A visitor to Japan who wanders into a sumo tournament might be forgiven for thinking they had intruded upon a religious ...

The Grand Sumo Tournament, held at London's Royal Albert Hall this year, put a spotlight on more than 40 wrestlers.

Professional sumo wrestlers from Japan competing in the sport's first overseas tour in 20 years have been given an ...

Onosato won the title in Tokyo, but Hoshoryu leads the head-to-head record, having won seven out of the nine times they met.

Young Ukrainian sensation Aonishiki is living his sumo life to the fullest far from home, with his stellar results quickly putting hi ...

London's Royal Albert Hall has swapped violins for loincloths this week as 40 sumo wrestlers take part in the city's first ...

BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything team explains what sumo wrestling is, why they eat up to 10,000 calories a day and why the Grand Sumo Tournament is in London.

They are giants of Japan. Climbing into the ring alone. Preparing for a battle that will only last seconds. Colliding into each other with stunning force. Sumo is this country's national sport.

Sumo is coming — well, almost coming — to the Tokyo Olympics. Knowing it may have the world's attention, the Japan Sumo Association and local Olympic organizers are planning a sumo tournament on Aug.

A sumo tournament is set to be organised in between this year's Olympic and Paralympic Games as part of the Tokyo 2020 Nippon Festival. The Tokyo 2020 Nippon festivals are part of the official ...