Prakash crashes out of Mexican challenger

September 9th, 2009 Hijackers hold Mexican plane on runwayMEXICO CITY — Hijackers are holding a flight from Cancun to Mexico City. Mexico Communications Secretary Juan Molinar says the plane is sitting on the runway at the Mexico City international airport.

May 17th, 2009 IZMIR - Prakash Amritraj and his Indian-origin American partner Rajeev Ram had to contend with the runners-up trophy in the 64,000 euros Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) challenger after a 3-6, 3-6 loss to top-seeded Israelis Jonathan Erlich and Harel Levy in the doubles final. The title win Saturday fetched Erlich and Levy 3,950 euros and 90 ATP points while Prakash and Ram, pocketed 2,350 euros and 55 ATP points.

May 16th, 2009 IZMIR - India's Prakash Amritraj and American Rajeev Ram overcame stoic resistance from Russians Michail Elgin and Alexandre Kudryavtsev 7-6(8), 1-6, 10-5, to enter the doubles final of the 64,000 euros Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) challenger here Friday. Prakash, who of late has been plagued by a calf injury, bowed out of the singles with a 2-6, 4-6 loss to Czech Pavel Snobel in the quarter-final.

May 7th, 2009 RAMAT HASHARON - Prakash Amritraj gave a walkover to Israel's Harel Levy in the pre-quarter-final of the $100,000 Association of Tennis Professional (ATP) challenger here Wednesday. Prakash, who is undergoing treatment for a leg injury he sustained last week during the Greece challenger, had beaten Bulgarian wildcard Grigor Dimitrov 7-6(3), 6-1 Tuesday.

May 6th, 2009 RAMAT HASHARON - Prakash Amritraj defeated Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria to advance to the second round of Israel Open here Wednesday. Prakash beat wild card Dimitrov 7-6 (3), 6-1 and will next meet Harel Levy of Israel in the $100,000 Challenger event.

April 30th, 2009 RHODES - India's Prakash Amritraj rallied from a set deficit to register a 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 win over Russian Michail Elgin and enter the quarter-finals of the Association of Tennis Professional (ATP) Challenger here. Prakash next plays top-seed from Israel, Dudi Sela, who was stretched to three-sets by American Amer Delic, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 Wednesday.

April 29th, 2009 RHODES - India's Somdev Devvarman made a first round exit while Prakash Amritraj and Rohan Bopanna advanced at the 85,000 euros Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) challenger here. India's No. 1 Somdev was shown the door by French Edouard Roger-Vasselin, who won 6-3, 6-2.

April 17th, 2009 MEXICO CITY - India's Prakash Amritraj thrashed Mexico's Santiago Gonzalez to storm into the quarter-final of the $35,000 ATP challenger. Prakash, seeded eighth, beat Gonzalez 6-2, 6-3 and next plays Belgian qualifier Dick Norman who upset fourth-seeded Argentine Horacio Zeballos in a furiously fought three-setter, 7-6 (4), 6-7 (15), 6-3.

April 15th, 2009 MEXICO CITY - India's Prakash Amritraj rallied from being blanked in the first set to win the first round against Italian Riccardo Ghedin in the $35,000 ATP challenger. Prakash, seeded eighth, beat Ghedin 0-6, 6-1, 6-3.

March 25th, 2009 KORAT - India's Somdev Devvarman and Prakash Amritraj bowed out of the first round of the $50,000 ATP challenger here Tuesday. While Amritraj went down fighting to top seed German Andreas Beck 5-7, 6-7(3), Somdev, seeded seventh, lost to Russian Alexandre Kudryavtsev 5-7, 3-6.

March 18th, 2009 BANGKOK - India's Somdev Devvarman and Prakash Amritraj crashed out of the first round of $50,000 ATP challenger while Rohan Bopanna advanced to the second round here Tuesday. Somdev, seeded eighth, blew the first set advantage to lose 3-6, 6-4, 4-6 to Austrian Martin Slanar while Prakash lost 3-6, 2-6 to Frenchman Edouard Roger-Vasselin.

February 15th, 2009 MEXICO CITY - The US Coast Guard and Mexican Navy seized seven tonnes of cocaine on the high seas off Mexico's Pacific Coast, officials said Sunday. Investigators found the drugs in a fishing trawler near the coast off the southern Mexican province of Oaxaca.

January 17th, 2009 MUMBAI - Veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah has decided to drastically cut down on his film assignments this year, but has agreed to do a cameo in Prakash Jha's 'Rajneeti'. And Naseer agreed to the role without hearing the script.

January 13th, 2009 MELBOURNE - India's new tennis star Somdev Devvarman overpowered a stoic Prakash Amritraj to enter the second round of men's qualifying singles at the Australian Open here Wednesday. Fresh from his success at the Chennai Open where he reached the finals, Somdev, ranked 154, squandered a set advantage but recovered to beat Prakash 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 in nearly one and a half hours.

January 13th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Indian tennis' latest find Somdev Devvarman recovered from mid-match jitters to beat Prakash Amritraj and moved into the second round of men's qualifying singles at the Australian Open here Wednesday. Fresh from his success at the ATP Chennai Open where he reached the finals, Somdev, ranked 154, beat Prakash 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 in nearly one and a half hours.