Townsville takes title after insane game two
TOWNSVILLE Fire have won the 2025/26 Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) championship, after defeating the Perth Lynx by three points in game two of the Grand Final series on Sunday afternoon in a classic contest. The Fire got the win in game one on Thursday night, and with the series heading to Perth High Performance […]
Fire burn Lynx to take game one at home
THE 2025/26 Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) Grand Final series began last night, and it was Townsville Fire who took a 1-0 lead by defeating Perth Lynx by nine points in the opener up north. The Fire hosted the Lynx at the Townsville Entertainment Centre on Thursday night, kicking off an anticipated decider. The two […]
Fire force way into Grand Final after game three victory
IN A tense third and final game in the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) semi-finals, the Townsville Fire booked their spot into the decider after defeating the Southside Melbourne Flyers by 10 points. After the Fire won game one in dominant fashion, the Flyers returned serve with a big victory to force game three in […]
Borlase the benchmark in MVP season
ONE OF the brightest basketball talents in Australia has brought home the top Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) honour, with Isobel Borlase claiming the Suzy Batkovic Medal as the competition’s most outstanding player on Monday night. At just 21 years of age, the Bendigo Spirit young gun took home her first ever WNBL MVP award […]
Fire burn Lynx’s winning streak to go top of the table
THERE are officially no undefeated teams in the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL), after the Townsville Fire bounced back to hand the Perth Lynx their first loss of the 2025/26 season on Tuesday night. In the final match of Round 3, two heavyweight contenders locked horns at Perth High Performance Centre on Tuesday night, with […]
Flyers put out the Fire to end Townsville’s perfect run
IN A true statement to the remainder of the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL), the Southside Flyers put an end to the Townsville Fire‘s unbeaten run to start the 2025/26 season, claiming a six-point triumph. The Flyers hosted the Fire at the VIC State Basketball Centre, faced with a tall order as Townsville had started […]
Townsville Fires with big win over Capitals
CONTINUING their red-hot start to the 2025/26 Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) season, the Townsville Fire produced a dominant display to secure their second win in as many games, this time defeating the UC Capitals by 35 points. The Fire kickstarted their campaign last weekend with a strong win over the Bendigo Spirit to get […]
Opals on song as Aussies sweep series
THE AUSTRALIAN Opals have claimed a 3-0 series win in the Trans Tasman Throwdown Series, after defeating the New Zealand Tall Ferns in game three in Hamilton on Sunday afternoon. The Aussies came into the clash having claimed wins in Adelaide and the Sunshine Coast in the previous week, looking far too good for their […]
Aussies get it done in first Trans Tasman Throwdown
IT WAS two from two for Australia in its first clashes against New Zealand, with both the Opals and Boomers emerging victorious from the first instalment of the Trans Tasman Throwdown on Wednesday night. Australia (88) defeated New Zealand (70) Kicking things off for the evening was a clash between the Opals and the New […]
Clinical Fire end Perth’s season
THE PERTH Lynx’s season has come to an end at the hands of the Townsville Fire who have advanced to the WNBL Grand Final Series following their dominant 30-point victory at home on Wednesday night. Townsville took a 1-0 series lead on Saturday in Perth and looked the better side at all points of Wednesday’s […]
