Manchester Thunder limped to an unconvincing victory over Loughborough Lightning. The defending champions controlled the game for large patches, but Lightning offered significant resistance to Thunder’s noticeable off-colour attack. It is an attack that has been out of form in the past few Superleague rounds and Thunder will need to recapture their fire-power to beat
Former England and Manchester United football legends, England women’s footballers and stars from Coronation Street have joined forces with netball team Manchester Thunder for a special promotional video ahead of the team’s Superleague semi final match at the Manchester Arena on 18th April. In the video, Manchester United legends Gary and Phil Neville (whose sister
Manchester Thunder clinched another heartbreaking last-gasp win over their Roses rivals Yorkshire Jets at the Thunderdome: Manchester Thunder 57-56 Yorkshire Jets. Jets will leave Manchester wondering how they lost in the dying seconds for the second time in as many seasons in a match that was within their hands with four minutes to play. The
It may have ended in a 40-37 defeat but Team Bath Netball produced their best performance of the Superleague season to give defending champions Manchester Thunder an almighty scare at a highly-charged Sports Training Village on Monday. Jess Thirlby’s team went toe to toe with the runaway leaders throughout an enthralling contest, winning the first
England Netball have made a sensational swoop for Manchester Thunder head coach Tracey Neville. Neville has been signed on a preliminary basis until after the World Cup in Sydney, and her current assistant at Thunder, Karen Greig, will follow her into the national set up. Neville, 37, and Greig, 35, will remain with the reigning Superleague
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
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
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
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
Manchester Thunder cruised to victory against Team Northumbria in Newcastle. The partisan crowd tried their best to unsettle Thunder and urge their team on, but the visitors dominated from the first centre pass to the last, despite not being at their best. The Black and Yellows will need to cut out their handling errors and
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