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08.05.2026
Lightning seal hard-fought NSL win over Panthers
Netball Super League leaders Loughborough Lightning return to winning ways with a hard-fought 76-60 victory over Birmingham Panthers on Friday.
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Netball Super League leaders Loughborough Lightning return to winning ways with a hard-fought 76-60 victory over Birmingham Panthers on Friday.

London Pulse thrashed Birmingham Panthers 61-35 to climb to the top of the Netball Super League standings, extending their winning streak to six matches. Liv Tchine top-scored with 19 goals while Sophie Kelly and Kamogelo Maseko each added 10. Panthers, bottom of the standings with just one win all season, have never beaten Pulse in the NSL. Meanwhile, Manchester Thunder beat London Mavericks 60-47, and Nottingham Forest edged past NIC Leeds Rhinos 68-63.