Australian Diamonds
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Netball World Cup
Diamonds continue their winning ways at the World Cup
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.
- by Melissa Woods and Adrian Warren
Latest
Diamond advantage: How Super Netball strengthens Australia’s World Cup hopes but also helps rivals
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.
- by Marnie Vinall
Anger as Netball Australia refuses to name World Cup team until after pay talks
The netballers’ union has called on Netball Australia to end its “bad faith” negotiating ploy to refuse to name the Australian World Cup side until collective bargaining talks are concluded.
- by Roy Ward and Carla Jaeger
Exclusive
Olympics
Free childcare part of $4m push to boost elite women coaches
Less than a fifth of Australia’s elite coaches at the Tokyo Olympics were women. The federal government has committed $4 million to changing that.
- by Georgina Robinson
Why there will be more on the line for Super Netball players this season
Melbourne Vixens captain Liz Watson tips the Super Netball season, starting March 18, will be especially fierce this year.
- by Marnie Vinall
‘This is nuts’: Goal chalked off in umpire drama as Diamonds take Quad Series win
Even an umpire blunder in the final quarter when both officiators chalked off a New Zealand goal because they didn’t see it failed to disguise how dominant the Diamonds were in winning the Quad Series for the seventh time in eight episodes.
- by Ian Chadband
Diamonds shone through the darkness in tumultuous year
It was the year the dress became a dirty word and a Diamonds rookie became a lightning rod for sport’s culture wars.
- by Georgina Robinson
Opinion
The Fitz Files
Why bashing Wallabies over ‘lucky’ win misses the point
Can we not agree that our blokes deserve about five “one-point lucky wins” before we call it all even on the card?
- by Peter FitzSimons
Donnell Wallam shines as Diamonds secure sweep of series against England
Even the English were gushing over Wallam after the Diamonds shooter brushed aside weeks of scrutiny to help Australia to a 3-0 series win.
- by Murray Wenzel
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Netball
‘Other states wanted this’: Netball Australia lands $15m sponsorship with Visit Victoria
Visit Victoria is entering into a $15 million partnership with Netball Australia to run until June 2027, replacing the sponsorship the sport lost when Hancock Prospecting pulled its $15 million sponsorship deal last week.
- by Marnie Vinall
Australia 56 England 48
Netball
Diamonds outshine England despite late Wallam withdrawal, Proud injury
The Diamonds have secured victory in their Test series against England with a game to spare, prevailing by eight points at Sydney’s Qudos Bank Arena on Sunday.
- by Millie Muroi