But the sound of bare feet padding, and bodies thudding on the mat of a sports hall in Belfast signals an unlikely first - ...

In Japan, the World Baseball Classic is held to a higher standard of importance than most other countries (and, to its fans, ...

Tokyo may be a futuristic metropolis, but its roots run deep in the 17th century when the city was known as Edo—then one of the world’s largest urban centers that flourished with commerce, ...

A few days ago, Aonishiki became the first Ukrainian wrestler to win a professional sumo tournament in Japan. At just 21 ...

TOKYO >> The Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament, the last big competition of the year, began in Fukuoka Nov. 9 and ran through Nov.

When No. 5 maegashira Yoshinofuji walked off with the Technique Prize at last month’s Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament for an ...

Matsuyama set a blistering pace during Sunday's final round in the Bahamas to emerge victorious from the penultimate group ...

With the historic win, Samejima earned the right to join professional sumo in the third-tier makushita division.

Sumo has always been more than a sport in Japan. With origins tracing back over 1,500 years, it is a form of budō—a Japanese ...

Two more championship matches have been locked in for STARDOM's Dream Queendom event on December 29th in Tokyo.

Danylo Yavhusishyn, a Ukrainian refugee who arrived in Japan three years ago, has become the first from his country to win a professional sumo tournament, claiming victory at the Kyushu basho after a ...