The Dakar Rally has been held in several countries since its inaugural edition in 1979, but no driver had managed to lift the ...

Yazeed Al-Rajhi is set to win the Dakar Rally on home soil in the Saudi desert after retaking the lead from South Africa’s ...

Yazeed Al-Rajhi opened up a commanding overall lead of six minutes and 11 seconds over second-placed Henk Lategan in the ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Driver Yazeed Al Rajhi, of Saudi Arabia, right, and co-driver Timo ...

For the first time since 1994, the overall Dakar winner won on home soil as Yazeed Al Rajhi became the first Saudi Arabian to win the desert rally. The only other competitor to win at home was ...

SHUBAYTAH, Saudi Arabia — Henk Lategan and Yazeed Al-Rajhi will duel in the Saudi sand for their first Dakar Rally title after swapping the lead for a second straight day Wednesday. South Africa ...

HARADH, Saudi Arabia — Local driver Yazeed Al Rajhi took advantage of a miserable stage by South Africa’s Henk Lategan to grab the Dakar Rally lead in the Saudi Arabia desert on Tuesday. Lategan led ...

SHUBAYTAH, Saudi Arabia — Yazeed Al-Rajhi is set to win the Dakar Rally on home soil in the Saudi desert after retaking the lead from South Africa’s Henk Lategan on Thursday. Lategan started the ...

SHUBAYTAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Yazeed Al-Rajhi became the first Saudi to win the Dakar Rally when he completed the race on home sand on Friday. After 13 days of desert racing and more than 5,000 ...