India beat Bhutan 3-0 in their opening encounter of SAFF U-17 C'ship

In football, defending champion India started their SAFF U-17 Championship campaign with a 3-0 victory over Bhutan in Colombo, Sri Lanka yesterday. Indian striker Thanglalsoun Gangte scored two first-half goals to put India in a commanding position, before captain Vanlalpeka Guite added a third after the restart, to complete the victory. India U17 boys will next play Nepal on Friday. In another match, Bangladesh U-17 team also got off to a flying start as they thrashed hosts Sri Lanka 5-1 in the...