Hakuho proved an impregnable force for ozeki stalwart Kisenosato in an electrifying showdown of undefeated wrestlers Saturday, putting himself within arm’s length of his 25th Emperor’s Cup at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament. The yokozuna improved to 14-0 while Kisenosato slipped to 13-1 with ...

Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho and ozeki Kisenosato both powered to their 13th wins on Friday to set up a mouth-watering showdown at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament. Unbeaten at 13-0, Hakuho and Kisenosato are the only two wrestlers in title contention and they go toe-to-toe ...

Ozeki Kisenosato pulled out the heavy artillery to beat yokozuna Harumafuji to remain spotless with his 12th consecutive win at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on Thursday. Hakuho was poetry in motion as he grilled ozeki Kakuryu and the pair continued on a collision ...

Yokozuna Hakuho dispensed with Kotooshu, and Kisenosato did a hatchet job on Aran to improve to 11-0 with four days remaining at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on Wednesday. Hakuho and Kisenosato are tied for the lead, while ozeki Kakuryu trails one behind the ...

Kisenosato improved to 10-0 for the first time in his career with victory over fellow ozeki Kotooshu at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on Tuesday. Kisenosato is aiming to become the first Japanese since Tochiazuma in 2006 to win a title. Yokozuna Hakuho kept ...

Yokozuna Hakuho and ozeki Kisenosato retained their perfect records through the ninth day at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on Monday. Ozeki Kakuryu trails at 8-1 after suffering his first defeat of the tournament, while yokozuna Harumafuji, ozeki Kotoshogiku and eighth-ranked maegashira Tokitenku follow ...

Hakuho kicked off the second week of action with another swashbuckling win to keep his unblemished record intact, mowing down Russian Aran at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on Sunday. The yokozuna, who inched closer in his bid for his 25th career title, is ...

Hakuho kept his eyes firmly on the prize and wrapped up the first week of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament with another high-octane performance against Takarafuji on Saturday. His sights set on a 25th championship title, Hakuho put on a clinic in his first ...

Hakuho motored ahead with a sixth win and Harumafuji posted a morale-boosting victory to get his stuttering campaign to prove his worth as a yokozuna back on track on the sixth day of action at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on Friday. Hakuho, seeking ...

Yokozuna Hakuho extended his perfect head-to-head record against struggling No. 2 maegashira Tochinoshin to 16 wins with another commanding performance at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on Thursday. But on a day of upsets in the upper ranks at Ryogoku Kokugikan, Harumafuji’s tournament took ...

Hakuho manhandled upset-minded Myogiryu while fellow yokozuna Harumafuji got back on track after the previous day’s defeat, albeit a jittery win over Kitataiki on the third day of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on Tuesday. Hakuho leads a pack of 10 wrestlers in the ...