Ann put me in touch with the club’s founder, Oscar Dolan, who shared with me his journey to sumo wrestling. He detailed the blood, sweat and tears that went into making the city’s first amateur sumo ...

The Hull athlete took up the sport two years ago and has earned a spot in one of Japan's prestigious Sumo stables ...

Like so many fathers and sons before them, Georgi Zilkin and Nicholas Tarasenko had an earnest conversation a while ago about ...

Super strong Nicholas Tarasenko has never competed in Sumo before entering a tournament in Estonia, now he's off to Japan to ...

Japan’s national sport seems more popular than ever. Attendance has bounced back from the pandemic; all 90 days of bouts in ...

Hakuho, widely regarded as sumo wrestling’s greatest grand champion, has resigned from the Japan Sumo Association after a disagreement. Having retired from wrestling in 2021, he plans to establish a ...

Hakuho, a retired “yokozuna” or grand champion and viewed by many as the sport's greatest wrestler, has quit the Japan Sumo ...

Credit: Illustration by Julia Wytrazek / Getty Images The man widely considered to be the greatest sumo wrestler in history has resigned, compounding a bruising few years for Japan's ancient sport.

A sumo wrestler loses if any part of their body, except the soles of their feet, touches the ground. There are no weight classes, so anyone can face anyone. Those who choose front-row seats at the ...

Hidetora Hanada’s journey has led him from a high-profile sumo wrestling prospect to a college football player in Colorado. Now he may be heading to the world of pro wrestling. The Colorado ...

A Mongolian sumo wrestler has been promoted to the sport's highest rank in a ceremony on Friday. Hoshoryu, real name Sugarragchaa Byambasuren, became the 74th yokozuna, or grand champion ...