Author: Rohan Chowdhury

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…

Brazil under Carlos Ancelotti might be under the spotlight as the South American giants, since Japan-South Korea in 2002, haven’t found their mojo in recent FIFA World Cups. A fourth-place finish on home soil in 2014 was their best finish since then. Haiti make a comeback after 1974, their only previous appearance in the tournament, while Scotland return to the biggest stage after 28 years. Their last appearance was in France 1998, where Morocco and Brazil were in their group. C1: Brazil (WR-5) Fixtures vs Morocco, June 14, 3:30 am, New Jersey Stadium vs Haiti, June 20, 6:30 am, Philadelphia…

India produced one of their finest-ever collective performances at the ISSF World Cup Final (WCF) Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun in Doha’s Lusail Shooting Complex, returning with six medals — two gold, three silver and one bronze — across four action-packed days. Only China finished ahead in the medal tally, but India’s mix of rising teenagers and seasoned Olympians ensured a memorable end to the 2025 season. Teenage Debutants Steal the Show The opening day belonged to India’s young 10m air pistol sensations. Suruchi Phogat, still in her teens, stunned the field by winning gold with a junior world record score of 245.1, while…

In about six months, the FIFA World Cup 2026 will kick off, the first edition featuring 48 teams. So far, 42 teams have already secured their spots for the showpiece event. The remaining six berths will be filled from 22 teams still in contention. Of these six spots, four will be decided via the UEFA play-offs and two through the FIFA intercontinental play-offs. On Friday, 5 December, at 10:30 pm IST, the draw for the World Cup will be held at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington DC, United States. The 48 teams, including the…