Born Chadwick Haheo Rowan in Hawaii, Akebono moved to Tokyo in the 1980s to pursue a career in sumo wrestling. Standing at a towering 6'8" and weighing over 500 pounds at various points, Akebono ...

ROSS MIHARA: Fast start. Hakuho has the yokozuna in trouble, but he bends a knee. DETROW: The Tokyo Grand Sumo Tournament comes to an end this weekend. Just ahead of the rise of a new yokozuna, or ...

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — Top-tier sumo wrestling will make a rare appearance in London for the first time in three decades – and for the second time ever outside of Japan in the sport’s ...

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — Top-tier sumo wrestling will make a rare appearance in London for the first time in three decades – and for the second time ever outside of Japan in the sport’s ...