Sumo | INSIDE SUMO Jan 27, 2021
Fake news becoming real issue for foreign sumo fans
by John Gunning
Online information about sumo has increasingly been falling victim to many of the same issues that plague mainstream news.
Sumo Nov 24, 2020
Grand champions Hakuho and Kakuryu told to heal themselves before next tournament
The unusually stern warning came after both grand champions ended the year having only managed to complete one tournament each.
Sumo | INSIDE SUMO Jan 30, 2019
Tamawashi put on thrilling show during run to first title
by John Gunning
Just prior to the 2018 September Tournament, while sitting in a sweltering Ryogoku Kokugikan and watching the Yokozuna Deliberation Council practice session, I grabbed a quick selfie with a couple of rikishi standing over my right shoulder. Tochinoshin and Mitakeumi were the two wrestlers in ...
Sumo | INSIDE SUMO Nov 29, 2017
Harumafuji had with no choice but to retire
by John Gunning
Yokozuna Harumafuji announced his intention to retire at a press conference on Wednesday. The decision is the result of a scandal involving the violent beating of a junior wrestler, and now means the careers of the last two yokozuna to retire end under a cloud. The ...
Sumo | SUMO SCRIBBLINGS Dec 2, 2013
Little-man sumo pays off for Harumafuji
by Mark Buckton
It was without doubt one of the most disappointing yokozuna-yokozuna bouts in recent years. When Harumafuji’s disappointing hit-and-run technique against fellow Mongolian Hakuho on Nov. 24 gave him the championship after an action-packed 15 days, few were that impressed. Instead, rather that his sixth yusho to ...