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Sumo: Aonishiki earns promotion to ozeki

Sumo: Aonishiki earns promotion to ozeki

Ukrainian sumo wrestler Aonishiki (top) celebrates his promotion to the sport's second-highest rank of ozeki at his stable's lodgings in Kurume in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 26, 2025. Aonishiki clinched the Emperor's Cup at the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka city, which concluded on Nov. 23.

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Sumo: Aonishiki earns promotion to ozeki

Sumo: Aonishiki earns promotion to ozeki

Ukrainian sumo wrestler Aonishiki (front, C) celebrates his promotion to the sport's second-highest rank of ozeki at his stable's lodgings in Kurume in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 26, 2025. Aonishiki clinched the Emperor's Cup at the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka city, which concluded on Nov. 23.

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Sumo: Aonishiki earns promotion to ozeki

Sumo: Aonishiki earns promotion to ozeki

Ukrainian sumo wrestler Aonishiki holds a press conference following his promotion to the sport's second-highest rank of ozeki at his stable's lodgings in Kurume in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 26, 2025. Aonishiki clinched the Emperor's Cup at the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka city, which concluded on Nov. 23.

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Sumo: Aonishiki earns promotion to ozeki

Sumo: Aonishiki earns promotion to ozeki

Ukrainian sumo wrestler Aonishiki celebrates his promotion to the sport's second-highest rank of ozeki at his stable's lodgings in Kurume in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 26, 2025. Aonishiki clinched the Emperor's Cup at the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka city, which concluded on Nov. 23.

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Sumo: Aonishiki earns promotion to ozeki

Sumo: Aonishiki earns promotion to ozeki

Ukrainian sumo wrestler Aonishiki (C) celebrates his promotion to the sport's second-highest rank of ozeki at his stable's lodgings in Kurume in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 26, 2025. Aonishiki clinched the Emperor's Cup at the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka city, which concluded on Nov. 23.

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Sumo: Aonishiki earns promotion to ozeki

Sumo: Aonishiki earns promotion to ozeki

Ukrainian sumo wrestler Aonishiki (2nd from R) accepts his promotion to the sport's second-highest rank of ozeki during a ceremony at his stable's lodgings in Kurume in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 26, 2025. Aonishiki clinched the Emperor's Cup in the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka city, which concluded on Nov. 23.

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Sumo: Aonishiki earns promotion to ozeki

Sumo: Aonishiki earns promotion to ozeki

Ukrainian sumo wrestler Aonishiki (C) accepts his promotion to the sport's second-highest rank of ozeki during a ceremony at his stable's lodgings in Kurume in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 26, 2025. Aonishiki clinched the Emperor's Cup in the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka city, which concluded on Nov. 23.

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Sumo: London tournament

Sumo: London tournament

Spectators react as a sumo wrestler is thrown toward them on the second day of the five-day Grand Sumo Tournament at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Oct. 16, 2025.

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Sumo: London tournament

Sumo: London tournament

Spectators react as a sumo wrestler is thrown toward them on the second day of the five-day Grand Sumo Tournament at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Oct. 16, 2025.

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Sumo: London tournament

Sumo: London tournament

Spectators clap as a sumo wrestler leaves the ring on the second day of the five-day Grand Sumo Tournament at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Oct. 16, 2025.

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Sumo: London tournament

Sumo: London tournament

Spectators clap as a sumo wrestler leaves the ring on the second day of the five-day Grand Sumo Tournament at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Oct. 16, 2025.

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Sumo: London tournament

Sumo: London tournament

Sumo wrestler Wakatakakage prepares to enter the ring on the second day of the five-day Grand Sumo Tournament at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Oct. 16, 2025.

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Sumo: London tournament

Sumo: London tournament

Sumo wrestler Wakatakakage prepares to enter the ring on the second day of the five-day Grand Sumo Tournament at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Oct. 16, 2025.

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Sumo: London tournament

Sumo: London tournament

Sumo wrestler Tamawashi leaves the ring after performing a ring-entering ritual on the second day of the five-day Grand Sumo Tournament at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Oct. 16, 2025.

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Sumo: New Year Grand Sumo Tournament

Sumo: New Year Grand Sumo Tournament

Ozeki Hoshoryu (top) beats rank-and-file wrestler Oho in a three-way championship playoff on the final day of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan arena in Tokyo on Jan. 26, 2025, earning his second Emperor's Cup.

