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2020 September
- Fri, Sep 25, 2020
A pregnant Gretel Bueta is a surprise selection in 19-player Diamonds squad, which is the first named by new Australian coach Stacey Marinkovich.
- Fri, Sep 25, 2020The Indoor Hockey World Cup was due to take place in February next year, but has now been postponed by 12 months due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Fri, Sep 25, 2020While Melbourne have locked away top spot, the Super Netball finals make-up is still to be determined with teams jostling for positions in the last round.
- Wed, Sep 23, 2020With finals looming, Super Netball players will now receive at least 90 per cent of their salaries, up from 70 per cent, in a new pay deal.
- Wed, Sep 23, 2020
For the second year running, New Zealand's best female and male netballers will compete in televised contests.
- Tue, Sep 22, 2020Queensland Firebirds say the decision not to play Jemma Mi Mi in Super Netball's Indigenous round was strategic but admit they misread community expectations.
- Tue, Sep 22, 2020
Melbourne fighter Jake Matthews will take on his UFC hero Diego Sanchez on Fight Island during the Israel Adesanya undercard in UFC253.
- Tue, Sep 22, 2020
Netball's 2020 Constellation Cup series has been postponed until early next year, meaning a delayed competitive start for incoming coach Stacey Marinkovich.
- Mon, Sep 21, 2020Olympics-bound super heavyweight Justis Huni's first professional fight will be for an Australian title in Brisbane next month.
- Mon, Sep 21, 2020Three drive-by shootings in northern Victoria are linked and targeted, say police who confirmed a man and woman escaped injury at one site.
- Sun, Sep 20, 2020
The Queensland Firebirds closed Super Netball's Indigenous Round with an impressive upset win over minor premiers Melbourne Vixens.
- Sun, Sep 20, 2020A Queensland man with a bladed weapon has been shot dead by officers who police say feared for their lives after being called to a disturbance.
- Sat, Sep 19, 2020
West Coast Fever captain Courtney Bruce has led her side to a 71-66 Suncorp Super Netball win against the Giants in Cairns.
- Sat, Sep 19, 2020
Paige Hadley stepped up in the absence of captain Maddy Proud to lead the NSW Swifts to a 57-54 Super Netball win against the Adelaide Thunderbirds on Saturday.
- Fri, Sep 18, 2020A man remains in hospital recovering from being shot by police who have charged him with threatening officers.
- Fri, Sep 18, 2020The NSW Swifts are determined to stop their losing run and resurrect their Super Netball title defence when they take on the Adelaide Thunderbirds in Cairns.
- Wed, Sep 16, 2020The Sunshine Coast Lightning all but locked up second spot with a Super Netball victory over Collingwood at the Townsville Entertainment Centre.
- Tue, Sep 15, 2020Brisbane will host the Super Netball grand final with all finals matches to be played there or on the Sunshine Coast.
- Mon, Sep 14, 2020Jordan Mailata became the latest Australian to debut in the NFL when he lined up for Philadelphia Eagles in their season opener against Washington.
- Mon, Sep 14, 2020
Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews says the Boxing Day Test and Australian Open will be held in Melbourne and he is aiming for crowds to attend both events.
- Mon, Sep 14, 2020
Tyler Wright has won the Tweed Coast Pro with a dominant performance in the final against another former world surfing champion Stephanie Gilmore.
- Sun, Sep 13, 2020
West Coast Fever's Verity Charles has been allegedly spat at by a Super Netball fan, with the Queensland Firebirds investigating.
- Sun, Sep 13, 2020
The Giants have defeated the Adelaide Thunderbirds 64-54 in their Super Netball clash with the Sydney team staying in the hunt for a finals berth.
- Sun, Sep 13, 2020Karla Pretorius' 100th game was a memorable milestone for the Sunshine Coast Lightning defender as her side beat the Queensland Firebirds in Super Netball.
- Sun, Sep 13, 2020
Australia's four Olympic surfers Stephanie Gilmore, Sally Fitzgibbons, Owen Wright and Julian Wilson are all through the quarter-finals of the Tweed Coast Pro.
