Sweat darkened the white dohyo ring mat as Ireland's first female sumo wrestler shoved and strained, learning a freshly-discovered sport. Having tried the centuries-old Japanese discipline out of ...

"It kind of takes over your life," said Mr Templeton. "When we're in the gym, we're training for sumo. When we're cooking at ...

It's a scene you would expect to see in Tokyo. But the sound of bare feet padding, and bodies thudding on the mat of a sports hall in Belfast signals an unlikely first - the ancient Japanese tradition ...

Anticipation is mounting among the thousands of wrestling fans set to pack Belfast's SSE Arena on Monday evening.

Sumo Wrestling isn't a sport normally associated with women but Belfast Sumo Club now has three female wrestlers ...

Sweat darkened the white "dohyo" ring mat as Ireland's first female sumo wrestler shoved and strained, learning a ...