Japan look to Yoshida after women wrestling wipeout

Japan's world-beating women wrestlers suffered two more upsets at the Asian Games Friday, leaving only Olympic and world champion Saori Yoshida in gold-medal contention. Mio Nishimaki, the 2009 world 63kg champion, and former five-time world heavyweight champion Kyoko Hamaguchi were both pinned in the first period of their second matches. In the only women's contest [...]

Fernando emerge as best wrestler

R. U. M. Fernando of North Western Province emerged as the best wrestler of the national sports festival in 2010. The wrestling competition was held in the first week of September at Torrington Indoor Stadium Results 40-43 Kg Category KAD Lahiru Sandaruwan         WP S. Dissanayaka                         SP AM Ajith Priyantha                   NCP NKNNN Perera                      NWP [...]