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Australian Diamonds coach Lisa Alexander is hoping the team bring intensity and attitude against New Zealand on Sunday.

Diamonds coach calls for a 20 per cent improvement

Lisa Alexander, maths teacher, is wary of using numbers to measure sporting performance. But Lisa Alexander, Australian Diamonds head coach, estimates the amount of improvement needed to beat New Zealand in Sunday's inaugural Quad Series decider is a minimum of 20 per cent.

Collingwood chases McMahon for specialist coaching role

Sharelle McMahon, centre, during her playing days.

The Melbourne Vixens' greatest player, Sharelle McMahon, is among Collingwood's latest recruiting targets, as clubs unable to officially finalise player contracts continue to assemble coaching teams for next year's revamped national league.

Robinson all dressed up, with somewhere to go

Madi Robinson has not played for the Diamonds since 2014.

When the mother of self-confessed neat freak Madi Robinson dropped in for a recent visit, Chris Browne was surprised to see an untidy riot of gold and green. A new Australian Diamonds uniform had just been tried on and paraded, ecstatically, two years after the last had been worn.

Netball talks ongoing, player signings stay on hold

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Netball's key stakeholders will return to the negotiating table on Thursday, but the delay in finalising the terms of the collective bargaining agreement is unlikely to allow players to be contracted for next year's relaunched domestic league for at least another week.

Double the pain for Swifts captain

Sharp movement: Kim Green propels the Swifts down the court.

NSW Swifts captain Kim Green says her side's most recent ANZ Championship grand final defeat feels different to last year but hurts just as much, however Firebirds skipper Laura Geitz feels little sympathy for her rivals after similar heartbreak in years gone by.

Swifts eye perfect game in Brisbane

Chasing perfection: NSW Swifts captain Kimberlee Green knows that it will take a perfect performance to beat the ...

They were close to perfect against the Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic, but the NSW Swifts know they will need to exceed those lofty heights in their grand final against the Queensland Firebirds on Sunday in Brisbane.