DAKAR RALLY: Qatar’s Nasser all set for title defence

Hummer pilot Nasser al-Attiyah from Qatar waves at the podium during the departure ceremony of the fourth South American edition of the Dakar Rally 2012 in Mar del Plata yesterday. Al-Attiyah won the last edition of the rally in a Volkswagon Touareg. The Dakar Rally began yesterday with racers embarking on the first leg from the coastal city of Mar del Plata to Santa Rosa, Argentina. The race, considered one of the most dangerous in motor sports, ends on Jan. 15 in Lima, Peru. (Reuters)