Womens Hockey World Cup 2018

Firstpost Spodcast Episode 8: Previewing 1st India-England Test, Women’s Hockey World Cup and more on our daily sports podcast

The first India-England Test, Indian shuttlers at the BWF World Championships and India's win over Italy in the Women's Hockey World Cup — we discuss all this and more on Spodcast, Firstpost's daily sports podcast.

Women's Hockey World Cup 2018: India breeze past Italy to book quarter-final berth

India ended Italy's World Cup adventure through a field strike from Lalremsiami (20th minute) and two penalty corner goals from Neha Goyal (45th) and Vandana Katariya (55th)

Highlights, India vs Italy, Women's Hockey World Cup 2018 cross-over match: India set up quarter-final clash with Ireland

Catch all the latest updates from the 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup cross-over match between India and Italy.

Women's Hockey World Cup 2018: Confident India will look to exploit Italy's defence in quest for quarter-final berth

India know how to exploit loopholes, and the Italian defence will leave gaps at the back when they try to force their midfield to advance.

Highlights, India vs USA, Women's hockey World Cup 2018: Rani Rampal and Co get draw to qualify for knockout stage

Catch all the latest updates of the 2018 Women's hockey World Cup match between India and the USA.

Women's Hockey World Cup 2018: Resilience, faith help India hold USA to draw, inch closer towards quarters

Faced with the humiliation of an exit from the tournament, India turned it around and drew with a group they have beaten only once in their last 10 matches with one draw.

Women's Hockey World Cup 2018: India qualify for knock-out stages with well-deserved draw against USA

The draw enabled India to keep their campaign afloat in the tournament and progress to the crossovers while the Americans crashed out of the event.

Women's Hockey World Cup 2018: India need to attack early and play with exuberance against USA to avoid going home

Both India and the USA are on a point each with victory assuring third spot. A draw would benefit India as they have a minus one goal difference compared to minus two for the Americans.

Women's Hockey World Cup 2018: Penalty corner blunders, midfield muddle cost India as they go down to Ireland

India came to the World Cup with lot of promise. The defeat against the Irish may be a blip or a tactical calculation gone horribly wrong. However, victory against the USA could provide the perfect antidote.

Women's Hockey World Cup 2018: Anna O'Flanagan's goal helps Ireland beat lacklustre India

It was also India's second consecutive defeat to Ireland having lost to the same opponents 1-2 in their last encounter at the Hockey World league Semifinals in Johannesburg last year.