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Fans’ fury at Newcastle United ground name change
As Newcastle United’s owner renames St James’ Park to attract naming rights partners, a branding expert tells Channel 4 News the opportunity might not be as attractive as the football club believes.
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New book goes rogue on Sarah Palin
A much hyped new book by a journalist who moved in next door to Sarah Palin has made a series of salacious allegations, from extra marital affairs to drug use.
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Simon says Paralympic gold ‘definitely do-able’
Simon Munn, a record-breaking wheelchair basketball player, tells Channel 4 News why he is “bored” telling people how he lost his leg and that gold in London 2012 is “definitely do-able”.
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London 2012 Paralympics: the ones to watch
As the London 2012 Paralympics event schedule is released Channel 4 News profiles some of the athletes to watch. They include a teenage basketball star and a Commonwealth Games gold medallist.
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The 2012 Paralympic rivalries too good to miss
The London 2012 Paralympics is going to be about rivalry and sporting revenge. As the event schedule is published, Paralympic Champion Giles Long writes for Channel 4 News about the tussles to watch.
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Paralympic footballers were ‘naive’ about sport
As the event schedule for the London 2012 Paralympics is released, Channel 4 News speaks to footballers who admit they were “naive” and “sceptical” about disability football until they got involved.
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London 2012: One year countdown begins
With just one year to go before the 2012 Games, Olympic organisers say London is “ready to welcome the world” as it gears up to host the world’s biggest sporting event.
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Terror tests begin for London 2012 Olympics
Sports fans will face airport-style security at the 2012 Olympic Games say police, as they start testing London’s venues against potential terror threats.
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Is Esther Vergeer unbeatable at Wimbledon?
As Esther Vergeer, arguably the world’s most successful athlete, prepares to defend her Wimbledon wheelchair doubles title, Channel 4 News meets two Britons bidding to end her unique unbeaten run.
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1.2m applicants for London 2012 left without tickets
Nearly two thirds of the 1.9 million people who applied for London 2012 Olympics tickets were left empty-handed in the first round of sales – and events in one third of the sports have sold out.
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Inspiring Paralympic athletes speak of their 2012 fever
As British Paralympic stars compete in the World Cup, one basketball player, who is an amputee, tells Channel 4 News why life is “easier” for him than soldiers who have lost their legs in war zones.
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Fire in Babylon – what lessons for West Indies cricket now?
As a new film about the all-conquering West Indies cricketers of the 1980s premieres, fast bowler Colin Croft tells Channel 4 News that there is no leadership to create heroes in the Windies today.
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School sports cuts: David Cameron’s statistical sticky wicket
David Cameron says there has not been “a lot of progress” on school sport under Labour, but he’s selective about his statistics, Factcheck finds.
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William Hague: an understandable overreaction?
Has William Hague seized control of the rumours circulatating over his appointment of a special aide, or by issuing a very public statement, has he opened himself up to deeper media scrunity?
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Britain’s paralympic boccia team challenge Boris
The British team are the reigning world champions of boccia. With two years to go before the London Games begin, the athletes challenged Boris Johnson to a match. Stephanie West reports.