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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. By then, though, Neville DSouza had done enough to was joint Golden Boot winner with 4 goals..The falloutFIFA was impressed with Indias showing; after the Yugoslavia match FIFA president Sir Stanley Rous and Dr Willy Meisl, a leading football journalist, visited the Indian dressing room to congratulate the players.Gautam Roy is a football historian and media manager of East Bengal football club. Kansas City Royals Store . Breaking three of his own world records on his way to winning in Paris, Chan silenced the critics and left the audiences standing in appreciation and awe. Cheap Royals Jerseys .com) - Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray and Roger Federer were easy first-round winners Tuesday at the Australian Open. https://www.cheaproyals.com/ . -- Linebacker Myles Jack ran for four touchdowns, defensive end Cassius Marsh caught a scoring pass, and No. Kansas City Royals Pro Shop . Takahashi, who had a 10-point lead after the short program, received 268.31 points after the free skate to finish 15 points ahead of second-place Nobunari Oda. Kansas City Royals Shirts . Louis Blues. Shane Hnidy joins Brian Munz for the broadcast on TSN 1290 Radio at 7pm ct.Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has admitted Lewis Hamilton was wrong to post a video of himself riding on a motorbike but vowed not to try to change Hamiltons off-track behaviour. Hamiltons social media activities have become a persistent talking point in the build-up to the season-opening Australian GP after the F1 world champion was investigated by police in New Zealand after he allegedly filmed himself riding a Harley Davidson on a motorway and posted it on Snapchat.The two clips were recorded while Hamilton stopped off in Auckland on his way to Melbourne. When is the Australian GP on Sky Sports F1 this weekend?In hindsight the thing on the motorbike wasnt the right thing to do and he knows that perfectly well, Mercedes boss Toto Wolff told Sky Sports.Hamiltons penchant for social media - the Mercedes driver boasts over three million twitter followers, almost as many as Mercedes, Ferrari and McLaren combined - can be considered an extension of the 30-year-olds increasingly high-profile celebrity lifestyle. While the rest of the field seemingly spent the final week of the off-season training and enjoying family time, Hamilton spent three days enjoying fashion events in Paris before flying to New Zealand for a trip that included hitting biodegradable golf balls off an ice glacier.But, with back-to-back titles in his personal trophy room, any notion that Hamiltons jet-setting would prove detrimental to his day job have been emphatically debunked. Little wonder, then, that Mercedes are adamant they will not be asking Hamilton to change his way. Hamilton hits biodegradable golf balls into the clouds while visiting a glacier He delivers on track.dddddddddddd He wins races and he wins championships. His life seems to suit him and make him perform - and that is why, for me, it is absolutely OK, explained Wolff.And Hamilton, who was fastest in both of Fridays practice sessions at a rain-hit Albert Park, certainly has no intention of changing approach, on or off the track.I like social media and l have a great following. I have some incredible fans who follow me from all around the world.That is my channel to the people that do follow me, Hamilton said to Sky Sports F1. Lewis Hamilton will continue to use social media to keep in touch with fans While the debate about Hamiltons lifestyle and social media activities may sound trivial, the Englishman admitted last year that his ambitions for the remainder of his F1 career included revising the definition of what an F1 driver is.Im not in that box anymore - and Im winning. I am creating a new shape and Im happier here than l was in that other box.The first race of the 2016 F1 season, the Australian GP, is exclusively live on Sky Sports F1. The race in Melbourne starts at 5am on Sunday March 20. Also See: Button needed McLaren proof The Sky F1 2016 predictions ' ' '