Handi bi!! #takakeisho #hakuho
While Onosato may be the main story in sumo right now, he is far from the only one as the sport bids farewell to a trio of former stars, including Takakeisho. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/09/25/sumo/onosato-overshadows-retiring-wrestlers/ #sumo #takakeisho #aoiyama #myogiryu #onosato
As Onosato dominates the spotlight, former sumo stars exit the stage

Takakeisho, who announced his retirement last week, was must-watch TV for virtually all of his 6½ years in sumo's top division.

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Welp, Takakeisho retired. Not surprising, but the end of an era

#takakeisho #sumo #相撲 #景勝

With the mercury still hitting 35 C in Tokyo, temperatures in the capital have mirrored the heat being generated inside Ryogoku Kokugikan, with some top-notch bouts and a bit of controversy making for an eventful opening. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/09/11/sumo/autumn-basho-hot-start/ #sumo #autumngrandsumotournament #onosato #kotozakura #takakeisho
Thrilling bouts — and controversy — have Autumn Basho off to hot start

Often the first three days of a sumo tournament see little more than jockeying for position, but not this tournament.

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The imp of the perverse took hold of me and I ended up rewriting Scarface (Push It To the Limit) as a song about Takakeisho's willingness to do anything to win. It's too long for mastodon, but here's a pastebin + screenshot
https://pastebin.com/we0Y6kie

#sumo #takakeisho #parody

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Top-division debutant Takerufuji maintained the outright lead Sunday at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament with an impressive victory over former komusubi Ryuden. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/03/17/sumo/basho-reports/spring-sumo-tournament-results/ #sumo #bashoreports #springgrandsumotournament #takerufuji #takakeisho
Sumo: Rookie Takerufuji keeps outright lead, claims winning record

Fighting as a No. 17 maegashira, the 24-year-old from the Isegahama stable became the first wrestler to secure a winning record by improving to 8-0.

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In #sumo, #Terunofuji won his 9th championship. He'll probably drop out of the next few tournaments and come back to win the Aki Basho.
After seeing the last two days, I doubt #Kirishima will ever make it to yokozuna. He'll be like a #Takakeisho, just healthier. That's not a bad thing. But yokozuna? No.
Congratulations to #Kotonowaka on his promotion to ozeki. He is definitely yokozuna material. I see Koto and #Hoshoryu being the next big yokozuna rivalry, with maybe #Onosato joining them.
Ozeki Takakeisho withdrew from the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Wednesday after exacerbating a neck injury that will require around two weeks to heal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/01/17/sumo/takakeisho-withdraws-new-year-meet/?utm_content=bufferf4dd1&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #sumo #takakeisho #newyeargrandsumotournament
Ozeki Takakeisho pulls out of New Year meet with neck injury

Takakeisho suffered the setback during his second-day victory over No. 1 maegashira Atamifuji on Monday at the 15-day meet at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan.

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A day after taking down yokozuna Terunofuji, Wakamotoharu bounced back from a weak opening to drive ozeki Takakeisho from the ring to his first defeat at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/01/16/sumo/basho-reports/wakamotoharu-beats-takakeisho/?utm_content=buffer6a8b4&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #sumo #bashoreports #sumo #wakamotoharu #takakeisho
Wakamotoharu defeats ozeki Takakeisho on Day 3 of basho

No. 1 maegashira Wakamotoharu was the man of the hour on a day of surprises Tuesday when sumo's top four wrestlers were all put under the gun.

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