カテゴリー: Sumo wrestling
The 21-year-old, who is close to becoming the first European yokozuna or grand champion in Japan, is motivated by messages from his war-torn homeThe swish of feet on clay and sand has a soothing, rhythmic feel, as wrestlers at a sumo stable in Tokyo pr…
Nicholas Tarasenko, 15, gets rare chance to break into professional sumo ranks after winning amateur tournaments and learning JapaneseA teenager from Hull has arrived in Japan to pursue his dream of becoming a grand champion sumo wrestler, as only the …
Known by his fighting moniker, Aonishiki Arata, the Ukrainian wrestler recently won promotion to sumo’s highest level in JapanDanylo Yavhusishyn arrived in Japan in April 2022 as a teenage refugee from the war in Ukraine, unable to speak a word of the …
Tributes paid to wrestler, who was born Chad Rowan and became the sport’s first non-Japanese grand champion in 1993Tributes have been paid in Japan to Akebono, the first foreign wrestler to reach the pinnacle of the sport of sumo, who has died aged 54….
Concerns over fuel capacity with wrestlers onboard led to national carrier taking the ‘unusual step’ of transferring sumo rikishi to another flightJapan’s flagship carrier has been forced to lay on an extra flight at short notice after concluding that …
Hibikiryu, 28, landed awkwardly during a bout in March and was later treated for a spinal injuryA Japanese sumo wrestler has died a month after suffering a head injury during a bout, as the ancient sport’s authorities come under renewed pressure to pro…
Ōrora, who hit 292kg before he retired, warns wrestlers need to care of themselves after death of colleague from coronavirusJapan’s sumo wrestlers should rein in their enormous appetites and take better care of their health. The advice comes not from d…