All guns blazing: India prepares for the World Shooting Cup

With the shooting World Cup set to take centerstage in Delhi, Patriot gives a lowdown on India’s chances at the 2021 marquee event The first half of the shooting World Cup is scheduled to be held in New Delhi’s Karni Singh Shooting Range on 18-29 March. The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) has already […]

Steve Smith headlines Delhi Capitals auction

Delhi Capitals go into the 2021 IPL with an improved squad after the auction, with the acquisition of Steve Smith being the star attraction After finishing runners up in the last edition of the IPL, The Delhi Capitals will now look to power through the 2021 season, and perhaps go one step up and be […]

The Capitals auction strategy

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 […]

Streaming checkmates 

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 […]

IIT-D scores big on track

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 […]

Not sporty enough for DU

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 […]

Let’s pay to kick off

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 […]

Getting a kick onscreen

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 […]