One wrestler's ascendance is seen as a "chance to increase the sport's popularity", and distance it from its controversies. Sumo may have its "smiling 30-stone champion": Onosato.

Sumo wrestlers are most often defined by their incredible size, with some of the most famous competing at weights of over 400 and even 500 pounds. But one recently-retired wrestler has undergone a ...

Forty years since the British Sumo Association was founded, the ancient Japanese sport is finding new enthusiasts in the UK.

Two Strongmen Athletes Just Got Humbled by Sumo Wrestling originally appeared on Men's Fitness. Strongman Eddie Hall is branching out into a new sport: sumo wrestling. Hall has had quite the ...

Aimee Ortiz recently covered the first tournament held by the New York Sumo Club for The New York Times. All told, Ortiz writes, 56 wrestlers took part in the tournament, which was also the first ...

Sumo encompasses very strict rules and traditions that have prompted other top wrestlers to pursue careers outside the sport. Hakuho retired from active wrestling in 2021. ___ ...

For those seeking unique entertainment, Hot Springs is hosting a sumo wrestling tournament at the Bank OZK Arena. "There are six internationally recognized sumo wrestlers coming to really compete ...

The wrestlers are coming to Hot Springs on April 11 to compete in the All-Star Sumo Elite Round Robin Sumo Wrestling Tournament at the Bank OZK Arena.

SAKAI, Japan >> If the Ryogoku Kokugikan arena in Tokyo is considered the holy ground of professional sumo, the Ohama Sumo Stadium in Sakai is regarded the same way for amateur sumo. The stadium ...

Positive pot tests part of first drug scandal in sumo's 2,000-year history. Sept. 2, 2008 — -- Two Russian sumo wrestlers tested positive for marijuana use in Japan less than a month after a ...

Sumo encompasses very strict rules and traditions that have prompted other top wrestlers to pursue careers outside the sport. Hakuho retired from active wrestling in 2021.

Sumo encompasses very strict rules and traditions that have prompted other top wrestlers to pursue careers outside the sport. Hakuho retired from active wrestling in 2021.