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USA Today
2 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Former Notre Dame quarterback Brandon Wimbush to work with WWE legend Hulk Hogan
Former Notre Dame quarterback Brandon Wimbush to work with WWE legend Hulk Hogan Former Notre Dame quarterback Brandon Wimbush has been named Chief of Staff of the Real American Freestyle organization. The promotion, led by WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan, former WCW executive Eric Bischoff and Israel Martinez, is a newly created pro wrestling league utilizing freestyle wrestling. In his new role, Wimbush will handle operations and various departments, among other duties, operating across all levels of the organization. Freestyle wrestling is certainly nothing like the scripted kind such as WWE or AEW. Free, along with Greco Roman, is one of the styles in the Summer Olympics. This newly formed league will give wrestlers another chance after college in the sport they love. The company has made waves on social media since its launch a month ago, signing eight wrestlers (including four Olympic medalists) and announcing its first event set for August 30 in Cleveland. "The amalgamation of entrepreneurship and athleticism really resonated with me when I first learned about the position," Wimbush said in a release. "I'm excited to join the likes of Hulk, Eric, Izzy, and Chad, as we work to establish the brand and help these incredible athletes in their careers." During the 2017 season as the starter, Wimbush threw for 1,870 yards with 16 touchdowns against six interceptions. He added 804 yards and 14 scores on the ground. In the team's bowl game against LSU, he was benched in the second quarter in favor of Ian Book, who led ND to a come-from-behind 21-17 victory. Wimbush started for the Irish in 2018 before Book took over in Week 4. He finished his college career at UCF in 2019.
The Hindu
4 days ago
- Sport
- The Hindu
Rich haul of medals by India's women wrestlers
Indian women wrestlers, including World championships bronze medallist Antim Panghal, landed four gold medals in the Ulaanbaatar Open Ranking Series on Friday (May 30, 2025). Paris Olympian Antim won all her matches, including the final where she outsmarted Nataliya Malysheva 10-0, convincingly. Neha (57kg), Muskan (59kg) and Harshita (72kg) also secured gold medals, while Neelam (50kg) got a bronze. Greco Roman wrestler Suraj (60kg) bagged a silver.
The Hindu
13-05-2025
- Sport
- The Hindu
Wrestling team for Ulaanbaatar Open named
The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has named wrestlers for the Ulaanbaatar Open Ranking Series to be held in the Mongolian capital from May 29 to June 1. After missing two Ranking Series events, this is the first one of the season where the Indian wrestlers will be able to participate following the Sports Ministry's decision to revoke its suspension of the WFI. Men: Freestyle: Aman Sehrawat, Rahul (57kg), Udit (61kg), Rohit (65kg), Vishal Kaliraman (70kg), Jaideep (74kg), Amit (79kg), Ashish (86kg), Deepak Punia (92kg), Vicky (97kg), Dinesh (125kg); Greco Roman: Anil Mor (55kg), Suraj (60kg), Chetan (63kg), Neeraj (67kg), Ankit Gulia (72kg), Nishant Phogat (77kg), Prince (82kg), Karan Kamboj (87kg), Nitesh (97kg), Prem (130kg). Women: Neelam (50kg), Antim Panghal (53kg), Pushpa (55kg), Neha (57kg), Muskan (59kg), Manisha (62kg), Shiksha (65kg), Monika (68kg), Harshita (72kg), Reetika (76kg).
