Silver Ferns very wary of England threat
This is the time for the Silver Ferns to take charge. England are here and they are sniffing success, while for their own sanity, New Zealand need to get back to winning ways. Here's an opponent that...
View ArticleHockey: Stacey Michelsen returns to the Black Sticks
World class midfielder Stacey Michelsen returns to the Black Sticks squad for the three-test series against Australia and the Champions Trophy next month. World No 4 New Zealand will play Australia,...
View ArticleSunshine Girls aim to replicate medal finish
Robert Bailey, Gleaner Writer Minnett Reynolds, head coach of Jamaica's Sunshine Girls, said they are aiming to improve their standing at the Fast5 Netball World Series in New Zealand. Reynolds told...
View ArticleNetball: Latu back in frame for second test
Shooter Cathrine Latu will be considered for a starting berth in the Silver Ferns' final match of the year against England tomorrow night, despite concerns over how she will fare under the Australian...
View ArticleEngland netball: Australia win two-match Test series
Australia proved too strong for England as they clinched the two-match Test series with a 54-47 win in Canberra. The world champions, who won the first test 55-37 in Victoria, opened up a 16-9 lead...
View ArticleNetball: Van Dyk ruled out of Fast5
Irene van Dyk's international swansong has been scrapped after the shooting great was cruelly ruled out of the Fast5 World Series through injury. An emotional van Dyk informed her teammates this...
View ArticleAust netballers want fast start
Australian netball coach Lisa Alexander intends fielding the Diamonds' strongest possible line-up...
View ArticleFerns hole left by Irene van Dyk too big to fill
How good is Irene van Dyk going? Granted, the back injury that's forced her out of the Fast5 Ferns team at the World Netball Series, is extremely unfortunate. Players, fans and Netball New Zealand...
View ArticleFerns have one aim in mind - shooting goals
Getting their shooting sorted has been the No 1 priority at Silver Ferns training this week. And they'll need to have if fixed quickly before their test against England at Arena Manawatu tonight, only...
View ArticleNetball: Silver Ferns name unchanged line-up
The Silver Ferns have named an unchanged line-up to face England in a two-test series later this month. Having already had a change forced on them in the Constellation Cup series against Australia,...
View ArticleNetball: England tour will help blood NZA team
The first building blocks of Netball NZ's new player development strategy will be put in place during England's tour to New Zealand this month. As well as tests against the Silver Ferns in Rotorua and...
View ArticleAustralia crush England in netball Test
Australia showed their Commonwealth Games scare was a distant memory with a crushing 55-37 win over...
View ArticleNetball: Silver Ferns refocus on England tests
They have weathered the disappointment internally and externally but after a week off the Silver Ferns' batteries are recharged and the team ready to give Rotorua a test match to be proud of. Speaking...
View ArticleKatrina Grant eyes up Silver Ferns leadership
Katrina Grant would like to be Silver Ferns captain one day. And she might. It is a measure of how far the defender has come, as a player and leader this year, that she is seen now as a candidate to...
View ArticleNetball: Pressure mounts on Silver Ferns
Talk of rebuilding, growing depth and developing combinations has been shoved aside in the Silver Ferns camp ahead of this week's England series. After the season they have had, there is only one thing...
View ArticleSilver Ferns 'regroup, refocus' for next series
Silver Ferns coach Waimarama Taumaunu has been true to her word and has retained the squad that finished the Constellation Cup for this month's two tests against England. Kayla Cullen replaced injured...
View ArticleNetball: Ferns out to restore pride against England
The Silver Ferns' run-on side for tonight's opening test against England is expected to reflect a reshuffling of the deck in the attack end. The struggling New Zealand side will wrap up their...
View ArticleDiamonds side shines brightly against England
Australia delivered another ruthless display to snuff out any hope of an England upset by the end of the first quarter in their netball test in Bendigo on Sunday. The Diamonds showed that their...
View ArticleAustralian netball captain Laura Geitz to undergo knee surgery
Australian netball captain Laura Geitz will undergo minor knee surgery on Friday as she strives to be fit and firing for the Diamonds' 2015 world championship campaign. Circle defender Geitz missed...
View ArticleDiamonds shine brightly against England
Australia delivered another ruthless display to snuff out any hope of an England upset by the end of the first quarter in their netball test in Bendigo on Sunday. The Diamonds showed that their...
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