Hoshoryu's promotion would bring excitement to sumo fans as Terunofuji, the lone yokozuna, has battled knee injuries in recent years, forcing him to miss repeated tournaments. ...

Makuuchi division rankings for the July 13-27 Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at IG Arena, released Monday by the Japan Sumo ...

While Onosato was claiming Emperor’s Cups in Osaka and Tokyo in recent months, Kusano was doing something similar, albeit one ...

Hoshoryu's uncle Asashoryu, a former yokozuna who was known as the bad boy of sumo, was forced to quit the sport in 2010 after breaking a man's nose in a drunken brawl outside a nightclub.

Japan has a new sumo grand champion after breaking years of dominance from other nations. Onosato, weighing in at 191 ...

In the May tournament where Onosato won his second consecutive top-division title, Hoshoryu was second, with a 12-3 record to Onosato’s 14-1. The rivalry will continue in Nagoya in July.

Onosato’s promotion will set up an instant rivalry with Mongolia-born Hoshoryu, who is the other wrestler in Japan to hold the yokozuna title.

TOKYO — (AP) — Japan has a new sumo grand champion — or yokozuna — and the big news is he's Japanese. Onosato, the new grand champion, weighs 191 kilograms (421 pounds) and he is the first ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan has a new sumo grand champion — or yokozuna — and the big news is he's Japanese. Onosato, the new grand champion, weighs 191 kilograms (421… ...