The iconic venue in the British capital is hosting the Grand Sumo Tournament — the roughly 1,500-year-old sport's most important competition — for the second time, drawing more than 44 professional ...

Japan’s titans of the ring live and train at roughly 40 sumo stables, with the majority located in Tokyo. A visit to one of these grappling incubators will give you a closeup look at how these giants ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sumo wrestlers Daieisho and Roga compete in a Grand Sumo Tournament bout at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Oct. 19, 2025. AP ...

Ukrainian Aonishiki is filled with gratitude toward his Japanese “family” who helped him to enter the sumo world, win his ...

Two giants stare each other down before colliding with a dull thud. After years on the sidelines, sumo is back centre stage as part of Japan's soft power arsenal overseas. Behind the scenes at the New ...

In the highly structured world of sumo, wrestlers are expected to maintain decorum at all times, both in and outside the ...

TOKYO (AP) — Ukrainian sumo wrestler Aonishiki has become the first from his country to win an elite-level sumo championship. Even more impressive: he defeated Hoshoryu on Sunday in the deciding match ...

TOKYO(AP) — Ukrainian sumo wrestler Aonishiki is only 21 but has moved just one step from the top rank of Japan's national sport. In an elaborate ceremony on Wednesday, he was promoted by the Japan ...

London — The world of professional sumo wrestling stepped outside of Japan for only the second time in its centuries-long history on Wednesday night, as fighters clashed on a specially constructed ...