SUMO
SPECIAL
2019
SPRING BASHO
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SUMO
MAR 20, 2019
Unbeaten Hakuho outduels Takakeisho
KYODO
Yokozuna Hakuho held off a stern challenge from sekiwake Takakeisho on Wednesday to maintain his perfect 11-0 record at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament. No. 4 maegashira Ichinojo is one win ...
MAR 20, 2019
Bow-twirling ceremony
BY JOHN GUNNING
Every day of a sumo tournament concludes with a bow-twirling ceremony, called yumitori-shiki in Japanese. A rikishi — normally from the makushita division — mounts the dohyo from the side of ...
MAR 19, 2019
Hakuho improves to 10-0 at Spring Grand Sumo Tournament
KYODO
Yokozuna Hakuho improved to a perfect 10-0 Tuesday at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament, but a pair of wrestlers remain just one win behind the all-time championship record holder on ...
MAR 18, 2019
Four one-loss wrestlers pursue perfect Hakuho
KYODO
Yokozuna Hakuho earned his ninth straight win on Monday and remained the only undefeated wrestler at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament. In the final bout at Edion Arena Osaka, Hakuho took ...
MAR 17, 2019
Hakuho takes sole lead on Day 8 of Spring Grand Tournament
KYODO
Yokozuna Hakuho dodged a bullet from rank-and-filer Tochiozan on Sunday to claim his eighth straight win and take sole possession of the lead at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament. Hakuho, seeking ...
MAR 16, 2019
Title chase heats up in Osaka
KYODO
Yokozuna Hakuho continued his march toward a record-extending 42nd championship at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament on Saturday, improving to a perfect 7-0 by beating Shodai. After a pair of tougher-than-expected ...
MAR 18, 2019
Sumo 101: College graduates in sumo
BY JOHN GUNNING
New entrants into the world of sumo generally fall into three groups. Most are recent junior high school graduates with little to no previous sumo experience. That category has a fairly high ...
MAR 17, 2019
Sumo 101: Brothers in sumo
BY JOHN GUNNING
Normally, brothers in sumo can't fight one another. The only way siblings can meet on the dohyo is in a playoff for the championship. That has happened just once; in November 1995 ...
MAR 18, 2019
Sumo 101: College graduates in sumo
BY JOHN GUNNING
New entrants into the world of sumo generally fall into three groups. Most are recent junior high school graduates with little to no previous sumo experience. That category has a fairly high ...
MAR 17, 2019
Sumo 101: Nicknames
BY JOHN GUNNING
All sumo wrestlers have a shikona (ring name). A few, like Endo or Takayasu, use their family name. Most, however, have ring names with elements referring to their stable or place of ...
