The countdown is on to the North West’s biggest netball event of the year. On Saturday, June 2 Manchester Thunder will take on reigning Superleague champions Wasps at the Manchester Arena. With less than two weeks to go before Netball Manchester Live 2018, Thunder have filmed and produced a promotional video inspired by the Rocky
Manchester Thunder are hoping to step into the ring and gain winning inspiration from a World Champion boxer Terry Flanagan. Netball and boxing may be different sports, but Thunder have a real fight on their hands when they play a Superleague match at Manchester Arena next month- something Flanagan knows all about. The 27-year-old retained
Team Bath Netball’s winning start to the 2018 Vitality Superleague season was ended by a clinical Manchester Thunder side on Friday. The Sitec-sponsored Blue and Gold edged the first and final quarters in front of a noisy sell-out crowd but Thunder, inspired by excellent goal-attack Kathryn Turner, were fast and fluent going forward and deserved
Manchester Thunder started life at their new home in Belle Vue with a dominant victory over UWS Sirens. Thunder steam-rolled through their opponents in the opening quarter with power and precision, and it gave them the platform they needed to push on for the remainder of the game. A loud partisan crowd relished the match-up
Manchester Thunder have signed Northern Ireland international Caroline O’Hanlon. The experienced centre comes into the squad after enjoying a strong Superleague season with Sirens. A qualified doctor, O’Hanlon joins the Black and Yellows following the departure of Gabriella Marshall to the BenecoMavericks. And the 33-year-old admits she could not pass up the opportunity to join
Former captain Sara Bayman and shooter Helen Housby will return to Manchester Thunder for the Fast5 All-Stars Netball Tournament in the autumn. The pair will join eight current Thunder players in the squad of 10 as the ‘All Star’ additions, with Emma Dovey, Kerry Almond, Dani Bloomfield, Bea Skingsley, Gabby Marshall, Sophie Morgan, Kathryn Turner
Team Bath Netball had to settle for a fourth-placed finish in the 2017 Vitality Superleague season after being edged out in a hard-fought bronze-medal match against Manchester Thunder on Sunday. The title might not have been on the line after Saturday’s semi-final setbacks but that did not stop both teams serving up a cracking contest
Manchester Thunder buckled under the pressure from a revitalised Wasps as they fell to a 44-58 defeat at the Thunderdome. The Black and Yellows went toe-to-toe with their rivals in the opening period, but a lapse in concentration combined with a ruthless display from Wasps in the second quarter took the game away. In the
Manchester Thunder produced a strong second-half performance to take victory over a gutsy Team Northumbria at the Thunderdome. The Black and Yellows were made to work for their win, with Northumbria going toe-to-toe with the home side for the majority of the first half. But Thunder’s class finally came through after half time and, led
Manchester Thunder put in an assured performance against Surrey Storm to secure a 66-58 victory at the Thunderdome. The Black and Yellows led from the start but didn’t have it wholly their own way, with Storm snapping at their heels for most of the first quarter. However, the home side still managed to force a
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