TOKYO — Hawaii-born Akebono Taro, one of the greats of sumo wrestling and a former grand champion, has died. He was 54. He was the first foreign-born wrestler to reach the level of "yokozuna ...

Tokyo — Japan has a new sumo grand champion — or yokozuna — and the ... world lost one of its contemporary greats, Hawaii-born Akebono, who died at the age of 54. The American was the ...

Onosato Daiki became the first Japanese man in eight years to be named a yokozuna, or grand champion ... a year. Sumo was an all-Japanese affair for centuries. Finally in 1993, Akebono, from ...

SUMO is Japan's national sport, steeped in hundreds of years of history and tradition. But Japanese wrestlers no longer ...

Japan has a new sumo grand champion — or yokozuna — and the big news is he’s Japanese. Onosato weighs 191 kilograms (421 pounds) and he is the first Japanese competitor to reach the top ...

Sumo is set to crown a new grand champion in record time after Onosato was recommended for promotion to the ancient Japanese sport's highest rank of yokozuna on Monday. The 24-year-old will become ...

Japan has a new sumo grand champion after breaking years of dominance from other nations. Onosato, weighing in at 191 kilograms, is the first Japanese competitor to reach the top rank of yokozuna ...

TOKYO — Japan has a new sumo grand champion — or yokozuna — and the big news is he's Japanese. Onosato, the new grand champion, weighs 191 kilograms (421 pounds) and he is the first Japanese ...

Hakuho, a retired “yokozuna” or grand champion and viewed by many as the sport's greatest wrestler, has quit the Japan Sumo ...

Big Surprise in Sumo. the Sport Has a New Champion — and He's Japanese TOKYO (AP) — Japan has a new sumo grand champion — or yokozuna — and the big news is he's Japanese. Onosato ...