Sumo Surprise Package Mitakeumi Takes Over Sole Lead at New Year Basho The sekiwake wrestler beat Tamawashi to stay perfect on Day 7. Jim ArmstrongJanuary 15, 2022
Sumo Rejuvenated Takakeisho Flying High at Kyushu Tournament The ozeki notched a one-sided win over Takarafuji to stay tied for the lead with Terunofuji and Abi. Jim ArmstrongNovember 19, 2021
Sumo Unstoppable Force Terunofuji Motors On at Kyushu Basho Ozeki Takakeisho produces an impressive win to keep pace along with unheralded rank-and-filer Abi. Jim ArmstrongNovember 18, 2021
Sumo Terunofuji Beats Wakatakakage Handily to Stay Undefeated on Day 3 The lone yokozuna barely broke a sweat in a one-sided win over the up-and-coming top maegashira. Jim ArmstrongNovember 16, 2021
Sumo Terunofuji Kicks Off New Era with Hard-Fought Win Over Kiribayama The Mongolian grappler is eager to prove he is a dominant force to be reckoned with as a lone yokozuna. Jim ArmstrongNovember 14, 2021
Sumo Terunofuji Completes Debut at Sumo’s Highest Rank with Autumn Title The 29-year-old Mongolian was ensured of his fifth title when Myogiryu lost an earlier bout. Jim ArmstrongSeptember 26, 2021
Sumo Terunofuji Dispatches Ozeki Takakeisho to Move Closer to First Title As a Yokozuna Rank-and-filer Myogiryu is one win off the pace heading into the final day. Jim ArmstrongSeptember 25, 2021
Sumo Terunofuji Overpowers Mitakeumi to Move a Step Closer to Emperor’s Cup The new yokozuna showed composure in bouncing back from the previous day’s shock defeat. Jim ArmstrongSeptember 24, 2021
Sumo Meisei Stuns Terunofuji to Ensure Title Chase at Autumn Basho Will Go Down to the Wire The sekiwake had never beaten Terunofuji before and couldn’t have come with a better time. Jim ArmstrongSeptember 23, 2021
Sumo Terunofuji Stays Calm And Carries On At Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament The new yokozuna held on to a one-win lead with four days to go. Jim ArmstrongSeptember 22, 2021
Sumo Terunofuji Bounces Back From Shock Defeat with Big Win Over Ura The new yokozuna needed every ounce of energy to maintain his one-win lead on Day 10. Jim ArmstrongSeptember 21, 2021
Sumo Daieisho Shocks New Yokozuna Terunofuji to Inject Life Into Autumn Meet Terunofuji loses for the first time in his debut at the sport’s highest rank. Jim ArmstrongSeptember 20, 2021