Wrestling

This was a development waiting to be formalised once United World Wrestling on February 13 lifted the suspension of the Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh-controlled Wrestling Federation of India. The Indian Olympic Association on Monday dissolved the ad-hoc committee for wrestling, stating "there is no further need" for it to continue after revocation of the suspension on the national federation, which now gets complete administrative control of the sport.

Mar 13, 2024 20:03
PUNE: As part of its endeavour to support sportspersons in their quest for Olympics glory, the Punit Balan Group (PBG) has extended its support to talented wrestler Sikandar Shaikh.
Mar 08, 2024 15:03
United World Wrestling may have shown itself to be incapable of fulfilling its governance mandate but that has not yet broken the resolve of India's top wrestlers, who have been waging an uphill battle against the all powerful csar of Indian wrestling - Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.
Mar 06, 2024 19:03
LOS ANGELES: Anthem Sports & Entertainment, Inc., a global multi-platform media company, has announced that TNA Wrestling has extended its partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery’s sports channel Eurosport India.  The multi-year agreement brings exclusive weekly TNA content to viewers throughout India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Mar 01, 2024 20:03
STAMFORD, Conn.: Mars, Take-Two Interactive and WWE, Thursday announced that SNICKERS and WWE 2K24 will continue their union as the presenting partners of WrestleMania, which takes place Saturday, April 6 and Sunday, April 7, 2024, at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia.
Feb 15, 2024 19:02
Despite being "left in the lurch" by the sport's world governing body, a still unbowed Olympic medallist Sakshi Malik on Thursday wrote an open (and likely futile) letter to United World Wrestling, urging the UWW to "take appropriate actions" against the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI).
Feb 14, 2024 19:02
Wrestling's world governing body on Tuesday lifted the suspension it imposed on the Wrestling Federation of India "with immediate effect". The development likely paves the way for the Union Sports Ministry, which had suspended the scandal-ridden WFI in December, to follow suit.
Feb 12, 2024 19:02
In a continuing travesty of governance norms in sports administration in the country, Karan Bhushan Singh, son of Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the "former" (only as a fig leaf) czar of the Wrestling Federation of India, has assumed the presidency of the Uttar Pradesh Wrestling Association (UPWA). Karan, already serving as UPWA senior vice president, was "unanimously" elected to replace his father.
Jan 31, 2024 19:01
The Union Sports Ministry on Tuesday warned of legal action against suspended Wrestling Federation of India president Sanjay Singh for making "absolutely baseless and mischievous" claims with regard to government recognition to WFI and reiterated that any tournament organised by the body shall be treated as "unsanctioned".
Jan 24, 2024 20:01
STAMFORD, Conn.: WWE, part of TKO Group Holdings, Inc. and Netflix on Tuesday announced a 10-year, $5 billion deal that will bring WWE’s flagship weekly program – Raw – to the streaming major.  Netflix has an option to extend the deal for another 10 years or opt out after the initial five. 
Jan 23, 2024 17:01
TKO Group Holdings, Inc., the sports and entertainment company that comprises UFC and WWE, has appointed Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson and Brad Keywell to its board of directors, effective immediately. The addition of Johnson and Keywellto increases TKO’s board from 11 to 13 members.