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Saudi Equestrians Shine in Doha Tour 2024 

Saudi international equestrian Abdullah Al-Sharbatly secured on Sunday the Grand Prix title in the prestigious 5-star category of the Doha International Equestrian Tour 2024.  (SPA)
Saudi international equestrian Abdullah Al-Sharbatly secured on Sunday the Grand Prix title in the prestigious 5-star category of the Doha International Equestrian Tour 2024.  (SPA)
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Saudi Equestrians Shine in Doha Tour 2024 

Saudi international equestrian Abdullah Al-Sharbatly secured on Sunday the Grand Prix title in the prestigious 5-star category of the Doha International Equestrian Tour 2024.  (SPA)
Saudi international equestrian Abdullah Al-Sharbatly secured on Sunday the Grand Prix title in the prestigious 5-star category of the Doha International Equestrian Tour 2024.  (SPA)

Saudi international equestrian Abdullah Al-Sharbatly secured on Sunday the Grand Prix title in the prestigious 5-star category of the Doha International Equestrian Tour 2024.

Al-Sharbatly’s triumph marked the culmination of the three-week championship, which featured multiple categories, including 2-star, 4-star, and 5-star, attracting elite equestrians from around the world.

The Saudi equestrian team achieved an impressive first-place finish in seven rounds.

Al-Sharbatly claimed the top spot in the 5-star category of the Grand Prix and was triumphant in the 145cm class.

Abdullah Al-Rajhi came first in the 150cm class of the 4-star category and the 145cm class of the 5-star category.

Khaled Al-Eid won first place in the challenging 140cm class of the 5-star category and Abdulaziz Al-Eid came first in two thrilling rounds at 130cm in the 2-star category.

The Saudi equestrians achieved several other impressive victories in the championship.

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Bagnaia Wins Japanese Grand Prix Sprint after Leader Acosta Crashes

Ducati Lenovo Team rider Francesco Bagnaia of Italy (R) leads his teammate Enea Bastianini of Italy (L) during Tissot Sprint of the MotoGP Japanese Grand Prix at the Mobility Resort Motegi in Motegi, Tochigi prefecture on October 5, 2024. (AFP)
Ducati Lenovo Team rider Francesco Bagnaia of Italy (R) leads his teammate Enea Bastianini of Italy (L) during Tissot Sprint of the MotoGP Japanese Grand Prix at the Mobility Resort Motegi in Motegi, Tochigi prefecture on October 5, 2024. (AFP)
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Bagnaia Wins Japanese Grand Prix Sprint after Leader Acosta Crashes

Ducati Lenovo Team rider Francesco Bagnaia of Italy (R) leads his teammate Enea Bastianini of Italy (L) during Tissot Sprint of the MotoGP Japanese Grand Prix at the Mobility Resort Motegi in Motegi, Tochigi prefecture on October 5, 2024. (AFP)
Ducati Lenovo Team rider Francesco Bagnaia of Italy (R) leads his teammate Enea Bastianini of Italy (L) during Tissot Sprint of the MotoGP Japanese Grand Prix at the Mobility Resort Motegi in Motegi, Tochigi prefecture on October 5, 2024. (AFP)

Reigning champion Francesco Bagnaia won MotoGP's Japanese Grand Prix sprint on Saturday after leader Pedro Acosta crashed out with four laps to go, reducing his gap with championship leader Jorge Martin, who finished fourth, to 15 points.

Rookie Acosta, who took pole earlier in the day, had overtaken Bagnaia on the third lap to take the lead, but lost control near turn seven, losing the opportunity to win his first MotoGP sprint.

Ducati's Bagnaia, who moved to 357 points ahead of Sunday's race, fought off second-placed Enea Bastianini by 0.181 seconds amid occasional rains in Motegi to win his 16th sprint of the season.

"We had to sacrifice a bit of performance during the race to understand the conditions better... I'm very happy because with this condition it's not very easy to win," Bagnaia said in his post-sprint interview.

Pramac Racing's Martin, who started from the 11th position on the grid after crashing during the qualifying session, started well to take the fifth position in the first lap, facing pressure from Marc Marquez, who eventually overtook him.

Marquez momentarily took second place from Bastianini but the Ducati rider recovered to leave him third.

LCR Honda's Takaaki Nakagami crashed out of his home grand prix sprint after a collision with teammate Johann Zarco, while Red Bull KTM's Brad Binder, sixth in the championship, quit due to an issue with his bike.

"We´re investigating what happened to cause Brad Binder's sprint to come to a premature end," the team wrote on X. "For now, all we can do is apologize to Brad."