Grand Sumo Tournament comes to London for the second time outside Japan in the sport's 1,500-year history

The Grand Sumo Tournament is rumbling London's iconic Royal Albert Hall in a rare foreign foray for Japan's centuries-old ...

How Sumo Balances Global Growth and Tradition: Andrew Freund, Director of USA Sumo

How is the spirit of Japan's traditional sport being kept alive? Andrew Freund, USA Sumo director, explores the ...

Why is the Grand Sumo Tournament being held in London?

BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything team explains what sumo wrestling is, why they eat up to 10,000 calories a day and why the Grand ...

Rituals, evil spirits, and Sumo wrestlers on Lime bikes: Japan’s national sport comes to London

Japan’s national sport comes to London - THE GRAND SUMO TOURNAMENT: As professional Sumo is held outside of Japan for just ...

Photos show Sumo wrestlers bringing 1,500 years of tradition to London's Royal Albert Hall

Sumo wrestlers are bringing 1,500 years of tradition to London’s Royal Albert Hall. It marks only the second time the elite ...
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Japanese women struggle to find a place in the Japanese sumo world

TOKYO (AP) — Sumo is more than a sport in Japan. It’s a sacred tradition, a 1,500-year-old spectacle steeped in Shinto ritual and ceremony. But at its heart lies a long-standing taboo: women are still ...

Sumo wrestlers slam into London for the first time in decades

I hope I can show the U.K. fans how fantastic sumo is,” said Onosato Daiki, one of sumo's highest ranked wrestlers.

Watch: Grand Sumo Tournament being hosted in UK for first time in 34 years

Follow live BBC Coverage of the Grand Sumo Tournament from Royal Albert Hall, London as it returns for the first time in 34 ...