TOKYO (AP) — Ukrainian sumo wrestler Aonishiki is only 21 but has moved just one step from the top rank of Japan's national sport. In an elaborate ceremony on Wednesday, he was promoted by the Japan ...

Ozeki Terunofuji is making a historic comeback, rebounding from injuries, disease and a plunge to sumo’s second-lowest division to stand one step from promotion to yokozuna.

Japan’s titans of the ring live and train at roughly 40 sumo stables, with the majority located in Tokyo. A visit to one of ...

Sekiwake Kirishima floored yokozuna Hoshoryu to stay on course for the title at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament on Thursday as No. 5 ...

Despite sumo's growing popularity, the number of people who took its entry exam ahead of the March tournament fell to a ...

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Only 20 aspiring wrestlers attended the entry exam despite all 90 match tickets selling out for a second straight year.

A triumphant Ichinojo looked back on the many years since he boarded a flight to Japan from his native Mongolia along with ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sumo wrestlers are most often defined by their incredible size, with some of the most famous competing at weights of over 400 and ...

A former coach of Ukrainian sumo wrestler Aonishiki is cheering on his former student ahead of the opening of the Spring ...

Study Finds Sumo Wrestlers Have More Fat-Free Mass Than Trained Bodybuilders originally appeared on Men's Fitness. The stereotypical (and usually false) image of a sumo wrestler is usually that of a ...