Sumo wrestlers pose for a picture outside the Royal Albert Hall on day 1 of the Grand Sumo Tournament as London hosts only ...

Sumo’s governing body in Japan has demoted one of the sport’s greatest champions over repeated violence by his 22-year-old protege. The Japan Sumo Association (JSA) gave a salary cut to 38-year-old ...

The Dohyo Matsuri, a special ceremony to bless the sumo ring and pray for the safety of the wrestlers, takes place at the ...

Whilst organisers transform the iconic venue into a model of Japan, athletes gear themselves up for the matches by eating and ...

Onosato Daiki became the first Japanese man in eight years to be named a yokozuna, or grand champion, the highest title in the sport. By Victor Mather Sumo is Japan’s national sport, steeped in ...

Danylo Yavhusishyn fled the war in his native Ukraine to follow his dream of becoming a professional sumo wrestler in Japan ...

Good news for any aspiring sumo wrestlers who are on the shorter side: height and weight no longer matter. The Japan Sumo Association announced in late September that potential sumo wrestlers would no ...

Tokyo — Japan has a new sumo grand champion — or yokozuna — and the big news is he's Japanese. Onosato, the new grand champion, weighs 421 pounds and he is the first Japanese competitor to reach the ...

Hawaiian-born Akebono was the first foreigner to win the highest ranking in Japan's national sport, sumo wrestling. He died in Tokyo this month, age 54. Sumo wrestling fans are mourning a former ...

Whilst organisers transform the iconic venue into a model of Japan, athletes gear themselves up for the matches by eating and ...