Kyokutenho
November 23, 2012
Yokozuna Hakuho took a big step toward his 23rd career title at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Nov. 23 as Harumafuji lost again to fall out of the race.
September 18, 2012
Ozeki Harumafuji moved into the sole lead of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Sept. 18 in Tokyo as yokozuna Hakuho slipped and fell to his first loss, and rank-and-filer...
September 17, 2012
Ozeki Kisenosato fell to a big upset on Sept. 17 at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament, leaving Mongolians Hakuho, Harumafuji and Kyokutenho in the lead with unbeaten records...
September 16, 2012
Mongolian co-leaders Hakuho and Harumafuji struggled just a bit but pulled through for their eighth-straight wins at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Sept. 16, while ozeki...
September 08, 2012
The Ryogoku Kokugikan walls are adorned with framed photos of the winners of the 32 most recent grand sumo tournaments. All of the faces now are of foreign-born wrestlers.
June 12, 2012
It was at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament 40 years ago that the U.S. ambassador to Japan stood on the dohyo and read out a congratulatory message from President Richard Nixon...
May 20, 2012
It took him 20 years, but Mongolia's No. 7 maegashira Kyokutenho finally won his first tournament with a victory on May 20 over No. 4 maegashira Tochiozan in the finale of the...
May 19, 2012
Setting up a three-way showdown that could bring Japan its first championship in years, rank-and-file wrestlers Kyokutenho and Tochiozan tossed their ozeki opponents to the...
May 18, 2012
Defending champion Hakuho proved he's a tough contender even with a broken finger May 18 by dealing a painful defeat to leader Kisenosato, who falls to a 10-3 tie with two...
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