Saudi Arabian World Champion Yazeed bin Mohammed Al-Rajhi is set to resume competition at Baja Espana Aragon 2026 following its postponement due to wildfires in areas close to the route.

The event was rescheduled as a precautionary measure to ensure the safety of competitors, teams, and spectators.

The 42nd edition of Baja Aragon will see a change in Al Rajhi’s driver line-up after his German co-driver Timo Gottschalk suffered rib fractures following a motorcycle accident.

His fellow German co-driver, Dennis Zenz stepped in instead.

Al-Rajhi will compete behind the wheel of the Toyota Hilux T1+ prepared by the Belgian Overdrive Racing team in the fifth round of the 2026 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas.

The event takes place in Teruel, Aragon, in northeastern Spain and brings together some of the world’s leading cross-country rally competitors.

Considered one of the most prestigious and historic baja events in the world since its first edition in 1983, Baja Aragon continues to attract top international talent.

The rally covers a total distance of 810.11 kilometers, including 488.68 kilometers of competitive sections, divided into a 6.48-kilometer Prologue, a first stage covering 331.15 kilometers, and a final stage of 151.07 kilometers. The route features fast gravel and dirt tracks, combined with technical sections that demand maximum concentration and precision from drivers and co-drivers.

Al-Rajhi has already completed this season in the Dakar Rally 2026, as well as the Portugal and Argentina rounds of the FIA World Rally-Raid Championship. His participation in the FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas was limited to the opening round in Ha’il, as part of a gradual program to regain full physical readiness following his rehabilitation period.

The Saudi World Champion aims to deliver a strong performance at Baja Aragon and continue competing at the highest level of international cross-country rallying, despite the last-minute change in his co-driver line-up.

Speaking ahead of the event, he said: “First of all, I wish Timo a speedy recovery and hope to see him back in competition soon. Changing the co-driver shortly before the rally is a new challenge, but Dennis is an experienced co-driver, and we are ready to compete and give our best.

“The decision to postpone the rally was made to ensure everyone’s safety. We are looking forward to returning to competition at one of the toughest and most historic Baja events in the world. Our goal is to deliver a strong performance and achieve the best possible result.”

Donald Trump turns his focus Sunday to golf and promoting his business interests, as he wraps up a two-day visit to Ireland during which his off-the-cuff diplomacy has caused another stir.

The US president caught his Irish hosts and the neighbouring UK off-guard Saturday when he waded into highly sensitive political territory by announcing he would “love to see” a united Ireland.

Breaking with Washington’s traditional neutrality on the historically charged topic, Trump argued reunification of the Republic of Ireland and UK territory Northern Ireland — after more than a century apart — was “going to happen eventually”.

“It may as well happen now,” he ventured as he met Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin in Dublin, prompting pushback from pro-UK loyalists in Northern Ireland and some leading politicians in mainland Britain.

“Donald Trump is Donald Trump and the president will say and speak his mind as he sees it,” UK minister Angela Rayner told Sky News on Sunday.

“But look, we’re really serious about the Good Friday Agreement,” she added, referring to the 1998 peace accords that largely ended three decades of sectarian conflict in Northern Ireland.

It stipulates that a referendum on Irish unity can be held if the UK government determines a majority there is likely in favour. Republic of Ireland voters would also need to back it in a separate poll.

– Tight security –

Within hours of his surprise intervention on the issue, Trump had touched down in Doonbeg, on the country’s west coast, where his Trump Organization-owned golf course is hosting the Irish Open.

The American leader will attend the tournament Sunday — the main reason for the trip — before departing for Washington later that day.

Martin assured him at Saturday’s meeting that Doonbeg’s 784 residents were “very grateful” for the Trump Organization’s investment there after it bought the site in 2014, insisting that his family were “welcome” there.

The US president is joined in the remote corner of Ireland by his two sons, Eric and Don Jr, who have managed the family business since their 80-year-old father returned to the White House last year.

