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Daniela AbbracciaventoLocal sports reporter

Daniela Abbracciavento is a local sports journalist in Adelaide covering everything from Australian rules football, netball and soccer to grassroots athletics, swimming and tennis news. She has covered AFLW grand finals, SANFL and SANFLW flag deciders as well as the Adelaide International tennis event.

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ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos APRIL 1, 2021: AFL player Charlie Ballard, a former SA footballer who now plays for Gold Coast Suns, with his younger sister Alex who plays for Sturt in the SANFLW and is in the under-19 AFLW state squad at Adelaide Oval War Memorial Dr, North Adelaide. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Emma Brasier

Meet footy’s sibling combo inspiring each other

One has spent four years on an AFL list, while the other is setting the local women’s footy scene alight. Check out the story behind the star siblings who inspire each other.

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WNBL LightingÃ¢â¬â¢s Ally Wilson and Brooke Basham at Marion Basketball Stadium, ahead of their match where theyÃ¢â¬â¢ll go head to head playing for Norwood and Forestville, Thursday, April 8, 2021. Picture: MATT LOXTON

Star WNBL Lightning teammates turn foes

Ally Wilson and Brooke Basham always had each other’s backs. But the sport that brought the two together is set to tear them apart this NBL1 Central season.

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Players to Watch this NPL and WNPL season

We’ve named the local soccer stars for fans to get excited about in 2021 with the National Premier League SA campaigns kicking off Friday. See the list and fixture.

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St Peter's boys VIII rowing crew celebrates after being crowned the 2021Schoolboy’s Coxed Eight National Champions in Tasmania. Picture: RichardBeale

School rowing crew creates history at national titles

An Adelaide college has created history, becoming the SA first rowing crew since 1968 to win gold in the blue riband Australian Schoolboy’s Eight race.

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GrangeÃs Demi Freer in the match against Adealide Uni at Premier League Hockey in Gepps Cross, Sunday, March 28, 2021. Picture: MATT LOXTON

PL hockey replay: Adelaide Uni women notch narrow win

It was hard fought but Adelaide University’s women’s notched a ‘confidence building’ win against Grange. Re-watch double header here.

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Replay: Uni and Royals hockey double-header

All eyes were on Adelaide Uni and Grange Royals as they looked for their first wins of the Hockey SA Premier League season. Watch our exclusive live stream replays here.

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South Adelaide's Benny Barrett in action during the round four under-16 game against Glenelg. Picture: Cory Sutton, SANF

Replay: Panthers roar after huge win over Tigers

South Adelaide has stormed into top spot on the SANFL under-16 Torrens University Cup ladder after a huge win over Glenelg. Relive all the action in our replay.

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Ben Ridgway, 16, and Tom Schirmer, 15, ahead of the SANFL under-16 match between South Adelaide and Glenelg in Noarlunga, Thursday, March 25, 2021. (The Advertiser/ Morgan Sette)

Watch the replay: SANFL – Panthers v Tigers

Our new era of local footy coverage is here. Relive all the action from our inaugural SANFL live stream in the full match replay of the under-16 clash between South Adelaide and Glenelg.

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Ivy-Rose farewelled: ‘You’ll always be part of my game day’

Family, friends and SA’s netball community have come together to farewell rising star Ivy-Rose Hughes, tragically killed at the age of just 19.

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Matt Nielsen has been named in the SA Kings Cup Rowing team to compete in the nationals in Tasmania, Friday, 19th March, 2021. With his grandfather Keith Coldwell, who represented SA in the KingÃs Cup from 1948-1952 and his father Mike Nielsen, who represented SA in the KingÃs Cup the last time that SA won 40 years ago. Picture: Brenton Edwards

Third-generation rower hoping to break SA’s King’s Cup drought

His father helped SA taste victory at the King’s Cup 40 years ago, his grandfather rowed during the 1940s – now this rowing star hopes to be part of history.

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