The second seeds were beaten by the unseeded American duo of Scott Lipsky and David Martin at the SAP Open.
Second seeds Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowles beat the Czech duo of Jaroslav Levinsky and Radek Stepanek 6-2, 6-3 in their opening match at the US $436,000 SAP Open in San Jose, United States.
South Africa opener Quinton de Kock hit a masterful 178 runs in a comfortable six-wicket victory over top-ranked Australia on Friday in the first one-day international of the five-match series. After Australia posted 294 for nine in their innings, South Africa reached their victory target with more than 13 overs remaining.
Roberto Martinez's three-year spell in charge of Everton is over, media reports said on Thursday. The Spaniard has come under increasing criticism this season after a mediocre Premier League season that has left them 12th in the table. According to the reports, Martinez failed to take training on Thursday ahead of the final game of the season against Norwich City on Sunday while the BBC and Sky Sports television said he had been sacked. The team reached the semi-finals of the League Cup and FA Cup but Martinez's side have under-performed in the league despite boasting a squad many regard as Everton's best for many years.
Out of favour opener Gautam Gambhir scored 31 for Essex against Northamptionshire on his county debut in London.
Unfazed by an aggressive Virat Kohli, Australian opener David Warner said the Indian is free to play the way he wishes and the ICC is there to manage if anybody crosses the line.
He may have made scoring look easy on the Adelaide track by notching centuries in each innings, but David Warner insisted that the pitch isn't placid anymore and his team is determined to take all 10 Indian wickets on the final day and win the first Test on Saturday.
The resumption of the German Bundesliga next weekend amid the COVID-19 crisis will give hope to other European leagues that they can also successfully return, according to Schalke 04 coach David Wagner.
Images from the UEFA Champions League quarter-final first leg matches played on Wednesday
'We don't need to hinge India-UK relations on shared hostility toward China,' observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
590 cricketers -- including 370 Indian players and 220 overseas players -- will go under the hammer during the two-day mega auction in Bengaluru on February 12 and 13.
Premier League champions Liverpool maintained their 100 per cent start to the season with a 3-1 win against Arsenal at Anfield on Monday leaving them level on nine points with pacesetters Everton and Leicester City.
India face a South Africa in their final World Twenty20 warm-up game in Mumbai, on Saturday.
Darren Lehmann, the Australia coach during the infamous ball-tampering scandal, feels then captain Steve Smith shouldn't have turned a 'blind eye' to the ill-fated plan during the Cape Town Test against South Africa.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday.
Australia and South Africa have been fined for maintaining slow over-rates during their first One-day International at the WACA.
Australian opener David Warner has been fined by the International Cricket Council (ICC) after an on-field dispute with Indian batsman Rohit Sharma.
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IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday
Rafael Nadal says he could miss the season-ending ATP World Tour Finals next month because of appendicitis.
Fulham fixed their penalty jinx as Ivan Cavaleiro's spot kick eased them out of the relegation zone with a shock 2-1 win at high-flying Leicester City in the English Premier League on Monday.
Adani, which already has mining and environmental licences from the state government, requires the state approvals on management plans on the endangered finch bird and groundwater in order to commence the mine construction.
Faf du Plessis's half-century and Mahendra Singh Dhoni's late assault helped Chennai Super Kings register a comfortable 22-run victory against Kings XI Punjab in the IPL match, in Chennai, on Saturday.
A former pace bowler, James Sutherland helped turn the game into a commercial powerhouse in Australia's crowded sports market.
Australian cricket coach Darren Lehmann warned his players against 'crossing the line' in on-field aggression but conceded that the side would always 'teeter pretty close' to the edge.
The hard-hitting 27-year-old becomes the fifth Australia player to leave the Indian Twenty20 tournament early following the departures of captain Steve Smith, John Hastings and Mitchell and Shaun Marsh
After opening with a 4-0 win over Chelsea, Monday's 1-1 draw at Wolverhampton Wanderers, would have been a second straight win, had Paul Pogba converted his second half penalty kick.
Britain's Princess Anne, Laura Davies, the most successful British woman golfer, and 10-time major champion Annika Sorenstam of Sweden are among seven women chosen to take up honorary membership of the Royal & Ancient Golf Club.
They beat the third seeded pair of Mark Knowles of Bahamas and Elena Likhovtseva of Russia 6-2, 6-4 in a second round match.
Paes and his former partner Mahesh Bhupathi also advanced into the mixed doubles at the Australian Open.
Tiger Woods equalled Byron Nelson's 54-year-old PGA Tour record of 113 consecutive cuts but it is Vijay Singh who leads the Funai Classic.
Rodriguez whipped Everton in front from the edge of the box, and Michael Keane and Calvert-Lewin ensured it was two wins from two in the Premier League so far this season.
Australia captain Michael Clarke termed India captain Kohli's hundred as a great knock and as good as any second innings hundred, while being effusive in his praise for his own team.
From bashing big scores to firing back a few choice words at sledging opponents, the captaincy is fitting Australia's Steven Smith well, according to opening batsman Chris Rogers.
Explosive Australian batsman David Warner has penned a children's book series called Kaboom Kid, which features the exploits of a "cricket-mad" schoolboy named Davey Warner.
Liverpool continued their perfect start to the season to stay top of the Premier League after a goal in each half gave them a 2-1 victory over Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley on Saturday.
IMAGES from Europa League matches played on Thursday.
This is probably the first time a Hindu priest has been called for services at the national prayer service of the presidential inauguration.
Andy Murray thinks he played his best tennis of the tournament during his Australian Open quarter-final victory over David Ferrer on Wednesday.
Newly-appointed Australia coach Justin Langer on Thursday said his team can be considered great only if it wins a Test series in India, something that he likened to conquering Mount Everest, last done back in 2004.
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