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 home ...

Ukrainian sumo wrestler Danylo Yavhusishyn won his second straight tournament on Sunday to take his meteoric rise in the ...

New ozeki Aonishiki won back-to-back championships Sunday at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament by defeating fourth-ranked ...

Yokozuna Onosato manhandled new ozeki and overnight leader Aonishiki to a defeat at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on ...

Danylo Yavhusishyn fled the war in Ukraine to become a sumo wrestler in Japan and his rapid rise has taken him to one step away from reaching the ancient sport's highest rank. Yavhusishyn, who is ...

Since fleeing Russia's 2022 full-scale invasion, Ukrainian sumo wrestler Danylo Yavhusishyn has dominated the competition and ...

Ukrainian sumo wrestler Danylo Yavhusishyn won his second straight tournament on Sunday to take his meteoric rise in the ancient Japanese sport to new heights.

Sanae Takaichi, the first woman to lead Japan as prime minister, skipped a sumo awards ceremony, reflecting her cautious ...

ROSS MIHARA: Fast start. Hakuho has the yokozuna in trouble, but he bends a knee. DETROW: The Tokyo Grand Sumo Tournament comes to an end this weekend. Just ahead of the rise of a new yokozuna, or ...

The iconic venue in the British capital is hosting the Grand Sumo Tournament — the roughly 1,500-year-old sport's most important competition — for the second time, drawing more than 44 professional ...

After more than three decades away, the ancient sport of sumo made a triumphant return to London’s Royal Albert Hall, filling the sold-out venue with the sound of stomps, shouts and centuries of ...

Ukrainian sumo wrestler Aonishiki yesterday won his second straight tournament to take his meteoric rise in the ancient ...