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Kohima, March 29 : Sports events in the north-east part of the country, especially in Nagaland, are looked upon as occasions to bring people close to each other and generate a brethren feeling.

Many sports enthusiasts in Nagaland recently converged here to witness the 6th Open Naga Wrestling Meet 2009 held in Kohima.

The wrestling meet with the theme, `Good Wrestling Encompasses Brain and Brawn', was held under the aegis of Angami Sports Association (ASA).

It provided a platform to bring Naga tribes together as the participating wrestlers built healthy relationships with their opponents during the competition.

New York, March 21: Real-life wrestler Chris Jericho has said that he will give ‘The Wrestler’ Oscar nominee Mickey Rourke the bitch slap that will be heard “round the world”, when the latter attends this year’s Wrestlemania.

“I will get out of the ring, walk over to Mickey, and slap him in the face,” the New York Daily News quoted Jericho as saying.

Srinagar, Sep 23 : Sports activities in Jammu and Kashmir (J-K) are all set to get a boost with the three-day national wrestling championship getting underway.

The 26th junior boys and 9th junior girl's national wrestling championship at Sher-i-Kashmir Indoor stadium would give a shot in the arm for sports activities in the region, said J-K Sports Minister Babu Singh.