Kainaat, Pakistan’s tennis rising star

By AM Khan

 


ISLAMABAD (TheSportsNext) August 14, 2012: Kainaat Khan, ninth class student of Rawalpindi, has already started to make waves into tennis world in a very short span of time and won numerous tournaments in which she had participated.

LRFC Blacks win Independence Day rugby match

By AM Khan

LAHORE (TheSportsNext) August 14, 2012: Lahore Rugby Football Club (LRFC) Blacks outclassed DHA Greens by 26-7 in the festival rugby match organised by DHA Rugby Club to celebrate Independence Day on Tuesday.

Pakistan Independence Day Sports Festival held

By AM Khan

LAHORE (TheSportsNext) August 14, 2012: The fourth Independence Day Sports Festival was organised on Tuesday here at the stadium of American Lycetuff Schools and Colleges to mark the Independence Day.

SBP marks Independence Day in build up to Youth Festival

By AM Khan

Minar-e-Pakistan

LAHORE (TheSportsNext) August 14, 2012: The Sports Board Punjab (SBP) in its build up to the Punjab Youth Festival 2012 organisation, held a special Independence Day evening on the footsteps of Minar-e-Pakistan on August 14.

ICC World Twenty20 2012: Who Will Rise?

By Adrian Meredith

VICTORIA, Australia (TheSportsNext) August 14, 2012: The 2012 ICC World Twenty20 is coming up in just a month, starting on September 18th. So who will win? Let's look at some early team profiles.

Sialkot Stallions told to keep original squad for Champions League

By Tasawwar Abbas

LAHORE (TheSportsNext) August 14, 2012: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has told the Sialkot Stallions, Pakistan’s domestic Twenty20 champions, to keep their original set of players for this year’s Champions League Twenty20 Tournament to be played in South Africa.

Sex scandal hits top Pakistani umpire Asad Rauf

By Abhishek Manroa

Leena Kapoor with Asad Rauf

MUMBAI (TheSportsNext) August 14, 2012: Asad Rauf, Pakistani cricket umpire in Elite Panel of the International Cricket Council, was hit by a sex scandal on Tuesday when an Oshiwara-based fashion model claimed that the cricket umpire used her for sex for several months for marriage pledges.

According to local media reports on Tuesday, an Indian fashion model Leena Kapoor has sent a written complaint to the office of DCP of zone IX mentioning that she met Asad Rauf in Sri Lanka through a friend some six months ago where they had not only exchanged numbers but also spent three days together.

Nagas win SLPL2012 opener by 5 runs on D/L Method

By Fathima Zanaida

COLOMBO (TheSportsNext) August 11, 2012: Nagenahira Nagas started the inaugural Sri Lanka Premier League 2012 on a winning note here Saturday when they defeated Ruhana Royals by five runs on Duckworth/Lewis Method at R Premadasa Stadium in the opening match of the competition.

ICC U19 World Cup: Four matches to be played today

By Ubaid Awan

KARACHI (TheSportsNext) August 11, 2012: Indian U19 cricket team will start their quest for the ICC U19 World Cup title on Sunday with the match against a strong looking West Indies U19 at Tony Ireland Stadium in Townsville.

In another match, England U19 would look to rise from their opening day defeat to the hands of their Aussie opponents when they will take on neighbouring Ireland U19 at Endeavour Park in Townsville.

Australia U19 team: Who Will Shine at ICC U19 World Cup?

By Adrian Meredith

VICTORIA, Australia (TheSportsNext) August 11, 2012: History says that the Under 19 World Cup plays a big role in the future of players who are involved in it. About half of the players who end up representing their country had previously played for their country at Under 19 level - the other half presumably mature a bit later. And over 90% of them will end up playing at first class level. So what can we expect from these players?