Netball World Cup 2015: Jamaica beat Uganda to keep hopes alive
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| Netball World Cup | |
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| Venue: Sydney Olympic Park, Australia Dates: 7-16 August | |
| Coverage: Live updates, reports and reaction on BBC Sport website | |
| Results and fixtures | |
Jamaica kept alive their hopes of reaching the semi-finals of the Netball World Cup with a 59-47 win over Uganda.
The victory was Jamaica's first in the qualifying round as the fourth-ranked team in the world moved level on points with Malawi.
Their meeting on Friday will now decide which country advances to the last four behind Pool E leaders New Zealand.
Scotland lost 48-42 to Fiji in Pool H, finishing second ahead of the play-off round to decide their final placing.
Elsewhere Trinidad & Tobago beat Samoa 67-47 in Pool G, while Barbados beat Sri Lanka 67-33 in Pool H.
England and South Africa meet on Friday to see who will follow host nation Australia into the semi-finals from Pool F.
