There could never be too many, but there seems a profusion of cuties and downright dashing sumo recruits lately. Minato-beya's heartthrob is 17-year-old Eisei (Nicholas Tarasensko) from Hull, United Kingdom, the first British-born rikishi in 36 years (since Hidenokuni whose highest rank...

Injured ankle and foot notwithstanding, re-minted Ozeki Aonishiki appeared on Day One of the Gifu City jungyo. Wearing one of his many new kesho-mawashi--the costly ceremonial apron given to him by either his koenkai (club supporters) or tanimachi (highly influencial supporters), the ozeki took...

The JSA has released the medical diagnoses of the nine rikishi who are kyujo for the August jungyo. Although it's widely know that Takayasu wrestles on borrowed time with his chronic back troubles, fans in Japan were alarmed to read the severity of his condition: ...

The JSA has announced two new Juryo promotions--a rikishi's greatest and most celebrated career moment-- 22-year old TOKIFUDO (Tokitsukaze) and 20-year-old TANJI (Arashio), and the return of 24-year-old NABATAME (Futagoyama) after a severe left knee injury dropped him to Sandanme.

The following rikishi are injured and (are wisely) sitting out of the upcoming August jungyo which begins on the 2nd in Gifu City: Yokozuna Hoshoryu Sekiwake Wakatakakage Makuuchi: Oshoma Takayasu Tobizaru Wakanosho Shishi Asakoryu and Juryo invitee Tomokaze

About Aonishiki's glorious third yusho, Kenta Onishi of Hochi Sports writes: While dealing with concerns about his left ankle, Aonishiki also injured his left big toe on the eighth day. The pain was so great, he couldn't even walk to the bathroom in the middle of the night. ...

Is it already senshuraku? Per the makuuchi championship it's Aonishiki (12-2) vs Atamifuji (11-3). If Aonishiki wins, he collects his third yusho. IF Atamifuji wins, and IF Kirishima (11-3) defeats Kotozakura, we will have a tomoe-sen ...

One day after securing his 10th win and return to ozeki status, AONISHIKI suffered a painful loss to KOTOSHOHO which dropped from being the sole leader for the Emperor’s Cup. The mighty Aonishiki seemed unfazed and was fairly closed-mouthed with reporters who asked if his injuries precluded...

In a blink of an eye, Aonishiki has retained his ozeki rank AND is our sole leader at 10-1, breaking away from the swarm in second w 9-2: Kirishima, Kotoeiho, Takayasu, Takerfuji and still hanging in there, Shishi. Most seasoned of those coming down the home stretch is Takaysu who is notorious...

Two of sumo's most amiable rikishi, Kirishima and Atamifuji, displayed anger and indignation after a heated match in which Atami closed in on the ozeki who countered w his lower body strength followed by his hips and elbows to push the young sekiwake out. All clean and above board so far, but ...

Co-leading with seven wins is Sekiwake Aonishiki who needs 10 victories in Nagoya to return to ozeki. Still nursing a fractured left baby toe that has impacted his ability to maintain his signature low stance, he struggled but ultimately defeated Takanosho on Day Eight--but at a cost of ...

Kotozakura has suffered his 3rd consecutive and 4th loss of Nagoya. "He seems to be in a rut" opines Chief Shimpan Kokonoe about the kadoban ozeki who's teetering on demotion should he not convert five wins from his next eight matches. "He seems to be wandering in a maze of his own," says Kokonoe

Highly promising Wakanosho is out of Nagoya with a contusion of his right femur (thigh bone) suffered in his Day Six loss to Fujiryoga. A contusion of the right femur is the medical term for a deep bruise on or within the right thigh bone. It occurs when a direct, forceful impact compresses ...

July 17, Nagoya. Ranked near the cellar of the banzuke, M14 Shishi is Nagoya's sole leader--and arguably, deservedly so. No longer is he just a hulking, ponderous slapping pusher, but a wrestler who strategizes and can follow through. After his Day Six oshidashi victory of M15 Asakoryu-- ...

