Sports News for 8 May 2018

The Central Pulse captain Katrina Grant is leaving the woes of the Commonwealth Games behind her after her side made an early statement in the NZ netball Premiership ending the Southern Steel's 17-game winning streak with a 62-51 victory. The wins over Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic and the reigning champions secures the Wellington-based side's position at the top of the ladder for the first time in the NZ domestic competition. Grant says it was a result of a well executed plan with the best still yet to come.