TOKYO - New ozeki Aonishiki won back-to-back championships Sunday at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament by defeating fourth-ranked maegashira Atamifuji in a tie-breaking playoff. The 21-year-old ...
TOKYO(AP) — Ukrainian sumo wrestler Aonishiki has become the first from his country to win an elite-level sumo championship. Even more impressive: he defeated Hoshoryu on Sunday in the deciding match ...
TOKYO - Ukrainian ozeki Aonishiki expressed relief Monday after capturing back-to-back championships at a "tense" New Year Grand Sumo Tournament. The 21-year-old prodigy continued to dazzle the sumo ...
World Championship Sumo debuts at Westchester County Center on Jan. 30. The competition surface is an 18-foot circle called the dohyo. There are 82 confirmed winning sumo techniques. The unique ...