The event originated in Argentina, and St. John Paul II played a fundamental role in its establishment. The story has its beginnings on Nov. 13, 1998, when the pilgrim pope received the then ...

FUKUOKA--Ozeki Kotozakura won his first Emperor’s Cup, besting fellow ozeki Hoshoryu on Nov. 24 on the final day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center. Both ozeki entered ...

Onosato then set the stage for the winner-take-all playoff by forcing out fellow ozeki Kotozakura (8-7). After a bruising collision, Takayasu got hold of Onosato's belt and began initiating a throw ...

Takayasu then had to wait about a half hour to see if Onosato would lose to ozeki Kotozakura in the final bout of the day, which would have given him the title outright. But Onosato forced the playoff ...