New Zealand will meet Australia in tomorrow’s Vitality Netball World Cup final, after the Silver Ferns edged out hosts England in this afternoon’s second semi-final. After a wonderful start, the Kiwis were pegged back, as England – cheered on by a passionate home crowd – found their feet. From then, momentum swung on numerous occasions,
A last-gasp Maria Folau miss handed Australia a 50-49 victory in the Group F decider against New Zealand at the Vitality Netball World Cup this morning. With both teams already having secured their places in the semi-finals, the battle to top the group looked to be going Australia’s way as they opened up a six-goal
Fiji set up a re-match of the one of the most dramatic games of the tournament so far as Group E concluded today. Fiji beat Sri Lanka 59-44 to book their place in the 13th-place play-off game, where they will take on Samoa, who beat them by a single goal earlier on in the competition.
Australia recorded the tournament’s highest score so far, South Africa toppled Jamaica, and Zimbabwe edged out Northern Ireland in a thrilling contest as session 6 at the Vitality Netball World Cup delivered no shortage of drama. The Diamonds fell one short of the tournament’s first century as they dismantled Sri Lanka 99-24, but the majority
England matched the joint-highest score of the competition so far as they swept Samoa aside to complete their Group D campaign with three wins from three at the Vitality Netball World Cup. The 90-24 victory came after what coach Tracey Neville admitted had been an ‘emotional’ evening after Layla Guscoth was ruled out of the
England put in another strong performance to record their second win from two games at the Vitality Netball World Cup, as Rachel Dunn’s impressive shooting performance helped them to a 70-34 victory over Scotland. Tracey Neville rang the changes within her Roses squad, making four changes to her starting seven and trying different combinations as
Australia maintained their winning start to the Vitality Netball World Cup this morning, while Northern Ireland’s Caroline O’Hanlon inspired her side to a first tournament win in what was her 100th international appearance. Reigning champions Australia saw off a spirited Zimbabwe team – taking part in their first ever World Cup – 73-37, with Caitlin
Team Bath Netball co-captains Serena Guthrie and Eboni Usoro-Brown hope that the 2019 Netball World Cup in Liverpool will create a lasting legacy for the sport in this country. Guthrie will skipper the Vitality England Roses during the eagerly-awaited home tournament, which gets under way on Friday (July 12), while club colleague Usoro-Brown is set
Netball World Cup 2019 has today announced the appointment of Sharon Meadows to the position of independent non-executive board director. Meadows, who is Director of Devices, Products and Partnerships at EE and BT, has over seven years’ experience at director level and brings a wealth of marketing and commercial expertise to the board for the
Social Networks