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Loeb wins stage but Al-Attiyah remains on course for back-to-back Dakar wins

RIYADH: Qatari driver Nasser Al-Attiyah’s strategy of playing it safe saw him move a step closer to retaining his Dakar Rally title and his fifth in all following Tuesday’s ninth stage. The 52-year-old Toyota driver finished 11min 8sec adrift of the stage winner, nine-time world rally champion Sebastien Loeb. However, the pressure further eased on Al-Attiyah as his closest pursuer overnight, the South African driver Henk Lategan, suffered a mechanical problem and lost 40 minutes.

World No. 1 Lydia Ko to play 2023 Aramco Saudi Ladies International

JEDDAH: World No. 1 Lydia Ko will play in the 2023 Aramco Saudi Ladies International in February.

Leona Maguire shares second spot in Spain

In-form Leona Maguire is in a three-way tie for third, just two shots off the lead at the season-ending Andalucia Open de Espana after carding a round of 70 on the penultimate day of action at Alferini Golf.

Leona Maguire rises to new career high in world rankings

Leona Maguire has risen to a new high of 11th in the Rolex Women's Golf World Rankings after her runners-up finish in the CME Group Tour Championship in Florida at the weekend.

Ko wins LPGA Player of the Year, final title as a single lady

Former world number one Lydia Ko showered herself in early wedding presents as she secured the LPGA's season-ending title, the tour's Player of the Year award and a big winner's cheque in her last tournament before tying the knot.