Source: Matchtight

England star Eboni Beckford-Chambers returns to Team Bath

Influential England defender Eboni Beckford-Chambers is returning to Team Bath Netball for the 2016 Vitality Netball Superleague season. The 27-year-old, who played a starring role as England won bronze at the recent Netball World Cup, helped the Blue and Gold secure four Superleague titles during her previous five-year spell with the franchise. She is now coming

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Source: Team Bath

Team Bath face Surrey Storm at Super Saturday season opener

Team Bath Netball will get their 2016 Vitality Superleague campaign under way against defending champions Surrey Storm during a ground-breaking Super Saturday event featuring all eight franchises. Four matches – all televised live on Sky Sports – will be played during an action-packed day at The NEC in Birmingham on Saturday, January 30, culminating in

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Source: Dave Roper for Matchtight

Stacey Francis joins the Jets

Team Bath Netball have thanked Stacey Francis for ten outstanding years of loyal service after the England defender confirmed she would be joining Yorkshire Jets for the 2016 Vitality Superleague season. Francis was Team Bath’s longest serving player, having joined the franchise back in 2005, and was a key performer in all five of the

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Source: Manchester Thunder

Natalie Haythornthwaite signs for Manchester Thunder

Manchester Thunder have signed young England player Natalie Haythornthwaite. The 22-year-old will make the switch across the Pennines from Roses rivals Yorkshire Jets for the 2016 season. Haythornthwaite, who was voted the 2015 Superleague Player of The Season, is the first signing for new Black and Yellows coach Dan Ryan. Ryan comes to England from Australian ANZ

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Source: Matchtight

Mayes and Thirlby reignite their partnership

Anna Mayes (now Anna Stembridge) and Jess Thirlby are set to reunite in a strong coaching line-up announced today by Team Bath’s 2015-2016 Vitality Superleague franchise. Stembridge joins the Carter Jonas-backed University of Bath-based franchise as Head Coach whilst Thirlby steps into the role of Director of Netball. The duo will form the main coaching

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Source: ECB

ECB to launch new Women’s Cricket Super League in 2016

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) today announced that the first Women’s Cricket Super League will be launched next year, in the 2016 season. This major development for the game will help support greater participation, encourage higher levels of performance and create new commercial partnerships by: Developing ever higher standards for the England team

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Source: Manchester Thunder

From Adelaide Thunderbirds to Manchester Thunder

Adelaide Thunderbirds assistant coach Dan Ryan has been named as the new Manchester Thunder head coach. Ryan heads to the Superleague from the Australian ANZ Championship side and is ‘excited’ to be joining Thunder at the ‘perfect’ time in his career. He takes over from Tracey Neville, who left Thunder to become interim England boss for this

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Source: Kieran McManus / BPI

England Netball on the road

As part of their preparations for the Netball World Cup, England will be on the road in July as they visit four Netball Superleague sides. Each franchise will be hosting warm-up matches that will be open to the public as the England team show their support to the Netball Superleague and give fans across the

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