I’ll be training with two of the world’s heaviest sumo wrestlers- Yama and Rami - alongside Igor Voitenko. With just five hours of training, we’ll step into the ring for a full sumo match to see if we ...

He said he learned about the classes from a message Yama’s wife posted on Facebook. “I thought it was neat that one of the best sumo wrestlers in the world is teaching where I grew up,” said Porter, ...

Suit up! The world's heaviest and the world's widest sumo wrestlers are set to come to the Natural State next month.

An Off Broadway play opens a window on the spiritual and physical trials of the ancient Japanese sport.

And the thundering action is right in your face in the thrilling new play “Sumo.” Senior Editor and Writer Senior Editor and Writer [email protected] Got a tip? Send it to The Daily ...

But rarer, nonexistent even, is a theatrical work about sumo wrestling. Now, Lisa Sanaye Dring’s “Sumo” is transporting Off Broadway audiences at the Public Theater to an intimate sumo ...

The Public Theater and Ma-Yi Theater Company just celebrated opening night of the New York premiere of SUMO, a new play ...

Lisa Sanaye Dring’s play at the Public Theater follows a stable of sumo wrestlers; Rajiv Joseph’s drama, presented by Manhattan Theatre Club, observes a Peace Corps volunteer and a State Department ...

over and over again makes it feel as if we are at an actual sumo wrestling bout. Instead we are witnessing Lisa Sanaye Dring’s play, Sumo (Public, to March 20), in which six men live and train ...

The Royal Albert Hall hosted sumo wrestling in 1991, but hasn't done so since. Image: Chris Christodoulou The last (and only) time that a sumo wrestling Grand Tournament took place outside of ...