Japanese Sumo Wrestling Becomes High-Tech Fun. ... Bertocchini, wearing a black T-shirt bearing the slogan "Kick Robutt", said he had better luck in that arena with his heavyweight champ, ...

Last year sumo racked up debts of almost $50 million following a match-fixing sting and widespread arrests which led to a television black-out and a government ticking off.

In the first bout, after a long (by sumo standards) tussle while holding each other’s belts, Arashi pushed Gagloev out of the circle. In Bout 2, the Russian hooked a leg to get the win.

Two sumo wrestlers (or rikishi) were in London last week, Kitanowaka Daisuke and Fukutsuumi Akira, gamely posing in their ring gear while stepping out of black cabs. They were promoting sumo’s ...

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Sumo's setting sun Japan's heaviest tradition had a glimmer of hope on its way out. But as the Waka-Taka Boom learned, the sport needs a big shake-up if it's going to survive.

Sumo wrestling, the ancient full-contact sport of Japan, has been a tough sell to U.S. women. But some have embraced it.

Coleman, 36, of Liberty, isn’t very tall but weighs a foreboding 205 pounds. He has a full black beard and, during practice, wears only black shorts and his mawashi — the sumo belt. Tattoos ...

JJ Jones never made it to the sumo wrestling tournament in 2007, but the flyer for the tournament stayed on his wall and served as inspiration for him to pursue sumo wrestling a few years later.

Sumo wrestling is a long-standing tradition in Japan, deeply rooted in ritual practices associated with the Shinto religion and imperialism. ... The thick black lines, comical expressions of the ...

Trump changed from his usual black leather shoes into black slippers to present the 4 1/2 foot tall award to the 25-year-old Asanoyama. "That was an incredible evening at sumo wrestling," Trump ...