A brief lights out couldn’t stop the Diamonds from shining as they claimed the opening win in the Constellation Cup series over their Trans-Tasman rivals.
Netball’s in-demand shooter Sophie Garbin says the ongoing issues plaguing her sport is starting to take its toll on the athletes.
It was the year the dress became a dirty word and a Diamonds rookie became a lightning rod for sport’s culture wars.
The national netball team showed admirable solidarity in the Hancock Prospecting sponsorship row. Hopefully,their courage will inspire other athletes to collectively fight the good fight.
The Diamonds learned a hard lesson in the realpolitik of sport sponsorship.
Australia’s netballers put two weeks of intense controversy behind them with a gutsy fightback on the Gold Coast.
Netball Australia boss Kelly Ryan insisted she is the right person to lead the sport as it emerged Hancock Prospecting pulled its sponsorship a day after an apparent resolution.
Gina Rinehart’s unique relationship with the athletes she sponsors is under the spotlight. But what do other high-profile benefactors expect for their investment?
Indigenous player Donnell Wallam finds herself at the centre of a power struggle between Netball Australia and the Diamonds,before she can even make her debut.
Marina Go has stepped down as the national team deals with on-court defeats and off-court controversy,including a reported player boycott of uniforms with the logo of Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting.
New Zealand brought Commonwealth Games gold medal winners Australia down to earth with a 56-48 win in Auckland.