Author: Snehasis Mukherjee

Abdul Azim Badakhshi, the ‘Afghan Tiger’, will be in action in the 13th edition of the Matrix Fight Night (MFN). Before that, RevSportz caught up with him in an exclusive chat. Snehasis: Hi Badakshi. How are you? Badakhshi: I am glad to be here and giving my warm welcomes to you and everyone who will be watching or reading this. Snehasis: If you could briefly tell me what made you choose MMA? Badakhshi: I started my career in wushu. I trained for five years under my mentor, Ustad Nangyalai. Around that time, MMA was very recent and newly introduced to…

The International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) ratification of the proposal to include cricket and four other new disciplines in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games has been received warmly by the International Cricket Council (ICC) and others in the fraternity, including Mithali Raj. The former India women’s skipper said: “It is so exciting that cricket is now an Olympic sport and will make its return at LA28. Players will get the chance to compete for an Olympic gold medal and be part of the Games which will be so special. It’s also a chance for more fans around the world to…

Over the past few months, Igor Stimac, India’s football coach, has often complained about the standard of officiating when his team plays. He’s been red-carded twice for protesting too vehemently. On Friday night, as the 42nd edition of the Merdeka Cup kicked off at the Bukit Jalil Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, there was more ordinary refereeing that ended any hope that India had of making the final. But this time, Stimac stayed in his technical area even as his luckless side went down 2-4 to the hosts in a match also notable for the poor quality of the playing surface.…

The 42nd edition of the Merdeka Cup is set to kick off on October 13, as India lock horns with Malaysia at the Bukit Jalil Stadium in Kuala Lumpur. Initially, apart from these teams, Tajikistan and Palestine were also meant to take part. But, due to the ongoing political situation in the Middle East, Palestine have withdrawn and the winner of this game will face Tajikistan in the final. Malaysia gained independence on August 31, 1957, and to celebrate that, this tournament has been played since then. However, it is making a return after a long gap of 10 years…

The duo of Dipika Pallikal Karthik and Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu secured India’s 20th GOLD medal in the ongoing Asian Games in China as they defeated Malaysia (Azman Aifa Binti/Mohammad Syafiq) 2-0 in the final of the Squash Mixed Doubles. In both the sets, they won with a scoreline of 11-10. This win ensured India’s 83rd medal overall as India’s best-ever Asian Games campaign is going on strongly. After this massive victory, our correspondent, Trisha Ghoshal had a quick interaction with them. Dipika and Harinder were asked about the equation and connection between them and whether that has helped them…

Lovlina Borgohain rose to the occasion in the semi-final of the Women’s Boxing 66-75 kg category in the ongoing Asian Games 2023. She unanimously defeated Thailand’s Baison Maneekon (5-0) and sealed her berth in the final. Not only that, this was her chance to seal her place for the upcoming Paris Olympics in 2024 and she absolutely nailed it. After the bout, our correspondent, Trisha Ghosal had a quick chat with her as she was asked whether there was any added pressure for her before the semi-final. In reply, she confirmed that there was pressure as she needed to qualify…