Kotomitsuki was found to have gambled on professional baseball . He becomes the first active `` ozeki '' to be fired , Kyodo News reports . May 26, 2014 : The allegations have shaken sumo wrestling , with 63 percent of people responding to a poll saying the summer tournament should be postponed , according to the national Asahi Shimbun newspaper . Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament to go on as planned this month .
Kotomitsuki was found to have gambled on professional baseball . He becomes the first active `` ozeki '' to be fired , Kyodo News reports . May 26, 2014 : Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament to go on as planned this month .