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NEW YEAR GRAND SUMO

Wrestlers with the Shikoroyama stable after a training session in Tokyo late last month.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
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Onosato (left) and Nishonoseki stablemaster display the rankings list on Monday for the upcoming New Year's Grand Sumo Tournament, during which the highly touted Onosato will make his top-division debut.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Dec 28, 2023
Who will grab the spotlight at sumo's first tourney of 2024?
Ozeki Kirishima has his sights set on the ultimate promotion, while debutant Onosato is looking to impress in his highly anticipated debut.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jan 22, 2023
Lone ozeki Takakeisho claims third Emperor's Cup at New Year Basho
The tournament's highest-ranked rikishi finished ahead of the pack with a 12-3 record by toppling unlikely contender Kotoshoho, fighting as a 13th-ranked maegashira.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jan 21, 2023
Takakeisho and Kotoshoho head into final day of New Year tourney tied for lead
Takakeisho overcame dangerous Mongolian sekiwake Hoshoryu, while Kotoshoho brushed aside No. 1 maegashira Daieisho to improve to 11-3 on Day 14 at Ryogoku Kokugikan.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jan 20, 2023
Takakeisho defeats Onosho, creating three-way tie for the lead
Takakeisho will enter the final weekend of the 15-day meet tied at 10-3 with two others after continuing his head-to-head dominance of the overnight leader Onosho.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jan 19, 2023
Onosho takes New Year Basho lead after ozeki Takakeisho falls again
The two wrestlers will face off in Friday's final bout, setting up a potential neck-and-neck race heading into the final weekend of the January meet.
Japan Times
SUMO
Jan 18, 2023
Unstoppable Asanoyama well-positioned for return to top division
After serving a long suspension for violating the Japan Sumo Association's COVID-19 guidelines, the former ozeki is battling his way back to makuuchi with flair.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jan 17, 2023
Takakeisho takes care of Meisei to remain sole leader
No. 8 maegashira Onosho and No. 13 Kotoshoho improved to 8-2 to remain one win off the pace at the 15-day tournament.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jan 17, 2023
Takakeisho takes outright lead with easy win over Sadanoumi
The ozeki is chasing a third grand tournament crown that could see him promoted to the highest rank of yokozuna alongside Mongolian-born powerhouse Terunofuji.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jan 15, 2023
Takakeisho survives brutal bout to retain share of lead
The win was the sixth straight for Takakeisho, the highest-ranked wrestler at the 15-day meet.
Japan Times
SUMO
Jan 15, 2023
Okinoumi announces retirement after exiting New Year meet
The former sekiwake will remain attached to the Hakkaku stable as an instructor, taking on the elder name Kimigahama.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jan 14, 2023
Takakeisho digs deep to keep share of lead at New Year sumo tournament
With the first week of the tournament in the books, the highest-ranked rikishi in the absence of yokozuna Terunofuji shares the top rung with four members of the rank-and-file at 6-1.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jan 13, 2023
Eight wrestlers tied for lead at New Year Grand Sumo Tournament
Lone ozeki Takakeisho outmuscled Abi to grab a share of first place at the New Year Basho on Friday.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jan 12, 2023
Unbeaten trio tied for lead after Day 5 of New Year Grand Sumo Tournament
Abi, Aoiyama and Kotoshoho all won to improve to 5-0 on the fifth day of the tournament.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Jan 11, 2023
Hoshoryu's recent rise may earn him a speedy promotion
Japan's national sport has been going through a period of flux over the past few years and is in desperate need of a new marquee name.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jan 10, 2023
Hoshoryu still unbeaten after Day 3 of New Year Tournament
Lone ozeki Takakeisho also bounced back from his first defeat by winning a bruising encounter with top-ranked maegashira Daieisho.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jan 9, 2023
Tobizaru takes down ozeki Takakeisho on second day of New Year Tournament
The former komusubi remained a thorn in Takakeisho's side as he racked up his second straight head-to-head win over the ozeki.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jan 8, 2023
Lone ozeki Takakeisho makes winning start to New Year meet
The two-time Emperor's Cup winner is the highest-ranked wrestler contesting the 15-day meet at Ryogoku Kokugikan in the absence of injured lone yokozuna Terunofuji.
Japan Times
SUMO
Jan 6, 2023
Takakeisho enters New Year Basho with golden opportunity
The first professional sumo tournament of the year gets underway at the Kokugikan in Tokyo this weekend.
Japan Times
SUMO
Jan 6, 2023
Injured yokozuna Terunofuji to skip New Year tourney
Yokozuna Terunofuji decided Friday to sit out the upcoming New Year Grand Sumo Tournament to focus on making a full recovery from having surgery on both knees last October.
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