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.

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).