Forward Vandana Katariya scored the lone winner as India defeated Australia 1-0 in the Women's FIH Hockey Pro League 2023/24 to bring up their second win of the tournament at the Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium here on Saturday.The .
The Hockeyroos will face Germany in a playoff for the bronze medal after a tough loss to defending champions The Netherlands in the Hockey World Cup semi-final.
A new-look Australian women's hockey squad has been picked for
Birmingham 2022, with 12 players set to feature at the Commonwealth
Games for the first time.
Whitelock went down just five minutes into the game, injuring herself while challenging for the ball with Australia s Jane Claxton and then fell to the turf. It appeared as if Whitelock hurt her knee while contesting for possession. She stayed on the ground for several minutes and looked in major discomfort as she was assisted to the sideline.
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Olivia Merry, pictured in a prior game, scored New Zealand s only goal in the loss to Australia on Tuesday. Scans in the coming days will reveal the severity of the injury. The Black Sticks’ Olympic squads are set to be unveiled next week.