
Iran beats US in Grand Central exhibition
Iran's wrestling team visited the United States for the first time in a decade and found a virtual home meet. The fans waving Iranian flags and ...

US, Russia and Iran work to save Olympic wrestling
In Iran, Olympic wrestling champion Jordan Burroughs felt like Justin Bieber, LeBron James and Tom Brady all rolled into one. Not so much in his home ...

New wrestling chief promises swift rules overhaul
Wrestling needs to overhaul its often mystifying rules while the sport seeks to retain its Olympic status, according to the new interim president of ...
US wrestlers shake hands with Ahmadinejad
In a rare gesture of goodwill, members of the U.S. freestyle wrestling team shook hands with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Friday after ...
Wrestlers to protest Olympic ruling to drop sport
Wrestlers from the world's top wrestling nations plan to lie on their mats Thursday in Tehran in a unique show of unity to protest a decision by the ...

US, Iran find common ground: Olympic wrestling
The caretakers of the Olympics may have inadvertently accomplished what has eluded diplomats: Galvanizing Iran and the U.S. on a common goal.

Jacques Rogge to meet with wrestling leader
Facing a wave of criticism from around the world, IOC President Jacques Rogge will meet with the head of wrestling's governing body to discuss ways ...

Body slam for wrestling: Sport cut from Olympics
For wrestling, this may have been the ultimate body slam: getting tossed out of the Olympic rings. The vote Tuesday by the IOC's executive board ...

South Korean soccer player to get Olympic medal
A South Korean soccer player who displayed a political banner at the London Olympics will get his bronze medal back, the IOC announced Tuesday.
AP Source: SKorean to get Olympic medal back
A South Korea soccer player who displayed a political banner at the London Olympics will receive his bronze medal, an official familiar with the ...