England set up a quarter final tie with Italy after a hard fought 1-1 draw. Spain, showing a much improved performance secured a point and in doing so, leap-frogged South Africa to avoid the much-fancied Argentinians in Thursday’s matches. Continue reading →

Anna Flanagan’s penalty corner goal in the 43rd minute was enough to give Australia their second win of the week, leaving South Africa searching for their first victory of this Investec World League competition.

In a see-saw encounter, both sides showed an abundance of pace, energy and no little physical presence as they slugged it out toe-to-toe like a couple of prizefighters.  Continue reading →

Two goals from Rocio Sanchez Moccia helped Argentina to secure top spot in the group as they moved through the gears to sweep aside a spirited effort from Italy in their final pool game. Italy went into the game needing to win by two clear goals to snatch top billing in the pool but Argentina’s considerable talent was just too much for the European side.  Continue reading →

Goals from Hongxia Li and Mengyu Wang were enough to give China the three points in their final group game, leaving the USA winless and rooted to the foot of the table in Pool A.  Continue reading →

Spain and South Africa are both still searching for their first wins in this competition as the two sides played out a 2-2 draw in the last game of the day here in London. Despite the awful conditions the sparse crowd were treated to an entertaining game. Continue reading →