In sports, 24 hours can be a long time. On Monday, India played arguably their best 15 minutes of hockey immediately after the half-time break against Malaysia. On Tuesday, however, India played sloppy hockey in Q3 after a controlled first half, and allowed South Korea to equalise from 0-2 down, before getting a late winner. “Gifted them goals,” as head coach Harendra Singh put it. Eventually, however, India managed to sneak past the finish line by the barest of margins to make it two wins out of two at the Women’s Asian Champions Trophy in Rajgir, Bihar. It was 57 minutes on the clock when Deepika scored her second goal of the night and India’s third via a penalty stroke. But with just a couple of seconds left, Korea nearly got a draw, missing a far-post finish by a whisker. On the balance of play, perhaps India did just enough to deserve a win. Sangita Kumari (3’) continued from where she left off in the last edition of the tournament at her home ground in …