New ozeki Aonishiki won back-to-back championships Sunday at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament by defeating fourth-ranked ...

The 21-year-old, who is close to becoming the first European yokozuna or grand champion in Japan, is motivated by messages from his war-torn home ...

Danylo Yavhusishyn fled the war in Ukraine to become a sumo wrestler in Japan and his rapid rise has taken him to one step away from reaching the ancient sport's highest rank. Yavhusishyn, who is ...

A Japanese tradition has made its way to South Florida.Sumo wrestling is Japan’s oldest and most popular sport, dating back<a ...

A Ukrainian-born grappler is on the cusp of making history in Japan’s national sport of sumo, as he trains intensely for a ...

Ukrainian sumo wrestler Aonishiki yesterday won his second straight tournament to take his meteoric rise in the ancient ...

Amid sumo’s growing popularity at home and abroad, rising young wrestler Aonishiki Arata hopes his success can help thrust Japan’s ancient sport further into the global spotlight. The 21-year-old ...

Ozeki champion Aonishiki has won the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament after a playoff. This is the Ukrainian wrestler's second ...

The decisive day of the Hatsu Basho tournament has taken place in Tokyo at Ryogoku Kokugikan Sumo Arena on 25 January.

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has pledged to abide by tradition and not enter a sumo ring, where women are prohibited.

Former yokozuna Terunofuji has officially completed his transition to a sumo elder after undergoing the customary ...

After more than three decades away, the ancient sport of sumo made a triumphant return to London’s Royal Albert Hall, filling the sold-out venue with the sound of stomps, shouts and centuries of ...