One notable rebel was Takanohana, a popular retired yokozuna who won 22 championships. His dizzying ascent to the pinnacle of the sport along with his brother Wakanohana created the sumo boom in the ...

Sumo is gaining popularity among foreign visitors, with many flocking to tournaments in Tokyo and more stables beginning to accept them on tours to observe morning practice sessions between ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Sumo is gaining popularity among foreign visitors, with many flocking to tournaments in Tokyo and more stables beginning to accept them on tours to observe morning practice sessions ...

Danylo Yavhusishyn, known in the ring as Aonishiki, is a 21-year-old Ukrainian war refugee climbing Japan’s professional sumo ranks at remarkable speed. After winning his second straight title at the ...

An annual sumo tournament on a ring made of snow has been held in a town in Hokkaido. It took place in front of a railway station building that is no longer used because the rail line has been ...

On a hot day last June, near the shores of Lake Suwa, in the mountains of central Japan, hundreds of spectators gathered around an earthen stage roughly two feet high and two dozen feet wide. The ...

Three years after Shohei Ohtani struck out then-Angels teammate Mike Trout to claim Japan’s third World Baseball Classic title, baseball’s biggest international tournament is only weeks away from ...

The San Diego Padres are taking a chance on an OF cast off by the Yankees and Red Sox after an eight-month absence from professional baseball.

For Japan, when they take on Italy on Feb. 9, they will be looking to get themselves back in the win column. The Olympics is a short tournament, and every game matters. While there were positives, ...