Commonwealth Games netball

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Wounded Diamonds out for netball payback | Commonwealth ... (Commonwealth Games Australia)

The Diamonds will face off against England in the semi-final in a rematch of heart breaking gold medal match from the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games.

The Diamonds have suffered a surprising loss in the side’s final pool match against the emerging Jamaican side and now will await to find out who they face in the semi-final. Instead of facing the English in what everyone assumed would be the gold medal game – in a rematch of the epic 2018 battle for gold on the Gold Coast – a wounded Australia will now take on the host nation in Saturday’s semi-finals. The Diamonds will face off against England in the semi-final in a rematch of heart breaking gold medal match from the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Why Super Netball's import rules are not to blame for historic Comm ... (Fox Sports)

Don't blame Jamaica's history-making win over Australia at the Commonwealth Games on the Super Netball competition. The 57-55 win – Australia's first ever ...

But it’s the discipline for Jamaica to do that for the four quarters that could be the difference for their medal chances – they can be very undisciplined or inconsistent. I think it’s fantastic for world netball, not just our domestic competition, the strength of players taking the court and seeing how their performances really developing. I think there was a lot of talk coming into this Games about the form of the Jamaicans, and in the past they have been a team that’s been inconsistent with their performances.

Australia suffer shock netball defeat to Jamaica at Commonwealth ... (alloaadvertiser.com)

Pressure makes diamonds is a favourite athlete cliche at the Commonwealth Games but in the case of Australia it can break them too.

A hostile media accused players of 'disrespecting the dress' and coach walked before she was axed. In a remarkable turnaround, just over a year later they were crowned world champions in Liverpool. "I've been in this job three years and gone on a big journey with these players. Eleanor Cardwell and Housby's goals will get the headlines, but this was a special night for the evergreen Geva Mentor, a 37-year-old who made her first Commonwealth Games appearance two decades ago. This group like making history and we've got a big task against a wounded team. They were just one point ahead at half-time but boosted that to a six-point advantage heading into the final quarter.

Commonwealth Games: Kiwis in action on day nine on Saturday (Stuff.co.nz)

Crunch time for the Silver Ferns in a semifinal against Jamaica, as Kiwi bowlers, athletes and wrestlers all chase medals in Birmingham.

7.10am: Men's 5000m final (Geordie Beamish) 10.22pm: Clubs final (Havana Hopman) 12.10am: Men's 1500m final (Sam Tanner)

Jamaica netball captain Jhaniele Fowler reflects on 'surreal ... (NationalWorld)

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A hostile media accused players of ‘disrespecting the dress’ and coach walked before she was axed. In a remarkable turnaround, just over a year later they were crowned world champions in Liverpool. “I’ve been in this job three years and gone on a big journey with these players. Eleanor Cardwell and Housby’s goals will get the headlines, but this was a special night for the evergreen Geva Mentor, a 37-year-old who made her first Commonwealth Games appearance two decades ago. This group like making history and we’ve got a big task against a wounded team. They were just one point ahead at half-time but boosted that to a six-point advantage heading into the final quarter.

Jamaica's Sunshine Girls stun Australia in dramatic come-back 57 ... (caribbeannationalweekly.com)

Jamaica's national netball team, the Sunshine Girls, rallied from a six-goal deficit to stun the world's top-ranked Australia.

In badminton, Samuel Ricketts and Tahlia Richardson lost 1-2 (13-21, 21-16, 8-21) to Australia’s Jack Yu and Kaitlin Ea in mixed doubles round of 32 action. Knight-Wisdom had earlier finished fifth in the preliminary with 383.60 points. We want to go home with either a gold or silver medal, but we’re going for the gold, that’s always been our focus.” “We probably let ourselves down with some execution stuff in that last quarter. Australia led 14-13 after the first quarter and the 16-16 result in the second quarter was a true indication of the competitiveness of the game at the half-time interval. The Diamonds’ twin-attack of goal shoot Gretel Bueta with 36 goals from 39 attempts in 60 minutes and goal attack Steph Wood with 19 goals from 22 tries, also in 60 minutes, threw everything at the winners, until Jamaica turned up the defence to trigger turnovers in the final quarter.

Commonwealth Games 2022 Day 9 LIVE updates: Browning sorry ... (WAtoday)

Australian sprinter Rohan Browning has apologised to his teammates after slipping over as he attempted to take the baton for the last leg of their 4x100m ...

Australia have brought their A-game since a shock loss to Jamaica in the pools stages. Every step of her 10-kilometre race-walking victory, Jemima Montag had a small gold bracelet clinking away on her wrist against her smartwatch. Australia’s circle needs to adjust in defence here. Given there are no timeouts, it could work in Australia’s favour here. Play delayed in the netball due to a wonky goalpost Australia have come to play in the netball This is a walking gold medal that was born in the Holocaust, in the concentration camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau and others. Keep in mind, Australia lost the gold medal match to England on the Gold Coast in 2018. A comment from subscriber Madison has been sent in: “Australia’s mature players need to step up to keep this momentum. Now comes the “England (clap clap clap) England (clap clap clap)” chants. Fours years after the most painful defeat possible on home soil at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, Australia has hauled itself up off the canvas after being humiliated by Jamaica this week to book a place in the netball gold medal match in Birmingham. - Diamonds defeat England 60-51, will play Jamaica in gold medal match