John Gunning, a former amateur sumo wrestler who commentates on the sport in English on Japanese television, says its centuries-old history and traditions make it unique. "It's always a tightrope," he ...

Mongolian-born sumo wrestler Hoshoryu has been promoted to the sport's top rank of yokozuna grand champion. He became the first newly promoted grand champion in three and a half years.

The Japan Sumo Association officially approved Mongolian wrestler Hoshoryu's promotion to yokozuna, the sport's highest rank, at an e ...

Ozeki Champion Hoshoryu has been recommended for promotion to sumo's top rank after winning his second grand tournament title ...

I experienced a level of intensity and thrill that was completely different from football or sumo wrestling — something truly ...

Although France isn’t one of the two dozen or so countries that has to date produced a professional sumo wrestler, the western European nation has long-standing connections with Japan’s ...

Hoshoryu, real name Sugarragchaa Byambasuren, became the 74th yokozuna after winning a major tournament last week.

Accor Arena, which hosted basketball and gymnastics events at last year's Paris Olympics, will stage a two-day competition featuring top wrestlers in the French capital in June 2026. Japan Sumo ...

Ma-Yi Theater Company and The Public Theater are set to bring the intense world of sumo wrestling to the stage with the New ...

Accor Arena, which hosted basketball and gymnastics events at last year's Paris Olympics, will stage a two-day competition featuring top wrestlers in the French capital in June 2026. Japan Sumo ...

Mongolians have dominated sumo for the past 25 years. Since the turn of the century, six of the seven wrestlers promoted to yokozuna hailed from the Asian country. Japan's only new champion during ...