SUMO
SPECIAL
2019
SUMMER BASHO
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SUMO
MAY 26, 2019
Asanoyama falls on basho's last day
BY AFP-JIJI
U.S. President Donald Trump became the main attraction on an otherwise anticlimactic final day at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on Sunday, a day after No. 8 maegashira Asanoyama clinched ...
MAY 25, 2019
Asanoyama captures first title
BY KYODO
Rank-and-filer Asanoyama clinched his maiden championship on Saturday by beating ozeki Goeido with one day remaining at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament. In addition to the Emperor's Cup, the No. 8 ...
MAY 24, 2019
Asanoyama takes lead after judges reverse decision
BY KYODO
Rank-and-file wrestler Asanoyama seized the sole lead at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on Friday with a controversial win over sekiwake Tochinoshin, as Kakuryu dropped off the pace by losing ...
MAY 23, 2019
Kakuryu back in tie for first place
BY KYODO
Yokozuna Kakuryu recovered from his second upset of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament to reclaim a share of the lead with rank-and-filer Asanoyama, who suffered his second loss of the ...
MAY 22, 2019
Asanoyama takes lead as rivals slip
BY KYODO
Yokozuna Kakuryu and sekiwake Tochinoshin both suffered upsets on Wednesday at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament, with each falling one win behind rank-and-file wrestler Asanoyama on a bad day all-around ...
MAY 26, 2019
Sumo 101: Sumo and singing
BY JOHN GUNNING
Though sumo and song may not seem obvious bedfellows, Japan's national sport has musical connections both varied and historical. Jinku, a form of folk singing, is a common sight on provincial ...
MAY 25, 2019
Sumo 101: Controversial decisions
BY JOHN GUNNING
Friday's controversial overturning of an apparent Tochinoshin win has people up in arms. Irate fans flooded social media with photos, videos and gifs that they felt proved the burly Georgian was ...
MAY 24, 2019
Sumo 101: Mongolians
BY JOHN GUNNING
Sumo might be Japan's national sport, but for most of the last two decades it has been dominated by Mongolians. From November 2002, when Ulaanbaatar native Asashoryu won his first Emperor's ...
