Lahore court issues contempt notice to POA

By Tasawwar Abbas

LAHORE, Pakistan (TheSportsNEXT) October 25, 2012: Justice Khalid Mahmood Khan of Lahore High Court (LHC) issued notice to President, Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) Lt Gen (Retd) Syed Arif Hassan on Thursday.

Badminton, basketball, cycling expelled from National Games

By AM Khan

LAHORE (TheSportsNext) August 27, 2012: The Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) sports committee meeting was held under the chairmanship of its president Syed Aqil Shah here on Sunday.

As many as 13 units of the POA attended the meeting in which important decisions about National Games were taken. Syed Aqil Shah disclosed that National Games would be held from October 16 to 22 in the city under the supervision of Punjab Olympic Association.

OCA Baseball Coaching Course commences

By AM Khan

LAHORE (TheSportsNext) August 26, 2012: The OCA Baseball Coaching Course 2012 was inaugurated here at the Sports Board Punjab Academy, National Hockey Stadium on Sunday.

Pakistan Olympics Association faces govt, PSB grilling

By Babar Malik

ISLAMABAD (TheSportsNext) August 9, 2012: Following a dismal performance of Pakistani athletes at the London2012 Olympic Games, the Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) is likely to face grilling by officials of the government and Pakistan Sports Board (PSB).

According to a report published in Nai Baat newspaper on Thursday, the Pakistan Sports Board has decided to implement the Pakistan Sports Policy on the all the sports federations in the light of Supreme Court of Pakistan’s directives.

Pakistan to hold maiden Beach Games in February next

By Afshan Younis

KARACHI (TheSportsNext) August 8, 2012: The city of Karachi is likely to host Pakistan’s first-ever National Beach Games scheduled for February 2013 as Sindh Olympic Association (SOA) has already started preparing for the event, TheNews reported Wednesday.

Office bearers of Pakistan Judo Federation suspended

Press Release

ISLAMABAD (TheSportsNext) August 1, 2012: As a result of the recommendation of an Arbitration Committee set up by Pakistan Olympic Association has suspended the office bearers of Pakistan Judo Federation till the final outcome of the Arbitration proceedings filed by Sindh Judo Association and the Punjab Judo Association.