Onosato, 24, is the first Japanese sumo wrestler to achieve the rank of yokozuna, or grand champion, in years, and he's vowed ...

TOKYO, April 11 (Reuters) - Akebono, an American-born sumo wrestler who became the first non-Japanese grand champion or "yokozuna", died of heart failure this month in Tokyo, the sumo association ...

Like many American sumo wrestlers, Shōgeki founder Nicholas Ton found his way to sumo through his appreciation for other aspects of Japanese culture. Ton, who is Vietnamese American, started ...

American-born sumo wrestling legend Taro Akebono, who famously appeared at WrestleMania two decades ago, is dead at age 54. The New York Times reports Akebono died of heart failure in early April ...

The crowd chanted “U.S.A.” for the American wrestlers. Ringside interviews included a healthy dose of braggadocio more associated with mixed martial arts or pro wrestling than sumo.

a modern American sumo wrestling expert, said. Since the U.S. National Championship is in Orlando, WESH 2 got to meet the reigning Women's U.S. National Champion, Kellyann Ball. "What got you ...

Japan has a new sumo grand champion after breaking years of dominance from other nations. Onosato, weighing in at 191 ...

The object in sumo wrestling remains straight-forward: Win by either pushing an opponent out of the ring or by forcing them to the ground. The object in American football for a defensive lineman ...