Japan Celebrates First Native Sumo Champion in 19 Years A Japanese sumo wrestler has reached the pinnacle of the country's ancient sport for the first time in almost two decades. Photo: Getty Images.

Hakuho, arguably the greatest sumo champion in history, has broken almost every major record in the sport, winning a record 45 career championships. He has been propping up the backbone of ...

Former sumo grand champion Harumafuji has been charged with assaulting a junior wrestler in a scandal that has rocked Japan's ceremonial sport. The 33-year-old wrestler from Mongolia has already ...

Mongolian sumo grand champion Hakuho and his bride Sayoko Wada tied the knot on Sunday (February 21) in a ceremony held at the Meiji Shrine in Tokyo. Courtesy of Reuters Home Browse Series Live Q ...

Nevertheless, he continued to be a regular on sumo broadcasts for several more years after recovering. He is the second ...

Japan's last remaining home-grown sumo champion has announced his retirement after a string of tournament losses. Kisenosato Yutaka said he had been struggling with injuries but had wanted to ...

Researchers have discovered a deep-sea fish species that's so huge in waters off Shizuoka Prefecture that they named it after the highest rank for sumo wrestlers, the yokozuna. A team of ...

Akebono, one of the greats of sumo wrestling and a former grand champion, has died. He was 54. He was the first foreign-born wrestler to reach the level of “yokozuna” — or grand champion ...

Ozeki Champion Kotozakura has expressed his joy at winning his first career title at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament that ...

At WrestleMania IX, the sumo champion overwhelmed Bret “Hit Man” Hart to win the WWE Title. When he lost the championship to Hulk Hogan in an impromptu bout that night, he plowed through the ...

Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament winner Kotozakura said Monday he plans to seize the opportunity for yokozuna promotion in the ...