Maegashira No. 1 Daieisho completed his title quest with a victory over Okinoumi on the final day of the tournament.
Although small by sumo standards, the 175-centimeter Tobizaru electrified fans when he went 11-4 in the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament in September.
˜˜ The gold standard for managers in Nippon Professional Baseball is Tetsuharu Kawakami. The dugout boss for the Yomiuri Giants from 1961-74, Kawakami piloted the...
The final tournament of the year ended in dramatic fashion. Ozeki Takakeisho overpowered Terunofuji in a playoff and collected the Emperor’s Cup at the...
A pair of torches for the rescheduled 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic torch relays are scheduled to make the rounds throughout the nation’s largest metropolis....
Shodai completed a dramatic title chase by snatching his first Emperor’s Cup on Sunday, September 27. The 28-year-old sekiwake, who wrestles out of the...
Koji Murofushi, the departing sports director for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, has acquired big responsibilities as the new head of the Japan Sports...
Perseverance paid off for former ozeki Terunofuji. The former ozeki, who has contemplated retirement in recent years, earned his first title since 2015 on...
Despite the frequency of sumo tournaments, the atmosphere is different for every event, determined by its location and the wrestlers who fight. When special guests...
