Sanae Takaichi must decide whether to break with centuries of tradition and step into the ring to present the trophy ...

The world of sumo could be rocked this month if Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi presents a trophy in the ring, where women have ...

What a show, what a sport, what a final! Sumo returned to London for the first time in decades, with thousands of excited ...

Modern changes to sumo diet include grilled meats, stir-fried dishes and high-protein Western-style meals – all of which the ...

A version of this scene repeated itself all day in Kyoto last month as 300 wrestlers went at it in bout after bout. This was ...

Women are banned from entering the sumo ring but what if Sanae Takaichi wants to present the trophy that bears her office’s name?

Coverage: Watch on BBC iPlayer, BBC Red Button, BBC Sport website and app and in-play clips on BBC Sport website from 19:30 BST. Sumo is the iconic national sport of Japan, but it is also a mix of ...

Estonian-born Baruto Kaito – known to his family as Kaido Hoovelson – rose from a small Estonian town athlete to one of Japan ...

It is difficult not to feel slightly insulted when your editor calls suggesting you should try sumo wrestling. I had hoped such sleights were in my past, several stone ago, but it is a team of elite ...

Now we're going to take a couple minutes to remember a woman who was called the godmother of sumo wrestling. SIMMONS: Go early in the day. Watch the beginners, teenage wrestlers. There are hardly any ...