England’s historic Commonwealth gold in the netball on the Gold Coast was a long time coming – and for no one more so than Jade Clarke.

Manchester Thunder continued their unbeaten Superleague start with a hard-fought 56-47 victory over Loughborough Lightning.

Manchester Thunder netball coach Tracey Neville is hoping that their Superleague semi-final with Hertfordshire Mavericks will be a ground-breaking Northern sporting event.