The decisive day of the Hatsu Basho tournament has taken place in Tokyo at Ryogoku Kokugikan Sumo Arena on 25 January.

Aonishiki clinched the New Year Basho by beating Maegashira No. 4 Atamifuji in a riveting playoff bout after both men ended the 15-day tournament with 12-3 records.

New ozeki Aonishiki won back-to-back championships Sunday at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament by defeating fourth-ranked ...

After winning back-to-back Emperor’s Cups, the young Ukrainian now stands on the doorstep of promotion to sumo’s highest rank ...

Danylo Yavhusyshyn, known to his opponents as Aonishiki, left his homeland after the Russian invasion to pursue a childhood ...

Aonishiki’s victory at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Jan. 25--his second consecutive championship—heightened his ...

Ozeki champion Aonishiki has won the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament after a playoff. This is the Ukrainian wrestler's second ...

The 21-year-old prodigy continued to dazzle the sumo world over the 15 days of competition at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan arena ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. TOKYO (AP) — Ukrainian sumo wrestler Aonishiki has become the first from his country to win an ...

TOKYO (AP) — Ukrainian sumo wrestler Aonishiki is only 21 but has moved just one step from the top rank of Japan's national sport. In an elaborate ceremony on Wednesday, he was promoted by the Japan ...

TOKYO (AP) — Ukrainian sumo wrestler Aonishiki has become the first from his country to win an elite-level sumo championship. Even more impressive: he defeated Hoshoryu on Sunday in the deciding match ...