Less than two weeks after the sole yokozuna retired from the sport, the Japan Sumo Association on Jan. 29 filled the void by promoting Hoshoryu, 25, to be the 74th yokozuna. The JSA decision came ...

Terunofuji, the lone yokozuna in sumo, retired from the ring on Jan. 17, saying his battered body was no longer up for the job of a grand champion. “I have done the best I can, but I can no ...