Archive for May, 2008

One side better than two for Santino (Miami Herald)

Often there are two sides to each pro wrestler. One is the calm person fans see shopping in supermarkets, working out at the gym or traveling through airports. The other is the persona he or she plays when stepping between the ropes, lights on bright and cameras rolling.

Indian judokas to train abroad for Olympics (IANS via Yahoo! India News)

New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Two Indian judokas who have qualified for the Beijing Olympics received a shot in their arm Saturday with the Judo Federation of India arranging for their overseas training programme in Uzebekistan.

Las Vegan to be inducted into wrestling hall of fame (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Jerry Wager of Las Vegas will be inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in the Outstanding Official category tonight in Stillwater, Okla. Wager, 71, officiated in more than 50 international meets. He also worked as a youth wrestling coach in Southern Nevada.

One side better than two for Santino - MiamiHerald.com

One side better than two for Santino
MiamiHerald.com, FL - 38 minutes ago
Marella comes from a judo background and since 9 competed in a number of countries representing the Great White North. ''I wanted to take martial arts,''

Indian judokas to train abroad for Olympics - Bombay News

Indian judokas to train abroad for Olympics
Bombay News, India - 3 hours ago
Two Indian judokas who have qualified for the Beijing Olympics received a shot in their arm Saturday with the Judo Federation of India arranging for their

Olympic qualified judokas to undergo training abroad - Indiatimes

Olympic qualified judokas to undergo training abroad
Indiatimes, India - 9 hours ago
Tombi Devi of Manipur, who clinched a gold medal in the Commonwealth Judo Championship in Mauritius in January this year, will participate in 48kg category

Pressure brings out their best - Ottawa Citizen

Pressure brings out their best
Ottawa Citizen,  Canada - 12 hours ago
By winning four straight matches in the 100-plus-kilogram class at the Canadian senior judo championships in Quebec City, Walby, 34, celebrated his first

Peeblesshire News » Sport » Mat’s the way to do it (Peeblesshire News)

Peebles Judo Club are embarking on a round of fundraising activities to replace the Judo floor mats in use at Peebles Judo Club which meets weekly at the Gytes Leisure Centre, the cost for this being approximately £7000.

Senior IAS officer Priyabrata Patnaik interrogated by police (Outlook India)

A month after being stripped of official duties, senior IAS officer Priyabrata Patnaik was today interrogated by police again in the murder case of judo coach Biranchi Das, former trainer of child marathon runner Budhia Singh, police sources said.

MMA myths debunked again (Yahoo! Sports)

With MMA’s upcoming network debut, detractors have no grounds for criticism unless they’re educated on the sport.

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