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‘We trust you’: A $6 million pledge renews faith in netball

‘We trust you’: A $6 million pledge renews faith in netball

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.

  • by Carla Jaeger

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Let’s get quizzical: 50 questions on the year in sport

Let’s get quizzical: 50 questions on the year in sport

Test your mental muscle or put your mates in the hot seat. It’s time to find out who is the font of knowledge on all things sport in 2023 by taking our 50-question super-quiz.

  • by Greg Dundas and Claire Siracusa
‘I didn’t want to be the gay athlete’: How retiring Diamond Ash Brazill changed netball

‘I didn’t want to be the gay athlete’: How retiring Diamond Ash Brazill changed netball

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.

  • by Marnie Vinall
Netball’s dream team: Why Diamonds’ dominance is not as easy as it seems

Netball’s dream team: Why Diamonds’ dominance is not as easy as it seems

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.

  • by Carla Jaeger
‘Everyone loved targeting us’: Diamonds dominate England to claim world title

‘Everyone loved targeting us’: Diamonds dominate England to claim world title

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.

  • by Marnie Vinall
History on their side: Why Diamonds can turn tables on England in netball World Cup decider

History on their side: Why Diamonds can turn tables on England in netball World Cup decider

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.

  • by Marnie Vinall
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‘Biggest challenge we’ve ever had’: Diamonds face moment of truth against fired-up Jamaica

‘Biggest challenge we’ve ever had’: Diamonds face moment of truth against fired-up Jamaica

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.

  • by Roy Ward
Diamonds continue their winning ways at the World Cup
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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
Diamond advantage: How Super Netball strengthens Australia’s World Cup hopes but also helps rivals

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

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
‘It is an opportunity for a refresh’: Successful 2027 World Cup bid to push Diamonds back on top
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‘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