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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Grand Sumo Tournament: London set to host second official pro contest ever outside of Japan

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 1,500-year history. This comes three decades after the 1991 basho, also at the Royal Albert Hall, became first official Sumo tournament to be staged outside of Japan. “I …

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6 months ago

Hawaii Five-0 and Magnum PI actor Taylor Wiley dies aged 56

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Former sumo wrestler and American …

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8 months, 1 week ago

Hawaiian-born sumo wrestler Akebono is dead at 54

NPR

Hawaiian-born sumo wrestler Akebono is dead at 54 Hawaiian-born Akebono was the first foreigner to win the highest ranking in Japan's national sport, sumo wrestling. AILSA CHANG, HOST: Sumo wrestling fans are mourning a former native of Hawaii who was the first foreigner to attain the highest ranking in Japan's national sport. KUHN: Some foreign sumo wrestlers who came before …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

Sumo and Silver: Where Sumo, Capitalism and Sociology Converge

News 18

As capitalism and commercialisation slowly pervade every sphere of our daily lives, the struggle to maintain our traditional roots gets all the more complicated. Sumo Wrestling is Japan’s oldest sport which is said to have originated from a wrestling match between the Shinto deities Takemikazuchi and Takeminakata, and hence carried an association with praying for a good harvest. In Sumo, …

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11 months, 2 weeks ago

Jio Studios films 'Mrs' and 'Sumo Didi' to premiere at 35th Palm Springs International Film Festival

Hindustan Times

The festival will begin in California, US, on January 4 and will conclude on January 15. HT Image According to Jio Studios, the screening of "Sumo Didi", inspired by the story of India's first sumo wrestler Hetal Dave with Shriyam Bhagnani in the title role, will take place on January 7. Rohatgi said he is happy to present this story …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Airline forced to put on extra flight for sumo wrestlers due to weight concerns

The Independent

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Japan Airlines was forced to put on an additional flights for a group of sumo wrestlers …

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1 year, 4 months ago

How to get the perfect scoop of ice cream at home? You’ll need the right tool

LA Times

My first job was waitressing at a family restaurant and ice cream shop. From top to bottom and left to right: Sumo, Spring Chef, Zeroll, Thrifty and Midnight ice cream scoopers. When I started researching ice cream scoops recently, I was pleasantly surprised to learn that the very same scoop I used all of those years ago — the Zeroll …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Is The Smashing Pumpkins' Siamese Dream the greatest album of 1993?

ABC

1993 was a hectic, ground-breaking year in music. "I just want to be me, and when I can, I will" But between Gish and 1993's Siamese Dream, The Smashing Pumpkins were beset with a deluge of personal problems. Loading Corgan's emotional upheaval led to a laser-like focus on Siamese Dream — he and producer Butch Vig set their sights on …

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1 year, 9 months ago

'8 Years Of Pain From Crushed Disc': When Elon Musk Fought A Sumo Wrestler

News 18

In the world of Twitter, nothing catches anyone by surprise anymore. In a tweet, Elon wrote, “~8 years of pain from a crushed disc.” ~8 years of pain from a crushed disc— Elon Musk March 5, 2023 As much as social media users were enjoying this showdown, many were scratching their heads. They wanted to know why did Elon Musk …

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2 years ago

A rare glimpse into the secretive world of sumo wrestling

CNN

CNN — In one of photographer David Sharabani’s striking images, two sumo wrestlers face off beneath a roof resembling a Shinto shrine. And as Sharabani discovered when he began shooting inside Tokyo’s “beya” — a collection of stables in the city where wrestlers sleep, eat and train — it is also a world shrouded in secrecy. Almost 100 of the …

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2 years ago

What to watch on OTT for the week ending December 23

Deccan Chronicle

Argentina has won the football world cup and fans can now breathe easy. Netflix Lily Collins returns as Emily in ‘Emily in Paris’ as the third season drops this week on Netflix on December 21. On December 21, new episodes of ‘Big Bet’, ‘Atom’s Last Shot’, ‘National Treasure: Edge of History’, ‘Welcome to Chippendales’, ‘Willow’, and ‘Sumo Do, Sumo Don’t’ …

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2 years, 3 months ago

‘It keeps you young.’ A mother and son take up sumo wrestling, defying stereotypes

LA Times

The country’s best sumo wrestlers practice kitty-corner from a 99-cent store in a Torrance strip mall. The sport at the international level is inclusive for all shapes, genders and ages, so much so that it’s turned into a family hobby for Jenni and Josh Crook, a mother-son duo who will represent Torrance’s Yamamoto Sumo Dojo at the U.S. Sumo Open. …

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2 years, 4 months ago

Piriton, Sumo, D Cold Total Under Scanner: Ban on Cocktail Meds Likely as Govt Begins Final Discussion

News 18

The Modi government is set to ban commonly sold cough syrups and medicines, including Piriton, Grillinctus, Sumo and D Cold Total, which are among the 19 fixed drug combinations under the scanner, as the government plans to weed out irrational combinations, News18.com has learnt. Overall, the Central Drugs Standard and Control Organisation has readied a list of 19 FDCs, which …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Watch Gabriella Demetriades' 20-min Workout Featuring an Intense Exercise

