ASIA CUP: India starts with a bang...

INDIA hammered Japan 5-1 to keep a strong grip of Group A in the Asia Cup in Dhaka, Bangladesh, yesterday.
  It was a slow start, as Japan held them 1-1 by the fourth minute, but India were ruthless after the second half.
  The India goals were scored by Sunil Sowmarpet (third), Lalit Upadhyay (22nd), Ramandeep Singh (33rd), Harmanpreet Singh (35th, 48th). 
  Japan got their consolation off Kenji Kitazato in the fourth minute.
  It was newly appointed coach Sjoerd Marijne’s first test after Roelant Oltmans was sacked just before the tournament and he got the desired result.