Naturally, that’s the unranked newcomer, Akio (Scott Keiji Takeda): an 18-year-old from a troubled background who, though small by sumo standards, has dreamed of becoming a wrestler since childhood.

But the last two weeks of the tournament have likely felt more somber than exciting following the recent news that legendary sumo wrestler Kitanofuji passed away. He was 82 years old. On Wednesday ...

Suit up! The world's heaviest and the world's widest sumo wrestlers are set to come to the Natural State next month.

The Japanese ex-sumo known as Gocchanko – real name Kodai Ota, whose schtick is wrestling passersby on the street – has been performing his busking feats before growing crowds. Gocchanko ...

But rarer, nonexistent even, is a theatrical work about sumo wrestling. Now, Lisa Sanaye Dring’s “Sumo” is transporting Off Broadway audiences at the Public Theater to an intimate sumo ...

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The All-Star Sumo elite round robin sumo wrestling tournament will be coming to the Bank OZK Arena on April 11. All Star Sumo wrestling tournament coming to Hot Springs in April Six world-famous ...