The former real estate magnate, who promotes its enterprises at every opportunity, told Martin that Doonbeg was “one of the greatest courses in the world”.

Some 40,000 fans are expected at the tournament over the weekend, with six-time major winner and current world number two Rory McIlroy the main draw.

Trump’s attendance adds an extra layer of complexity to a security effort that is reportedly costing Ireland 20 million euros ($23 million). He could present the winner with the trophy on Sunday.

The course — set among dunes on the rugged County Clare coastline — has twice been targeted by pro-Palestinian activists in the past 18 months.

Police said three women — aged in their 20s, 30s and 40s — had appeared in a western Irish court late Saturday after being arrested for separate trespass and public order offences there.

‘Conflict of interest’

Around 4,000 Irish and US security personnel were expected to be involved in the weekend-long security operation, with anti-drone technology among the measures deployed.

The golf-mad president — whose relaxed relationship with the game’s rules was documented by sports journalist Rick Reilly in the 2019 book “Commander in Cheat” — plays the game most weekends at one of his family’s US properties.

He is even scheduled to host December’s G20 summit at his Miami golf resort.

Opposition Democrats in the US have long complained that blurring the lines between his presidency and personal business interests is corrupt, while some have called for an investigation into insider trading and market manipulation claims.

According to legally required financial disclosures, Trump raked in more than $2 billion in income in 2025 — the year he returned to power — with a large portion coming from cryptocurrency activities.

That compared with just over $600 million in 2024.

The White House has aggressively pushed back against claims of conflicts of interest and that Trump has been using his presidency to enrich himself.

The US leader has similarly dismissed criticism for accepting a new Air Force One plane gifted by Qatar — aboard which he arrived in Ireland.

“Since the Civil War, we haven’t had a president with a significant financial conflict of interest from a business enterprise,” University of Minnesota Law School professor Richard Painter told AFP.

The former White House ethics lawyer warned Trump’s conduct could send the message “that the way to curry favour with the president is to patronise his properties, do business with his companies and so forth”.

Canadian boxer George Chuvalo, a five-time national heavyweight champion, has died at the age of 89.

Out of 93 total professional fights in his career – 73 victories, 18 losses, and two draws – Chuvalo was never once knocked down to the canvas.

“His photos have hung on our walls for decades.

His stories have been passed down from one generation of fighters to the next,” said Sully’s Boxing, the Toronto gym where he trained, in a statement.

He battled Muhammad Ali in 1966 and 1972, and though Chuvalo lost both fights, Ali called him the toughest guy he ever fought.

Chuvalo was born in 1937 to Croatian immigrant parents, grew up in Toronto and got into boxing at a young age.

Widely considered “Canada’s greatest warrior”, Chuvalo was known for his iron chin, relentless durability, and fights against world famous fighters like George Foreman, Joe Frazier, and Ali.

“George Chuvalo was a heavyweight boxing legend, a family friend and a Canadian icon,” Ontario Premier Doug Ford wrote on social media.

“My thoughts are with all of George’s family and loved ones as we mourn his passing.”

After retiring from professional boxing in 1978, Chuvalo travelled the country as a public speaker advocating for anti-drug education and mental health awareness.

Chuvalo lost three sons and his wife to drug overdoses and suicide, he has said.

“I’d like to think if you’re ever tempted with the idea of doing drugs, or you ever flirt with doing drugs, I hope you think of me, George Chuvalo, and what drugs did to my family,” he once said, according to a CBC Radio report in 1998.

In retirement, Chuvalo also dipped his toes in acting, appearing in the 1998 comedy film Dirty Work and alongside Jeff Goldblum in the 1986 horror film The Fly.

He also served as a guest commentator for major boxing matches and co-hosted a TV boxing program called Greatest Knockouts with his friend and fellow fighter Charles “Spider” Jones.

Chuvalo is survived by his eldest son Mitch, daughter Vanessa, grandchildren, and second wife Joanne.

He died on Saturday, his birthday, said Sully’s Boxing Gym.