Netball
SA has spirit but not the fury
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SOUTH Australia will finish sixth on the Australian Netball League ladder after mixed fortunes at ETSA Park on the weekend.
Natalie's queen of the court
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ADELAIDE Thunderbirds captain Natalie von Bertouch would have been a champion in any era.
Aussie goaler great values glory days
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SOUTH Australian netball champion Jenny Borlase admits her achievements on the court are only being fully appreciated with age.
Thunderbirds in hunt for the 'best'
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THE Adelaide Thunderbirds will target two goalers and a defender to complete their roster for 2012.
Long-term deal for young T-birds dynamos
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THE Adelaide Thunderbirds have shown faith in the potential of teenagers Kate Shimmin and Maddy Proud and signed them on long-term deals.
Silver Ferns mentor to call it quits
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HIGHLY successful New Zealand netball coach Ruth Aitken has quit as coach of the Silver Ferns after almost 10 years in the role.
Phoenix rises to contest Subway Cup
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OAKDALE, controversially overlooked earlier this year, is back in netball's Subway Cup.
Fever lures Cox back to Perth
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NEW West Coast Fever coach Norma Plummer has landed her first major signing with Perth, securing Australian sharpshooter Catherine Cox.
T-Birds glad to retain top trio
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THE Adelaide Thunderbirds have ensured they will put a high-class starting seven on court next season.
Nat looks back on Diamond days
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ADELAIDE Thunderbirds captain Nat von Bertouch had already proved herself a champion before the world championships in Singapore last month.
T-birds rejoice at top calling
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ADELAIDE has backed assistant coach Lisa Alexander's elevation to the Australian Diamonds job.
Alexander is new coach of Diamonds
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FORMER Adelaide Thunderbirds assistant Lisa Alexander is the new coach of Australia's world champion netball team.
Harby-Williams top choice for Angove
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THERE are few bigger names in South Australian netball than Marg Angove, OAM.
Injured Walker still a chance to play
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WOODS Panthers have not given up hope of having Kim Walker available for the Subway Cup elimination netball final.
Bulley bolsters T-Bird defence
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THE Adelaide Thunderbirds can attack next season extremely optimistic of a return to finals action after signing national squad member Rebecca Bulley.
Bulley to bolster T'birds defence
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THE Adelaide Thunderbirds has taken a massive step to solving their defensive issues following the signing of national squad member player Bec Bulley.
Who is SA netball's best of the best?
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WHO is the greatest player to represent the Adelaide Thunderbirds or Adelaide Ravens?
Lisa Alexander aims for the top job
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ADELAIDE Thunderbirds assistant coach Lisa Alexander is the frontrunner to be the next national team coach.
Plummer quits national post
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DESPITE steering Australia to the netball world championship title, Norma Plummer has withdrawn from the running for the national coaching position.
Relief as Garville breaks losing streak
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GARVILLE coach Jackie Blyth has described the team's first win for the season over Cougars was like a grand final victory for the players.
T-Birds hurry push for new recruits
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THE Adelaide Thunderbirds are hoping to emerge from a slow recruiting process and next week add another piece to their 2012 jigsaw.
Plummer eyes dual netball coaching roles
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WORLD netball championship winning coach Norma Plummer is believed to have put her hand up for another term at the helm of the Diamonds.
Contax lose Thunderbirds duo
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INJURIES have robbed Contax of Thunderbirds players Maddy Proud and Georgia Beaton for the rest of the Subway Cup season.
Ankle injury sidelines NZ captain
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NEW Zealand captain Casey Williams will miss the rest of the international season after opting to have ankle surgery.
Swine-flu postpones netball game
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A SWINE-FLU outbreak at Adelaide Cougars Netball Club has forced Netball SA to postpone tonight’s Premier League match against Contax.
Erin's screaming for more success
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ADELAIDE Thunderbirds goaler Erin Bell has been bitten by the international bug and wants more action with the Australian Diamonds.
Bassett wants long career with Diamonds
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CAITLIN Bassett hopes her world championship heroics will prove to be the launching pad for a long and fruitful international career.
SA injury a blow for nationals
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SOUTH Australia will be without Maddy Proud for its assault on the national 21 and under championships.
Life's a fairytale for netball queen
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SOUTH Australian netball queen Natalie von Bertouch is living on top of the world.
Oh, what a fantastic feeling
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WHAT a fantastic feeling. I can't believe it - it is still sinking in, writes Natalie Von Bertouch.
Will our Diamonds be forever?
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AUSTRALIAN captain Natalie von Bertouch wants to defend the word netball crown in Sydney in 2015.
Hallinan eager to make a fresh start
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THE Adelaide Thunderbirds' latest recruit Renae Hallinan is out to reignite her career.
McMahon, Cox have no plans to retire
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SHARELLE McMahon and Catherine Cox have refused to rule out playing in the netball world titles in Sydney in 2015.
Diamonds retain world crown in overtime
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AUSTRALIA has claimed its 10th world crown after a thrilling 58-57 come-from behind victory in overtime against New Zealand.
Bassett leaves Silver Ferns feeling sick
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JUST hours before she shot Australia to its 10th world netball title, nerves were making Caitlin Bassett physically ill.
News
Triple murder not guilty plea
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THE man charged with April's tragic Hectorville triple murder will seek to be declared mentally incompetent.
Sport
Thomas out, duo in doubt for Oval clash
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MATT Thomas has fallen out of Port Adelaide's side to play Melbourne in a historic clash at Adelaide Oval - and two others are in doubt.