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Delhi court reserves order on charges against Brij Bhushan

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Apr 18, 2024 20:04

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NEW DELHI: A Delhi court is expected to pronounce on April 26 its order on whether to frame charges against former Wrestling Federation of India chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in a sexual harassment case lodged by six female wrestlers against him.

It bears noting that the original complaint of sexual harassment and stalking against the powerful BJP MP was made by a group of seven female wrestlers, which including a minor. However, in July 2023, the then 17-year-old retracted her allegations.

Apr 08, 2020 13:04

IOC releases revised Tokyo Games qualification principles

LAUSANNE: As part of the work of the “here we go” task force currently addressing the list of questions raised by the postponement of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) qualification task force has approved a series of amendments to the tokyo 2020 qualification system principles.

Apr 07, 2020 18:04

WrestleMania 36 most social event in WWE history

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New daily WWE prgmg slot on SONY TEN 1, SONY TEN 3

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Mar 31, 2020 13:03

SPN & WWE renew, expand partnership in India

MUMBAI: Just under five months after SportzPower, in a worldwide exclusive, reported that Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN) had renewed the media rights it held to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), which owns popular wrestling properties RAW and Smackdown, comes the official announcement.

Mar 19, 2020 17:03

WWE to stream WrestleMania as a 2-night fan-free event

NEW YORK: The 36th edition of WrestleMania, WWE's biggest event, will for the first time be held as a two-night event streaming on Saturday, April 4 and Sunday, April 5 at 7 pm ET on WWE Network and available on pay-per-view. Additionally, WWE said WrestleMania 36 will now “include multiple locations”.

Mar 13, 2020 18:03

WWE statement on potential impact of COVID-19

STAMFORD, Conn.: WWE Thursday communicated perspective regarding the potential impact of COVID-19 on the company’s financial performance.

Mar 04, 2020 16:03

IMPACT Wrestling announces India distribution deal with Discovery

TORONTO: Professional wrestling promotion IMPACT Wrestling, a subsidiary of Anthem Sports & Entertainment Inc., Tuesday announced a new television distribution deal with Discovery India, expanding its audience reach in this important region of the world.

Feb 17, 2020 18:02

Asian Wrestling C'ship: Visas for Pak team, Chinese barred

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Feb 14, 2020 16:02

Star Sports First to t'cast Asian Wrestling Championships

NEW DELHI: Star Sports will broadcast the Asian Wrestling Championships live and exclusive on Star Sports First. Star Sports has entered into an exclusive deal to broadcast the six-day continental wrestling championships, to be played at the KD Jadhav Indoor Hall at the Indira Gandhi Stadium here from February 18 to 23.

Feb 11, 2020 18:02

WWE announces WrestleMania 2021 host venue

STAMFORD, Conn.: WWE has announced that SoFi Stadium at Hollywood Park in Los Angeles will host WWE’s pop-culture extravaganza, WrestleMania, on Sunday, March 28, 2021.

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