His trophy cabinet is bursting with IBSF world billiards and snooker crowns and not surprisingly, the focus is now to excel on the professional snooker circuit.

Alarmed at the growing number of injuries, the Indian hockey think-tank has once again opted to move the camp out of SAI, South Centre, here.

Post the Commonwealth Games in 2010, Parupalli Kashyap went from a promising youngster to being the face of men’s badminton in the country.

Seven months into the season, Rohan Bopanna has stunningly partnered seven different players on the ATP circuit. This may sound unsettling, but if one gets down to number-crunching, the season so far has been fruitful for the strappinbg Indian doubles ace, with his rankings at an all-time career high of five.

Two young men from different eras of Indian sport were consumed by an overpowering passion to be the best in their respective fields. They dared to dream and fought to achieve it.

With the threat of losing out on a World Cup berth for the first-time ever, the national hockey campers began preparations for the Asia Cup in earnest, at the SAI, South Centre here on Tuesday. The continental event will be held from August 24 to September 1 at Ipoh, Malaysia.

Eight years ago fresh out of school, teenager Anirban Lahiri came to the Eagleton golf resort to pursue his fairways dreams. On a muggy Friday afternoon, he fulfilled one of them. With a final round of three-under 69, Lahiri won his maiden PGTI crown on his home course.

Five years ago at the Altis Open PGTI event at the Eagleton resort, the leader group comprised of three city golfers — C. Muniyappa, Anirban Lahiri and S. Chikkarangappa, an amateur among the threesome in what eventually turned out to be Muniyappa’s big break.

The pained voice choked with emotions of the past two years is slowly but definitely giving way to a chirpy outlook.

On a wind-swept grey Tuesday at the Eagleton golf resort, the home boys were made to look like clueless visitors as players who hadn’t even tested the greens walked away with the opening day’s honours at the PGTI Eagleburg Open.