When yokozuna Hakuho turned 26 on March 11, 2011, the tragic events that transpired on his birthday that day made him feel it was his destiny to be a symbol of hope and encouragement. That link ...

Hakuho Sho, 38, was downgraded to the lowest rank for sumo elders and forced to take a pay cut. His protege, Hokuseiho Osamu, admitted to slapping the faces of subordinates and hitting them with a ...

Yokozuna Hakuho protests his loss to sekiwake Yoshikaze during a tournament on Nov. 22, 2017, after what he believed was a false start. The yokozuna stood in silent protest with his arm raised and ...

Sumo wrestling's greatest champion, Hakuho, is set to retire after more than 1,000 wins. He rose to the top ranks of sumo wrestling after arriving in Japan from his native Mongolia at the age of 15.

Back in the previous tournament in July Terunofuji failed to come away with the championship after losing to Hakuho on the final day, but his consistent and overwhelming performance over the past ...