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Saudi Arabia cruised to a 5-0 victory over Palestine at the
Five star Saudi Arabia cruise past Palestine to top Group D
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia cruised to a 5-0 victory over Palestine at the "Marsool Park" stadium in Riyadh amid cheers of fans on Tuesday.With the resounding victory, the Kingdom moved top of Group D of the Asian Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023.The first goal for the Saudi side was scored by Yasser Al-Shahrani at the 37th minute. Al-Shahrani’s colleague Fahd Al-Muwallad added the second goal in the 43rd minute, while the third and fourth goals were scored by Saleh Al-Shehri at the 52nd and 58th minutes.In the 88th minute, Saudi skipper Salem Al-Dossary added the fifth goal from a penalty kick.With this result, the Saudi team raised its score to 11 points, topping its group, while Palestine remained in the last place with 4 points.It is...
March 30, 2021

Five star Saudi Arabia cruise past Palestine to top Group D

Yasir Seaidan and Alexey Kuzmich win the Jordan Baja
Seaidan snatches victory from Van Loon’s grasp in Jordan Baja
AQABA — Saudi Arabia’s Yasir Seaidan took full advantage of his starting position for the final stage to snatch victory away from Dutch rival Erik van Loon at the Jordan Baja.A second outright win in the space of three weeks for the Mini John Cooper Works Rally driver also means that he extends his early season advantage in the Drivers’ Championship of the 2021 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas, before the series heads into a three-month break before five European rounds between July and October.Teams tackled a 235.82km stage through Wadi Rum and the surrounding deserts on the final morning and Van Loon set out to defend a 26-second lead, despite running first on the road and having the added burden of opening the track in terms of navigation.Rival Seaidan took full advantage and...
March 20, 2021

Seaidan snatches victory from Van Loon’s grasp in Jordan Baja

The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games stadium that was opened in December.
Spectators from abroad to be barred from Tokyo Olympics this summer: IOC
TOKYO — Spectators from abroad will be barred from the Tokyo Olympics when they open in four months, the IOC and local organizers said Saturday.The decision was announced after an online meeting of the International Olympic Committee, the Japanese government, the Tokyo government, the International Paralympic Committee, and local organizers.The move was expected and rumored for several months. Officials said the risk was too great to admit ticket holders from overseas during a pandemic, an idea strongly opposed by the Japanese public.Japan has attributed about 8,800 deaths to COVID-19 and has controlled the virus better than most countries.“In order to give clarity to ticket holders living overseas and to enable them to adjust their travel plans at this stage, the parties on the...
March 20, 2021

Spectators from abroad to be barred from Tokyo Olympics this summer: IOC

Yasir Seaidan
Van Loon and Seaidan locked in desert duel at Jordan Baja
AQABA — Erik van Loon and Yasir Seaidan were locked in a fascinating duel for supremacy after the first leg of the Jordan Baja, held over a challenging route across Wadi Rum’s majestic desert terrain on Friday.The Dutchman and the Saudi were separated by just 26 seconds after two timed sections of 210.72km and 112.99km on this fourth round of the FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas.The Toyota Hilux and Mini John Cooper Works Rally drivers were closely matched throughout the entire opening selective with Van Loon leading through all the checkpoints and going on to win the first stage by 1min 27sec. Seaidan then clawed 61 seconds back in the shorter second desert sprint.“Two beautiful stages, quite demanding and it was tough work behind the steering,” said Van Loon. “They were...
March 19, 2021

Van Loon and Seaidan locked in desert duel at Jordan Baja

Yasir Seaidan at the start of the Jordan Baja
Seaidan looks to extend FIA Baja series lead as Jordan Baja starts in Wadi Rum
AQABA, Jordan — Yasir Seaidan has a superb opportunity to extend his early season advantage in the race for the 2021 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas title at this weekend’s Jordan Baja.The Saudi Arabian driver heads into Friday morning’s opening selective section through the stunningly beautiful Wadi Rum desert in southern Jordan with a 14-point advantage in the series standings over defending champion Vladimir Vasilyev and a 15-point lead over Saudi rival Yazeed Al-Rajhi.With Vasilyev not traveling to the Red Sea city of Aqaba and Al-Rajhi sidelined for several weeks — after cracking a vertebrae at the recent Sharqiyah International Baja — Seaidan and co-driver Alexey Kuzmich could storm into a useful series lead in their X-raid Mini John Cooper Works Rally after three...
March 18, 2021

