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PREVIEW | Australia vs. England

TOMORROW sees the international netball season in the southern hemisphere get underway, with the first test between Australia and England happening in Adelaide. After they met in the Netball Nations Cup earlier this year, this is the first time the Roses have travelled to Australia since 2022. That particular series saw three tight matches despite […]

PREVIEW | NSL Grand Final 2024

TODAY is the day, the big one – Netball Super League Grand Final Day. There are just two teams left in the race – Loughborough Lightning and Manchester Thunder. Today will see either the Lightning come away with the third title in their history, or the Thunder win their fifth. NETBALL SUPER LEAGUE GRAND FINAL […]

PREVIEW | 2024 NSL Semi-Finals

TODAY is a big day in British netball with the two Netball Super League semi-finals taking place later today. It is a do-or-die day for the last four teams left in the competition – Manchester Thunder, Loughborough Lightning, London Pulse and Severn Stars. Win today, and they are still in the running to win the […]

Emotion aplenty in final chapter of NSL regular season

IT was an emotion charged final round of the 2024 Netball Super League season as some teams saw the end of their time in the league, some saw just their season finish while others warmed up for next weekend’s semi finals. Londoners cannot be split It was an enthralling all London clash between the Mavericks […]

England reveals Roses Squads for 2024/25

IT was a big day at England Netball HQ yesterday, with the 2024/25 Roses and Future Roses Programme Squads both announced. There were 23 players named in the senior Roses squad, The cohort sees the return of Beth Cobden, Zara Everitt and Jessica Shaw to the programme after time away from it, while Tash Pavelin, […]

Rhinos charge home as Manchester continues to Thunder

SOME teams truly did feel the curse of Round 13 in the Netball Super League over the weekend, but for others the round brought more luck than the superstition may suggest. Leeds bounce back from heartbreak in big way After suffering the ultimate regular season pain last week, the Rhinos bounced back on to the […]

Games of the Weekend | May 4 – 6

IT may be a new calendar month, but the level of entertainment in world netball has not changed, with top end of the table clashes aplenty. ANZ PREMIERSHIP MATCH OF THE ROUND Central Pulse vs Northern MysticsSunday at 4pmThe Trusts Arena, Auckland After what happened last week, this match now takes on a different level […]

Games of the Weekend | April 19-22

ON the menu in World Netball this week includes an English top four match up, a much anticipated match up between former team mates in Australia, and an intriguing clash in New Zealand. ANZ PREMIERSHIP MATCH OF THE ROUNDCentral Pulse vs WBOP MagicSaturday at 4pmTSB Arena, Wellington The first fixture of the entire ANZ Premiership […]

PREVIEW | NSL Round 5 – Intrigue aplenty

THERE are plenty of intriguing clashes this weekend in the Netball Super League, and with the up and down nature of the form of many teams this season, these results could be decisive. Strathclyde Sirens vs Cardiff DragonsFriday at 7:30pmSports Hall, Emirates The Sirens are back at home for the first time this season, and […]

Streaks broken at both ends of the NSL ladder

THE match of the round in the Netball Super League over the weekend was an intriguing top of the table clash between the Severn Stars and Manchester Thunder, which saw the Thunder come away victorious 65 goal to 50 and with their undefeated record for 2024 still in tact. The margin may have been big, […]

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