Top-tier sumo wrestling will make a rare appearance in London for the first time in three decades – and for the second time ever outside of Japan in the sport’s 1,500-year history. Some 40 ...

Akebono, of Japan, walks to the ring before his bout with The Big Show during WrestleMania 21 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Sunday, April 3, 2005. Akebono won the match. (AP Photo/Chris ...

It is difficult not to feel slightly insulted when your editor calls suggesting you should try sumo wrestling. I had hoped such sleights were in my past, several stone ago, but it is a team of ...

LONDON is set to play host to a stunning sumo wrestling event. The 153-year-old Royal Albert Hall will host just the second ever Grand Sumo Tournament to take place outside of Japan. The ...

A five-day event in October will be the Japan Sumo Association’s first competition in Britain in more than three decades.

The UK will see Sumo wrestling return for the first time in more than 30 years with the Grand Sumo Tournament set to take ...

The Royal Albert Hall has announced the return of Sumo wrestling after it was last hosted at the venue over three decades ago. The five-day Grand Sumo Tournament is set to take place between 15-19 ...

London’s Royal Albert Hall, the gilded concert venue known for an annual “Rule Britannia” singalong, is preparing to host a different kind of spectacle: Sumo wrestling. Camera shutters ...

London's Royal Albert Hall, the gilded concert venue known for an annual Rule Britannia singalong, is preparing to host a different kind of spectacle: Sumo wrestling. Camera shutters clicked ...