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Dakar 2016 race route unveiled

Details of the 2016 Dakar Rally were unveiled at a ceremony in Paris on Thursday. The 37th running of the event will be the eighth successive year

19/11/2015

Senegal

Trial of Chad's former leader Hissene Habre begins in Senegal

The trial of the former president of Chad has begun in Senegal. Hissene Habre appears on charges of crimes against humanity after being brought to

20/07/2015

Sport

Peru, Argentina, Bolivia to host 2016 Dakar Rally

Covering 8,000 kilometres of Peru, Bolivia and Argentina, the 2016 Dakar Rally will take in challenging sand dunes before the taking the drivers to

17/04/2015

Sport

No Chile in Dakar 2016

No stages of Dakar 2016 will take place in Chile after the devastation caused by recent flooding. Chilean authorities are engaged in rebuilding and

08/04/2015

Sport

Coma and Al-Attiyah win Dakar Rally

Marc Coma won his fifth Dakar Rally title in the bike category on Saturday. The Spaniard safely negotiated the shortened final stage to Baradero

17/01/2015

Sport

Al-Attiyah and Coma on track for Dakar titles

Qatari driver Nasser Al-Alttiyah is one stage away from a second Dakar Rally title following a fourth-placed finish in the penultimate stage 12 that

16/01/2015

Sport

Dakar stage 11: Al-Attiyah and Coma retain leads

The scenery may have changed, but the lead characters in the Dakar Rally remain the same. Cars Nasser Al-Attiyah produced another stellar performance

15/01/2015

Sport

Barreda wins stage as Coma extends overall lead

Joan Barreda claimed his third stage win of this year’s Dakar Rally after a succesful ride in stage ten – a 371 kilometre special between Calama in

14/01/2015

Sport

Dakar Rally: Rodrigues rides to Stage 9 victory as Al-Attiyah closes in on car title

Helder Rodrigues bounced back from a disastrous ride on Monday when he lost over three hours to win stage nine of the Dakar Rally. Out of the title

13/01/2015

Sport

Coma tops riders in Chile after rough day in Dakar

The toughest rally in the world lived up to its reputation as stage eight of the Dakar 2015 decimated the riders on the 808 kilometre course between

12/01/2015

Sport

Dakar Rally: Terranova claims stage 7

Argentina’s Orlando Terranova kept his composure to claim the 7th stage of the Dakar Rally on Saturday. The Mini driver, who had already won twice

10/01/2015

Sport

Dakar Rally: Rodrigues and Al-Attiyah claim stage six

Helder Rodrigues won stage six of this year’s Dakar Rally. The Portuguese Honda rider held off the big guns over the 318 km timed special between

09/01/2015

Sport

Coma clinches the fifth stage of the Dakar Rally

Reigning champion Marc Coma produced a superb display to clinch the fifth stage of the Dakar Rally on Thursday. After two consecutive second-place

08/01/2015

Focus

Young Africans demand a better future

05/12/2014

Sport

2015 Dakar rally route unveiled

19/11/2014