Training is already underway for the athletes, including Abdelrahman “Sandstorm” Shalan, a world champion sumo wrestler ...

Brodi Henderson stands out. He's huge. He wears size 18 shoes. He can bench press more than 500 pounds. And now he's been accepted into the elite Japanese Professional Sumo Association -- an extremely ...

Kitaharima entered the sumo world after graduating from junior high school, but it took him about 10 years before he gained ...

It is believed to be the only official club teaching sumo in the Eastern region. The 49-year-old is now keen to spread the ...

Retired yokozuna Hakuho towers over other greats in the long history of professional sumo. His record 45 championships ...

Nobuyoshi Hakkaku, Japanese champion sumo wrestler and chairman of the Japanese Sumo Association receives the Freedom of the ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Before the sun is up, there is garage full of large human beings practicing one of the oldest sports in the world so they can compete for a modern audience. Allejandro Santana is the ...

Young athletes are being recruited to plug a staff shortage in Japan’s nursing homes. The results are reshaping elder care.

Sumo wrestling has a long history in Seattle, dating back to the first generation of Japanese American immigrants to the area. After Japanese incarceration, Seattle's sumo community didn't recover.