Black Sticks Face Tough Starts | Auckland News

The Black Sticks men and women both suffered tough losses in their World Cup openers — men fell 5-1 to Olympic champs Netherlands after a halftime lead, women dropped 5-2 to Belgium despite early goals from Katie Doar and Hannah Cotter. Playing on home soil added pressure, and with both teams facing fellow losers next (Japan and Ireland), they’ll need to regroup fast if they want to advance from the co-hosted tournament in Belgium and the Netherlands. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/0986354a33a44268