Times of India: Argentina retain women’s Champions

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Argentina retain women’s Champions Trophy

NOTTINGHAM: Argentina has won the Women’s Champions Trophy for the third straight year by beating Olympic and world champion Netherlands 4-2.

Noel Barrionuevo scored the tournament’s first hat-trick for Argentina, which led 3-1 at half-time on Sunday.

No. 2-ranked Argentina also beat the top-ranked Dutch 4-2 in the round-robin on Thursday.

England rallied to beat Germany 2-1 in the third-place playoff. New Zealand defeated China 4-3 in the fifth-place playoff in its first win at the Champions Trophy since 2002.