A new professional sumo league aims to introduce Americans to the ancient sport with national tours, modern tournaments, and ...

Stuart Snyder, who used to run Cartoon Network and WWE, is starting the Sumo Championship League based out of Atlanta.

Amid the increasingly sweltering temperatures, enthusiasm for sumo is heating up among visitors to Japan who have a ...

When Sanae Takaichi became Japan’s first female prime minister last year, questions were raised on whether she would step ...

Sekiwake Wakatakakage will sit out the upcoming Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at IG Arena after undergoing emergency surgery for a tra ...

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Sumo has been growing in popularity in Scotland in recent years ...

TOKYO — Japan has a new sumo grand champion — or yokozuna — and the big news is he’s Japanese. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.

Grand champions Onosato and Hoshoryu are set to return from injury, while Ukrainian star Aonishiki will begin his battle for ...

Japan’s traditional sport of sumo is enjoying a resurgence in popularity, with regular tournaments drawing sellout crowds for ...