Sumo wrestler Aonishiki celebrates his 2025 Kyushu title win. Ready for some sumo content? That’s right, with the UFC going ...

PALM SPRINGS, CA (IANS) – ‘Sumo Didi‘ is the latest sports biopic from India that is continuing to make waves on the international stage. Following its premiere at the Tokyo International Film ...

MUMBAI, (IANS) – ‘Sumo Didi’, a film which tells the story of India’s first professional Sumo wrestler, Hetal Dave, has been winning hearts at some of the most prestigious film festivals across the ...

A 21-year-old Ukrainian sumo wrestler who fled the Russian invasion has won an elite-level sumo competition in Japan, where he’s been lauded for his rapid rise in the hyper-competitive sport.

FUKUOKA (Kyodo) -- Ukrainian sensation Aonishiki clinched his maiden elite-level championship and virtually guaranteed his promotion to ozeki Sunday with a tie-breaking playoff victory over yokozuna ...

A Ukrainian sumo wrestler who left his homeland after Russia's full-scale invasion has made history in Japan. Danylo Yavhusishyn, also known by his ring name of Aonishiki Arata, has become the first ...

Ukraine-born wrestler Danylo Yavhusishyn, also known as Aonishiki Arata, is the first from his country to win an elite-level sumo championship in Japan. Ukrainian sumo wrestler Danylo Yavhusishyn, ...

A Ukrainian refugee has become the first person from his country to win an elite-level sumo tournament. Danylo Yavhusishyn - known by his sumo ring name Aonishiki - arrived in Japan as an 18-year-old ...

This supplied photo shows sumo grand champion Onosato. (Photo courtesy of Japan Sumo Association)(Kyodo) FUKUOKA (Kyodo) -- Front runner Onosato withdrew from the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament's final ...

Yokozuna Hoshoryu, left, is beaten by Hakuoho on the opening day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Nov. 9, 2025. (Kyodo) FUKUOKA (Kyodo) -- Rising talent Hakuoho made a ...

Japan’s first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, is confronting an unexpected dilemma: whether she will be allowed to enter the country’s most sacred sporting arena – the sumo ring – to present ...