Ann put me in touch with the club’s founder, Oscar Dolan, who shared with me his journey to sumo wrestling. He detailed the blood, sweat and tears that went into making the city’s first amateur sumo ...

After three years of work, the New York Sumo Club held its first tournament for amateur students of the ancient combat sport.

Scandals and high-profile resignations of former stars have 'sullied' image of Japan's national sport – but could its latest ...

Sumo matches are fought in the “dohyo”, a wrestling ring built from clay and rice straw bales. Two white lines are placed in the centre of the ring to signify the wrestlers’ starting ...

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dirt ring. Since this usually takes less than a minute and Japanese wrestling matches last all day, most of the time is devoted to ceremonies in which sumo is the richest pastime in the world.

He won their sumo match by throwing the 7-footer out of the ring. Akebono went on to continue his professional wrestling career for 12 more years until his retirement in 2017. He competed in ...

Sumo wrestling was the highlight of their trip ... and prepared for the match. They learned about Japanese culture Sumo originated as a ritual dance to entertain the gods at shrine festivals.

Akebono starred at WrestleMania 21 in 2005, defeating Big Show in a sumo match. John Cena defeated John “Bradshaw” Layfield (JBL) to become the WWE champion at that year’s World Wrestling ...

The sport has a history which spans centuries. The first mention of sumo dates back as far as the year 712; in which a wrestling match between the God of Thunder and the God of Water was noted.