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Netball: Game plan gamble pays off

Waimarama Taumaunu's decision to leave Cathrine Latu out of the Silver Ferns World Cup line-up in favour of high volume shooters was met with raised eyebrows in many circles.

Silver Ferns stun Australia

Winless against their transtasman rivals in nine games, the Silver Ferns upstaged Australia in front of a record netball crowd in Sydney.

Three questions: Silver Ferns v Australia

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

As it happened: Silver Ferns v Barbados

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

Netball Watercooler chat survival guide

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

De Bruin: We'll give fans reason to believe

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

Netball: Fans help Malia's family get to Cup

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

Eight games in 10 days a big ask

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.

Comeback queen Kopua shines

The spotlight shone on the new kid and the comeback kid in the Silver Ferns dominant win over Fiji in the first of three pre-World Cup hit-outs in Porirua tonight.

Ferns' warm-ups to Cup 'ideal challenge'

The Silver Ferns are satisfied with the competition they will get from Fiji and South Africa in their only test hit-outs before next month's World Cup.

Lees calls time on career

Silver Fern midcourter Camilla Lees is quitting netball for good as she says it is no longer possible to combine her medical work with the demands of playing at the top level.

Ferns' coach shooting for dynamic look

It is possibly the biggest gamble of Waimarama Taumaunu's career. A calculated gamble, but a gamble no less.

Netball: Game time crucial for rookie Ferns

The new-look Silver Ferns attack line are an unknown quantity even to themselves just over three weeks out from the start of the World Cup.

Netball: Match play vital for new-look Silver Ferns

Netball: Maria Tutaia still go-to girl

Whatever happens to the Silver Ferns at the World Cup, one irrefutable truth remains - the performance of Maria Tutaia is still the critical success factor.

Disappointment still raw for Latu

"I need to just step away and reassess where I want to go. I need to find the spark and I guess get the love for the game back in my heart again so I can carry on."