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Amanda Lulham loves all things on and in the water from sailing surfing and kayaking to canoeing, ironman, triathlon and diving as well as, netball, basketball, rugby and sport in general – and the people who play it at the highest level. She is a group sports reporter for NewsLocal and CODE Sports.

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Wild Oats XI during the start of the 2018 Sydney Hobart Yacht Race in Sydney. Picture: Brett Costello

Wild times ahead in Sydney to Hobart

She has been sliced and diced in the past. So what’s been done to Wild Oats XI this year to make her race ready for the 75th Sydney to Hobart.

Manly

Saskia Horley bowled over by WBBL experience

It was just a few minutes, but Saskia Horley’s first experience of the WBBL with Sydney Thunder has given her a hunger for more.

Local Sport

Bad day at training. Shock result in the local derby against the Wester Sydney Wanderers. It’s enough to drive a footballer mad. But all Sydney FC forward Kosta Barbarouses has to do is go home, take a peek at his baby daughter, and all is right with the world again.

Fatherhood strikes right chord for Sydney FC gun

How a beautiful little daughter has already changed this Sydney FC football gun in just a few weeks.

Local Sport

Players competing in the Thunder Nation.

Communities united by Thunder Nation Cup

A celebration of cricket, culture and community – the Thunder Nation Cup – will be played Sunday at The Kings School.

The Newcastle News

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - SEPTEMBER 14: L to R, Walid Ktila of Tunisia, Mohamed Alhammadi of United Arab Emirates and Rheed McCracken of Australia compete in the Men's 800 T34 final on day 7 of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at Olympic Stadium on September 14, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images for the New Zealand Paralympic Committee)

Rheed McCracken the wheel thing

Why this top Australian racer trains for thousands of hours a year, covering thousands of kilometres, to get one hundredths of a second faster.

Manly

Charlie and Lily Boyle after the rugby sevens event. Pic: Megan Diaz

Newport Summer 7s expansion plan

The inaugural event was such a success organisers are looking at expansion plans for the Newport Summer 7s event in 2020.

VideoMosman

MANLY DAILY/ AAP Photo of rowers, Tanya Deer, Lou Kemp, Alex Coates, Kathryn Maguireand Russell Lamb at Warriewood Beach on Thursday the 24th October 2019.AAP IMAGE/ Tim Pascoe

Warriewood crew have whale of a time

This surfboat crew from Warriewood really do have a whale of a time when they are out training.

Local Sport

Local Sports Star winner: ‘It’s just amazing, I’m shocked’

A young gun runner has been crowned the overall Junior Sports Star winner at the 2019 Local Sports Stars gala dinner. SEE THE FULL LIST OF WINNERS.

The Newcastle News

Michael Booth on his way to the world title.

Waterman Australia’s newest world champion

A Newcastle waterman has written his name into the record books with a special world title.

Manly

Olympic sailor Greg Hyde was inducted into the Australian Sailign Hall of Fame

From bathtub to world stage for Greg Hyde

His first foray into sailing wasn’t quite the success he wanted. But that didn’t deter Greg Hyde from becoming one of the greats of his sport.

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