A visitor to Japan who wanders into a sumo tournament might be forgiven for thinking they had intruded upon a religious ...

Popular sumo wrestler Endo has decided to retire from competition after missing the past two tournaments through injury, ...

Seven years after leaving the Japan Sumo Association, former yokozuna and 22-time Emperor's Cup winner Takanohana sees ...

Danilo Yavhushyshyn left his native Ukraine 3 1/2 years ago — just after Russia launched a full-scale invasion — and has ...

They are giants of Japan. Climbing into the ring alone. Preparing for a battle that will only last seconds. Colliding into each other with stunning force. Sumo is this country's national sport.

Sumo wrestling returned to London recently after 34 years — thanks to the recent Grand Sumo Tournament at the Royal Albert ...

Sumo is coming — well, almost coming — to the Tokyo Olympics. Knowing it may have the world's attention, the Japan Sumo Association and local Olympic organizers are planning a sumo tournament on Aug.

A sumo tournament is set to be organised in between this year's Olympic and Paralympic Games as part of the Tokyo 2020 Nippon Festival. The Tokyo 2020 Nippon festivals are part of the official ...

There are three things you need to know about the lifestyle of a sumo wrestler (rikishi). The first is that the young, male-only athlete must eat between 7,000 and 9,000 calories a day. The second is ...