2014 in sumo saw the traditional six major tournaments or basho held in January, March, May, July, September and November as usual. The yokozuna Hakuhō won five of the six tournaments taking his total of yūshō to 32 to equal the record of Taihō. Kakuryū's victory in March saw him promoted to become the sport's 71st yokozuna. Consistent performances at the rank of sekiwake saw Gōeidō being promoted to ōzeki for the September tournament. The most notable retirement was that of the former ōzeki Kotoōshū. Tournaments Hatsu basho, Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 12 January – 26 January Haru basho, Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, 9 March – 23 March Natsu basho, Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 11 May – 25 May Nagoya basho, Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium, Nagoya, 13 July – 27 July Aki basho, Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 14 September – 28 September Kyushu basho, Fukuoka Kokusai Center, Kyushu, 9 November – 23 November News January 3: Kazakhstani makushita Kazafuzan of the Nishikido stable is arrested and detained at the Azabu Police Station for destruction of property after getting drunk and destroying a Roppongi restaurant's kadomatsu. The Sumo Association promises strict precautions against the wrestler and his stablemaster, former sekiwake Mitoizumi, who apologized and called the incident "highly regrettable." 7: Kotoōshū and Tokitenkū acquire Japanese citizenship, respectively becoming the first European wrestler and third Mongolian wrestler to do so. 10: Yokozuna Harumafuji, the winner of the November 2013 tournament, withdraws from the January 2014 tournament due to a left ankle injury, the first time in over a year he will not appear alongside fellow yokozuna Hakuhō. The previous yokozuna to withdraw from a tournament following a championship victory was Asashōryū, who was suspended from participating in the September 2007 tournament after winning the July 2007 tournament. 12: On the first day of the New Year tournament, Hakuhō defeats Tochiōzan and achieves 800 total wins across 76 tournaments, breaking Taihō's record for the fastest time in reaching the milestone. At the same time, he is tied with Musashimaru for the most wins for a foreign wrestler in the makuuchi division at 706. 13: Hakuhō defeats Toyonoshima on the second day of the New Year tournament, surpassing Musashimaru's record for the most makuuchi wins for a foreign wrestler with 707 wins. He also ranks 5th in the most makuuchi wins for any wrestler. 15: In the fight between Tokitenkū and Sadanofuji on the fourth day of the