- Sat, Sep 12, 2020
Jhaniele Fowler set a new high mark for goals scored in a Super Netball match as the West Coast Fever knocked off defending champions the NSW Swifts.
- Sat, Sep 12, 2020
The Melbourne Vixens will finish the Super Netball season on top of the ladder after taking care of rivals Collingwood 61-53 in Brisbane.
- Fri, Sep 11, 2020
West Coast Fever are unbeaten in their past five games and goal defence Stacey Francis says they are excited for the challenge of taking on the NSW Swifts.
- Thu, Sep 10, 2020
Former Australian goal attack Nat Medhurst has announced her retirement from netball while on maternity leave from her Collingwood Super Netball team.
- Wed, Sep 09, 2020The Queensland Firebirds have held off a fast-finishing Adelaide Thunderbirds to remain in the hunt for a Super Netball play-off berth.
- Wed, Sep 09, 2020
A second-half cameo from Australian Diamonds captain Caitlin Bassett has helped the Giants keep their Super Netball season alive.
- Tue, Sep 08, 2020
The Melbourne Vixens have emerged as the team to beat in Super Netball with a strong win over defending champions NSW Swifts on Tuesday.
- Tue, Sep 08, 2020 The West Coast Fever have extended their unbeaten run to four games after running out big winners over the Sunshine Coast Lightning.
- Sun, Sep 06, 2020
The Sunshine Coast Lightning have won a Super Netball thriller after Steph Wood's super shot sank the Giants.
- Sun, Sep 06, 2020
The Adelaide Thunderbirds have made a triumphant Super Netball return to South Australia after blowing away the rock-bottom Collingwood Magpies.
- Sat, Sep 05, 2020
West Coast Fever have announced themselves as Suncorp Super Netball title contenders but had to settle for a 63-63 draw against the Melbourne Vixens.
- Sat, Sep 05, 2020
Youngsters Tippah Dwan, Lara Dunkley and Mahalia Cassidy have led the Queensland Firebirds to a shock 77-64 Super Netball win over the NSW Swifts.
- Fri, Sep 04, 2020
Collingwood's disappointing Super Netball season has been hit by the loss of former and current Test stars Madi and Kelsey Browne but they remain optimistic.
- Thu, Sep 03, 2020
Magpies co-captain Madi Browne has blamed bad genes after her dodgy knee led to her calling time on her Super Netball career mid-season.
- Wed, Sep 02, 2020Ingrid Colyer was one of the West Coast Fever's best before suffering a knee injury in her side's 71-60 Super Netball win against the Queensland Firebirds.
- Wed, Sep 02, 2020 Top defender Shamera Sterling suffered an ankle injury as her side Adelaide Thunderbirds fell to Sunshine Coast Lightning in their Super Netball clash.
- Wed, Sep 02, 2020Madi Browne, a veteran of 61 Tests for the Australian Diamonds, has announced her retirement from netball after an injury setback.
- Tue, Sep 01, 2020
NSW Swifts goal shooter Sam Wallace did not have it all her own way as she led her side to a 69-54 Super Netball win against the Collingwood Magpies.
- Tue, Sep 01, 2020
Liz Watson has led the Super Netball competition-leading Melbourne Vixens to a 73-53 thumping of the Giants at Nissan Arena.
- Tue, Sep 01, 2020 The looming Australian Grand Slam of Surfing has been welcomed by two-time world champion Tyler Wright after a COVID-19 disrupted season.
2020 August
- Sun, Aug 30, 2020Fresh from a painful one-goal loss, the Queensland Firebirds have held their nerve to beat the Adelaide Thunderbirds 54-53 in their Super Netball clash.
- Sun, Aug 30, 2020 West Coast Fever have written themselves into the Super Netball record books after crushing the Sunshine Coast Lightning by 24 goals.
- Sun, Aug 30, 2020 The intensity of the Super Netball season is set to help the Diamonds in upcoming tournaments, says newly named Australian coach Stacey Marinkovich.
- Sat, Aug 29, 2020
International pair Jamie-Lee Price and Jo Harten have lifted to help the Giants to a 69-54 Super Netball win against the Collingwood Magpies in Brisbane.
