NETBALL:

Manchester Thunder lead the Super League by just one goal’s difference after they swept to a 70-46 win at Saracens on Sunday evening and second-placed reigning champions Loughborough brushed aside Cardiff 69-41.

Sigrid Burger scored 49 goals as the Severn Stars beat Surrey 72-55, London Pulse saw off bottom club Strathclyde 66-45 and Joyce Mvula hit 54 goals in Leeds Rhinos’ 67-51 win at Team Bath.