Talent Leaps into Black Country as Netball Superleague Comes to Town

To celebrate the start of the New Year, two of the UK’s most esteemed netball teams will be demonstrating their skill, energy and drive in front of an excitable crowd at the University of Wolverhampton’s Walsall Campus.

Loughborough Lightning and Glasgow Wildcats; teams in The Co-operative Netball Superleague, will be fighting for essential ranking points at the campus’ sports centre on Thursday 7th January.

Netball’s status in the West Midlands is growing and Loughborough Lightning has teamed up with the University to raise awareness of the Superleague and encourage more people in the region to participate in netball and enjoy its many benefits.  

Loughborough Lightning’s players are no strangers to competing in Birmingham following two new signings Masego Motaung and Leyla Guscoth this season, along with one of last season’s strongest players Emma Bliss (photgraphed right) originally from the West Midlands.

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Cambridge University secured revenge for last year's Varsity defeat by Oxford University with a 31-27 victory

Oxford enjoyed the majority of first-half possession but the Light Blue defence held firm before the teams turned around at 7-5 to Oxford.

Lock Will Jones's try under the posts in the 46th minute gave Cambridge a 12-10 lead, their first of the game.

Oxford fought back with a Nick Haydon try but three tries in 15 minutes gave Cambridge their 45th Varsity win.

Much like last year's contest it was the Dark Blues who started brightest at Twickenham but this time their high-tempo game lacked precision.

Their backs, lead by enterprising fly-half Ross Swanson, looked dangerous and only a spilled pass by inside-centre Julian Allfrey five metres short denied them a 10th minute try.

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Glamorgan Cricket announces Samurai as New Official Kit Supplier

Glamorgan Cricket and Samurai International Sportswear Limited have announced a new deal which will see the international sports wear brand supply the Welsh County side with first team kit and training apparel from the beginning of the 2010 season.

Samurai have secured a three year deal with the club, which will include kit for Glamorgan Cricket’s Liverpool Victoria County Championship, new 40-over League and Twenty20 Cup competitions, following a keenly fought tender process.

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Rugby League European Cup Winners - Wales 28 Scotland 16

New Wales coach Iestyn Harris picked up silverware in his fourth match in charge as the Dragons took the rugbyleague.com European Cup, which they last won in 1995.

The Celtic nation that missed out on the World Cup last year, Wales have begun a new era in positive fashion and look set to be a re-emerging international force after a thrilling win in the last rugby league match at the Brewery Field for the foreseeable future.

Scotland lost out on winning their first senior trophy, despite a first half hat trick from Mick Nanyn, but were in with a shout until ten minutes from time in an expansive and entertaining encounter, Brendan Lindsay’s kicking in the first half their best attacking weapon. Full report...