News 18

The physical fitness mantra is the key to leading a healthy life, and Gabriella Demetriades just thinks the same. Actor Arjun Rampal’s girlfriend, Gabriella Demetriades, is a popular South African model and fashion designer. In this video, Gabriella flawlessly performed split squats followed by Sumo deadlifts, side lunges, wall ball shots, and pelvic thrusts in an olive green sports bra …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Why you need to master the deadlift for fitness gains

Live Mint

The number of variations that sports scientists and fitness experts have found for every exercise is enough to give you a headache. Both moves are nearly similar in terms of the muscles they target, but aresearch paper titled An Electromyographic Analysis Of Sumo And Conventional Style Deadlifts suggests that the sumo deadlift targets the glutes and quads more than the …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Sara Ali Khan and Janhvi Kapoor's Pilates coach Namrata Purohit suggests 3 easy inner thigh exercises: Watch video

Hindustan Times

While working out, one part of our body gets neglected more than any other part - our inner thighs. Sara Ali Khan and Janhvi Kapoor's Pilates coach Namrata Purohit posted a video suggesting easy and effective exercises for the inner thighs. Sara Ali Khan and Janhvi Kapoor's Pilates coach Namrata Purohit suggests 3 easy inner thigh exercises: Watch video On …

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3 years, 3 months ago

Alia Bhatt's leg workout revealed, watch 5 intense exercises she does at the gym

Hindustan Times

Bollywood actor Alia Bhatt never shies away from mixing things up for her workout routine. Alia Bhatt's leg workout revealed, watch 5 intense exercises she does at the gym Giving us the ultimate weekend workout motivation, Alia Bhatt's trainer Sohrab Khushrushahi posted a video of Alia doing leg workouts at the gym. In the video, according to Alia's trainer, she …

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3 years, 6 months ago

One Man’s Amazing Journey to the Center of the Bowling Ball

Wired

The sweet clang of scattering pins echoed through Western Bowl, a cavernous 68-lane bowling alley on the edge of Cincinnati. It was day one of the 1993 Super Hoinke, a Thanksgiving weekend tournament that drew hundreds of the nation’s top amateurs—teachers, accountants, and truck drivers who excelled at the art of scoring strikes. Between games, many bowlers drifted to the …

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3 years, 7 months ago

Japanese Sumo Wrestler's Death with Head Injury Sparks Criticism of Medical Care

News 18

A Japanese sumo wrestler has died a month after landing on his head during a bout and lying unattended for several minutes, raising fresh concerns about the care of fighters. The sumo association said “a causal link between the wrestler’s death and his injury is not clear at this point”. Several Japanese sports dailies said the sumo association was discussing …

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3 years, 11 months ago

Japan’s top sumo wrestler tests positive for coronavirus

The Independent

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4 years, 2 months ago

Biological plant-virus ‘arms race’ uncovered

The Hindu

Plants and viruses are constantly involved in a race to outdo one another, and their lives literally depend on this. A new study with researchers from National Centre of Biological Sciences, Bengaluru, has discovered a new step in this arms race between the virus called Synedrella Yellow Vein Clearing Virus and the plants it attacks. “Without BetaC1, a viral protein, …

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Grand Sumo Tournament: London set to host second official pro contest ever outside of Japan

Hawaii Five-0 and Magnum PI actor Taylor Wiley dies aged 56

Hawaiian-born sumo wrestler Akebono is dead at 54

Sumo and Silver: Where Sumo, Capitalism and Sociology Converge

Jio Studios films 'Mrs' and 'Sumo Didi' to premiere at 35th Palm Springs International Film Festival

Airline forced to put on extra flight for sumo wrestlers due to weight concerns

How to get the perfect scoop of ice cream at home? You’ll need the right tool

Is The Smashing Pumpkins' Siamese Dream the greatest album of 1993?

'8 Years Of Pain From Crushed Disc': When Elon Musk Fought A Sumo Wrestler

A rare glimpse into the secretive world of sumo wrestling

What to watch on OTT for the week ending December 23

‘It keeps you young.’ A mother and son take up sumo wrestling, defying stereotypes

Piriton, Sumo, D Cold Total Under Scanner: Ban on Cocktail Meds Likely as Govt Begins Final Discussion

Watch Gabriella Demetriades' 20-min Workout Featuring an Intense Exercise

Why you need to master the deadlift for fitness gains

Sara Ali Khan and Janhvi Kapoor's Pilates coach Namrata Purohit suggests 3 easy inner thigh exercises: Watch video

Alia Bhatt's leg workout revealed, watch 5 intense exercises she does at the gym

One Man’s Amazing Journey to the Center of the Bowling Ball

Japanese Sumo Wrestler's Death with Head Injury Sparks Criticism of Medical Care

Japan’s top sumo wrestler tests positive for coronavirus

Biological plant-virus ‘arms race’ uncovered