Donald Trump presents the United States President’s Cup to Tokyo Grand Sumo Tournament winner Asanoyama at Ryogoku Kokugikan Stadium on Sunday. (AP) US President Donald Trump, on a four-day visit to ...

Japanese sumo officials have introduced a crackdown on beards, calling them "indecent" and telling wrestlers they must look spick and span during competitions under strict, new rules on grooming. The ...

Pampered Japanese youth are losing interest in sumo because of the years of rigorous training, writes David McNeill from Tokyo… Pampered Japanese youth are losing interest in sumo because of the years ...

Please encourage NHK to continue English broadcasts of sumo. My friends and I drink beer, eat chips and enjoy all 15 days of watching our favorites fight. I'm not a football, baseball or basketball ...

Ofcom has issued a warning to broadcasters about the ways in which they use user generated content after Sumo TV was found to have breached the programme code on two occasions. The regulator said that ...

A deadlift, in which you grab a barbell from the ground and stand up with it, is both one of the simplest barbell lifts and one of the heaviest. But what happens if you do the lift with your feet ...

A female mayor at the centre of a fierce debate over allowing women into the sumo ring vowed on Thursday never to back down as she prepared to lodge a formal protest. “I won’t give up this time around ...

Six annual grand sumo tournaments in Japan. Each lasts 15 days. The goal is to end with more wins than losses. Victories determine ranking and pay. The highest ranking for a wrestler. Since 1746, only ...