Saudi Minister of Sport Crowns Cassidy First in 2024 Diriyah E-Prix

 Envision Racing driver Nick Cassidy (37) addresses the media after winning the New York City E-Prix racing event at Brooklyn Circuit. - File Photo/Reuters
Envision Racing driver Nick Cassidy (37) addresses the media after winning the New York City E-Prix racing event at Brooklyn Circuit. - File Photo/Reuters
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Saudi Minister of Sport Crowns Cassidy First in 2024 Diriyah E-Prix

 Envision Racing driver Nick Cassidy (37) addresses the media after winning the New York City E-Prix racing event at Brooklyn Circuit. - File Photo/Reuters
Envision Racing driver Nick Cassidy (37) addresses the media after winning the New York City E-Prix racing event at Brooklyn Circuit. - File Photo/Reuters

Minister of Sport and President of the Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Committee (SOPC) Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal crowned Saturday the New Zealander Nick Cassidy, the racing driver of Jaguar Formula E racing team after came first in the third round of the ABB FIA Formula E 2024 World Championship in its 10th season and the 2024 Diriyah E-Prix Round 2.
The Dutch racer Robin Frijns, driver of the Envision Racing team, secured second place, while the British Oliver Rowland, driver of the Nissan team, snatched third place.
More than 300 media professionals from various local, regional and international platforms attended the event, and it was broadcast via 45 channels in 16 countries.
Following the end of the second and third rounds hosted by the Kingdom, the drivers will head to Sao Paulo in Brazil, which will host the fourth round of the global event, while Japan will host the fifth one, Italy in the sixth and seventh rounds, then France will host the eighth round, as Germany will host the ninth and tenth rounds.
The eleventh and twelfth rounds will be held in China, and then the tournament will move to the US, which will organize the thirteenth and fourteenth rounds. Finally, it will conclude with the fifteenth and sixteenth rounds in London, UK.

In Saudi Arabia, the ceremony was attended by Prince Khalid bin Sultan Al-Abdullah Al-Faisal, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Saudi Automobile & Motorcycle Federation (SAMF) and President of the Saudi Motorsports Company.



Musiala a Doubt with Illness Ahead of Bayern Munich's 1st Game of 2025

FILED - 06 April 2024, Baden-Württemberg, Heidenheim: Bayern Munich's Jamal Musiala and Joshua Kimmich stand on the pitch before the German Bundesliga soccer match between FC Heidenheim and Bayern Munich at Voith-Arena. Photo: Tom Weller/dpa
FILED - 06 April 2024, Baden-Württemberg, Heidenheim: Bayern Munich's Jamal Musiala and Joshua Kimmich stand on the pitch before the German Bundesliga soccer match between FC Heidenheim and Bayern Munich at Voith-Arena. Photo: Tom Weller/dpa
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Musiala a Doubt with Illness Ahead of Bayern Munich's 1st Game of 2025

FILED - 06 April 2024, Baden-Württemberg, Heidenheim: Bayern Munich's Jamal Musiala and Joshua Kimmich stand on the pitch before the German Bundesliga soccer match between FC Heidenheim and Bayern Munich at Voith-Arena. Photo: Tom Weller/dpa
FILED - 06 April 2024, Baden-Württemberg, Heidenheim: Bayern Munich's Jamal Musiala and Joshua Kimmich stand on the pitch before the German Bundesliga soccer match between FC Heidenheim and Bayern Munich at Voith-Arena. Photo: Tom Weller/dpa

Bayern Munich may have to cope without its standout attacking midfielder Jamal Musiala in its first game of the year after he caught the flu, The Associated Press reported.
Bayern said on Thursday that Musiala would have to “take a break for the time being” and couldn't train with the team ahead of playing Borussia Monchengladbach on Saturday in the Bundesliga.
Musiala has 14 goals and six assists in 22 games across all competitions for Bayern this season. His nine goals tie him for fourth highest in the Bundesliga.
It's not clear who'll be in goal on Saturday after Daniel Peretz injured a kidney in training on Wednesday. Peretz had been covering for the injured Manuel Neuer before the winter break while Neuer recovered from a broken rib.
Peretz also played in a 6-0 friendly win over Austrian club Salzburg on Monday, when Neuer wasn’t in the squad. Long-time reserve Sven Ulreich could also be an option.
Bayern leads the Bundesliga by four points from last season's champion Bayer Leverkusen, which plays at Borussia Dortmund on Friday.