Sports

Shaunak Ghosh -January 29, 2021

With the IPL auction set to take place on February 18, Patriot analyses what Delhi Capitals can focus on to build a winning squad Delhi Capitals, like Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kings XI Punjab, are one of the only three teams to have never won the IPL trophy. Royal Challengers Bangalore have tried three times […]

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MAYANK JAIN PARICHHA -January 28, 2021

Amidst a pandemic that had people confined to their homes, the popularity of online chess streaming with the added twist of comedy has soared  In July, when Aniket, a 13-year-old boy, watched Vidit Gujrathi take on Alexandra Botez the American-Canadian FIDE chess master on YouTube and win despite being blindfolded, he was astounded. “I was […]

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Shaunak Ghosh -January 21, 2021

IIT Delhi got two podium finishes in the Formula Student Championship, becoming the first  Indian team  in history to do so A team of undergraduate students from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi has won prizes in two student virtual competitions. The team from Formula Racing, the student-led automobile club of IIT Delhi has won […]

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Shaunak Ghosh -January 14, 2021

The decision by Delhi University to drop 12 sporting categories from its list of eligible ECA sports without clear motives has left aspiring students in the lurch Rakesh Kumar (name changed) is a national softball champion. Considered a child prodigy, he has been participating in matches and winning medals since he was just 10 years […]

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Shaunak Ghosh -December 17, 2020

There has been a significant rise in pay and play footballing facilities across Delhi, Patriot finds out why Sombuddha Chaudhuri works as a software engineer in a reputed company in Gurugram. He has stayed away from his home in Kolkata for more than seven years. Naturally, he says he misses home a lot. “The thing […]

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Shaunak Ghosh -December 9, 2020

Football Delhi made history this week by announcing India’s First Virtual Football Talent Hunt. But is the idea of a virtual football trial feasible? Football Delhi (the governing body of football in Delhi) has recently announced the Football Delhi Young Stars Hunt, India’s first virtual football skill contest, that would enable participants (ages 6 to […]

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Shaunak Ghosh -December 2, 2020

The Indian Cricket team has looked wayward in the ODI series vs Australia due to lack of bowling options and the hangover of the IPL

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Shaunak Ghosh -November 25, 2020

The Delhi Half Marathon is being held on 29 November, in spite of the rise in Covid cases and recurring pollution, with hefty precautions. But runners are opposed to the idea Delhi is now witnessing a surge in Covid cases, with a record 38,501 active current cases. On average for the last 20 days, the […]

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