Thunder in charge

NETBALL:

NORTHERN Thunder enhanced their prospects of reaching the Grand Final with a 62-32 win at Celtic Dragons in the Co-operative Netball Superleague.

Although the Welsh side has improved recently, they found it a tall order to match Thunder, who had built a six-goal lead by the end of the first quarter with their speedy movement of the ball down the court.

The second quarter saw Thunder outscore the home side two to one and go 29-16 in front and they were in full stride in the third period, rattling in three times as many shots as the Dragons.

Thunder were able to ring the changes to keep players fresh but still dominated the final 15 minutes of a match which can be seen tonight (6pm) on Sky Sports 4.