Basho Reports

A day after his first defeat at the hands of komusubi Daieisho, yokozuna Hakuho was outmaneuvered by sekiwake Mitakeumi.

With his first defeat of the 15-day tournament, the overnight leader fell back into a three-way tie at 10-1

The yokozuna remained undefeated at Ryogoku Kokugikan as his ozeki rival was handed his first loss.

The tournament's lone remaining yokozuna and the wrestler considered to be the sport's next top-ranked star are both undefeated after nine days.

Yokozuna Hakuho and new ozeki Asanoyama cruised to their eighth straight wins at the July Grand Sumo Tournament on Sunday to sit in a two-way tie for the lead after sekiwake Mitakeumi suffered his first defeat. Hakuho fended off a spirited attack from No. 4 ...

Yokozuna Hakuho ozeki Asanoyama each improved to 7-0 at the July Basho

New ozeki Asanoyama and sekiwake Mitakeumi also rose to 6-0 as the July Grand Sumo Tournament approached its midway point.

The two stars are part of a five-way tie for first place after Day 5.

Hakuho took another step toward a second straight Emperor's Cup on Wednesday by improving to 4-0 at the July Grand Sumo Tournament, while new ozeki Asanoyama also stayed at the front of the pack with a perfect record. The sole yokozuna following Kakuryu's withdrawal due ...