sp1814,
What I'm saying is that there's a distinction (for me anyway) between the Heat magazine non-news of Victoria Beckham's latest look or the goings on on Albert Square, and the reporting of immense sporting achievement.
If England win the World Cup in 2010 or an athlete overcomes adversity to win Olympic gold next year, why shouldn't that be the main item on the news?
Sport and culture aren't annoying distractions that wrongly take our eye off party politics, interest rates, house prices and global diplomacy. They enrich life. They're what lift us above the hubbub. They're joy generators.
And it's not as if they monopolise the news channels every day. This was the biggest boxing match involving a British boxer for at least 10 years. For many people, it was big news.