Newly minted yokozuna Hoshoryu suffered another upset loss Thursday at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament, succumbing to a ...

New yokozuna Hoshoryu walked a tight rope but claimed his second straight win at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament on Tuesday, ...

Hoshoryu already has a pair of titles to his name, and is coming off perhaps the most impressive eight-bout stretch of his ...

Newly promoted Yokozuna Hoshoryu has lost his first bout in the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka. Our site uses cookies and other technologies to give you the best possible experience. By using ...

Sumo wrestler Hoshoryu has expressed his hope for next month's Grand Sumo Tournament, in which he will compete as a newly promoted yokozuna.

Mongolian-born Hoshoryu became the 74th yokozuna, or grand champion, in sumo history this week after winning the second tournament of his career. The 25-year-old is the first new yokozuna since ...

Less than two weeks after the sole yokozuna retired from the sport, the Japan Sumo Association on Jan. 29 filled the void by promoting Hoshoryu, 25, to be the 74th yokozuna. The JSA decision came ...

The release of every new 'banzuke,' or ranking list, signals the imminent arrival of the next official tournament — and the ...

Within a few days, the Mongolian Ozeki was promoted to Yokozuna, replacing the spot on the banzuke previously held by now-retired Terunofuji. But the decision to promote Hoshoryu to Yokozuna was a ...

This marks Hoshoryu's second Emperor’s Cup, following his previous win in the July 2023 Nagoya tournament, when he was a sekiwake, the rank just below ozeki. The Yokozuna Deliberation Council ...

New yokozuna Hoshoryu admitted feeling trepidation Tuesday after seeing his name on top of the official rankings for the first time ahead of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka. The 25-year-old ...