- Sat, Aug 29, 2020 Stacey Marinkovich has been named as Australia's netball coach, replacing Lisa Alexander, with the Diamonds hopeful of taking on New Zealand this year.
- Sat, Aug 29, 2020 Melbourne Vixens co-captain Liz Watson has inspired her team to a 63-60 win over the NSW Swifts in their Super Netball top of the table clash.
- Fri, Aug 28, 2020Melbourne Vixens and NSW Swifts will square off in a top-of-the-table Super Netball clash in their first meeting this season.
- Thu, Aug 27, 2020
Australian super-welterweight champion Tim Tszyu wants to line up a fight in Russia after proving himself in a dominant defeat of Jeff Horn in Townsville.
- Thu, Aug 27, 2020
Jeff Horn admitted Tim Tszyu "made him look silly" in a loss on Wednesday night that may have been the former world champion's boxing farewell.
- Thu, Aug 27, 2020 Tim Tszyu has stopped Jeff Horn after eight dominant rounds in their super welterweight fight in Townsville to remain undefeated.
- Wed, Aug 26, 2020Neil Sachse, who raised millions of dollars for spinal cord research, has died 45 years after being left a quadriplegic in an injury while playing in the VFL.
- Wed, Aug 26, 2020 The NSW Swifts proved they are up for the challenge of defending their Super Netball title by defeating the Sunshine Coast Lightning on Wednesday.
- Wed, Aug 26, 2020The Melbourne Vixens have withstood a mighty challenge from the Adelaide Thunderbirds before finishing strong to maintain top spot on the Super Netball ladder.
- Tue, Aug 25, 2020 Jhaniele Fowler has led the West Coast Fever to a 71-57 Super Netball win against the Collingwood Magpies.
- Tue, Aug 25, 2020
Caitlin Bassett has sunk the match-winning goal in the Giants' 66-65 Super Netball win against the Queensland Firebirds.
- Tue, Aug 25, 2020 The judges for the Jeff Horn-Tim Tszyu fight have been put on notice after claims of bias sparked chaotic scenes at the much-anticipated bout's weigh-in.
- Tue, Aug 25, 2020Once part of Kostya Tszyu's small team, Glen Jennings now manages his son Tim and says Jeff Horn's camp's theatrics have amused him ahead of Wednesday's fight.
- Tue, Aug 25, 2020South Australia will present its bid to host AFL finals, and the grand final, to league officials on Wednesday.
- Mon, Aug 24, 2020 New Zealand's most capped netballer Laura Langman has called time on her international career after 163 Test caps.
- Mon, Aug 24, 2020 Tim Tszyu is adamant he can go toe-to-toe with Jeff Horn in their super welterweight fight on Wednesday, even if it does get ugly.
- Sun, Aug 23, 2020 The Sunshine Coast Lightning were too strong in the fourth quarter as they ended the Adelaide Thunderbirds' two-match winning streak in Super Netball.
- Sun, Aug 23, 2020
The Melbourne Vixens have withstood a tough challenge from the Giants to maintain their status as the team to beat in Super Netball.
- Sat, Aug 22, 2020 The Queensland Firebirds have continued their hoodoo over the West Coast Fever by winning Saturday's Super Netball encounter 69-57.
- Sat, Aug 22, 2020
Super Netball's champions were forced to draw on all of their title experience as the NSW swifts edged out the Collingwood Magpies by two goals on Saturday.
- Sat, Aug 22, 2020
Super Netball will be played in Cairns and Townsville for the first time with the league announcing two games will be shifted to Far North Queensland.
- Fri, Aug 21, 2020The WSL's Australian Grand Slam of Surfing has added a third event, giving the nation's best surfers an extra chance to compete in 2020.
- Fri, Aug 21, 2020Netball Australia has met with the two umpires involved in Super Netball's first send-off and determined they followed the correct process.
- Fri, Aug 21, 2020
Before their Sunday clash with the Sunshine Coast Lightning, the Adelaide Thunderbirds are having their best Super Netball season in years.
- Thu, Aug 20, 2020
The Giants will seek clarification with Super Netball officials over the competition's first ever send-off, with their goal defence Kristiana Manu'a forced off.
