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Grenada join Calypso Girls with strong day one

TWO nations won both their day one clashes at the 2023 Netball World Cup Americans Qualifiers, with Grenada and Trinidad & Tobago both claiming victories. With nine nations competing, it presents a hectic schedule for organisers to see every nation go head-to-head with each other for two qualification spots. Jamaica has already qualified for the […]

2022 Commonwealth Games review: Trinidad & Tobago

AS the curtain closes on another Commonwealth Games, we take a look back at how each of the netballing nations fared in our team-by-team review series. Next up is Trinidad & Tobago, a nation that was missing its best shooter in Sam Wallace and subsequently finished bottom in Pool B, before defeating Barbados in the […]

Calypso Girls topple Bajan Gems for first win

TRINIDAD & Tobago has won its first match of the 2022 Commonwealth Games netball with a 32-goal victory over Barbados. In a battle of the two bottom placed sides in the respective Pools, it was the Group B winless team that took out the honours over the Bajan Gems. Trinidad & Tobago dominated in the […]

Roses top Pool, as Uganda and Northern Ireland nab wins

ENGLAND topped Pool B at the 2022 Commonwealth Games thanks to a 10-goal victory over New Zealand, while Uganda moved into third spot, and Northern Ireland grabbed its first win of the tournament. NEW ZEALAND 8 | 16 | 9 | 11 (44)ENGLAND 15 | 10 | 14 | 15 (54) In the battle for top […]

Uganda and Malawi go two up on opponents

UGANDA and Malawi may not be able to make the semi finals anymore, but that did not stop them playing some stellar netball overnight to defeat Northern Ireland and Trinidad and Tobago respectively. UGANDA                         11 | 17 | 17 | 18 (63)NORTHERN IRELAND       5 | 6 | 8 | 7 (26) The She Cranes have […]

Malawi and Uganda get on the board

DAY 3 for Group B saw two different countries get their first wins on the board for these Commonwealth Games. After pushing their opponents the previous day, both Malawi and Uganda got on the winner’s list overnight, defeating Northern Ireland and Trinidad and Tobago respectively. MALAWI                            12 | 13 | 17 | 12 (54)NORTHERN IRELAND       […]

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 […]

International test standouts: October

TWO major test series have gone ahead over the past month, with plenty of top performers showcasing their impressive workrate and potential across a range of matches. With seven teams participating in a range of test matches over the last few weeks, we profile the standout players awarded player of the match accolades from each […]

International netball update: Sunshine Series / South Africa vs. Ireland

IT is a big week in international netball this week, with two different netball series begin on Saturday afternoon. With the shorter Margaret Beckford Sunshine Series one third done and the first two matches of Netball South Africa’s mini-leg of matches in the United Kingdom complete, we take a look at the results and key […]

South Africa pulls out of tri-series with Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago

WITH the Margaret Beckford Sunshine Series between Jamaica, South Africa and Trinidad and Tobago expected to be in full bloom from this Sunday, October 10, the South African Spar Proteas have made the difficult decision to call off their trip to Jamaica citing continued COVID-19 concerns. Instead, the Jamaican Sunshine Girls and Trinidad and Tobago […]

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