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Catch 'Em Young & Go for Goal: On the sidelines of the largest Under 21 youth tournament nationwide - the  Reliance Foundation Development League, host Arijit Barman sits down with India's most famous footballer Sunil Chhetri.
In a candid tell-all chat, this Khel Ratna and Arjuna Awardee reveal what it takes to start young and strike big in the fast-moving football ecosystem in India. The captain of Bangalore FC and the Indian National Team dives into creating not just players but passion for football across the nation. 

Credits: Soccer Freak (G21)

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Catch 'Em Young & Go for Goal: The largest Under 21 youth tournament nationwide - the  Reliance Foundation Development League - with teams across 9 regions in India from ISL, I-League division 1st & 2nd division and even Independent Academies nominated is striving to build a robust pipeline of the future cohort of champions who can match the best in class. Simultaneously, for the last 2 years, the Next Generation Cup has been conceived in partnership with English Premier League to expose our domestic talent with peers who are poised to break out in England or South Africa or any other playing nation that are ranked far higher than us. 

Host Arijit Barman gets you this two-part special with 

• Neil Saunders, Director of Football at Premier League 
• Sunil Chhetri, India’s captain 
• Siddharth Shanker, Head of Sports at Reliance Foundation 

On why developing young talent goes hand in hand with long-term success. Also on the show was a young player from Everton, James Collins, Head Coach of the Wolverhampton Wanderers, Chencho Dorji, Head Coach of the young and upcoming Sudeva Delhi – the first Bhutanese coach leading any club in the history of the I-League and many more in this power-packed show. 

Credits: aranFE

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On this episode we speak to Abhinav Bindra, India’s first ever individual Olympic gold medallist as he breaks down the impact of Sport in our society with hosts Karan Ravishankar and Uday Jhala. Are we too obsessed with chasing medals or should we be looking at the larger impact sport can have on shaping our lives?

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Asia's biggest marathon, the Tata Mumbai Marathon with 55,000 runners, 7 different categories captured the spirit of Mumbai. The running revolution comes with a price tag. In this episode ET's Arijit Barman talks to Vivek Singh, Joint Managing Director of Procam International, the man who has been jointly running the show with his brother Anil since the inception of the race in 2003-04. Today Procam is behind all the major marathons in India -- including New Delhi, Bangalore & Kolkata. Vivek shares what goes behind the scenes and what it costs to organise such mega events. Also in the episode, Mathew Cyriac, Executive Chairman Florintree & former co-head, Blackstone India, on why has backed Procam, the only external investor thus far to do so and Neil Chakravarti, director at Initium Productions and Strategic Advisor to Procam -- the man behind the broadcasting of Mumbai marathon who talks about the logistics and the scope of making a participation sport a game changer in India, through monetisation across linear TV and in the metaverse. Its a relay of of the cost of running on the Business of Sports.

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The rush to run, from weightless to destressing to charity; everyone has their rationale to go the extra mile. Here are a few select voices amid a rising running revolution.

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The biggest sporting stories of the year gone by and the stage for 2023, it’s game on in the new year. In this episode

• Explosion of e-sports in India, from competitive gaming to e-sports there is a new league of players and fans in town.
• Qatar Football World Cup deep dive – the tech take the game to new highs
•  Golf Wars: PGA vs LIV Golf drama continues, what does the drama between
•  American-based tour and Saudi Arabia backed LIV puts question marks on the future of golf.
•  Women sports take centre stage from IPL to weight lifting, shooting to races 

Host Uday Jhala and Karan Ravishankar speak to Sports Buff Indrajit Hazra, Editor Views, Economic Times. & Joy Bhattacharjya, CEO of the Prime Volleyball League as well as the director general of the Federation of Indian Fantasy Sport.

Credits: Eurosport Tennis, UFC - Ultimate Fighting Championship, SEN Sports, ICC, FORMULA 1,  NBC Sports, House of Highlights, Australian open TV, US Open Tennis Channel, beIN SPORTS Asia

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On this episode, we speak with Justin Geale, Tournament Director of Major League Cricket and the former Director of Operations for the IPL and Jeet Banerjee, MD at Gameplan Sports as well as the man who controlled the IPL auction paddle for a number of years for KKR. Our hosts Karan Ravishankar and Uday Jhala are invited in for a unique masterclass as we receive an education in what goes on behind the scenes at an IPL auction - how it works, what the strategies are, the mind games employed and the intense boiler room pressure situation of auction day.

Credit: Cricket Info

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On this episode we speak to Tom Byer, former AFC Technical Advisor and credited with transforming Japan’s football development structure and Akshay Tandon, President of FC Goa and one of the youngest administrators in world sport. Our host Arijit Barman hosts a lively debate on the globalisation of the beautiful game as our panel dissects the flashpoints and storylines from the World Cup so far. Credits: FIFA, Viacom18 Sports & Jio Cinema

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It is game on for Pro Kabbadi League 2022. This week's episode guest is Anupam Goswami - League Commissioner, Vivo Pro Kabaddi League discusses the gameplan of success that has made PKL wildly popular. From the brainchild of Charu Sharma to the broadcast brilliance of Star is PKL ready for a global explosion? aHost Karan Ravishankar in a candid chat with Anupam Goswami on what it to grow a fanbase for a new homegrown Indian sport. 

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This week, we speak with Nikhil Bardia, head of Sponsorship Sales and Talent at RISE Worldwide. Our host Karan Ravishankar has a frank conversation about the changing commercial face of the sports industry, how brands interact with franchises and how these deals are cracked, with a view from the inside. We further go into Nikhil’s experience building the talent management vertical at RISE Worldwide. The roster includes power hitters Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah amongst other big sporting names.

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