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Tap, tap. Check 1,2,3. Hmm seems to be working. A bit dusty but everything seems to be in place. Could do with a paint job. Glad the door keys still work. Well, better get started then.

Well, whaddya know. Maybe I was a tad pessimistic. The Kiwis got their act together and via some luck (or a conspiracy as alluded by whinging Ricky) won the World Cup. I remarked to Bismarck at some stage during the tournament, the the Kiwis non-performance is a worry given most of the players are from [...]

Any other Sideliners going to the Ghana match on Friday? I got my China ticket a while ago and was going to skip this one but I figure Our Harry will probably break his leg between now and then so I should grab my chance.

Australia’s host broadcaster SBS has just launched it’s dedicated online portal for all things Tour de France. The site will host live race commentary, updates, video, text and a discussion forum. Of course no multimedia effort is complete without a blog or two and this one is no different, with Mike Tomalaris giving us his [...]

According to a poll of 57 Sideliners, taken over some weeks, and left to run for ages because nobody thought of a better poll! The question was, ‘the true national winter sport of Australia is …’ The answer ‘Australian Rules, because it’s truly national’, scored 13 votes. Only three Sideliners answered ‘Australian Rules, because the [...]

At least at my house it is which is the reason behind the lack of updates. Will get back to regular blogging tomorrow when the Telstra techy arrives to hopefully fix the phone line.

A happy new year and a propserous 2007 to all the sidelined readers, lurkers, commentors, contributors and anyone else I’ve forgot to mention (except the spammers). A great year of sport is ahead and reading the SMH this morning, I had that first delicious tingle of anticipation for the coming NRL season. The Ashes may [...]

Experience the magic that is Critical Mass – and encourage the State Government (and opposition) to do more to support cycling – and walking and public transport, by riding over that lovely Bridge thingummy in Sydney. 5:30pm Friday 24 November Meet: Hyde Park Fountain (north end) Arrive: In your own, human powered, individual way, or [...]

Mickey Commercial briefly emerged from retirement to tell us about the manner in which the Poms have appointed of a special poet for the Ashes. David Fine approached the Pommy Arts Council and suggested himself for the role, and, to the awe and envy of starving poets everywhere, actually managed to score himself payment for [...]

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