World's toughest motorsport event has made a comeback to Saudi Arabia.

Saudi hosts world's toughest motorsport event

Veteran Spanish driver Carlos Sainz won the gruelling Dakar Rally for a fourth time on Friday, becoming at 61 the oldest winner of the race. The two-time world rally champion had been all but guaranteed success when closest rival Sebastien Loeb was stranded in the desert for over an hour in Thursday's penultimate stage.

Audi's Carlos Sainz clinches Dakar Rally for a fourth time at 61

Spanish motorcycle rider Carles Falcon has died more than a week after crashing in the Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia, his team said on Monday. Falcon, 45, had been in an induced coma since he was flown to hospital in Riyadh, and then back to Spain, after falling in the second stage on Jan.

Spanish motorcyclist Carles Falcon dies a week after crashing in Dakar Rally: Team

Five-time winner Nasser Al-Attiyah posted his first win of this year's Dakar Rally on Wednesday, clocking the quickest time in the Empty Quarter dunes between Al-Hofuf and Shubaytah in Saudi Arabia.

Al-Attiyah and Quintanilla dominate Dakar Dunes to win stage 5

French secret service officers are looking into allegations that Saudi Arabian officials attempted to cover up a terrorist incident that put a rally driver's legs in jeopardy.

Did Saudi Arabia 'cover up' terrorist attack on Dakar rally?

French motorcyclist Pierre Cherpin has died from his injuries after a fall during the Dakar Rally, becoming the notoriously perilous race's first fatality this year, organisers said on Friday.

French Dakar Rally rider dies from injuries after fall: organisers

Renowned Indian motorcycle racer CS Santosh on Wednesday suffered a horrific crash during the ongoing Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia and was put in a medically-induced coma.

Indian racer CS Santosh put into medically-induced coma after horrific crash in Dakar Rally

Hero MotoSports Team Rally on Monday added a fourth member to their rider lineup - Paulo Goncalves. He is slated to make his debut for the team at the Silkway Rally, that takes place between Russia, Mongolia, and China, this July.

Rider Paulo Goncalves joins Hero MotoSports Team Rally

Shane Warne took to Twitter to applaud the genius kid, Eli Mikal Khan, for his extraordinary bowling action

Watch: Pakistani whizz-kid with Shane Warne-like bowling action

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Austrian team KTM has now won 17 consecutive Dakars, but Walkner is the first Austrian to win the race

Dakar rally: Austrian Walkner seals bike title

Carlos Sainz, a father of F1 driver Carlos Sainz Jr, secured a second Dakar title

Dakar Rally: Peugeot driver Carlos Sainz wins

Sainz, Walkner, Casale and Nikolaev win the 40th edition of the Dakar Rally in style

The 40th edition of Dakar rally ends in Argentina

Sainz, the 2010 champion, who leads Qatari Nasser Al-Attiyah by 56 minutes, 37 seconds after eight stages is penalised for potentially dangerous behaviour by Dakar disciplinary committee

Dakar Rally: Spaniard Carlos Sainz gets 10 minutes penalty

Andre Villas-Boas has withdrawn from the Dakar Rally after he was taken to hospital with a back injury he suffered in the 4th stage

Andre Villas-Boas quits Dakar Rally after accident, taken to hospital

The fourth stage of the rally camped itself in San Juan De Marcona for one more day of dunes and navigation.

Dakar Rally: Santosh gains over 40 positions, Mena placed 24th

The Dubai-based 28-year-old was evacuated back to the bivouac, the rally's travelling support and logistics centre.

Bike champion Sam Sunderland out of Dakar Rally

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Saudi hosts world's toughest motorsport event

Audi's Carlos Sainz clinches Dakar Rally for a fourth time at 61

Spanish motorcyclist Carles Falcon dies a week after crashing in Dakar Rally: Team

Al-Attiyah and Quintanilla dominate Dakar Dunes to win stage 5

Did Saudi Arabia 'cover up' terrorist attack on Dakar rally?

French Dakar Rally rider dies from injuries after fall: organisers

Indian racer CS Santosh put into medically-induced coma after horrific crash in Dakar Rally

Rider Paulo Goncalves joins Hero MotoSports Team Rally

Watch: Pakistani whizz-kid with Shane Warne-like bowling action

WION Sports News: Top sports results this week

Dakar rally: Austrian Walkner seals bike title

Dakar Rally: Peugeot driver Carlos Sainz wins

WION Sports News: Top sports results this week

The 40th edition of Dakar rally ends in Argentina

Dakar Rally: Spaniard Carlos Sainz gets 10 minutes penalty

Andre Villas-Boas quits Dakar Rally after accident, taken to hospital

Dakar Rally: Santosh gains over 40 positions, Mena placed 24th

Bike champion Sam Sunderland out of Dakar Rally