A year of silence and heartache for sport
THE sound of a foot thumping ball, racquet whacking ball, the shouts of the players, the referee’s whistle – all were an echo. All the thumps, whacks, shots and whistles were greeted by silence.
The fields and courts, the great theatres of sport, fell silent for about four months from March in 2020.
The gladiators – once they were allowed back and under strict limitations on movements and contacts – still produced great feats of athleticism, but where
