Netball

The Vitality Roses ran out 55-43 winners against the Superleague All Stars in the third and final match of the Legends Series for a 3-0 clean sweep.

Having been hastily assembled following the cancellation of Jamaica's tour of England, the All Stars side put in arguably their best performance of the series in the final game. Desptite trailing 21-26 at half-time, the All Stars won the...

Netball has benefited from a £4 million cash injection from the government as part of a wider support package for elite sport to help get through the current coronavirus crisis.

The money, provided in the form of grants and long-term, low-interest loans, will be split equally between England Netball and Superleague Netball.

In total, the government has earmarked £300 million...

Serena Guthrie has returned from her international sabatical to be named co-captain alongside Laura Malcolm for the Vitality Roses' series against New Zealand.

Guthrie, a Commonwealth gold medal-winner, took a break following last year's World Cup. Fran Williams will take on vice-captaincy duties.

"Serena and Laura are well respected members of the team," said coach Jess...

Leeds Rhinos have shown they intend to be taken seriously as a new franchise by announcing Vitality Roses star Jade Clarke as their first signing ahead of an inaugural season in the Superleague in 2021.

Clarke joins following two successful seasons at Wasps and having been named in the England squad to take on New Zealand later this year.

"This is an opportunity to be part...