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Again Indian Hockey Team has rewrited history after a long gap of 15 years. This wintry Sunday has turned out to be the greatest day for these Under-21 Indian hockey players as they have chased a fantasy of winning the event for the second time at the Major Dhyan Chand Stadium by 2-1 to Belgium. India had won earlier in 2001 with Australia. This was the India's third entry into the final of the Junior World Cup after having finished runners-up in 1997.


India's headed by Harendra Singh (coach) had told his players that it is now in their hands to decide the colour of the medal in what is seen as the ‘biggest game’ of their career. As the India was already assured of the silver medal, but the boys eye nothing less than the yellow metal.
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The Indian team has earned nine penalty corners but utilised only just two with Harman Preet permute the hosts eighth set piece in the 66th minute to string a last four berth. Indians looked completely off-colour in the opening half. There were mushy mistakes while confining and releasing the ball during the first half. Spain came out with a good tight defensive structure and reckon on man marking to stop attacking Indians. Spain then took the lead in the 22nd minute through penalty corner conversion much to the stunned silence of the cohort crowd. 

In the four minutes into second half, Spain almost extended their lead but curator Vikas Dahiya came to his side's rescue to deny Serrahima. The Indian team continued to attack but goals dodge them as Spanish goalkeeper Perez came up with a double save to deny Armaa Qureshi first and then Manpreet from the glance. In the last 10 minutes, India got four more penalty corners and the penultimate one was eventually converted by Harman Preet to take the lead for the first time in the match. It was a tense last couple of minutes for the hosts as they were reduced to 10 men after Armaan was shown yellow card for an unnecessary tackle.
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Deep Ekka has put India in a lead via penalty corner in 13th minute as India went into a 1-0 lead after end of the first quarter in the match. China has came back strongly in the second half to level the score in the third quarter. Zhong Mengling has scored a fine field goal in the 44th minute to make it 1-1. The fourth and final quarter saw some throb action from both the teams with India transpire triumphant at the end. 

India tasted their first defeat of the tournament as they went down fighting 2-3 China in their final league encounter. China topped the table with nine points, pushing India to second spot with seven points, followed by Japan, Korea and Malaysia after the league stage.
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India succeed 3-2 over arch-rivals Pakistan to re-claim the Asian Champions Trophy hockey, the team presented a perfect Diwali gift to the country.  Goals from Rupinder Pal Singh (18th minute), Yousuf Affan (23rd) and Nikkin Thimmaiah (51st) helped India conquer the challenge from Pakistan, who re-form from two goals behind through strikes by Muhammad Aleem Bilal (26th) and Ali Shaan (38th) in the title collision of the fourth edition of tournament.  This was the first time ever the teams were meeting in the final of a continental tournament since India oust Pakistan as the Asian Games champions in Incheon, South Korea in 2014. India had won the initial edition of the Asian Champions Trophy by defeating Pakistan in the final in 2011. Pakistan reversed the result in the title contest the next year and went on to retain it in 2013 by defeating Japan in the final. World No. 6 India were the favorites going into the tournament, but were without several seasoned players who had been rested to convalesce from injuries.
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Australia wins over India in the summit showdown to win the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament in Ipoh on Saturday. Thomas William Craig (25th, 35th) scored twice while Matt Ghodes (43rd, 57th) too found the net two times for Australia as the in-form Kookaburras won the tournament for a record ninth time. The result meant Australia lifted the trophy with an all-win record.
Ghodes scored his first goal while the second one came barely three minute before the final hooter, as the script refused to change with Australia continuing their denomination over 7th ranked India, who won the tournament five times in the past. India finished third in the last edition. India started well as the first quarter ended goal-less, but conceded once in the second quarter. The Aussies though were way ahead of their opponents when play resumed after the first half.
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Hockey India on thursday announced the inclusion of two new academies as members of the national body and said their training centres will be used for the development of young talents of the country. The Chandigarh Hockey Academy, an initiative by the Chandigarh administration, operates under the supervision of Dr Sarita Malik, Director Sports-cum-Secretary, Chandigarh Hockey Academy. The academy which aims to promote young hockey talent from in and around Chandigarh is owned by The Administrator of the Union Territory, Chandigarh.
The academy operates out of the Chandigarh Hockey Stadium, sector 42. The other academy is the SGPC Hockey Academy which was founded in 2013 under the supervision of and guidance of five Olympians Brig Harcharan Singh, Surinder Singh Sodhi, Ajitpal Singh, Pargat Singh and Rajpal Singh.
The academy is headed by Balwinder Singh. Since its inception in 2013, the insitution has been a host to a number of junior men tournaments. The academy is funded by the Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee, Amritsar.
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