Sumo wrestling returns to London at a sold out Royal Albert Hall

Sumo returned to Royal Albert Hall after a 34-year absence (Jordan Pettit/PA) - (PA Wire)

Sumo wrestling returned to London with a sold out Royal Albert Hall gripped by the opening night that ended with the sport’s elite in action.

For only the second time the Grand Sumo Tournament is being staged outside Japan with the five-day event concluding on Sunday as organisers look to capitalise on a worldwide surge in interest in Japan’s national sport.