Eric Trump and a sumo wrestler went toe-to-toe, and belly to collared shirt, during the businessman's recent trip to Japan, according to a post on his Instagram. While in Tokyo over the Labor Day ...

WHITE PLAINS, NY — The International Sumo League has announced that the first-ever World Championship Sumo Event will be held right here in Westchester County. The eyes of the world will be on the ...

But the sound of bare feet padding, and bodies thudding on the mat of a sports hall in Belfast signals an unlikely first - ...

SAKAI, Japan >> If the Ryogoku Kokugikan arena in Tokyo is considered the holy ground of professional sumo, the Ohama Sumo Stadium in Sakai is regarded the same way for amateur sumo. The stadium ...

The big men of Japanese sumo met their match Sunday in the form of an even bigger star: Donald Trump. Trump was the first US president to attend a tournament in sumo's hallowed Ryogoku Kokugikan arena ...

In Brooklyn, a reporter witnessed the sport of sumo wrestling in action. By Aimee Ortiz Times Insider explains who we are and what we do and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism ...

As photos circulate on social media of sumo wrestlers riding Lime bikes and recreating the cover of The Beatles’s Abbey Road, a question springs to mind: is there a more enigmatic sport than sumo? A ...

There are three things you need to know about the lifestyle of a sumo wrestler (rikishi). The first is that the young, male-only athlete must eat between 7,000 and 9,000 calories a day. The second is ...

Legend has it that Japan’s origins stem from the outcome of a sumo match when the behemoth god Takemikazuchi defeated a tribal rival, giving birth to the Land of the Rising Sun. Accordingly, more than ...