Former World's Strongest Man title holder Eddie Hall has ventured into the world of professional fighting before, leaning down and training for speed and agility during his pivot to life as a ...

Mongolian-born sumo wrestler Byambajav Ulambayar became the highest-ranked wrestler on his team at age 18. He spent his childhood practicing several styles of martial arts and is a four-time sumo ...

TOKYO, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Among the young sumo wrestlers lifting weights in the ring, 10-year-old Kyuta Kumagai stands out. At 85 kilograms (187 lb), Kyuta is twice the size of the other children his ...

Sumo is often described as a lifestyle rather than a sport. As regimented as a military and requiring the total immersion of a religious order, it's certainly much more multifaceted than any other ...

Meet Kyuta Kumagai, a 187-pound sumo wrestler and the world champion in the under-10 category.Talent from a young age: When Kumagai was still in kindergarten, his father Taisuke — who is a former ...

But the sound of bare feet padding, and bodies thudding on the mat of a sports hall in Belfast signals an unlikely first - ...

A small group sits in a windowless Public Theater rehearsal room, but the combination of dramatic taiko drumming, the sight of many of the actors clad only in the traditional mawashi (cloth-belt) ...