Wrestling

A Delhi court on Friday ordered framing of charges in the sexual harassment case filed by female wrestlers against powerful politician Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, whose writ continues to hold sway over the Wrestling Federation of India.

The former WFI president has also been charged with the offence of outraging the modesty of women. 

The court had earlier dismissed an application filed by Brij Bhushan, seeking time for making further submissions on the charges and for further investigation.

Jun 19, 2019 15:06
NEW YORK: WWE and the Harvard Business School have announced that a new case study on WWE will be offered this fall to second year MBA students. WWE announced: "The prestigious Harvard Business School is offering a case study on WWE as part of Anita Elberse's course 'The Business of Entertainment, Media and Sports', beginning this fall.
Apr 26, 2019 15:04
NEW YORK: WWE released their full first quarter 2019 financial results Thursday. Revenues for the quarter were $182.4 million, down from $187.7 million in the same quarter last year. The company reported a net loss of $8.4 million as against a profit of $14.8 million in the first quarter of 2018. This decrease was primarily driven by the drop in live event revenue and lower merchandise sales.
Apr 16, 2019 15:04
MUMBAI: After "testing the waters" with WWE's tentpole property WrestleMania, Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN) has announced Tamil and Telugu language feeds for WWE’s leading bread-and-butter properties RAW and SmackDown LIVE. Fans can now tune in every week to SONY TEN 1, SONY TEN 3 and SONY SIX channels for English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu feeds for WWE RAW and Samoa WWE SmackDown LIVE.
Apr 08, 2019 18:04
MUMBAI: WWE announced that WrestleMania 35 broke the record for MetLife Stadium’s highest-grossing entertainment event. WWE’s annual pop-culture extravaganza grossed $16.9 million, surpassing the venue’s previous record of $12.3 million set by WrestleMania 29 in 2013 as a sold-out crowd of 82,265 fans from all over the US and 68 countries converged on MetLife Stadium.
Apr 05, 2019 17:04
MUMBAI: Sony Pictures Networks India Private Limited (SPN), the exclusive broadcast partner for WWE in India, Friday announced the launch of its new campaign ‘#WWEKAMAHAYUDH’ ahead of WrestleMania 35 this Sunday.
Apr 02, 2019 17:04
NEW YORK: WWE has announced that the first-ever women’s main event of WrestleMania featuring Ronda Rousey (Raw Women’s Champion) vs. Charlotte Flair (SmackDown Women’s Champion) vs. Becky Lynch will now be a “Winner Takes All” match for both the Raw and SmackDown Women’s Championship titles.
Mar 30, 2019 13:03
NEW YORK: World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) chairman Vince McMahon has made a move to further inject more investment in his company Alpha Entertainment, which owns the XFL, the professional American football league that is bring set up to rival the NFL, Bleacher Report reports.
Mar 20, 2019 16:03
NEW DELHI: The Sports Authority of India (SAI) Tuesday announced that wrestler Ritu Phogat, the Commonwealth Wrestling Championship gold medal winner in 2016, has been removed from the government’s latest, revised Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS).
Mar 18, 2019 12:03
MUMBAI: India’s refusal to issue visas to Pakistani shooters in last month’s ISSF Shooting World Cup due to diplomatic tensions between the two governments, has affected the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) dearly.
Mar 13, 2019 10:03
STAMFORD, CT: WWE asserts it has eclipsed 1 billion fans through its global social media platforms, buttressing its claim to being one of the most-followed brands in the world.