China beat Canada 4-2 in the play-off for seventh and eight places in the Sultan Azlan Shah hockey tournament.
Earlier, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had made it clear to their Bangladesh counterparts that it will not host them on a neutral venue during the upcoming home series in January-February.
Social activist Teesta Setalvad, who has been fighting for the victims of Gulberg Society, said they will study the judgement in depth and appeal in a higher court.
Steve Smith and David Warner could be in line for an immediate return to the Australian team when their bans expire midway through the upcoming one-day international (ODI) series against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates.
The ECB chief said the financial argument to shift ICC headquartes out of London had become irresistible.
Special Trial Tribunal-3 Judge Sayeed Ahmed pronounced the verdict in presence of seven of the accused. One of the death row convict is on the run.
Pakistan retained under-fire skipper Misbah-ul Haq and out-of-form Muhammad Hafeez, but dropped tall left-arm pacer Muhammad Irfan from the 28-man probables' list for the two-Test series against South Africa.
South African Percy Sonn takes over as International Cricket Council president on July 7 from incumbent Ehsan Mani
It will be given to six associate member countries in an effort to raise standards before the 2011 World Cup.
The world cricket body said it is concerned about increasing incidents of verbal sparring between international teams.
ICC president Ehsan Mani said the game's governing would be sending the former Pakistan all-rounder a restraining letter.
Former South Africa wicketkeeper Denis Lindsay died aged 66.
The former umpire was presented a unique bronze sculpture of the umpire answering an appeal with his distinctive bent-elbow gesture.
The issue was brought to match referee Roshan Mahanama's attention in writing by Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer.
Left-arm pacer Wahab Riaz has withdrawn himself from Pakistan's two-match T20 International series against Sri Lanka owing to a hand injury.
The integration of women's cricket will be formally recognised at the ICC annual conference in June this year.
ICC president Ehsan Mani said operating in England is not in the best interests of its members.
ICC president Ehsan Mani said the India-Pakistan Test and ODI series will not be sanctioned without live feeds.
Alexander Goloshchapov, Ashot Anastasian and Aleksej Aleksandrov share the lead in the Masters' section at the Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival.
Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ehsan Mani on Tuesday said it is 'hypocrisy' on part of Board of Control for Cricket in India that it lets India play Pakistan at ICC tournaments but ignores bilateral series.
The president of the ICC told New Zealand on Tuesday that the sport's governing body will not exclude Zimbabwe from future tours.
The BCCI moved the ICC with a formal appeal seeking that the dispute concerning the six-ODI ban slapped on the Indian captain be referred to arbitration.
The International Cricket Council has warned India against making unilateral decisions about the cricket calendar.
''Laws are made for every citizen to get justice.' 'If there is abuse of law, then the law will have its own course correction mechanism also.'
The ICC will review the experimental supersub rule in February in 2006
But did not rule out "chances of match-fixing" and involvement of individuals.
The ICC said it was kick-starting the appeal with a donation of US$500,000.
Failing which, the ICC said it will relocate next year's Champions Trophy.
'There appears to be no end to the errors that our leaders are willing to commit and no risk they are unwilling to run,' notes Mihir S Sharma.
ICC CEO Malcolm Speed said the position was the same when India and Pakistan refused to play each other for political reasons.
"The international cricket community is delighted with this positive step," said ICC president Ehsan Mani.
The Test matches scheduled against England and Pakistan will not be played this year.
The ICC has granted official status to the fund-raising match between Asian XI and Rest of the World XI.
The ICC President Ehsan Mani had slammed the UCB for failing to consult with the ICC before taking the decision to scrap the tour to Pakistan.
The ICC will cut its ties with Lord's after 96 years at the venue to start operating from Dubai on August 1.
ICC president Ehsan Mani, in a tribute, said that Australia's Kerry Packer dragged the game into the modern era
England face suspension from international cricket and a $2 million fine if they pull out of their tour of Zimbabwe.
