OSAKA--In an eerily quiet setting, a subdued Spring Grand Sumo Tournament opened here on March 8 without spectators due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in Japan. The nationally televised ...

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In professional sumo, the release of every new banzuke — or ranking list — signals the imminent arrival of the next official tournament. For the March 2025 meet in Osaka, the two most striking ...

Yokozuna Hoshoryu, right, defeats Takanosho on Day 7 of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Edion Arena Osaka on March 15, 2025. (Kyodo) OSAKA (Kyodo) -- Yokozuna Hoshoryu improved to 5-2 at the ...

on Jan. 28 decided to move the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament from Osaka to Tokyo. The 15-day tournament will be held at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo instead of Edion Arena Osaka, the traditional ...

“I’m more excited than nervous,” he told reporters and fans in a public appearance ahead of the major tournament in Osaka, which started yesterday. Sumo wrestlers Meccha and Ohtani compete during a ...

Yokozuna Hoshoryu reacts after losing to Chiyoshoma on Day 5 of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Edion Arena Osaka on March 13, 2025. (Kyodo) OSAKA (Kyodo) -- Newly minted yokozuna Hoshoryu ...

The five-day tournament at London's Royal Albert Hall will ... Sumo holds six regular 15-day "honbasho" tournaments in Japan each year, three in Tokyo and one each in Osaka, Nagoya and Fukuoka.

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 ...