December 1 marks 60 years since one of Indian footballs biggest days - when the Indian team beat Australia 4-2 in the quarter-finals of the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne. It was arguably their best result on the global stage, a match in which Neville DSouza became the first Asian to score a hat-trick in the Olympics.The lead-upIndia went into the 1956 Olympics bolstered by the impact of two decisions taken by the national football federation a couple of years previously: Boots were made mandatory in all domestic tournaments from 1954 and the duration of matches was increased from 60 minutes to 70. The Federation was initially reluctant to send the team to Melbourne but gave its consent after an IFA XI defeated a strong Chinese Olympic team 3-1 in Calcutta in July.The squadCoach SA Rahim selected a young side (average age 23) after two short camps and also switched over to the three-defender system. Only Azizuddin and Noor Mohammed retained their places from the 1952 Olympic team. Samar (Badru) Banerjee was appointed the Captain and J Kittu his deputy.The first roundThe India had a tough draw as they were due to clash with the strong Hungarian side, runners-up in the 1954 World Cup. However, Hungary withdrew because of political upheaval in the country and India got a walkover to the quarter-final.The big matchIndia were up against the hosts, the taller and stronger Australian team who had defeated Japan 2-0 in the opening round. The match, at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground, began with India quicker on the ball and it took them only nine minutes to open the scoring. Samar Banerjees piledriver crashed against the post and Neville DSouza, lurking nearby, leapt to nod home the rebound. Australia levelled eight minutes later, when Peter Thangaraj was beaten by Bruce Morrows header from a free kick by George Arthur from just outside the box.It didnt take India long to reply. In the 33rd minute PK Banerjee ran down the right flank and sent in an inch perfect cross. Australias keeper Ron Lord rushed out but failed to collect the ball and DSouza, showing his poachers instinct, took the chance and scored. Once again, though, Australia levelled quickly; the lead had lasted only three minutes when Morrow again nodded the ball home after Graham Macmillans header crashed against the crossbar and Thangaraj and central defender Abdus Salaam failed to clear in time.The second half began in similar vein, India dominating the exchanges by being faster on the ball. DSouza completed his hatrick five minutes into the half; Kannayan raced down the wings and, cutting in, found himself entangled with Lord. The ball ran free and DSouza, again siezing the chance, slotted it home. Kittu completed the rout in the 80th minute with a superb goal, sprinting 25 yards before deceiving Lord with a clever lob. Thangaraj closed out the match with two smart saves, leaving India 4-2 winners.The reactionsNeville DSouza was fantastic, said PK Banerjee, who had to be admitted to hospital after the match with severe cramps. After we beat Australia 4-2, Australia challenged us to a rematch in Sydney. Do you know the result? We won 7-1. In Sydney, that evening, we massacred them.One foreign agency wrote: Indias superiority over Australia had been demonstrated in a practice match earlier,but they will have to improve a lot and pass more precisely against Yugoslavia in the semi finals.The semi-final Three days later India clashed with the taller and stronger Yugoslavia, who were also the favourites to win gold. India put up another spirited performance but lost 4-1. They played an open game but held the opposition scoreless till half time. Then India went ahead, that man DSouza again with a brilliant goal. He seized a loose ball near his own half line and ran through solo towards the rival goal, taking two defenders on his stride, and then cleverly outpaced the rival goalkeeper to drive the ball into the net.PK Banerjee remembers that goal clearly today. What a goal that was! He made the last defender turn and weave three times, before slotting the ball past him.Yugoslavia, though, were too strong and India wilted. We were unlucky, because we had prepared well, but we were inexperienced back then, Banerjee said. The same Yugoslavia who had scored 10 goals against us in 1952, we were leading them 1-0 till the 72nd minute.Writing for the Hindustan Times, Lloyd Clarke said: India today won herself a place in the ranks of world soccer players. In a fast and open game with the highly rated Yugoslavia, she was defeated 1-4 in a match that gave the Yugoslavs their toughest work out.The bronze medal play-off was against Bulgaria, and India lost 3-0. 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Leaf added 13, including a steal and layup that sparked the decisive run for the Bruins (12-0). They continued their best start since being 14-0 in 2006-07.After a sloppy, 12-turnover first half, UCLA led 44-40 when Leaf stole Micah Potters pass under Ohio States basket and scored over Potter. It started a 7-0 run that concluded with Leafs 3-pointer with 16:53 left.Alfords 3-pointer with 1:49 left put the Bruins up 81-71 and stopped Ohio State (8-3) from mounting a late comeback in the first game of the CBS Sports Classic.Marc Loving scored 13 of his 19 points in the first half for the Buckeyes, who lost for the third time in five games.---No. 3 KANSAS 89, DAVIDSON 71KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Josh Jackson and Frank Mason III scored 18 points apiece, helping Kansas overcome a sluggish, sloppy first half to beat Davidson at Sprint Center.Svi Mykhailiuk also had 13 points for the Jayhawks (10-1), who extended their nation-leading home winning streak to 49 games. Kansas considered the matchup with the Wildcats (5-4) a home game even though it was played just down the road from its campus in Lawrence.It was the Jayhawks eighth straight win in the building, including the Big 12 Tournament last season and the CBE Classic a few weeks ago.Peyton Aldridge hit five 3s and had 22 points to lead the Wildcats, while Jack Gibbs -- the nations fourth-leading scorer coming into the game -- had 12 points, seven rebounds and six assists.