TOKYO (Reuters) - A Georgian sumo wrestler has been ordered to shave off his beard after opponents complained it was too prickly and spectators grumbled with displeasure. Kokkai's week-old stubble ...

Price’s video shows the sumo wrestler working through each rollout at a slow, controlled pace with an impressive range of motion. "Seeing a sumo wrestler who probably weighs over 130 kilos ...

With the retirement of former ozeki Tochinoshin this week, the curtain has fallen on 22 years of Georgian involvement in professional sumo.. A native of Mtskheta — the oldest continuously ...

Japanese sumo wrestler Onosato (C) and his Nishonoseki stable master (R) attend the "yokozuna," or grand champion, promotion ceremony in Ami Town, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, May 28, 2025.

Taro Akebono, a Hawaii-born sumo wrestler who became the sport’s first foreign grand champion and helped to fuel a resurgence in its popularity in the 1990s, has died in Tokyo. He was 54.

Micah Parsons laughs after he is beaten by a sumo wrestler in Tokyo, Japan. X @BleacherReport. In the second round, Parsons got his revenge and continuously screamed “Come on” in celebration ...

TOKYO — Hakuho, a retired “yokozuna” or grand champion and viewed by many as the sport's greatest wrestler, has quit the Japan Sumo Association after an apparent falling out with the ...

Onosato receives the trophy after winning in a sumo wrestling tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan arena in Tokyo, Sunday, May 25, 2025. Credit: AP. By The Associated PressUpdated May 28, 2025.

Hidetora Hanada journey has led him from a high-profile sumo wrestling prospect to a college football player in Colorado. Now he may be heading to the world of pro wrestling with an WWE NIL offer.

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.