Who is the greatest sumo wrestler of all time? Japan’s six-tournament calendar has produced many dominant rikishi, but only a handful combined sustained ...

Japanese sumo wrestler Onosato holds up fish as he celebrates after the "yokozuna," or grand champion, promotion ceremony in Ami Town, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, May 28, 2025. STR/JIJI Press/AFP/Getty ...

TOKYO (AP) — Hakuho, a retired “yokozuna” or grand champion and viewed by many as the sport's greatest wrestler, has quit the Japan Sumo Association after an apparent falling out with the ...

Sumo wrestlers lined up before a match during the Empire Cup, on May 17 in Brooklyn. The New York Sumo Club has grown steadily since its inception, even accounting for hiccups, Mr. Dolan said.