In the mid-19th century, Japan was relatively isolated from the Western world. Most Americans knew almost nothing about the ...

Onosato won the title in Tokyo, but Hoshoryu leads the head-to-head record, having won seven out of the nine times they met.

Yet when it does, Britain holds a peculiar appeal. This was only the second five-day sumo tournament ever held abroad; the ...

The five-day tournament saw elite wrestlers bring 1,500 years of tradition to the iconic venue, marking only the second time ...

The Grand Sumo Tournament, held at London's Royal Albert Hall this year, put a spotlight on more than 40 wrestlers.

The Grand Sumo Tournament is rumbling London's iconic Royal Albert Hall in a rare foreign foray for Japan's centuries-old ...

Japan's elite sumo wrestlers slapped, thrust and flipped their way through the first evening of their five-day exhibition ...

Sumo wrestling is Japan's oldest and most coveted spiritual and culturally significant sport. Now, American audiences are ...

Here we are for Day 4 of the Grand Sumo Tournament at The Royal Albert Hall in London. Britain's reigning sumo champion has ...

The day will end with a closing ritual, called a yumitori-shiki. Wrestlers of the makushita ranking - the third highest - ...

The quest to break sumo's 1,500-year-old tradition - The rise of the female wrestler gathers pace in Japan More than 200 ...