By ZaheeruL Hassan [caption id="attachment_2905" align="alignright" width="300"] Saeed Ajmal - World Number One Pakistani Bowler[/caption] Pakistan will not boycott the ICC annual awards ceremony in Colombo , but will raise the issue of Saeed Ajmal's omission from the shortlist of candidates for the awards at the next chief executive's meeting of the apex body. It is mentionable here that  Saeed got 76 Wi ...

By Haresh Pandya Until recently, it was considered sacrilegious to speak a word against Sachin Tendulkar, the world's most famous cricketer, who enjoys a God-like status in India, where cricket is practically a religion. Not anymore. His glaring failure in the recent series against lowly New Zealand, when he was out for paltry 19 runs in the first Test in Hyderabad and 17 and 27 in the second in Bangalore, ...

Medal count Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 People's Republic of China 10 5 3 18 2 United States of America 6 7 5 18 3 France 4 1 4 9 4 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 3 0 1 4 5 Italy 2 4 2 8 6 Republic of Korea 2 2 2 6 7 Germany 2 2 1 5 8 Russian Federation 2 0 3 5 9 Kazakhstan 2 0 0 2 10 Japan 1 4 7 12 11 Australia 1 2 1 4 12 Romania 1 2 0 3 13 Brazil 1 1 1 3 13 Hungary 1 1 1 3 15 Netherland ...

Ruta Meilutyte has become Olympic Games champion at the age of 15 by claiming Lithuania's first Swimming medal with victory in the 100m Breaststroke. Ruta Meilutyte of Lithuania celebrates after winning the final of the women's 100m Breaststroke on Day 3 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Aquatics Centre. The teenager made her intentions clear throughout the rounds, setting a new European record in the ...

World number one Lee Chong Wei survived a huge scare before booking his place in the last 16 of the men's Singles. A stunning shot of the Badminton at Wembley Arena Pui Yin Yip of Hong Kong China smashes a return against Ji Hyun Sung of Korea in their women's Singles Badminton during Badminton match on Day 3 at Wembley Arena. The top seed was taken to three games by Finn Ville Lang in a late-night thriller ...

Robeisy Ramirez Carrazana produced a typically classy performance as Cuba marked their return to the Olympic Boxing ring intent on making up for their intense disappointment in Beijing. Ihab Almatbouli in action Ihab Almatbouli (left) in action against Lukmon Lawal on Day 3 of the Games. For the first time since 1972, the Cuban boxing team left the Games in the Chinese capital with no gold medals to their n ...

France overcame Australia 74-70 after overtime to move a step closer to a quarter-final place in the women's Basketball competition at London 2012, but there was disappointment for Team GB. France took control of the game in the third quarter, with a Celine Dumerc three-pointer sparking a 10-0 run that put them on top 43-34. Their lead was 52-39 on Emilie Gomis's free throws, but the Opals began to rally. J ...

They led for almost all of the Group A match, but the Italians kept bouncing back in a thrilling cat-and-mouse encounter. However, Australia held their nerve to close out victory. Australia captain Kate Gynther scored a hat-trick, while Nicola Zagame slotted home twice. Single goals from Holly Lincoln-Smith, Bronwen Knox, Rowie Webster, Glencora Ralph and Ash Southern completed the tally. Italy duo Federica ...