(CNN)-- Asashoryu stands at the pinnacle of sumo wrestling like a colossus. But the 330-lbs Mongolian, sumo's most successful ever grand champion, has not been able to rise above the scandals and ...

Big guy with an even bigger heart ... Born in Honolulu, Wily had a successful career in sumo wrestling and mixed martial arts before retiring due to a knee injury, WDSU reported.

and he eventually retired from sumo in 2001. The wrestler's career spanned across sports and continents, too. He brought his skills to WWE in 2005 when he defeated Big Show at WrestleMania 21 in a ...

Oyakata are traditionally retired wrestlers who’ve moved ... As an implicit celebration of big bodies and of varying, deeply feeling masculinities, Sumo is at its most beautiful.

Sumo wrestler Konishiki Yasokichi rates eight sumo fights in movies and TV shows, such as "Memoirs of a Geisha" and "Isle of Dogs," for realism. Konishiki discusses the accuracy of throwing ...

Hot Springs will welcome the heaviest sumo wrestler in the world and the widest sumo wrestler in the world to compete in the ...

Red Concepción, now appearing in "Sumo," and gets real about our ideals of masculinity and presentation of strength.

A look into the larger world of sumo is what playwright Lisa Sanaye Dring puts before us in her new play "SUMO," at the ...

Follow three female sumo wrestlers as they compete at the highest level at the Women's Sumo World Championships in Tokyo. The film tracks each athlete's individual journey, from strength and ...

Chanko nabe – sumo wrestler nabe – is a healthy, hearty, calorific version that gets its name because it’s eaten in vast quantities by sumo wrestlers to help them gain (or maintain ...