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Point guard, WNBA stars return as Opals squad named

Opals coach Sandy Brondello has revealed her squad ahead of the FIBA women's Basketball World Cup qualifying tournament in Turkey in March.

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Injuries plague new Flames coach as Fire burn bright

The Sydney Flames will count the cost of a 33-point loss to the WNBL ladder-leading Townsville Fire as two stars left the court with suspected injuries.

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Sisters to resume WNBL family feud after emotional week

WNBL sisters Keely and Alicia Froling will face off for the first time this season, and Geelong's Shyla Heal reveals how family helped her return from injury.

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Townsville fire up for home fans in Adelaide thrashing

Townsville have outscored Adelaide 56-26 in a dominant second half to post a 34-point win in their first home match of the WNBL season.

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Road warriors Townsville go top of WNBL

The Townsville Fire have moved to the top of the WNBL, despite being yet to play at home, with a gritty win against the Perth Lynx.

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Spirited Bendigo sweep Fire to win third WNBL title

League MVP Sami Whitcomb has scored 26 points to help Bendigo Spirit sweep Townsville Fire with a WNBL championship-sealing eight-point victory.

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Bendigo hose down Fire in WNBL grand-final opener

Veronica Burton starred with 24 points as Bendigo Spirit took a 1-0 grand-final lead over the Townsville Fire with a 12-point win in the series opener.

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Townsville Fire too hot for Lynx, through to WNBL final

The Fire are through to the final of the WNBL after thrashing the Perth Lynx 106-76 in Townsville to complete a 2-0 semi-final series win on Wednesday.

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Lynx pluck WNBL finals boost out of Fire

Perth Lynx finished with a flurry to topple Townsville Fire in overtime and lay the platform for a huge WNBL semi-final series between the same two teams.

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Geelong thrashed in WNBL debut by Townsville

Geelong United have endured a rude awakening in their WNBL debut, suffering a landslide 26-point loss to Townsville Fire in the season opener.

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Geelong aim high with WNBL title up for grabs

The WNBL title race is wide open after an off-season of change, with newcomers Geelong United among those eyeing the championship.

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Perth Lynx douse Townsville Fire to reach WNBL decider

Perth Lynx have toppled defending champions Townsville Fire to advance to the WNBL grand final, where they will meet the Southside Flyers or Melbourne Boomers.

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WNBL's top four confirmed as Fire extinguish Flames

It took until the last game of the regular season for the WNBL's top four to be determined, with reigning champions Townsville ousting Sydney at home.

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Fire extend WNBL streak, painful end to Caps' drought

Sami Whitcomb helped stretch Townsville Fire's WNBL winning streak to seven games as Jade Melbourne sparked the UC Capitals in a drought-breaking victory.

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Proud Townsville Fire coach lauds WNBL champions

Townsville Fire have erased memories of their painful 2020 grand-final loss by clinching the 2022/23 WNBL title after a memorable run.

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Townsville Fire surges to WNBL title after grounding Southside Flyers

Townsville Fire has stormed to the 2022-23 WNBL championship after coming from behind to defeat Southside Flyers 82-69.

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Towsville Fire surge to title after grounding Flyers

Townsville Fire have secured their fourth WNBL championship after completing a 2-0 sweep of Southside Flyers.

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Townsville beat Perth to take 1-0 lead in WNBL semis

Townsville Fire have taken a 1-0 lead in their best-of-three WNBL semi-final series and recorded a 13th straight victory with a 81-68 home win over Perth Lynx.

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Red-hot Townsville Fire continue WNBL winning streak

Townsville have made it 10 straight wins to move to the top of the WNBL table while Bendigo's form slump continued, leaving their finals hopes in jeopardy

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Australian Opals basketballer Shyla Heal leaves WNBL's Sydney Flames by mutual release, signs with Townsville Fire

Opals star Shyla Heal played for her new WNBL side Townsville Fire hours after her release from the Sydney Flames, but according to one coach the move doesn't pass "the pub test."

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Nicholson leads Townsville to big WNBL win

The Townsville Fire have kicked off their WNBL season with a 36-point victory behind 35 points from Lauren Nicholson and 14 assists from Stephanie Reid

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McSpadden fit and firing ahead of seventh WNBL season

"I feel the fittest I've ever been, which is always good heading into a season. I don't really have any injuries or niggles going on."

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Stephanie Reid took the road less travelled to represent Australia in basketball and become an Opal

Stephanie Reid spent years on the fringes of basketball, trying hard to impress selectors. She missed all the traditional pathways to becoming an Opal, but persisted and got there with an alternate route.

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Townsville Fire douse Flames in WNBL

Townsville have handed the Sydney Uni Flames their fourth straight loss in the WNBL with a dominant 84-63 victory at home.

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