The seventh seeded Indo-Czech pair lost 6-7 (3-7), 2-6 on Centre Court last evening.
They upset second seeds Sweden's Jonas Bjorkman and Max Mirnyi of Belarus in the quarter-finals.
Ivan Ljubicic inspired Davis Cup champions Croatia to an unassailable 3-0 lead over Austria in the World Group first round.
Holders Croatia held a 2-0 lead over Austria after the opening singles in the Davis Cup World Group first round.
Vikash Malik (60kg), Sumit Sangwan (81kg) and Satish Kumar (+91kg) joined Shiva Thapa (56kg) and Manoj Kumar (64kg) in the quarter-finals, on Tuesday, making it one better than the previous best India achieved in the 2011 edition in Azerbaijan.
Keisuke Honda announced his retirement from international football following Japan's elimination from the World Cup at the hands of Belgium on Monday night.
It will be the earliest meeting between the two since their first professional match in the second round of the 1998 Australian Open.
England keeper Robert Green is virtually certain to miss the World Cup after suffering a serious groin injury
Sania, the country's finest woman doubles player, who began the year with the number one ranking, closed it at number 9.
i-flex Solutions on Friday announced the launch of its Moscow office. "The announcement is in line with i-flex's global expansion strategy," the company said.
Parimarjan Negi drew his fifth round match with Andrey Zhigalko of Belarus to take another stride towards to his International Master title at the World Junior Chess Championships.
Tania Sachdev beat Bela Khotenashvili of Georgia in the third round and shares the lead with three others in World Junior Girls' Chess Championships.
They sailed into the semi-finals of the Master Series with a 6-4, 7-5 victory over the Swiss pair of Roger Federer and Yves Allegro.
They gave Australia an unassailable 3-0 lead over Belarus in their Davis Cup quarter-final on Saturday.
Holders Croatia had to be content with a win and a loss from the opening day's two singles rubbers in the Davis Cup.
Lleyton Hewitt was recalled to Australia's Davis Cup team to play Belarus in next week's quarter-final.
Mariya Kuchina won thewomen's high jump with a clearance of 2.01 metres on Saturday to become Russia's second gold medallist at this world championships. The 22-year-old from Moscow had a blemish-free card to that height, her lifetime best performance.
Sharapova was broken in the first game but fought back to draw level before going on to take the first set with a hold to love.
Top seeded Shakhriyaz Mamedyarov strengthened his position at the top in the World Jr. chess, maintaining a ghalf point lead.
Indian weightlifter Sanjita Chanu said she will challenge the provisional suspension imposed on her for allegedly failing a dope test, insisting that she is innocent.
Under the lights on the stadium court, Williams smashed 39 winners to defeat Azarenka 7-5, 6-3 in a rematch of the 2016 final, which the Belarusian won.
The Indo-Czech Republic pair shocked second seeds Jonas Bjorkman of Sweden and Max Mirnyi of Belaruss in the men's doubles at the Australian Open.
Images from Day 1 of the US Open in New York, on Monday.
India's world No. 32 should have it easy when she takes on Victoria Azarenka of Belarus in the first round of the Australian Open.
Multiple grand slam champion Maria Sharapova withdrew from the Brisbane International on Tuesday after suffering an arm injury in practise less than two weeks before the Australian Open.
The Credit Suisse Global Wealth Data Book 2014 published detailed data on wealth holdings of households around the world.
The Credit Suisse Global Wealth Data Book 2014 published detailed data on wealth holdings of households around the world.
Besides athletics Nikolai K Snesarev had adequate knowledge of sports medicine too.
Grand Master Abhijit Kunte with 7.5 points, was tied with five other players, but was adjudged champion on the basis of a better progressive score.
Indian GM Krishnan Sasikiran slipped to joint second after drawing with GM Artashes Minasian of Armenia in the seventh round of the Dubai International Chess Championship.
The Welsh, who reached the Euro 2016 semi-finals, finished runners-up on 14 points from eight games, three behind Croatia who sealed their berth on Saturday with a 3-1 win over Slovakia.
The two were seized at Moscow airport on Thursday, the day Qatar charged two Russians with involvement in the killing of a former Chechen leader in the Gulf Arab state on February 13.
Chelsea striker Fernando Torres will not be fit to join the Spain squad next week after injuring his knee during the Champions League win over Steaua Bucharest, manager Jose Mourinho has said.
The 24-year-old proved too good for Viktar Zuyev of Belarus in the final of the Olympic tournament.
World number five Alexander Zverev continued his poor recent form as he crashed out of the Italian Open in the second round while Serena Williams had to pull out of the women's draw with a recurring knee injury.
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