There are calls for netball to be given a higher profile on television after the Lionesses' Euros victory shone a light on women's sport
“Other countries have been able to watch games that us UK fans haven’t been able to. Netball is the UK’s largest female team sport, so we expected full coverage,” she said.
Nia Jones, who is on the Wales’ national netball squad for the Commonwealth Games, tweeted: “What legacy did England’s amazing win create in 2018 if when the UK host it four years later we don’t even stream all the matches in the competition?”See more She said: “Until recently, the biggest team sport for girls, netball, has been missing from free-to-air TV. Yet the– equivalent to the Lionesses’ achievement.”
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