News Summary:
World Netball (WN) appointed Lisa Pearce MBA as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) on April 30, 2026, with Pearce slated to join the organization in June from Pilotlight. Previously, on March 23, 2026, World Netball announced nine changes to its International Netball Umpire Award (INUA) Testing Panel (ITP) and ITP Cadet statuses, extending the ITP status for Judith Groves, Anne Abraitis, Fay Meiklejohn, Jan Teesdale, David Pala’amo, Sharon Kelly, Chris Campbell, and Margaret Deighan until January 2029. This followed the governing body's launch of a search for a new chief executive on January 5, 2026. On December 3, 2025, World Netball updated its World Rankings to include results up to December 1, 2025, with the top six invited to compete at the Netball World Cup Sydney 2027, securing qualification for teams such as the Vitality Roses. Earlier, on November 25, 2025, Commonwealth Sport announced Amdavad, India (also known as Ahmedabad) as the host of the Commonwealth Games 2030, with netball included among the initial eight sports.
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