NETBALL'S new format, a cut-down version of the game called Fast Net designed to capitalise on cricket's Twenty20 success, will kick off in Manchester tonight.

THE Melbourne Tigers appear to be hitting their straps in the run home to the finals, posting their second win on the trot by beating the Sydney Spirit by 20 points at the State Netball and Hockey Centre last night.

MELBOURNE Tigers rekindled hopes of defending their National Basketball League title with a commanding 27-point win over the Perth Wildcats at the State Netball and Hockey Centre last night.

GOTTA love this city. In April, they held the NSW district netball championships at Meadowbank, and after six hours of play in the pouring rain, officials started announcing the winners over the loudspeaker. Most teams, sodden and exhausted, just quietly came up and received their trophies.

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