The coaches for the six sumo champions who will be competing Friday in Hot Springs have been named, and they're some of ...

Fading public interest and a declining number of wrestlers is weighing heavily on the traditional sport of sumo. However, siblings and relatives of active and past competitors entering the dohyo ...

A remote island in western Japan is a spiritual home for sumo wrestling. For hundreds of years ... the sacred ritual is far more than just a sport. The Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka in 2024 ...

The popularity of traditional Japanese sumo has seen a welcome rise in Ukraine since Russia launched its full-scale invasion ...

In a historic moment for Ukraine and the traditional sport of sumo ... Shishi started wrestling at a young age and switched to sumo at 15. He made his debut in Japan in the spring tournament ...

After several years in the making, the Tamil film 'Sumo' is finally gearing up for release. Directed by Hosimin, the movie ...

Hiyori Kon, 22, is an amateur sumo wrestling champion in Japan where women are still barred from competing professionally. Hiyori is hoping to change the rules of one of the world's oldest sports ...

This weekend, the 20-year-old made his debut in the top division of the ancient sport of sumo wrestling, after rising through the ranks with record speed. “I’m more excited than nervous,” he told ...

But rarer, nonexistent even, is a theatrical work about sumo wrestling. Now, Lisa Sanaye Dring’s “Sumo” is transporting Off Broadway audiences at the Public Theater to an intimate sumo ...

Los Angeles Rams defensive back Quentin Lake is having a blast in Japan. The 26-year-old already met up with Los Angeles ...

David Madison/Getty Akebono Taro, the Hawaiian-born sumo wrestling star and WWE fighter ... "yokozuna" (grand champion in Japanese) in the sport, announced in a statement to the Associated ...