Ozeki Terunofuji is making a historic comeback, rebounding from injuries, disease and a plunge to sumo’s second-lowest division to stand one step from promotion to yokozuna. The 29-year-old Mongolian ...

With two young yokozuna and now a fresh-faced ozeki at the top of the sumo rankings, the future looks bright for Japan's ...

Ozeki Terunofuji may have come up one victory short on the final day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament, but he walked away with the most coveted prize in his sport: promotion to yokozuna. The ...

The Spring Grand Sumo Tournament came to a close on March 28 in Tokyo. During the competition, fans were saddened by the sudden retirement of a grand champion. But in the end, it was next-generation ...

Sumo is facing a potential chasm at the top of the ancient sport for the first time in over 30 years after the only yokozuna, Terunofuji, announced his retirement on Friday. The Mongolian-born 33-year ...

TOKYO — Terunofuji is retiring from sumo, the ancient Japanese sport's governing body said Friday, potentially leaving it without a wrestler at the highest rank of yokozuna for the first time in over ...

The July grand sumo tournament featured two huge names with a lot on the line. One was fighting to prove he was still a worthy grand champion; the other was taking a shot at promotion to the top level ...

Terunofuji is retiring from sumo, the ancient Japanese sport's governing body said Friday, potentially leaving it without a wrestler at the highest rank of yokozuna for the first time in over 30 years ...

Yokozuna Terunofuji decided Friday to sit out the upcoming New Year Grand Sumo Tournament to focus on making a full recovery from having surgery on both knees last October. The injury-prone ...

Terunofuji holds a press conference on May 24, 2021, at his Isegahama stable in Tokyo. (Photo courtesy of the Japan Sumo Association/Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A day after winning the Summer Grand Sumo ...

Sumo is facing a potential chasm at the top of the ancient sport for the first time in over 30 years after the only yokozuna, Terunofuji, announced his retirement on Friday. The Mongolian-born 33-year ...