Exciting young Ukrainian grappler Aonishiki caused another sensation Tuesday at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament, upsetting ...

New yokozuna Onosato blew away rising Ukrainian talent Aonishiki, but fellow grand champion Hoshoryu suffered his first loss ...

Kotozakura’s milestone victory came nine years after he made his professional debut in the same Kyushu tournament. “I was able to maintain a calm state of mind throughout the 15-day ...

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.

Kotozakura made history by clinching his first Emperor's Cup at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on 24 November. The 27-year-old ozeki defeated Hoshoryu in a thrilling final-day showdown, securing ...

Kotozakura — a sumo ring name unused for half a century — reappeared on the latest banzuke (rankings), which were released this week.. The tenure of ozeki Kotonowaka lasted just one tournament ...

Ten days into the 2024 Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament and the biggest surprise is that two ozeki are leading the field, but one of them isn’t Onosato.. Sumo’s newest star has a solid 7-3 record ...

Are NHK news program reporters ever allowed to go off-script? On this topic, I listened to longtime NHK voice Murray Johnson severely criticize the head sumo judge repeatedly for a poor decision that ...