The ancient sport is described as being in a crisis as it grapples with several issues, including high attrition rates ...

Sumo is one of Japan's most iconic sports, but few know the story of its origins. Katsuragi City in Nara Prefecture is ...

A TINY 16-year-old teenager beat a sumo wrestler twice his size and took social media by storm. Unlike other combat sports, such as boxing and MMA, sumo wrestling doesn’t have weight ...

The senior wrestler also hit their buttocks with a mawashi (sumo belt) tied into the shape of a log as well as brought a flame close to their bodies by igniting insecticide spray. It was also ...

Ozeki Hoshoryu narrowly escaped defeat against talented No. 3 maegashira Atamifuji to extend his unbeaten start to the Kyushu ...

Harumafuji - his fighting name - was a sumo grand champion, known in Japanese as "yokozuna", until last Wednesday. On 25 October, he allegedly attacked a younger wrestler in a bar and fractured ...

This is the astonishing and hilarious moment that a 16-year-old wrestler beat a sumo opponent more than twice his size in a stunning example of skill over power. Sumo wrestling doesn't get much ...

Bright Eye Games released Sumo, a card game where you play tricks to bring your sumo wrestler victory in the ring, into ...

The Florida Man Games is requiring Florida women on the 2025 teams. Here's what to know, when to apply and try out for the ...

Ozeki Hoshoryu turned the tables on his opponent with a dramatic throw to remain one of three undefeated wrestlers on ...

Shalan was no longer the "Great Sandstorm," an Egyptian sumo wrestler once so popular he would get mobbed in Japan. He was just a husband and dad from Clifton, sharing a few moments with his wife ...