TOKYO — At a mere 308 pounds, Asashoryu is not the biggest of the big-bellied men waddling around the dirt ring of this chilly sumo training stable, looking for someone to slam up against. But he is ...

TOKYO ” The TV shows have had a field day, parading out psychiatrists, trainers, pop stars ” anyone who might want to comment. These days, that’s just about everybody in Japan. Sumo grand champion ...

Grand champion Asashoryu, of Mongolia, is said to be on the brink of a nervous breakdown. TOKYO — The TV shows have had a field day, parading out psychiatrists, trainers, pop stars — anyone who might ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Sumo bad boy Asashoryu, no stranger to public criticism, has been labelled "podgy" in a bizarre attack on the volatile Mongolian. A popular former wrestler now working as a TV ...

Asashoryu, sumo wrestling's reigning champ, is a hotheaded athlete who dominates so completely and disregards traditions so brazenly that he's the fastest-rising star in the Land of the Rising Sun.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Controversial sumo champion Asashoryu is in hot water again after skipping training because he did not want to risk catching the H1N1 flu on a bus. The Mongolian 'yokozuna' told ...

TOKYO — Sumo grand champion Asashoryu, the toughest guy in Japan’s toughest sport, is said to be on the brink of a nervous breakdown, holed up in his apartment fighting back tears and begging to go ...