London 2012 Hockey debacle: Report puts blame on chef de mission Aqil Shah

By Ubaid Awan

Secretary PHF, Asif Bajwa

KARACHI (TheSportsNext) September 3, 2012: The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) confirmed Monday that it has received report by coach Khawaja Junaid and manager Akhtar Rasool about the dismal performance of national hockey team in the recently concluded London 2012 Olympic Games.

English cricketers ready to embrace 'The Fallen Hero' Kevin Pietersen

By Meg Anderson

The Fallen Hero Kevin Pietersen

LONDON (TheSportsNext) September 3, 2012: Things started looking better for England cricket team on Monday when some English cricketers said they would welcome the fallen hero Kevin Pietersen back in the fold.

India beat BlackCaps by 5wkts to win Test series 2-0

By Abhishek Manroa

MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli

BENGALURU (TheSportsNext) September 4, 2012: India defeated New Zealand by five wickets in the second Test at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Monday to clean-sweep the two-match series as Virat Kohli and skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni joined hands for the second time in the match to take the home side to victory.

9th Pakistan Premier Football League kicks off tomorrow

Press Release

LAHORE (TheSportsNext) September 3, 2012: The Pakistan Football Federation’s 9th Pakistan Premier Football League-2012 (9Tth PPFL-2012), featuring 11 departmental and 5 clubs teams, is going to kick off on Wednesday, September 5th 20012 with matches being played simultaneously in four cities-Karachi, Quetta, Islamabad and Lahore on opening day.

Rafael Nadal to miss Davis Cup 2012

By Raleigh McPherson

World Number 3 Rafael Nadal of Spain

NEW YORK (TheSportsNext) September 3, 2012: World number three tennis player Rafael Nadal of Spain announced Monday that he will not be available on national duty for the Davis Cup semi-final against United States.

Stosur, Djokovic, Roddick stay alive in US Open

By Raleigh McPherson

Maria Sharapova of Russia

NEW YORK (TheSportsNext) September 3, 2012: Women’s defending champion Samantha Stosur of Australia ended a dream run of giant-killer Laura Robson of England with a hard-earned 6-4 6-4 victory to book her a place in quarterfinals of the US Open 2012 on early Monday.

Pakistan prefers Shahid Afridi over Sohail Tanvir in 3rd ODI

By Asif Khan

KARACHI (TheSportsNext) September 3, 2012: Pakistan’s team management has decided to make star all-rounder Shahid Khan Afridi part of the playing eleven in the third and final One Day International match against Australia to be played on Monday.

England return as top ODI team with 6wkts win over South Africa

By Meg Anderson

LONDON (TheSportsNext) September 3, 2012: A brilliant batting performance by Ian Bell and gutsy bowling by James Tredwell helped England return to top of the Reliance ICC Rankings for One Day Internationals on Sunday when England defeated South Africa by six wickets in the third ODI at Lord’s Cricket Stadium.

Shahid Afridi’s latest media stunt infuriates PCB: sources

By Ahmed Jatt

KARACHI (TheSportsNext) September 2, 2012: Known for creating one controversy after another, Pakistan’s former skipper and talented leg-spin bowler Shahid Khan Afridi sparked yet another storm in Pakistan cricket on Sunday when his latest media stunt infuriated the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) authorities, sources told TheSportsNext.com on Sunday.

Arsenal off the mark as Podolski, Cazorla sink Liverpool

By Ashley Williams

LONDON (TheSportsNext) September 3, 2012: The lady luck has finally started smiling at Arsene Wenger and company as Arsenal FC won their first match in the Barclays English Premier League 2012-13 on Sunday when they outclassed Liverpool FC by two goals to nil, thanks to new signings Lukas Podolski and Santi Cazorla who struck goals in either half.