Image source, Netball Super LeagueImage caption, Olivia Tchine has scored 166 goals in five matches for London Pulse in the Netball Super League
ByAdwaidh RajanBBC Sport journalist- Published6 minutes ago
Olivia Tchine top-scored with 32 goals as London Pulse beat Leeds Rhinos 61-52 to climb up to second in the Netball Super League standings.
Pulse won their second straight match to move level on 12 points with leaders Loughborough Lightning, who have played a game less and inflicted the London side's only defeat earlier this month.
Having scored 46 goals in the victory against Nottingham Forest in the previous round, 25-year-old England goal shooter Tchine starred once again against Rhinos and extended her tally to a league‑leading 166 from five matches.
Rhinos replied through Jamaica international Simone Gordon's 23 goals and Paige Reed's 15 but fell short at Canon Medical Arena.
The defeat left Leeds in ninth place with three points and only Birmingham Panthers, who are yet to open their account this season, behind them.
Lightning can pull clear of Pulse at the top when they face bottom side Panthers in one of three games in the fifth round on Saturday.
How to follow 2026 Netball Super League on BBC Sport
BBC Sport will show one game per week during the regular season.
These are the games you can watch live on the BBC Sport website and iPlayer:
28 March: Loughborough Lightning v Birmingham Panthers (18:30 GMT)
4 April: London Pulse v Birmingham Panthers (17:00 BST)
11 April: Dragons v Birmingham Panthers (16:00)
18 April: Loughborough Lightning v London Mavericks (18:00)
Televised games in weeks 9-14 will be announced at a later date.
