London2012: Rebecca Adlington into 400m final

By Ashley Williams

LONDON (TheSportsNext) July 29, 2012: The Great Britain’s biggest gold medal hope, Rebecca Adlington witnessed a mixed first day at the London2012 on Sunday when she only managed to qualify into the final of the women’s 400 meters freestyle at the Aquatics Center.

Rebecca Adlington found huge support at the Aquatics Center which cheered for her as soon as she completed her heat in 4:05.75, the fastest time in her heat. However, they were made to bite their nails later on after swimmers competing in the other two heats started posting better times and in the end Rebecca Adlington only managed to qualify into the finals as the eighth and slowest qualifier.

London2012: Olympic debut for Zara Phillips

By Ashley Williams 

LONDON (TheSportsNext) July 29, 2012: Granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II, Zara Phillips finally made her Olympic debut on Sunday when she represented Great Britain in the equestrian competition of the London 2012.

Zara Phillips not only had an overwhelming support of her countrymen but her family, including Grandfather Prince Philip and Mother the Royal Princess, were also there to cheer for the royal athlete at the London 2012.

London2012: Javier Guedes into last-32 in Judo 60kg

By Ashley Williams

LONDON (TheSportsNext) July 28, 2012: Javier Guedes of Venezuela defeated A Lamusi of China to storm into last-32 stage of the London2012 Men’s Judo 60kg category here Saturday.

Javier Guedes gave his opponent no chance whatsoever to make an impact and strangulated him completely with score of 0111-0000 at ExCeL.

London2012: Pakistan pin hopes on hockey team

By Hamad Hussain

KARACHI: With the London2012 action just a few hours away, Pakistan’s sports fans are associating high hopes of a medal by the national hockey team but the road looks bumpy for the former Olympic gold medalists with European teams raising the bar high.

Indian hockey team is also looking to exhibit an impressive show as both Pakistan and its bitter neighbours are facing an uphill task at the London2012. Indian hockey team has won eight medals while Pakistan claimed three victories at the Olympics.

London2012: 9 athletes suspended for doping

By Alexia Krause

MONACO (TheSportsNext) July 25, 2012: The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) on Wednesday suspended nine track and field athletes from participation in the London 2012 for their positive dope tests.

Three out of these nine athletes were caught in retests of samples taken during the last year’s world championships in Daegu, South Korea.

Belgium beat Pakistan 2-0 in Olympic warm-up

By Asif Khan

KARACHI (TheSportsNext) July 24, 2012: Pakistan hockey team got off to the worst possible start to their Olympic tour here Tuesday as they were belted hard by Belgium in their first warm-up match by 2-0 ahead of the London 2012.