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.

New York City is next stop for NHL labor talks

By Raleigh McPherson

NEW YORK (TheSportsEncounter) July 31, 2012: The National Hockey League franchise owners and the NHL Players Association will meet yet again this week in New York City to further their NHL Labor Talks.

The existing NHL labor agreement is expiring on September 15, 2012 and most of the NHL fans are still in a fix about the future of the NHL 2013 season as many of them fear a 2004-like situation when the NHL organizers had to lose the whole season due to differences on the labor deal.

ECB awards Mushtaq Ahmed 30-month contract extension

By Babar Malik

ISLAMABAD (TheSportsNext) July 30, 2012: The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) recognized former Pakistani leg-spin bowler Mushtaq Ahmed’s efforts with the English cricket team by offering him a 30-month contract extension here Monday.

While Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) consistently ignored Mushtaq Ahmed for a possible role with the Pakistan cricket team but the ECB had no such issues as they imposed trust in the former leg-spinner.

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. 

Azhar Ali targets top Test ranking

By Farhan Nisar

LAHORE (TheSportsNext) July 30, 2012: Pakistan’s young top-order batsman Azhar Ali said Monday that his main focus was to become number one batsman in Test cricket.

Talking to this scribe at the National Cricket Academy here, Azhar Ali said that he started playing cricket with the resolve to become a reliable and match-winning batsman in the national cricket team.

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).

Pakistan women soccer players to train from August 3

Press Release

ISLAMABAD (TheSportsNext) July 30, 2012: Pakistan women football player will start training from August 3, 2012 for the forthcoming SAFF Women Football Championship to be played in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

The 39 incumbents of Pakistan women football players are starting their national training camp for SAFF Women Football Championship at Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) House, Lahore from 3rd August to 4th September, 2012.

Casey Stoner clinches US Grand Prix 2012

By Luther Jefferson

LAGUNA SECA, California (TheSportsNext) July 30, 2012: Casey Stoner, the current MotoGP World Champion from Australia, kept his title hopes alive on Sunday when he outpaced championship leader Jorge Lorenzo to clinch the US Grand Prix 2012 title.