New sumo grand champion Onosato performs his first ring-entering ceremony Friday at Tokyo's Meiji Jingu shrine to mark his ...

Hokuseiho had allegedly punched them in the face, back and groin. He also smacked them with the mawashi (sumo belt), burnt them by igniting insecticide spray near their skin, and applied superglue ...

LONDON--In a famed concert hall here where divas and Shakespearean actors are the norm, massive wrestlers clad in mawashi will take center stage far from their homeland. The Japan Sumo ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Onosato was promoted to sumo's highest rank of yokozuna on Wednesday, attaining the honor at a record pace after competing in just 13 professional tournaments. The 24-year-old ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...