OSAKA—Ozeki Onosato captured the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in a playoff on March 23 at Edion Arena Osaka and improved his chances of promotion to yokozuna.

The Urawa Red Diamonds have been banned from playing in next year’s Emperor’s Cup because of the unruly and violent behavior of the team’s fans, the Japan Football Association said Sept. 19.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Eishin Flash stormed to victory in Japan's Emperor's Cup on Sunday to end a winless streak of more than two years for the five-year-old. Italian Mirco Demuro steered Eishin Flash ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Bulgaria's Kotooshu became the first European to win a prestigious Emperor's Cup when he won the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on Saturday. The 25-year-old, who was promoted to the ...