Yokozuna Terunofuji, whose strength, size and resourcefulness have allowed him to outlast a legion of opponents over his career, lost the kind of long battle he usually wins Sunday, the first day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/03/10/sumo/basho-reports/terunofuji-day-one-defeat/ #sumo #bashoreports #terunofuji #nishikigi

As the many sumo wrestlers who are Tigers fans celebrate a long-awaited championship, it's timely to look back at what sumo looked like when Hanshin last won it all in 1985. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2023/11/08/sumo/sumo-hanshin-tigers-impact/?utm_content=bufferd71e6&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #sumo #hanshintigers #asahanshintorakichi #nishikigi

A pair of sumo wrestlers debuting at different sanyaku ranks is evidence that the future of Japan's national sport is in good hands. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2023/08/30/sumo/sumo-new-rankings-next-generation/?utm_content=buffer87846&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #sumo #hoshoryu #kotonowaka #nishikigi

Hokutofuji rejoined his fellow rank-and-filer in pole position for the title after 12 days. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2023/07/20/sumo/basho-reports/shonannoumi-beats-nishikigi-nagoya/?utm_content=buffer356c8&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #sports #bashoreports #nagoyagrandsumotournament #hokutofuji #nishikigi

I really hope #nishikigi gets this yusho, you can't say he doesn't deserve it the most. #sumo

The two remaining leaders both won thanks to slip-ups by their opponents on Day 10 at Dolphins Arena. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2023/07/18/sumo/basho-reports/nagoya-basho-day10-nishikigi-hokutofuji/?utm_content=buffer12424&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #sports #bashoreports #nagoyagrandsumotournament #hokutofuji #nishikigi #hoshoryu

Front-runner Nishikigi suffered his first loss of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Saturday, dropping back into a tie for the lead with promotion-hunting Hoshoryu and two other wrestlers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2023/07/15/sumo/basho-reports/nishikigi-falls-into-tie/?utm_content=buffer81330&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #sports #bashoreports #nagoyagrandsumotournament #nishikigi #hoshoryu #kotonowaka

The No. 1 maegashira has compiled his spotless 6-0 record against a succession of top-ranked opponents https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2023/07/14/sumo/basho-reports/nishikigi-takes-sole-lead/?utm_content=buffer75b25&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #sports #bashoreports #nagoyagrandsumotournament #abi #nishikigi

Full-throated cheers and the throwing of cushions following Terunofuji's upset loss signaled that the COVID-19 restrictions that dominated the news cycle over the past three years are a thing of the past. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2023/07/12/sumo/nagoya-basho-early-reaction/?utm_content=bufferdd178&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #sports #sumo #nagoyagrandsumotournament #terunofuji #nishikigi #zabuton

The rank-and-filer improved to 2-0 after earning his first win over Terunofuji. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2023/07/10/sumo/basho-reports/terunofuji-upset-nagoya-basho/?utm_content=buffer9d3b2&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #sports #bashoreports #nishikigi #terunofujinagoyagrandsumotournament