New yokozuna Hoshoryu admits feeling trepidation after seeing his name on top of the official rankings for the first time ...

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 ...

It's a little scary." Hoshoryu, the nephew of Mongolian former yokozuna Asashoryu, clinched the Emperor's Cup at the New Year meet in Tokyo by winning a thrilling three-way championship playoff.

Makuuchi division rankings for the March 9-23 Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Edion Arena Osaka, released Tuesday by the ...

About 3,500 people gathered at Meiji Jingu shrine in Tokyo on Friday to see sumo yokozuna grand champion Hoshoryu perform his first ring-entering ceremony. He was promoted to the sport's highest ...

Drums thundered and priests chanted as sumo's newest yokozuna strode onto the public stage Friday in a ceremony to mark his promotion to the ancient sport's highest rank. Mongolian-born Hoshoryu ...

Tokyo: Drums thundered and priests chanted as ... Mongolian-born Hoshoryu became the 74th yokozuna, or grand champion, in sumo history this week after winning the second tournament of his career.

He completed just 8 of his 21 tournaments since becoming a yokozuna. Tokyo prosecutors issue a summary indictment to an accountant for the Liberal Democratic Party group in the Tokyo assembly for ...

AFP/ Getty Images A yokozuna cannot be demoted and is expected to retire if their level of sumo falls Around 3,500 fans arrived at the Meiji Shine in Tokyo to see the 25-year-old complete a number ...