Manchester Thunder beat Nottingham Forest 81-65 in the Netball Super League for their second successive victory.
Thunder dominated the opening quarter and led 39-29 at half-time despite a Forest fightback.
The hosts eased to their win, with goal attack Elmere van der Berg scoring 52 goals and captain Amy Carter named player of the match.
Eight-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt was in attendance at Manchester’s Belle Vue Arena.
Elsewhere, London Pulse sealed a comfortable 78-42 win against London Mavericks to remain unbeaten at the top of the table.
Both sides had two wins from two going into the match, but Pulse raced to a 40-19 lead at half-time and the Mavericks were unable to fight back.
Pulse wing-defence Zara Everitt was named player of the match.
The match between Cardiff Dragons and Birmingham Panthers, who were both searching for their first win, had to be abandoned because of an injury to Cardiff’s Leah Middleton.
Cardiff confirmed on social media that the fixture would be rearranged.
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