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
Emma Dovey has been selected as Manchester Thunder captain for the 2017 Superleague season. The defender will be supported by co-vice captains Kerry Almond and Kathryn Turner. Dovey is one of Thunder’s most experienced players, and takes the reigns from long-term skipper Sara Bayman, who has signed for New Zealand side Central Pulse. She will
Coach Karen Greig has named her final four players to complete the 2017 Manchester Thunder squad. Paige Kindred, Beccy Hoult (pictured above), Sophie Morgan and Dani Bloomfield have been selected to play for the Black and Yellows next season. All four have previous Superleague experience and will bring a mixture of youth and raw talent
Liana Leota is to return to the Thunder fold with Jamaican international Marvadene Anderson joining the squad for 2017. Silver Fern Leota will act as player-coach while Sunshine Girl Anderson will slot in at shooter. Wing attack specialist Leota, whose debut season with the Black and Yellows was hampered by injury, will bring vital experience to the
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