Sumo wrestler Konishiki Yasokichi looks at eight sumo fights in movies and TV shows and rates them for realism.

Sumo wrestling legend Akebono has died at the age of 54. REUTERS “I had to tend to personal matters that needed to be done prior to publicly announcing my husband’s death,” she said.

A 28-year-old sumo wrestler died from coronavirus Wednesday, the sport’s first fatality, the Japan Sumo Association announced. Shobushi, whose real name is Kiyotaka Suetake, died from multiple ...

Wrestlers perform chirichouzu before competing against each other during the 18th Annual Texas Classic Sumo Tournament at Asia Society Texas Center on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024 in Houston.

Jayant Rohatgi’s feature directorial debut “Sumo Didi” has its world premiere at the Tokyo International Film Festival’s Asian Future strand. The film is based on the life of Hetal Dave ...

The Japan Sumo Association allows only one foreign-born wrestler per stable (a sort of group house for wrestlers.) At the time, there were about 45 registered international wrestlers.

After numerous delays, the Tamil film 'Sumo,' directed by Hosimin, is finally set to release on April 25. Starring Mirchi Shiva and Priya Anand, the film uniquely features real-life sumo wrestler ...

When the Russian-born sumo wrestler Wakanoho Toshinori (real name Soslan Aleksandrovich Gagloev) dropped his wallet on a street in Tokyo’s Sumida Ward on June 24, he might have seemed to be in ...

In the Asakusa event, which has itself been running since 1991, pairs of toddlers were brought into the sumo ring, where real sumo wrestlers held them and shook them gently as a referee shouted ...

The death of a teenage wrestler is casting a harsh spotlight on the closed, rigid world of Japan's ancient sport of sumo, already suffering from a furor over misbehavior by a grand champion.

Lakers role player Rui Hachimura hopped on the trend of trying out some unconventional offseason workouts with a trip to a sumo dojo.