Author: Snehasis Mukherjee

The 17th edition of the UEFA EURO Competition is set to take place in Germany from June 14 to July 14, 2024, with 24 nations competing for the prestigious trophy. On December 2, 2023, the final draw for the competition occurred at Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, Germany. Twenty-one teams have already qualified, while the remaining three will be finalized through eliminators in March 2024. Several head coaches, such as Luciano Spalletti (Italy), Julian Nagelsmann (Germany), Roberto Martinez (Belgium), and Gareth Southgate (England), were present. Jonas Kaufmann’s orchestra kicked off the event, and football stars like Gianluigi Buffon, Steve MacManaman, Angelos Charisteas,…

Snehasis Mukherjee at the Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneshwar India’s FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign tasted its first defeat, as they went down 3-0 to Qatar at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneshwar. However, the scoreline does not adequately reflect the fight shown by the Blue Tigers, especially in the first half after conceding an early goal. The hype around this match was unreal as India came into it after defeating Kuwait 1-0 away from home in their opening game. Qatar, the Asian champions currently ranked 61st in the world, had enjoyed a thumping 8-1 win over Afghanistan. So, it was always going…

India started their campaign in the World Cup qualifiers with a commendable 1-0 win against Kuwait in Kuwait City. The goal came from Manvir Singh in the 75th minute. It was a left-footed finish amidst some pressing from the Kuwaiti defenders, following a delightful ball delivered into the box by Lallianzuala Chaangte. It was a big goal from the point of view of Indian football, not just because of the precious three points it fetched. There was a win in a crunch match without Sunil Chhetri scoring. The team needed this. Someone had to reduce the pressure on Chhetri, who…

The Indian football team has some exciting and important fixtures lined up. They begin their World Cup 2026 qualifying campaign against Kuwait in Kuwait City on Thursday (November 16). This competition also serves as the qualifier for the 2027 Asian Cup. India have been grouped with Kuwait, Qatar and Afghanistan. After facing Kuwait, they will face Qatar in Bhubaneswar on November 21. Considering that two teams from the group will make it to the next round, Igor Stimac’s boys have a fair chance. India’s best World Cup qualifying performance came way back in 2001 when they finished just a point…

The stage was set for Virat Kohli at Eden Gardens, to celebrate his 35th birthday with a record-equalling 49th ODI ton. And he did not disappoint. It was not one of his stroke-filled knocks, but a much-needed one for the team on a track where South Africa’s spinners got appreciable turn. All of Eden Gardens seemed to be illuminated as Kohli drew alongside his idol, Sachin Tendulkar. Here is a statistical comparison between these two all-time greats. Innings taken Tendulkar scored his 49th ton against Bangladesh in the Asia Cup 2012. However, he notched up that century after a gap…

Team India are having a dream run in the ongoing ODI World Cup with seven wins from seven games. Almost every player has lived up to expectations so far, with Virat Kohli no exception. Kohli is currently just one short of equalling Sachin Tendulkar’s tally for the most centuries in ODIs – 49. The 48th ton came against Bangladesh, and in the last few matches, he twice came close to the three-figure mark but failed to reach it. Now, on November 5, he will be in action against South Africa at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata. This ground saw…

All eyes were on featherweight title defending champion Sanjeet Budhwar when he was in action in the Matrix Fight Night’s main event against Shyamanand at a packed Noida Indoor Stadium on Saturday, October 28. After five entertaining rounds, Sanjeet was declared the winner via a split decision. He landed heavy face blows on Shyamanand throughout the bout. After this, Sanjeet will face The Afghan Lion, Abdul Azim Badakhshi in the main event of one of the upcoming editions of MFN for the featherweight title. Speaking of other fights, Kyrgyzstan’s Darkhanbek Ergeshov won against India’s Jason Solomon in the welterweight category…

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.…