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(CNN) — 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 ...

Pro wrestler and sumo wrestler Akebono Taro has sadly passed away at the age of 54. The former AJPW and NJPW star had been battling heart issues, and reports in Japan have claimed that he died of ...

Legendary Hawaiian-born sumo wrestler Akebono Taro died at age 54 from heart failure. ... He moved to Tokyo, Japan in the late-1980s and became a professional sumo wrestler.

On social media, the couple teased competing against each other in a sumo gym, but wrestling a skilled sumo wrestler is a different story. In the NFL, 6-foot-3, 245-pound Parsons is well-known for ...

Micah Parsons was in Japan with the Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud and took his best shot at Sumo wresting, facing off with a professional. Parsons struggled to move his opponent in their ...

The Dallas Sumo Club is the ultimate Fight Club. Founded by Corey Morrison, wrestlers meet weekly to participate in traditional Japanese matches.

WASHINGTON (7News) — Sumo + Sushi is back in Washington, D.C. this weekend, as the larger-than-life event will take over the DC Armory for a second straight year from June 28 to 30. Legendary ...

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — 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 ...