Australian athletes back home after London2012 participation

By Nadene Smith

SYDNEY (TheSportsNext) August 15, 2012: Australian athletes returned home on Wednesday after showing a dismal performance in the recently concluded London2012 Olympic Games but Prime Minister Julia Gillard defended their poor medal haul.

London2012: Pakistani female athlete bows out

By Ubaid Awan

KARACHI (TheSportsNext) August 8, 2012: Pakistan’s final hopes of winning a medal at the London 2012 were dashed on Wednesday when their female athlete Rabia Ashiq finished sixth in the women’s 800 meters preliminary round. 

Pakistan crash out of London2012 hockey tournament

By Ashley Williams


LONDON (TheSportsNext) August 7, 2012: Australia crushed Pakistan by 7-0 to qualify into semi-finals stage of the London 2012 hockey tournament at Riverbank Arena here Tuesday.

Australia stamped their authority right over Pakistan right at the start of their all-important match as Liam De Young and Mark Knowles gave the Hockeyroos two goals advantage inside the first ten minutes.

London2012 Tennis Final Preview: Roger Federer Vs Andy Murray

By Ali Ahmed

KARACHI (TheSportsNext) August 5, 2012: World number one Roger Federer of Switzerland and Andy Murray of Great Britain will lock horns in the final of London2012 Tennis tournament in a rematch of Wimbledon2012 final at Wimbledon on Sunday.

Great Britain beat Pakistan 4-1 in London2012 hockey

By Ashley Williams

LONDON (TheSportsNext) August 3, 2012: Ashley Jackson scored twice as Great Britain saw Pakistan off with a 4-1 victory in Group B of the London 2012 hockey tournament here Friday.

Ashley Jackson scored his two goals from the short corner after James Tindall gave the hosts an early lead. The Great Britain were leading the Green Shirts by two goals to nil at halftime.

London2012: Michael Phelps grabs record 19th Olympic medal

By Magdalena Stanislav

LONDON (TheSportsNext) August 1, 2012: Classy swimmer from the United States, Michael Phelps entered his name as the best Olympian of all time on Tuesday when he won his 19^th medal in the London2012 4x200 meters freestyle relay at the Aquatics Center.

London2012: Great Britain top group in women’s hockey

By Ashley Williams

LONDON (TheSportsNext) August 1, 2012: Great Britain’s women hockey players gifted the injured captain Kate Walsh an emphatic performance on Tuesday as they defeated South Korea by 5-3 by scoring two goals in the last 14 minutes.

The victory has helped Great Britain to top the group with two victories in as many matches after Belgium held Beijing2008 silver medalists China to a goalless draw.

London2012: Chinese athletes keep reign at medals table

By Ashley Williams         

LONDON (TheSportsNext) July 31, 2012: The London Olympics 2012 still seeing China dominance as they are leading the medal table with 13 gold medals on day 4 with United State still chasing China after Beijing Olympics 2008.

London2012: Bulgaria, US, Brazil record wins in volleyball

By Ashley Williams

LONDON (TheSportsNext) August 1, 2012: Bulgaria joined gold medal favorites Brazil and United States on victory trail Tuesday as they stunned Poland by 3-1 at the Earl’s Court Arena in the London2012 Men’s Volleyball tournament.

London2012: Ye Shiwen unfazed by doping row

By Chung Ho Jiang

BEIJING (TheSportsNext) August 1, 2012: China’s latest Olympic sensation Ye Shiwen has found inspiration amid all the doping allegations and rumors surrounding her at the London2012 as she clinched her second gold medal of the Games with 200 meters medley triumph on Tuesday.

London2012: Israr, Inam exit as all hopes on hockey stars

By Afshan Younis

KARACHI (TheSportsNext) July 31, 2012: Pakistan athletes continued bowing out at the London 2012 Olympic Games on Tuesday with shooter Khurram Inam and swimmer Israr Hussain failed to make an impression at the biggest sports stage in the world.