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Sumo: New Year Grand Sumo Tournament

Sumo: New Year Grand Sumo Tournament

Ozeki Hoshoryu (top) beats rank-and-file wrestler Oho in a three-way championship playoff on the final day of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan arena in Tokyo on Jan. 26, 2025, earning his second Emperor's Cup.

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Sam Altman At Donald Trump Inauguration - DC

Sam Altman At Donald Trump Inauguration - DC

Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI Inc., from left, boxer Jake Paul, and wrestler Logan Paul take a photo during the 60th presidential inauguration in Emancipation Hall of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. Donald Trump's Monday swearing-in marks just the second time in US history that a president lost the office and managed to return to power - a comeback cementing his place within the Republican Party as an enduring, transformational figure rather than a one-term aberration. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sam Altman At Donald Trump Inauguration - DC

Sam Altman At Donald Trump Inauguration - DC

Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI Inc., center, with boxer Jake Paul and wrestler Logan Paul during the 60th presidential inauguration in Emancipation Hall of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. Donald Trump's Monday swearing-in marks just the second time in US history that a president lost the office and managed to return to power - a comeback cementing his place within the Republican Party as an enduring, transformational figure rather than a one-term aberration. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sumo: Former ozeki Konishiki undergoes kidney transplant

KAMAKURA, Japan, Dec. 23 Kyodo - Hawaiian-born former sumo wrestler Konishiki, 60, the first foreign-born wrestler to reach the second-highest rank of ozeki, attends a press conference at a hospital in Kamakura near Tokyo on Dec. 23, 2024, as he reveals that he had a kidney failure and received an organ transplanted from his wife. (Kyodo)

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Sumo: Former ozeki Konishiki undergoes kidney transplant

Sumo: Former ozeki Konishiki undergoes kidney transplant

Hawaiian-born former sumo wrestler Konishiki, 60, the first foreign-born wrestler to reach the second-highest rank of ozeki, attends a press conference at a hospital in Kamakura near Tokyo on Dec. 23, 2024, as he reveals that he had a kidney failure and received an organ transplanted from his wife.

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Sumo: Former ozeki Konishiki undergoes kidney transplant

Sumo: Former ozeki Konishiki undergoes kidney transplant

Hawaiian-born former sumo wrestler Konishiki, 60, the first foreign-born wrestler to reach the second-highest rank of ozeki, attends a press conference at a hospital in Kamakura near Tokyo on Dec. 23, 2024, as he reveals that he had a kidney failure and received an organ transplanted from his wife.

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Sumo: Former ozeki Konishiki undergoes kidney transplant

Sumo: Former ozeki Konishiki undergoes kidney transplant

Hawaiian-born former sumo wrestler Konishiki, 60, the first foreign-born wrestler to reach the second-highest rank of ozeki, attends a press conference at a hospital in Kamakura near Tokyo on Dec. 23, 2024, as he reveals that he had a kidney failure and received an organ transplanted from his wife.

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Sumo: Onosato earns promotion to ozeki

Sumo: Onosato earns promotion to ozeki

Sumo wrestler Onosato (top) celebrates at his Nishonoseki stable in Ami, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Sept. 25, 2024, following his promotion to the sport's second-highest rank of ozeki at a ceremony in the eastern Japan town. Onosato clinched the Emperor's Cup in the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo that concluded on Sept. 22.

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Sumo: Onosato earns promotion to ozeki

Sumo: Onosato earns promotion to ozeki

Sumo wrestler Onosato (R) celebrates at his Nishonoseki stable in Ami, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Sept. 25, 2024, following his promotion to the sport's second-highest rank of ozeki at a ceremony in the eastern Japan town. Onosato clinched the Emperor's Cup in the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo that concluded on Sept. 22.

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Sumo: Onosato earns promotion to ozeki

Sumo: Onosato earns promotion to ozeki

Sumo wrestler Onosato celebrates at his Nishonoseki stable in Ami, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Sept. 25, 2024, following his promotion to the sport's second-highest rank of ozeki at a ceremony in the eastern Japan town. Onosato clinched the Emperor's Cup in the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo that concluded on Sept. 22.

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Sumo: Onosato earns promotion to ozeki

Sumo: Onosato earns promotion to ozeki

Sumo wrestler Onosato holds a press conference at his stable in Ami, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Sept. 25, 2024, after accepting his promotion to the sport's second-highest rank of ozeki at a ceremony in the eastern Japan town. Onosato clinched the Emperor's Cup in the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo that concluded on Sept. 22.

