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Sumo wrestlers entertain fans on 3-day cruise

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho (extreme L) and three other professional wrestlers salute on the deck of the luxury liner Asuka II on Dec. 10, 2014, on the first day of a three-day cruise from Yokohama southwest of Tokyo during which they will entertain about 750 fans with talk shows and other performances. Cruise tickets cost from 115,000 yen to 520,000 yen each, including admission to the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament in January 2015.

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Yokozuna Hakuho chills out on cruise to entertain fans

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho relaxes on the poolside aboard the luxury liner Asuka II on Dec. 10, 2014, on the first day of a three-day cruise from Yokohama southwest of Tokyo during which the sumo champion and three fellow professional wrestlers will entertain about 750 fans with talk shows and other performances. Cruise tickets cost from 115,000 yen to 520,000 yen each, including admission to the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament in January 2015.

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Sumo Nagoya meet begins

NAGOYA, Japan - Japan Sumo Association chief Hanaregoma (front C) and sumo wrestlers bow as the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament began in Nagoya on July 10, 2011. The Nagoya tournament marked the resumption of the regular tournament schedule following a match-fixing scandal, a meet canceled in March and a ''test meet'' in May.

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Sumo wrestler smiles broadly after promotion

KASUGAI, Japan - Fujiazuma, a sumo wrestler belonging to the Tamanoi stable, smiles broadly at a lodging facility used by the stable for its wrestlers in Kasugai, Aichi Prefecture, on June 27, 2011, after his promotion to the top makuuchi class from the second-tier juryo division was announced earlier in the day by the Japan Sumo Association for the July 10-24 Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament.

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Rankings announced for Nagoya tournament

NAGOYA, Japan - Wrestlers on June 27, 2011, take home the wrestler rankings for the upcoming Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament released the same day at the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya, central Japan. The July 10-24 tournament will be the first regular tournament following the changes of schedule in the wake of a match-fixing scandal. The spring tournament was cancelled and the summer tournament was replaced by the ''Technical Examination Tournament.''

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Sumo wrestlers arrive in Nagoya for July tournament

NAGOYA, Japan - Sumo wrestlers arrive at JR Nagoya Station on June 26, 2011, ahead of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament starting July 10. The tournament will be the first regular meet since January, after a match-fixing scandal forced the Japan Sumo Association to cancel the regular spring competition in March.

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JSA fires Kotomitsuki over gambling scandal

NAGOYA, Japan - Sumo stablemaster Onomatsu, the coach of several wrestlers who allegedly gambled on baseball, bows in apology at a hotel in Nagoya on July 4, 2010, after the Japan Sumo Association decided to demote him two ranks and make him ineligible for promotion for the next 10 years. (Pool photo)

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New flu outbreak fear hits Tokyo sumo tournament

TOKYO, Japan - Sumo wrestlers clad in yukata disinfect their hands with antiseptic liquid in a bottle before entering the Ryogoku Kokugikan sumo gymnasium in Tokyo on May 10 for fear of a possible outbreak of the new-strain H1N1 influenza A virus in Japan.

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Japanese sumo wrestlers in Hawaii

HONOLULU, United States - Ozeki Kaio (front) charges during a sightseeing tour of Oahu island on June 7. A delegation of sumo wrestlers arrived in Honolulu earlier in the day to take part in a sumo exhibition tournament, the first in 14 years. The two-day exhibition meet involving wrestlers in the top makuuchi division will be held June 9-10.

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Japanese sumo wrestlers in Hawaii

HONOLULU, United States - Newly promoted yokozuna Hakuho (R) and ozeki Kaio take a sightseeing tour of Oahu island shortly after arriving in Honolulu to take part in a sumo exhibition tournament in Hawaii, the first in 14 years. The two-day exhibition meet involving wrestlers in the top makuuchi division will be held June 9-10.

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Hakuho gets 4th win, remained tied for lead at summer sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Newly promoted ozeki Hakuho (L) topples top-ranked maegashira Kisenosato with a powerful left-arm throw, maintaining a share of the lead with three other unbeaten wrestlers at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on May 10.

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Hakuho gets 4th win, remained tied for lead at summer sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Newly promoted ozeki Hakuho (L) topples top-ranked maegashira Kisenosato with a powerful left-arm throw, maintaining a share of the lead with three other unbeaten wrestlers at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on May 10.

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(2)Japanese wrestlers off to strong in elimination matches

ATHENS, Greece - Japan's Kaori Icho scores a 10-0 victory over Lyudmyla Golovchenko of Ukraine in the women's 63-kilogram freestyle pool elimination match at Ano Liossia Olympic Hall on Aug. 22.

