Ukrainian refugee Danylo Yavhusishyn became Japan’s first sumo champion from Ukraine after a historic Kyushu tournament win.

A new star has emerged in the world of sumo, with Aonishiki winning the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament, becoming the first Ukrainian-born wrestler to do･･･ ...

Ukrainian sumo wrestler Aonishiki is only 21 but has moved just one step from the top rank of Japan’s national sport. In an ...

Ukrainian sumo wrestler Aonishiki is only 21 but has moved just one step from the top rank of Japan’s national sport ...

Aonishiki claims a historic sumo championship in Japan. Read how the Ukrainian wrestler defeated a grand champion to win the Emperor's Cup.

Ukrainian who fled homeland following Russian invasion wins elite sumo championship in Japan - Danylo Yavhusishyn says the ...

Ukrainian sumo wrestler Danylo Yavhusishyn said Monday that he had surprised even himself by becoming the first from his ...

Britain's reigning sumo champion has said the Japanese sport is "surging" across the UK as the Grand Sumo Tournament comes to London. Will Bowles, who competes with Doncaster Sumo Club, said the ...

SAKAI, Japan >> If the Ryogoku Kokugikan arena in Tokyo is considered the holy ground of professional sumo, the Ohama Sumo Stadium in Sakai is regarded the same way for amateur sumo. The stadium ...

Tom Aspinall is done thinking about Jon Jones. For well over a year, Aspinall sat on the sidelines waiting for a fight that would never come. Instead of signing on the dotted line for a long-awaited ...

TOKYO — Hawaii-born Akebono Taro, one of the greats of sumo wrestling and a former grand champion, has died. He was 54. He was the first foreign-born wrestler to reach the level of "yokozuna" — or ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan has a new sumo grand champion — or yokozuna — and the big news is he's Japanese. Onosato, the new grand champion, weighs 191 kilograms (421 pounds) and he is the first Japanese ...