England have shocked Australia’s world champion netball team,beating them 61-59 in a thrilling second Test.
Just six months after it pulled $17 million from the sport,the federal government will pump millions into the 2027 Netball World Cup in Sydney.
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In retiring from netball after 13 seasons with a World Cup medal around her neck,Ash Brazill hopes she’s helped changed the look of her sport and made it more welcoming for gay girls.
The Australian Diamonds have now won the netball World Cup 12 times from 16 attempts,but some of the game’s greats say this victory was “more extraordinary” than earlier triumphs because of the turmoil in the sport and rise of other nations.
Australia,who lost the 2019 title to New Zealand,regained their position as the sport’s global champions in Sunday’s showdown in South Africa.
A new chapter in the fierce sporting rivalry between Australia and England will be played out in South Africa overnight when the nations clash in the final of netball’s World Cup.
Australian netball great Cath Cox has no doubt that the Diamonds face their greatest challenge when they play Jamaica in the Netball World Cup semi-finals.
Australia piled up their biggest score at the 2023 Netball World Cup as they hit the century mark and completed a clean sweep of their three pool games with a thumping 101-32 win over Fiji.
As always,the Diamonds are the favourites. But what we’ll learn at this netball World Cup is how much Australia’s Super Netball competition has helped strengthen the other nations.
Australian Diamonds coach Stacey Marinkovich said selection for the upcoming World Cup involved hard decisions,including the widely publicised choice of Collingwood’s Sophie Garbin over Queensland’s Donnell Wallam.