Netball

T-Birds to ‘explore’ new rules

THE Adelaide Thunderbirds will not be bashful when exploring the rules for next year’s new national league which allows for unlimited imports.

Re-signed Rosman hoping to keep stars

WEST Coast Fever coach Stacey Rosman admits the club faces a challenge to re-sign all its stars amid a vastly different landscape in the new national competition.

Robinson crowned top Vixen

MELBOURNE Vixens captain Madi Robinson received more recognition for her stunning return from injury in 2016 after claiming her second Sharelle McMahon medal last night.

Rosman extends West Coast Fever contract

STACEY Rosman will remain West Coast Fever coach until at least the end of 2020 after announcing a four-year contract extension at the club’s MVP Ball. GALLERY

Proud moment as Maddy salutes

MIDCOURTER Maddy Proud has added her name to the illustrious list of Adelaide Thunderbirds club champions.

Aiken named Firebirds Player of the Year

ROMELDA Aiken may have endured a rollercoaster grand final but her excellence throughout the season was rewarded with the Firebirds 2016 Player of the Year award.

Pies to start hot under Kristy’s watch

KRISTY Keppich-Birrell doesn’t yet have a player on her list but says new franchise Collingwood expects to be contending for the title in year one.

Putting on the glitz and having a ball

THE Adelaide Thunderbirds will swap their sneakers for high heels on Friday night as they farewell two club greats — and usher in a new era — at their Glitz & Glam awards night at Adelaide Oval.

Silver Ferns star snares NSW Swifts MVP

IT’S about the only time Australian netballer Sharni Layton doesn’t mind being beaten by a New Zealander.

Nevins joins Diamonds’ Bird brigade

DIAMONDS debutant Caitlyn Nevins says her elevation to the Australian squad is all the more special because she will be surrounded by Firebirds teammates.

Excited Madi to rejoin Diamonds

MIDCOURT star Madi Robinson admits she felt relieved when she was named in the Australian team after her “long wait” to rejoin the Diamonds’ fold.

T-Birds overlooked for Diamonds squad

THE Adelaide Thunderbirds’ disappointing ANZ Championship season has been reflected in the failure to have a player named in the Diamonds squad.

Swifts, Firebirds rewarded for grand final stunner

SIX players from the Queensland Firebirds and NSW Swifts have made the cut for the Australian Diamonds upcoming Quad series against New Zealand, South Africa and England

Firebirds’ party remains in full swing

WELL that was quite an emotional and physical rollercoaster, wasn’t it. And the crazy ride has not stopped. Laura Geitz reflects on the Firebirds’ epic grand final win.

Pies cast talent net far and wide

NEW Collingwood coach Kristy Keppich-Birrell says the club will scour the country for the best players for its start-up side, including those on rivals Melbourne Vixens’ list.

Old coach to teach new tricks to netballers

NETBALL coach Julie Fitzgerald said NSW’s newest club will be predominantly Australian and she will consult with the GWS Giants over the trials and tribulations of being an expansion club.

Short and Sweet: A fightback and a comeback

WE have a comeback and a fightback to remember and the latest from a huge week of woman and sport in SHORT AND SWEET.

Keep your hands off our game: Jencke

TRIPLE championship-winning Firebirds coach Roselee Jencke has a message for the architects of Australia’s new national netball competition — hands off our game.

NSW Swifts man-up with Wright move

COACH Rob Wright says the Swifts grand final loss hasn’t made him sad but proud to be given another chance to lead them to netball’s top domestic prize in 2017.

Edgy Layton plays with twinkle-eye devil

FORTUITOUSLY as women’s sport gains a wider audience, previously hidden gems like Sharni Layton are being discovered by channel-hopping sports fans.

Pies poised to swoop on Firebirds

SUPERCLUB Collingwood are set to launch a poaching raid on Firebirds’ stars Gretel Tippett, Kim Ravaillion and captain Laura Geitz.

Taurua set to coach Storm’s netball team

MELBOURNE Storm is expected to announce on Tuesday that leading New Zealand mentor Noeline Taurua will be the inaugural coach of its Queensland-based netball team.

‘The worst game I’ve ever played in netball’

MEMORIES of the seesawing grand final against the Swifts, which ended in a Firebirds victory, were bitter sweet for star shooter Romelda Aiken.

