Author: Rohan Chowdhury

On this day 104 years ago, Suresh Chandra Chaudhury along with some other prominent names established a club ‘for’ the people who had shifted from the erstwhile part of India and then Pakistan, which is now known as Bangladesh. A difference in opinion led to the genesis of the club. On July 28, Jorabagan Club was set to play Mohun Bagan in the Coochbehar Cup, but the management fielded a team excluding defender Sailesh Bose, for reasons undisclosed. Chaudhury, the vice-president of Jorabagan Club, along with Raja Manmatha Nath Chaudhuri, Ramesh Chandra Sen and Aurobindo Ghosh left the club and…

Though they avoided the traditional powerhouses like Japan, South Korea, Iran and Saudi Arabia, India’s men’s football team will have to find a way past either Qatar or Kuwait to keep alive their dreams of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup. Indian football fans had been on the edge of their seats after a series of excellent recent results culminated in permission being granted to participate in the upcoming Asian Games. The country celebrated as the sports ministry gave the green light to their football dreams, but on Thursday morning, the buzz was all about the FIFA World Cup 2026/AFC…

The Indian men’s national football team are set to kickstart their SAFF 2023 journey against Pakistan, their arch-rivals, full of confidence from their Hero Intercontinental Cup win which lifted them to a FIFA ranking of 98. In contrast, Pakistan suffered defeats in the 4-Nation Cup against the hosts Mauritius, Djibouti, and Kenya, raising concerns about their form and confidence. But the interesting point of discussion about the Pakistan team are their nine overseas-born players who play European club football and offer a potential advantage if effectively utilised. However, there are challenges associated with limited preparation time and coordination issues among…

One of the most prolific goal scorers that the world has seen, known for his acrobatic strikes, long-range golazos, and powerful headers, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, the Swedish superhero, announced his retirement from professional football on Monday, May 5. Or may we say, as the man himself might put it, ‘Football retired from Zlatan.’ With more than 500 goals for club and country, Ibrahimović is much more than just his scoring ability. Born on October 3, 1981, in Malmö, Sweden, Ibra never had a sweet childhood. He lived in a poor neighbourhood in Rosengard, outside Malmö, with Somalis, Turks, Yugoslavs, Poles, and…

Born on February 11th, 2000, in Kochi, Kerala, Kiran George is currently making waves at the Thailand Open Super 500 series. On Wednesday, May 31, George pulled off a massive upset by defeating China’s Shi Yu Qi, BWF World Rank 9, 21-18, 22-20 in the Round of 32 at the Thailand Open. George had previously won the Odisha Open 2022, which is a part of the BWF World Tour and rated a Super-100 event. In the finals of that competition, he had defeated his Indian compatriot Priyanshu Rajawat 2-1. Other than this, George has won Gold in three BWF Internationals…

Kenilworth Road will be a Premier League stadium for the 2023-24 season. The stadium in Bedfordshire, with a seating capacity of slightly more than 10,000 has not seen top-flight football since Luton Town got relegated from the old First Division in the 1991-92 season. This will be The Hatters’ first Premier League appearance since they were relegated from the top flight the season before the advent of the new league. Luton’s journey since then The 138-year-old club, formed on April 1885, became the first to be relegated from the top flight, going all the way down to Non-League, and…

It is right in the heart of Kolkata. Bang opposite the Oberoi hotel, Kolkata’s iconic landmark, you will see an array of shops selling jerseys of almost every team and every player you have possibly heard of. And if you then make your way inside the space, Jersey Market as it is popularly known, you will have a whole range of merchandise to choose from. “This is original, so it will cost you a couple of hundred rupees more,” someone will tell you. And with 700-800 Rupees, you can lay your hands on the Argentina jersey, which, in an Adidas…

It had first become a trending topic on social media in January 2023. Over the past few days, it has come back with a vengeance – “Wrestlers Protest at Jantar Mantar.” The saga began when the champion wrestlers of the country like Sakshi Malik, Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia, and others took to the streets around Jantar Mantar, amidst the chilly winter breeze in New Delhi. Subhayan Chakraborty and Atreyo Mukhopadhyay, Revsportz correspondents, were there at the time to cover their protest against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president. They demanded that he be taken into…

For a young athlete, there is no teacher quite like experience. No amount of preparation can substitute for time spent on court, in the crucible of competition. But sometimes, just sometimes, you can learn just as much by being on the sidelines, watching those better than you – for now – navigate their way through tough matches and tournaments. For Priyanshu Rajawat, the 2022 Thomas Cup was one such experience. Unless we’re talking cricket or hockey at the Olympics, team competitions seldom get the media attention that a star individual athlete does. The coverage of PV Sindhu’s silver medal…

Morocco’s dream run to the World Cup semifinal in 2022 was primarily inspired by stars like Achraf Hakimi, Sofian Amrabat and Hakim Ziyech who have played all their football overseas. India’s current policy of not considering OCI-card holders, with experience of playing in much stronger leagues than the ISL, for national-team selection is surely counter-productive. Yan Dhanda, born in Tipton in the United Kingdom’s West Midlands, has kicked off quite a debate on social media over the past few days. Rio Ferdinand, the defensive lynchpin of Sir Alex Ferguson’s last great Manchester United side, tweeted about the young attacking midfielder…