When you think of Grand Rapids, you probably don’t think about sumo wrestling. But one West Michigander is changing that and ...

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

Sumo wrestling is making a comeback to the UK, with London set to host a grand sumo tournament in 2025. This exciting event promises to bring traditional Japanese sport and culture to British ...

DETROW: The Tokyo Grand Sumo Tournament comes to an end this weekend. Just ahead of the rise of a new yokozuna, or grand champion, we reached out to NHK sumo announcer Ross Mihara.

TOKYO — Japan has a new sumo grand champion — or yokozuna — and the big news is he’s Japanese. Onosato, the new grand champion, weighs 421 pounds and is the first Japanese competitor to ...

Only once in the sport's 1,500-year history has a five-day Grand Sumo Tournament or "basho" been held outside Japan - and next year, London's Royal Albert Hall will repeat its feat of 1991.

TOKYO (AP) — Japan has a new sumo grand champion — or yokozuna — and the big news is he's Japanese. Onosato, the new grand champion, weighs 191 kilograms (421 pounds) and he is the first ...

He had been a four-time Grand Sumo champion, and had achieved the prestigious rank of “Ozeki” - the second-highest in the entire sport.

In front of around 3,500 fans gathered at Tokyo's Meiji Shrine, sumo wrestling's newest grand champion, or 'yokozuna', receives the ancient sport's highest rank. Hoshoryu, a 25-year-old Mongolian ...