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BBC News
26-06-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Moore leaves Welsh Netball and Cardiff Dragons role
Sara Moore has ended her tenure as Wales Netball and Cardiff Dragons head of performance after a five-year her time in charge, national team Welsh Feathers, rose to a highest ranking of sixth in the world while Dragons ended the 2025 Netball Super League season at the bottom of the Netball chief executive Sarah Boswell said: "We thank Sara for her work in progressing our performance programme and for her role in delivering two standout moments in Welsh sport – our sixth place world ranking and lifting the Celtic Cup trophy. "We wish her the very best in her future endeavours."The governing body says it will start "the process of reviewing and recruiting for the next stage of performance leadership over the coming months".
BBC News
30-05-2025
- General
- BBC News
Thunder beat Dragons to clinch play-off spot
Manchester Thunder edged past Cardiff Dragons 59-54 to secure a top-four finish in the Netball Super van der Berg top-scored with 37 goals at Belle Vue Arena on Friday as the hosts joined London Pulse and Loughborough Lightning in reaching the for Thunder moved them up to second in the standings on 28 points, but they trail leaders Pulse on goal shooter Georgia Rowe scored 26 for Dragons, who remain bottom after losing all but one of their 12 matches so far. Defending champions Lightning host fifth-placed Nottingham Forest on Saturday, while Pulse face Leeds Rhinos and Birmingham Panthers take on fourth-placed London Mavericks on Sunday.
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Lightning beat Dragons to go top of Super League
Loughborough Lightning moved back to the top of the Netball Super League with a convincing win at Cardiff Dragons. The reigning champions led from early in the first quarter and gradually extended their advantage to complete a comfortable 71-54 victory at Utilita Arena. Lightning led 35-28 at half-time and never looked like letting that lead slip in a clinical display that saw them record a 93% shooting success, missing just four shots all game. Goal shooter Samantha Wallace-Joseph top-scored for the visitors with 32 goals, while Dragons' Georgia Rowe had 35 goals in a losing cause. Victory moves Vic Burgess' Lightning three points clear of London Pulse, who host Birmingham Panthers on Sunday (18:00 BST). Leeds Rhinos take on Manchester Thunder in a match you can watch live on BBC iPlayer at 16:00 on Sunday. Elsewhere, London Mavericks came from behind to beat Nottingham Forest 57-48 at Hertfordshire Sports Village. Forest were 29-23 ahead at half-time but the Mavericks made a quick start to the third quarter and quickly got themselves on top. Australian Emily Andrew continued her fine debut NSL season with 42 goals as Mavericks kept themselves in front to secure a seventh win of the campaign. Saturday, 24 May London Mavericks 57-48 Nottingham Forest Cardiff Dragons 54-71 Loughborough Lightning Sunday, 25 May Leeds Rhinos v Manchester Thunder (16:00 BST - watch on BBC iPlayer) London Pulse v Birmingham Panthers (18:00 BST)
BBC News
24-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Lightning beat Dragons to go top of Super League
Loughborough Lightning moved back to the top of the Netball Super League with a convincing win at Cardiff reigning champions led from early in the first quarter and gradually extended their advantage to complete a comfortable 71-54 victory at Utilita led 35-28 at half-time and never looked like letting that lead slip in a clinical display that saw them record a 93% shooting success, missing just four shots all shooter Samantha Wallace-Joseph top-scored for the visitors with 32 goals, while Dragons' Georgia Rowe had 35 goals in a losing moves Vic Burgess' Lightning three points clear of London Pulse, who host Birmingham Panthers on Sunday (18:00 BST).Leeds Rhinos take on Manchester Thunder in a match you can watch live on BBC iPlayer at 16:00 on London Mavericks came from behind to beat Nottingham Forest 57-48 at Hertfordshire Sports were 29-23 ahead at half-time but the Mavericks made a quick start to the third quarter and quickly got themselves on Emily Andrew continued her fine debut NSL season with 42 goals as Mavericks kept themselves in front to secure a seventh win of the campaign. Fixtures and results Saturday, 24 MayLondon Mavericks 57-48 Nottingham ForestCardiff Dragons 54-71 Loughborough LightningSunday, 25 MayLeeds Rhinos v Manchester Thunder (16:00 BST - watch on BBC iPlayer)London Pulse v Birmingham Panthers (18:00 BST)
BBC News
16-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Forest crush Cardiff to go fourth in Super League
Nottingham Forest moved into the Netball Super League top four and boosted their play-off hopes with an emphatic 77-53 victory over bottom side Cardiff racked up the points at House of Sport in the Welsh capital, including 20 in the final quarter to boost their goal takes Chelsea Pitman's side up to fourth in the table, ahead of the weekend's other Super League fixtures on goal shooter Rolene Streutker enjoyed a fruitful night as she extended her lead at the top of the super shot scoreboard. The South African has now recorded 110 in this the result provides a boost as Pitman's team prepare to face London Mavericks - who they moved above in the table - next weekend in a potentially pivotal match for deciding play-off meanwhile, were unable to build on earning their first win of the season last weekend and remain rock bottom with just four points from nine games.
