Play Video 0:58 England's netball team shock Australia to win Commonwealth gold – videoEngland’s coach, Tracey Neville, said this week that funding constraints were like “a noose” around the sport’s neck. Approximately 1.4 million women and girls play netball at some point in a typical season, according to England Netball, compared with 8.2 million who play football. “When I was in school they wouldn’t even let me in the netball team,” she said. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Eni Ann Riley, left, with the Victorious Secrets netball club. Riley got the netball bug so badly she was still playing three days before she gave birth to her daughter.

Source: The Guardian April 20, 2018 17:46 UTC