London Pulse make it two wins from two to start the new Netball Super League season with a 77-51 win over defending champions Loughborough Lightning.

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London Pulse and defending champions Loughborough Lightning will face off in the second round of the the new Netball Super League season on Sunday.

Pulse, who won the Netball Super Cup in Sheffield earlier this month, beat league newcomers Nottingham Forest 73-51 at Copper Box Arena.

The hosts led 37-30 at half-time but then pulled away to lead 55-38 after the third quarter on their way to a comfortable win.

Pulse gave a debut off the bench to 16-year-old Gracie Smith, while England star Liv Tchine scored 44 goals from 48 shots for a 92% success rate.

Meanwhile, Lightning defeated Manchester Thunder 66-52 at AO Arena, in a repeat of the 2024 Grand Final.

Thunder recovered from a 28-14 deficit in the second quarter to trail by only four goals at half-time, but Loughborough - chasing a third successive title - stretched clear again in the second half.

Read more from the opening fixtures of the new season here.

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The Netball Super League has introduced three further rule changes for the 2025 season as part of the revamped competition.

Unlike in previous seasons, games will not be allowed to end in a draw, with matches going to extra time if the scores are level after 60 minutes.

Tactical timeouts have also been introduced, while there will be a new system for distributing points, with one point on offer for losing teams who finish within five points or less of their opponent.

The league, the sport's elite domestic competition in the UK, is being reformed from 2025 as part of plans to make the division professional.

In the latest series of rule changes, there will be 10 minutes of extra time, with a one-minute half-time break, if the score between teams is level after 60 minutes.

If the score is still level at end of extra time, play will continue until one team reaches a two-goal lead.

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