Sky Sports' live coverage of Vitality Superleague begins with Sirens v Wasps

Super League Netball returns as two new franchises go head to head on Tuesday, live on Sky Sports

Wasps' trip to Glasgow to face fellow new Vitality Superleague franchise Sirens will kick off Sky Sports live coverage of this year's competition.

Glasgow's Emirates Arena will host the game and Wasps, led by director of netball Tamsin Greenway, will head north for both teams first ever Superleague game on Tuesday, February 21.

With the new season just a month from getting underway, Sky Sports have confirmed their first batch of live fixtures for all the new-look Superleague season which will see champions Surrey Storm chasing a third successive title.

Three new franchises have been added to make a 10-team competition with Wasps and Sirens joined by Severn Stars and two of those teams meet in week one in a game you will be able to see live on Sky Sports Mix.

All of Sky Sports live netball will be available to Sky subscribers at no extra cost on the Mix channel including three live games in week two

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All 10 teams in action at Birmingham's Genting Arena on Saturday, February 25, and the final three matches of an action-packed day will be live - starting with Team Northumbria against Wasps and followed by a repeat of last year's Grand Final between Storm and Manchester Thunder.

Last year's beaten semi-finalists Hertfordshire Mavericks and Team Bath will then go head-to-head in the final match of the day.

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London's Copper Box Arena will also host Surrey Storm against Hertfordshire Mavericks in London Live on March 11 and the pair renew their rivalry in in the reverse fixture on Saturday, April 29 - both games will be live on Sky Sports Mix.

We get our first look at the third new franchise in week six, when the Severn Stars, led by Pamela Cookey and head coach Mo'onia Gerrard host the Sirens on Monday, March 27.

Sky Sports will also show live coverage of finals weekend with the semi-finals on Saturday, June 10 and the Grand Final and 3rd/4th place play-off taking place the following day.

2017 Superleague Fixtures - live on Sky Sports

Tue Feb 21 Sirens v Wasps 7.45pm
Sat Feb 25 Team Northumbria v Wasps 4pm
Surrey Storm v Manchester Thunder 6pm
Herts Mavericks v Team Bath 8pm
Mon Mar 6 Team Bath v Loughborough Lightning 7.45pm
Mon Mar 20 Team Northumbria v Manchester Thunder 7.45pm
Mon Mar 27 Severn Stars v Sirens 7.30pm
Mon Apr 3 Manchester Thunder v Herts Mavericks 7.30pm
Mon Apr 10 Celtic Dragons v Sirens 7.45pm
Loughborough Lightning v Team Bath 4pm
Mon Apr 24 Severn Stars v Surrey Storm 7.30pm
Sat Apr 29 Herts Mavericks v Surrey Storm 6pm
Mon May 8 Team Bath v Wasps 7.45pm
Mon May 22 Wasps v Surrey Storm 8pm
Sat Jun 10 Semi Final x2
Sun Jun 11 Grand Final
3rd/4th play-off
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