Sumo / Basho Reports Nov 12, 2020
New ozeki Shodai withdrew from the meet on Thursday with an ankle ligament injury.
Basho Reports Nov 10, 2020
Shodai endures attack from Takayasu on Day 3 of November Basho
Both Shodai and fellow ozeki Takakeisho, the two highest-ranking wrestlers left in the competition, remained undefeated after Tuesday's bouts.
Sumo Mar 17, 2020
Kotonishiki experienced historic success without reaching ozeki
by John Gunning
Of the four ranks in sumo's top division, komusubi is the one at which a rikishi is least likely to win a championship. Since the advent of the six-tournament system in 1958, yokozuna have lifted the Emperor's Cup on 294 occasions, ozeki have won 84 ...
Sumo Jan 9, 2020
New Year Basho provides intriguing mix of storylines
by John Gunning
Every sumo tournament contains a myriad of storylines. One of the most fascinating aspects of the sport is the fact that the kachikoshi/makekoshi delineation of winning and losing records determines both the starting positions for the following meet and the lifestyle of the wrestlers. In sports ...
Sumo | INSIDE SUMO Jan 3, 2020
Reviewing last year, previewing 2020 in sumo
by John Gunning
Happy New Year to you all. Here's to a great 2020. Sumo is the daytime soap opera of sports when it comes to drama. Action inside the ring is often controversial — the result of many rules actually being guidelines that are open to interpretation —while ...
Sumo Dec 24, 2019
Summer Basho winner Asanoyama will fight as a sekiwake for the first time at next month's New Year Grand Sumo Tournament, the latest rankings released by the Japan Sumo Association on Tuesday showed. The 25-year-old rising star earned promotion to sumo's third-highest rank after going ...
Sumo / Basho Reports Nov 18, 2019
Yokozuna Hakuho retained his one-win buffer at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament after beating No. 4 maegashira Kotoyuki on Monday. Targeting a record-extending 43rd makuuchi title at Fukuoka Kokusai Center, Hakuho (8-1) delivered a hard left-handed slap to Kotoyuki (4-5), then darted to the side ...
Sumo / Basho Reports Nov 17, 2019
Hakuho remained alone at the top of the leaderboard after beating Tamawashi at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Sunday. Having started the second week of the meet as outright leader, Hakuho made sure it stayed that way by forcing out the No. 4 maegashira ...
Sumo / Basho Reports Nov 16, 2019
Yokozuna Hakuho maintained his sole lead by beating rank-and-filer Takarafuji on Saturday, the seventh day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament. The Mongolian-born yokozuna defeated No. 3 maegashira Takarafuji (3-4) to improve to 6-1 in the day's final bout at Fukuoka Kokusai Center. Takarafuji fought aggressively ...
Sumo / Basho Reports Nov 15, 2019
Hakuho moved into the outright lead at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Friday, defeating Meisei to improve to 5-1. In the final bout of Day 6 at Fukuoka Kokusai Center, the Mongolian-born yokozuna easily overpowered the No. 2 maegashira, who came into the match ...
Sumo / Basho Reports Nov 13, 2019
Hakuho flexed his yokozuna muscles on Wednesday to stay on the heels of a pair of rank-and-filers in the lead after four days of action at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament. The Mongolian-born veteran was made to work overtime by top-ranked maegashira Okinoumi (1-3), who ...
Sumo / Basho Reports Nov 11, 2019
Yokozuna Hakuho suffered his first loss of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Monday, losing to rank-and-filer Daieisho in an undramatic end to Day 2 that leaves the title chase wide open. In the final bout of the day, Hakuho swept away a high shove ...