Helen Housby has backed Jade Clarkes shock decision to move from Loughborough Lightning to the Adelaide Thunderbirds. The England star revealed her surprise switch to the ANZ franchise last week, which has been greeted with dismay by Loughborough, who will only have Clarke for three more games.Sky Sports netball experts also raised concerns about her departure from the Vitality Netball Superleague, but Housby insists she understands why her international team-mate could not turn down an approach by the Thunderbirds. Any opportunity you get to play in the ANZ is a massive one and I think youve got to take it. Helen Housby I was surprised to see Jade go, I think like everybody else, Housby told Sky Sports. But from a player perspective, Im pleased for her. Any opportunity you get to play in the ANZ is a massive one and I think youve got to take it. Jade is one of those players that wants to get better and she wants to improve. They have offered a position and I would have probably taken it, if I had been in her position as well. Netball side Loughborough Lightning are angry that Adelaide Thunderbirds have signed one of their key players, Jade Clarke, during the season It is sad for Loughborough, because she is one of their best players and obviously she is a bit of a talisman of that team.Its sad for the Superleague in general, because she is such a great player and I love playing against her and seeing her out on court. But I think its such a great opportunity to play over there in that league and I wish her all the best of luck. The England shooter has impressed for club and country in recent months Housby, who is considered one of Britains hottest talents, admits she could consider a switch to the southern hemisphere at some stage in her career, but her immediate future lies with Manchester Thunder.The 21-year-old shooter said: Im not thinking about it right now, playing in the ANZ, because Ive got one more year of University left and Ive still got things to sort out over here. But definitely in the future I would love to play over there, in Australia or New Zealand. Clarke discusses Aussie move Jade Clarke has spoken out about her move to Adelaide Thunderbirds It would be great to test yourself against the worlds best, week in week out, and see what that league is like. So yes, I would definitely think about it for the future. Watch Housby and the Manchester Thunder play against reigning champions Surrey Storm on Monday night, from 7.30pm on Sky Sports 3. Also See: Northumbria off the mark Mavs and Storm seal victories Vitality Superleague fixtures Table Bruce Sutter Jersey . Q: Team Canada announces their Olympic roster three weeks from today. Who is general manager Steve Yzerman watching? LeBrun: Over the last 48 hours, hes taken in the home-and-home between the Dallas Stars and Colorado Avalanche with Jamie Benn and Matt Duchene being the obvious targets. Darren ODay Jersey .1 million pounds ($61.2 million) on Saturday, giving the beleaguered English Premier League champions a major lift. http://www.custombravesjersey.com/custom-jasseel-de-la-cruz-jersey-large-1787z.html . In what the team had called a retirement, Ryan said Thursday that he is resigning as chief executive of the Rangers in a move effective at the end of this month. Custom Braves T-shirts . Robinson finished with 17 points, all but two in the second half, and Lawson had 14 after halftime and finished with a game-high 11 assists as the Nuggets handed Dallas its first home loss in eight games this season. J.J. Hickson led Denver with 22, and Kenneth Faried added 10 points and 10 rebounds. Grant Dayton Jersey . Once again Jordan Cieciwa (@FitCityJordan) and I (@LynchOnSports) go head to head in our picks. Last weekend at UFC Fight Night 32 my #TeamLynch got the best of #TeamJC by a score of 9-6. Let us know which side youre on for UFC 167 use the hashtag #TeamLynch or #TeamJC on Twitter. Orlando Magic center Bismack Biyombo celebrates his 24th birthday on Sunday. Or his 30th. Or his 48th. Were not too sure anymore.Former Toronto Raptors teammates Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan took to Twitter to wish Biyombo a happy birthday in addition to making light of the mystery that surrounded his age when he was a draft prospect back in 2011.For his part, Biyombo appeaared to be amused at the crack in a reply to DeRozan.ddddddddddddegardless of his age, Biyombo has a nice, new contract after signing with the Magic as a free agent back in early June that will allow him to enjoy his birthday however he pleases. ' ' '