As the national sport of Japan, sumo wrestling has a long and intricate history. The sport involves wrestlers, called rikishi, attempting to force each other out of a circular ring or make their ...

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Sumo wrestling has been a mainstay of Japanese sports for more than a millennium. While public matches make for great viewing, go a step further during this one-of-a-kind, behind-the-scenes adventure, ...

After a stellar career, Kitanofuji remained popular in retirement for delivering witty comments during live sumo tournament ...

Former yokozuna and 10-time Emperor's Cup winner Kitanofuji, who also mentored two grand champions including legendary ...

A TINY 16-year-old teenager beat a sumo wrestler twice his size and took social media by storm. Unlike other combat sports, such as boxing and MMA, sumo wrestling doesn’t have weight ...

who was born to a former wrestler father and a former judoka mother. He began participating in sumo when he was a second-grader in elementary school. He went on to win the Junior Sumo World ...

Rodney Agatupu Anoa’i was portrayed as a sumo wrestling champion ... He is the son of Rikishi and his real name is Jeremiah Fatu. Fatu started wrestling on the independent circuit in 2023 ...