BCCI bars Pakistani players from IPL

By Abhishek Manroa

NEW DELHI, India (TheSportsNEXT) December 6, 2012: Bilateral cricket ties between bitter neighbors Pakistan and India may be reviving but the Board for Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) is not ready to have Pakistani cricketers in its cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL).

Champions Trophy Hockey Semi-Final Line-Up Completed

By Nadene Smith

MELBOURNE, Australia (TheSportsNEXT) December 6, 2012: Pakistan stunned Olympic champions Germany by two goals to one to storm their way into semi-final of the Champions Trophy Hockey Tournament on Thursday.

PIA beat NBP; Army play 1-1 draw against NBP in Gold Cup Hockey

By AM Khan

LAHORE, Pakistan (TheSportsNEXT) December 6, 2012: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) scored a narrow 2-1 win over National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) and Pakistan Army played a 1-1 draw against Customs in the Gold Cup Hockey Tournament at the outer ground of the National Hockey Stadium on Thursday.

Legends Golf Championship swings into action today

By AM Khan

LAHORE, Pakistan (TheSportsNEXT) December 6, 2012: A 34-member golf team from Karachi arrived in Lahore on Thursday to revive their rivalry against the Lahore golf team at the Legends Classic Golf Championship over three rounds of golf from December 7 to 9.

Dutch Flying Veterans to play last hockey match of Pakistan tour today

By AM Khan

LAHORE, Pakistan (TheSportsNEXT) December 6, 2012: The Flying Dutch Veterans hockey team will concluded their tour to Pakistan on Friday with the third and final match against their Dutch counterparts at the Johar Hockey Stadium at 1430 PST.

Pakistan National Games to have 27 disciplines

By AM Khan

LAHORE, Pakistan (TheSportsNEXT) December 6, 2012: The 32^nd edition of the National Games will have a total of 27 disciplines, TheSportsNEXT.com has learnt.

11th National Men's Netball Championship 2012 from 16th

By Afshan Younis

KARACHI, Pakistan (TheSportsNEXT) December 6, 2012: Mudassar Arain, Secretary General, PNF informed TheSportsNEXT.com Thursday that the Pakistan Netball Federation and Higher Education Commission (HEC) are organizing the 11th National Men's Netball Championship 2012.

Ehsan Adil makes strong case for national selection

By Farhan Nisar

LAHORE, Pakistan (TheSportsNEXT) December 6, 2012: Right arm fast medium bowler Ehsan Adil impressed Dav Whatmore, Pakistan national cricket team’s head coach, with his impressive bowling in his first match for the Faisalabad Wolves in the Faysal Bank T20 Cup 2012 on Thursday.

Captain Cook leads England to dominate 2nd day in Kolkata Test

By Abhishek Manroa

KOLKATA, India (TheSportsNEXT) December 6, 2012: Skipper Alastair Cook led England into a commanding position on second day of the third Test against India at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

Champions Trophy Hockey: Pakistan stun Germany to enter last-4

By Jamie Pierce

MELBOURNE, Australia (TheSportsNEXT) December 6, 2012: A controversial goal helped Pakistan defeat the Olympic champions Germany by two goals to one to book them a place in the semifinals stage of the 2012 Champions Trophy Hockey Tournament in Melbourne on Thursday.

Cricket Australia fills Ricky Ponting void with Phil Hughes

By Nadene Smith

SYDNEY, Australia (TheSportsNEXT) December 6, 2012: The National Selection Panel of Cricket Australia on Thursday picked Phil Hughes over Usman Khawaja, Rob Quiney and Alex Doolan to fill up the void created by retirement of legendary Ricky Ponting.

Cricket Legends and Their Specialties

Adam Gibson

SYDNEY, Australia (TheSportsNEXT) December 6, 2012: The article about the cricket legends and what they were famous for was originally written by Adam Gibson for an Australian newspaper but it was worth sharing with our readers, so enjoy.

Who can fill Ricky Ponting void in Australian cricket team?

By Adrian Meredith

MELBOURNE, Australia (TheSportsNEXT) December 6, 2012: The Cricket Australia announced Thursday Phillip Hughes as the replacement for Ricky Ponting who announced his Test retirement after the Perth Test.

An ode to Legendary Ricky Ponting

By Adrian Meredith

MELBOURNE, Australia (TheSportsNEXT) December 6, 2012: Growing up in Tasmania, we all knew about David Boon, the first Tasmanian to have a lengthy international cricket career.

Suggested Changes in Decision Review System

By Adrian Meredith

MELBOURNE, Australia (TheSportsNEXT) December 6, 2012: I thought to go over the best and the worst of the DRS.

Alastair Cook, Kevin Pietersen on brink of an England record

By Meg Anderson

MELBOURNE, Australia (TheSportsNEXT) December 6, 2012: England Test captain Alastair Cook and Kevin Pietersen are closing in on becoming the English batsman with most number of Test centuries.

2012 FIFA Club World Cup starts today

By Liu Shiwen

YOKOHAMA, Japan (TheSportsNEXT) December 6, 2012: The 2012 FIFA Club World Cup will kick off in Japan today with seven champion soccer clubs in the world vying for the top honors in the tournament which will conclude on December 16.

Ricky Ponting Guard of Honour wasn’t pre-planned: Cricket South Africa

By Bipin Dani

MUMBAI, India (TheSportsNEXT) December 5, 2012: The emotional farewell to Ricky Ponting in his last Test innings at Perth was not pre-planned, according to Cricket South Africa (CSA).

Second Asia Deaf Cricket Cup from 11th

By AM Khan

LAHORE, Pakistan (TheSportsNEXT) December 6, 2012: The second edition of the Asia Deaf Cricket Cup will be played here from December 11 at different venues with four foreign teams participating.

Dutch veterans post first victory in Lahore

By AM Khan

LAHORE, Pakistan (TheSportsNEXT) December 5, 2012: The Flying Dutch Hockey team on Wednesday defeated the young guns of the Dar Academy 5-4 in a hotly-contested second match of the three-match series here at the Johar Hockey Stadium.