The end of the January grand sumo tournament was an absolute thriller as Hoshoryu won three straight matches on the final day to claim his second championship. Within a few days, the Mongolian Ozeki ...

The ceremonies are complete, the celebrations are done, and now it’s time for Hoshoryu to get down to the daily task of ...

New sumo grand champion Hoshoryu practices a ring-entering ritual at his stable in Tokyo on Jan. 30, 2025, following his promotion to sumo's highest rank of yokozuna the previous day. (Pool photo ...

About 3,500 people gathered at Meiji Jingu shrine in Tokyo on Friday to see sumo yokozuna grand champion Hoshoryu perform his first ring-entering ceremony. He was promoted to the sport's highest ...

Hoshoryu, real name Sugarragchaa Byambasuren, became the 74th yokozuna, or grand champion, after winning a major tournament last week. To become a yokozuna, the wrestler must not only achieve ...

Fresh off his crowd-pleasing championship at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament, Hoshoryu expressed excitement and disbelief at his victory. With the triumph, the 25-year-old ozeki is likely to be ...

Ozeki Hoshoryu holds a press conference at his stable in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2025, a day after winning the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament. The 25-year-old Mongolian wrestler secured his ...

Tokyo, Japan - January 29, 2025 Mongolian sumo wrestler Hoshoryu waves to fans in front of his stable in Tokyo on Jan. 29, 2025, following his promotion to the sport's highest rank of yokozuna ...

Tokyo, Jan. 26 (Jiji Press)--The Japan Sumo Association is likely to promote Hoshoryu to the highest rank of yokozuna in professional sumo after the Mongolian-born wrestler claimed the second ...

The final words spoken in the groundbreaking television series “Twin Peaks” — the magnum opus of recently deceased director David Lynch — could easily be applied to the 2025 January Basho.

Mongolian-born Hoshoryu became the 74th yokozuna, or grand master, in the history of the ancient Japanese sport in a ceremony in Tokyo after winning the second tournament of his career on Sunday.