Online tickets sale for Hero Intercontinental Cup starts
New Delhi, May 24: The sale of online tickets for the forthcoming Hero Intercontinental Cup which kicks-off at the Mumbai Football Arena from June 1 has started, All India Football Federation (AIFF) announced on Thursday.
India begin their campaign on the opening day itself when they take on a resurgent Chinese Taipei with Kenya and New Zealand, the other two teams taking on each other the following day.
Thus the Intercontinental Cup will have representation in the form of New Zealand from the Oceania region, Kenya from CAF and Chinese Taipei from the AFC region.
All India Football Federation General Secretary Kushal Das said: "The support from the Indian Football fans in Mumbai has always been awesome. It will be a football fest for all."
National coach Stephen Constantine said: "Come, everyone. I appreciate the support and love of all the fans from Blue Pilgrims, The West Block Blues and all other fan groups. It's your time to stand up for Indian Football."
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Woman stabbed to death by ex-employer for refusing to return to work in Jalna
Jalna (PTI): A 40-year-old woman was stabbed to death, and her son sustained injuries in an attack by her former employer in Maharashtra's Jalna district, police said on Saturday.
The police have arrested the accused, Ganesh Katakde (45), for the attack that occurred in the Ramnagar area on Friday night, an official said.
The victim, Subhidra Vaidya, had recently quit her job at the accused's restaurant, but the latter kept harassing her to return to work, he said.
Katakde arrived at Vaidya's house in an inebriated state and asked her to return to work, and when she refused, he allegedly attacked her with a knife, the official said.
The woman's son Sachin (20) also sustained injuries when he intervened to save her, he said, adding that Vaidya succumbed to her injuries.
A case has been registered against the accused at Mauj Puri police station, the official said.
