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Malawi's on a mission
Wednesday 19 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Friday 14: The Malawi under 21 netball team reckon they have prepared enough to be ranked 8th or better at these World Youth Netball Championships. “We have prepared hard and we want to be 8 or better,” says assistant coach Conis Mhone. She says that team have been in intense training for the past three […]
Malawi test Jamaica
Wednesday 19 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Friday 14: The crowd may have been on their side but it wasn’t enough to help Malawi in their game against one of the favourites, Jamaica, yesterday. Malawi coach Peace Chawinga said that like their first game on Wednesday night against Papua New Guinea, the side held its own in the first quarter and then […]
Singapore ready for WYNC 2011!
Wednesday 19 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Friday 14: If the World Netball Championships were to be staged next month, Singapore would be more than ready to host the games. Plans are already advanced to ensure that Singapore will host the senior championships in less than two years time. A delegation from Singapore gave the International Federation of Netball Associations congress a […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
15-year-olds Malaysia's x-factor
Wednesday 19 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Thursday 13: Norasyikin Kamal Zaman (left) and Noramirah Dayana are the star 15-year-olds in the Malaysia under 21 netball team. The pair may be the babies of the team but they are also the team’s X-factor. Both teenagers contribute their high fitness levels to being students at the Malaysia Sports Academy, where most of the […]
Singapore resist Jamaica
Wednesday 19 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Thursday 13: It was a fiery and feisty Singapore team that took on the mighty Jamaicans last night in what was a thrilling match that saw Jamaica win 75-24. Singapore was able to keep Jamaica from scoring another century with the gutsy players taking on players twice their size. Jamaica played an expansive game with […]
Malawi deliver
Wednesday 19 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Thursday 13: Malawi have shown that they are a threat at their first ever World Youth Netball Championships after a very quick 84-20 win over Papua New Guinea last night. Malawi spared no time for niceties when they took to the court in high gear and stayed that way for the whole game. Papua New […]
Malaysia bolts in
Wednesday 19 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Thursday 13: Malaysia brought their A game to the courts yesterday to defeat Vanuatu 74-30 in their pool B match. The team bolted to a 25-7 lead in the first quarter and spent the last three quarters of the match having plenty of fun playing their game. Malaysian goal shooter Norashikin Zaman had a ball […]
Two in a row for Irish
Wednesday 19 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Thursday 13: Northern Ireland made it two in a row with a hard-fought 53-40 win over Scotland at the World Youth Netball Championships yesterday afternoon. The win came less than 24 hours after Northern Ireland pipped Trinidad & Tobago 45-43, in what has been billed the match of the tournament to date. “It was a […]
Cooks Islands look to book spot in top eight
Wednesday 19 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Thursday 13: The Cooks will be looking to book a place in the quarterfinals when it plays Vanuatu this evening in their pool B game. If it can win this match, the home side will have recorded three wins at the tournament New Zealand will also be after the same result, with the Kiwis taking […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
Crunch match in pool D
Wednesday 19 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Saturday 15: The Malawi-Singapore match is shaping up as the crunch match in today’s line-up at the World Youth Netball Championships. Both teams have lost one game – to Jamaica – and won against Papua New Guinea and USA. The winner of the game will progress to the quarter finals with Jamaica, with the loser […]
Lofty English inflict first CI loss
Wednesday 19 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Saturday 15: Facing England was always going to be the Cook Islands’ toughest match in their pool, but the young island side did well to contain their loftier opponents who won the match 58-31. The Cooks headed into the match after an 82-24 win over Vanuatu on Thursday evening, which no doubt cushioned the team […]
3 last deciders
Wednesday 19 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Monday 17: The final three pool games on Saturday evening brought no surprises. Papua New Guinea defeated USA 51-35 in pool D. Malawi brought their A game to beat Singapore 85-25 in the final pool D match. England used their match against Malaysia to play all their players in their 53-20 defeat over Malaysia. Malawi […]
SA beat plucky Botswana
Wednesday 19 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Monday 17: When South Africa captain Bongiwe Msomi led her team on court to face Botswana, she wore a face that spelled out their intentions to win the match – no matter what. Not that the young Botswana team took too much notice as they just wanted to put on their best performance. And yes […]
No Irish luck in this win
Wednesday 19 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Monday 17: There was no luck involved in Northern Ireland’s 50-33 win over Barbados on Saturday –just good clean passes and discipline. However, their win wasn’t easy as Barbados put the squeeze on the Irish girls several times during the match. Ireland squeaked into a 13-10 lead over Barbados in the first quarter and worked […]
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