Debuting yokozuna Hoshoryu pulled out of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament on Tuesday after suffering injuries to his right ...

Rank-and-file wrestler Takayasu seized the outright lead in a top-of-the-table battle with ozeki Onosato on Tuesday at the ...

Hoshoryu already has a pair of titles to his name, and is coming off perhaps the most impressive eight-bout stretch of his ...

Newly promoted Yokozuna Hoshoryu has lost his first bout in the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka. Our site uses cookies and other technologies to give you the best possible experience. By using ...

Mongolian-born Hoshoryu became the 74th yokozuna, or grand champion, in sumo history this week after winning the second tournament of his career. The 25-year-old is the first new yokozuna since ...

Sekiwake Hoshoryu clinched his first Emperor’s Cup on July 23 at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament, effectively guaranteeing his promotion to the second-highest rank of ozeki. The 24-year-old ...

Hoshoryu, real name Sugarragchaa Byambasuren, became the 74th yokozuna, or grand champion, after winning a major tournament last week. To become a yokozuna, the wrestler must not only achieve ...

In a dramatic come-from-behind victory, ozeki Hoshoryu clinched his second championship on Jan. 26, virtually ensuring his promotion to yokozuna. The 25-year-old forced out fellow ozeki Kotozakura ...

Hoshoryu’s promotion to grand champion following the January tournament came on the heels of Terunofuji’s mid-basho retirement, which makes the former now the sole holder of sumo’s most ...

Just behind them were Hoshoryu and Hakuoho, at 9 and 3. All that was a prelude to the final three days. Nishikigi never recovered from his second loss and dropped his next three matches to finish ...