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 ...

Romeo Beckham takes on sumo wrestler in Japan amid family feud - The second eldest Beckham child is currently travelling ...

Dwindling numbers of boys are interested in becoming sumo wrestlers. Aug. 31, 2013— -- Sumo is as Japanese as Mount Fuji or the cherry blossom festival, but the traditional sport is facing ...

NAGOYA, Japan (Reuters) - The sound of bodies slapping against each other rocks the stifling sumo "stable" in the Japanese city of Nagoya, as 11 gigantic wrestlers wearing only loincloths take turns ...

Two giants stare each other down before colliding with a dull thud. After years on the sidelines, sumo is back centre stage ...

Kitanofuji's final record as a sumo wrestler was 784–426–69, winning over 64-percent of his matches. After retiring, he became the head of the Kokonoe sumo stable, where he oversaw two more wrestlers ...

Like so many fathers and sons before them, Georgi Zilkin and Nicholas Tarasenko had an earnest conversation a while ago about what Nicholas was planning to do with his life. “He said, ‘Well, I want to ...

TOKYO >> Japan’s lengthy summer vacation is in full swing. Despite the heat, the energetic voices of children playing outside are likely echoing throughout neighborhoods. The Japan Sumo Association ...

Japan’s national sport — hundreds of years old and steeped in tradition — has long been a source of fascination outside the country. A sumo wrestler crosses the street as others buy drinks following a ...