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Netball: Hard-hit Stars ready to re-start season
The Stars are keen to get their ANZ Premiership season back on track this weekend after having four of their fixtures postponed as a result of Covid-19.
Netball: Mystics' assistant coach Rob Wright - total recall
Most elite coaches won't go anywhere without a notepad, but Northern Mystics' assistant coach Rob Wright doesn't need one.
Headaches both good and bad for Silver Ferns' selectors
We're a quarter of the way through the ANZ Premiership, but how much can we read into the results so far after a Covid-disrupted start? Sports reporter Bridget Tunnicliffe analyses the first few…
Silver Ferns’ assistant coach Deb Fuller on closing the gap
Silver Ferns' assistant coach Deb Fuller says January's Quad Series highlighted the gap between the ANZ Premiership and what's needed at the international level.
Stars' coach will call retired Silver Ferns if Omicron overwhelms
Stars' coach Kiri Wills will approach retired Silver Ferns to get her side through the ANZ Premiership if Omicron wreaks havoc on the domestic league.
White Fern Jess Kerr savours unexpected career
In her final year of high school, White Fern Jess Kerr was given a lifeline to a second sporting life that she never saw coming.
Netball: Michaela Sokolich-Beatson won't let fear stop her
They say an elite sporting career is a short one - Northern Mystics netballer Michaela Sokolich-Beatson knows that only too well.
Netball: Pulse recruit believed she would always return to NZ
New Pulse signing Kristiana Manu'a believes she played some of her best netball when she got her first break in New Zealand seven years ago.
Cricket: Blaze spinner Xara Jetly strikes a chord
Wellington Blaze bowler Xara Jetly has a bigger fan base in India than she does in New Zealand but that's starting to change as she makes waves on the domestic scene.
Big test awaits Silver Ferns’ green shooting end
Twenty seven test caps is all the Silver Ferns' shooters have between them heading into the Quad Series but coach Dame Noeline Taurua has a lot of confidence in the quartet.
WATCH: Joan Hodson - Player, umpire, coach ...teacher
Former Silver Fern and New Zealand women's touch champion Joan Hodson has done it all in sport but perhaps the greatest impact she's had is as a teacher.
Dame Noeline sees England as major Comm Games threat
The Silver Ferns' coach loves a challenge and if she wants to win Commonwealth Games gold next year that could include beating England twice.
'I didn't know what sport was' - female refugees discover sport in NZ
When Fatima Hussaini arrived in New Zealand five years ago as a refugee she didn't know what sport was - now it's her dream to become a professional football player.
Vaccine hesitancy threatens Silver Ferns' programme
Vaccine hesitancy among some national squad members could put a major spanner in the works as the Silver Ferns build up to next year's Commonwealth Games.
Dispelling the creation myth of netball in NZ
A University of Auckland researcher is investigating the beginnings of netball in New Zealand and they are more complex than what we've been led to believe.
Saving a tennis club from becoming a statistic
First Person - As a sports journalist I've done a few stories over the years about the decline of sports clubs - now I'm part of one that is fighting for its survival.
Remembering the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games netball final
It was the longest game of netball ever played, stretched over 84 pulsating minutes, with so much to take in at every turn. Audio
Dame Noeline stares down next pinnacle event in charge
It's been a long time since the Silver Ferns held the World Cup and Commonwealth Games titles at the same time.
Silver Ferns couldn't overcome loss of experience
Missing their captain and vice captain proved too much for the Silver Ferns last night, and the England Roses got their first-ever series win on New Zealand soil.
Selection dilemma for Silver Ferns' coach with series on the line
The Silver Ferns' starting line up for the decider against the England Roses on Friday will be one of the hardest to predict in a long time.
'Mature, smart' Silver Fern debut for Metuarau
When Tiana Metuarau was told she would be getting her first Silver Ferns' Test cap, she didn't give much away.
Silver Ferns' coach holds off call on captain for England Tests
Silver Ferns' coach Dame Noeline Taurua will hold off picking a stand-in captain as long as she can with Auckland players in limbo ahead of next week's series against England.
'Crazy' - former Silver Fern on sitting on England coaching bench
Former Silver Ferns Liana Leota finds it hard to comprehend she'll be courtside helping the England Roses when they compete against New Zealand later this month.
England star Geva Mentor itching for Silver Ferns' tests
England Roses' veteran Geva Mentor is looking forward to playing international netball for the first time in over two years when her side takes on the Silver Ferns and she's taken the long route to…
Former Silver Ferns' captain not done yet with netball
Former Silver Ferns' captain Katrina Rore made a lot of netball fans happy today after confirming she's not done with the sport just yet.