Japanese sumo wrestler Onosato is aiming for the sport's top spot of yokozuna -- or grand champion -- after clinching the ...

Ozeki Onosato overcame a couple of upset losses down the home stretch of the spring tournament this month to claim his third ...

Grand Sumo Tournament winner Onosato said Monday he had struggled with the weight of expectation since his promotion to ozeki ...

Newly promoted yokozuna Hoshoryu pulled out of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament on Tuesday after suffering a right elbow ...

26, virtually ensuring his promotion to yokozuna. The 25-year-old forced out fellow ozeki Kotozakura in the final bout on Day 15 to end the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament with a 12-3 tally at ...

OSAKA—Ozeki Onosato captured the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in a playoff on March 23 at Edion Arena Osaka and improved his ...

Sumo avoided having a hole at the top for the first time in over 30 years on Monday when the Mongolian Hoshoryu was recommended for promotion to the highest rank of yokozuna.

Ozeki champion Onosato has won the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament after a playoff. This is his first title since he was ...

Aonishiki, who is 182cm in height and weighs a relatively modest 136kg, discovered sumo as a boy, practicing judo and freestyle wrestling before encountering sumo athletes visiting his gym in Ukraine ...

When it comes to the 2025 Osaka Grand Sumo Tournament, one question overshadows all others. How will Hoshoryu — the 74th yokozuna — do in his debut at the sport’s highest rank? If recent ...

“Banzai!” That was the last word many of WWE’s top Superstars heard when they faced the imposing Yokozuna. Standing 6’4” and weighing nearly 600 pounds, the Japanese sumo wrestler squash ...