In the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament, Yokozuna Hakuho remains the sole leader at the halfway point.
Hakuho forced out rank-and-file opponent Tamawashi on Sunday. The Grand Champion leads the tourney with one loss.
Yokozuna grand champion Hakuho has announced that he has obtained Japanese nationality.
The top sumo champion from Mongolia told reporters that as of Tuesday, his name is Sho Hakuho.
A top sumo champion from Mongolia has acquired Japanese citizenship. Hakuho, a famed yokozuna grand champion, hopes to remain in the world of sumo after he retires and become a stable master to coach younger wrestlers.
News of his citizenship was released by the government on Tuesday.
In Japan's sumo, yokozuna grand champion Hakuho will sit out the next competition because of injury.
The third of the year's six grand sumo tournaments will open in Tokyo on Sunday.
The Japan Sumo Association has reprimanded yokozuna grand champion Hakuho for leading an unapproved cheer during his victory interview last month.
Hakuho's action came as he was being interviewed near the ring as the winner of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament. He led an impromptu "sanbon-jime" hand-clapping cheer.
Sumo grand champion Hakuho clinched his 42nd title in the spring tournament in Osaka on Sunday. The Mongolian yokozuna beat another grand champion, Kakuryu, in the final bout.
Hakuho finished with a perfect record. Rank-and-file wrestler Ichinojo followed with 14 wins and one loss.
Sumo grand champion Hakuho notched an unprecedented 1,000th victory in the sport's top division on his way to claiming his record 41st Emperor's Cup at the autumn tournament on Saturday.
The Mongolian yokozuna finished the previous day with a record of 13 wins and no losses, followed by ozeki champions Takayasu and Goeido with 11 wins and 2 losses.
As Kisenosato makes his debut at sumo’s top rank today at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka, fellow yokozuna Hakuho is ready to steal the spotlight that had previously shone so brightly on him.
Ozeki Kisenosato came one step closer to becoming yokozuna as he twisted down hard-shoving Mongolian grand champion Hakuho on Sunday, the final day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament.
A strong showing from Terunofuji set chins wagging on Day 12 of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Thursday, as the ozeki coolly sent yokozuna Hakuho to his third defeat.
Yokozuna Hakuho reached a milestone Tuesday, picking up his 1,000th career win by defeating No. 2 maegashira Kaisei on the third day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament.
Goeido, who has been mostly mediocre during his time at the second-highest rank of ozeki, will have the unlikely chance of reaching the exalted rank of yokozuna at the Nov. 13-27 Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament.
Yokozuna Hakuho said Thursday he will not take part in the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament, which starts Sunday in Tokyo, because of injuries.
Yokozuna Hakuho looked to stay on top as he took on ozeki Terunofuji in the final bout on the 12th day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Thursday.