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 Japanese ...

Mark Jones, who will compete in a sumo tournament in Japan Oct. 8, trains at Derbyshire Park in Daytona Beach. Another sumo wrestler, Cornelius Booker, stands to his right.

Theo, a nine-year-old child from Australia, tries to spar against former sumo wrestler Towanoyama in the sumo ring at Yokozuna Tonkatsu Dosukoi Tanaka in Tokyo, Japan on June 30, 2023.

The Mongolia-born Hakuho was earlier sanctioned by the Japan Sumo Association, accused of failing to control the behavior of a wrestler in his so-called stable, the term used for a training team ...

Sumo wrestlers are revered in Japan but all aspects of their lives are heavily dictated by centuries of tradition. Occasionally, concerns arise over the weight they gain to compete.

Back in Japan, the 6-foot-1, 280-pound Hanada rose to the highest amateur ranks of sumo wrestling by refusing to be pushed around in the ring. He’s taking that same approach to the football f… ...

This “yokozuna-class,” or sumo grand champion, burger consists of Burger King’s signature all-beef patties, four slices each ...

Since arriving in Japan, the wrestler now known as Osunaarashi has done remarkably well, compiling a 45-7 record and winning two titles in the junior divisions.

Former amateur sumo wrestler Hidetora Hanada announced in Tokyo on Tuesday he would be joining the Rams, according to The Japan Times. He also announced his commitment on Instagram.

Positive pot tests part of first drug scandal in sumo's 2,000-year history. Sept. 2, 2008 — -- Two Russian sumo wrestlers tested positive for marijuana use in Japan less than a month after a ...

For the first time in a decade, a Japan-born sumo wrestler is celebrating victory in one of the Japan Sumo Association's six major tournaments. Kotoshogiku, 31, captured the year-opening ...