Australian hockey star Mark Knowles rose to fame when he was named the FIH Young Player of the Year for his exemplary show in 2007. Since then, the defender from Queensland has been an integral part of the Kookaburras squad.

From Jamie Dwyer to ‘Jamie Singh Dwyer’ in a span of a week, the Australian hockey skipper is lapping up the experience of playing in the inaugural Hockey India League.

The fast-paced world of Formula One, with a plethora of international stars, may be far removed from anything traditional, but when a group of young boys and girls — dressed in colourful attire — show

Akhil Khushlani, 22, returned to competitive racing in style with a second-place finish in Round 10 of the JK Racing Asia Series — a support race to the Formula 1 to promote youngsters — at the Silverstone circuit in the United Kingdom a month ago. The Hyderabad lad had not raced for an year before that.

They may have spent their early years playing pranks on each other, but when it comes to on-field rivalry, Akhil Khushlani and Aditya Patel are fierce competitors.

The 23-year old Aditya Patel has a penchant for speed. Come Saturday, the Chennai lad will be hoping for a “great run” at the Buddh International Circuit when he, along with three other Indians, will compete in Round Five of the JK Racing Asia Series, a support race for the Indian Grand Prix.

As a child, Vijay Kumar tried his hand at almost every sport, but shooting. In 2001, he intended to take up boxing as a career, before a job in the Army helped him realise his true potential.

It took M.C. Mary Kom 11 years to get where she is today. A bronze at the London Olympic Games was the icing on the cake, and the champion boxer and the mother-of-two says it is a “dream that she wishes to live on” till the 2016 Rio Games.

For cricketer Yuvraj Singh’s mother Shabnam Singh, the last few days have been nothing short of a roller-coaster ride.

Right from the day boxer M.C. Mary Kom set foot in London, the international media has been chasing her for interviews.

Talking to reporters has always been a difficult task for the mother of two, w