How to watch netball World Cup and Diamonds games in Australia on TV

How to watch the netball World Cup in Australian and the Diamonds games on TV

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It might be in the UK but netball fans can watch all the action from the Netball World Cup from the comfort of your lounge.

The Diamonds have won their past World Cup crowns in 1963, 1971, 1975, 1979, 1983, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2007, 2011 and 2015.

The Diamonds kick off their campaign for a fourth World Cup on Friday night with their first match against Northern Ireland.

SURPRISE: Top team beaten by unknowns

OLD FOES: What Aussies really think of the Silver Ferns

The next two preliminary matches are against Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka.

LtoR Jamie-Lee Price, Steph Wood, Caitlin Bassett, Liz Watson, Gretel Tippett, Kelsey Browne, April Brandley, Paige Hadley, Jo Weston, Sarah Klau, Courtney Bruce, Caitlin Thwaites and coach Lisa Alexander in yellow.

DIAMONDS GAMES

Game 1: Friday July 12

Australia vs Northern Ireland

9GEM, 7.30pm

MATCH REPORT

Game 2: Saturday July 13

Australia vs Zimbabwe

9GEM, 5.45pm

MATCH REPORT

PRACTICE: Diamonds in training win

WORLD CUP: Why Diamond rookie Sarah Klau almost lost her cool

Caitlin Thwaites during a practice match in Sydney.

MARIA FOLAU: Aussie captain on the controversy

NEW POLICY: Why young Diamonds will shine

Game 3: Sunday July 14

Australia vs Sri Lanka

Channel 9, 11.45pm

Schedule for further games dependent on results from preliminaries stage one.

HUMBLE: No tea sipping for Aussies

DIAMONDS TEAM

Diamonds For the World Cup: Caitlin Bassett (captain, Giants), April Brandley (Magpies), Kelsey Browne (Magpies), Courtney Bruce (Fever), Paige Hadley (Swifts), Sarah Klau (Swifts), Caitlin Thwaites (Vixens), Gretel Tippett (Firebirds), Jamie-Lee Price (Giants), Liz Watson (vice-captain, Vixens), Jo Weston (Vixens), Steph Wood (Lightning).