Fast5 Netball: Australia takes home the double against the Kiwis
THIS year’s Fast5 competition was a fruitful one for the Australian men’s and women’s teams, taking home the gold after two days play in Christchurch. The Australian Women won their third consecutive campaign after claiming the title, whereas the New Zealand Men missed out on the treble this year after the Aussies turned the tables […] The post Fast5 Netball: Australia takes home the double against the Kiwis appeared first on Netball Rookie Me Central.
Sinner exorcises Demon in Turin
WORLD number one Jannik Sinner quickly notched up win number one at the ATP Finals in Turin as action got underway at the invite-only event. The Italian overcame Australian Alex de Minaur in straight sets 6-3 6-4, defeating the first-time ATP Finalist on day one of the group stage. Coming into the match Sinner was […] The post Sinner exorcises Demon in Turin appeared first on Tennis Rookie Me Central.
Gauff goes distance to become WTA Finals champion
PASSING every test put before her, American young gun Coco Gauff is now a WTA Finals champion. The 22-year-old needed more than three hours to finally put away an in-form Qinwen Zheng and lift the prestigious trophy in Riyadh aloft. In what was the longest WTA Finals decider in 13 years, world number three Gauff […] The post Gauff goes distance to become WTA Finals champion appeared first on Tennis Rookie Me Central.
Coco crushes Sabalenka’s dream to reach final
IN AN incredible upset, world number three Coco Gauff managed to stop top seed and official year end world number one Aryna Sabalenka to reach the WTA Finals decider in Riyadh. The young American reversed the result from the Wuhan semi-finals – where she served 21 double faults and suffered a three-set defeat – to […] The post Coco crushes Sabalenka’s dream to reach final appeared first on Tennis Rookie Me Central.
PREVIEW | Fast 5 World Series
THE INTERNATIONAL netball season heads for a more of a light hearted turn this weekend with the annual Fast 5 World Series taking place across the ditch in New Zealand. For the next two days, six women’s teams and three mens teams from around the world will descend on Christchurch for a very different version […] The post PREVIEW | Fast 5 World Series appeared first on Netball Rookie Me Central.
Demon breaks two-decade drought at ATP Finals
NOT SINCE Lleyton Hewitt graced the courts has an Australian male been so high in the world rankings, with Alex de Minaur becoming the first since Hewitt to reach the ATP Finals. The event in Turin kicks off on Sunday with the Aussie officially earning his place after world number five Novak Djokovic withdrew. Enjoying […] The post Demon breaks two-decade drought at ATP Finals appeared first on Tennis Rookie Me Central.
Charlotte Sexton’s dreams are becoming a reality
“I WANT to make Suncorp Super Netball, not sure how many years I’m off doing that, but hopefully a training partner role is the next step.” Little did Charlotte Sexton know, that statement would soon become a reality. Sexton was announced as one of the five training partners with the Melbourne Vixens for the 2025 […] The post Charlotte Sexton’s dreams are becoming a reality appeared first on Netball Rookie Me Central.
Diamonds delve into positives despite disapointing result
DESPITE having already lost the series, the Australian Diamonds still came away from Wednesday night’s final Constellation Cup match with something to smile about having convincingly won the final test. Reflecting on it all post match, Diamonds’ head coach Stacey Marinkovich described the importance of winning the match to bookend the year as “huge”. “I […] The post Diamonds delve into positives despite disapointing result appeared first on Netball Rookie Me Central.
Silver Ferns don’t clean sweep but still come away happy
WEDNESDAY’s final Constellation Cup match brought mixed emotions for New Zealand, because although they lost that match they were still able to celebrate post match because they had already won the whole series. Speaking after Wednesday night’s final test of the series, Silver Ferns coach Dame Noeline Taurua was reflective of it all. “I thought […] The post Silver Ferns don’t clean sweep but still come away happy appeared first on Netball Rookie Me Central.
Kelpies big winners, but big picture shows plenty to still be done
DESPITE how things went for the Australian Diamonds in their recent Constellation Cup series against New Zealand, things could not have been more different for the Australian Kelpies, who clean swept their series with the Kiwis after a 71 to 39 goal win in game four yesterday. Speaking after yesterday’s match, star Kelpies’ defender Josh […] The post Kelpies big winners, but big picture shows plenty to still be done appeared first on Netball Rookie Me Central.
Diamonds win match, but Kiwis still come away with big prize
THE AUSTRALIAN Diamonds have avoided an undesired series whitewash against New Zealand, winning the final match of the 2024 Constellation Cup 63 goals to 50. Proceedings were tight early, but then the Diamonds were able to really put their foot down in the second and third quarters to really open up the game on […] The post Diamonds win match, but Kiwis still come away with big prize appeared first on Netball Rookie Me Central.
Lightning strikes twice for Hobson
IMAGINE going in for a routine scan to see how your body is holding up and being told you had no ACL (anterior cruciate ligament). Being told that the previous surgery you had five years ago wasn’t performed correctly. Being told you had to have a corrective surgery right when you were climbing up ever […] The post Lightning strikes twice for Hobson appeared first on Netball Rookie Me Central.