- Wed, Aug 19, 2020The Sunshine Coast Lightning have won a bizarre Super Netball clash by one goal after Giants defender Kristiana Manu'a was sent off.
- Wed, Aug 19, 2020 Once the easybeats of Super Netball, the improving Adelaide Thunderbirds have clocked up back-to-back wins to move into the top four.
- Tue, Aug 18, 2020Organisers of mass participation sports including running festivals will ask the government for a $48 million stimulus package to keep the industry afloat.
- Tue, Aug 18, 2020
Super Netball has released the draw for rounds seven to nine and announced a full round will be played behind closed doors to keep competition costs down.
- Tue, Aug 18, 2020 Helen Housby has led the NSW Swifts to a 64-57 Super Netball win but it was not all bad news for the improving Queensland Firebirds.
- Tue, Aug 18, 2020 The Melbourne Vixens have retained top spot on the Super Netball ladder with with a 68-59 win over the West Coast Fever at Brisbane's Nissan Arena.
- Mon, Aug 17, 2020Sportradar, the agency which tracks betting patterns and data from a range of sports, says its new service can help fight anonymous online abuse.
- Sun, Aug 16, 2020 The Sunshine Coast Lightning proved too strong for defending champions NSW Swifts in Super Netball's grand final rematch.
- Sun, Aug 16, 2020 Shamera Sterling starred as the Adelaide Thunderbirds broke through for their first Super Netball win over the previously unbeaten Melbourne Vixens
- Sat, Aug 15, 2020Neither team left satisfied after Queensland Firebirds and the Giants both missed opportunities in the closing minutes of their Super Netball draw.
- Fri, Aug 14, 2020Unbeaten in three starts, the Melbourne Vixens are finding a new normal through their condensed Super Netball season, according to co-skipper Kate Maloney.
- Thu, Aug 13, 2020Australia's sex discrimination commissioner will lead a review in gymnastics after athletes have spoken of mental and physical abuse in the sport.
- Wed, Aug 12, 2020 The NSW Swifts have defeated Adelaide Thunderbirds by 15 goals in Super Netball with Paige Hadley shining in her 100th game.
- Wed, Aug 12, 2020 Melbourne Vixens have kept top place on the Super Netball ladder after an impressive win over Sunshine Coast Lightning.
- Tue, Aug 11, 2020Shimona Nelson and Molly Jovic have starred for the Collingwood Magpies in their 58-54 Super Netball win against the Queensland Firebirds.
- Tue, Aug 11, 2020 Caitlin Bassett's 200th game was a memorable one for the Giants' goal shooter as she helped her team to a 75-68 Super Netball win over West Coast Fever.
- Mon, Aug 10, 2020
Melbourne star Ryan Papenhuyzen says he's received death threats - and believed many NRL players have - from punters on social media unhappy with bet outcomes.
- Sun, Aug 09, 2020 The Sunshine Coast Lightning have overcome an injury scare to key goaler Steph Wood to remain unbeaten in Super Netball
- Sun, Aug 09, 2020 Helen Housby's late goal has given the NSW Swifts a dramatic one-point Super Netball win over West Coast Fever.
- Sat, Aug 08, 2020 Youngster Georgie Horjus was just one of the stars as Adelaide Thunderbirds claimed a 59-51 Super Netball win against the Giants.
- Sat, Aug 08, 2020 The Melbourne Vixens used the Queensland Firebirds as training fodder in their 78-50 Super Netball win at Nissan Arena on Saturday.
- Fri, Aug 07, 2020
His international plans put on hold by COVID-19, rising Australian boxer Jai Opetaia isn't giving up on his world title ambition.
- Fri, Aug 07, 2020The NSW deputy premier says major Australian sports events hosted in Victoria must go ahead despite COVID-19 and should be shifted to NSW if need be.
- Fri, Aug 07, 2020Ahead of Super Netball round two, Sunshine Coast coach Kylee Byrne says the biggest adjustment to the new Super Shot has been for defenders in the goal circle.
