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.

Aug 16, 2019 18:08
NEW DELHI: Asian and Commonwealth Games gold-medallist wrestler Bajrang Punia was on Friday nominated for the country's highest sporting honour -- the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, a year after he threatened to move court for not getting his due.
Aug 13, 2019 19:08
INTERNATIONAL WRESTLER Babita Phogat and her father Mahavir Phogat, a noted wrestling coach, have joined the BJP. They joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in the presence of Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju, party's general secretary in charge of Haryana Anil Jain and its state chief Subhash Badala.
Aug 01, 2019 12:08
NEW DELHI: ASICS announced here Tuesday its association with Olympic Bronze medalist wrestler Sakshi Malik as the Japanese sports shoe maker's brand athlete. The 26-year-old grappler, managed by JSW Sports, won Silver at the United World Wrestling ranking series in the 65kg weight category recently in March. She is one of the India's medal prospects for next year's Tokyo Olympics.
Jul 31, 2019 17:07
MUMBAI: Sony Pictures Sports Network (SPSN), the official broadcaster of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, kick-starts its initiatives for the upcoming prestigious multi-sporting event starting with its on-air campaign, ‘Hum Honge Kamyab’.
Jul 26, 2019 16:07
GUWAHATI: Assam's financial capital Guwahati will play host to the third edition of Khelo India Youth Games in January next, state chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal said while chairing the first high-powered review meeting here Thursday.   Sonowal said the state machinery, including sports bodies, should make the best innovation for successfully organising the games in the city.
Jul 16, 2019 17:07
NEW DELHI: India’s flagship national oil major in the downstream sector, IndianOil Corporation Ltd (IOCL), Tuesday announced its future roadmap towards sports promotion, which is in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of supporting players across various sports.
Jul 05, 2019 18:07
NEW DELHI: A week after the Equestrian Federation of India sent a letter to the Sports Ministry, asking to be exempt from certain provisions of the National Sports Code, Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday reiterated in the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament) that all national sports federations (NSFs) will have to adhere to the code.
Jul 02, 2019 14:07
NEW DELHI: TT Limited has signed World No 1 wrestler Bajrang Punia as its brand ambassador. TT Limited managing director Sanjay K Jain said they wanted a 'real hero' as their brand ambassador and not a filmy hero, as is the case with most other brands in the innerwear category. Punia has won the Asian Games and World Championship and is one of India's best prospects for an Olympic Gold medal.
Jun 28, 2019 15:06
STAMFORD, Conn.: WWE Thursday announced that it has named Paul Heyman (WWE superstar Brock Lesnar's advocate on the scripted shows) as executive director of Monday Night Raw and former WCW president Eric Bischoff as executive director of SmackDown Live, newly created positions reporting directly to WWE chairman & CEO Vince McMahon.
Jun 28, 2019 15:06
MUMBAI: India-origin star Jinder Mahal will be staying put in the WWE, signing a new five-year contract with the company, Pro Wrestling Sheet reports. According to Pro Wrestling Sheet, Mahal joins talents Mojo Rawley, Mike Kannellis and Maria Kannellis in signing on to fresh contracts, .