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June 12, 2003

'Kasparov is a little bit shaky these days'
Super GM Vishwanathan Anand tells Ashish Magotra the divide in the chess world is a 'pain in the neck'.

June 09, 2003

'I don't think I have a weakness'
'I have seen myself as nothing but an Indian,' Prakash Amritraj tells Ashish Magotra.

May 30, 2003

'My dream is to drive for Williams'
Racing prodigy Karun Chandok speaks to Ashish Magotra about his future plans, aspirations and motor-racing.

April 11, 2003

'Winning the Nationals gave me confidence'
Nitin Mongia on his world OK Dinghy triumph and plans for the Olympics.

April 9, 2003

'I am not someone who looks back and regrets'
Tennis ace Sandeep Kirtane says the Arjuna award proves that if you play straight you definitely get things back.

March 28, 2003

'US Tour card is my goal'
Arjun Atwal says if you do start thinking about the rest of the field you're trying to beat the golf course and not the players.

February 12, 2003

'I played my best squash at the British Open'
British Open and Asian junior squash champion Joshna Chinnappa on her exploits.

February 10, 2003

'My immediate aim is the men's IM title'
New national women's chess champion Aarthie Ramaswamy on her triumph and plans for the future.

February 4, 2003

Sania Mirza: she dares to win
India's most promising women's tennis player is ready to break into the big league.

January 23, 2003

'I plan to cross the 7-metre barrier this year'
Asian Games long jump champion Anju George tells Shobha Warrier an Olympic medal at Athens is on her mind.

December 21, 2002

'If you do something good, you are appreciated'
C K Valson, the only Indian in an elite panel of athletics' International Technical Officials, says his dream is to officiate in the World Championships and Olympics.

November 23, 2002

'I was compared with Anand by many'
'It was quite a different experience for me to be in the limelight when sister Viji was there,' says Meenakshi Subbaraman, talking about her fine showing in the chess World Cup.

November 20, 2002

'Physical fitness is very important in chess'
Silver medallist S Vijayalakshmi talks to Shobha Warrier about her showing in the just-concluded Chess Olympiad.

November 15, 2002

From the land of Anand... Srinath
Shobha Warrier talks to chess prodigy Srinath Narayanan, the youngest FIDE rated player in India.

November 14, 2002

'My patience with hard work is second to none'
Ace Fiji golfer Vijay Singh tells Onkar Singh it is easy to reach the top but you got to work twice as hard to stay there.

November 01, 2002

'The gold medal is everything for me'
'When you dream about something for this long and it actually happens, it's a feeling out of this world,' says Asian Games golf gold medallist Shiv Kapur.

October 18, 2002

India has its best side in a long time: Bhutia
India football ace Baichung Bhutia talks about his extraordinary journey from a sleepy Sikkimese village to stardom.