Tokyo — Japan has a new sumo grand champion — or yokozuna — and the big news is he's Japanese. Onosato, the new grand champion, weighs 421 pounds and he is the first Japanese competitor to ...

TOKYO — Japan has a new sumo grand champion — or yokozuna — and the big news is he’s Japanese. Onosato, the new grand champion, weighs 191 kilograms (421 pounds) and he is the first ...

Sumo has a new champion. And his nationality has shocked the sport - Sumo is regarded as Japan's national sport, or most sacred sport ...

Scandals and high-profile resignations of former stars have 'sullied' image of Japan's national sport – but could its latest ...

The Japan Sumo Association launched a new era in the sport on May 28, making Onosato's promotion official to the highest rank as the 75th yokozuna. And just as he vowed to be the best when ...

Onosato (centre) holds up a fish as to celebrate being promoted to sumo "yokozuna" or grand champion on Wednesday New yokozuna: Sumo wrestler Onosato Sumo crowned a new grand champion in record ...

Japan’s national sport seems more popular than ever. Attendance has bounced back from the pandemic; all 90 days of bouts in ...

Por isso, houve um suspiro de alívio nos círculos locais do esporte quando Onosato Daiki, do Japão, foi nomeado como yokozuna ...

Sumo crowned a new grand champion in record time on Wednesday as Onosato became the fastest to attain the exalted rank of yokozuna in the Japanese sport's modern era. The 24-year-old's elevation ...