--- Woman was being called fat, I kissed her to boost confidence: Gascoigne --- Former England footballer Paul Gascoigne, who has been accused of drunkenly forcing himself on a woman and kissing her on train, has denied the allegations. The 52-year-old told the court he gave the woman "a peck on lips" to boost her confidence after someone called her "fat and ugly". Gascoigne added, before kissing her he said, "Listen...you're not fat...you're beautiful." --- Bulgarian football chief quits after England players suffer racist abuse --- Borislav Mihaylov has stepped down as president of Bulgarian Football Union, hours after the country's PM Boyko Borissov urged him to quit. The appeal came after Bulgaria's Euro 2020 qualifying match against England in Sofia was nearly abandoned because of racist abuse from fans. The match was halted twice in first-half because of racist abuse directed at England's black players. --- North Korea, South Korea play out World Cup Qualifier in empty stadium --- North Korea and South Korea played a World Cup Qualifier on Tuesday, their first football match in North Korea in 30 years. The match ended in a goalless draw. FIFA President Gianni Infantino was at the match and said in a statement that he was "disappointed to see there were no fans in the stands". --- 88th-min goal helps India salvage 1-1 draw vs B'desh in FIFA WC Qualifier --- Midfielder Adil Khan scored in the 88th minute to help India salvage a 1-1 draw against Bangladesh in a Group E second round 2022 FIFA World Cup Asia Qualifier match on Tuesday. This was India's second consecutive draw in the second round after their goalless draw against Qatar in September. India will next face Afghanistan on November 14.