Post-Rio lessons have women’s sevens ruthless
AUSTRALIAN sevens coach Tim Walsh said the painful lessons of a post-Olympic slump will help his golden girls maintain focus after their stunning success of the Sydney Sevens.
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Diamonds covered for injury drama
A QUARTET of netball stars of the future have been named to cover any injury crisis within the Diamonds ahead of the Commonwealth Games.
Aussies to help Diamonds polish game
AUSTRALIA will look to its own talent for last minute preparations for the Commonwealth Games, avoiding all contact with rivals such as New Zealand and England ahead of the Gold Coast event.
England netball a danger team
AUSTRALIA’S top netball league has helped produce arguably the best netball team England has ever fielded at a Commonwealth Games.
Susan Pettitt’s relief at netball call-up
IT was a phone call Australian netball coach Lisa Alexander first made four years ago but it still ended the same way as it had in 2014 – with one of her players in tears.
Pearson eyeing off extra event at Games
SALLY Pearson will throw her hat into the ring for the chance to race a second event at the Commonwealth Games if Australia opts to field a relay team on the Gold Coast.
Why Laura Geitz is back, baby
NETBALL mum Laura Geitz and veteran Susan Pettitt are beneficiaries of coach Lisa Alexander’s proven policy of favouring form over history but fan favourite Sharni Layton is a casualty.
Netball Diamonds missing Sharni Layton
SHARPSHOOTER Caitlin Bassett will lead Australia into battle at the Commonwealth Games with veteran Susan Pettitt and former captain Laura Geitz also making the cut but Sharni Layton missing.
Relief as Aussie men avoid ‘big three’
THE Australian men’s team have been given a fighting chance to win a Commonwealth Games sevens rugby medal by avoiding the “big three” in the pool stages.
Diamonds ready for battling Silver Ferns
A FORMER coach says the Silver Ferns can no longer consider themselves the second best team in netball but Australian won’t be taking them any less seriously.
De Rozario’s nervous wait for 10km test
SHE’S a multiple world champion, Paralympic medallist and the defending champion of the Oz Day 10km but none of that is helping quell wheelchair racer Madison de Rozario’s nerves.
DIAMOND great Laura Geitz has praised netball’s support of her dream to return to the highest level of the game as a new mother as an “amazing step forward for women’s sport”.
Diamonds Games selection ‘difficult’
DIAMONDS coach Lisa Alexander says she is working with the strongest Australian squad she has ever seen, making the selection of the Commonwealth Games 12 the most difficult ever.
Teenager Page McGregor in Sevens heaven
WHEN Australia beat New Zealand for the historic women’s rugby sevens gold at the Rio Olympics, Bankstown’s Page McGregor and her sister were the only two in the room cheering.
Sydney Sevens a lesson for Games pressure
AUSTRALIA’S rugby sevens women will use next week’s Sydney Sevens as a practice run for dealing with the home pressures of playing at a Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in April.
Swifts, Giants to spar with England netball
THE NSW Swifts and Giants will limber up for the Super Netball season with matches against an England side hoping to pull off a major netball sting at the Commonwealth Games.
Games spots for Diamonds who shine
Australian coach Lisa Alexander says there is pressure on every player in the Diamonds Quad series touring side to perform at their best against South Africa this weekend with Commonwealth Games spots up for grabs.
Wright, Pearson up for Laureus awards
SURFER Tyler Wright’s return from a potentially season-ending knee injury to win a second world crown and Sally Pearson’s comeback to win another world title has seen the pair nominated for prestigious Laureus world sports awards.
Geitz, Layton remain in Games mix
COACH Lisa Alexander says star defenders Laura Geitz and Sharni Layton “are still in the picture’’ for Commonwealth Games selection as a Diamonds squad minus the pair heads overseas.
Erin Phillips: It’s time to draw the curtain
OPALS great Erin Phillips has called time on her extraordinary basketball career and will put all her energies into AFL and a new job as a coach.
Annoying netballers part of the game
AUSTRALIAN netballers will be deliberately distracted and annoyed as much as possible as part of their preparations for the looming Commonwealth Games.
LAURA Geitz has been invited to join the Australian netball squad for a training camp in Canberra this week, boosting her chances of playing at the Commonwealth Games in April.
Your sand is fine, Gold Coast. And that’s bad, why?
THE sand at Coolangatta and its surrounds on Australia’s Gold Coast are “too fine” and will have to be replaced by an imported “coarser” variety.
Diamonds waiting on Sharni Layton green light
AUSTRALIAN netballer Sharni Layton is waiting clearance to rejoin the Diamonds as they up their preparations for the Commonwealth Games in the three-Test Quad series in the new year.
Aussies historic World Tour volleyball gold
It was a golden day for Australia’s beach volleyballers at Manly
Teenager in Sevens heaven in Dubai
A TEENAGER coach Tim Walsh describes as a ‘dogged fighter’ will make her HSBC World Series debut in Dubai later this month.
Hockeyroos plot Dutch upset
HOCKEYROOS goalkeeper Rachael Lynch says the young national team can upset The Netherlands, the benchmark for women’s hockey, in Melbourne.
WNBL wrap: Rd 1 winners and grinners
ONE round into the WNBL season and only two teams boast a perfect record — and they might not be the sides you expected. SWOOP’s three minute wrap.
Polished Diamonds go 2-0 against Silver Ferns
AUSTRALIAN coach Lisa Alexander has revealed the secret of her team’s success as the Diamonds refound their mojo, taking down New Zealand for the second time in five days in the annual Constellation Cup
Diamonds ‘itching’ for payback win
AUSTRALIAN captain Caitlin Bassett says the Diamonds have spent a month “itching’’ to get back on the court to avenge their last-up loss to netball foes New Zealand.
Diamonds inject ‘mongrel’ into defence
FORMER international Julie Corletto has been bought into the Australian inner sanctum to inject more “mongrel” into the Diamonds ahead of the Constellation Cup.
Diamonds learn lessons from Storm
SHE’S a passionate AFL fan but it is lessons learned watching Melbourne Storm that Australian netball coach Lisa Alexander will put into play in next week’s Test series against New Zealand.
From teenage battler to gold medal contender
SA pole vaulter Kurtis Marschall will leap for gold at next year’s Commonwealth Games. But he was once a talented footballer in Adelaide’s southern suburbs who struggled to clear a 2m bar. Here is his story.
Ash Gentle saves day for Aussie triathlon
COMMONWEALTH Games contender Ashleigh Gentle has saved Australian pride and claimed a world championship silver with the run of her life in the finale of the world triathlon series
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