Brighton's Ashleigh Ball and the GB hockey girls have won a bronze medal at the Olympics.

They secured their first medal for 20 years with a 3-1 victory against New Zealand at the Riverbank Arena this afternoon.

Ball and her team-mates sobbed following the semi-final defeat by Argentina on Wednesday.

There will only be tears of joy this time as the class of 2012 replicated the bronze won in Barcelona in 1992.

All the goals came in the second half. Alex Danson opened the scoring from a penalty corner routine (45), then Ball's penalty corner set up Crista Cullen for the second (58).

Sarah Thomas converted the third, again from a penalty corner, via the post.

Stacey Michelsen struck a late penalty corner reply for New Zealand.

Ball, 26, was born in Brighton and went to Great Walstead School in Lindfield before moving to Cheltenham. The midfielder plays club hockey for Slough.