England named host of 2031 Netball World Cup

England will host the Netball World Cup for the fourth time in 2031. The quadrennial tournament will be held at Manchester's Co-op Live indoor arena, World Netball and England Netball announced on Thursday. Liverpool staged the event when England last hosted it in 2019. Eastbourne put on the inaugural tournament in 1963, with Birmingham staging the 1995 edition. The announcement comes in England Netball's centenary year. The Co-op Live arena hosted this year's Netball Super League Grand Final between AO Thunder and London Pulse.