With 10 wrestlers still alive in the title race after day 10, the Summer Basho remains wide open — even as injuries threaten to overshadow everything else. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/05/20/sumo/summer-basho-finale-preview/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #sumo #maygrandsumotournament #kirishima #wakatakakage #yoshinofuji #asanoyama #yumenofuji

Three days into the Summer Basho, Kirishima is the clear favorite as injuries and poor form strip the tournament of many of sumo's biggest stars. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/05/13/sumo/kirishima-summer-basho-start/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #sumo #kirishima #maygrandsumotournament

With Kirishima's recent promotion to sumo's second-highest rank, there will be three "ōzeki" in action during the summer grand sumo tournament. What should the expectations be for the trio? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/05/06/sumo/three-ozeki/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #sumo #kirishima #kotozakura #aonishiki #maygrandsumotournament

Sumo's latest banzuke rankings are headlined by Kirishima's promotion back to ōzeki, but they also reflect a broader reshuffling as new contenders edge closer to the top. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/04/29/sumo/may-basho-2026-banzuke/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #sumo #kirishima #wakanosho #maygrandsumotournament #japansumoassociation #fujinokawa #atamifuji