Kyodo News was found to have gambled on professional baseball . He becomes the first active `` ozeki '' to be fired , Kotomitsuki reports . A council of high-ranking sumo officials to decide on expulsion , Kyodo News reports . ( CNN ) -- Japan 's governing body of sumo wrestling announced it has fired star sumo wrestler ozeki Kotomitsuki in the wake of a gambling scandal that has enveloped the sport , according to news reports . Kotomitsuki to go on as planned later this month .
Kyodo News was found to have gambled on professional baseball . He becomes the first active `` ozeki '' to be fired , Kotomitsuki reports . A council of high-ranking sumo officials to decide on expulsion , Kyodo News reports . Kotomitsuki to go on as planned later this month .