Standing at 6-foot-8 and weighing 500 pounds ... who made history when he became the first non-Japanese-born sumo wrestler to reach the sport’s highest title, has died. He was 54.

An Off Broadway play opens a window on the spiritual and physical trials of the ancient Japanese sport.

Whether a sumo wrestler can become a stablemaster depends ... But it has yet to embark on serious reforms to deal with long-standing problems, including the system of quasi-stock ownership called ...

“I felt such pride and strength when I put on the mawashi for the first time, standing in front of the ... gave us a sense of collective power.” A sumo wrestler loses if any part of their ...

Imagine stepping into the MMA ring with a former sumo wrestling legend who towers over you by a good foot and weighs nearly ...

A Mongolian sumo wrestler has been promoted to the sport's highest rank in a ceremony on Friday. Hoshoryu, real name Sugarragchaa Byambasuren, became the 74th yokozuna, or grand champion ...

Two more of the sumo wrestlers set to face off on April 11 at the All Star Sumo round robin tournament at Bank OZK Arena have ...

But rarer, nonexistent even, is a theatrical work about sumo wrestling. Now, Lisa Sanaye Dring’s “Sumo” is transporting Off Broadway audiences at the Public Theater to an intimate sumo ...

The only professional sumo wrestler ever to emerge from these isles is Nathan John Strange from Kent. Inspired by watching sumo on TV, Strange trained with Syd Hoare before moving to Japan.

Read reviews for The Public Theater and Ma-Yi Theater Company’s New York premiere of SUMO, a new play written by Lisa Sanaye ...