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 […]
2022 Commonwealth Games Preview: Scotland
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 Scotland, who came ninth in the most recent Commonwealth Games, but finished 11th in the 2019 World Cup. Scotland is […]
2022 VNSL team review: Strathclyde Sirens
IN the wake of the 2022 Vitality Netball Superleague (VNSL) season finishing, we have taken a look back at how each team fared. We continue the 11-team countdown with the eighth placed Strathclyde Sirens, who just squeezed into eighth on goal difference, but were also only two wins off fifth. KEY NUMBERS Position: 8thWins: 7Losses: […]
Thunder go undefeated as regular VNSL season wraps up
MANCHESTER Thunder finished the regular Vitality Netball Superleague (VNSL) season undefeated as last year’s grand finalists yet again were too good for reigning premiers Loughborough Lightning, setting up a massive post-season series. Though the Final Four was sorted coming into the game, the other two sides hoping to cause an upset in the knockout finals […]
Wasps sting early to silence Sirens
THOUGH it might have seemed like a dead rubber in many ways, Wasps Netball‘s victory over Strathclyde Sirens might have booked them a place in the Vitality Netball Superleague (VNSL) Fast5 Championship. The Wasps’ Round 20 win saw them move a full win clear with a 7-13 record from 20 games, leading the Sirens in […]
VNSL Round 19 wrap: Final four locked in
ALL four teams are locked into the Final Four spots, with the ladder positions and semi-finals of the Vitality Netball Superleague (VNSL) all decided. Top of the table Manchester Thunder have too much of a goal difference gap on Loughborough Lightning and will finish top to take on Team Bath, while the reigning premiers Lightning […]
VNSL Round 13 wrap: Dragons fire to second win
CELTIC Dragons have picked up their second win of the 2022 Vitality Netball Superleague (VNSL) season after a four-goal upset over Leeds Rhinos yesterday. The first of two straight matchdays at Resorts World Arena saw five consecutive matches contested, and the favourites coming away with the win, other than the Dragons who took home the […]
Sirens escape bottom three as Bath claims big Pulse win
A COUPLE of big wins completed Round 12 of the Vitality Netball Superleague (VNSL) on Monday, with the Strathclyde Sirens and Team Bath picking up points. The Sirens took care of Leeds Rhinos by 16 goals at Allam Sports Centre, whilst Bath won in a huge 21-goal victory over London Pulse in front of home […]
VNSL Round 11 preview: Lightning and Rhinos to finally clash
THE postponed Round 1 fixture between Loughborough Lightning and Leeds Rhinos will finally take place in Round 11 of the Vitality Netball Superleague (VNSL) season. The pair face off on Monday night, in what will be the second clash of the weekend for the Lightning who also take on London Pulse on Saturday. Here are […]
Sirens sound early, slay Dragons
A STANDALONE Friday night Vitality Netball Superleague (VNSL) fixture saw Strathclyde Sirens take down the last placed Celtic Dragons by 10 goals. The Sirens needed the victory to break back-to-back losses, and it was thanks to a dominant first half that set up the 51-41 triumph.
