Tokyo (AFP) – Sumo is set to crown a new grand champion in record time after Onosato was recommended for promotion to the ancient Japanese sport's highest rank of yokozuna on Monday. The 24-year ...

With more than 1,500 years of history, sumo wrestling is one of Japan’s oldest and most sacred sports. But in recent years, it has been facing lower enrolment and a high attrition rate.

Starring Shiva, Priya Anand, and real-life retired Japanese sumo wrestler Yoshinori Tashiro, this sports comedy is about an unusual friendship, identity, and redemption. Despite its limited run in ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Ozeki Onosato lifted the Emperor's Cup with a 14-1 record Sunday after yokozuna Hoshoryu spoiled his bid to finish the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament undefeated. The 24-year-old ...

A scandal has hit the sumo world days before the first tournament with spectators since January opens on July 19. The Japan Sumo Association on July 13 said a stablemaster had repeatedly attacked ...

ROSS MIHARA: Fast start. Hakuho has the yokozuna in trouble, but he bends a knee. DETROW: The Tokyo Grand Sumo Tournament comes to an end this weekend. Just ahead of the rise of a new yokozuna ...

Sumo, the recently released Tamil film starring actor Mirchi Shiva in the lead role, is all set to make its OTT debut. The sports comedy film, which revolves around a Japanese sumo, will begin ...

In Ukraine, sumo is growing in popularity both as entertainment and as a competitive sport. And some aspiring wrestlers are trusting in sumo as a source of emotional support. Ukrainian evacuees ...

Ozeki Onosato secured his promotion to yokozuna by winning back-to-back championships Friday at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament. The 24-year-old defeated fellow ozeki Kotozakura to improve to 13-0 ...