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Commonwealth Games 2022: Indian women lose to England

Sentinel Digital Desk

BIRMINGHAM: The Indian women's hockey team found England a tough nut to crack once again as it went down 1-3 to their old nemesis in a Pool A round-robin match at the 2022 Commonwealth Games here on Tuesday.

The Indian team, which has lost to England in the Olympic Games bronze medal match also, conceded early goals and were down 0-3 before getting a lone consolation goal in fourth quarter.

Giselle Ansley (3'), Tess Howard (40'), Hannah Martin (53') found the back of the net for England, while, Vandana Katariya (60') was the only scorer for India.

The defeat means India are places third in the group behind England (9 pts) and Canada (6) with points same as Canada but third on goal difference. IANS

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