Netball's a limited-contact team sport originating from the United States similar to, and derived from, basketball. Invented in 1895 by Clara Gregory Baer, a pioneer in women's sport, netball's now pre-eminently played as a women's team sport in Australia and New Zealand and's popular in the West Indies, Sri Lanka, and the United Kingdom. Over 20 million people play netball in more than 70 countries. History Links to basketball Netball traces its roots to basketball. Basketball was devised in 1… (More on Netball)