The Kyushu basho starts on Sunday ... Introduce yourself in the comments, ask questions about sumo, and weigh-in on what ...

Once this basho ends, it will be just weeks before the November tournament — traditionally held in Fukuoka — will take place at the same arena. By then, the Japan Sumo Association could ...

But the 330-lbs Mongolian, sumo's most successful ever grand champion ... Winning his first tournament, or basho, in 2002, his rise up the rankings culminated in him attaining the highest position ...

There will be no Emperor’s Cup title defense for Takerufuji in May. The lower leg injury that almost derailed the top-division newcomer’s historic championship in Osaka still hasn’t healed ...

Hobbled yokozuna Hakuho pulled out of the November Grand Sumo Tournament that starts on Nov. 8, still not fully recovered from knee surgery in August. After his right knee was diagnosed as ...

It is a moot point whether the Sumo Association would have promoted him after a really good tournament, but they were let off the hook by his bad basho. He was a better fighter than many previous ...

What's more, sumo fans were allowed into Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium for the first time in three years. There had been serious doubts about whether the basho could even go ahead in the city.

The last time a grand sumo tournament was contested without a ... in four of the six tournaments since last year's autumn basho. Kakuryu pulled out during the previous tournament due to a right ...

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The sumo faithful in Osaka were disappointed to ... The Osaka tournament is often called the "Areru Haru Basho" or "Stormy Spring Tournament." Somehow, it seems to feature more than its share ...