In professional sumo, the release of every new banzuke — or ranking list — signals the imminent ... stylized sumo calligraphy under the rank of yokozuna. After that, what immediately catches ...

Yokozuna undertook a sumo gimmick in WWE ... and he is a member of the lucrative list of performers who have been crowned as the WWE Champion, holding the belt twice by beating Bret Hart and ...

Her love of sumo paid unexpected dividends in spring when she was appointed to the Yokozuna Deliberation Council, which is tasked with nominating wrestlers for the sport’s highest rank.

I know there are no ifs, ands, or buts in sumo, but he no doubt wishes he could have another go at his Day 14 match against Terunofuji. Again, Abi had the yokozuna on the ropes, but came up just ...

After struggling through much of last year with injuries, sumo's number-one man finally returned to action. Yokozuna Terunofuji ... 1979 March Tournament for the list to have fewer than 600.

“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 ...

Ozeki Terunofuji may have come up one victory short on the final day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament, but he walked away with the most coveted prize in his sport: promotion to yokozuna. The ...

OSAKA (Kyodo) -- Newly promoted yokozuna Hoshoryu pulled out of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament on Tuesday after suffering a right elbow injury and neck sprain requiring two weeks of recovery.

Hoshoryu may have had a disappointing debut at sumo’s highest rank — withdrawing ... wrestler has an opportunity to do better as a new yokozuna. Ozeki Onosato overcame a couple of upset ...

Hoshoryu, left, earns his first win as a yokozuna by forcing out Wakatakakage on Day 2 of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Edion Arena Osaka on March 10, 2025. (Kyodo) OSAKA (Kyodo ...

New yokozuna Hoshoryu admitted feeling trepidation Tuesday after seeing his name on top of the official rankings for the first time ahead of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka. The 25-year-old ...