---No. 4 BAYLOR 82, JACKSON STATE 57FORT HOOD, Texas -- Al Freeman scored a season-high 19 points and made a career-best five 3-pointers and Baylor returned to Fort Hood with a victory over Jackson State.It was the second straight year that the Bears played on the nations largest Army post, about an hours drive south of their Waco campus. Baylor is 10-0 for the first time since starting 17-0 in 2011-12.There was a near-capacity crowd that included soldiers and their families at 2,400-seat Abrams Gym.Edric Dennis scored 21 points for Jackson State (3-8).---No. 18 BUTLER 83, No. 9 INDIANA 78INDIANAPOLIS -- Kelan Martin scored 28 points and Kamar Baldwin added a season-high 14 for Butler in the Crossroads Classic.Butler (10-1) has won two straight overall and has upset the Hoosiers twice in the last three meetings.James Blackmon Jr. led Indiana (8-2) with 26 points and Thomas Bryant had 15 points and seven rebounds as the Hoosiers cut an 11-point deficit with 8:10 left to play to 79-77 on Blackmons 3-pointer with 38.7 seconds left.The Bulldogs answered with Tyler Widemans dunk off an inbounds pass with 15.6 seconds to go and Indiana never had a chance to tie the score or take the lead in the final 20 minutes. Indiana had won five straight.---No. 10 CREIGHTON 66, ORAL ROBERTS 65OMAHA, Neb. -- Marcus Foster scored 22 points and Creighton rallied to beat Oral Roberts.The Bluejays (11-0) led by as many as 13 early in the second half, but saw the Golden Eagles (2-10) claw back to take a five-point lead with 6:08 left in the game. Creighton held Oral Robert the rest of the way, talking the lead on Fosters short jumper in the lane with 3:28 left.Owens led Oral Roberts with 23 points, and Jalen Bradley had 16 for the Golden Eagles.---No. 11 LOUISVILLE 87, E. KENTUCKY 56LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Donovan Mitchell scored 15 points, Quentin Snider added 13 and Louisville used a 20-0 run to close the first half for its fifth straight victory.Seeking a good tuneup for next weeks rivalry game against No. 6 Kentucky, the Cardinals (10-1) shook off a sluggish start and 12-6 deficit to outscore EKU 30-4 the rest of the half and hold the Colonels scoreless for the final 7 minutes.Louisville never looked back en route to its 14th championship in 15 years in the Billy Minardi Classic, named for the brother-in-law of Cardinals coach Rick Pitino.Nick Mayo had 15 points and Asante Gist added 12 for the Colonels (6-6), who didnt reach 20 points until the 16:39 mark of the second half.dddddddddddd---No. 12 WEST VIRGINIA 112, UMKC 67MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Coach Bob Huggins earned his 800th win as West Virginia used a 37-4 first-half run to cruise to the victory.Huggins is the 10th coach to reach 800 wins and only the third to achieve that milestone at his alma mater, the others being Jim Boeheim at Syracuse and Adolph Rupp at Kentucky.Nathan Adrian led seven players in double figures for the Mountaineers (9-1) with 13 points.LaVell Boyd led the Kangaroos (7-6) with 14 points.The 45-point defeat is the worst for UMKC this season. The Kangaroos lost by 43 points at No. 3 Kansas earlier this month.---No. 13 VIRGINIA 79, ROBERT MORRIS 39CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Devon Hall matched his career high with 13 points for Virginia, which returned from a 10-day layoff for final exams.Freshman Kyle Guy also scored 13 points and Jack Salt had a career-best 10 for the Cavaliers (9-1), who overcame a sluggish start and broke the game open with a 38-8 run spanning halftime. 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Wake Forest (8-3) missed a pair of 3-point shots that could have tied it before Bluiett got the rebound and was fouled.Bryant Crawford scored 20 points for the Demon Deacons. They missed all of their 12 shots from beyond the arc in the second half.---No. 19 ARIZONA 67, TEXAS A&M 63HOUSTON -- Dusan Ristic tied a season-high with 18 points and Arizona had to hold off a furious rally by Texas A&M for its fourth straight win.Ristic scored 14 of Arizonas first 24 points and finished 8 of 12 from the field for the Wildcats (10-2).Lauri Markkanen added 17 points and seven rebounds, and Kobi Simmons chipped in 14 points for the Wildcats.Tyler Davis had 23 points and 10 rebounds for Texas A&M (7-3), which had its three-game winning streak snapped.---No. 23 FLORIDA ST. 83, MANHATTAN 67SUNRISE, Fla. -- Dwayne Bacon scored 16 points and Florida State dominated inside to earn its seventh consecutive victory in the opening game at the Orange Bowl Classic.Bacon took only one shot in the first half but helped the Seminoles pull away after halftime and was chosen the games most valuable player for the second straight year.The taller Seminoles scored 46 points in the paint, drew 31 fouls and had a 36-23 edge in rebounds.The Seminoles (11-1) are off to their best start in school history, and the winning streak is their longest since 2012.Zavier Turner had 18 points for Manhattan (3-8), which hasnt beaten a ranked team since 1995.---No. 25 CINCINNATI 119, FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 68CINCINNATI -- Senior Kevin Johnson scored a career-high 18 points as Cincinnati rolled to the highest-scoring game of coach Mick Cronins 11-year career.Jacob Evans added 17 points and five other Bearcats reached double figures as Cincinnati (9-2) bettered it previous season-high margin of victory for the second straight game, a 38-point romp over Texas Southern on Tuesday.Stephan Jiggetts scored 24 points to lead the Knights (2-9), who have lost seven straight and eight of nine.---More AP college basketball: www.collegebasketball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25 Wholesale NFL Camo Jerseys Wholesale NFL Camo Jerseys Cheap NFL Autographed Jerseys Jerseys NFL Cheap Wholesale Jerseys From China Jerseys From China Cheap Jerseys Online ' ' '