women’s hockey world cup:

Bolstered by the campaign-saving draw against the mighty USA, the Indian women’s hockey team will fancy their chances against lower-ranked Italy in the cross-over World Cup match, in London on Tuesday.

Ranked 10th, India will start favourites against 17th ranked Italy in the crucial knock-out match, where a win will pit them against Ireland in the quarterfinals on Thursday.

Under pressure, India on the other hand, produced a spirited performance against USA on Sunday night to come out of a difficult situation and salvage their World Cup campaign.