Manchester Thunder ground out a win over Team Northumbria in an eventful encounter in front of the Sky Sports cameras. It was a physical, scrappy game which saw several players warned by the umpires for their discipline and Northumbria’s Jaydene Robinson was sent off in the final quarter. The first half was a relatively even
The Black and Yellows will look to keep up the winning momentum against the Welsh outfit in the Superleague, while also fundraising for Cancer Research UK. Head coach Karen Greig believes it is important for netball to get involved with fundraising for charity, especially with the sport growing in popularity. She said: “It’s really important
Manchester Thunder clocked up their first win of the season with a hard-fought victory over Sirens. The Thunder rumbled and the Sirens came but the home side managed to silence the noise and take a much-needed victory in front of a vocal sold-out crowd. Thunder came out of the blocks at break-neck speed, firing themselves
Manchester Thunder will look to kickstart a winning run at their first Superleague home game of the season on Saturday. The Black and Yellows have endured a difficult start to the season, losing their opening two games, although both matches were played on the road. Despite two strong performances, Thunder were unable to sustain their
Manchester Thunder suffered their second defeat in a row at the hands of Surrey Storm at Super Ten in Birmingham. Playing in front of a vocal sold-out crowd at the Genting Arena, Thunder went toe-to-toe with the reigning champions for most of the game but lost their way in the final quarter. The Black and
Manchester Thunder head to Birmingham to take on Surrey Storm in the Superleague’s inaugural Super Ten round this weekend. Any match between these great rivals is always hotly-anticipated but this one is set to have added spice, with Thunder out to make amends for their heartbreaking Grand Final loss to Storm last season. Both sides
Manchester Thunder stepped up their pre-season preparations with a neat 84-65 win over Team Northumbria. It was a game which saw head coach Karen Greig use her whole squad, apart from Gabriella Marshall and Amy Clinton, who are away on England U21 duty in South Africa. New Malawian signing Joyce Mvula also got her first
Malawi international shooter Joyce Mvula has arrived in Manchester. The 22-year-old has signed up to play for Manchester Thunder as their import player for the 2017 season. There was quite the reception committee for Mvula at Manchester Airport as she was met by Thunder managing director Debbie Hallas and head coach Karen Greig. Also in the
One of Manchester’s leading businesses is joining the Manchester Thunder family for the 2017 Superleague season. Whitefield-based security firm Max6mum Security will be one of the team’s key partners for the new campaign providing financial and a range of other support to the Black and Yellows. The company, which provides high quality home security solutions,
Manchester Thunder will begin their 2017 Superleague season with an away trip to Loughborough Lightning. The Black and Yellows will then head to Birmingham’s Genting Arena to play in the Super 10 Day in the second round, which replaces last season’s Super Saturday at the same venue. The Emma Dovey-led team will take to the
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