A visitor to Japan who wanders into a sumo tournament might be forgiven for thinking they had intruded upon a religious ceremony. Tournaments begin with a line of burly men wearing little more than ...

London — Sumo's biggest international showcase in history rocked London this week, spotlighting more than 40 wrestlers across 100 bouts with blistering palm thrusts, stunning face slaps and an ...

Top-tier sumo wrestling will make a rare appearance in London for the first time in three decades – and for the second time ever outside of Japan in the sport’s 1,500-year history. Some 40 members of ...

Onosato Daiki became the first Japanese man in eight years to be named a yokozuna, or grand champion, the highest title in the sport. By Victor Mather Sumo is Japan’s national sport, steeped in ...

B ritain's reigning sumo champion has said the Japanese sport is "surging" across the UK as the Grand Sumo Tournament comes to London. Will Bowles, who competes with Doncaster Sumo Club, said the ...

TOKYO — Danilo Yavhushyshyn left his native Ukraine 3 1/2 years ago — just after Russia launched a full-scale invasion — and has risen rapidly to stardom in Japan as one of the top sumo wrestlers.

The top division of Sumo is called the makuuchi, which includes five ranks. The top rank is yokozuna, which translates to grand champion. Only 75 wrestlers have achieved it in the ...