Sumo's three grand champions clapped their hands and stamped their feet in a traditional New Year offering to the Shinto gods Tuesday, as the sport seeks to turn the page on a scandal-hit 2017.
Wearing just their traditional white knotted belts -- or "kesho-mawashi" -- with colourful aprons, the "Yokozuna" champions performed the ritual in front of an appreciative crowdRead more
Japan's sumo authority decided Wednesday to cut the pay of two grand champions who failed to stop a brutal assault by a fellow champion on a junior wrestler.
The Japan Sumo Association announced that grand champions (yokozuna) Hakuho and Kakuryu would not receive a salary in January, while Hakuho would forfeit half his pay in February.
The two Mongolians failedRead more
Japan's ancient sport of sumo suffered another humiliating blow Wednesday when grand champion Harumafuji retired to atone for a brutal assault on a rival wrestler while out drinking.
The Mongolian "yokozuna", sumo's highest rank, fought back tears as he apologised for the embarrassment caused by a violent outburst last month that left countryman Takanoiwa with a fractured skull.
"My conductRead more
Prominent Egyptian sumo wrestler Abdel Rahman Shaalan returned home on Thursday on a five-day visit to Egypt.
The visit of Shaalan, who is accompanied by a media delegation from Japanese TBS, is meant to promote the inbound tourism to Egypt.
The Egyptian Tourism Promotion Authority has planned a program for the Egyptian wrestler that would take him to Cairo, MinyaRead more