Anatoly Mikhakhanov, known by the name Orora (Aurora) when he fought in the third-highest makushita division, maintains the record for being the heaviest sumo wrestler of all time. The former ...

I experienced a level of intensity and thrill that was completely different from football or sumo wrestling — something truly ...

Even today as he heads towards retirement, he's one of the best in the world. Shawn Michaels is one of the greatest wrestlers ...

Most of the time ... Kaisan - the greatest sumo wrestler. Before he can achieve that rank, however, he has to become the yokozuna of the high school division - the best among sumo wrestlers ...

The last time a new ... Only five sumo wrestlers, including the legendary yokozuna Taiho, have ever won 12 victories or more in their debut tournaments as sekiwake, and all went on to become ...

A remote island in western Japan is a spiritual home for sumo wrestling ... word for a wrestler. Among them were three men from the other side of the globe – the first time anyone living ...

"I want to act properly as a yokozuna and do my best," he said ... to retire if their level of sumo decreases. Multiple wrestlers can hold the rank at any given time, but Hoshoryu will stand ...

On top of all that, there is a particular food – specifically, a type of fish – the wrestlers traditionally eat when in Fukuoka. That would be kue, or longtooth grouper. According to Kazutaka ...

A historic fight between sumo wrestlers and the Megumi firefighting gang is dramatized in this play, which ends in a free-for-all on stage. Kabuki actor Kataoka Ainosuke is our guide.

Sumo wrestler Konishiki Yasokichi rates eight sumo fights in movies and TV shows, such as "Memoirs of a Geisha" and "Isle of Dogs," for realism. Konishiki discusses the accuracy of throwing ...

Background Sumo ... time when the ACL ruptured. Results Two main mechanisms of ACL injuries in sumo wrestling were identified. Five knees had been injured while the wrestlers tried to make a stand at ...