Sekiwake Kirishima claimed the outright lead and a winning record by beating No. 2 maegashira Ura, but the Mongolian-born ...

Asashoryu, whose real name is Dolgorsuren Dagvadorj, grew up in Mongolia, where both his elder brothers and father were ...

Josh Ortiz, of the Bronx, and Kofi Miller, of Brooklyn, are among the 12-plus-sized athletes who will take to the mat at the ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is planning to skip the award ceremony for the winning sumo wrestler at the New Year's ...

Viral Sumo Wrestler Reveals How He Lost 100 Pounds in Just 8 Months originally appeared on Men's Fitness. Sumo wrestlers have to eat a ton of food on a daily basis in order to maintain their fighting ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Illustration by Julia Wytrazek / Getty Images The man widely considered to be the ...

Fuelled by social media and a rare visit by Japan’s elite wrestlers, growing numbers of Britons are taking part in the centuries-old sport ...

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 ...

But the sound of bare feet padding, and bodies thudding on the mat of a sports hall in Belfast signals an unlikely first - ...

One week after resigning from the Japan Sumo Association, retired yokozuna great Hakuho said he isn't leaving the sport entirely but wants to take sumo global and support it outside the JSA. At a news ...