Tokyo — Japan has a new sumo grand champion — or yokozuna — and the big news is he's Japanese. Onosato, the new grand champion, weighs 421 pounds and he is the first Japanese competitor to reach the ...

Sumo is Japan’s beloved sport. Yokozuna is the sport’s most prestigious title. And after 20 years of near-total dominance by Mongolian giants, a Japanese man once again holds the highest title in the ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... TOKYO — Japan has a new sumo grand champion — or yokozuna — and the big news is he’s Japanese. Onosato, the new grand champion, weighs 191 kilograms (421 ...

TOKYO — Japan has a new sumo grand champion — or yokozuna — and the big news is he’s Japanese. Onosato, the new grand champion, weighs 421 pounds and is the first Japanese competitor to reach the top ...

Onosato Daiki became the first Japanese man in eight years to be named a yokozuna, or grand champion, the highest title in the sport. By Victor Mather Sumo is Japan’s national sport, steeped in ...

(Reuters) – Sumo grand champion Kakuryu has retired after missing five consecutive tournaments, Kyodo News reported on Wednesday, leaving Hakuho as the sport’s only active yokozuna. Mongolia-born ...

Hakuho, a sumo wrestling legend in Japan, is retiring at 36. His resume includes a record 45 tournaments win, a record 16 perfect victories and an all-time sumo record 1,187 wins. Hakuho is a ...

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Sumo grand champion Kakuryu has retired after missing five consecutive tournaments, Kyodo News reported on Wednesday, leaving Hakuho as the sport's only active yokozuna. March 24 (Reuters) - Sumo ...