Selwyn Netball has issued a Lincoln club a default fine for deciding not to play a “friendly” game in July. But they have refused to pay and are lodging a complaint about how the matter was handled.

The Tactix have now lost half of their title-winning team, with up-and-coming wing defence Paris Lokotui the latest to announce her departure.

Sports reporter Sam Coughlan has been beaten up in the boxing ring, thumped on the rugby league and union fields, and had his ego bruised at football training.

Christchurch specialist sport physician and ex-Silver Fern Lesley Rumball was destined to work in the field of athlete welfare before she even retired from international netball 20 years ago.

More than 40 years ago, former Christchurch umpire Jan Hefford was right in the middle of a netball test match involving NZ. And last week she was again - in a slightly different capacity.