On Monday 16th March the Sky camera’s returned to Cardiff for Round 9 of the Netball Superleague and to witness the Celtic Dragons successfully defeat Loughborough Lightning in a closely contested game with a final score of 53-52. From the very first whistle the Dragons meant business, chasing every ball, reacting quickly to the umpire
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Thunder labour to 43-56 win over Mavericks
Thunder made hard work of their win over Hertfordshire Mavericks in round nine of the Superleague. They headed into the game on the back of a bruising win over Surrey Storm just two days earlier and despite not being at their best tonight, will be happy with taking six points home to Manchester. It was a
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Team Bath should have no fear
Team Bath Netball coach Jess Thirlby says her improving squad should have no fear when they face the Superleague’s two top teams in the next week. The Blue and Gold go to second-placed Surrey Storm on Tuesday (8pm) before welcoming defending champions Manchester Thunder to the University of Bath Sports Training Village on Monday, March
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Team Bath extend their winning run
Team Bath Netball stretched their winning run to three Superleague matches with a comprehensive 63-24 victory over Team Northumbria at the Sports Training Village on Friday. The home side took time to get going during the first quarter but, inspired by player of the match Asha Francis, really stepped up a gear in the second
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Thunder take the Spoils in Table-Topping Clash
Surrey Storm Netball suffered their first home defeat in two seasons on Saturday evening as rivals Manchester Thunder secured a 47-58 win at Surrey Sports Park. An even battle was resolved in the fourth quarter as Storm failed to capitalise on their opportunities on goal, despite matching their unbeaten opponents for 45 minutes of the
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Thunder remain unbeaten with thrilling win over Storm
Manchester Thunder remain unbeaten in the Superleague following a 47 – 58 win over Surrey Storm in Guildford. It was the black and yellows’ first ever victory at Surrey and all but secures a home semi final. The tension was palpable from the first whistle as the league’s top two teams battled it out for
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Lightning clash in an epic battle against Yorkshire Jets
A sea of purple fans packed out the Sir David Wallace sports arena last night for the Superleague Lightning vs. Jets match. The crowd was loud, the players were pumped and it looked like a spectacular show down was about to take place. Coach Atkinson started with Maweni, Massey and Forbes at GK, GD and
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No mercy for Mavericks as Storm retain Netball London Live title
Surrey Storm secured their second Netball London Live victory over Hertfordshire Mavericks on Saturday evening, winning 55-42 in front of a record breaking crowd of 6033 at London’s Copper Box Arena. A very physical game saw a close encounter in the first two quarters with scores remaining level at half time before dominant 3rd and
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England U17s beat Wales to retain Netball Europe U17 Cup
The competition has seen England dominant in recent years and they will happy to retain the title they lifted on home soil in Worcester last time out. In all three matches England U17s ran out convincing winners. Their final match saw them pitted against Wales a match they won by 77-24. Full competition results as
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Superleague Round 7 Round Up
Netball’s Superleague Round 7 Thunder maintain their unbeaten record with a convincing win over Team Northumbria and stay top of the table. Storm stay on their heels with a good win against the Mavericks and Jets move into third after a battling performance against the Dragons, where points were traded until the final quarter when
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