World Wrestling
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WWE legend John Cena announces retirement, opens up on whether he wants record 17th world title
Other Sports | Jul 07, 2024, 07:06 PM ISTJohn Cena made a special appearance during the Money in the Bank 2024 and announced his retirement from WWE. Cena announced a retirement tour and said he will hang his boots in 2025. He was also asked about whether he would want to win the record 17th WWE title before hanging his boots.
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United World Wrestling lifts suspension of Wrestling Federation of India with immediate effect
Other Sports | Feb 14, 2024, 06:14 AM ISTThe United World Wrestling body has lifted the suspension of the Wrestling Federation of India with immediate effect. The Indian wrestling body was under provisional suspension since August 23. However, the UWW has kept a few conditions while deciding to lift it.
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WFI requests United World Wrestling to lift ban, Maharashtra to host Senior Nationals
Other Sports | Dec 22, 2023, 09:26 PM IST"We wrote to the UWW today that the ban imposed on WFI should now be lifted as elections have been held democratically. I am sure the suspension will end soon," a new Wrestling Federation of India President Sanjay Singh said on Friday.
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World Wrestling Championship: Easy day for Bajrang Punia, Ravi Dahiya excels in trials
Other Sports | Jul 26, 2019, 09:42 PM ISTPresence of proven performer Bajrang in the 65kg trials meant that most of the wrestlers in this category preferred to stay away.
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Not allowed to participate in 65kg trials, wrestler alleges
Other Sports | Jul 26, 2019, 08:32 PM ISTBajrang Punia's presence in the 65kg category of the trials for the Indian World Championship team meant that Shrawan had to withdraw from the particular category.
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Pooja Dhanda lights up India's day with bronze medal at World Wrestling Championship
Other Sports | Oct 26, 2018, 08:40 AM ISTIt is the second big medal for Pooja this season, having won a silver the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast.
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Ritu, Navjot's fate hangs in balance at Worlds in Budapest
Other Sports | Oct 23, 2018, 11:04 PM ISTRitu, who won an Asian Championship bronze last year, began with a close 5-4 win against Ukraine's Ilona Prokopevniuk but lost the quarterfinal 2-6 to Finland's Petra Maarit Olli.
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Bajrang Punia to spearhead India's challenge at Wrestling Worlds
Other Sports | Oct 19, 2018, 06:33 PM ISTBajrang Punia will be India's best bet for a medal in the World Wrestling Championship as a 30-member team seeks a strong performance in the flagship event.
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Wearing salwar-suits, Indian mother takes to international WWE ring
Other Sports | May 06, 2018, 01:08 PM ISTKavita Devi, who is the first Indian woman to reach the international level in WWE, is no ordinary sportswoman.
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Ritu Phogat won silver in U-23 Senior World Wrestling Championship
Other Sports | Nov 25, 2017, 01:24 PM ISTThe young grappler had recently won the National championship in Indore, she also bagged a bronze medal at the Asian Championships in May.
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World Wrestling Championship: India end without single medal
Other Sports | Aug 26, 2017, 11:40 PM ISTThis is the second successive World Wrestling Championship where Indian grapplers have returned empty-handed.
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Sakshi Malik, Vinesh Phogat crash out of World Wrestling Championships
Other Sports | Aug 24, 2017, 06:37 PM ISTAfter three listless days, the onus was on Sakshi and Vinesh to end India's medal drought but both failed to live up to the expectations.
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Sakshi Malik, Vinesh Phogat book berths for World Wrestling Championships in Paris
Other Sports | Jul 07, 2017, 08:22 PM ISTWrestling Federation of India (WFI) announced the squad for the tournament on Friday after the selection trials across weight categories at the STC Lucknow.
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WWE champion Jinder Mahal says professional wrestlers don't get enough credit
Other Sports | Jun 20, 2017, 02:27 PM ISTIndo-Canadian WWE star Jinder Mahal, who upstaged veteran 13-time world champion Randy Orton, said he feels that the sport is perceived as scripted.
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Narsingh Yadav misses bronze at World Wrestling event
Other Sports | Sep 19, 2013, 12:33 PM ISTBudapest: India's Narsingh Yadav missed out on a bronze medal after going down 1-6 to Ali Shabanau of Belarus in the repechage final of the 74kg category at the World Wrestling Championships here today. The
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Amit wins silver at world wrestling championship
Other Sports | Sep 17, 2013, 03:43 PM ISTBudapest: Asian Champion Amit Kumar settled for silver after going down narrowly in the final of the 55kg category on the opening day of World Wrestling Championships here today.Amit lost to Hassan Farman Rahimi of