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Marcel Currin: How proper football should be played
I find the games oddly relaxing. The field is green, the crowd is sonorous and the flow of action is soothing to watch, writes Marcel Currin.

Basketball: Vukona set for battle on home front
Mika Vukona has made his mark as one of New Zealand's finest basketballers with his heroic deeds for the NZ Breakers and the Tall Blacks.

Rugby: Join the crowd for as squads turn up heat
Sage old rugby followers have indicated this season is one of the most competitive and entertaining club rugby seasons in living memory.

Rugby: Youngsters set to rip it up at nationals
Te Akau ki Papamoa School will represent Bay of Plenty at the National Rippa Rugby Tournament in Wellington in September.

Volleyball: Bay thrives on perfect storm of excellence
The Bay of Plenty Times recently provided excellent coverage of the Trans-Tasman Volleyball Secondary School Championships.

Whistle blows for cup thrills
The football-mad Wild family will be glued to the TV during the 2014 Fifa World Cup.

Rugby: BOP coaches left singing in the rain
The weather conditions were atrocious at Te Puke on Wednesday night for the official Steamers trial.

Rugby: Greerton's hopes swamped
There is never a good time for the Waimapu Stream to burst its banks, but this week's floods could not have come at a worse time for Greerton Marist.

Discipline helps bring team medal joy
Aotearoa Taekwondo entered a team of six in the NZUTA National Taekwondo Championships held at the Vodafone Vector Arena in Auckland.

Cycling: Carter set for junior tour of Belgium
If all goes to plan, Tauranga teenager Tom Carter's name will soon be better known in cycling circles.