England and New Zealand go 2 from 2
DAY 2 of Group B action at the Commonwealth Games saw Day 1 winners England and New Zealand go two for two, but the competition was certainly stiffer this time around. ENGLAND 19 | 16 | 13 | 18 (66)MALAWI 9 | 11 | 13 | 8 (41) Up against Malawi, England earned a handy 25-goal win, […]
Diamonds and Sunshine Girls edge closer to semis
JAMAICA has beaten a 2022 Commonwealth Games Gold Medal challenger in South Africa to best advance its hopes of reaching the semi-finals of the event. It was less of a surprise to see Australia claim a 53-goal win over Scotland in the other Pool A match, but Jamaica’s 19-goal win over the SPAR Proteas was […]
Favourites flex their muscles in Group B openers
THE opening pair of Group B games did not throw up many surprises, as England and New Zealand flexed their muscles and recorded easy first up wins against Trinidad and Tobago and Northern Ireland respectively. ENGLAND 15 | 22 | 20 | 17 (74)TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 6 | 3 | 4 | 9 (22) Everything is […]
Diamonds crush Gems as Jamaica quells Wales
AUSTRALIA and Jamaica got their quests for Commonwealth Games golds off to the perfect start, winning their expected first-up Pool A matches. The Diamonds crushed an inexperienced Barbados – in a battle of the top-ranked netball nation up against the lowest ranked one – while the Sunshine Girls shook off an early fight from Wales […]
2022 Commonwealth Games preview: Netball
AFTER much talk and waiting, the 2022 Commonwealth Games has finally arrived, and the best international netball teams from across the globe will face off for ultimate glory. Twelve nations have earned their right to participate in these games, split into two pools, with the reigning Commonwealth and World Champions England and New Zealand in […]
2022 Commonwealth Games Preview: Australia
THE 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England are just around the corner. To celebrate, we are previewing each of the competing netball nations and predicting how they might fare in the tournament. Today, in the last but no means least preview, we take a look at Australia. After falling so close to gold at both […]
2022 Commonwealth Games Preview: New Zealand
THE 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England are just around the corner. To celebrate, we are previewing each of the competing netball nations and predicting how they might fare in the tournament. Today it is reigning World Cup champions New Zealand under the microscope. Of all the countries competing in the netball at these Commonwealth […]
2022 Commonwealth Games Preview: England
THE 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England are just around the corner. To celebrate, we are previewing each of the competing netball nations and predicting how they might fare in the tournament. Today it is host country and the reigning Commonwealth Games champions, England. The English are under pressure unlike any of their fellow netballing […]
2022 Commonwealth Games Preview: Jamaica
THE 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England and just around the corner. To celebrate, we are previewing each of the competing netball nations and predicting how they might fare in the tournament. Today it is Jamaica, who won bronze last time around at the Commonwealth Games. After winning bronze at the last two consecutive games, […]
2022 Commonwealth Games Preview: South Africa
THE 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England and just around the corner. To celebrate, we are previewing each of the competing netball nations and predicting how they might fare in the tournament. Today it is South Africa, who finished fifth back in the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Having just missed out on the semi finals last […]
