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TERUNOFUJI

Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
May 21, 2023
Terunofuji takes outright lead with Day 8 win over Kotoshoho
The Mongolian-born grand champion continued to impress in his injury comeback at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
May 20, 2023
Terunofuji and Asanoyama continue to dominate summer tourney
Yokozuna Terunofuji and former ozeki Asanoyama, each making a kind of comeback at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament, continued to look unbeatable Saturday as each improved to 7-0.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
May 18, 2023
Yokozuna Terunofuji wins fifth straight bout at Summer Basho
Terunofuji, a seven-time Emperor's Cup winner, has so far dispelled concerns about his health at the 15-day meet.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
May 17, 2023
Terunofuji wins as five wrestlers remain perfect after Day 4
Two sekiwake wrestlers, Daiesho and Wakamotoharu, improved to 4-0, along with No. 6 Meisei and former ozeki Asanoyama, currently wrestling as a No. 14 maegashira.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
May 16, 2023
Terunofuji wins third straight, Kiribayama falls at Summer meet
Ozeki Takakeisho, needing eight wins this month to retain his place at the second-highest rank, showed his poise in dealing with the nimble and feisty drives from Midorifuji.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
May 15, 2023
Yokozuna Terunofuji cruises past Abi on Day 2 of Summer Basho
Returning from a prolonged injury layoff at the 15-day tournament, Terunofuji stayed perfect by brushing aside No. 1 maegashira Abi.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
May 14, 2023
Returning Terunofuji and ozeki-chasing Kiribayama win on Day 1
Ozeki Takakeisho, the only wrestler placed in the second-highest rank, managed to swing No. 1 maegashira Abi around at the edge before pushing him out.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
May 12, 2023
Terunofuji set for return to dominance at Summer Basho if knee holds up
The 31-year-old has missed the entirety of the last three tournaments after a flare-up of chronic knee issues forced him to withdraw midway through the September meet.
Japan Times
SUMO
Apr 18, 2023
Grand champion Terunofuji vows return at May tourney
The seven-time champion in the top-tier makuuchi division missed all or part of the last four tournaments.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Apr 12, 2023
Should Terunofuji be considered an all-time great?
With the yokozuna's status for next month's Summer Basho still pending, it’s worth pondering how sumo history would judge him were he to retire without achieving further glory.
Japan Times
SUMO
Mar 10, 2023
Yokozuna promotion appears within Takakeisho's grasp at Spring Basho
Reaching sumo’s highest rank is one of the toughest challenges in all of sport, but the odds of Takakeisho achieving it later this month appear good.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Feb 22, 2023
Sumo's changed landscape reflected in 2023 depth chart
If all 600 or so active rikishi, and those projected to join in the near future, were available to be chosen by stables, which men would make the top eight?
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.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Jan 4, 2023
Another season of turbulence in store for sumo in 2023
While there are several candidates to become sumo's next big thing, it seems likely that it will take time for one or more wrestlers to separate themselves from their rivals.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Dec 21, 2022
Sumo's topsy-turvy 2022 showed hopeful signs for sport's recovery
For the first time in over 30 years, all six grand tournaments in a calendar year were won by different wrestlers, with rank-and-filers sweeping the final three tournaments.
Japan Times
SUMO
Nov 11, 2022
Only certainty about upcoming Kyushu Basho is uncertainty
Predicting who will emerge victorious in the 2022 Kyushu Basho is almost impossible, but another first time champion or unexpected career breakout performance is a safe bet.
Japan Times
SUMO
Nov 11, 2022
Yokozuna Terunofuji to miss Kyushu tourney due to injury
The seven-time grand tournament winner will finish the year with just one title. The Kyushu meet is the sixth and last tournament of 2022.
Japan Times
SUMO
Oct 22, 2022
Yokozuna Terunofuji has surgery on both knees
The Mongolian-born yokozuna, a seven-time tournament winner in the top division, has already left hospital after going under the knife earlier this week.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Sep 21, 2022
No stars? No problem: Interest in sumo grows as it enters parity era
The ebb and flow of Japan's national sport is closely tied to the rise and fall of its grand champions, but overseas viewers are increasingly backing a wider variety of wrestlers.
Japan Times
SUMO
Sep 20, 2022
Terunofuji out of Autumn meet with injuries to both knees
The Mongolian-born 30-year-old lost to maegashira Takayasu on Monday for his fourth defeat at Ryogoku Kokigikan, seemingly experiencing discomfort in his long-troubled right knee.
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