The top division of Sumo is called the makuuchi, which includes five ranks. The top rank is yokozuna, which translates to grand champion. Only 75 wrestlers have achieved it in the ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Troubled sumo champion Asashoryu's return to Japan could be delayed yet again as the Mongolian could be squeezed out of business class on his planned flight. The firebrand "yokozuna" ...

In the United States the sport of sumo wrestling hasn't reached the popularity that it has around the world. Although the sport is relatively new in our country Idaho Falls native Matthew Davis has ...

Tom Zabel desperately wants to drum up interest in sumo wrestling in Texas, but sumo is not doing itself any favors. Sumo wrestling, he's discovered, is a hard, hard sell. To most of us, it's a fringe ...