Sideline Sid - Sports blogger Sideline Sid is a local sport fanatic. Not only is he a classic rugby bloke but he has views, opinions and knowledge on all sports played in the Bay of Plenty. Sidline Sid found out that Tauranga is a big city last Friday. Grandson number one had requested we pick him up and transport him (and his bike) from one side of the city to Otumoetai Intermediate. The need for the bike at school More...

Sideline Sid - Sports blogger Sideline Sid is a local sport fanatic. Not only is he a classic rugby bloke but he has views, opinions and knowledge on all sports played in the Bay of Plenty. Sideline Sid’s sporting weekend was a bit like the weather last week – a mixture of highs and lows. The undoubted high was being part of the Ocean Athletes (on the first day) until old age forced me from the More...

Sideline Sid - Sports blogger Sideline Sid is a local sport fanatic. Not only is he a classic rugby bloke but he has views, opinions and knowledge on all sports played in the Bay of Plenty. A few weeks ago Sideline Sid rambled on about the brilliant holiday sporting programme in the Bay that started with the King (and Queen) of the Mountain, which traversed the beautiful and majestic Mount Maunganui and has a number of More...

Sideline Sid - Sports blogger Sideline Sid is a local sport fanatic. Not only is he a classic rugby bloke but he has views, opinions and knowledge on all sports played in the Bay of Plenty. Sideline Sid has been missing in action for the first couple of days this week – with urgent business to attend to in Hamilton. Hence this week’s contribution is a day and a half late. Being a cricket tragic, the More...

Sideline Sid - Sports blogger Sideline Sid is a local sport fanatic. Not only is he a classic rugby bloke but he has views, opinions and knowledge on all sports played in the Bay of Plenty. One of the joys, of following and watching sport in the Western Bay on a weekly basis, is that you never know who you might bump into at a game. Last weekend I was at the Fergus Hickey Rosebowl match at the Bay Cricket Oval at More...

Llorne Howell - Sports blogger Former cricket international for the Black Caps, Llorne Howell, gives his views on New Zealand’s number one summer sport, both for the Bay and the national team. From New Delhi. On Monday Otumoetai Cadets won the Wlliams Cup (Bill) in the final against arch rivals Mount Maunganui with a comprehensive display. The Mount only managed 140 odd and Cadets reached the score five down. More...

Sideline Sid - Sports blogger Sideline Sid is a local sport fanatic. Not only is he a classic rugby bloke but he has views, opinions and knowledge on all sports played in the Bay of Plenty. While we take the brilliant summer of the Western Bay of Plenty for granted – last weekend showed us how “Huey” can play havoc with the sporting (and outdoor) plans of the region. Two of the big Western Bay sporting More...

Sideline Sid - Sports blogger Sideline Sid is a local sport fanatic. Not only is he a classic rugby bloke but he has views, opinions and knowledge on all sports played in the Bay of Plenty. One thing that sports fans (nuts) throughout the world have in common is that they need to get a regular fix of their favourite sporting action. While we all go to the game from time to time, the only way to keep up with the action More...

Hello again from New Delhi Priety Zinta, part owner Kings Xl Punjab. Shilpa Shetty co owner Rajasthan Royals. After last week’s IPL auction I have been interested to see the post-auction developments. One was that the Mumbai Indians reportedly More...

Llorne Howell - Sports blogger Former cricket international for the Black Caps, Llorne Howell, gives his views on New Zealand’s number one summer sport, both for the Bay and the national team. Hello from New Delhi.   I have just spent a very enjoyable three hours watching the build up to the IPL auction, and the full auction on TV. India has about four dedicated cricket channels and a More...