May 25, 2013
Yokozuna Hakuho ushered ozeki Kisenosato down to a fateful defeat on May 25 at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament to remain unbeaten and assume the sole lead with just one more match to go as he closes in on his 25th career title and yet another prefect 15-day outing.
May 24, 2013
Yokozuna Hakuho and ozeki Kisenosato won their 13th straight bouts at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on May 24 to remain unbeaten and set up a much-anticipated showdown on the penultimate day.
May 23, 2013
Yokozuna Hakuho and ozeki Kisenosato moved a step closer to a final showdown after they overpowered two tough opponents on May 23 and remained undefeated at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament.
May 22, 2013
Yokozuna Hakuho and ozeki Kisenosato breezed through their 11th victims in as many days at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on May 22, with ozeki Kakuryu close on their heels with just one loss.
May 21, 2013
Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho and Japanese ozeki Kisenosato demolished their opponents to remain unbeaten on the 10th day of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on May 21.
May 20, 2013
Ozeki Kakuryu fell to his first defeat at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on May 20, leaving only yokozuna Hakuho and Kisenosato with perfect records after nine days of competition.
May 19, 2013
Yokozuna Hakuho and his ozeki challengers, Kisenosato and Kakuryu, dominated the ring on May 19 to claim their eighth wins and set the pace at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament, with Harumafuji languishing two losses behind.
May 18, 2013
Yokozuna Hakuho and the ozeki pair of Kisenosato and Kakuryu completed the first seven days of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on May 18 without a blemish.
May 17, 2013
Yokozuna Hakuho and the ozeki pair of Kisenosato and Kakuryu continued to dominate at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on May 17 in Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan, keeping their records spotless after six days of competition.
May 16, 2013
Hakuho won easily but rival yokozuna Harumafuji suffered a humiliating defeat--his second—on Day 5 of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament.
May 15, 2013
Led by two impressive performances from yokozuna duo Harumafuji and Hakuho, the top wrestlers all won their fourth-day bouts at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on May 15 at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan.
May 14, 2013
Yokozuna Hakuho and all the top wrestlers won their third-day bouts on May 14 at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan, though upset-prone Harmafuji--already one loss behind--showed signs of shell shock as he jumped back into the fray.
May 14, 2013
Former yokozuna Kitanoumi doesn't scare easily, but even the big man avoids a dark area of Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan.
May 13, 2013
Unpredictable yokozuna Harumafuji stumbled out of the ring for his first defeat just two days into the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan arena on May 13, while defending champion Hakuho and the other top wrestlers continued to add to their victories.
May 12, 2013
Defending champion Hakuho and all of the top wrestlers made it through the first day of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament with flying colors on May 12 at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan.
May 12, 2013
Early on the morning of April 11, makuuchi division sumo wrestler Sokokurai was training diligently at the Arashio stable in Tokyo’s Nihonbashi district for his comeback.
April 04, 2013
One-time disgraced makuuchi division wrestler Sokokurai will be returning to the raised ring after the Japan Sumo Association overturned his 2011 banishment over alleged match fixing.
March 26, 2013
The Tokyo District Court ruled as invalid a decision by the Japan Sumo Association two years ago to dismiss a wrestler for suspected involvement in a bout-fixing scandal.
March 24, 2013
Yokozuna Hakuho established a new gold standard at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament by sending rival Harumafuji to the dirt to win his final match on March 24 and mark an unprecedented ninth perfect 15-0 finish.
March 23, 2013
With his 24th championship already secured, the only question for yokozuna Hakuho is whether he can finish the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament undefeated.