- Thu, Aug 06, 2020Diamonds defender April Brandley says juggling an infant and Super Netball is a new challenge as the only player-mum in the competition's Queensland hub.
- Tue, Aug 04, 2020Super Netball will be played four days a week with midweek matches on Tuesday and Wednesday nights as part of a condensed competition based in Queensland.
- Mon, Aug 03, 2020
Caitlin Bassett is still against the Super Shot despite her team using the tactic in the Giants loss to the NSW Swifts in Super Netball's opening round.
- Sun, Aug 02, 2020 Defending champions NSW Swifts have held on to beat the Giants 63-61 in a Super Netball clash that involved some late drama.
- Sun, Aug 02, 2020Melbourne Vixens have taken control in the fourth quarter to knock off rivals Collingwood in their Super Netball opener.
- Sat, Aug 01, 2020
West Coast Fever's Jhaniele Fowler has sunk 53 goals in her side's 74-62 Super Netball win against the Adelaide Thunderbirds.
- Sat, Aug 01, 2020Stephanie Wood has used the controversial super shot to haul the Sunshine Coast to a 66-48 first-round Super Netball win against the Queensland Firebirds.
2020 July
- Fri, Jul 31, 2020Former St Kilda forward Arryn Siposs admits he was stunned when Detroit Lions informed him he'd tested positive for COVID-19.
- Fri, Jul 31, 2020 With the entire Super Netball season likely to be played in Queensland, the two teams based there will have an advantage according to Giants captain Jo Harten.
- Thu, Jul 30, 2020 West Coast Fever players are set for some major cramming in the next 48 hours after a change to their round-one Super Netball fixture.
- Thu, Jul 30, 2020The Australian Human Rights Commission will investigate cases of abuse with Australian gymnastics after a host of athletes detailed abuse during their careers.
- Thu, Jul 30, 2020COVID-19's impact has forced netball authorities to postpone the World Youth Cup, which was scheduled for Fiji in June 2021.
- Wed, Jul 29, 2020 It's not just shooters making adjustments for the introduction of the two-point shot in Super Netball with defenders and midcourters also making changes.
- Wed, Jul 29, 2020 The new Queensland border restrictions have forced Super Netball to reshuffle round one and rush the two Sydney teams to Brisbane to play their round-one match.
- Wed, Jul 29, 2020
Robert Whittaker would have no hesitation in returning to the UFC's Fight Island after a win there last weekend and wants another bout in 2020.
- Tue, Jul 28, 2020 Super Netball has decided to scrap the bonus point system and delay the introduction of extra time for the 2020 campaign starting on the weekend.
- Mon, Jul 27, 2020
There are no mums relocating interstate with young families ahead of the Super Netball start on Saturday, although a number of players are on maternity leave.
- Sun, Jul 26, 2020
Former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker has scored a unanimous points win over England's Darren Till in Abu Dhabi.
- Thu, Jul 23, 2020Gymnastics Australia is promising action after numerous former gymnasts detail mental and physical abuse in the sport.
- Wed, Jul 22, 2020 Former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker says he'll have more weapons to call on than England's Darren Till when they fight in Abu Dhabi.
- Tue, Jul 21, 2020Victoria's two teams are playing catch-up with their Super Netball rivals after their season preparations were hamstrung by coronavirus restrictions.
- Tue, Jul 21, 2020The ex-coach of Australian Olympic ice skater Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya says the 20-year-old, who died on Saturday, fell from a sixth-floor window in Russia.
- Sun, Jul 19, 2020Australian former world junior figure skating champion Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya has died, aged 20, in Moscow.
- Sun, Jul 19, 2020A condensed Super Netball competition will get under way in Queensland on August 1 with all teams to be based in the Sunshine State.
- Sat, Jul 18, 2020Australian former world junior figure skating champion Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya has died aged 20 in Moscow.
- Sat, Jul 18, 2020
Australian Sally Fitzgibbons believes a mid-season cut in the new-look World Surf League will sharpen the focus of her and other tour veterans.
- Sat, Jul 18, 2020 Victoria's two Super Netball teams, Collingwood and Melbourne, will fly to Queensland on Sunday after being given government exemptions.
