FUKUOKA--Ozeki Kirishima captured his second career title at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament here Nov. 26, putting the Mongolian national in line for a shot at grand champion in the next tournament ...

A Ukrainian-born grappler is on the cusp of making history in Japan’s national sport of sumo, as he trains intensely for a ...

Giant sumo wrestlers have been spotted squeezing into black cabs and riding hire bikes as London hosts only the second ever professional sumo wrestling event held outside Japan. The Grand Sumo ...

SUMO wrestling, Japan’s centuries‑old sport of thunderous collisions and ritual pageantry, is enjoying an unlikely boom far beyond its homeland. Once seen ...

London has swapped Big Ben for big bouts this week as centuries of Japanese tradition play out at the Royal Albert Hall. Incredibly, only twice has a full Grand Sumo Tournament been held outside of ...

TOKYO - Sumo is gaining popularity among foreign visitors, with many flocking to tournaments in Tokyo and more stables beginning to accept them on tours to observe morning practice sessions between ...

Britain's hottest new sport is a giant surprise - sumo wrestling. The number of UK clubs for super-sized scufflers has shot up eight-fold in three years. Scores of gut-wobbling grappling videos have ...

In the world of sumo wrestling, one man stands the tallest. And he is not known by many outside Japan. Meet Hakuho Sho, who takes the stage this Sunday in Tokyo On the evening of July 21, 2017, a 6 ft ...