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

A Mongolian sumo wrestler ... Japan's only new champion during that period, Kisenosato, held the rank for less than two years. "Mongolians do so well because their national wrestling style ...

This is true, but its kind of unfortunate since when he was healthy he really did quite well - he was the champion in ... Hakuho, Akebono and Chiyonofuji. Pray tell, how can someone who thinks they ...

Tokyo (AFP) – Drums thundered and priests chanted as sumo's newest grand champion strode onto the public stage Friday in a ceremony to mark his promotion to the ancient Japanese sport's highest ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Sumo grand champion Terunofuji ... when Hawaiian-born Akebono debuted as a yokozuna. A foreign-born wrestler has continuously held the yokozuna rank since then, but that streak ...

Yokozuna Terunofuji, right, battles No. 1 maegashira Kirishima on Day 3 of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament ... since November 2021. Since Akebono's first career championship in May 1992 ...