“There is something uniquely and unmistakably joyful, in large part because of how uncharacteristic and unexpected it is, about a single player tearing apart an entire opposition by virtue of his unaided prowess.” This is a piece I wrote for The Classical on the joys of watching a solo goal: http://theclassical.org/articles/the-odd-joy-of-the-solo-goal
On Distant Fandom
A piece that I wrote for the Run of Play on distant fandom: http://runofplay.tumblr.com/post/19343528726/on-distant-fandom
The Gelding: How Horses Get Made
A piece for The Classical on Frazil, a gelding that had won 7 of its last 12 races. It’s a day-in-the-life-of-a-horse kind of story: http://theclassical.org/articles/the-gelding
On Columbia’s tennis captain, and the perils of going professional
A profile of Haig Schneiderman, Columbia University’s tennis captain, and why it’s mighty hard to pursue tennis as a profession.
“Even at college level, tennis is an ethereally beautiful sport. The levels of strategy employed within the small rectangle are almost infinite. The game is played as much in the players’ heads as it is on the court. Watching Haig Schneiderman, 21, and captain of Columbia University’s tennis team, play is as fascinating as it is watching one of the top players in the world. For each shot that Schneiderman makes, whether it is in practice or in game play, has a meaning to it.”
Scholes, the Little Big Man
A piece that I wrote for The Hindu’s NXG on Paul Scholes’ retirement from football: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-nxg/article2108122.ece
Suhrith Parthasarathy 