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

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

Retired sumo great Hakuho said Monday he was quitting the ancient sport in Japan after his wrestling stable was closed ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Why are sumo wrestlers so fat? Make that fat, as in "Fat-so?" OK, try this, suggests Mina Hall in The Big Book Of Sumo: stand with legs together and have a friend try to push you over. Next ...

In 2000, Mongolian wrestlers began to transform the traditional Japanese sport of sumo, introducing innovative techniques and reshaping the competitive landscape. Mokonami Sakae, one of the ...

Like many other industries, professional wrestling has its own jargon that's understood by those who follow it closely but may fly over the heads of the unfamiliar. The difference with wrestling ...

Onosato, left, wins against Ichiyamamoto on Day 10 of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan arena in Tokyo on May 20, 2025. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Ozeki Onosato advanced to a ...

Oho, left, defeats yokozuna Hoshoryu on the third day of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on May 13, 2025. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- No. 1 maegashira Oho handed his ...