Top-division sumo wrestlers often weigh over 300 pounds, with some pushing past 500—making this core display all the more impressive.

CBS News Texas reporter Bo Evans took an unusual assignment — spending a day training with the Dallas Sumo Club to find out ...

Sumo wrestlers are most often defined by their incredible size, with some of the most famous competing at weights of over 400 and even 500 pounds. But one recently-retired wrestler has undergone a ...

Onosato, 24, is the first Japanese sumo wrestler to achieve the rank of yokozuna, or grand champion, in years, and he's vowed not to "disgrace the title." ...

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.

The sport has a new champion — and he's Japanese Onosato receives the trophy after winning in a sumo wrestling tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan arena in Tokyo, Sunday, May 25, 2025. Credit: AP ...

In addition to being a fan favorite and a well-liked rikishi inside the sport, Tochinoshin’s presence ensured sumo’s continued popularity in the Caucasus region.

Hiroyoshi Murayama, in kimono, center, acting chairman of the Japan Sumo Association, and top sumo wrestlers bow to spectators in apology on the opening day of a sumo tournament at Nagoya, central ...

Netflix will give a May launch to “Sanctuary,” an eight-episode sports drama series set in the specialized world of Japanese sumo wrestling. Produced by the Slowtide company for the streamer ...

Top-tier sumo wrestling will make a rare appearance in London for the first time in three decades – and for the second time ever outside of Japan in the sport’s 1,500-year history.

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 ...

Ohtori spent his two-decade sumo career struggling for wins so he could move up the ranks of Japan’s traditional sport, but now he is fighting to entertain a different crowd: curious tourists.