Last week’s column detailed how regional tours continue to provide wider access to sumo in an era when demand for regular tournament tickets far outstrips supply. But while the jungyō are an ...

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 ...

After a fun-filled weekend of golf and sumo US President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe are set to hold formal talks Monday, with trade and tensions with North Korea topping ...

The 25-year-old forced out fellow ozeki Kotozakura in the final bout on Day 15 to end the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament with a 12-3 tally at Tokyo’s Ryogoku Kokugikan. He then defeated rank ...

With a random Google search for "sumo near me," Brandon Rudzinski, 29, of Rochester Hills, went from staring at sumo documentaries to staring down his opponent a few weeks after learning of a ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japan Sumo Association's Yokozuna Deliberation Council on Monday unanimously recommended Onasato's elevation to the sport's highest rank after the ozeki met the promotion ...