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 ...

On the other side of the world, a different form of wrestling exists, that of Japan’s sumo with its strong spiritual and cultural significance. Although separated by continents and featuring vastly ...

The governing body of sumo—the Japan Sumo Association—organizes six tournaments annually: three of them are held in Tokyo in January, May, and September; one in Osaka in March, one in Nagoya in July, ...

The Japanese ex-sumo known as Gocchanko – real name Kodai Ota, whose schtick is wrestling passersby on the street – has been performing his busking feats before growing crowds. Gocchanko ...

Alborn trailed Lakota East’s Sydney Hall 13-6, before recovering late for a 14-13 victory for third place at the girls state wrestling tourney. Alborn didn’t purposefully let Hall have the ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The 2025 OHSAA state wrestling tournament wraps up today. This is where you can stay up to date on everything happening through this evening’s championship round. Cleveland.com ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The semifinals of the 2025 OHSAA state wrestling tournament wrapped up on Saturday and the championship matchups for Division III are set. Northeast Ohio is represented by ...

The final stage on the road to a state wrestling title is Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City at the NJSIAA / IBEW Local 102 State Championships. The journey ended with the championship bouts Saturday ...

“The hardest thing in wrestling is the wrestle back,” Lakers coach Rob Timmons said. “You lose in the first round and com back to try for third – it’s the hardest thing in the spor ...

The Iowa wrestling program did not have the weekend the Hawkeyes envisioned in the Windy City. Traveling to Northwestern for the Big Ten Wrestling Championships, the Hawkeyes took third place (112 ...

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 ...