The death of a young diabetic sumo wrestler in May has reignited fears over the health of professional athletes in the sport, which is seeing heavier and heavier wrestlers. Shobushi, a rikishi in ...

Despite achieving his first winning record in sumo's elite makuuchi division at November's Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament, Onokatsu's focus is on his failure to reach 10 wins. "I could have done more," ...

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The 29-year-old Mongolian credits his recent success to an amateur who inspired him: Yoshiki Fuse, 47, who was active in the 1990s as a one-armed sumo wrestler. Terunofuji is often reluctant to ...

Still carrying lingering fatigue from the Japan Sumo Association's winter tour, which concluded Saturday, Hoshoryu resumed training and won 14 of 17 bouts against a juryo-division wrestler at his ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Argentina and Japan are separated by thousands of kilometers of land and oceans, but Hiyori Kon is helping ...

Discover Roy Sims, the American sumo wrestler balancing family, work, and intense sumo training. Hikers in California run from danger as wildfire flares out of control Cheese recalled over ...

Onosato, right, battles his opponent during an Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament bout at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan in September 2024. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- University attendants have become even ...

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Taro Akebono, a legendary sumo wrestler who starred at WrestleMania ... titles in a long list of organizations including the American Wrestling Association and in Jim Crockett Promotions.

Sumo wrestlers, officials and fans have gathered in Tokyo to remember former Yokozuna Kitanofuji, who died in November. A memorial gathering took place on Wednesday. About 2,000 people attended.