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Sumo wrestler dies one month after suffering head injury in Japan

Hibikiryu, 28, landed awkwardly during a bout in March and was later treated for a spinal injuryA Japanese sumo wrestler has died a month after suffering a head injury during a bout, as the ancient...

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Angellica Bell: ‘My puppet sidekick became real to me’

The TV presenter and host of Leonardo: The Official Podcast on her love of Bullseye and Dallas – and what happened when Victoria Beckham came to CBBCGrowing up, I would always try to finish my dinner...

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Triumph review – RJ Mitte grapples with sporting ambition in the wrestling ring

Based on the screenwriter’s own youth, this underdog disability story wins points for authenticity, but sports movie cliches blunt the impactWith actors with disabilities often confined to supporting...

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Is US wrestler Tamyra Mensah-Stock the most upbeat athlete at Tokyo 2020?

The American is into the women’s 68kg freestyle wrestling final. And she is more than happy to count her blessings in lifeAt an Olympics where infection rates are studied as closely as medal tables,...

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Tokyo Olympics 2020: day 11 – in pictures

The best images from the 11th day of action in Tokyo, including javelin, cycling, sailing, shot put and climbingContinue reading...

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‘She’s getting a food truck’: Mensah-Stock to spend Olympic prize money on...

US wrestler wins gold medal in women’s 68kg freestyle‘She’s going to have a little cooking business’Tamyra Mensah-Stock became the second American woman to win a wrestling gold medal with victory in...

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Wrestling: USA’s Steveson upsets Rio champion Akgul as Dake crashes out

Steveson upsets Rio Games champion Akgul in quarter-final tieUS star Dake stunned by Kadzimahamedau in 74kg quarter-finalKaladzinskaya surprises medal favorite Vinesh Phogat of IndiaGable Steveson...

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‘Ain’t no way’: Gable Steveson wins shock last-second super-heavyweight...

American stuns triple world champion Geno Petriashvili21-year-old wins gold with last-second victoryAmerican 21-year-old Gable Steveson stunned Georgia’s triple world champion Geno Petriashvili with a...

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Highs, lows and burritos: the Guardian’s standout Tokyo moments

Elaine Thompson-Herah was a star, the new sports shone and the hosts were friendly, despite not being able to attendBest moment of the GamesContinue reading...

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Olympic wrestling star Gable Steveson: ‘Never give up because your life can...

The Olympic heavyweight freestyle wrestling champion is as surprised as anyone he’s reached the pinnacle of his sport at 21. Will mixed martial arts, the UFC or Hollywood be next?It’s been more than a...

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Rhik Samadder tries … wrestling: ‘Although I am in tremendous pain, there is...

A mixed martial artist known as ‘the Hitman’ wants to teach me all about pummelling and anaconda chokes. What could possibly go wrong?I walk past a very smiley man in reception, past a smelly changing...

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Ali Agshar Hussaini: Australian wrestling champ who can’t compete for Australia

National champion in 57kg freestyle wrestling and bricklaying Hazara refugee’s visa status means he cannot move forward – in sport, or beyondGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingAli...

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The Australian wrestling champ barred from competing under the Australian...

Ali Hussaini is a multiple-time Australian wrestling champion, winning his most recent title last May in the men’s 57kg freestyle category. The Hazara refugee is stuck on a temporary visa and therefore...

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Body slams and super fans! An indie wrestling diary – in pictures

Sofie Vasquez travelled the US to capture independent professional wrestlers – many of whom still had the scars to show for itContinue reading...

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‘The characters have stepped out of comic strips’: wrestling’s new megastars,...

There was Hulk Hogan, Animal and Jake ‘The Snake’ Roberts, who wore a python as neckwearPeter Conrad wrote about the new megastars of the World Wrestling Federation for the Observer Magazine of 29...

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John Cena sets ‘herculean’ record for most wishes granted to children

US pro-wrestler fulfilled 650 wishes through non-profit that helps children who are gravely sick or dyingAfter vanquishing seemingly countless foes in the ring as well as on the screen, the US...

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Antonio Inoki, popular wrestler who faced Muhammad Ali, dies aged 79

Popular wrestler and politician Antonio Inoki dies aged 79Japanese star was battling rare disease called amyloidosisThe popular Japanese professional wrestler and lawmaker Antonio Inoki, who faced...

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My girlfriend tracked down Tiger Mask to a shop in Japan – the Christmas...

I had spotted the wrestler mask in a tiny place in Tokyo years before but couldn’t afford it – and I always regretted itI first saw Tiger Mask in 2008, in a tiny pro wrestling shop near Tokyo’s...

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Head of Indian wrestling federation accused of sexual harassment

Wrestlers including Olympic medallists stage sit-in demanding federation is disbandedTwo Olympic medal-winning wrestlers in India have accused the head of their sport’s governing body and its coaches...

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Kentucky college pays $14m after wrestler ‘begged for water’ before heat death

Grant Brace, 20, was training for new wrestling seasonUniversity of the Cumberlands agrees to settle with familyA Kentucky university has agreed to a settlement of more than $14m over the death of a...

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