Netball: Netballer unfazed by arthritis

Australian netball captain Liz Ellis has been diagnosed with arthritis, although it won't stop her from playing at the world championships in Auckland.

The veteran defender said the prognosis was a better outcome than the stress fracture she had feared was behind constant pain in her foot over the past four months.

Although the condition may curtail certain types of high-impact training, Ellis was adamant it would have no bearing on her playing ability before the Australian Commonwealth Bank Trophy domestic semifinals this weekend and the November world championships.