TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Kotozakura, who will enter the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in March as a demotion-threatened "kadoban" ozeki, has stepped up his training earlier than usual to retain sumo's ...

Former ozeki Takayasu took a giant step toward a long-coveted first Emperor's Cup on Friday after taking sole lead at the ...

In a battle of ozeki on Nov. 24, Kotozakura defeated Hoshoryu in a dramatic final day showdown to win the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament here. Earlier this year, Kotozakura inherited the ring name ...

FUKUOKA--Ozeki Kotozakura won his first Emperor’s Cup, besting fellow ozeki Hoshoryu on Nov. 24 on the final day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center. Both ozeki entered ...

Well, that's what happened in the sumo ring too. Quite a few rikishi scurried to take advantage of the situation. Those in the first-place group in the home stretch included Kotozakura ...

March in sumo, both in Japan and internationally, came in “like a lion” as the old proverb goes. As expected, ticket demand for the Japan Sumo Association’s October tournament in London ...

Sumo elders never forget to praise and reward ... Kotonowaka is expected to inherit his grandfather's ring name, Kotozakura, soon. Kotozakura was a Yokozuna who won five top division championships.

The end of the January grand sumo tournament was an absolute thriller ... finishing as the runner-up to fellow Ozeki ...