Ozeki Onosato regained a share of the lead Saturday at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament by defeating sekiwake Daieisho after ...

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

David Shih, Ahmad Kamal, Red Concepción , Scott Keiji Takeda, Michael Hisamoto, and Earl T. Kim. Photo by Emma Zordan Sumo is ...

He said he learned about the classes from a message Yama’s wife posted on Facebook. “I thought it was neat that one of the best sumo wrestlers in the world is teaching where I grew up,” said Porter, ...

Only five sumo wrestlers, including the legendary yokozuna ... “I was just thinking about doing my best during the 15-day tourney.” ...

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 ...

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The best plays set in the world of men’s sports ... pummeling of no-holds-barred capitalism. Image Each of the sumo wrestlers gets a back story in Lisa Sanaye Dring’s play, including one ...

Its members train at a sumo practice ground of the Kizukuri Junior High School, from which Asahifuji graduated. Over the years, Aomori Prefecture has produced many great wrestlers, including ...

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 ...