Champions Trophy Hockey: Australia beat India in shootouts to win 15th title

Breda: India's quest for their maiden Champions Trophy hockey title remained unaccomplished as they lost 1-3 to defending champions Australia via penalty shootouts in the summit clash of the 37th and final edition of the tournament. India came agonisingly close to securing their maiden Champions Trophy triumph, only to be denied by a valiant show by Australia goalkeeper Tyler Lovell. The match went into shoot-off after both the teams were locked at 1-1 in regulation time. But the Kookaburra custodian produced a stellar show in the shootouts, denying Sardar Singh, Harmanpreet Singh and Lalit Upadhayay while Manpreet Singh was the only scorer for India.