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 […]

India’s worries down under

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

 Bad idea to run

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 […]

Meet the Plogman of India

Patriot catches up with Ripu Daman Bevli, India’s foremost exponent of plogging – a sport that combines marathon running and picking up litter along the way Plogging is a combination of two words, formed from ‘jogging’ and ‘plocka upp’, which is Swedish for ‘pick up’. It refers to an emerging international trend, in which someone […]

Playing for a good cause

While fans cannot engage with football players in stadiums, fan clubs in India are extending a helping hand to people during the pandemic The Coronavirus and its subsequent lockdown has forced sports to go behind closed doors. Fans are not being allowed in stadiums and until a vaccine is found, it is unlikely that fans […]

Will 2020 be the Capitals’ year?

The Delhi Capitals have finished second in the league table and look set to book a place in the finals. Patriot analyses what they have done right this year The Delhi Capitals have had a fantastic run this IPL season. They registered eight wins and with 16 points finished second in the league stage thus […]