Just like the Japanese sport it's inspired by, the new off-Broadway play is part ritual, part athletic spectacle.

Whether a sumo wrestler can become a stablemaster depends on his record in the sumo ring. Stablemasters are required to have higher and more diverse skills and abilities than in the past ...

Imagine stepping into the MMA ring with a former sumo wrestling legend who towers over you by a good foot and weighs nearly ...

F or a show in which the majority of actors spend most of their time wearing only mawashi, Sumo is extremely well dressed. Directed by Ralph B. Peña, Lisa Sanaye Dring’s explor ...

We investigate how rikishi perceive the sumo ring, a circle 4.55 meters across. Along the way we highlight the work that goes into constructing it and how rikishi grip the clay with their toes.

An Off Broadway play opens a window on the spiritual and physical trials of the ancient Japanese sport.

Rank-and-file wrestler Takayasu seized the outright lead in a top-of-the-table battle with ozeki Onosato on Tuesday at the ...

The lowest man, So, spends a lot of time serving the rice and sweeping the ring. Yet there is someone beneath even him. Naturally, that's the unranked newcomer, Akio (Scott Keiji Takeda): an ...