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Flames soar past Spirit in upset

ONE OF the biggest upsets of the 2025/26 season took place in the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) on Monday night, with the Sydney Flames putting an end to the Bendigo Spirit‘s 10-game winning streak. The Flames hosted the form team of the competition at Qudos Bank Arena on Monday night, with the Spirit entering […]

Flyers level in fourth after extinguishing Flames

SOUTHSIDE Melbourne Flyers have turned a middling WNBL season around, having won three of their past four games after slumping to six losses in seven games prior to that. The most recent success came last night at Qudos Bank Arena as part of a double-header with the NBL Kings-Bullets match where the Flyers won a […]

Flames out of the Fire and back on the winner’s list

FOLLOWING back-to-back defeats to benchmark side Townsville Fire in Round 10, Sydney Flames returned to the victor’s column with a 30-point annihilation of UC Capitals. Travelling to AIS Arena in the first WNBL match post-Christmas, the Flames never gave their rivals a chance, coming away with a 91-61 thrashing and in the process started closing […]

Nicholson ignites the second half to steer Flames to win

A TREMENDOUS second half performance from Lauren Nicholson has kept the Sydney Flames‘ hopes of a finals appearance alive, with the captain leading her side to a thrilling three-point win over the Geelong Venom. The Flames hosted the Venom at the Quaycentre on Wednesday night, having just two wins to their name from eight wins […]

Capitals crush Sydney in Canberra

IN AN absolutely dominant display on their home court at the Australian Institute of Sport, the UC Capitals cruised home to a whopping 40-point win over the Sydney Flames in the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) over the weekend. The Capitals came into the clash on a four-game losing streak and desperately needing a win […]

Lynx launch in final quarter to storm past Flames

IN ONE of the most dominant final quarter performances of the last few years in the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL), the Perth Lynx stormed home in their clash against the Sydney Flames to claim a six-point win. The Lynx hosted the Flames on Sunday afternoon at the Perth High Performance Centre in what was […]

Capitals douse Flames in preseason hitout

THE PRESEASON action in the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) continued earlier today, as the UC Capitals defeated the Sydney Flames in an exhibition clash at Belconnen Basketball Centre. With the 2025/26 season set to kick off in less than two weeks, the final preparations are underway for what should be an exciting few months […]

Thompson tremendous in tough loss

IT may not have been the result her side was after, but Unique Thompson went down swinging as the Albury-Wodonga Bandits fell to the Sutherland Sharks to the tune of nine points at Lauren Jackson Sports Centre on Saturday night. It was always going to be tougher for the Bandits after losing superstar Lauren Jackson […]

NBL1 East Women’s Stats Wrap – 2022

SEASON 2022 has been run and done in the National Basketball League (NBL)1 East Women’s competition, with the Albury-Wodonga Bandits completing a dominant campaign and claiming the title. There were some seriously impressive seasons at both a team and individual level, and the champions were at the top of the group for a lot of […]