Hosts India started their campaign on a confident note by defeating Canada 4-0 in their opening Pool D match of the Junior Hockey World Cup at the Major Dhyan Chand Astroturf Stadium in Lucknow on Thursday.India scored through Mandeep Singh (35th minute), Harmanpreet Singh (46th), Varun Kumar (60th) and Ajit Pandey (66th) to secure three points from the match.The game started 15 minutes earlier than the scheduled time due to dense fog.Canada, who have 13 Indian-origin players in their 18-member squad, sat back and relied on counter attacks during much of the game.India had the first chance in the fourth minute but Armaan Qureshis reverse hit from close range struck the side netting.The hosts earned two back-to-back penalty corners in the 12th minute, but Harmanpreet Singhs tries were saved by Canadian goalkeeper Iqwinder Gill.Mandeep Singh, who has played for the senior side on many occasions in the past, then came close to giving India the lead, but his reverse shot from a goal-mouth melee was saved by Gill.India eventually scored in the final minute of the first half through Mandeep, who found himself in the right position to hand India the lead from a move initiated by Harmanpreet.India stepped up the pressure after the change of ends and missed a few chances in the initial periods of the second half. In the 44th minute, skipper Harjeet Singh missed an opportunity when he shot wide from inside the circle.Harmanpreet then scored off a penalty corner to double Indias lead. Varun scored from Indias fifth penalty corner after Harjeet fumbled in stopping the push. Four minutes from the final hooter, Ajit made it 4-0 after receiving a pass from Manpreet (Jr).India will face England in their next pool match on Saturday. Mfiondu Kabengele Jersey .Y. - Jerome Samson scored once in regulation and again in the shootout as the St. Lou Williams Jersey . The home side created most of the chances but struggled to break down Braunschweigs resilient defence, resulting in the Bundesligas 1,000th scoreless draw. https://www.clipperslockerroom.com/Angel-Delgado-City-Edition-Jersey/ . In Europe, top teams seem to be largely happy with their squads after spending nearly $1 billion in the off-season. And although English league clubs are unlikely to splash cash in January, Arsenal and Chelsea could be tempted to strengthen their squads with new strikers. Ivica Zubac Jersey . If ever they start actually putting pictures beside words in the dictionary, the Blue Jays left-handers mug will appear beside “Consistency. Paul George Jersey . -- Golden State Warriors coach Mark Jackson asked his players a simple question during Fridays morning shootaround: How many of them had ever been on a team 14 games over . Schedule strength is a key factor in the annual committee selection process for the College Football Playoff.But how much of a difference is there in strength of schedule among the best teams in the best conferences?Plenty, it turns out. For fun, we dropped the ACCs best teams into each off the other Power 5 leagues to see how Clemson, Florida State & Co.dddddddddddd would do.The result? ACC teams would do just fine -- especially in the Big Ten. ' ' '