Wrestling
9 Oct
The 79-year-old Antonio Inoki was well-known for his bout against boxing legend Muhammad Ali and ties to North Korea.
26 Jun 2021
The crowd gasps and cheers as a bare-chested man grabs a chair and smashes it over the head of his opponent on the ground. A referee in a black-and-white striped jersey rushes to his aid but the prone man is not really hurt -- this is WWE-style wrestling in China, where the sport is attempting to take off.
1 Apr 2021
The captivating traditional wrestling championship in Niger is an annual event. The west African nation's "king sport" is about much more than just a good fight.
19 Jan 2021
Wrestling: Champion Of Champions tournament begins in Yenagoa
20 Dec 2020
Sixteen Iraqi women hope being part of a wrestling team in the city of Basra can fight stereotypes in conservative Iraqi society.
12 Aug 2020
Kamala, the wrestler also known as the Ugandan Giant, who was one of the biggest attractions in the world of professional wrestling in the mid-80s right through to the early part of the 90s, has passed away at the age of 70...and he was not even from Uganda.
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The International Monetary Fund has raised its forecasts for the global economy for 2023, stating that growth has been “surprisingly resilient". However, it also said the UK is likely to be the only leading economy to head into recession in 2023.
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The Lunar New Year is a huge holiday in China, but also in other Asian countries like Korea and Vietnam. More than one billion people will be celebrating the event, which begins on January 22. For most, it's the Year of the Rabbit but in Vietnam, people will mark the Year of the Cat.
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