Sheffield FC to light up city of joy

England's Sheffield FC will participate in a two-day tournament in November to mark the platinum jubilee year of Mohammedan Sporting's Calcutta Football League victory against Dalhousie, the first by an Indian club, it was announced on Tuesday.

England's Sheffield FC will participate in a two-day tournament in November to mark the platinum jubilee year of Mohammedan Sporting's Calcutta Football League victory against Dalhousie, the first by an Indian club, it was announced on Tuesday.

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Mohun Bagan, East Bengal, Mohammedan Sporting and Sheffield FC will play a knockout tournament on November 12 and 14. Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly will be Mohammedan Sporting's brand ambassador and will also play for them. HTC

Yogesh to lead Delhi sub-jr football team

New Delhi: Yogesh Kumar will lead a 20-member Delhi State sub-junior football team in the Coca-Cola sub-jr National football championship for Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy being held at Haldwani (Uttarakhand) from October 21 to 27.

Team: S.Chauhan,K.Kumar; M.Kalra, A.Kumar, Y.Kumar (captain), S.Singh, A.Vashisth, S.Kumar; S.Negi, N.Hajela, D.Pragai, A.Marwah, L.Malik, R. Malik; J.Minocha, J.Singh, M.Kumar, N.Mitra, M.Bodh, A. Barua. Officials: J.Pershad (manager), D.Khorla, M.Mita.