It didn't go as he expected, but Hoshoryu fended off charging bull Gonoyama (who was aiming for his second consecutive kinboshi) with a tottari arm bar throw. Hoping for good copy, the reporters pressed the yokozuna on his imperfect standing being one loss behind the leaders and tied with ...

Conditioning, training, massive strength and a drive equal to that of the invariably prevailing Sekiwake AONISHIKI are what gave the day to shin Komusubi Yoshinofuji (KUSANO) who pulled off a near-miraculous uwatenage from his reverse as Aonishiki attacked with massive force plus technique.

21-year-old Fujinokawa electrified the Nagoya crowd by adding another kinboshi to his portfolio when he solidly planted his foot to thrust out Yokozuna Hoshoryu--who should have know better, but that's another story. With his second sequential gold star in Nagoya, the Maegashira 1 Isenoumi man ...

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Takerufuji, who made sumo history in March 2024 becoming first Makuuchi debutant to win the Emperor's Cup in 110 years, is finally back in the top division after injuring his right ankle and right bicep which saw him out for a full year as he climbed back and out of the lower ranks.

What's black and white and read all over Nihon? Yokozuna Onosato is defeated for the fourth consecutive time by upstart no longer, Komusubi Yoshinofuji, on opening day of Nagoya. 25-yr-old Yoshinofuji is solid and has come into his own. And, someone please tell Onosato to cool it with the pulling.

Yokozuna Hoshoryu, who withdrew with a hamstring injury on Day 2 of Natsu, looked cool on his Nagoya shonichi return by defeating Komusubi Oho by watashikomi--thigh grab drive out. Asked if he was rattled after his fellow yokozuna, also returning after a break, lost "mei no mai"--right before ...

July 6. Two sumo heartthrobs-- Yokozuna HOSHORYU and the wildly popular TERUYA (yobidashi from Isegahama), were among the invited at today's Sakaigawa-beya's training camp. The rikishi are getting serious about Nagoya which begins this Sunday, July 12. Just look at them--and their hair! (1/2)

Wakatakakage is out. Arashio Oyakata has announced the withdrawal of Sekiwake Wakatakakge from the Nagoya Basho due to "compartment syndrome" in his left thigh. CS is a dangerous condition caused by an abnormal buildup of pressure within enclosed muscle groups (compartments) in the arms or legs.

Kotoshoho, who won last year's Nagoya Basho hopes to make it a double by taking the championship again this July. Training vigorously via multiple practice bouts, the 26-year-old sekiwake managed only a modest score of 8 wins and 11 losses about which, like an Einstein, he deduced ...

With the Paris Exhibition in the rearview mirror and Team Japan out of contention for FIFA's World Cup, the rikishi are focused on Nagoya with its start date of July 12. Kotoeiho who, with ten wins on Day 12 of Natsu, faltered and lost his three last bouts, blames his collapse not just on ...

Scouted and enlisted by Hakuho in 2021 to his young-and-developing Miyagino stable --RAIHO--retired from sumo in 2025 after his second ACL tear and subsequent unsuccessful surgery.

Abi and his wife were married in 2020 but their wedded bliss was deferred by his Covid violations (which Hakkaku proclaimed "unpardonable!") and subsequent punishment which included his physical retreat to Shikoroyama stable where he lived under the strict supervision of his stablemaster Terao.

These guys are big to us--with Kirishima a bonafide ozeki/prince of sumo-- but to this Frenchman with a camera, they are merely a quirky photo op. The man asks, "Do you speak English?" Koseiryu (a US collegiate athlete) curtly replies, "Ya." www.instagram.com/reels/DZkPaw...

It's hard to believe Yasuhiro Omori is still bewildered by the giggles and squeals from the ladies waiting at the Kokugikan gates. The incredibly handsome, 22-year-old Kanazawa University sumoist and 2nd-place winner of the 2024 National Sports Festival (sumo division), earned tsukedashi ...

1986--Itsuzu-beya stars Kirishima I, Sakahoko (Kakuryu's oyakata) and Terao (Abi's master) tour the Seine via the Bateau Mouche. June 16, 2026--Abi and Takanosho travel the same river-- 40 years later.