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Scotland, Botswana win first games
Wednesday 19 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Tuesday 18: Scotland scored its first win of the World Youth Netball Championships with a 68-23 victory over Vanuatu. Botswana also won its first game, beating USA 52-43. Today the two winners – Scotland and Botswana face off, while Vanuatu will play USA. The games will start at 9.45am. The four teams are playing off […]
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 […]
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 […]
Australia ravage Cooks
Wednesday 19 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Tuesday 18: After Australia scored 10 goals in the first five minutes of play against the Cook Islands, it was an uphill battle for the local team who were defeated 86-17. The Cooks had the advantage of the first pass off but nerves saw the ball turned over in the Cooks shooting circle and it […]
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 […]
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 […]
FRIDAY'S RESULTS
Wednesday 19 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Samoa pips Wales in thriller
Wednesday 19 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Tuesday 18: A one-point thriller was played out between Wales and Samoa yesterday, with the Pacific team edging out the side from the United Kingdom, 47-46. Wales took a 10-8 lead at the first break but Samoa pegged back the score and led 21-20 at half time. The two sides went goal for goal in […]
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 […]
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 […]
SATURDAY'S DRAW
Wednesday 19 August 2009 | Published in Netball
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 […]
Trinidad and Tobago too good for Scotland
Wednesday 19 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Monday 17: Scotland just couldn’t get a break when they faced the energetic Trinidad and Tobago girls who bolted to a 50-35 win on Saturday. Trinidad and Tobago were charged and ready for anything when they took to the court against a calm Scotland side. But Scotland found they were one step behind the Caribbean […]
NZ beat Ireland
Wednesday 19 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Saturday 15: New Zealand wasted no time in disposing of the Irish netball team last night with a runaway 97-25 win. New Zealand was just too slick and quick for Northern Ireland. The Kiwis used the match to polish up their already impressive skills with goal shooter Paula Griffin having no problems under the goal. […]
THURSDAY'S RESULTS
Wednesday 19 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Game No.Poolteam nameteam name18Pool ANew Zealand 78Scotland2419Pool ATrinidad & Tobago 59Barbados 3320Pool DJamaica 76Malawi3521Pool DSingapore 59USA2322Pool CAustralia 97Botswana1123Pool CSamoa29South Africa4924Pool BCook Islands82Vanuatu2425Pool BMalaysia 34Wales47 THE POOLS POOL A POOL B POOL C POOL D New Zealand England Australia Jamaica Northern Ireland Cook Islands Fiji Papua New Guinea Scotland Malaysia Botswana Malawi Trinidad & Tobago Wales […]
It's down to business!
Wednesday 19 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Monday 17: Now the World Youth Netball Championships get down to the business end of the tournament, with the quarter finals being played today. The tournament’s top seeds – New Zealand, Australia, Jamaica and England – will be expected to go through to tomorrow’s semi-finals, although their opponents might see things differently. Malawi posted a […]
Australia overwhelms Botswana
Wednesday 19 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Friday 14: The Australia goal keepers had an easy day at the office when the team faced Botswana last night as the ball was a rare sight in the Botswana shooting circle. It was an easy 97-11 win with the match only really increasing in intensity in the last quarter as Australia attempted to score […]
Veteran NZ boxing expert lends a hand
Wednesday 12 August 2009 | Published in Sports
Saturday 8: Veteran New Zealand boxing official Keith Walker will add another signpost in his long career as a technical officer at the Pacific Mini Games next month. His main role will be to monitor the performances of the referees. He arrives this weekend for meetings with Boxing Cook Islands who want him to bring […]
Kiwi netballers shoot for top
Wednesday 12 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Friday 7: The New Zealand under 21 netball team arrived on the island in the early hours of Thursday and have already hit the ground running. The team has just one goal to achieve at the World Youth Netball Championships and that is to retain the Millennium Trophy. The Kiwi team won the last championships […]
CHAMPIONSHIPS FORMAT
Wednesday 12 August 2009 | Published in Netball
Monday 10 August Opening Ceremony 2.30pm Opening Game Tuesday 11 August to Saturday 15 August Pool Play Sunday 16 August Rest Day for all teams Monday 17 August Quarter finals Tuesday 18 August Semi finals Wednesday 19 August Final play-off for placings 9-12 Thursday 20 August Final matches for placings 1-8 Grand Final and Closing […]