wrestling

In lower-weight categories Asian Games are like Olympics: Rahul Aware

Commonwealth Games gold medal-winning wrestler Rahul Aware equates the level of competition in the Asian Games to Olympics in the light-weight categories.

May 03, 2018, 19:02 PM IST

Vinesh Phogat wants medal, history at 2020 Olympics

Vinesh was touted as the brightest medal prospect for India at the Rio Olympics but her campaign ended in tears after she was stretchered off the mat following a career-threatening knee injury in the quarterfinals.

May 01, 2018, 15:48 PM IST

Salman Khan's throwback video proves he is one of the fittest actors in Bollywood - Watch

Salman played a wrestler in the film which also starred Anushka Sharma.

Apr 16, 2018, 11:09 AM IST

CWG 2018: India's gold medallist Sumit Malik admits to biting opponent Korey Jarvis

Indian wrestler Sumit Malik won Commonwealth Games gold in the men`s 125kg freestyle class on Saturday but caused a stew by biting an opponent.

Apr 15, 2018, 17:30 PM IST

Commonwealth Games 2018, Gold Coast: Wrestler Sumit wins Gold in men's 125-kilogram freestyle

Sumit won all his four bouts in the Nordic (round robin) format to emerge champion.

Apr 14, 2018, 13:39 PM IST

Commonwealth Games 2018, Gold Coast: Wrestler Pooja Dhanda takes silver in women's 57-kilogram wrestling

India's Pooja Dhanda finished with the silver medal in the women's 57-kilogram wrestling category at the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG) in Australia's Gold Coast on Friday.

Apr 13, 2018, 14:41 PM IST

Commonwealth Games 2018, Gold Coast: Bajrang Punia decimates Kane Charig to win Gold in men's freestyle 65kg wrestling

Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia won gold in the men's freestyle 65-kilogram category in 21st Commonwealth Games in Australia's Gold Coast on Friday.

Apr 13, 2018, 14:30 PM IST

Commonwealth Games 2018, Gold Coast: Sushil Kumar wins Gold in men’s freestyle 74kg wrestling

Two-time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar on Thursday clinched the 14th Gold Medal for India.

Apr 12, 2018, 14:24 PM IST

Commonwealth Games 2018, Gold Coast: Rahul Aware wins Gold in men’s 57kg freestyle

Indian wrestler Rahul Aware defeated Steven Takahashi of Canada 3-1 in men’s 57kg freestyle wrestling final.

Apr 12, 2018, 13:56 PM IST

Commonwealth Games 2018: Wrestler Babita Kumari enters final, assures medal for India

Babita Kumari shook off a strong start by the Nigerian to clinch a 3-1 win.

Apr 12, 2018, 09:33 AM IST

Commonwealth Games 2018: Wrestlers Sushil Kumar, Rahul Aware reach finals, assure India of more medals

Wrestlers Sushil Kumar and Rahul Aware reached finals in their respective freestyle wrestling competition at the Gold Coast on Thursday, assuring more medals for India.

Apr 12, 2018, 08:00 AM IST

Commonwealth Games 2018: Wrestler Rahul Aware advances by overpowering George Ramm of England

Rahul Aware powered his way to an 11-0 lead over the English wrestler early in the second round which prompted the judges to award him the bout.

Apr 12, 2018, 07:39 AM IST

Commonwealth Games 2018: Wrestler Babita Kumari beats Bose Samuel of Nigeria in the Freestyle 53-kilogram Nordic category

Babita shook off a strong start by the Nigerian to clinch a 3-1 win.

Apr 12, 2018, 07:09 AM IST

Sushil Kumar's name added to the CWG entry list

Earlier, Sushil's name was surprisingly missing from the list of entry released by the tournament organisers on the official website, just five days ahead of the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games.

Mar 30, 2018, 13:15 PM IST

Sushil Kumar's name missing from 2018 CWG entry list

The official list of entries for the men`s freestyle 74kg wrestling category, uploaded on the CWG 2018 website does not mention the name of Sushil among other 15 wrestlers participating in the event.

Mar 30, 2018, 11:06 AM IST

India at CWG: With improved defence, Sakshi Malik eyeing top honours

The Rio bronze-winner has tweaked her leg defence on the insistence of her coach Kuldeep Singh Malik, something that has already got her a gold in the Commonwealth Championships in December last year.

Mar 22, 2018, 13:57 PM IST

There is still a lot to achieve: Sushil Kumar

A two-time defending champion at the Commonwealth Games, the 34-year-old, who has an Olympic bronze and silver to his credit, feels competing in Gold Coast would prolong his career.

Mar 20, 2018, 14:50 PM IST

WWE SmackDown Live superstar Rusev named most underrated wrestler of 2017

WWE SmackDown Live superstar Rusev has been named the most underrated wrestler of 2017 by the 'Wrestling Observer'. The most underrated wrestler award is given to a wrestler who doesn’t get a reward despite putting in all the effort and has immense support of WWE fans.

Mar 20, 2018, 09:27 AM IST

Wrestler Daniel Bryan can be back in action as early as September after no non-compete WWE clause comes to light

Rumours are doing the rounds that WWE star Daniel Bryan doesn't have a 90-day non-compete clause in his contract, which means he can resume wrestling right after the day his deal with the company expires.

Mar 18, 2018, 18:46 PM IST