Erica Wiebe knows how it feels to doubt and question yourself. Being female in a traditionally male-dominated sport comes with several challenges, and women often have to fight to be respected or valued at a competitive level. In…
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Wrestling News: The national camp for women’s wrestlers, that was scheduled to be held at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) centre in Lucknow from September 1, has now been postponed. SAI on Saturday said that new dates…
Tokyo Olympics: A recent poll shows that more than half of Japanese companies want the Tokyo Olympic Games to be cancelled or postponed again. A recent poll shows that more than half of Japanese companies want the Tokyo…
WWE SummerSlam: WWE Universe can not wait for this match anymore as ‘the Viper’ Randy Orton will clash off against ‘the Scottish Psychopath’ Drew McIntyre this Sunday at SummerSlam. This could be the biggest match of the Summer…
The prize money for National Sports Awards is likely to see a massive jump from this year, with Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ranta awardee getting Rs 25 lakh. According to a source within the Sports Ministry, there has been…
Tokyo Olympic organizers have settled on preserving the torch relay schedule developed for 2020 to be used in next year’s postponed games, officials with knowledge of the matter said Wednesday. The relay, which was to start from Fukushima…
Ace wrestler and two-time Olympic medalist Sushil Kumar has raised finger on National Sports Awards Selection Committee on recommending many awards in a non-Olympic year. “First of all, I would like to congratulate all awardees who have won…
On this day in 2008, Indian wrestler Sushil Kumar won his first Olympic medal at the Beijing Olympics. In the bronze medal match of 66kg freestyle event, Sushil beat Kazakhstan’s Leonid Spiridonov 3:1 and became the second Indian…
For grappler Sakshi Malik it is a matter of pride to have another honour on her mantle piece- the prestigious Arjuna Award. The wrestler has already Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna and Padma Shri as a part of her…
It is time to move on and think beyond, says Indian wrestler Sushil Kumar when enquired about his view on competitor Narsingh Yadavs return to action. “Well, I don’t want to indulge in what happened in the past.…