Asashoryu begins practice for July sumo tourney

Asashoryu begins practice for July sumo tourney

KANIE, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna Asashoryu begins training on June 27 at his stable in Kanie, Aichi Prefecture, for the upcoming July 9-23 sumo meet at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium.

Kaio in pole position for yokozuna promotion at autumn sumo

Kaio in pole position for yokozuna promotion at autumn sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Ozeki Kaio, who won his third Emperor's Cup in July, smiles as he holds a ranking table for the Sept. 9-23 tourney at the Tomozuna stable in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on Aug. 27. In the list released by the Japan Sumo Association earlier in the day, Kaio was awarded the top ozaki position.

Asashoryu begins practice for July sumo tourney

Asashoryu begins practice for July sumo tourney

KANIE, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna Asashoryu begins training on June 27 at his stable in Kanie, Aichi Prefecture, for the upcoming July 9-23 sumo meet at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium. (Kyodo)

Sumo: All eyes on new ozeki Takayasu at Nagoya tourney

Sumo: All eyes on new ozeki Takayasu at Nagoya tourney

Newly promoted ozeki Takayasu trains at his Tagonoura stable in Tokyo on June 5, 2017. The Japan Sumo Association has released the "banzuke" rankings list for the July 9-23 Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament, with the spotlight set to be cast on Takayasu. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Sumo: All eyes on new ozeki Takayasu at Nagoya tourney

Sumo: All eyes on new ozeki Takayasu at Nagoya tourney

Newly promoted ozeki Takayasu attends a press conference in Nagakute, near Nagoya, on June 26, 2017, after the Japan Sumo Association released the "banzuke" rankings list for the July 9-23 Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Sumo: All eyes on new ozeki Takayasu at Nagoya tourney

Sumo: All eyes on new ozeki Takayasu at Nagoya tourney

Newly promoted ozeki Takayasu shows the "banzuke" rankings list for the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament in Nagakute, Aichi Prefecture, on June 26, 2017. The spotlight for the July 9-23 meet is set to be cast on Takayasu, the first new ozeki since Mongolian Terunofuji was promoted for the Nagoya meet in 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Kaio in pole position for yokozuna promotion at autumn sumo

Kaio in pole position for yokozuna promotion at autumn sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Ozeki Kaio, who won his third Emperor's Cup in July, smiles as he holds a ranking table for the Sept. 9-23 tourney at the Tomozuna stable in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on Aug. 27. In the list released by the Japan Sumo Association earlier in the day, Kaio was awarded the top ozaki position.