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Tie unlikely indications are now clear that the Ultimate World Chess Championship match between Viswanathan Anand and Garry Kasparov may, after all, not take place this year. The proposed match which led to Anand staying away from the official FIDE World Championships which concluded last month in Las Vegas is now likely to be held sometime early next year.

Speed king
Parthiva Sureshwaren is a young man in a hurry. He has been that way ever since he got behind the wheels of a Maruti 800 at the age of 13, and felt the rush of blood to his head. He slammed on the accelerator pedal to the floor, and discovered a new world. He was a self-confessed speed devil8217; by the age of 15 and his frequent accidents on packed Chennai roads made his father see red.

Impressive talent
The journey from Coimbatore to Britain could have been faster for Narain Karthikeyan if experts in motorsports are to be believed. And the transition to Formula-1 is just a matter of time. Racing legend Jackie Stewart called him an 8220;impressive talent8221;.