The 37-year-old became the heaviest rikishi on record when he weighed a colossal 288 kilograms as an active sumo wrestler, beating the previous record of 285 kg set by former ozeki Konishiki.

You're 50 years old, by the way. Welcome to the world of Hanakaze, who having reached the landmark age in May, is the nation's oldest active sumo wrestler, and the only one still competing since ...

When Japanese police arrested three sumo wrestlers and their stable master on Thursday over allegations they beat a 17-year-old wrestler to death, the case sent shockwaves across a country that links ...

Ozeki Onosato regained a share of the lead Saturday at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament by defeating sekiwake Daieisho after ...

Grand Sumo Tournament winner Onosato said Monday he had struggled with the weight of expectation since his promotion to ozeki ...

But the last two weeks of the tournament have likely felt more somber than exciting following the recent news that legendary sumo wrestler Kitanofuji passed away. He was 82 years old. On Wednesday ...

At the March Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka, Takerufuji, a 24-year-old wrestler with only 10 tournaments under his belt, ...

A Russian sumo wrestler who was once named the heaviest ... Reuters reported. At just 2 years old, Khatokhov weighed about 75 pounds — far heavier the 24 to 34 pounds that boys typically weigh ...

The only professional sumo wrestler ever to emerge from these isles is Nathan John Strange from Kent. Inspired by watching sumo on TV, Strange trained with Syd Hoare before moving to Japan.

Gocchanko, an ex-sumo wrestler who now wrestles passersby for ... Gocchanko’s sumo journey began when he was six years old, with his father’s support, and he turned pro at 22 after graduating ...