Now Pakistan’s Olympics medal hopes are associated with the national hockey team which drew their first match against Spain 1-1 on Monday, while Rabia Ishaq and Liaqat Ali are the other two athletes remaining in the hunt but not a lot is expected from them.

Lahore court frees accused in Olympics visa scam

By Tasawwar Abbas

LAHORE (TheSportsNext) July 31, 2012: Amid a huge uproar in the British media, a Pakistani court released four employees of National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) and Lahore Passport Office on Tuesday after the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) found no evidence against them.

The four people, who were accused of their alleged involvement in the infamous London 2012 Olympics Visa Scam, were released by a magisterial court in Lahore after the FIA probe found them innocent.

Ye Shiwen - drug cheat or all-time great?

By Adrian Meredith

VICTORIA, Australia (TheSportsNext) July 31, 2012: Ye Shiwen, the 16 year old female Chinese swimmer who just won gold at the London 2012 Olympic Games in the 400 metre Individual Medley in Swimming, is being widely accused of being a drug cheat, with suspicions initially raised by the USA swimming coach.

So is she a drug cheat?

London2012: China continue its dominance in London Olympics 2012 with 9 Golds

By Ashley Williams         

LONDON (TheSportsNext) July 30, 2012: People’s Republic of China continued its dominance in Olympics world of sports as they maintained their top position on Day 3 with Nine Gold medals while United State of America chasing China with Five gold medals.

London2012: List of Broken World, Olympic Records

Compiled by Jawad Hussain

Ye Shiwen

KARACHI (TheSportsNext Exclusive) July 31, 2012: The London2012 Olympic Games are in full swing in England and we have witnessed some of the breath-taking sports action already and as many as 15 records have been broken in the first three days of the global mega-event.

As many as seven world records and eight Olympic records have been broken by the London2012 athletes in sports like swimming, archery, rowing, shooting, and weightlifting.

London2012: Pakistan settle for draw against Spain in first outing

By Hamad Hussain

KARACHI (TheSportsNext) July 30, 2012: Pakistan hockey team displayed a promising performance at Riverbank Arena in their first hockey match of Group A in the London Olympics 2012 against European giant Spain as both teams settled for 1-1 draw in the excellent hockey match. 

London2012 cauldron returns to life again

By Magdalena Stanislav

LONDON (TheSportsNext) July 30, 2012: The London2012 cauldron which was extinguished for relocation to another place of the stadium on Sunday, returned to life as the organizer relit at 7am local time (0600 GMT) here Monday.

It was reported on Sunday that the Olympic cauldron, which traditionally stays buring during the course of the Games, was seen unlit at around 11.14pm local time (2214 GMT).

London2012: Ryan Giggs gives Great Britain win over UAE

By Magdalena Stanislav

LONDON (TheSportsNext) July 30, 2012: Great Britain gave their London2012 soccer qualification chances a great boost on Sunday when they outplayed United Arab Emirates by three goals to nil at the packed Wembley Stadium here.

There were no empty stands at the Wembley Stadium as the soccer-loving British youth filled it with enthusiasm where Ryan Giggs, who represents Manchester United in the English Premier League, scored the first goal at the London2012 and with it achieved another historic level in his international soccer career.

London2012: Dana Vollmer hits world record with 100m fly gold

By Ashley Williams 

Dana Vollmer of United States

LONDON (TheSportsNext) July 30, 2012: American female swimmer Dana Vollmer created history on Sunday when she won the women’s 100 meters butterfly gold medal with an impressive world record at the London2012.

Dana Vollmer completed the 100 meters butterfly heat in a record 55.98 seconds to leave her Chinese opponent Lu Ying sweating in the waters at Aquatics Center in London.

London2012: Pakistan to face Spain in Hockey today

By Hamad Hussain

KARACHI (TheSportsNext) July 30, 2012: The three times gold medalist Pakistan hockey team will start their 2012 gold medal hunt in London Olympics 2012 with their first match against European giant Spain today at Riverbank Arena, London.