Sumo wrestling returns to London at a sold out Royal Albert Hall - Grand champion Onosato Daiki winning the main bout of the evening when he hurled Ura Kazuki out of the ring (dohyo)

Follow live BBC Coverage of the Grand Sumo Tournament from Royal Albert Hall, London as it returns for the first time in 34 years.

Sumo wrestling returned to London this week, seeing the colossal athletes take in the sights of England’s capital, including trips to Abbey Road, Buckingham Palace and the Houses of Parliament as well as rides on lime bikes and the city’s iconic black cabs.

It is difficult not to feel slightly insulted when your editor calls suggesting you should try sumo wrestling. I had hoped such sleights were in my past, several stone ago, but it is a team of elite specimens here at Telegraph Sport,

The Grand Sumo Tournament has the best wrestlers from Japan competing, so the Royal Albert Hall needed a major makeover for the event. The sport takes place in a ring called a dohyō. So a five-metre wide clay ring has been built using 11 tonnes of clay as well as a wooden roof to look like a Japanese shrine.

As professional Sumo is held outside of Japan for just the second time ever, Alex Pattle reports on a transportive night of wrestling and ritual

The Grand Sumo Tournament will take place from Wednesday, October 15 to Sunday, October 19, 2025 at the Royal Albert Hall, London, UK, with the entire event available to watch live and free on DAZN. Each day will include traditional ceremonies and top-division clashes culminating in Sunday's Final's Day.

Yokozuna Onosato thrilled the crowd with his ring-entering ceremony before tossing aside rank-and-file opponent Ura in their opening

Live coverage from the Grand Sumo Tournament at the Royal Albert Hall will be broadcast on dedicated channel, SUMO London 2025