Now, an even more sinister problem has been added to its list of woes: ties to the criminal underworld. On Sunday, the Japan Sumo Association, the sport’s governing body, announced the firing of ...

"A first that has sullied the honor of sumo's highest rank," blared another in the Nikkan Sports tabloid, a photo of the hair-grab covering its front page. At the center of the fracas is grand ...

The referee reacts as he watches Hiroaki Tanaka of Japan (right) compete with Russia's Alan Karaev during the final of the men's heavy-weight Sumo Wrestling competition at the Combat Games in ...

Tokyo: Japan's ancient sport of sumo had already fallen on hard times from damaging scandals and declining popularity. Now, an even more sinister problem has been added to its list of woes ...

“A first that has sullied the honor of sumo’s highest rank,” blared another in the Nikkan Sports tabloid, a photo of the hair-grab covering its front page. At the center of the fracas is ...

"A first that has sullied the honour of sumo's highest rank," blared another in the Nikkan Sports tabloid, a photo of the hair-grab covering its front page. At the centre of the fracas is grand ...

"A first that has sullied the honor of sumo's highest rank," blared another in the Nikkan Sports tabloid, a photo of the hair-grab covering its front page. At the center of the fracas is grand ...