Mongolian ironman Tamawashi handed front-runner Asanoyama his first loss of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Sunday, creating a four-man logjam atop the leaderboard at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo.
There was an explosion of elation and relief when the clock hit zero on Sunday at National Stadium in Tokyo.
Japan's Mitsuki Ono claimed her first gold medal of the season in the third round of the snowboarding halfpipe World Cup on Saturday.
Christian McCaffrey rushed for two touchdowns, including the go-ahead score with 1:07 left, and the San Francisco 49ers held on to beat the Green Bay Packers 24-21 in their NFC divisional round playoff game on Saturday night in Santa Clara, California.
Novak Djokovic marked a rare daytime appearance at the Australian Open with a dominant victory over Adrian Mannarino on Sunday as the 10-time champion flirted with a "triple bagel" before sealing a 6-0, 6-0, 6-3 win to reach the quarterfinals.
Lamar Jackson threw for two touchdowns and ran for two more on Saturday as the top-seeded Baltimore Ravens pulled away from the visiting Houston Texans in the second half for a 34-10 victory in the AFC divisional round.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino called for worldwide stadium bans for fans and "automatic forfeits" for teams whose supporters hurl "abhorrent" abuse following racist incidents in Italy and England on Saturday.
South Korea avoided a major Asian Cup upset with a last-gasp 2-2 draw against Jordan on Saturday as Bahrain also left it late to blow open Group E.
The New York Islanders fired Lane Lambert in the middle of his second season as head coach on Saturday and hired Hockey Hall of Fame goaltender and former NHL head coach Patrick Roy.
Much like his conspicuously calm, unflappable playing style, Yasuhito Endo, who holds the Japan and J. League first-division appearance record, signed off without a fuss.
After playing in the National League for the first time last season, veteran infielder Rougned Odor is set for more change after signing a contract with the Central League's Yomiuri Giants, Hochi Sports reported.