MUMBAI: The legendary Croc Hunter, Steve Irwin, with this signature khaki shorts, has been synonymous with Animal Planet for nearly as long as the network has been in existence

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MUMBAI: BIG 92.7 FM Kolkata won the Srijan Samman GOLD in the radio spot category.

MUMBAI: BIG 92.7 FM Kolkata won the Srijan Samman GOLD in the radio spot category. Srijan Samman is the biggest media event for Bangla Advertising awarded by Sambad Pratidin, leading Bengali daily. Contenders for this very prestigious award were creative agencies in India and Bangladesh.

This was the first year of BIG92.7FM‘s participation and it was the only ‘non-agency‘ to win a creative award at the gathering, not to mention that it was the only radio station to win the award. BIG92.7FM was nominated for two creative and won the gold for one of them. The award winning radio interstitial was created on the occasion of Sharukh Khan‘s Birthday. It was a fitting tribute to King Khan on his birthday from BIG92.7 FM Kolkata --an interstitial with a transcription of his Chart busters.

Speaking on the occasion BIG 92.7 FM Kolkata Station Head Bodhayan Roychaudhury said, "This is our first year of participation and our talented young team has made us proud by being the only radio station to win this award."

The magic of these Chak De girls from the film ?Chak De India? is all over the country. The team?s captain Vidya (Vidya Malavde), the senior-most player Bindiya (Shilpa Shukla), the beautiful centre forward Preeti Sabbarwal (Sagarika Ghatge), and the team?s other centre forward, Komal Choutala (Chitrashi Rawat) unfold some untold stories of their journey with Chak De India on BBC Ek Mulakat aired on Radio One FM 94.3 on 2nd September, Sunday.

From over night stardom to newfound team spirit and appreciation amongst themselves these girls have a lot to learn from. Their contagious belief in the movie?s success when thay say ?The film is so full of energy that people had to like it?, and their willpower to strive further in their careers is evident in the interview.

Vidya. Bindiya, Komal and Preeti reveal the light moments spent with the superstar Shahrukh Khan along with insights on each girl in the team. Komal is described as ?When she is acting it?s a different thing, but otherwise she is a very stylish girl. Her nails are long and groomed. She wears heels?? by Preeti, Vidya and Bindiya.

The zeal, zest, fondness and enthusiastic nature of these girls surely shows they will play a long game to come, be it hockey or their lives.

So tune on to Radio One FM 94.3 on 2nd September at 12 noon to hear these power-packed girls from Chak De India on the show BBC Ek Mulakat.

MUMBAI: Ten Sports, the most watched sports channel of the sub-continent, will give its viewers a sneak peak into the Ronaldos and Beckhams of the future with its continued live coverage of the FIFA Under-17 World Cup football.

The world?s premier junior football tournament, which is said to attract the most number of talent scouts from all leading football clubs in the world, moves into its quarter-finals stage in South Korea.

There are some mouth-watering games lined up for quarterfinals , with France taking on Spain and two-time champions Ghana, who beat the mighty Brazilians in the pre-quarters 1-0, to take on Peru on Saturday, September 1.

On Sunday, September 2, it will be a battle between the Latin skills of Argentina and the raw African power of Nigeria, followed by the clash of European superpowers England and Germany.

Ten Sports will cover live the France vs Spain match on Saturday, followed by the exciting Argentina-Nigeria match on Sunday. Both the matches are scheduled for a 12:30 pm IST start.

In the pre-quarters, Nigeria were just 12 minutes away from elimination against Colombia, before scoring two goals to win 2-1. Germany needed to dig deep to see off USA and England overcame a stern examination from Syria to advance.

Defender Gaston Sauro emerged as the unlikely match-winner for Argentina when his pair of headers earned them a 2-0 victory over Costa Rica.

Krystian Pearce and Rhys Murphy netted their first goals on Korean soil to help England overcome Syria 3-1. The hero for Germany in pre-quarters was Richard Sukuta-Pasu, who claimed both goals to inspire a 2-1 reverse of USA. In the process, the sprightly attacker outranked a trio of his team-mates as his side‘s top scorer in the competition.

The semi-finals are scheduled on September 5th and 6th. The live telecast starts 3:30 pm IST. The final is on Sunday, September 9, also starts at the same time

Remaining FIFA U-17 World Cup schedule:

QUARTER-FINALS: Sep 1: Ghana vs Peru; Spain vs France; Sep 2: Argentina vs Nigeria; England vs Germany

SEMI-FINALS: Sep 5: Ghana/Peru vs Spain/France; Sep 6: Argentina/Nigeria vs England/Germany

FINAL: Sep 9: Third place play-off; Finals