Takeshi Itho of Japan accounted for the former while Mustafa Ghouse beat Stephen Amritraj in the ITF men's Satellite tournament.
India's light-welterweight boxer lost on points to Mustafa Karagollu of Turkey in the first round.
Gazan youth to become part of a group called the "Vanguard of Liberation".
'... That they should emerge as role-models to be emulated by the fellow countrymen; and that the middle classes should not stick only to hate-filled and scornful criticism and condemnation against the state of affairs,' remembers Mohammad Sajjad.
The Indian Davis Cupper battled for 172 minutes to get the better of Slovakia's Michal Mertinek in the ATP Challenger.
Somdev Varman beat Frenchman Jordanne Doble to move into the singles final of the ONGC ITF Futures men's tennis tournament.
The hits and misses of the week.
Giant-killer Mustafa Ghouse was also shown the door in the ITF Satellite tournament.
A skating instructor at a public school was arrested on Sunday in connection with the alleged rape of a six-year-old student even as protests continued for the fourth day against the incident.
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the weekly verdict.
The victory gave the Dutchman a place in the semi-finals of the ITF Futures tournament along with unseeded Vinod Sridhar, Ajay Ramaswami and second seed Harsh Mankad.
The Indian challenge in the men's singles ended with the ouster of Punna Vishal.
Yeu-Tuoo Wang of Chinese Taipei, at 204, is the highest ranked player in the fray for the ITF Futures tennis tournament in Mumbai.
The Russian beat Germany's Dieter Kindlmannin the final.\n\n
With their exit the Indian singles challenge ended in the Belgaum Open ATP Challenger.
'The script is both the hero and heroine. This film is about real people,' Raveena Tandon on Stumped.
India striker Robin Singh, who made his national debut at the Nehru Cup last year, signed a two-year contract with Bangalore-based I-League Club JSW Sports on Thursday.
The top seed overcame a poor first set to make it to the last eight in the ITF Masters.
Prakash Amritraj rallied to edge past Eliran Dooyev of Israel Mustafa Ghouse ousted Ajay Ramaswami in the ITF Satellite tournament.
What difference would raising Pakistani flags make? Now the government of India is getting restless, getting more perturbed. It is being done deliberately," said Kamal.
Both posted contrasting victories in the ITF Satellite tennis tournament.
Former Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Najam Sethi withdrew his candidature for the ICC president's post and requested the PCB to nominate a former Test great instead.
A chronology of events in the case in which the main trial ended in 2007.
'A bold, progressive step forward,' Kotak Mahindra Bank CEO Uday Kotak said of Nirmala Sitharaman's corporate tax breaks.
Will it be Naryanswami Srinivasan or Mustafa Kamal?
The top seeded Indo-Pak duo rallied from a first set deficit to beat Asian Games bronze medallists Vishal Uppal and Mustafa Ghouse in the final.
A close aide of slain Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden was among six militants killed in a United States drone attack in Pakistan's lawless tribal region 10 days ago, media reported on Tuesday.
VVS Laxman believes that Team India can beat hosts Australia in the semi-final of the World Cup on Thursday if their bowlers continue their impressive form.
Pakistan survived a top-order collapse before completing a seven-wicket win over United Arab Emirates in their second round robin league match of the Asia Cup T20 tournament on Monday.
Mahmudullah Riyadh produced an all-round effort to guideBangladesh to a comprehensive 51-run win against United Arab Emirates, as the host opened their account in the Asia Cup T20 tournament in Mirpur on Friday. Batting first, Bangladesh managed only 133 for eight largely due to rearguard action from Man-of-the-Match Mahmudullah, who scored a quickfire 36 off 27 balls with the help of a boundary and two sixes. However UAE's batting faltered once again as they produced a below-par effort to get bowled out for 82 in only 17.4 overs. Mahmudullah took 2/5 along with a brilliant catch to make it a memorable outing for him. Skipper Mashrafe Mortaza (2/12), left-arm seamer Mustafizur Rahaman (2/13 in 4 overs), Shakib Al Hasan (2/20) and Al-Amin Hossain (1/8) were also amongst wickets. It was a day where Mahmudullah showed his all-round skills taking a smart diving catch at gully to dismiss Shaiman Anwar off Mortaza's bowling.
Here are photos that prove we live in a mad world.
The Border Security Force on Thursday claimed to have identified a 25-year-old local whose interception and questioning triggered the protests at its camp in Ramban in Jammu and Kashmir.
The ICC Board accepted the resignation of former president Mustafa Kamal, effective from April 2, and confirmed that no replacement would be appointed for the remaining weeks of his term.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday courted a fresh controversy over the alleged rape of a six-year old girl in a city public school, as he asked the media if it did not have any other issue.
Brigadier M P Bajwa (retd), commander of the troops that captured Tiger Hill, tells Rediff.com's Archana Masih how a band of young soldiers won the Kargil War's most famous battle with their blood and grit.
Mustafa Kamal, who resigned on Wednesday as the International Cricket Council president, launched an extraordinary attack on the world cricket body's Chairman N Srinivasan after returning to the country.
'Kabir Singh will be very special for me, but my goal is to make each character as memorable as Preeti.'
Over one lakh people have migrated from their hamlets and border towns in the wake of firing by Pakistan.
The I-League Professional Football Clubs Association (IPFCA) decided on a 6-member representation to meet the AIFF in response to their request for a meeting.
