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Remove items from your saved list<\/a> to add more.<\/p>\n AAA<\/p>\n Glasgow: The Diamonds will miss the gold medal match at the Commonwealth Games for the first time after being upset by Jamaica in a thrilling semi-final clash, 45-46 in front of a full house that featured the Prince and Princess of Wales at the Hydro.<\/p>\n Australia had the chance to tie the game after full-time and force extra time, but Sophie Dwyer, who was shooting from long range, watched her shot bounce off the rim.<\/p>\n Cue pandemonium for Jamaica who stormed the court in ecstasy \u2013 celebrating as if they\u2019d already won the gold medal. In some ways, they had.<\/p>\n The Diamonds entered the competition as the clear favourites, cruising through their opening rounds and easily defeating England, Tonga, Northern Ireland and Malawi. But they were unprepared for a fiery Jamaican side in the semi-final.<\/p>\n Kate Moloney admitted after the loss that it \u201chadn\u2019t quite sunk in yet\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cReally disappointing but credit to Jamaica, they really came out and really gave it to us,\u201d she said. \u201cWe probably just didn\u2019t execute the way we needed to.\u201d<\/p>\n Moloney dismissed suggestions the anti-Australia crowd had any effect on the playing group, saying \u201cwe don\u2019t really notice too much of that.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe know that at our best we beat anyone, and today we probably just weren\u2019t at our best,\u201d she said. \u201cWe\u2019ll have a look at it and take lots of learnings and come out stronger tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n When Dwyer missed her shot after the buzzer, Moloney went to comfort and embrace her teammate.<\/p>\n \u201cWe will wrap our arms around her. It\u2019s a full team loss, it\u2019s not on one person. We should not have been in the position where we needed to shoot a goal after the siren,\u201d Moloney said.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Australia have not lost a Commonwealth Games semi-final since netball made its full program debut in 1998, but they will have to settle for a chance at bronze against England on Sunday instead of trying for back-to-back gold medals. It will be the Jamaicans taking on New Zealand in the decider.<\/p>\n The Diamonds had no answer for Jamaica\u2019s aerial superiority in the first half, as the Sunshine girls overpowered them by sheer force and speed \u2013 aided by a truly stupendous performance from Shamera Sterling Humphrey, who used all 190cm of her height to intercept and create crucial turnovers.<\/p>\n Sterling-Humphrey recently won the 2026 Super Netball grand final with the Adelaide Thunderbirds back in Australia. Her presence in the Jamaican squad was deadly for the Australians, who struggled to stop her.<\/p>\n In the final five minutes of the last quarter, the umpire\u2019s whistle could barely be heard as the crowd turned up the volume in favour of the Jamaican side.<\/p>\n Jamaica\u2019s bench was no less involved, cheering, encouraging, advising and waving the flag throughout the entire match. It reached fever pitch as Dwyer\u2019s shot missed and they stormed the court, jumping on top of each other.<\/p>\n Australia\u2019s bench looked stunned, with coach Stacey Marinkovich staring stony-faced while other players leaned forward with their hands covering their mouths.<\/p>\n Related Article Sterling-Humphrey said if anyone was going to beat the Diamonds, it was going to be the Jamaicans.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have the inside information on them [the Diamonds] and thanks to the Suncorp Super Netball season for giving us the upper hand, playing them week in, week out,\u201d she laughed.<\/p>\n It\u2019s been an extraordinary year for Sterling-Humphrey, who has been candid and vulnerable about her postpartum journey.<\/p>\n \u201cMy bubs is somewhere in the stands cheering his mommy on,\u201d she said.\u201cI\u2019m so proud of the year I\u2019ve had, battling postpartum depression.\u201d<\/p>\n Get around our Commonwealth Games coverage<\/p>\n Follow our coverage of the Commonwealth Games with live blogs covering every moment of the action from 6pm AEST daily.<\/p>\n News, results and expert analysis from the weekend of sport sent every Monday. Sign up for our Sport newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n Save<\/p>\n You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n Remove items from your saved list<\/a> to add more.<\/p>\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/9414ec89abd0cb0c38e776ac4773c194177decbe.jpeg\")
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