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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
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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
Diamonds coach explains surprise call to overlook Wallam for World Cup
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.
- by Marnie Vinall
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NSW Swifts
‘It is an opportunity for a refresh’: Successful 2027 World Cup bid to push Diamonds back on top
Netball Australia believe Sydney’s successful bid to host the 2027 World Cup can deliver renewed enthusiasm for the game and help the national team back to the dominant position it once enjoyed.
- by Sarah Keoghan
Decade in review: netball heralds new dawn for women's sport
With the recent rise of women's sport it is hard to pinpoint where the sudden explosion came from. Arguably, netball was the start of it all.Â
- by Sarah Keoghan
World champion Silver Ferns still feel they're hunting Diamonds
New Zealand's netball team don't believe they have overtaken Australia in the global pecking order, despite winning the world championships and within reach of this year's Constellation Cup title.
- by Justin Chadwick
Time to overhaul umpiring? Game on
The match between the Giants and the Firebirds last weekend was the most physical encounter of the 2019 season, and it must be the catalyst for change in how Super Netball is officiated.
- by Liz Ellis
Silver Ferns cleared air with Folau ahead of World Cup success
New Zealand's netballers were given an opportunity to express their views on Maria Folau and her controversial husband prior to their gold medal-winning campaign.
- by Daniel Gilhooly
Giants star pays price for Diamonds' failed World Cup campaign
The trolls took a heavy toll on Jamie-Lee Price, forcing her to abandon social media, as Australia narrowly missed out on gold in Manchester.
- by Daniel Lane
Diamonds melted under pressure: NZ great
New Zealand netball legend Lois Muir believes the Diamonds crumbled when tasked with coming from behind in the World Cup final.
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Diamonds' bitter loss a kick in the guts, and a wake-up call
Gut wrenching. Heart breaking. But in the cold light of day, not surprising.
- by Liz Ellis