Thunderbirds are GO!
A new look Adelaide Thunderbirds will open their 2015 ANZ Championship season against Waikato Bay Of Plenty Magic today at Netball SA Stadium.
The Thunderbirds will unveil three new players, West Coast Fever and English import Eboni Beckford-Chambers, former Melbourne Vixens Amy Steel and 17 year old Hannah Petty.
Adelaide's vice captain Leigh Waddington is ready to make her return to the team for the first time since injuring her knee back in round four last season, but sh
Bishop taken by Storm
Star WNBL player Abby Bishop has signed a two year deal with WNBA team, Seattle Storm.
The 26 year old was thrilled to join Seattle after a dominant WNBL Australian season.
"I'm very excited to have another opportunity to play in the best league in the world," Bishop told Our Sporting Life SA.
Bishop had had five seasons in the WNBL since her last playing stint in the WNBA, when she was a member of Seattle's 2010 Championship winning team.
"Although I didn't play much bac
Exclusive: The Libby Hopwood Story - Part One
Star jockey Libby Hopwood was badly injured in a race fall at Murray Bridge on October 15 last year - it was a crash that claimed the life of her close friend and flatmate Caitlin Forrest.
Libby has spoken exclusively with Our Sporting Life's Andrew Frackowski.
Here is the first of a three part story.
PART ONE: THE FALL
On October 15, 2014, Libby Hopwood was involved in a horrific race fall on Murray Bridge Cup day.
During Race 8, the late Caitlin Forrest mount Colla Voce
Saturday Meeting at Gawler a Success
The Gawler and Barossa Jockey Club conducted its second Saturday race meeting in 48 years on Saturday, February 21.
Judging by the support across the board, expect more Saturday meetings to be programmed in the future.
It would not surprise if the Gawler track hosted three or four Saturday meetings in the 2015-2016 racing season.
Despite the extreme heat with the temperature hovering around 40 degrees, a crowd of around 1000 attended but it was the positive talks by offici
Exclusive: The Libby Hopwood Story
Over the next three weeks we will release an exclusive three part story on Adelaide jockey Libby Hopwood's long road to recovery.
Part One will be published on Wednesday.
INTRODUCTION-
Star jockey Libby Hopwood was badly injured in a race fall at Murray Bridge on October 15 last year - it was a crash that claimed the life of her close friend and housemate Caitlin Forrest.
Libby has spoken exclusively with Our Sporting Life SA's Andrew Frackowski.
In the interview, Libby
SA Junior Surfing Stars Crowned
(Middleton / South Australia - 15/2/2015): The Subway® Summer Surf Series crowned their South Australian champions on a scorching hot summer's day in fun two to three foot surf at Middleton Beach yesterday.
Australia's newest junior surfing series saw competitors from right across the State enjoy the perfect conditions on offer.
Amy Gore (Christies Beach, SA) was a standout performer winning both the under 16 and under 18 girl’s divisions.
Gore surfed with power and sty
Aussie Carla
A dream has come true today for Adelaide Thunderbirds star Carla Borrego.
Borrego has officially received her Australian Citizenship in a ceremony that took place at Netball SA Stadium.
The ceremony was held by Matt Williams MP, Federal Member for Hindmarsh.
The ceremony included Borrego making her Australian Citizenship pledge.
A pledge is her commitment to Australia and accepting responsibilities and privileges of Australian Citizenship.
After the pledge, Borrego rec
Best Australian Juniors set to compete at Victor Harbor on Saturday
Victor Harbor, SA (Tuesday 10th February 2015):
THE tenth stop on the Subway® Summer Surf Series is set to hit Victor Harbor this Saturday, bringing some of the top junior competitors in the country to the pumping beach breaks at Victor Harbor.
Local surfer and winner of the under 18 girl’s division of the Surf Dive ‘n Ski Australian Junior Surfing Titles event at Yallingup in December, Tayla Hanak, will be competing on her home turf and looking to grab the under 21 title.
Bite feel Perth Heat
On the cusp of creating history, Adelaide Bite fell at the last hurdle when it lost 12-5 to Perth Heat in the ABL deciding game three of the 2015 championship series at Norwood Oval on Sunday night.
After a wonderful season it was a disappointment to go down to Perth, which has now won four of the first five ABL titles, including beating Adelaide in the first championship series in Perth, in 2011.
With two nail-biters leading to the finale, game three proved anticlimactic,
Bite to have do-or-die battle
After losing an exciting extra-innings game two, 5-3 in 10 innings against Perth Heat at Norwood Oval on Saturday, to level the Australian Baseball League Championship Series at one-all, Adelaide Bite will fight tooth and nail in Sunday's decider to claim the state's first senior title in 35 years.
There was a lot to like about the way the Bite fought back to level Saturday night's game 3-3 with a pair of runs in the bottom of the seventh inning, but Adelaide will have to wa
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