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SUMO
Aug 30, 2017

Exhibition events bring sumo to new audience

Jungyo is similar to baseball's spring training for sumo; wrestlers are more relaxed and laid back, and fans have more opportunities to interact with the giant fellows.
SUMO / SUMO SCRIBBLINGS
Sep 11, 2016

Kisenosato set to profit from Hakuho's absence at Autumn Basho

Early on Thursday, it was announced that yokozuna Hakuho had decided to skip the upcoming Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo due to injury.
SUMO / SUMO SCRIBBLINGS
Nov 25, 2015

Kitanoumi’s death overshadows Harumafuji’s triumph

On Sunday, when yokozuna Harumafuji was presented with the Emperor's Cup for the seventh time, the world of sumo was still reeling from the news that Sumo Association Chairman Kitanoumi had died 48 hours earlier from complications related to rectal cancer aged only 62.
SUMO / SUMO SCRIBBLINGS
Oct 1, 2015

Kakuryu leaves questions unanswered after Autumn Basho triumph

In recent years, the Sumo Association has bent over backward looking to put bums on seats at the six tournaments held annually.
SUMO / SUMO SCRIBBLINGS
Sep 14, 2014

Hakuho and Goeido fight for sumo fans' attention

While most sumo fans will be looking at the Sept. 14-28 Aki Basho to see whether or not yokozuna Hakuho will add to his tally of 30 yusho to date, surprisingly there is more to the tournament than this. Yes, another yusho for Hakuho could bring him level with the legendary Chiyonofuji, and yes that would...
SUMO / SUMO SCRIBBLINGS
Dec 2, 2013

Little-man sumo pays off for Harumafuji

It was without doubt one of the most disappointing yokozuna-yokozuna bouts in recent years.
SUMO / SUMO SCRIBBLINGS
Mar 31, 2012

Sumo returns to Osaka with a bang

For the first time since March of 2010, the Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium played host to a sumo tournament.
EDITORIALS
Feb 6, 2009

Disappointment for sumo fans

The arrest of Wakakirin, a sumo wrestler in the juryo division, on suspicion of possessing cannabis and his subsequent dismissal by the Japan Sumo Association should be a great disappointment to many sumo fans.

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