Seaidan looks to extend FIA Baja series lead as Jordan Baja starts in Wadi Rum

Claude Fournier
Jordan Baja to get under way in Aqaba City on Thursday evening
AQABA, Jordan — The Jordan Baja gets under way in Aqaba on Thursday evening and sees Jordan Motorsport hosting its first international motor sporting event since September 2019.Competitors from 15 nations will take part in the fourth round of the FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas, round two of the FIM Bajas World Cup and a National Baja running behind the two international status events.The FIA T4 category for modified production cross-country side-by-side (SxS) vehicles is one of the fastest growing categories in off-road rallying and five of the world’s leading protagonists in the category will line-up at the start of the Jordan Baja.Cars such as the Can-Am Maverick X3, Polaris RZR 1000 and the Yamaha YXZ 1000 R have given newcomers and more experienced drivers the perfect...
March 17, 2021

Jordan Baja to get under way in Aqaba City on Thursday evening

Key stop on the AJP Pro Tour prepares athletes for upcoming Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship.
500 athletes from 30 countries face off at Abu Dhabi International Pro
ABU DHABI, UAE — Abu Dhabi once again demonstrated its ability to host major sporting events safely with 500 local and international jiu-jitsu athletes taking to the mats at the Jiu-Jitsu Arena for two days of strong competition in the 2021 Abu Dhabi International Pro.Organized by the UAE Jiu-Jitsu Federation (UAEJJF), the governing body for the sport in the UAE, the Abu Dhabi International Pro, a key stop on the Abu Dhabi Jiu-Jitsu Pro (AJP) Tour, welcomed male and female white and blue belts on day one, while purple, brown, and black belts took centre stage on day two.The illustrious championship was held in adherence to strict health and safety protocols in coordination with local and federal authorities.Held under the theme ‘Road to Recovery’, the Abu Dhabi International Pro gave...
March 13, 2021

500 athletes from 30 countries face off at Abu Dhabi International Pro

Competitor in Jordan Baja 2019
Jordan Motorsport unveils impressive entry for 2021 Jordan Baja
AQABA — Jordan Motorsport has unveiled an impressive international entry for next weekend’s Jordan Baja, round four of the FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas and the second round of the FIM Bajas World Cup.Despite ongoing global travel challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, 17 teams and competitors from 11 nations grace the FIA entry list. They will be joined in the Red Sea city of Aqaba in southern Jordan by 15 motorcyclists and five quad riders taking part in the second round of the FIM Bajas World Cup.A National Rally will also run at the rear of the field, where any vehicles that fail FIA pre-event scrutineering may be able to join six cars on the original list.With Yazeed Al-Rajhi and Michael Orr both recovering from cracked vertebrae sustained in an accident at the recent...
March 13, 2021

Jordan Motorsport unveils impressive entry for 2021 Jordan Baja

Aleksandr Maksimov in action in Qatar on a quad.
Entries open for Qatar’s new round of the FIM Bajas World Cup
LOSAIL — Entries are now open and beginning to come in for the new Qatar International Baja, the Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation’s (QMMF) exciting addition to the expanded 2021 FIM Bajas World Cup, taking place on April 8-10.Motorcycle and quad riders and drivers of SSV vehicles can expect to face 504.24 competitive kilometers through the Qatar deserts in a compact route of 872.44km.Officials at the QMMF, working under the chairmanship of QMMF President Abdulrahman Al-Mannai, Executive Director Amro Al-Hamad and committee member Abdulrazaq Al-Kuwari, have laid on a varied and challenging Baja that features sand dunes, fast sandy sections, testing navigation and the unique terrain associated with Qatar’s arid desert.Baja Director Pedro Almeida and his assistant Rashid Al-Sulaiti...
March 07, 2021

Entries open for Qatar’s new round of the FIM Bajas World Cup

Yasir Seaidan won the 2021 Sharqiyah International Baja Toyota.
Seaidan eases to victory in Sharqiyah International Baja Toyota
DAMMAM — Yasir Seaidan won the remaining two desert selective sections of a weather-modified Sharqiyah International Baja Toyota to secure a start-to-finish victory by the margin of 13min 38sec on Saturday. It was the Saudi’s first ever FIA event victory.With competitors tackling two timed stages on the final day — following the cancelation of Friday’s itinerary because of sand storm conditions — Seaidan and Russian co-driver Alexey Kuzmich were never troubled in their Mini John Cooper Works Rally once early morning pace-setter and pre-event favorite Yazeed Al-Rajhi crashed his Toyota Hilux after 82km of the first stage.He and co-driver Michael Orr were taken to hospital for medical examinations with both complaining of back pain.“Finally we finish this rally,” said Seaidan....
March 06, 2021

Seaidan eases to victory in Sharqiyah International Baja Toyota

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