Following after-hour scandals during the recent summer tournament, sumo wrestlers have been given 16 commandments for safe behavior if they wish to go out on the town. The rules, set by the ...

Ozeki Champion Hoshoryu has been recommended for promotion to sumo's top rank after winning his second grand tournament title in a three-way playoff on Sunday. The Mongolian-born wrestler also ...

Terunofuji is retiring from sumo, the ancient Japanese sport's governing body said Friday, potentially leaving it without a wrestler at the highest rank of yokozuna for the first time in over 30 ...

But the last two weeks of the tournament have likely felt more somber than exciting following the recent news that legendary sumo wrestler Kitanofuji passed away. He was 82 years old. On Wednesday ...

Tokyo, Jan. 17 (Jiji Press)--Mongolian-born yokozuna grand champion Terunofuji, whose real name is Seizan Suginomori, on Friday announced his retirement as a sumo wrestler. Terunofuji, 33 ...