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Motorsport

Valentino Rossi is back to his best to save stagnant MotoGP

The Italian legend pulled off a trademark comeback to finish second behind Yamaha team-mate Jorge Lorenzo last night ... are we finally set for an exciting season once again?

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Financial Markets

Barclays Admits Mistake in Reporting of Ownership

Trouble-hit Barclays has admitted making an embarrassing gaffe over the reporting of a lifeline investment in the bank that saved it from seeking a government bailout during the financial crisis of 2008.

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Financial Markets

Another Bad Week For Barclays

Barclays has form as a clever-clogs deal-doer. In the infamous Protium transaction in 2009 it cast off a $12.3bn collection of toxic assets to a Cayman Islands-registered fund, led by departing Barclays employees, which borrowed a cool $12.6bn from Barclays itself to do the deal.

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Financial Markets

Report - Barclays Investigated Over More Qatar Claims

Barclays is said to be being investigated over allegations that it lent Qatar money to invest in itself during the financial crisis, so avoiding a government bail-out.

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Financial Markets

SFO Launches Investigation into Barclays Payments to Qatar

The Serious Fraud Office has launched an investigation into payments made after Barclays tapped Middle Eastern investors for emergency funds in 2008.

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People & Firms

Deutsche Bank Appoints Chief Country Officer in Qatar / Vice Chairman for MENA

Deutsche Bank has announced the appointment of Salah Jaidah as its Chief Country Officer (CCO) for Qatar and General Manager of its branch at the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC).

Football

If Qatar really wants to buy Manchester United then £1.5bn is way over the odds

If Qatar really wants to buy Manchester United then £1.5bn is way over the oddsOnly the al-Thani family in Qatar, the Glazers and their closest advisers really know whether there is any truth to the persistent rumours of the sale of Manchester United. What is clear is that the ownership of the club will change when the Glazers believe they can sell for the maximum profit.

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Travel

Around the World in Strange Events

Sometime ago I was asked if I could go to Saudi Arabia. This was not the first time I have travelled somewhere new, and it won’t be the last. I would not have wanted to miss the weird and wonderful things I've encountered in my travels.

Football

Qatar already knows how to host mother of all matches

Qatar already knows how to host mother of all matchesI have seen the World Cup in Qatar, and it works. Well, after a fashion, and under rather special conditions. But it's true: proper World Cup matches can be held in continental Asia's tiniest nation without exposing international footballers to the risk of sunstroke or dehydration. Just as long as you have it in October and invite only six countries.

Football

World Cup 2022: Qatar won the bid, but now the real work starts

World Cup 2022: Qatar won the bid, but now the real work startsQatar: 2022 World Cup host. If those words still seem a little incongruous two days after Fifa's vote awarded hosting rights for the world's biggest football tournament to a desert state, the origin of the story is stranger still.

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