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

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

Ukrainian sumo wrestler Aonishiki has become the first from his country to win an elite-level sumo championship.

Ukrainian sumo wrestler Danylo Yavghustyshyn wins the Emperor’s Cup, marking a historic achievement in professional sumo at Japan's Kyushu Basho.

There was a noticeable chill in the air as sumo decamped to Kyushu for the November basho. But while the weather may be growing colder, inside the ring, things have been heating up. After a year that ...

There are not many sports that can keep an audience enraptured through 45 minutes of ceremony before the first point is even contested. And yet, the intricate traditions unfolding in a small clay ring ...

They're not the first tourists to pose on Abbey Road's famous crossing. But they're probably the biggest. These four giant sumo wrestlers recreated the iconic image of the Beatles on Wednesday as they ...

In a spectacle blending sport and ritual, more than 40 elite sumo wrestlers from Japan have touched down in London today as the city prepares to host the Grand Sumo Tournament — only the second time ...

As top pros battled it out at the Autumn Basho in Tokyo last weekend, one of the world’s largest and most diverse sumo competitions for women was taking place 45 kilometers west at Tachihi Arena in ...

Eric Trump, the president’s son, squared off against a high-ranking sumo wrestler when he visited Japan this weekend. The 41-year-old Trump posted a short video to social media of him in the ring with ...

The man widely considered to be the greatest sumo wrestler in history has resigned, compounding a bruising few years for Japan's ancient sport. Last week Hakuho Sho left the Japan Sumo Association ...