‘Back as that fierce opponent’: Fretwell eager to contend for the title
Lightning head coach Belinda Reynolds has praised two key players for spearheading their new aggressive on-court approach while Steph Fretwell will return as captain for 2025.
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Swifts elevate natural leader after shining through dark period
She’s stood tall through some of the darkest days for her club and sport but Maddy Turner hopes there are calmer waters ahead when she steps into a captaincy role with the Swifts.
‘Standing on ancestors’: The Black Swans trailblazer playing for family
Playing for her cancer-stricken mother, ‘hero’ father and a generation of Torres Strait Islander girls, this Black Swans player is blazing a trail she hopes others will follow.
Media vitriol, homophobic slurs: Life as an elite male netballer
Being a men’s netball player costs tens of thousands of dollars – and yet Jordon Webb is best known for a viral dance and a controversial junior competition. Here’s the inside story on life as an elite male star.
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Call for more talk around pregnancies
Netball: Giants’ coach Julie Fitzgerald calls for there to be more conversations around pregnancies in women’s sport as a star-studded cast of…
‘Learning to walk again’: Netball star’s incredible comeback
Goaler Sasha Glasgow has pencilled in her return date from the sickening broken leg which ended her debut season with the Melbourne Mavericks before it started. She opens up on her recovery.
Ranked: Who should really be named SA’s top sporting hero?
We’ve named the top 100 athletes, teams and sporting icons from South Australia. But did we get it right? Rate our full list here.
Fever rally around star after heartbreaking loss
West Cover Fever super shooter Jhaniele Fowler-Nembhard has suffered a heartbreaking tragedy.
Stars on notice as Diamonds changing of guard looms
The Super Netball season has never been this important for Diamonds hopefuls, with a potential shake-up looming large ahead of a tilt at Commonwealth Games gold.
The ‘cruel joke’ facing NSW Swifts’ former Silver Ferns star
Newly minted NSW Swifts goaler Grace Nweke heads into camp with her Super Netball side next week, where she will stare down the national side she is no longer eligible for.
‘Want to be a part of it’: Olympic dream driving latest Stinger
21-year-old Emma Putt has been named for her first Stingers squad at the World Cup and has a choice to make – between a potential Olympic team and an elite netball career.
Team Girls Cup heading to Adelaide in nod to netball hotspot
The pre-season Team Girls Cup is heading to Adelaide in a nod to South Australia’s standing in the sport after the Thunderbirds’ double premiership success.
Diamonds’ first step to World Cup glory starts at contentious camp
After several controversies — and triumphs — during a gruelling 18 months, it was expected Australia’s netballers would be given an extended break. Instead, they’ve returned driven to kickstart a World Cup push.
Kyrgios, Kerr, Tszyu, Ricciardo: The Aussie athletes on comeback trail in 2025
Self-imposed gap years, injuries, shock setbacks, retirement backflips – these are the Australian athletes and coaches on the comeback to their respective sports in 2025.
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