England fight back to reach netball semi-finals at Commonwealth Games

Commonwealth Games: England fight back to beat South Africa and reach netball semi-finals at Glasgow 2026 In a winner-takes-all group match to progress to the semi-finals, England came out on top against South Africa to secure a place in the last four; England overcame an early deficit to maintain their 100 per cent record of reaching the semi-finals at the Commonwealth Games Thursday 30 July 2026 22:36, UK England fought back to beat South Africa 58-54 to reach the netball semi-finals at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Both sides needed to win to book a spot in the last four and England roared back from an early 17-11 deficit after the first quarter to keep their hopes of a second Commonwealth gold alive. The Vitality Roses will face New Zealand in the second of Saturday's semi-finals after Australia play Jamaica, then the gold and bronze-medal matches take place on Sunday. - Sky Sports on WhatsApp: Breaking news, videos and analysis - Not got Sky? Get Sky Sports or stream contract-free on NOW - Choose the Sky Sports push notifications you want England got off to a nervy start as South Africa goal shooter Elmere van der Berg came flying out of the blocks with 16 goals from 19 attempts which silenced the crowd at the OVO Hydro. Halimat Adio and Funmi Fadoju came on, which tightened up England's defence, and it changed the momentum of the match as they slowly got themselves back into the contest to trail just 29-28 at half-time. England went on a charge early in the third quarter with five consecutive goals to move 35-30 ahead and took a 45-41 lead into the last quarter. As the clock ran down, England calmly maintained their slender four-goal advantage as Olivia Tchine and Lois Pearson kept their composure up front to get Anna Stembridge's side over the line. Stembridge stepped up to become head coach just four months before the Commonwealth Games after Jess Thirlby resigned. More to follow... Commonwealth Games Netball Schedule Saturday August 1 9am: Australia vs Jamaica (semi-final 1) 1pm: New Zealand vs England (semi-final 2) Sunday August 2 9am: Bronze medal match 1pm: Gold medal match