Professional sumo wrestlers from Japan competing in the sport's first overseas tour in 20 years have been given an ...

Sumo is more than a sport in Japan. It’s a sacred tradition, a 1,500-year-old spectacle steeped in Shinto ritual and ceremony. But at its heart lies a long-standing taboo: women are still barred from ...

BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything team explains what sumo wrestling is, why they eat up to 10,000 calories a day and why the Grand Sumo Tournament is in London.

Japan’s ongoing tourism boom has resulted in a year-round influx of people interested in experiencing the country’s national sport. Sumo’s current popularity, however, makes it extremely difficult, if ...

Danilo Yavhushyshyn left his native Ukraine 3 1/2 years ago — just after Russia launched a full-scale invasion — and has ...

Young Ukrainian sensation Aonishiki is living his sumo life to the fullest far from home, with his stellar results quickly ...

TOKYO, Feb 4 (Reuters) - The world's top sumo wrestlers will hold a tournament in August to support the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and Paralympics and showcase their sport to a global audience, the ...

Now known by his Japanese ring name, Aonishiki Arata, who was born Danilo Yavhushyshyn, has rapidly become a star. His ...

A sumo tournament is set to be organised in between this year's Olympic and Paralympic Games as part of the Tokyo 2020 Nippon Festival. The Tokyo 2020 Nippon festivals are part of the official ...

WWE was in Tokyo at Sumo Hall on Friday, October 17. During the event, Shinsuke Nakamura teamed with Jey Uso to defeat Bron ...