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Champions Trophy Hockey 2018: Holders Australia defeat India in penalty shootout to clinch 15th title

It was a keenly-contested battle between the two finalists of last edition but once again Australia came out on top in the shoot-out to clinch their 15th Champions Trophy title.

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2018: India miss out on final berth after 2-4 loss to table toppers Australia

India, who have rested many senior players for the tournament, had lost their opener to Argentina 2-3 before drawing 1-1 with England.

Hockey World League Final 2017: Australia defeat Argentina in hard-fought encounter to defend title

Eventually, what turned out to be the difference between Australia and Argentina in the evenly-contested encounter was penalty corner conversions.

Hockey World League Final 2017: Defending champions Australia thrash Spain to sail into semis

After a slow start to the tournament, Australia hit their prime form when it mattered and converted three penalty corners in a span of three minutes to throw Spain out of the contest

Hockey World League Final: India go down 0-2 against Germany to end at bottom of their pool

India, who drew 1-1 with Australia and lost 2-3 against England in their previous outings, thus finished at the bottom of Pool B table with just one point from three matches.