- Fri, Jul 17, 2020The World Surf League has announced this year's tour has been abandoned due to the global coronavirus pandemic.
- Thu, Jul 16, 2020Victoria's Super Netball players are waiting by their phones to hear when they're leaving Melbourne and where they'll be playing the competition.
- Wed, Jul 15, 2020
Australian world champion Alex Volkanovski says UFC boss Dana White wanted his opponent Max Holloway to win and he was surprised by the criticism of judges.
- Tue, Jul 14, 2020Almost 80 per cent of multicultural Australians who drowned in NSW over a five-year span were poor or non-swimmers, according to new research.
- Mon, Jul 13, 2020 Jeff Horn is baffled as to why bookies are favouring his opponent Tim Tszyu in their eagerly anticipated boxing bout in Townsville next month.
- Mon, Jul 13, 2020 Super Netball is considering various competition scenarios with the first three rounds of the season to be unveiled on Tuesday.
- Sun, Jul 12, 2020
Australian Alex Volkanovski feels he is only a couple of wins away from being the best UFC featherweight champion, after winning his rematch with Max Holloway.
- Sun, Jul 12, 2020 The domestic superfight between Jeff Horn and Tim Tsyzu will be held on August 26 in Townsville.
- Sat, Jul 11, 2020Alexander Volkanovski's camp expect challenger Max Holloway to be more aggressive in Sunday's rematch with Australia's UFC featherweight world champion.
- Fri, Jul 10, 2020
A world title shot and fighting in front of a crowd in Las Vegas in September is a distinct possibility for Australian boxer Jason Moloney.
- Thu, Jul 09, 2020The Melbourne Vixens and Collingwood Magpies are waiting for Super Netball to decide on when and where they will relocate to in order to start the season.
- Wed, Jul 08, 2020Alex "Chumpy" Pullin has died at the age of 32, leaving a legacy as one of Australia's greatest snowboarders.
- Tue, Jul 07, 2020
Patrick Dangerfield and Erin Williams are part of a cross-code alliance of sports stars heading a national campaign against racism called We Got You.
- Tue, Jul 07, 2020Sports officials are desperate to stage trans-Tasman events in 2020 but remain stifled by international border restrictions.
- Tue, Jul 07, 2020Australia's UFC featherweight champion Alex Volkanovksi has thrown some verbal shots at challenger Max Holloway in the lead-up to their rematch on Sunday.
- Sun, Jul 05, 2020Rookie Australian driver Oscar Piastri has survived a "very scary" opening-lap crash before claiming his debut FIA Formula 3 championship race win in Austria.
- Sun, Jul 05, 2020Queensland Firebirds' Diamonds star Gretel Bueta will sit out the 2020 netball season as she prepares for the birth of her first child.
- Fri, Jul 03, 2020
Boxer Andrew Moloney will get a rematch against the man who took his world super-flyweight title, while a rankings boost is on the cards for twin brother Jason.
- Thu, Jul 02, 2020 Australia's UFC featherweight king Alexander Volkanovski believes he will stop Max Holloway in their title rematch despite a number of preparation issues.
2020 June
- Tue, Jun 30, 2020Netball Australia chief Marne Fechner says her organisation has submitted a compelling bid to host the 2027 World Cup in Sydney.
- Tue, Jun 30, 2020Western Bulldogs premiership player Lachie Hunter has been formally charged over a crash in April and will face Melbourne Magistrates Court on November 4.
- Mon, Jun 29, 2020The New York Yacht Club's pursuit of the America's Cup has become tangible after their boat was the first of the challengers to arrive in Auckland.
- Sat, Jun 27, 2020A new entity to fight sporting corruption in Australia will officially come into being this Wednesday.
- Fri, Jun 26, 2020
Jason Moloney was impressive in battering Mexico's Leonardo Baez in a seventh-round TKO win in Las Vegas.
- Thu, Jun 25, 2020 Jason Moloney says he is focusing on his Mexican opponent Leonardo Baez and not his brother's disappointing world-title fight loss.
- Thu, Jun 25, 2020NSW health minister Brad Hazzard says Victorian fans will be banned from attending NRL and AFL games in NSW.
