Why is the Grand Sumo Tournament being held in London?

BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything team explains what sumo wrestling is, why they eat up to 10,000 calories a day and why the Grand ...

I've traveled the world with my 3 sons. A day spent in the birthplace of sumo wrestling made Japan their favorite country.

I've traveled the world with my 3 sons. A day spent in the birthplace of sumo wrestling made Japan their favorite country.
The Economist

How sumo wrestling became a hit in Britain

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

Japan's sumo association turns 100, but the sport's rituals have a much older role shaping ideas about the country

A visitor to Japan who wanders into a sumo tournament might be forgiven for thinking they had intruded upon a religious ...
Yahoo! Sports

All-time great wrestler Hakuho quits Japan Sumo Association with plans to form global body

TOKYO (AP) — Hakuho, a retired “yokozuna” or grand champion and viewed by many as the sport's greatest wrestler, has quit the Japan Sumo Association after an apparent falling out with the governing ...

Sumo wrestlers slam into London for the first time in decades

I hope I can show the U.K. fans how fantastic sumo is,” said Onosato Daiki, one of sumo's highest ranked wrestlers.