The sumo wrestling world lost a beloved former champion this week as Hasegawa Katsutoshi passed away after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 81 years old.

TOKYO, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Among the young sumo wrestlers lifting weights in the ring, 10-year-old Kyuta Kumagai stands out. At 85 kilograms (187 lb), Kyuta is twice the size of the other children his ...

Pioneering US-born former sumo wrestling champion Akebono has died, his family announced in a statement Thursday. Widely considered to have blazed a trail for other foreign sumo wrestlers, the 54-year ...

Azumaryum, the 341-pound Mongolian powerhouse and 14 year sumo veteran, will be one of the sumo wrestlers in the Super Power Show coming to San Diego and New Jersey in July and August, 2025. Sumo ...

Akebono, known for his accomplishments both in sumo wrestling and later professional wrestling, has passed away. Japanese media announced on Wednesday that Akebono had died of heart failure at 54 ...

Stuart Snyder, who used to run Cartoon Network and WWE, is starting the Sumo Championship League based out of Atlanta.

A new professional sumo league aims to introduce Americans to the ancient sport with national tours, modern tournaments, and ...

TOKYO (AP) — Danilo Yavhushyshyn left his native Ukraine 3 1/2 years ago — just after Russia launched a full-scale invasion — and has risen rapidly to stardom in Japan as one of the top sumo wrestlers ...