Two giants stare each other down before colliding with a dull thud.

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

Japan's Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter Princess Aiko watched the main bouts of the grand sumo tournament ...

Danylo Yavhusyshyn, known to his opponents as Aonishiki, left his homeland after the Russian invasion to pursue a childhood ...

Ukrainian sumo wrestler Danylo Yavhusishyn won his second straight tournament on Sunday. The 21-year-old, who fled the war in ...

A visitor to Japan who wanders into a sumo tournament might be forgiven for thinking they had intruded upon a religious ceremony. Tournaments begin with a line of burly men wearing little more than ...

Ozeki champion Aonishiki has won the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament after a playoff. This is the Ukrainian wrestler's second ...

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

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