Hoshoryu, real name Sugarragchaa Byambasuren, became the 74th yokozuna after winning a major tournament last week.

Sumo is walking a 'tightrope' as it prepares to stage events outside Japan for the first time in 20 years while also trying ...

In front of around 3,500 fans gathered at Tokyo's Meiji Shrine, sumo wrestling's newest grand champion, or 'yokozuna', ...

A Mongolian sumo wrestler has been promoted to the ... 3,500 fans arrived at the Meiji Shine in Tokyo to see the 25-year-old complete a number of rituals to receive his new title.

New yokozuna Hoshoryu takes part in a traditional "tsuna-uchi" rope-making ceremony at his Tatsunami stable in Tokyo in ...

Tokyo: Drums thundered and priests chanted as sumo s newest grand champion strode onto the public stage Friday in a ceremony ...

The 25-year-old is the first new yokozuna since 2021 and the only wrestler to currently hold the exalted rank. His promotion meant sumo avoided having no yokozuna for the first time in over 30 ...