Swifts, Firebirds on hit-list

THEY may have lost the grand final but NSW Swifts players will still be top of the hit-list as rival clubs look to bolster their stocks ahead of the new-look all-Australian league in 2017.

Have we seen the last of Laura?

FIREBIRDS captain Laura Geitz says she will soak up grand final celebrations before deciding on whether to continue her stellar netball career.

Coach praises Aiken’s tenacity

FIREBIRDS coach Roselee Jencke says Romelda Aiken showed the heart of a champion to bury crippling shooting “yips” and deliver when it mattered most.

Nervous moments but Aiken delivers

WITH the clock counting down - four seconds, three, two - Romelda Aiken gazed at the goal ring and let the ball go.

In the end, Firebirds kept the faith

FAITH in each other was the key to the Firebirds’ dramatic title defence but when victory finally came, Kim Ravaillion still couldn’t believe it.

Agonising end for NSW Swifts

THE NSW Swifts have fallen agonisingly short of the top prize in world domestic netball for the second year, downed by the history-making Queensland Firebirds in double extra time sudden-death.

Firebirds go back-to-back in double over-time epic

THE Queensland Firebirds have etched their name into the annals of trans-Tasman netball history, holding on for a thrilling sudden-death extra-time win.

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New CEO Brisbane International snares Hopman boss

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Playmaker Griffin’s Te Maire headache ahead of finals

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World record Pogba touches down for United medical

PAUL Pogba has arrived at Manchester United’s training ground to undergo his medical ahead of his £89m transfer from Juventus.

Rio 2016 China anger over flag ‘plot’

THE five stars on the Chinese flags being used at medal ceremonies at Rio are misaligned, officials said, prompting a diplomatic protest and online fury.

Way behind Lions in need of priority pick: Judd

CARLTON great Chris Judd believes Brisbane’s on-field plight is so bad it must be given a priority pick at the end of the season. Do you agree?

MLB A-Rod released, announces retirement

ALEX Rodriguez said so long as the New York Yankees announced that the 14-time All-Star will play his final game with the Major League Baseball team.

Kyrgios Kyrgios’ sad confession after title win

NICK Kyrgios has admitted to a sad truth about his experience on tour after being omitted from Australia's Rio campaign.

Blog Re-live: Panthers’ try-of-the-year in Chooks rout

THE Roosters were thrashed by a rampant Penrith side led by teenager Nathan Cleary in a dominant display at home. Re-live the action!

Shootout Hayne v Tedesco for best of the West

IT’S the western Sydney shootout between two No. 1 guns with everything to play for. Jarryd Hayne v James Tedesco, right in the heart of the west.

Rio 2016 Olympic Ink: Tattoos on show at Rio

THEY have the perfect blank canvas: ripped bodies primed for peak performance. So it’s no surprise that Rio is a parade of the tattooed body. Or ‘Olympic Ink’.

Rio 2016 Rio Confidential: Aussie couple’s tough love

FOR about 10 minutes tomorrow Aussie swimmer Mitch Larkin will be like a single man. He will take absolutely zero interest in his girlfriend Emily Seebohm.

Big win Cleary stars as Panthers make statement

PENRITH young gun Nathan Cleary put in an outstanding performance as the Panthers made a statement with a big win over the Roosters.

Highly sought Saints throw hat in ring for Hurley

ST KILDA coach Alan Richardson has officially entered the Saints in the Michael Hurley sweepstakes but says the Bomber had to tick some boxes before he was pursued.

SuperCoach The Phantom: Remarkable Rory

RORY Sloane is on fire, with SuperCoaches who have him in their team being treated to scores of 141 and 137 in the past two weeks. Unsurprisingly, he is The Phantom’s player of the week.

Rising Star Daniel deserves Rising Star, says teammate

JOSH Dunkley has delivered the Western Bulldogs their ninth Rising Star nominee since 2013 and backed teammate Caleb Daniel to collect this year’s prize.

Firing back Diamond ‘hungrier than ever now’

MICHAEL Diamond never made it to Rio but his lawyer, himself competing in shooting at these Games, says the Aussie will return to become a seven-time Olympian.

Cobalt appeals Bad ‘culture’ among vets

A VET told Monday’s hearing against the disqualification of trainers Mark Kavanagh and Danny O’Brien of the “bad, bad culture” among vets in Melbourne.