Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku, fourth from left, attends an extraordinary board meeting on the next Spring Sumo Tournament in Osaka, western Japan, Sunday, March 1, 2020. On Sunday, national ...

The 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament kicked off on March 10th in the western city of Osaka. With the retirement of a big star Yokozuna Kisenosato in the New Year Tournament in January, people were ...

The most apt descriptor of title races heading into sumo tournaments in recent years has been “wide-open”. With anywhere from three to eight wrestlers having legitimate claims to the tag of favorite, ...

(Reuters) – Mongolian sumo grand champion Hakuho has pulled out of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament starting this weekend with a toe injury, exiting his second straight meet. Hakuho, the all-time ...

With COVID-19 cases spiking across the nation, the Japan Sumo Association (JSA) on Jan. 28 decided to move the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament from Osaka to Tokyo. The 15-day tournament will be held at ...

The Japan Sumo Association is proceeding with the upcoming Spring Grand Sumo Tournament, but has decided, in light of the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, that it will be held behind closed doors.

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (KATV) — Suit up! The world's heaviest and the world's widest sumo wrestlers are set to come to the Natural State next month. The wrestlers are coming to Hot Springs on April 11 to ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese sumo wrestling is the latest sport to be affected by fears of the new coronavirus outbreak. On Sunday, national broadcaster NHK reported that officials of the Japan Sumo ...