(CNN) — 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.

TOKYO >> The Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament, the last big competition of the year, began in Fukuoka Nov. 9 and ran through Nov.

When listing strength training exercise staples, the sumo deadlift rarely gets top-tier recognition. But adding sumo ...

The country's best sumo wrestlers practice kitty-corner from a 99-cent store in a Torrance strip mall. The floor in the rented dojo has just enough space for one ring made of a white plastic tarp with ...

The 13th Annual U.S. Sumo Open took place over the weekend, bringing contestants from around the country and even the world. Some don't fit the traditional Sumo profile as amateur Sumo becomes ...

President Trump is on an official state visit to Japan. He's there to meet the country's new emperor and talk trade with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. But today he also got a front-row view of ...

The organizer of the 2018 US Sumo Open is suing Tokyo Broadcasting System. According to a complaint filed on Tuesday in California federal court, TBS inquired about licensing footage of the ...

CEDAR FALLS - They are positioned ever so carefully. Buttons are pushed, and their human operators move aside. A few tense seconds go by while the inches-high competitors stare each other down. Then ...

President Trump is on an official state visit to Japan. He's there to meet the country's new emperor and talk trade with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. But today he also got a front-row view of ...