How Grammy voting works: Everything you need to know

The Recording Academy will announce the 2026 Grammy Award nominees on Friday. It’s a good reason to examine how Grammy voting ...

A night with Gareth Southgate: I knew it was time to go when England fans threw beer at me

There was sincere respect in the room for England’s former manager, but a sense of what might have been continues to stalk ...
Nippon.com

Grand Sumō Hits London: Success for Second Five-Day Tournament Ever Outside Japan

From October 15 to 19, London’s historic Royal Albert Hall played host to an exhibition tournament featuring Japan’s top sumō wrestlers. The event has created a legion of new fans and given Britain’s ...
The Conversation

Japan’s sumo association turns 100 – but the sport’s rituals have a much older role shaping ideas about the country

Jessamyn R. Abel has received funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Japan Foundation, the Northeast Asian Council of the Association for Asian Studies, and the McCourtney ...
The Register Citizen

Japan’s sumo association turns 100 – but the sport’s rituals have a much older role shaping ideas about the country

(THE CONVERSATION) A visitor to Japan who wanders into a sumo tournament might be forgiven for thinking they had intruded upon a religious ceremony. Tournaments begin with a line of burly men wearing ...
Yahoo! Sports

In pictures: Ancient Japanese sumo returns to London for the first time in over 30 years

After more than three decades away, the ancient sport of sumo made a triumphant return to London’s Royal Albert Hall, filling the sold-out venue with the sound of stomps, shouts and centuries of ...
Times Union

Photos show Sumo wrestlers bringing 1,500 years of tradition to London's Royal Albert Hall

LONDON (AP) — Sumo wrestlers are bringing 1,500 years of tradition to London’s Royal Albert Hall. It marks only the second time the elite five-day tournament will be held outside Japan. The first was ...