Leeds Rhinos v Manchester Thunderpublished at 15:41 British Summer Time 23 May
Northern derby
BBC Sport
It’s a northern derby in the Netball Super League this Sunday. NIC Leeds Rhinos welcome Manchester Thunder to the First Direct Arena and you can catch all the action live on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website.
Manchester Thunder will be looking to keep up the pressure on top two London Pulse and Loughborough Lightning this Sunday when they travel to Leeds to take on seventh place Rhinos. In the previous round Thunder took on Birmingham Panthers where they took an early lead in the first quarter, but Panthers stayed within touching distance going into the final quarter trailing by only five points. The gap closed to just two points in the final minutes of the match but Thunder regained control and won 67-61 to cement their third-place position three points behind the t leaders.

Karen Greig, Head Coach of Manchester Thunder poses for a portrait
Leeds Rhinos came close to finding redemption after their appeal to overturn their controversial defeat by Birmingham Panthers was rejected. Rhinos forced London Mavericks into extra time after the sides were drawn level on 59-59 but it was Mavericks that made the most of the extra 15 minutes of added time with Emily Thacker impressing in the new super shot zone taking the score to 71-66 and sealing the victory.

Lauren Palmer, Head Coach of Leeds Rhinos poses for a portrait