2020 Nations Cup preview: Finals
AN entertaining 2020 Netball Nations Cup has almost come to an end with the final day of action taking place less than 24 hours after the round robin competition concluded. Following three rounds, New Zealand has remained undefeated, while Jamaica picked up two wins against the other two nations to book a spot in the […]
Sunshine Girls survive Roses fourth quarter comeback to book Nations Cup final spot
JAMAICA Sunshine Girls have turned around the disappointment of missing out on the 2019 Netball World Cup by reaching the 2020 Netball Nations Cup final yesterday. Defeating England Roses on their home court 70-66, the Sunshine Girls now advance through to the final to try and find a way to take down the undefeated New […]
2020 Nations Cup: Head to Head Game 3
THERE will be some eye-catching battles once again in the Nations Cup with New Zealand and South Africa set to do battle while England take on Jamaica. All four countries have a wealth of players who can cause damage across the court. We take a look at one potential matchup from each game and assess […]
New Zealand flexes muscles against misfiring Jamaica
THE New Zealand Silver Ferns showed why they are the team to beat with a convincing performance against Jamaica 71-45. The Sunshine Girls simply had no answers for the Ferns who moved the ball with pace and precision, really exploiting their opposition through the midcourt. New Zealand dominated the first quarter with both Maia Wilson […]
2020 Nations Cup: Jamaica stuns a stacked South African side
South Africa (54) defeated by Jamaica (59) It was a frantic final minute with South Africa looking to do the unthinkable and snatch victory from Jamaica, but the Sunshine Girls stood strong securing a four-goal win to kick start their international campaign. Jamaica flew out of the blocks early pushing their opposition into chase position […]
2020 Nations Cup Preview: Jamaica
WITH the Nations Cup set to commence on Sunday we take a look at how each team is faring up heading into the first international tournament of 2020. It is the inaugural time this competition will take place with England, South Africa, Jamaica and New Zealand all set to do battle in hope to claim […]
NWC19 reviews: Day 2 – Malawi, Northern Ireland and Uganda get their first win on the board
AUSTRALIA (73) defeated ZIMBABWE (37) The result might not have been a surprise, but the way in which the losing side Zimbabwe stood up to the world number ones captured plenty of hearts across the globe. Both sides won the day before, but Australia was expected to trounce the lowly nation, and proceeded to race […]
NWC19 reviews: Day 1 – Favourites cruise through as Barbados and Zimbabwe produce magical wins
NEW ZEALAND (64) defeated MALAWI (45) New Zealand has exorcised any past demons from its shock loss to Malawi at last year’s Commonwealth Games, downing the Queens by 19 points on the opening day of the Netball World Cup. In the first completed match of the tournament, the Silver Ferns took control early with a […]
Netball World Cup Preview: Jamaica
THE 2019 Netball World Cup sees 16 countries head to Liverpool, England, with 60 matches played over the 10 day period between July 12-21. Countries have been split into four pools, playing a round robin in that pool before going further depending on their respective success. Jamaica have rocketed into second on the International Netball […]
