2021 sumo is now in the books. Six grand tournaments were held as scheduled, and at every venue, all sorts of protocols and measures were put in place to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

"I will continue to work hard in a determined manner so that I do not tarnish the title of yokozuna," he said after becoming sumo's first new grand master since 2021. Asashoryu became sumo's first ...

Terunofuji was promoted to the grand champion rank after the 2021 Nagoya tournament, but nagging injuries forced him to retire during the tournament held earlier this month. At that point ...

Kitaharima began sumo in the fourth grade at a sumo school ... not sat out even a single bout with the exception of the March 2021 tournament when everyone in his stable had to sit out because ...

But rarer, nonexistent even, is a theatrical work about sumo wrestling. Now, Lisa Sanaye Dring’s “Sumo” is transporting Off Broadway audiences at the Public Theater to an intimate sumo ...

Wrestlers who don't lie' - Terunofuji has been sumo's lone yokozuna since the September 2021 retirement of Hakuho, who had a record 45 tournament victories. There are no set criteria for promotion ...

Sumo Group has sold its publishing business, Secret Mode, for an unknown sum to Emona Capital and Secret Mode's ...

02/14/2025 February 14, 2025 Traditionally, Sumo is exclusively practiced by men. In Grand – Sumo, women are not even allowed to step inside the dohyo, or holy ring. Twenty-year-old Rio Hasegawa ...

called Sumo Cyco — so much so that I don’t even remember what band headlined that night. And that’s fine. After that it was Sumo Cyco’s show, as far as I’m concerned. It was energetic, powerful, and ...