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 …
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. …
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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