Yearender 2012

In pics: Lewis Hamilton's McLaren's journey

Lewis Hamilton made his debut with McLaren at the Australian Grand Prix in 2007. He finished third in the race. (Getty Images)

The Briton had both his first pole position and maiden victory of his F1 career at the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal in the same year. (Getty Images)

In 2008, Hamilton won the driver's title by a point, overtaking Toyota's Timo Glock on the final corner of the final Grand Prix of the season. (Getty Images)

06:16 PM, Dec 25, 2012

In pics: Michael Schumacher's Formula One journey

Michael Schumacher made his Formula One debut with the Jordan-Ford team at the 1991 Belgian Grand Prix. (Getty Images)

Schumacher won the first Drivers' Championship in 1994. (Getty Images)

In 1996, Schumacher joined Ferrari, a team which had last won the Drivers' Championship in 1979 and the Constructors' Championship in 1983. (Getty Images)

03:24 AM, Dec 24, 2012

In pics: Tennis moments of 2012

Andy Murray of Great Britain poses with his gold and silver medals on the podium of London Olympics 2012. (Getty Images)

Serena Williams of USA poses on the podium after winning the gold medal in women's singles of London Olympics 2012. (Getty Images)

Serena Williams and Venus Williams of USA after winning gold in women's doubles of London Olympics 2012. (Getty Images)

05:48 PM, Dec 23, 2012

In pics: The winning moments of year 2012 in sports

It will be unjustified if we don't begin a look back at the global sports events in 2012 with swimming legend Michael Phelps. Before ending his career with the 2012 Games, the most decorated Olympian took his medal count to 22 with 4 gold and 2 silvers at the London Games.

Novak Djokovic of Serbia poses with the Australian Open trophy he won on January 30, 2012, in Melbourne. The Serbian ended the year as No. 1 ranked player on the ATP Tour.

Victoria Azarenka, posing here with the Australian Open along the Yarra River in Melbourne, managed to pip Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova and finish as the No. 1 women's player of the year.

05:36 PM, Dec 22, 2012

The 10 best Hollywood films of 2012

Argo: Directing just his third feature, Ben Affleck has come up with a seamless blend of detailed international drama and breathtaking suspense, with just the right amount of dry humor to provide context and levity. He shows a deft handling of tone, especially in making difficult transitions between scenes in Tehran, Washington and Hollywood, but also gives one of his strongest performances yet in front of the camera. The story of a rescue during the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis sounds like eat-your-vegetables cinema, and mixing it with an inside-Hollywood comedy sounds impossible, but Affleck and screenwriter Chris Terrio pull it all off.

Beasts of the Southern Wild: This is sheer poetry on screen: an explosion of joy in the midst of startling squalor and one of the most visceral, original films to come along in a while. The story of a little girl named Hushpuppy (Quvenzhane Wallis) living with her daddy on a remote, primal strip of eroding land in the southernmost reaches of the Louisiana bayou is so ambitious and so accomplished, it's amazing that it's only director Benh Zeitlin's first feature. His film is at once dreamlike and brutal, ethereal yet powerfully emotional.

Skyfall: One of the best James Bond films ever starring the best Bond yet in Daniel Craig. It's also the most gorgeous installment in the 23-film franchise, with Sam Mendes directing and Roger Deakins as cinematographer. It's full of the requisite thrills but also complicated and meaty, featuring an agent who isn't always slick and doesn't always have the answers in hunting an elusive cyberterrorist (a fantastic Javier Bardem).

06:09 PM, Dec 20, 2012

In pics: Eye-catching moments of 2012

Rahul Dravid's retirement: Dravid, the wall that guarded the Indian fort for 17 years, decided to call it quits. He ended his Test career with 13,288 runs in 164 matches, including 36 centuries and 63 fifties.

Tendulkar completes ton of tons: Stranded on 99 centuries since March 2011, Tendulkar added another feather to his cap by completing the landmark in the Asia Cup against Bangladesh, scoring 114 off 147 balls.

India blown away Down Under: When one thought India had already hit their nadir when they were thrashed 4-0 in England, they hit another rock bottom, going down tamely to Australia, another 4-0 drubbing.

11:32 PM, Dec 17, 2012

In pics: 2012 Formula 1 winners

McLaren's Jenson Button dominated the season-opening Australian Grand Prix 2012. (Getty Images)

Ferrari's Fernando Alonso held off Sauber's Sergio Perez to take a sensational victory in a thrilling, rain-hit Malaysian Grand Prix 2012. (Getty Images)

Mercedes' Nico Rosberg took his maiden Formula 1 victory with a dominant drive in the Chinese Grand Prix 2012. The German led from pole position to secure Mercedes' first victory since the 1955 Italian Grand Prix. (Getty Images)

03:57 AM, Oct 17, 2012

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