The sekiwake grappler wrapped up a winning record at the midway point of the Autumn Basho, but he has bigger goals for the rest of the...
The Mongolian grappler needed an extra bout to beat the determined rank-and-filer at the Nagoya Basho and came through with flying colors.
Mongolian grappler Hoshoryu was pushed to the brink by Abi but recovered to record an all-important win on Day 1 at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan.
Mongolian sekiwake Hoshoryu also virtually secured promotion to sumo's second-highest rank of ozeki for September’s tournament.
With one week to go in the Nagoya Basho, Hoshoryu is in a strong position to secure promotion to ozeki, sumo’s second-highest rank.
Lone ozeki Takakeisho comes through with a clutch win against the rank-and-filer on the final day, collecting his first title since November 2020.
With grand champion Terunofuji sidelined with knee injuries, lone ozeki Takakeisho is the tournament's highest-ranked wrestler.
The No. 8 maegashira is off to his best start ever and is one win ahead of Tamawashi at the 15-day tournament.
No. 2 maegashira Ichinojo beat Ura in an earlier bout to go one better than the lone grand champion.
The lone yokozuna won his second straight tournament at the sport's highest rank.
