Sections as dirs

How can I use sections as folders "http://servername/sectionname"

If I create a section, the section url becomes something like "http://servername/sections/view.php/<section-id>"

I want to be able to use an alternate url of the form "http://servername/sectionname"

for example If I create a section on a site say http://sportsite.info for sports. If I create sections named football, cricket, etc with IDs 7,8,etc resp the urls are http://sportsite.info/sections/view.php/7 and http://sportsite.info/sections/view.php/8

Is it there any way to accomplish this?

(I am interested in creating a site on villages of a state, a descriptive url is much preferred)