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Sumo: Onosato earns promotion to ozeki

Sumo: Onosato earns promotion to ozeki

Sumo wrestler Onosato (L), accompanied by his stablemaster Nishonoseki, holds a press conference at his stable in Ami, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Sept. 25, 2024, after accepting his promotion to the sport's second-highest rank of ozeki at a ceremony in the eastern Japan town. Onosato clinched the Emperor's Cup in the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo that concluded on Sept. 22.

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Sumo: Onosato earns promotion to ozeki

Sumo: Onosato earns promotion to ozeki

Sumo wrestler Onosato (L) accepts his promotion to the sport's second-highest rank of ozeki during a ceremony at his Nishonoseki stable in Ami in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Sept. 25, 2024. Onosato clinched the Emperor's Cup in the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo that concluded on Sept. 22.

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Sumo: Onosato earns promotion to ozeki

Sumo: Onosato earns promotion to ozeki

Sumo wrestler Onosato (2nd from L) accepts his promotion to the sport's second-highest rank of ozeki during a ceremony at his Nishonoseki stable in Ami in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Sept. 25, 2024. Onosato clinched the Emperor's Cup in the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo that concluded on Sept. 22.

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Sumo: Onosato earns promotion to ozeki

Sumo: Onosato earns promotion to ozeki

Sumo wrestler Onosato (C) accepts his promotion to the sport's second-highest rank of ozeki during a ceremony at his Nishonoseki stable in Ami in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Sept. 25, 2024. Onosato clinched the Emperor's Cup in the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo that concluded on Sept. 22.

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Lebanon: Israel Carries Out Airstrikes Near Sidon

Israel carried out 2 airstrikes targeting alleged Hezbollah weapons warehouse locations near Sidon on Monday, February 19. Lebanese state-run National News Agency reported that "Israeli warplanes carried out strikes on the town of Ghaziyeh". The Israeli army said that the attack was in "response to to the explosion of an enemy drone, the wreckage of which was found near the Tiberias area this afternoon." This live footage shows smoke billowing as seen from Sidon.

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Sumo: Kotonowaka earns promotion to ozeki

Sumo: Kotonowaka earns promotion to ozeki

Sumo wrestler Kotonowaka (L) attends a press conference at the Sadogatake stable in Matsudo near Tokyo on Jan. 31, 2024, following a ceremony to inform him of his promotion to the sport's second-highest rank of ozeki. Sitting next to him is his father and stablemaster Sadogatake. (Pool photo)

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Sumo: Kotonowaka earns promotion to ozeki

Sumo: Kotonowaka earns promotion to ozeki

Sumo wrestler Kotonowaka attends a press conference at the Sadogatake stable in Matsudo near Tokyo on Jan. 31, 2024, following a ceremony to inform him of his promotion to the sport's second-highest rank of ozeki. (Pool photo)

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Sumo: Kotonowaka earns promotion to ozeki

Sumo: Kotonowaka earns promotion to ozeki

Sumo wrestler Kotonowaka (R) poses for a photo with red seabream at the Sadogatake stable in Matsudo near Tokyo on Jan. 31, 2024, after he accepted his promotion to the sport's second-highest rank of ozeki during a ceremony. Sitting next to him is his father and stablemaster Sadogatake. (Pool photo)

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Sumo: Kotonowaka earns promotion to ozeki

Sumo: Kotonowaka earns promotion to ozeki

Sumo wrestler Kotonowaka (2nd from L) accepts his promotion to the sport's second-highest rank of ozeki during a ceremony at the Sadogatake stable in Matsudo near Tokyo on Jan. 31, 2024. Sitting next to him is his father and stablemaster Sadogatake. (Pool photo)

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Sumo: Kotonowaka earns promotion to ozeki

Sumo: Kotonowaka earns promotion to ozeki

Sumo wrestler Kotonowaka (C) accepts his promotion to the sport's second-highest rank of ozeki during a ceremony at the Sadogatake stable in Matsudo near Tokyo on Jan. 31, 2024. Sitting next to him is his father and stablemaster Sadogatake. (Pool photo)

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Sumo: Kotonowaka earns promotion to ozeki

Sumo: Kotonowaka earns promotion to ozeki

Sumo wrestler Kotonowaka (2nd from L) accepts his promotion to the sport's second-highest rank of ozeki during a ceremony at the Sadogatake stable in Matsudo near Tokyo on Jan. 31, 2024. Sitting next to him is his father and stablemaster Sadogatake. (Pool photo)

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Sumo: Kotonowaka earns promotion to ozeki

Sumo: Kotonowaka earns promotion to ozeki

Sumo wrestler Kotonowaka (C) accepts his promotion to the sport's second-highest rank of ozeki during a ceremony at the Sadogatake stable in Matsudo near Tokyo on Jan. 31, 2024. Sitting next to him is his father and stablemaster Sadogatake. (Pool photo)

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Sumo: New ozeki Hoshoryu

Sumo: New ozeki Hoshoryu

Mongolian sumo wrestler Hoshoryu, newly promoted to the sport's second highest rank of ozeki, attends a press conference at his Tatsunami stable in Tokyo on Aug. 28, 2023, ahead of the upcoming autumn grand tournament. (Pool photo)

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Sumo: New ozeki Hoshoryu

Sumo: New ozeki Hoshoryu

Mongolian sumo wrestler Hoshoryu, newly promoted to the sport's second highest rank of ozeki, attends a press conference at his Tatsunami stable in Tokyo on Aug. 28, 2023, ahead of the upcoming autumn grand tournament. (Pool photo)

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Sumo: Hoshoryu's ozeki promotion

Sumo: Hoshoryu's ozeki promotion

Mongolian wrestler Hoshoryu (C) celebrates his promotion to sumo's second-highest rank of ozeki with his mother and father in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on July 26, 2023. (Pool photo)

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Sumo: Hoshoryu's ozeki promotion

Sumo: Hoshoryu's ozeki promotion

Mongolian wrestler Hoshoryu attends a press conference after a ceremony to inform him of his promotion to sumo's second-highest rank of ozeki in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on July 26, 2023. (Pool photo)

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Sumo: Hoshoryu's ozeki promotion

Sumo: Hoshoryu's ozeki promotion

Mongolian wrestler Hoshoryu (top) is lifted by other wrestlers in celebration of his promotion to sumo's second-highest rank of ozeki, next to his mother (far L) and father (far R), in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on July 26, 2023. (Pool photo)

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Sumo: Hoshoryu's ozeki promotion

Sumo: Hoshoryu's ozeki promotion

Mongolian wrestler Hoshoryu attends a press conference after a ceremony to inform him of his promotion to sumo's second-highest rank of ozeki in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on July 26, 2023. (Pool photo)

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Sumo: Hoshoryu's ozeki promotion

Sumo: Hoshoryu's ozeki promotion

Mongolian wrestler Hoshoryu (top) is lifted by other wrestlers in celebration of his promotion to sumo's second-highest rank of ozeki in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on July 26, 2023. (Pool photo)

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Sumo: Hoshoryu's ozeki promotion

Sumo: Hoshoryu's ozeki promotion

Mongolian wrestler Hoshoryu (R) attends a press conference with his stablemaster Tatsunami after a ceremony to inform him of his promotion to sumo's second-highest rank of ozeki in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on July 26, 2023. (Pool photo)

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Sumo: Hoshoryu's ozeki promotion

Sumo: Hoshoryu's ozeki promotion

Mongolian wrestler Hoshoryu (C, front row) holds a sea bream, a good luck fish, during a ceremony promoting him to sumo's second-highest rank of ozeki in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on July 26, 2023. (Pool photo)

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Sumo: Hoshoryu's ozeki promotion

Sumo: Hoshoryu's ozeki promotion

Mongolian wrestler Hoshoryu (far L) delivers a stage speech beside his stablemaster Tatsunami (2nd from L) after accepting his promotion to sumo's second-highest rank of ozeki in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on July 26, 2023. (Pool photo)

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Sumo: Hoshoryu's ozeki promotion

Sumo: Hoshoryu's ozeki promotion

Mongolian wrestler Hoshoryu (L) delivers a stage speech beside his stablemaster Tatsunami after accepting his promotion to sumo's second-highest rank of ozeki in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on July 26, 2023. (Pool photo)

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Sumo: Kiho

Sumo: Kiho

Sumo wrestler Kiho works on his "suriashi" feet sliding at his Miyagino stable in Toyota in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on July 5, 2023, ahead of his debut in the second-tier juryo division at the upcoming Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament.

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