Search results for ‘Malcolm Boughen’
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Maestro Messi on top of the world
Lionel Messi is the first ever player to score five goals in a single European Champions league match, so has he claimed his place amongst the greats? Lifelong football fan Malcolm Boughen reports.
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Samoa to leap forward in time by one day
On Thursday night, the clocks in Samoa will go forward 24 hours – meaning the Pacific island nation will miss the whole of 30 December. Why? Malcolm Boughen takes a look.
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Sven-Goran Eriksson – all his passion spent?
Sven-Goran Eriksson walks away from another top football job, with rumours of another big pay-off. Malcolm Boughen reviews a career which does not include failure – or, alas, much major success.
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David Cameron and ‘those inner cities’
Thatcher said “there is no such thing as society” – David Cameron wants to build a “stronger society”. Malcolm Boughen looks at how Tory thinking on inner cities has evolved over the last 30 years.
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The most boring day ever? 11 April 1954
As scientists name 11 April 1954 the most boring day of the 20th Century, Channel 4 News site editor Malcolm Boughen – who was born on that day – asks can it be true?
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Can QPR and co end the curse of the Premier League yo-yo?
QPR’s Championship play-off victory settles the last big issue of the domestic football season. Channel 4 News returns to its study of the “yo-yo clubs” who move between the two top divisions.
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The ‘fiery one’ takes over at Manchester United
It’s been the worst-kept secret in football. Louis van Gaal’s appointment at Old Trafford comes as no surprise to anyone – but what will it mean for fans of the now second best club in Manchester?
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Losing the crown but winning hearts at football
On the last weekend of an exciting Premier League season it’s time to hand out the bouquets and brickbats – to look at who’s succeeded and who’s failed in the Channel 4 News end of term awards.
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Cricket and technology – is it worth the trouble?
As the second Ashes test opens at Lord’s, the cricket world will be hoping the controversial decision review system (DRS) does not have quite such a central part to play as it did at Nottingham.
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Will England’s Ashes team pass the ‘cricket test’?
With eight South Africans in England’s cricket squad, is it another reflection of the country’s multi-culturalism? Or is nationality a question of identity and not just a matter of convenience?
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England take on Kiwis in summer of non-stop cricket
There will be no let-up in the cricketing entertainment over the coming months, culminating in the Ashes test series. But before that, erratic England take on an under-estimated New Zealand side.
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After golden summer, can Premier League still thrill?
Despite England struggling in the European Championships and Team GB’s footballers doing no better at the Olympics, the outlook is good for the Premier League as the new season approaches.
