talent hunt

MUNICH: Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich have called up Indian teenager Shubho Paul to their FC Bayern World Squad, the culmination of an online talent hunt to build a 15-man team of U19 prospects.

A total of 654 players - born in either 2003 or 2004 - from 64 nations applied to be part of the programme by submitting video clips to a coaching team comprising club legend Giovane Elber, former Bayern captain and FIFA World Cup winner Klaus Augenthaler and international FCB youth coach Christopher Loch.

Jun 20, 2019 15:06
NEW DELHI: President Ram Nath Kovind, addressing the joint sitting of the two Houses of Parliament Thursday, noted that in order to make India a "global sports powerhouse", it is important to unearth talents from across the country. In his address, the President said the new government has decided to widen the spectrum of the 'Khelo India Programme' to cover the entire country.
Apr 13, 2018 12:04
NEW DELHI: ‘The Muthoot Blue League of Dreams’, a nation-wide sporting initiative by Muthoot Pappachan Group (MPG), Thursday announced its maiden ‘call for entries’ for its very first season of The Muthoot Blue League of Dreams.  The campaign kicked off Thursday with a ‘call for nominations/entries’ across India and will continue through to Sunday, 15th April.