General News Thread

Meanwhile and OMG I absolutely love this .
The BBC News website has live coverage of The Grand Sumo Tournament which is being hosted at The Royal Albert Hall for the first time.



BBC News - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/cdr61pdxp7dt
Sumo Wrestling LIVE: Watch Grand Sumo Tournament from Royal Albert Hall, London - BBC Sport

^ I’m loving it too. I find the ceremony & tradition very interesting in Asian countries. Never managed to visit Japan much to my regret but do visit China every year

I like the idea of no weight divisions.
Proper David v Goliath match ups where speed and agility can sometimes upset the odds over weight and power.

We’ve got 5 days of this!

I have to say it is nice to see it on the BBC!! I expect you'd have to get up in the middle of the night to watch it live from Japan!! And I agree it is real David Vs Goliath
stuff - even though there are no weight classes - is there a limit on what you can weigh? I'd like to see the BBC show Muay Thai at some point or a full Taekwondo tournament

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Saw a short video of it - wow!! I assume when they throw rice on the ring it is for grip or something or is it reserved for just the champion??
Tobizaru to win

(15-10-2025 20:23 )SecretAgent Wrote:  but do visit China every year

I knew it

It's you passing all the state secrets to China, isn't it

^Well the username checks out.

I'm sure he's just passing on the secrets of the babe channels to China I'm sure there's no real threat to national security with those
He'll confirm it!

Damn I wonder what gave me away? Was it my user name? Was it saying I went to China each year? Sadly nothing quite so mysterious in my life. Just fortunate to have a relative currently working in China with a spare bedroom I can use as a base for free when I visit

Convincing cover story