Injuries, illness, loss of form. Life is no roller coaster for sports teams. The Silver Ferns are no different, especially on the injury front right now. But there are invariably certainties teams can bank on in difficult times.
New Zealand secured top spot in their group with a hugely encouraging 50-42 win over Jamaica at the Commonwealth Games last night.
The Silver Ferns have continued their unbeaten run through Commonwealth Games pool play.
An injury to star shooter Maria Tutaia has further unsettled the Silver Ferns camp after a rocky start to their Commonwealth Games title defence.
Kiwis betting on the Commonwealth Games are backing New Zealand's hockey sides, sevens rugby - and the Australian netball team.
The Silver Ferns have two young guns on standby for next month's Commonwealth Games, with team management conscious of the risk of carrying three injury-prone defenders into the tournament.
The ANZ Championship decider will once again be an all-Australian affair after the Queensland Firebirds brought the Magic’s finals campaign to an end in Brisbane tonight.
his wasn't the preliminary final anyone was picking. Neither the Magic nor the Firebirds were expected to feature in this weekend's sudden-death match, but for very different reasons.
As the traffic crawled along Auckland's Southern Motorway in rush hour on Monday night, it is safe to say there wasn't a happier commuter than Magic shooter Ellen Halpenny.
Today's naming of the Silver Ferns team to defend their Commonwealth Games title looms as a major distraction for the Magic as they prepare for their next playoffs showdown.
A penalty goal from English import Jo Harten at the end of regulation time has secured the Magic a dramatic come-from-behind win over the NSW Swifts.
Recent history will be against the Waikato-Bay of Plenty Magic when the ANZ Championship finals series kicks off today.