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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Kotozakura, who will enter the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in March as a demotion-threatened "kadoban" ...

During the Edo Period (1603-1868), sumo shifted from a way for samurai to train for battle to a competition between elite ...

During the Edo Period (1603-1868), sumo shifted from a way for samurai to train for battle to a competition between elite athletes. This is also when sumo wrestlers started to become known for their ...

In the highly structured world of sumo, wrestlers are expected to maintain decorum at all times, both in and outside the dohyo. There is also an unwritten code of conduct over fighting styles and ...

Ma-Yi Theater Company and The Public Theater are set to bring the intense world of sumo wrestling to the stage with the New ...

Ma-Yi Theater Company and The Public Theater will begin previews for the New York premiere of SUMO 相撲 with a Joseph Papp Free ...

Taro Akebono, the first foreign-born yokozuna and later a mixed martial artist and pro wrestler, died of heart failure in early April at a hospital near Tokyo, according to a source close to him.

La Tomatina (Spain) – A massive tomato-throwing fight where thousands of people hurl overripe tomatoes at each other in the streets of Buñol. Roadkill Cook-Off (USA) – A festival in West Virginia ...

Hundreds of people gathered Sunday at a Buddhist temple in downtown Tokyo, eagerly stretching their hands to catch the dried ...

Every day is a sale day at Thrift World. It’s like they’ve discovered the secret to time travel, but instead of going back to ...

Logan Paul has a history of making audacious claims, but his most recent one has boxing fans all scratching their heads.