Sumo Wrestlers Mired in Baseball Betting Scandal

One does not usually have the opportunity to mix sumo wrestling and baseball together in the same piece. Until now…

The big sports story gripping Japan, aside from its soccer team which squares off against Paraguay today in the World Cup, has been the involvement of 15 senior sumo wrestlers in illegal betting on baseball.

According to The Guardian, “about 65 wrestlers have admitted gambling on baseball, golf, cards or mahjong.”