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 ...

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

When the near-naked wrestler picked up my firstborn son, who was 12 at the time ... match was unfair: all three boys were against their dad. After the match, we thanked the sumo wrestlers for ...

"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 ...

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

Akebono was the first of seven overseas-born wrestlers to scale sumo's pinnacle in March 1993 ... fourth on the all-time list. Hakuho, a record 45-time winner, fought as yokozuna from 2007 to ...

Sumo is to stage a tournament in Paris for the first time in more than three ... “And for the wrestlers, they’re the best in the world, they should be proud of that and see that they’re admired all ...

A Mongolian sumo wrestler has been promoted to the ... "I want to act properly as a yokozuna and do my best," he said. Around 3,500 fans arrived at the Meiji Shine in Tokyo to see the 25-year ...