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

Hakkaku (2nd from right), president of the Japan Sumo Association, attends a press conference at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 19, 2025, to announce top-division wrestlers' exhibition tour to ...

I experienced a level of intensity and thrill that was completely different from football or sumo wrestling — something truly ...

Ozeki Champion Hoshoryu has been recommended for promotion to sumo's top rank after winning his second grand tournament title in a three-way playoff on Sunday. The Mongolian-born wrestler also ...

Accor Arena, which hosted basketball and gymnastics events at last year's Paris Olympics, will stage a two-day competition featuring top wrestlers in the French capital in June 2026. Japan Sumo ...

“This will be actual competition for the Hot Springs Cup of sumo wrestling,” Arrison said ... These will be six world-famous sumo champions competing in head-to-head competition.

Sumo is facing a potential chasm at the top of the ancient sport for the first time in more than 30 years after the only yokozuna, Terunofuji, announced his retirement on Friday. The Mongolian ...

Tickets for the All-Star Elite Round-Robin Sumo Wrestling Tournament, which will be held at Bank OZK Arena in Hot Springs on ...

Two sumo wrestlers face off as part of an All Star Sumo event. Bank OZK Arena will host a round-robin tournament featuring ...

a yokozuna cannot be demoted and is expected to retire if their level of sumo decreases. Multiple wrestlers can hold the rank at any given time, but Hoshoryu will stand alone at the top after the ...