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.

Punjab Youth Sports Festival begins in Lahore

By AM Khan

LAHORE (TheSportsNext) August 27, 2012: The Punjab Youth Sports Festival 2012 began among the 55200 sports and Youth Development Councils at neighbourhood and village level across the province with the entire focus remained on revival of sports culture and healthy activities.

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.