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SUMO / Basho reports
Sep 15, 2019
Yokozuna Kakuryu withdraws from Autumn Basho
Mongolian yokozuna Kakuryu pulled out of the ongoing Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament with a left knee injury on Sunday, a day after suffering his third straight loss to a rank-and-file wrestler.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Sep 14, 2019
Unbeaten Okinoumi alone at top
Okinoumi maintained the sole lead at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Saturday, improving to 7-0 with an impressive win over fellow rank-and-file grappler Myogiryu.
Japan Times
SUMO
Sep 14, 2019
Sumo 101: World championships
Broadly speaking, sumo is divided into two separate (but overlapping) sports.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Sep 13, 2019
Unbeaten Okinoumi grabs sole lead
A mishap involving a referee left maegashira Okinoumi in the sole lead of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Friday, the sixth day of competition.
Japan Times
SUMO
Sep 13, 2019
Sumo 101: Kaobure
Every day of a sumo tournament contains hundreds of bouts.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Sep 12, 2019
Kakuryu handed first defeat; Takakeisho, Okinoumi improve to 5-0
Yokozuna Kakuryu suffered his first loss of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Thursday, falling behind undefeated co-leaders sekiwake Takakeisho and rank-and-filer Okinoumi on Day 5.
Japan Times
SUMO
Sep 12, 2019
Sumo 101: Kitanofuji
Sumo tournaments are shown daily on NHK. While the play-by-play men rotate, one ever present is acerbic color commentator Kitanofuji.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Sep 11, 2019
Kakuryu, two others earn 4th wins
Yokozuna Kakuryu kept his share of the lead at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Wednesday, defeating rank-and-filer Ichinojo in the day's final bout at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan.
Japan Times
SUMO
Sep 11, 2019
Sumo 101: Technique and strategy
One of the defining features of sumo is how quickly bouts end.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Sep 10, 2019
Kakuryu notches third straight win
Yokozuna Kakuryu retained his spotless record with a third straight win at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Tuesday, while ozeki Goeido suffered his first loss and dropped down the leaderboard.
Japan Times
SUMO
Sep 10, 2019
Sumo 101: Kuramae Kokugikan
The six yearly grand sumo tournaments are held at four locations.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Sep 9, 2019
Lone yokozuna Kakuryu earns second straight win
Yokozuna Kakuryu defended the rank's honor by making quick work of rank-and-filer Hokutofuji at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Monday en route to his second straight win.
Japan Times
SUMO
Sep 9, 2019
Sumo 101: Rikishi & social media
At first glance, sumo can seem intransigently stuck in the past.
Japan Times
SUMO
Sep 9, 2019
Yokozuna Hakuho withdraws from Autumn Basho with broken finger
Yokozuna Hakuho has withdrawn from the ongoing 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament with a broken finger, his stablemaster said Monday, following a shock opening-day loss to rank-and-filer Hokutofuji.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Sep 8, 2019
Yokozuna Hakuho suffers upset on opening day of Autumn Basho
Hakuho suffered a big upset at the hands of rank-and-filer Hokutofuji on Sunday, the first day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament.
SUMO
Sep 8, 2019
Sumo 101: Degeiko
The vast majority of a sumo wrestler's training bouts take place at home, against his own stablemates.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Sep 5, 2019
Envisioning comparisons between sumo and rugby as RWC approaches
Sumo isn't the only show in town this September, as the world's third-largest sporting event comes to Asia for the first time ever.
Japan Times
SUMO
Sep 5, 2019
Emperor's Cup up for grabs at Autumn Basho
Since the beginning of 2018, sumo fans have been spoiled for entertainment with one dramatic event after another hitting the sport.
Japan Times
SUMO
Sep 3, 2019
Turning Japanese: Sumo champ Hakuho gets citizenship
Yokozuna Hakuho, a record 42-time sumo grand champion, has acquired Japanese citizenship after relinquishing his Mongolian nationality, an official government publication showed Tuesday.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Aug 28, 2019
Japan slow to offer support to women's sumo
"It's not only boys who can practice and enjoy sumo. There are girls that like sumo too. I hope someday women can become pros."
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