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the heaviest sumo wrestler ever, nicknamed the 'Dump Truck'. Clay for the ring was sourced from a quarry near Heathrow, while backstage toilets had to be stress tested to ensure they would hold ...

Below are four of the weirdest WWE WrestleMania matches that fans don't remember. WWE WrestleMania VII took place on March 24th, 1991. The pay-per-view aired live from the Los Angeles Memorial Sports ...

But rarer, nonexistent even, is a theatrical work about sumo wrestling. Now, Lisa Sanaye Dring’s “Sumo” is transporting Off Broadway audiences at the Public Theater to an intimate sumo ...

The senior wrestler also hit their buttocks with a mawashi (sumo belt) tied into the shape of a log as well as brought a flame close to their bodies by igniting insecticide spray. It was also ...

When former professional sumo wrestler Ryuichi Yamamoto recently arrived to teach his first class at a Jefferson County jiu jitsu and martial arts studio, one of his prospective students could not ...

An intense stare-down between wrestlers. It’s believed salt wards off evil spirits. Sumo wrestling is steeped in tradition and ritual, and watching a match can be a unique cultural experience in Japan ...

A scandal has hit the sumo world days before the first tournament with spectators since January opens on July 19. The Japan Sumo Association on July 13 said a stablemaster had repeatedly attacked ...

Argentina and Japan may be separated by thousands of kilometres of land and ocean, but Hiyori Kon is helping bring the two countries closer through the traditional Japanese sport of sumo.