The Japan Sumo Association is expected to decide Hoshoryu’s promotion to the 74th yokozuna at an extraordinary meeting of the board of directors on Jan. 29. Terunofuji, who was the only yokozuna ...

Having taken a break from competition since triumphing at the Paris Olympics, Hifumi Abe has made a bold and potentially inspired decision to make his tournament return at the open-weight All-Japan ...

Japanese boxer Masamichi Yabuki claimed the IBF world flyweight championship with a 12th-round technical knockout of Mexico's Angel Ayala on Saturday. The 32-year-old Yabuki, who holds the IBF light ...