The governing body of sumo—the Japan Sumo Association—organizes six tournaments annually: three of them are held in Tokyo in January, May, and September; one in Osaka in March, one in Nagoya in July, ...

Newly promoted Yokozuna Hoshoryu has lost his first bout in the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka. This is the first time in 30 years that a new grand champion has suffered a loss on the ...

When it comes to the 2025 Osaka Grand Sumo Tournament, one question overshadows all others. How will Hoshoryu — the 74th yokozuna — do in his debut at the sport’s highest rank? If recent ...

The U.S. women's national team will face Japan for the 2025 SheBelieves Cup title on Wednesday night. Japan enter the final matchday tied with the United States on points but lead the tournament ...

The top teams in the 2025 SheBelieves Cup will face off as the USWNT host Japan on Wednesday night. Japan sits first in the tournament bracket while the United States sits second, with both teams ...

In professional sumo, the release of every new banzuke — or ranking list — signals the imminent arrival of the next official tournament. For the March 2025 meet in Osaka, the two most striking ...

who fled the war in Ukraine and came to Japan in April 2022, enters the top division after nine tournaments, equaling the fastest pace of promotion from the bottom tier since 1958, when sumo adopted ...

who fled the war in Ukraine and came to Japan in April 2022, enters the top division after eight tournaments, equaling the fastest pace of promotion from the bottom tier since 1958, when sumo adopted ...

(Mainichi/Kota Yoshida) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Makuuchi division rankings for the March 9-23 Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Edion Arena Osaka, released Tuesday by the Japan Sumo Association (previous ...

during a press conference in Osaka as the Japan Sumo Association released its rankings for the upcoming Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in the western Japan city. (Kyodo) OSAKA (Kyodo) -- New ...

The 21st annual Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg — the first race of the NTT IndyCar Series season — is set for Sunday, but the roar of 2.2-liter, twin-turbo V6 engines will resonate ...