Hoshoryu, real name Sugarragchaa Byambasuren, became the 74th yokozuna after winning a major tournament last week.

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- New yokozuna Hoshoryu took part in a traditional "tsuna-uchi" rope-making ceremony Thursday at his Tatsunami ...

The Japan Sumo Association officially approved Mongolian wrestler Hoshoryu's promotion to yokozuna, the sport's highest rank, ...

Mongolian-born sumo wrestler Hoshoryu has been promoted to the sport's top rank of yokozuna grand champion. He became the first newly promoted grand champion in three and a half years. The ...

Drums thundered and priests chanted as sumo's newest grand champion strode onto the public stage Friday in a ceremony to mark ...

Sumo avoided having a hole at the top for the first time in over 30 years Monday when the Mongolian Hoshoryu was recommended ...

"Bearing in mind that out of the entire club, it was only me and someone else that had ever done sumo wrestling before, in six months it was a real quick turnaround," he said. "We're expecting a ...

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Sumo's only grand master Hoshoryu vowed not to "tarnish the title" after being officially promoted to the highest rank on ...

Tokyo, Jan. 17 (Jiji Press)--Mongolian-born yokozuna grand champion Terunofuji, whose real name is Seizan Suginomori, on Friday announced his retirement as a sumo wrestler. Terunofuji, 33 ...

Tokyo (AFP) – Sumo's only grand master Hoshoryu ... for a brutal assault that left a rival wrestler with a fractured skull. Hoshoryu, whose real name is Sugarragchaa Byambasuren, won the New ...

But the highlight of their trip was learning about sumo wrestling. The whole family tried sumo wrestling In Nara, near Kyoto and Osaka, we encountered sacred deer that bowed when we fed them crackers.