Indian defender Rupinder Pal Singh believes the junior mens hockey team has what it takes to win the World Cup, which begins in Lucknow on December 8.They have worked really hard over the past two years. They have everything a champion team needs - a good coach in Harendra Singh, and very good players, Rupinder told ESPN. Personally, all of us feel this group can come up trumps.Two of the players in the junior Indian team are defenders and penalty-corner specialists: Varun Kumar and Harmanpreet Singh. Harmanpreet, in fact, stood in for Rupinder at the Champions Trophy in London in June, where India secured their best ever second position with Harmanpreet deemed the best junior player of the tournament, and Rupinder believes these two players could hold the key to Indias fortunes.Harmanpreet and Varun are both very good players, he said. I didnt know much about Varun personally, but I followed his performance in the last tournament they played [the four nations event in Valencia in October, where India beat reigning junior World Cup holders Germany in the final], where he was in good scoring form. The thing about drag-flicks is that the more you score, the more confident you become.Rupinder, who will be seen wearing the colours of the 2014 Hockey India League (HIL) champions Delhi Waveriders once again in January 2017, cautioned the junior team against complacency, a factor he held responsible for their 10th-place finish at the last edition in New Delhi in 2013.In the last junior World Cup, they relaxed and paid the price, said Rupinder about Indias campaign, where they beat Canada after losing narrowly to Netherlands, and then were eliminated on goal difference by Korea. You have to play as a team in order to be successful, and their first goal must be to qualify for the quarter-finals.India, who won the tournament in 2001, are placed in pool D alongside England, Canada and South Africa in the 16-team event.Eric Paschall Warriors Jersey . -- Jakob Silfverberg is making himself right at home with the Anaheim Ducks, scoring four goals in his first four games. Nick Young Warriors Jersey . The incident occurred at 19:56 of the second period of the Kings 4-2 road win over Edmonton on Sunday. Nolan punched Oilers forward Jesse Joensuu in the jaw in front of the Kings goal during a scrum. https://www.warriorsrookiesshop.com/ . "Thank you for the warm welcome," Beckham said on an 80-degree February morning. In this case, it was soccer weather. The sport moved a step closer to returning to South Florida on Wednesday, when Beckham confirmed he has exercised his option to purchase a Major League Soccer expansion franchise in Miami. Kevon Looney Warriors Jersey . Louis Rams wide receiver Stedman Bailey last Sunday. The fine is the fourth this season for Goldson. He was fined $30,000 for a hit on the New York Jets Jeff Cumberland in Week 1. Tim Hardaway Jersey . But Bourque, who has missed three games with a lower-body injury, wont be in the lineup when the Habs travel to Buffalo to take on the Sabres on Wednesday.A look at whats happening all around the majors Monday:---MEET & GREETThe Chicago Cubs and Indians get to see each other during workouts at Progressive Field, a day before Cleveland hosts Game 1 of the World Series. Corey Kluber is set to pitch the opener for the Indians -- he started both games Cleveland played vs. the Cubs in spring training, giving up one run in eight innings. Cubs manager Joe Maddon hasnt yet announced his starter.AILINGThe Indians will see how second baseman Jason Kipnis is feeling as he recovers from a sprained left ankle. He was hurt last Wednesday as he celebrated with teammate Francisco Lindor after the final out of the AL Championship Series in Toronto. Manager Terry Francona says he expects Kipnis will be OK to play in Game 1.SWINGING BYCubs slugger Kyle Schwarber could play for the Mesa Solar Sox in the Arizona Fall League, continuing his comeback from a knee injury that sidelined him most of this year.dddddddddddd He hit a team-record five homers in nine playoff games last season. The Cubs could put him on their World Series roster. If healthy, the 23-year-old would be an imposing lefty-swinging DH against the Indians righty-dominant pitching staff.START HIM UPThe Indians are deciding whether injured starter Danny Salazar can pitch against the Cubs. The All-Star righty hasnt thrown in a game since Sept. 9 because of forearm tightness but hes made major progress in the past week. The 26-year-old was 11-6 with a 3.87 ERA, striking out 161 in 137 1/3 innings. He threw from the mound Sunday during a workout in Cleveland. ' ' '