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Manchester Thunder and newcomers Nottingham Forest both posted their first wins of the Netball Super League season last weekend - and on Friday they go head to head on the BBC.
Thunder, who beat Birmingham Panthers 77-47, host a Forest side who got off the mark with a 70-54 victory against Cardiff Dragons.
One match per round in the regular season will be broadcast on the BBC as part of a two-year deal with the NSL.
Matches are available to watch live on BBC iPlayer and on the BBC Sport website and app, as well as on demand.
The season began on Friday, 14 March and ends with the Grand Final at London's O2 Arena on 6 July.
The 2025 campaign marks a relaunch for the league as it moves towards full professionalisation.
Eight teams make up the division - reduced from 10 last season - with the top four progressing to the semi-finals in June.
Forest and Panthers are making their NSL debuts after Team Bath, Surrey Storm, Severn Stars and Strathclyde Sirens were left out of the revamped league.
New rules have also been introduced for 2025 to create closer competition and more thrilling matches including the super shot - an opportunity to score two-point goals from a certain area of the shooting circle in the last five minutes of each quarter - and the introduction of tactical timeouts.
Broadcast selections have been announced until round seven and the remaining seven rounds will be announced at a later date.
Sky Sports will broadcast three matches every week, meaning all four matches in each round will be available to watch live.
Round one - Sunday, 16 March
Watch again: London Pulse v Nottingham Forest
Read round-up: Pulse and Lightning win Super League openers
Round two - Saturday, 22 March
Watch again: Loughborough Lightning v London Pulse
Read round-up: Pulse upset champions Lightning for two wins from two
Round three - Friday, 28 March
Manchester Thunder v Nottingham Forest (19:30 GMT)
Round four - Sunday, 6 April
London Mavericks v Birmingham Panthers (16:00 BST)
Round five - Saturday, 12 April
Loughborough Lightning v Cardiff Dragons (18:00 BST)
Round six - Friday, 18 April
London Pulse v Manchester Thunder (19:00 BST)
Round seven - Monday, 28 April
Manchester Thunder v London Mavericks (19:00 BST)
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Thunder, who beat Birmingham Panthers 77-47, host a Forest side who got off the mark with a 70-54 victory against Cardiff Dragons.
One match per round in the regular season will be broadcast on the BBC as part of a two-year deal with the NSL.
Matches are available to watch live on BBC iPlayer and on the BBC Sport website and app, as well as on demand.
The season began on Friday, 14 March and ends with the Grand Final at London's O2 Arena on 6 July.
The 2025 campaign marks a relaunch for the league as it moves towards full professionalisation.
Eight teams make up the division - reduced from 10 last season - with the top four progressing to the semi-finals in June.
Forest and Panthers are making their NSL debuts after Team Bath, Surrey Storm, Severn Stars and Strathclyde Sirens were left out of the revamped league.
New rules have also been introduced for 2025 to create closer competition and more thrilling matches including the super shot - an opportunity to score two-point goals from a certain area of the shooting circle in the last five minutes of each quarter - and the introduction of tactical timeouts.
Broadcast selections have been announced until round seven and the remaining seven rounds will be announced at a later date.
Sky Sports will broadcast three matches every week, meaning all four matches in each round will be available to watch live.
- All you need to know about Netball Super League 2025
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Netball Super League fixtures on the BBC
Round one - Sunday, 16 March
Watch again: London Pulse v Nottingham Forest
Read round-up: Pulse and Lightning win Super League openers
Round two - Saturday, 22 March
Watch again: Loughborough Lightning v London Pulse
Read round-up: Pulse upset champions Lightning for two wins from two
Round three - Friday, 28 March
Manchester Thunder v Nottingham Forest (19:30 GMT)
Round four - Sunday, 6 April
London Mavericks v Birmingham Panthers (16:00 BST)
Round five - Saturday, 12 April
Loughborough Lightning v Cardiff Dragons (18:00 BST)
Round six - Friday, 18 April
London Pulse v Manchester Thunder (19:00 BST)
Round seven - Monday, 28 April
Manchester Thunder v London Mavericks (19:00 BST)
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