Lynsey Armitage proudly represents Team Northumbria as the oldest player in the Superleague and hopes to make her experience count against Surrey Storm. The 40-year-old former England player is expected to feature on the court when Team Northumbria take on reigning champions Surrey on Monday night, live on Sky Sports 2 from 7.30pm.Armitage admits she could not resist a call to compete in the Vitality Superleague again and the seasoned shooter believes she offers a different attacking option to Team Northumbria. It was too good of an opportunity to say no, said Armitage. I still captain a Premier League side, but to get asked to come back and play Superleague, why would you say no to it?Its a fantastic opportunity, not only to play netball, but also introduce a different style of play to a team that hasnt got a tall shooter. Its a little bit of a learning curve for the Northumbria girls as well, because they are all quite young. With the experience that Ive got, I stay quite calm and bring a different dynamic to the team. Surrey claimed victory over Team Northumbria earlier this season Armitage enjoys her status as the most senior player in the league, but admits the rapidly developing sport is becoming increasingly physical.She said: I was 40 in January, which was the week I got asked to play actually. I did answer: you do know how old I am?There shouldnt be an age limit on what you can do, if youve got a decent enough ability. It should be about that, more than the age.Reflecting on changes in Netball, Armitage added: Its amazing. Its not just to do with the sponsorship and the money. Just the physical ability of the players now. All the girls are in the gym and the sheer strength of the girls, I think you have to be more of athlete. Team Northumbria will line-up against Surrey Storm on Monday night Team Northumbria have picked up confidence boosting wins over Loughborough Lightning and Yorkshire Jets this season.Armitage admits the team is a work in progress, but believes they can emerge as genuine title rivals in the coming years.I dont think anyone would have had us down to turn over Loughborough like we did and it was a great day, she said.It just shows the depth in the squad and the mental strength of the team. It was a shame we lost to Celtic Dragons the other week.But this a young squad and they are looking to progress this team, so that in the next few years they are competing with the likes of Storm and Manchester Thunder.Watch Team Northumbria take on Surrey Storm, live on Sky Sports 2 from 7.30pm on Monday. Or watch for £6.99 without a contract, on NOW TV. 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British Open champion Henrik Stenson, an imposing figure in golf, felt small next to some of the other athletes in the gym at the Olympic Village.If you want to get motivated, thats definitely a place to be, he said. Theres a lot of athletes from different sports in there, and I didnt try and go for some dead lifts of 80, 90 kilos when there was a guy holding up 180 kilos on both arms.The biggest thrill for so many has been hanging around so many Olympians.Now its their turn. Adilson da Silva of Brazil was chosen to hit the opening tee shot Thursday morning.Not since 1904 in St. Louis has golf been part of the Olympic program, with George Lyon of Canada winning the gold medal. Every major golf organization lobbied for its return, pledging support from the best players in the world. 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The IGF said about 58 percent of the tickets have been sold, with Sunday a sellout of 12,000.The other mystery is golf itself. Not even the most dominant player of his era, Tiger Woods, could guarantee victories in any given week.I think I can give you a list of 10 to 15 guys who I think are going to find the medals, and thats going to be among the strong players that are here, most likely, Stenson said. Were a different sport. It not like some of the other sports where if you jump a certain distance or swim at a certain time, you can pretty much figure out who is going to win. Ours is a bit more down to the form for the week and on any given day. Its a little trickier to find the golf and silver and bronze.For three days, this has looked and felt just like any other tournament except for players being in team uniforms (even though this is only 72 holes of individual stroke play for the medals). 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