CBS News
13-05-2025
- CBS News
U.S. returns parts of queen's temple, ancient gold coin and other rare smuggled artifacts to Egypt, officials say
Sarcophagus lids, a Greco-Roman portrait and fragments of what is believed to be a temple of Queen Hatshepsut were among 25 rare artifacts returned to Egypt from the United States, the Egyptian antiquities ministry said Monday. The pieces -- spanning centuries of Egyptian civilization — were handed over following a three-year recovery effort by Egypt's consulate in New York, the New York District Attorney's Office and U.S. security agencies, the ministry said in a news release. The collection includes wooden and gilded sarcophagus lids dating back more than 5,500 years, parts of a temple believed to belong to Queen Hatshepsut and a Greco-Roman mummy portrait from Fayyoum — a southern city renowned for its distinctive Greco-Roman art. The trove also features intricately crafted jewelry from around 2,400 years ago, a granite foot fragment dating back to the Ramessid dynasty, during the peak of Egypt's power, as well as small ivory and stone figurines. A rare gold coin dating back over two millennia to the reign of Ptolemy I — one of Alexander the Great's generals and founder of ancient Egypt's last royal dynasty — is also part of the collection. The ministry released five images of the artifacts on social media. - مصر تسترد 25 قطعة أثرية من الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية - القطع كانت موجودة بالقنصلية المصرية في نيويورك وتم استردادها... Posted by Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities وزارة السياحة والآثار on Monday, May 12, 2025 The antiquities were seized in separate investigations beginning in 2022 and were held at Egypt's consulate in New York until their return to Cairo on Sunday, according to the ministry's statement. Officials did not reveal exactly how the artifacts left Egypt or how they surfaced in the U.S. However, such thefts are not uncommon. During the 2011 uprising that ousted longtime ruler Hosni Mubarak, looters ransacked museums and archaeological sites in the chaos, spiriting away thousands of priceless pieces. Many of those artifacts later appeared on the international market or in private collections. Egyptian authorities say they have succeeded in bringing home nearly 30,000 artifacts over the past decade. In 2023, an ancient wooden sarcophagus was returned to Egypt after U.S. authorities determined it was looted years ago. The year before that, a stone sculpture that arrived in Memphis, Tennessee, was discovered to be a centuries-old artifact from Egypt. The artifact was confiscated by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers. In 2019, a stolen ancient Egyptian coffin that ended up being sold to New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art for $4 million was given back to Egypt.
Hindustan Times
01-05-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Women's wrestling camp shifted to IG Stadium in Delhi
New Delhi: After a gap of more than two years the national wrestling coaching camps started on Thursday, with the women's camp being organised at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex here. The men's Freestyle and Greco Roman national camps are being held at the SAI NCOE centre in Lucknow. The national camps had not been organised since top wrestlers took to streets protesting against the then Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. WFI, subsequently, faced a long suspension, even though fresh elections were held in December 2023. The suspension by the Sports Ministry was finally revoked in March this year. The WFI had earlier proposed to hold the women's camp in SAI Gandhinagar, and the men's camp at Army Sports Institute, Pune. However, that could not happen due to various reasons. SAI has provided sanction for a 61-day camp, but it is likely to be extended till the word championships in September (13-21) in Croatia. A total of 120 wrestlers -- 40 each in women's, men's freestyle and Greco roman styles -- have been selected based on the performance in the trials for the Asian Championships. The women's camp used to be held in Lucknow and it made news for wrong reasons during the protests. The Internal Complaints Committee of WFI, formed in the wake of sexual harassment allegations levelled by some of the top wrestlers, will visit the national camps at regular intervals, said an official of WFI. 'Monika Khera, who is chairperson of the ICC, has attended national championship and trials, and she will also visit the national camp in Delhi,' said an official. Four wrestlers each have been picked for each weight division based on their performance in Asian Championships trials. The four wrestlers in the 57kg weight class are Chirag Chikkara, Rahul, Sumit and Vikash Vishnoi. Paris Olympics medallist Aman Sehrawat, who missed the trials and is currently training under TOPS in Russia, doesn't figure in the campers list. 'He will be added to the camp when he returns from his overseas training at the end of May,' said a WFI official. In its guidelines for national camps issued on April 29, WFI has made it clear that only campers will be eligible to appear for selection trials. 'Only wrestlers attending the coaching camp will be eligible for trials, unless given special permission by WFI, particularly if they have won medals in a recent competition. Past performance alone will not qualify a wrestler to be given such permission.' The absence of national camps has impacted training of wrestlers over the last two years as they trained mostly in their respective training centres with limited sparring partners available. Elite wrestlers planned their individual training overseas under the Target Olympic Podium Scheme but among the men's wrestlers, only Aman qualified for Paris Olympics. Last week, wrestling coaches in a meeting with TOPS CEO NS Johal said that individual training programmes of wrestlers under the scheme should be scrutinised and their opinions should be sought. They also suggested that instead of one wrestler alone, three to four wrestlers should be included in such stints for better result.
