Hakuho, a retired "yokozuna" or grand champion, says he has quit the Japan Sumo Association after an apparent falling out ...

Onosato, 24, is the first Japanese sumo wrestler to achieve the rank of yokozuna, or grand champion, in years, and he's vowed ...

Sumo row sees legendary wrestler quit Japan association to launch world project - Many regard the Mongolia-born Hakuko as the ...

Japanese sumo wrestler Onosato has been promoted to the highest rank of Yokozuna Grand Champion, becoming the 75th wrestler to hold the title. The Japan Sumo Association decided to promote Onosato ...

Ami, Ibaraki Pref., May 28 (Jiji Press)--The board of the Japan Sumo Association on Wednesday unanimously decided to promote 24-year-old wrestler Onosato to yokozuna, the highest rank in the ...

Mongolian wrestlers have dominated the upper ranks of grand sumo throughout the 2000s. The most notable of those wrestlers is Hakuho, sumo’s undeniable GOAT. Hakuho retired with the record for ...

MUMBAI, (IANS) – The upcoming biopic titled ‘Sumo Didi’ will tell the story of India’s only professional female sumo wrestler Hetal Dave and will star Shriyam Bhagnani as its lead.

Sumo wrestler Onosato Sumo crowned a new grand champion in record time on Wednesday as Onosato became the fastest to attain the exalted rank of yokozuna in the Japanese sport's modern era.

On Monday, Yu entered the sumo-wrestling circle, known as a dohyo, to compete in the 2025 Vancouver Basho, an amateur sumo exhibition hosted by Sumo Sundays at the Vancouver Japanese Language ...

Yama is the heaviest sumo wrestler in the world and heaviest Japanese person ever. He challenged me to see if I could cook enough wagyu, sushi, mochi, and other foods for his lunch. More for You ...

The 24-year-old's elevation by the Japan Sumo Association came after he appeared in just 13 professional tournaments, eight fewer than the current record holder. The wrestler, who weighs 191kg ...