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Japanese Sumo wrestlers to make 1st tour to S. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Takasago, who is in charge of public relations for the Japan Sumo Association, said Dec. 10 in Tokyo that the association is to make a groundbreaking tour to South Korea in June next year for an exhibition.

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Musashimaru defeats Takamisakari

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Musashimaru (R) powers his way to push out komusubi Takamisakari in the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 12 to head a list of 10 wrestlers one off the lead.

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Tochiazuma on pole for yokozuna promotion at spring sumo

OSAKA, Japan - Ozeki Tochiazuma, who won the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament in January, smiles at his stable lodging facility in Osaka on Feb. 25 after the Japan Sumo Association released the sumo ranking list for the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament to be held at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium from March 10 to 24. The JSA officially awarded Tochiazuma the No. 3 spot among active wrestlers behind yokozuna duo Musashimaru and Takanohana in its rankings for the spring tourney.

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SUDAN-KHARTOUM-WRESTLER-FESTIVAL

(220611) -- KHARTMOU, June 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Wrestlers compete in preparation for the annual Nuba wrestling festival in Khartoum, Sudan, June 10, 2022. (Photo by Mohamed Khidir/Xinhua)

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SUDAN-KHARTOUM-WRESTLER-FESTIVAL

(220611) -- KHARTMOU, June 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Wrestlers compete in preparation for the annual Nuba wrestling festival in Khartoum, Sudan, June 10, 2022. (Photo by Mohamed Khidir/Xinhua)

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SUDAN-KHARTOUM-WRESTLER-FESTIVAL

(220611) -- KHARTMOU, June 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Wrestlers compete in preparation for the annual Nuba wrestling festival in Khartoum, Sudan, June 10, 2022. (Photo by Mohamed Khidir/Xinhua)

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Hakuho gets 4th win, remained tied for lead at summer sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Newly promoted ozeki Hakuho (L) topples top-ranked maegashira Kisenosato with a powerful left-arm throw, maintaining a share of the lead with three other unbeaten wrestlers at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on May 10. (Kyodo)

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Hakuho gets 4th win, remained tied for lead at summer sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Newly promoted ozeki Hakuho (L) topples top-ranked maegashira Kisenosato with a powerful left-arm throw, maintaining a share of the lead with three other unbeaten wrestlers at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on May 10. (Kyodo)

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Japanese sumo wrestlers in Hawaii

HONOLULU, United States - Newly promoted yokozuna Hakuho (R) and ozeki Kaio take a sightseeing tour of Oahu island shortly after arriving in Honolulu to take part in a sumo exhibition tournament in Hawaii, the first in 14 years. The two-day exhibition meet involving wrestlers in the top makuuchi division will be held June 9-10. (Kyodo)

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Kisenosato looks to end 10-year Japanese title drought

Undated combined photo shows Mongolian grand champions Hakuho (L) and Harumafuji, who are among the top wrestlers bidding to win the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament beginning Jan. 10, 2016. It has been 10 years since a Japanese-born wrestler last won a grand sumo tournament, and much of that decade has been riddled with near misses for ozeki Kisenosato, who was once touted as the sport's next homegrown hope. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hakuho attends sumo wrestlers' meeting

Mongolian grand champion Hakuho attends a meeting of sumo wrestlers at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on April 28, 2015. Hakuho will bid for his 35th championship at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament from May 10 to 24 at Ryogoku. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kisenosato looks to end 10-year Japanese title drought

Undated combined photo shows Mongollian yokozuna Kakuryu (L) and Japanese ozeki Kisenosato, who are among the top wrestlers bidding to win the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament beginning Jan. 10, 2016. It has been 10 years since a Japanese-born wrestler last won a grand sumo tournament, and much of that decade has been riddled with near misses for Kisenosato, who was once touted as the sport's next homegrown hope. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New flu outbreak fear hits Tokyo sumo tournament

TOKYO, Japan - Sumo wrestlers clad in yukata disinfect their hands with antiseptic liquid in a bottle before entering the Ryogoku Kokugikan sumo gymnasium in Tokyo on May 10 for fear of a possible outbreak of the new-strain H1N1 influenza A virus in Japan. (Kyodo)

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Tochiazuma on pole for yokozuna promotion at spring sumo

OSAKA, Japan - Ozeki Tochiazuma, who won the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament in January, smiles at his stable lodging facility in Osaka on Feb. 25 after the Japan Sumo Association released the sumo ranking list for the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament to be held at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium from March 10 to 24. The JSA officially awarded Tochiazuma the No. 3 spot among active wrestlers behind yokozuna duo Musashimaru and Takanohana in its rankings for the spring tourney.

