Author: Rohan Chowdhury

The Eastern Zonal Tournament for Differently Abled Cricket concluded on Friday, December 26, at the BKC College Ground in Kolkata, with Odisha emerging as champions after edging out Bihar by six runs in a thrilling final. The two-day tournament featured four teams — Odisha, Bihar, Bengal and Jharkhand. Organised by the West Bengal Cricket Association for Differently Abled (WBCADA) under the affiliation of the Differently Abled Cricket Council of India (DCCI), the competition was played in the T12 format (twelve overs per side) for Physical Disability (PD) category athletes. Following a single-leg round-robin stage, the top two teams advanced to…

Bengal’s Mehuli Ghosh has been named among the nominees for the Arjuna Award 2026. In an exclusive conversation with RevSportz, the 10m air rifle shooter expressed her gratitude for the recognition, calling it a step closer to a long-cherished dream. Mehuli also spoke about her preparations for the upcoming season, lessons from recent setbacks, her renewed focus on the road to the LA 2028 Olympics and much more. Rohan Chowdhury: Mehuli, welcome to RevSportz. How has life been, and how do you look back at the 2025 season and the Arjuna Award nomination? Mehuli Ghosh: Thank you. I’m really happy…

A RevSportz Exclusive Fifteen-year-old Sandrata Roy is quietly emerging as one of West Bengal’s brightest shooting prospects. Hailing from Shyamnagar, Sandrata announced her arrival on the national stage by clinching gold in the Junior Mixed Team 10m Air Rifle event at the 68th National Rifle & Pistol Shooting Championships in Bhopal. Born and raised in West Bengal, Sandrata’s introduction to shooting came through her father, a former defence personnel. “One of my father’s colleagues suggested that I try shooting,” she recalls. “Even before that, I was fascinated by the balloon-shooting games at local fairs. I really enjoyed them, and my…

It was an Adidas event. Lionel Messi is an Adidas athlete, and that is how it all came together. Over the past week, Indian football has revolved around Messi and the GOAT Tour of India. After a chaotic Kolkata leg, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Delhi did relatively better justice to the fans. The Argentine star, along with his teammates Rodrigo de Paul and Luis Suárez, also visited the Ambanis for a private gathering, with social media flooded with snippets from the evening. However, a day later, an Adidas shoot produced a heartwarming moment as Messi and De Paul, both Adidas athletes,…

A RevSportz Exclusive The current season of the Super League Kerala (SLK) is at its business end, as Kannur Warriors face Thrissur Magic FC in the grand finale in Kannur on Friday night. This is the second season of the tournament, and both Kannur and Thrissur are first-time finalists. Fan engagement in the tournament has been through the roof, with sold-out stadiums for almost every game. SLK 2025 has been a resounding success. Amid the grim situation of national football, Super League Kerala has emerged as a silver lining for the fraternity. To understand the scenario better, we spoke to…

In their first match of the BWF World Tour Finals 2025, in Hangzhou, China, Indian men’s doubles pair Satwik Sairajrankireddy and Chirag Shetty defeated their arch-rivals Liang Keng and Wang Chang of China by 2-1 (12-21, 22-20, 21-14). This was a Group B match. For the former world No.1 and current 3rd-ranked pair in the world in men’s doubles, Satwik and Chirag, this was their second appearance in the BWF World Tour Finals after 2021. Ahead of the match, the build-up was fairly skewed towards the Chinese pair, having won seven out of the ten matches these two pairs have…

Over the decades, we’ve seen some iconic mascots in the top sporting events. When it comes to the FIFA World Cup, it is no different. The tradition started way back in 1966 England, as Willie, the Lion, was the first ever FIFA World Cup mascot. It was designed by Reg Hoye, a children’s book illustrator. Since then, every four years, as football fans across the globe wait for the showpiece event, mascots also hold a special value in the scenario. Mascots hold a significant value when it comes to any such sporting events. They represent the culture, their flora and…

India’s No. 1 Nitin Kumar created history at the 2026 Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) World Darts Championship as the first from the country ever to win a match. At the Alexandra Palace, in London, Kumar defeated Richard Veenstra of the Netherlands 3-2. Nicknamed ‘The Royal Bengal’, the 40-year-old had participated in the previous four editions of the World Championships, but lost in the first round on all four occasions. In the 2025 edition, he won his first ever set at the Worlds, in the 3-1 defeat to England’s Martin ‘Smash’ Lukeman. Although it’s calendar year 2025, the ongoing event is…

Over the last 24 hours, the talk of the town has been the chaos at Vivekananda Yubabharati Krirangan (VYBK) during Lionel Messi’s ‘GOAT Tour of India’ event. After the organisers failed to meet spectator expectations, the Argentine superstar — along with his Inter Miami teammates Luis Suárez and Rodrigo De Paul — left the stadium after a brief 15‑minute VISIT. What followed was disorder and unrest inside the venue. During this period, Messi was largely surrounded by local politicians, their social media teams, security personnel and photographers, with little visible coordination or crowd management. Fans, who had paid thousands of…

With 48 teams divided into twelve groups this time, the FIFA World Cup 2026 might not feature the typical ‘Group of Death’, as most top sides have been separated. We still have to wait for four top teams from the European qualifiers, with several contenders in the queue, but for now, Group H appears the most intriguing, consisting of two previous World Cup winners, the side that defeated defending champions Argentina in Qatar, and a nation that drew considerable attention during qualifying. They are Spain, Uruguay, Saudi Arabia and Cape Verde. Here’s what to expect from Group H: H1: Spain…