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Al-Attiyah wins 3rd Dakar Rally title; Price wins bike class

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Nasser the title he earned in 2011 know we're good at." Price broke the scaphoid tracker on Tuesday so he
Al-Attiyah won his third Da- and 2015, when the Qatari Roma, who won two mo- bone in his right wrist weeks wouldn't have to open the
kar Rally crown while Toby also won with French co- torbike titles before switch- before the Dakar. The Aus- way. But the Briton won his
Price won his second mo- driver Mathieu Baumel. ing to four wheels in 2005, tralian thought he would appeal to finish only his sec-
torbike title in a race which "It's fantastic, no mistakes," was second after a busier- endure two stages then ond Dakar in six attempts.
featured one last twist on Al-Attiyah said. "The good than-usual year of rallying pull out, but support and The other was winning in
Thursday. thing was that from day to rebound from crashing luck kept him going. The 2017.q
Price came to the 10th and 2016 champion went for
last stage after racing al- broke on Tuesday to take
most 5,200 kilometers with the overall lead.
only one minute's lead over "The pain and torture has
Pablo Quintanilla. Then been worth it," Price said.
just 10 kilometers into the "(The pain) feels like there
dune-heavy, 112-kilometer are about five people driv-
course from Pisco to Lima, ing a knife in my wrist. It's
Quintanilla fell off his bike not very comfortable, it's
and injured his foot. not very enjoyable.
The chances of winning "It's very crazy to sit here
a first Dakar evaporated and say that we won the
instantly, but the Chilean Dakar Rally with no stage
got back on his Husqvarna victories until today. It's
to try and save a podium really crazy. I'm over the
place. He lost 19 minutes, moon."
though, and dropped to Driver Nasser Al-Attiyah, of Qatar, right, and co-driver Matthieu Defending champion Mat-
fourth overall. Baumel, of France, left celebrate with Toyota team manager thias Walkner, only six min-
Glyn Hall winning the Dakar Rally at the arrival of the last stage
Al-Attiyah could sit back in Pisco, Peru, Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019. utes behind overall, threat-
and play it safe thanks to a Associated Press ened early but faded on
51-minute lead overall. He the stage and arrived two
let others race for the stage minutes behind in third.
win, which went to Carlos three we were leading out early in the Dakar last Walkner was second over-
Sainz, last year's champion. and we built on our time year. Sebastien Loeb, who all, nine minutes behind,
Al-Attiyah rolled in nine every day until we came was in title contention un- and Sam Sunderland was
minutes later in his Toyota, to the last day with a big, til electrical problems on third, 13 minutes down.
and won the Dakar by 46 big lead. We felt that a 100 Monday, was third at his Sunderland was penalized
minutes from Nani Roma, percent Peru rally, with no fourth Dakar. an hour before the stage
the 2014 champion. other country, there would After Quintanilla crashed, on Wednesday for delib-
Runner-up to Sainz last be a lot of sand dunes, Price won the last stage, his erately causing an electri-
year, Al-Attiyah regained so we could do what we first of this Dakar. cal fault in his navigation

Canelo Alvarez

to fight Danny

Jacobs on May 4

LOS ANGELES (AP) — where he owns a draw
Canelo Alvarez will return and a victory over Gen-
to the ring and to the mid- nady Golovkin that lifted
dleweight division on May him to the top of a loaded In this Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018, file photo, boxer Canelo Al-
4 to fight Danny Jacobs. division. varez poses for photos at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Alvarez will defend his WBC "I'm happy to announce Associated Press
and WBA titles against my next fight during the
IBF champion Jacobs in festive weekend of Cinco bone cancer to become Canelo, and on May 4
a matchup of two of the de Mayo," the 28-year-old a champion, is 35-2 with 29 live on DAZN, I will get my
sport's top performers. Alvarez said. "I will unify my KOs. chance to play it out. It's
No venue has been an- middleweight titles against Despite losing a close bout been nearly four years
nounced for the bout on Daniel Jacobs on one of to Golovkin in 2017, Ja- since Canelo has faced
the eve of Cinco de Mayo. the two most important cobs remained a force. He an American challenger.
Mexico's Alvarez (50-1-2, dates that belong to me. hasn't lost since and took It's going to be a huge
35 knockouts) became I have no doubt that I will the IBF belt by defeating event where I believe I will
a three-division world be victorious and that I'll Sergiy Derevyanchenkoto. cement myself as the best
champion by knocking be one step away from "This is the opportunity I middleweight in the divi-
out Rocky Fielding in three becoming the undisput- have been waiting for, the sion."
rounds to take the WBA su- ed middleweight world opportunity to achieve The fight will be streamed
per middleweight crown in champion." greatness inside the ring," on DAZN, which has a
December. He now goes Jacobs, a 31-year-old New Jacobs said. "I have al- long-term contract with
back to middleweight, Yorker who overcame ways believed I can beat Alvarez.q