NFL2013 kicks off today with champions Giants up against Cowboys

By Luther Jefferson

 

 

NEW YORK (TheSportsNext) September 5, 2012: The National Football League 2012-13 (NFL2013) season will kick off on Wednesday with the defending champions New York Giants resurrecting the NFC East rivalry against the Dallas Cowboys at Metlife Stadium.

Victoria Azarenka storms into US Open Semifinals

By Raleigh McPherson

NEW YORK (TheSportsNext) September 5, 2012: Victoria Azarenka of Belarus proved why she is the world number one tennis player on Tuesday when she kicked out the US Open defending champion Samantha Stosur of Australia, who was seventh seeded in the event, with a 6-1, 4-6, 7-6 (7/5) victory that earned her semifinals berth in the US Open 2012.

Injured Shahid Afridi out of first two T20s against Australia

By Osama Tariq

DUBAI (TheSportsNext) September 5, 2012: Former Pakistani captain Shahid Khan Afridi will not play the first two matches of the three-match Twenty20 International series against Australia after precariously injuring his thumb during nets.

ICC refuses to add Saeed Ajmal in shortlisted categories

By Ubaid Awan

ISLAMABAD (TheSportsNext) September 5, 2012: The International Cricket Council (ICC), on Wednesday, rejected an appeal by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to add the name of Saeed Ajmal in the shortlisted categories of the ICC Awards 2012.

England rest injured Jonathan Trott for final ODI

By Ashley Williams

LONDON (TheSportsNext) September 5, 2012: England top-order batsman Jonathan Trott, who had injured his hand during the fourth match, was ruled out of the fifth and the final One Day International against South Africa, to be played in Nottingham on Wednesday.

PCB renews contracts of its 50 employees

By Ubaid Awan

KARACHI (TheSportsNext) September 4, 2012: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), on Tuesday, renewed contracts of about 50 of its non-permanent employees and appointed former wicketkeeper Wasim Bari as Instructor for Game Education.

Young Indians climb up the ladder in ICC Test Rankings

By Abhishek Manroa

NEW DELHI (TheSportsNext) September 5, 2012: India’s 2-0 clean-sweep over New Zealand in the recently concluded Test series helped its key players to climb up the ladder in the ICC Test Rankings as Ravichandran Ashwin, Pragyan Ojha, and Virat Kohli all saw promotions in the list.

Six Pakistani ODI cricketers return home

By Ubaid Awan

KARACHI (TheSportsNext) September 4, 2012: Six Pakistani cricketers who took part in the recently concluded One Day International series against Australia returned home on Tuesday night.

England women extend T20 winning streak to 16 games

By Meg Anderson

LOUGHBOROUGH, England (TheSportsNext) September 5, 2012: England women cricket team continued enjoying authority in Twenty20 International matches as they defeated touring Pakistani women by seven wickets to win the first T20 International played at Haslegrave Ground in Loughborough on Tuesday.

Retire old legs, save Pakistan cricket

By Hamad Hussain

KARACHI (TheSportsNext) September 4, 2012: The cricket lovers in Pakistan have already been deprived of international cricket at their home grounds and the recent humiliating performances of national cricket team are adding more to the frustration.

Pakistan cricket team have lost three consecutive One Day International series this year and this time the opponent was Australia which won the three-match ODI series by 2-1 in the United Arab Emirates and kept their unbeaten series winning record against Pakistan since last 10 years.