Summary

  • Coverage provided by Netball Europe

  • FT: Wales 46-47 Northern Ireland

  • FT: Fiji 34-52 Scotland

  1. What are the Netball Europe Open Championships?published at 14:21 British Summer Time 4 October 2017

    It is an annual round-robin European championships that features Wales, England, Northern Ireland and Scotland and an invitational side, who are Fiji this year.

    Cardiff welcomes the Fijian Pearls to Wales for the very first time. Fiji are currently 8th in the world, and today play Scotland, who are ranked 12th. This will be followed by Wales (ranked 7th) taking on Northern Ireland (ranked 10th). England start their tournament with two games tomorrow.

  2. Get Inspired: How to get into Netballpublished at 14:21 British Summer Time 4 October 2017

    Do you want to join over 156,000 women every week who play the fastest-growing and most popular team sport for women in the world?

    There are various ways to get into netball wherever you live in the UK. The traditional game involves seven players on each side, and the most important elements are balance, coordination and teamwork.

    To find a club and loads more information, visit the BBC Get Inspired web page here.

    Pamela CookeyImage source, Getty Images
    Image caption,

    England international Pamela Cookey captained her country and earned 114 caps before retiring in 2015.

  3. Netball Europe Open fixtures & coveragepublished at 14:19 British Summer Time 4 October 2017

    Times are BST and subject to late changes.

    Thursday, 5 October

    16:30-18:00, Fiji v Scotland, Connected TV and online

    18:30-20:00, Wales v Northern Ireland, Connected TV and online

    Friday, 6 October

    12:00-13:30, England v Scotland, Connected TV and online

    18:00-19:30, Fiji v Wales, Connected TV and online

    20:00-21:30, England v Northern Ireland, Connected TV and online

    Saturday, 7 October

    10:30-12:00, Fiji v Northern Ireland, Connected TV and online

    16:00-17:30, Wales v Scotland, Connected TV and online

    18:00-19:30, England v Fiji, Connected TV and online

    Sunday, 8 October

    10:00-11:30, Scotland v Northern Ireland, Connected TV and online

    12:00-13:30, England v Wales, Connected TV and online