But if you are doubting whether Sumo was really overthrown by baseball ... Soon kids were playing with makeshift bats and balls. However, Japan didn’t just adopt the sport; they made it their ...

Scandals and high-profile resignations of former stars have 'sullied' image of Japan's national sport – but could its latest ...

Retired sumo great Hakuho said Monday he was quitting the ancient sport in Japan after his wrestling stable was closed ...

The sport is to hold exhibition tournaments in London in October and in Paris in June next year, the first time the Japan Sumo Association has been abroad since Las Vegas in 2005. Sports such as ...