Hockeyroos

Greta Hayes came close to drawing the Hockeyroos level with under 60 seconds to go in the first quarter, but her well directed shot was kept out by Great Britain goalkeeper Sabbie Heesh.

India commanded the early exchanges but it was the Hockeyroos who struck first when Stewart rifled a well-executed drag flick into the backboard in the 12th minute.

Opals star and two-time Olympic basketballer Marianna Tolo and newly-capped Hockeyroos goalkeeper Zoe Newman are also heading up for the championships.

The Hockeyroos started brightly, Steph Kershaw linking with Malone early on who in turn found Schonell in the circle but the forward's shot was saved.

Both the Kookaburras (Australia’s men’s field hockey team) and Hockeyroos (women’s field hockey team) were beaten in their quarter-finals and eliminated from the Olympics earlier this week.

Jamie Dwyer believes the Hockeyroos can topple China in their Paris 2024 quarter final on Monday night, labelling the Chinese team "beatable".

The hockeyroos were happy to sit back and absorb the pressure in the third quarter as India struggled to find a chink in their armour.

It was also a farewell party for Ric Charlesworth, the Hockeyroos' ambitious, driven coach who has constantly raised the bar not only for his players, but for all women's teams in this country.

Famous for her sporting achievements as a member of the “Hockeyroos”, Ms Peris became the first Aboriginal Australian to win an Olympic gold medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games.