West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday welcomed all players and officials of FIFA Under-17 World Cup as the city geared up to host its first set of matches on Sunday at the Salt Lake Stadium.


U-17 World Cup: Mamata welcomes players, officials


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In a bid to showcase internationally the city's rich heritage and passion for football, the West Bengal government has come up with a bouquet of initiatives, from guided tours to screening short documentaries, during the U-17 World Cup in which 24 countries are participating.


Kolkata innovates to promote tourism through U-17 World Cup


Parts of Delhi experienced traffic jams on Friday due to the FIFA Under-17 World Cup in the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, police said.


Traffic snarls in Delhi due to FIFA Under-17 World Cup


Prime Minister Narendra Modi felicitated former India football stars ahead of the much awaited FIFA Under-17 World Cup Group A match between India and the US at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Friday.


Modi honours India football greats


Actor Arjun Kapoor doesn't consider it appropriate to ponder over lost chances. This was evident when he deemed it as "trivial" to discuss whether he regrets not getting a chance to work in Kabir Khan's "1983".


Unfair to trivialise '1983': Arjun Kapoor on missing the chance


Accusing the state government of forcefully evicting thousands of hawkers and shanty dwellers in Kolkata ahead of the FIFA U-17 World Cup, the Joint Forum Against Evictions on Friday said they would organise protest rallies outside the Vivekananda Yuva Bharati Krirangan in Salt Lake on October 8.


U-17 WC: Kolkata to witness protest rallies against evictions


Security in and around Guwahati has been tightened ahead of the FIFA Under-17 World Cup matches and India-Australia T20 cricket match to be played here this month, police said on Friday.


Security beefed up in Guwahati ahead of FIFA U-17, T-20 matches


Watching a hockey game live or on television may lead to a rise in heart rate, that can have a substantial effect on the cardiovascular system, a research has claimed.


Is watching hockey stressful for your heart?


Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday conveyed his best wishes to all teams taking part in the FIFA U-17 World Cup.


PM wishes U-17 World Cup teams


Those who have admired Mithali Raj's skills on the 22-yard strip will now get a chance to take a closer look into the cricketer's life as her autobiography will soon be released.


Mithali Raj's autobiography to be out soon


Milan, Oct 5 (IANS/AKI) Argentine soccer legend Diego Armando Maradona will sue his two daughters for allegedly defrauding him of $1,850,000, Italian media and Argentine television reported on Thursday.


Maradona claims daughters stole nearly $2 mn from him


Actor Sahil Salathia, known for shows like "Everest" and "P.O.W. - Bandi Yuddh Ke", is set to make his Bollywood debut with "Julie 2". He feels the difference between small and big screens has reduced massively.


Distinction between small, big screens reduced: Sahil


A unique crowd funding initiative enabled a 22-year-old footballer from the Ivory Coast to return home.


Crowd funding helps African footballer go home


Indian Super League (ISL) franchise Delhi Dynamos FC on Wednesday named Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez as their brand ambassador for the upcoming season.


Delhi Dynamos rope in Jacqueline Fernandez as Brand Ambassador


Goa-based Indian Super League (ISL) club FC Goa have signed a MoU with the European Business and Technology Centre (EBTC), in an effort to continue to promote football in the state especially its grassroots programme and football infrastructure development.


FC Goa signs MoU with European outfit


Teenage female athletes suffer concussion symptoms twice as long as their male counterparts, researchers have found.


Girls suffer from concussion symptoms longer: Study


Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal on Monday said he has been saddened almost to the point of tears by recent events in the northeastern Spanish region of Catalonia.


Nadal saddened by Catalonia incidents


Superstar Aamir Khan and India cricket captain Virat Kohli will come together for a chat show for a Diwali special.


Aamir Khan, Virat Kohli come together for Diwali special


The mutilated body of a 25-year-old local footballer was found from the railway tracks near Serampore railway station in West Bengal's Hooghly district, a police officer said pm Sunday.


Footballer's mutilated body found on railway track


Foreigners are literally paddling towards a cleaner and healthier countryside in Himachal Pradesh.


Foreigners paddling towards cleaner, healthier Himachal (Lead, correcting para three)


Actor Ayushmann Khurrana and badminton ace Saina Nehwal say they had a lot of fun while shooting together for the unique live game show "Aunty Boli Lagao Boli", hosted by Archana Puran Singh.

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