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TENNIS FANS Well like most people in the grandstand I have been watching some classic matches…

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CHRISTMAS SHOPPING This week readers, I thought I would do you all a favour by giving…

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VALE “STICKS” I saw a lot of Norm Provan when I was growing up in Sydney.…

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‘SOMETHING ABOUT KATE’ If the popular movie was all about Mary, then the sporting world is…

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WELCOME ‘HOME’ BRIAN Last week I had the pleasure of sitting down for almost two hours…

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SENSATIONAL SATURDAY Most of us in the grandstand cannot wait till this Saturday when the football…

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THE COLOUR RED Well, you would have to say that colours have dominated this column these…

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HOUSE OF LORDS Well, it’s not often that such a phrase graces this column but it…

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GAMES OVER  Well did you enjoy the Games more than you expected?  Most of us in…

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AGONY & ECSTASY  Last weeks efforts by the Aussie’s in Tokyo certainly were a mixture of…

WHAT A WEEK!

A regular visitor to the grandstand reminded me that this week is indeed one of the…

COLLOSAL KIWIS

I remember growing up when I thought that Australia was the most successful sporting nation in…