Yokozuna Hoshoryu fell to No. 2 maegashira Abi for his second successive defeat at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on ...

No. 1 maegashira Oho handed his long-time rival and yokozuna Hoshoryu his first defeat at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on ...

With Onosato looking untouchable during the summer meet’s opening stages, excitement is already building over his yokozuna ...

Grand Sumo tournament is kicking off in Tokyo today and one ex-sumo wrestler has really been turning heads ahead of the start ...

The continued exclusion of women from professional sumo, or Grand Sumo, also reflects the sport’s long-held customs. Sumotori wrestler grand champion Yokozuna Terunofuji performs a ceremonious ...

The 25-year-old forced out fellow ozeki Kotozakura in the final bout on Day 15 to end the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament with a 12-3 tally at Tokyo’s Ryogoku Kokugikan. He then defeated rank ...

Sumo wrestlers are most often defined by their incredible size, with some of the most famous competing at weights of over 400 ...

But Terunofuji has struggled with injuries and withdrew from the ongoing New Year Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on Thursday after forfeiting his bout. He told reporters that he was retiring to ...

The Grand Sumo Spring Regional Tour, which wound its way through the Kansai and Chubu regions over the past few weeks, has entered its final leg in Tokyo and the prefectures surrounding the capital.

The ongoing March Grand Sumo Tournament is the fifth consecutive one he has sat out. The Yokozuna Deliberation Council in November 2020 issued a rare “caution” to Kakuryu and fellow Mongolian ...

NHK WORLD-JAPAN presents a sumo highlights program for fans around the globe. Today the show features all top-division bouts from May 12th, Day 2 of the Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo.

Lone yokozuna Hoshoryu made a confident start Sunday at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament with a push-out victory against komusubi Wakatakakage. The 25-year-old Mongolian star delivered a powerful ...