Arabian Cricket Federation (SACF).Al Burj’s encounter with ARM United was the most exciting with the former prevailing by 1 run mainly due to Usman’s fine bowling (3 for 20) and Kamran Khan’s quickfire 58 (30b), despite Ali Shaan (50) and Zeeshan’s (44) efforts ending up on the losing side.ICAD had an easy win over Asfaan by restricting them for 107 for 8 with bowlers Faisal, Raja Hasan and Ateeq chipping in with 2 wickets each, later Mohsin (33) and Shakeel (37) reached the...
November 09, 2021

Al Burj, CSG, ICAD, Pak Zalmi enter semifinals of Kanoo league

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