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JSA fires Kotomitsuki over gambling scandal

NAGOYA, Japan - Sumo stablemaster Onomatsu, the coach of several wrestlers who allegedly gambled on baseball, bows in apology at a hotel in Nagoya on July 4, 2010, after the Japan Sumo Association decided to demote him two ranks and make him ineligible for promotion for the next 10 years. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Sumo Nagoya meet begins

NAGOYA, Japan - Japan Sumo Association chief Hanaregoma (front C) and sumo wrestlers bow as the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament began in Nagoya on July 10, 2011. The Nagoya tournament marked the resumption of the regular tournament schedule following a match-fixing scandal, a meet canceled in March and a ''test meet'' in May. (Kyodo)

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Sumo wrestler smiles broadly after promotion

KASUGAI, Japan - Fujiazuma, a sumo wrestler belonging to the Tamanoi stable, smiles broadly at a lodging facility used by the stable for its wrestlers in Kasugai, Aichi Prefecture, on June 27, 2011, after his promotion to the top makuuchi class from the second-tier juryo division was announced earlier in the day by the Japan Sumo Association for the July 10-24 Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament. (Kyodo)

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Rankings announced for Nagoya tournament

NAGOYA, Japan - Wrestlers on June 27, 2011, take home the wrestler rankings for the upcoming Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament released the same day at the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya, central Japan. The July 10-24 tournament will be the first regular tournament following the changes of schedule in the wake of a match-fixing scandal. The spring tournament was cancelled and the summer tournament was replaced by the ''Technical Examination Tournament.'' (Kyodo)

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Sumo wrestlers arrive in Nagoya for July tournament

NAGOYA, Japan - Sumo wrestlers arrive at JR Nagoya Station on June 26, 2011, ahead of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament starting July 10. The tournament will be the first regular meet since January, after a match-fixing scandal forced the Japan Sumo Association to cancel the regular spring competition in March. (Kyodo)

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Sumo wrestlers entertain fans on 3-day cruise

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho (extreme L) and three other professional wrestlers salute on the deck of the luxury liner Asuka II on Dec. 10, 2014, on the first day of a three-day cruise from Yokohama southwest of Tokyo during which they will entertain about 750 fans with talk shows and other performances. Cruise tickets cost from 115,000 yen to 520,000 yen each, including admission to the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament in January 2015. (Kyodo)

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New Year Grand Sumo Tournament amid pandemic

Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku (wearing black kimono) bows, along with sumo wrestlers, after delivering a speech on the opening day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Jan. 10, 2021, at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan. The number of spectators has been limited to 5,000 per day amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.

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Sumo: Entire stable hit by coronavirus

Photo taken in March 2014 shows stablemaster Tamanoi. The Japan Sumo Association said on Sept. 10, 2020, that 19 wrestlers from his stable tested positive for the novel coronavirus, resulting in the entire stable sitting out the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament starting in Tokyo on Sept. 13.

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Sumo: 19 wrestlers test positive for coronavirus

File photo taken in March 2015 shows sumo wrestler Fujiazuma. The Japan Sumo Association said on Sept. 10, 2020 that 18 wrestlers of the Tokyo-based Tamanoi stable, including Fujiazuma, have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, in addition to one who was found infected earlier in the month.

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Sumo: Hakuho, Takakeisho

Combined file photo shows sumo grand champion Hakuho (L) and Takakeisho, who is chasing promotion to the sport's second-highest rank of ozeki. The two wrestlers will attract much attention at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament beginning March 10, 2019, in Osaka. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Scenes of Sumo

Sumo wrestlers (from L) Kotoyuki, Okinoumi, Kotoshogiku, Goeido, Harumafuji, Terunofuji, Chiyoshoma and Ishiura enter the venue of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament in Nagoya, central Japan, in colorful kimonos with animal motifs on July 10, 2017, the second day of the 15-day tourney. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Musashimaru defeats Takamisakari

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Musashimaru (R) powers his way to push out komusubi Takamisakari in the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 12 to head a list of 10 wrestlers one off the lead. (Kyodo)

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Bad day at the office for yokozuna Musashimaru

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Musashimaru (L) grimaces as he is pushed out by top-ranked maegashira Kotoryu at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Jan. 10. Both wrestlers finished the day with a 1-1 record in the 15-day meet at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan.