Yokuzuna Hakuho with banzuke rankings

Yokuzuna Hakuho with banzuke rankings

NAGOYA, Japan - Grand champion Hakuho from Mongolia shows the banzuke rankings of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament in Nagoya on June 27, 2011. The July 10-24 basho will be first held regularly since a match-fixing scandal brought sumo to its knees. The Summer Grand Sumo Tournament in May was replaced by a ''Technical Examination Tournament'' after a spring meet in March was canceled.

Kaio's hopes of yokuzuna promotion take a blow

Kaio's hopes of yokuzuna promotion take a blow

TOKYO, May 18 Kyodo - Ozeki Kaio (background) is thrown down by No. 1 maegashira Wakanosato and suffers his third loss on May 18, the sixth day of the 15-day Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at the Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan. Kaio appears to have blown his chances for promotion to sumo's top rank of yokozuna.

Yokozuna Musashimaru wins in autumn sumo

Yokozuna Musashimaru wins in autumn sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Musashimaru (top) flattens fellow yokuzuna Wakanohana on Sept. 26 to capture the Emperor's Cup on the final day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament. Musashimaru won the Emperor's Cup for the sixth time in his career and for the first time since being promoted to sumo's highest rank two tournaments ago.

Kaio's hopes of yokuzuna promotion take a blow

Kaio's hopes of yokuzuna promotion take a blow

TOKYO, May 18 Kyodo - Ozeki Kaio (background) is thrown down by No. 1 maegashira Wakanosato and suffers his third loss on May 18, the sixth day of the 15-day Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at the Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan. Kaio appears to have blown his chances for promotion to sumo's top rank of yokozuna.

Harumafuji takes 8th title at Nagoya sumo

Harumafuji takes 8th title at Nagoya sumo

Yokozuna (grand champion) Harumafuji of Mongolia (R) pushes compatriot yokuzuna Hakuho out of the ring on the final day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya, central Japan, on July 24, 2016. Harumafuji won the 15-day event with a 13-2 record to seize his eighth career championship. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Yokuzuna Hakuho with banzuke rankings

Yokuzuna Hakuho with banzuke rankings

NAGOYA, Japan - Grand champion Hakuho from Mongolia shows the banzuke rankings of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament in Nagoya on June 27, 2011. The July 10-24 basho will be first held regularly since a match-fixing scandal brought sumo to its knees. The Summer Grand Sumo Tournament in May was replaced by a ''Technical Examination Tournament'' after a spring meet in March was canceled. (Kyodo)

Harumafuji takes 8th title at Nagoya sumo

Harumafuji takes 8th title at Nagoya sumo

Yokozuna (grand champion) Harumafuji of Mongolia (L) pushes compatriot yokuzuna Hakuho out of the ring on the final day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya, central Japan, on July 24, 2016. Harumafuji won the 15-day event with a 13-2 record to seize his eighth career championship. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo