Naturally, that’s the unranked newcomer, Akio (Scott Keiji Takeda): an 18-year-old from a troubled background who, though small by sumo standards, has dreamed of becoming a wrestler since childhood.

Sumo wrestler Konishiki Yasokichi rates eight sumo fights in movies and TV shows, such as "Memoirs of a Geisha" and "Isle of Dogs," for realism. Konishiki discusses the accuracy of throwing ...

But rarer, nonexistent even, is a theatrical work about sumo wrestling. Now, Lisa Sanaye Dring’s “Sumo” is transporting Off Broadway audiences at the Public Theater to an intimate sumo ...

David Shih, Ahmad Kamal, Red Concepción , Scott Keiji Takeda, Michael Hisamoto, and Earl T. Kim. Photo by Emma Zordan Sumo is ...

He previously worked for Complex Magazine in New York City. A Russian sumo wrestler who was once named the heaviest boy in the world has died at age 21, according to reports. Due to his weight ...

With sumo wrestlers unable to engage in regular training due to the coronavirus pandemic, stablemaster Arashio knows their frustrations all too well. Arashio, formerly known as Sokokurai when he c ...

This weekend, the 20-year-old made his debut in the top division of the ancient sport of sumo wrestling, after rising through the ranks with record speed. “I’m more excited than nervous,” he told ...

With the ranks of prospective sumo wrestlers thinning out, the Japan Sumo Association is beefing up recruitment by dropping the height and weight requirements from its recruitment test ...

Suit up! The world's heaviest and the world's widest sumo wrestlers are set to come to the Natural State next month.