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Sumo wrestlers face off in the ring at the Royal Albert Hall in London, UK, in October 2025. Photo: AP
Japan

Japan’s sumo chiefs trim tour dates, demand air con to beat summer heat

Japan sweltered through its hottest summer on record last year and parts of the country have hit 40 degrees in recent days.

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Trending in China

China couple make wedding day by hosting wrestling match, loser faces housework

Trending in China

Women sumo wrestling was popular in ancient China until rise of Confucian ethics

Japan

Video | Get muddy at Japan’s naked festival

The festival is celebrated in some areas with traditional battles in frigid mud fought by participants wearing nothing but loincloths.

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Japan

Video | Ukrainian sumo star eyes top title in Japan

Aonishiki Arata, who fled the Ukraine war in 2022, has won 2 Japanese grand tournament titles back-to-back.

Japan

Japan’s sumo-sized dilemma: centuries-old tradition vs female prime minister

Women are banned from entering the sumo ring but what if Sanae Takaichi wants to present the trophy that bears her office’s name?

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What to do in Hong Kong

‘It hurts a lot’: how Hong Kong’s pro wrestling scene is back with a slam

Hong Kong pro wrestler Getter talks about growing a fan base for wrestling in the city and why flying around the ring is empowering.

Image of Hong Kong wrestlers slugging it out at a previous Hong Kong Wrestling Federation (HKWF) event.
Fame and celebrity

Wrestling legend Hulk Hogan dead at 71

Known for his signature moustache and bandana, Hogan became the iconic face of professional wrestling in the 1980s.

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Crime

Retired sumo great to quit sport over abuse allegations – report

Hakuho, who retired in 2021, saw his wrestling stable closed after a protege was accused of bullying.

Martial arts

Onosato, 24, promoted to sumo grand champion in record time – and he’s Japanese

The wrestler, whose real name is Daiki Nakamura, becomes first Japan-born wrestler to reach rank of yokozuna since 2017.

Onosato waves to fans at his stable in Ami in the Japan prefecture of Ibaraki on Wednesday after his promotion to the sport’s highest rank of yokozuna, or grand champion. Photo: Kyodo
Millionaires, billionaires and trillionaires

Meet billionaire Shahid Khan and his wrestling-obsessed son Tony

The Pakistani-born tycoon went to the US to study engineering, designed a truck bumper that made him rich, and now owns a football club and an American football team, and supports his son’s firm, AEW.

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Billionaire businessman Shahid Khan and his son Tony Khan. Photo: @tonyrkhan/Instagram
Fame and celebrity

Meet wrestler Wyatt Hendrickson, who saluted Trump after winning his NCAA title

After delivering the ‘biggest upset in NCAA history’ by beating Olympic gold medallist Gable Steveson, the USAF second lieutenant is eyeing greater glory.

Trending in China

China dim sum diners eat while watching live wrestling as bouts gain popularity

In a twist of pro wrestling from United States, the ‘sport’ brings a whole knew meaning to the expression ‘food fight’.

Japan

Video | Female sumo wrestler brings her sport to Argentina

Female sumo wrestler brings her sport to Argentina and fights for women’s place in the ring
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Japan

Sumo makes historic return to London’s Royal Albert Hall after 34 years

The five-day event, or ‘basho’, has been held only once before outside Japan – back in 1991 and also at the venerable concert hall.

Sumo wrestler Daisuke Kitanowaka makes a stand outside London’s Royal Albert Hall, which will host a “basho” for the second time next year. Photo: AP
Fame and celebrity

Who is WWE co-founder Vince McMahon’s wife Linda, who worked for Trump?

Five alleged victims have come forward claiming that WWE’s ringside announcer, Mel Phillips, used his ‘highly visible position’ to recruit young boys – and that the couple knew about it.

Tourism

Why Mexico’s lucha libre is so much more than a masked wrestling spectacle

It’s difficult to find an experience as quintessentially Mexican as lucha libre, the wrestling extravaganzas with masked heroes and villains.

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Martial arts

Video | Rural Chinese wrestlers try to make it to the big leagues

‘I became addicted’: small-town Chinese wrestlers fight for recognition in global arena
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No pain, no gain: Chinese pro wrestlers fight for recognition – and a livelihood

Hard-core enthusiasts face low incomes, family disapproval to persist with the sport but are sure brighter days are ahead as popularity grows.

World Wrestling Entertainment

Who is Marie Juliette, WWE star Dominik Mysterio’s ‘territorial’ wife?

They’ve been dating since they were 14 and got married last year, but how does she handle his TV persona and provocative on-screen love triangle?

Millionaires, billionaires and trillionaires

Who is Vince McMahon? From trailer park kid to disgraced billionaire WWE boss

He once let Donald Trump shave his head after losing a wrestling match – now, he’s stepped away from the WWE business after allegations of sexual assault and trafficking

Vince McMahon was a star in the WWE world until his downfall over sexual misconduct allegations. Photo: Getty Images
India

Video | Indian girls pursue wrestling dreams

‘Life changes completely’: Indian girls build sisterhood and chase glory in wrestling school
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Japan

Video | Japanese pro-wrestlers throw down on a bullet train

India

India wrestling chief bailed in sexual harassment case

Brij Bhushan Singh, who is a lawmaker for the ruling BJP, is accused by Olympic medallists and other female wrestlers of groping and demanding sexual favours.

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India

Video | India’s women wrestling under scrutiny after sexual harassment case

Parents of India’s young women wrestlers call for reform after sexual harassment case
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Video | Japanese wrestler seeks to master ancient martial art in Senegal

Japanese wrestler moves to Senegal to master ancient martial art and fulfil pledge
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Fame and celebrity

Meet sumo legend Takanohana Koji, back in the spotlight thanks to Sanctuary

Netflix’s sumo-themed drama series Sanctuary is already proving to be a global hit – but who remembers the legendary Takanohana Koji and his claim to fame?

India

Top Indian wrestler accuses government of silence over sexual harassment probe

Two-time Olympian Vinesh Phogat says she has been hurt by PM Narendra Modi’s silence on the issue.

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