Search results for ‘Malcolm Boughen’
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Leicester City: a season beyond all expectations
The pundits said Leicester would crumble but now, with three games to go, they need just three points to make the fairy-tale become reality by winning the Premier League, writes Malcolm Boughen.
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Who will win this season’s Premier League title tussle?
This weekend sees the start of the 2014-15 Premier League season – and with around £600m spent on transfers this summer, there’ll be some new faces on show. Malcolm Boughen reviews the prospects.
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Supporting England: 48 years of hurt – and counting
Being an England fan is a life sentence of endless disappointment, extinguished hopes and sleepless nights, writes Malcolm Boughen.
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Six reasons why England rolled over to the Aussies
Battered in Brisbane, annihilated in Adelaide, finally perishing in Perth, England’s cricket team are at their lowest ebb for years. Malcolm Boughen asks why and tentatively suggests a way forward.
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England’s Ashes cricketers keen to make mark down under
So here we go again. The sun has hardly set on England’s home Ashes victory before a new series gets underway in Brisbane. Malcolm Boughen asks if you can have too much of a good thing.
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Premier League 2013-14: the struggle for survival
In part two of our Premier League 2013-14 preview, Malcolm Boughen looks at the teams hoping to finish in the top 10, those aiming to avoid an end-of season dogfight, and the newly promoted clubs.
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Premier League 2013-14: who’s in, who’s out?
In part one of our Premier League preview, Malcolm Boughen looks at the clubs likely to be contesting the top four places and assesses how transfer activity could have a bearing on the new campaign.
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Ashes: England’s new ruthlessness
It is in England’s grasp, but can they keep up the new ruthlessness which has seen them trouncing the tourists? Do we even want them to? Malcolm Boughen weighs up the third Test of the 2013 Ashes.
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Ashes: England win dramatic first test
It’s not been easy – but England lead the Ashes series 1-0 after beating Australia by 14 runs in the first test at Trent Bridge. But what of the role of the video umpire? Malcolm Boughen takes a look.
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Championship play-off to the Promised Land – and back?
It’s the last big game of the 2012-13 football season – no, not the Champions League final. Malcolm Boughen looks at the successes and failures among teams who have made it to the Premier League.
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Wembley to host all-German Champions League final
Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund will contest the European Champions League final at England’s home of football later this month. Why can’t the English match their rivals asks Malcolm Boughen.
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Prior leads England’s great escape in New Zealand
England were four wickets down going into the final day of the deciding New Zealand test. But cometh the hour, cometh Matt Prior, the team’s talismanic wicketkeeper-batsman, writes Malcolm Boughen.
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Guardiola’s German move exposes Premier League conceit
The shock decision of former Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola to sign with Bayern Munich has left a sour taste in the mouth of English club owners. Malcolm Boughen argues that they had it coming.
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India beaten – now for the Aussies
After their celebrated victory in India, Malcolm Boughen asks if England’s cricketers can repeat their success against the Australians at the Ashes next summer.
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Clattenburg row: time for us all to support the ref?
Vindicated after almost a month of inquiries, football referee Mark Clattenburg is to return to work. Channel 4 News writer and football fan Malcolm Boughen asks if we should show him some charity.
