Dana Johannsen and Radio Sport's Rikki Swannell answer the key questions from the Silver Ferns' opener.

In the days after Casey Kopua's surgery to reattach her patella tendon to her kneecap, Silver Ferns physio Sharon Kearney visited the star defender at her Hamilton home.

The Silver Ferns have opened their World Cup campaign in Sydney with a convincing win over Barbados, but the real test will come tomorrow.

See all the transpired in the Netball World Cup clash between the Silver Ferns and Barbados.

Neville Neville - the father of England sporting stars Tracey, Phil and Gary - has fallen ill.

Sydney Olympic Park will become a transtasman battleground, as both the All Blacks and Silver Ferns take on their Australian rivals at home.

Here's all you need to know so you can appear in the know about the tournament.

Poor results over past year mean for the first time the Silver Ferns go into a World Cup as underdogs to reach the final.

Over half a century after competing in the inaugural tournament in 1963, Dame Lois Muir will fly out to Sydney today for her 12th World Cup.

Silver Ferns newcomer Malia Paseka didn't think her family would get the chance to see her compete at her first World Cup.

In a year of dramatic changes for some of New Zealand's top netballers, midcourter Grace Rasmussen's road to World Cup selection has largely been overlooked.

It is all starting to feel real now for the Silver Ferns.

Netball World Cup organisers have been accused of sacrificing player welfare for ticket sales, with the revamped format set to significantly increase the load on players.

There is no more time for the Silver Ferns netballers.

As Norma Plummer said after this week's two-test series against the Ferns: "I just don't see the Diamonds being beaten at the moment."

Three Silver Ferns tell Dana Johannsen what it means for them to represent New Zealand at a World Cup.

They've recorded convincing wins over Fiji and South Africa, tested several alternative lines in each area of the court and closely replicated the relentless World Cup schedule.

The Silver Ferns will feel much happier about boarding a plane to Sydney next week after a comprehensive win over South Africa.

The Silver Ferns coach's displeasure at the Ferns' defensive performance is instructive of how she sees her side winning the World Cup, writes Dana Johannsen.

The Ferns' traditional strength is being targeted as the big work-on for the team, as they prepare for their final pre-World Cup hit-out against South Africa tonight.

South Africa have provided Silver Ferns coach Waimarama Taumaunu with a better guide of the relative strengths of her different combinations ahead of the World Cup

The Silver Ferns might be facing an unfamiliar opponent, but there will be a very familiar face sitting on the opposing sideline.

Top coaches would relate to Wai Taumaunu's dilemma when it came to choosing her world championship Silver Ferns squad this month, David Leggat.