Netball
World rankings
Wednesday 26 August 2009 | Published in Netball
2005 1 NEW ZEALAND 2 ENGLAND 3 AUSTRALIA 4 JAMAICA 5 SOUTH AFRICA 6 NORTHERN IRELAND 7 SAMOA 8 TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 9 BOTSWANA 10 COOK ISLANDS 11 WALES 12 SCOTLAND 13 FIJI 14 MALAYSIA 15 CANADA 16 USA 17 ST. LUCIA 18 BARBADOS 19 ANTIGUA & BARBUDA 20 BERMUDA 1 AUSTRALIA 2 NEW ZEALAND […]
STANDINGS AFTER POOLS
Wednesday 19 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Samoa's third loss
Wednesday 19 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Friday 14: South Africa dashed any hopes for Samoa to secure a top two finish in their pool C competition after a third defeat for the Pacific team last night. South Africa came out on top winning by 20 goals 49-29. South Africa was out for a win against Samoa after losing to Australia in […]
Cooks excel over South Africa
Wednesday 19 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Wednesday 19: The COOK Islands under 21 netballers unveiled their true skills when they stunned the South Africa team last night to win the thrilling match 55-48. National pride flooded the Telecom Sports Arena as the Cook Islands ended the match as they started – strong and convincingly. For head coach Teresa Tairi, this was […]
Malaysia just want to do their best
Wednesday 19 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Thursday 13: Team Malaysia, ranked 14th, know that it will be a miracle if they achieved a number 8 or better ranking at these World Youth Championships, but they are willing to work hard no matter what. The squad made up of young players from across the 15 states of Malaysia is here to show […]
Aussies storm upbeat Fiji
Wednesday 19 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Monday 17: Team Fiji looked every bit the confident team on Saturday with a huge crowd of Rarotonga based Fijians at the Telecom Sports Arena to support them in their tough match against Australia. But their smiles hid nerves that came through early in the first quarter with young shooter Cecilia Sorby missing a number […]
Singapore set the pace
Wednesday 19 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Friday 14: Team USA scored twice as many goals in their match against Singapore yesterday than they did in their 109-11 defeat against Jamaica. USA faced Singapore in a very fast paced match which saw the Singaporeans step up another level to take the match out comfortably 59-23. By the third quarter, Singapore had already […]
Playoffs wind up today
Wednesday 19 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Wednesday 19: International rankings will be up for grabs as play in the lower half of the World Youth Netball Championships winds up today. Scotland is almost assured of 17th place ahead of Botswana, USA and Vanuatu. The Scots play USA, and Vanuatu take on Botswana – both games will be at 11am. At 1.45pm, […]
Wales push England at WYNC
Wednesday 19 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Thursday 13: England overcame a slow start to pull away from arch-rivals Wales and win its second match 57-32 at the World Youth Netball Championships yesterday. “We were expecting a close start especially after their [Wales] close loss to the Cook Islands on Monday” said England’s co-coach Jess Garland. Garland said they would have wanted […]
TOMORROW'S DRAW
Wednesday 19 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Top places at stake
Wednesday 19 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Friday 14: There a few crunch matches today, with top places to be decided in two of the pools at the World Youth Netball Championships. First up today is the match between Fiji and South Africa which will determine which team will join Australia in the quarter finals. Botswana takes on Samoa in the other […]
Shooter Smith
Wednesday 19 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Saturday 15: Cook Islands goal shooter Alanna Smith readies for a shot at goal during yesterday’s pool B match against England. Unfortunately for Alanna, she was not able to finish the game due to an ankle injury. The Auckland Girls Grammar School year 12 student is the granddaughter of Dr Teariki and the late Sally […]
Trinidad-Tobago too strong
Wednesday 19 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Tuesday 18: Trinidad and Tobago was just too strong for Papua New Guinea yesterday when the girls from the Caribbean beat the Pacific nation 57-17. Tobago had the game in the bag early in the match and by the end of the third quarter they were comfortably ahead on 41-14 and were not looking back. […]
NZ trumps Trinidad-Tobago
Wednesday 19 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Thursday 13: After a first match slaughter of Barbados 102-24 on Tuesday night, New Zealand hit the courts running again yesterday against Trinidad and Tobago. Trinidad and Tobago put up a strong game but the experienced New Zealanders were just too good. New Zealand goal shooter Puala Griffin showed why she has pulled on the […]
TODAY'S DRAW
Wednesday 19 August 2009 | Published in Netball
South Africa just hold off Fiji
Wednesday 19 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Fiji gave South Africa a big scare in their match yesterday. Fiji managed to stay on their heels through the first quarter trailing by just four points at half time (SA21-F17). But through some outstanding and fast plays, South Africa was able to keep Fiji at arms length to win the match 42-37. The South […]
Jamaica book semi with NZ
Wednesday 19 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Tuesday 18: Jamaica beat Northern Ireland 78-39 at the World Youth Netball Championships yesterday to book a semi-final clash with New Zealand tonight. The Jamaicans had a distinct height advantage throughout the court especially with Romelda Aiken under the goal, where she received good service from Sateva Taylor and Patricia McCalla. But Northern Ireland mixed […]
Singapore too good
Wednesday 19 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Wednesday 19: Singapore continued its good form at the World Youth Netball Championships with a decisive 60-30 win over Papua New Guinea yesterday afternoon. Like all games that eventually end up one-sided, the first two quarters were evenly contested with Singapore leading 24-19 at half time. In the third quarter, Singapore pulled away and its […]
First win for Samoa
Wednesday 19 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Saturday 15: Samoa scored its first win in the World Youth Netball Championships with a 58-40 victory over Botswana yesterday. The Samoans led right from the start to go to a 30-20 lead at halftime. Botswana pulled the deficit back to eight goals at one stage in the third quarter but couldn’t get any closer, […]
Barbados win Singapore tussle
Wednesday 19 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Tuesday 18: The Singapore-Barbados play off game at the World Youth Netball Championships yesterday was truly a game of four quarters, with the lead see-sawing throughout. Barbados came out firing at 12-8 at quarter time but Singapore wrestled the lead back (22-20) at half time – thanks to accurate shooting by Charmaine Soh Shi Hui […]