Estonian-born Baruto Kaito – known to his family as Kaido Hoovelson – rose from a small Estonian town athlete to one of Japan ...

LONDON (AP) — Sumo wrestlers are bringing 1,500 years of tradition to London’s Royal Albert Hall. It marks only the second time the elite five-day tournament will be held outside Japan. The first was ...

The Japan-America Society of Tennessee hosted the Memphis Japan Festival on Sunday, Nov. 2 at the Memphis Botanic Garden.

The Flyers swapped minor leagues with Dallas, trading Samu Toumaala for defenseman Christian Kyrou in a depth move.

It is common after the Tour de France for a lot of great riders to show themselves in an after-Tour criterium. We see the ...

Japan ranks low in gender equality among developed nations. The first woman to lead the country is an ultraconservative who ...

Professional sports are full of passion, strategy, and skill. But behind all the talent and teamwork, there are some rules that make people stop and say, “Wait… what?” These aren’t the usual offsides ...

The Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament, the last big competition of the year, has begun in Fukuoka. Spectators can again catch the familiar sight of five stablemasters serving as ringside judges, dressed in ...

A version of this scene repeated itself all day in Kyoto last month as 300 wrestlers went at it in bout after bout. This was ...

The world of sumo could be rocked this month if Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi presents a trophy in the ring, where women have ...

LONDON — It's safe to say they're making their presence felt. Japan's top sumo wrestlers were wandering the streets of London earlier this week ahead of the sold-out Grand Sumo Tournament currently ...