Clarke, Hastings, Hilfenhaus, Hazlewood to miss Big Bash League opener

By Nadene Smith

SYDNEY, Australia (TheSportsNEXT) December 5, 2012: The most-anticipated Australian domestic Twenty20 cricket tournament is just a couple of days away but some of the biggest stars will not be part of the initial matches of the KFC Big Bash League 2012.

Australia-South Africa Test Series: Top Performers

By Adrian Meredith

MELBOURNE, Australia (TheSportsNEXT) December 5, 2012: The high-profile Test series between the two best Test teams in the world, Australia and South Africa, has just concluded with Proteas winning the three-match series 1-0 as they won the Perth Test by 309 runs.

Kolkata Test: India reach 90 at lunch as Sehwag, Pujara perish

By Abhishek Manroa

MUMBAI, India (TheSportsNEXT) December 5, 2012: India reached 90 for the loss of two wickets with opening batsman Virender Sehwag gifting his wicket away to England on first day of the third Test at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Wednesday.

Stags, Lions, Stallions stay unbeaten in Faysal Bank T20 Cup

By AM Khan

LAHORE, Pakistan (TheSportsNEXT) December 3, 2012: The debutant Bahawalpur Stags continued their rich vein of form Monday as they joined Lahore Lions and defending champions Sialkot Stallions as the unbeaten teams in the Faysal Bank T20 Cup 2012 being played in Lahore.

Ricky Ponting Farewell in Pictures

By Meg Anderson

PERTH, Australia (TheSportsNEXT) December 3, 2012: A tearful but upright Ricky Ponting, the legendary Australian batsman, left the WACA Ground in Perth on Monday for one final time as he put an end to a celebrated test career spanning over 17 years.

South Africa vs Australia Test Series Review

By Adrian Meredith

MELBOURNE, Australia (TheSportsNEXT) December 3, 2012: So after three classic test matches, we finished with a 1-0 series result, with South Africa finishing victors, retaining top spot (they would have gone to second had they lost the series, and Australia would have gone to first) and, according to some, they "dominated the series".

Pakistan beat Bangladesh 1-0 in Mahinda Rajapaksa International Football

By AM Khan

LAHORE, Pakistan (TheSportsNEXT) December 3, 2012: Pakistan defeated Bangladesh by one goal to nil in their first match of the H.E. Mahinda Rajapaksa International Football Tournament which swung into action at Jayathilaka Stadium in Nawalapitiya in Sri Lanka on Monday.

Flies and Cricket go hand in hand in Australia

By Bipin Dani

MUMBAI, India (TheSportsNEXT) December 3, 2012: Australian opener Ed Cowan was distracted with flies and had to pull out while facing bowlers on several occasions in the Perth Test match.

Pakistan start with win in Kabaddi World Cup

By Sushant Kapoor

AMRITSAR, India (TheSportsNEXT) December 3, 2012: Pakistani kabaddi team defeated uncertainty and Sierra Leone in a confident fashion on Monday as they began their 3^rd World Kabaddi Cup campaign off to classy start.

Ricky Ponting pulls stumps on 17 years long career

By Nadene Smith

SYDNEY, Australia (TheSportsNEXT) December 3, 2012: Former Australian captain and legendary batsman Ricky Ponting called it quits on Test career Monday when he was out for eight runs in Australia’s second innings against South Africa in the Perth Test.