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FIH Hockey Pro League: World and Olympic champions, the Netherlands women extended their winning run to nine matches this season in the FIH Hockey Pro League, beating the United States in their first match of the Rourkela-leg of the competition on Monday.

While the United States produced a strong defensive effort, they couldn’t prevent the defending champions from claiming a comfortable 4-0 victory.

The Netherlands continued their dominance with a comfortable victory over the USA and maintained their position atop the table with an unbeaten record, winning all nine matches for 27 points. China, who prevailed over India 2-1 on Monday, are second with 12 points from four wins from five matches.