Popular sumo wrestler Endo has decided to retire from competition after missing the past two tournaments through injury, ...

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

Seven years after leaving the Japan Sumo Association, former yokozuna and 22-time Emperor's Cup winner Takanohana sees ...

Professional sumo wrestlers from Japan competing in the sport's first overseas tour in 20 years have been given an ...

After five days of pushing, lifting and slapping - it was 26-year old, top-ranking Hoshoryu who came out victorious. He told ...

London's Royal Albert Hall has swapped violins for loincloths this week as 40 sumo wrestlers take part in the city's first ...

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

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 Sumo Tournament is in London.

Sumo is coming — well, almost coming — to the Tokyo Olympics. Knowing it may have the world's attention, the Japan Sumo Association and local Olympic organizers are planning a sumo tournament on Aug.

A sumo tournament is set to be organised in between this year's Olympic and Paralympic Games as part of the Tokyo 2020 Nippon Festival. The Tokyo 2020 Nippon festivals are part of the official ...