Suresh Menon Last Word

Suresh Menon is a prominent Indian journalist, author and a noted sports writer. He is one of India’s best known columnists on cricket, and his writings on politics, literature and sport have a global audience. He tweets at @surmenon

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Last Word: Power sports

In the limelight: Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in an ice hockey match between former NHL stars and officials at the Shayba Arena in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia.

Enhanced Games: Glimpse of the future or unworkable idea?

Attractive proposition: Former world champion swimmer James Magnussen has agreed to come out of retirement to compete in the Enhanced Games.

Celebrations in sports

Kevin Sinclair of the West Indies celebrates the dismissal of Australia’s Usman Khawaja during day two of the second cricket Test match between Australia and West Indies at the Gabba on January 26, 2024.

Dreaming up dangerous, surreal sports

Bungee Jumping.

Making art and history of sports

American tennis players Clark Graebner (left) and Arthur Ashe (1943 - 1993), UK, 8th June 1966.

A whingeing and moaning media in sport

Getting away: On the 1992-93 tour, it was learnt that England’s skipper Graham Gooch and Mike Gatting were tucking into prawns in a Chennai restaurant. Gooch missed the Test next day and Gatting had to leave the field often. England decided not to take disciplinary action, according to Wisden which said that England lost to 11 men and a plate of prawns. Perhaps “a few plates” would have been closer to the truth.

Improving longevity is key

Keeping fit: Roger Federer played his last competitive tennis match at the age of 41.

Last Word: Money dictates sport and Hardik’s swap shows the rise of player power

Money matters: The Spanish golfer Jon Rahm who had once said he was not interested in money, had jumped on Saudi Arabia’s LIV bandwagon for a reported half a billion dollars.

Climate crisis and its adverse impact on sports

Sebastian Coe.

Last Word: A million-dollar question

Making a point: The British pole-vaulter Holly Bradshaw, bronze medallist at the Tokyo Olympics, said in an interview recently, “Winning that bronze medal has damaged me physically and mentally.”

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