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maegashira Yoshikaze dropped his second bout against Tamawashi to share second place with Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu and two other wrestlers at 9-2 in the 15-day meet. Asashoryu produced another classy performance in the day's final bout at Fukuoka Kokusai Center, intercepting Kaio's attempts to get ahold of his right side before clamping onto the front of the ozeki's belt and shunting him out to a fourth loss. Hakuho wrapped up the day's action with a meat-and-potatoes win over ozeki ...

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the final stretch of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament. The Mongolian yokozuna (10-0) showed no mercy in the day's penultimate bout, weathering an early onslaught before calmly lifting the Kokonoe stable veteran out to a fatal eighth loss at Fukuoka Kokusai Center. Chiyotaikai came into the tournament with his rank on the line for a record 14th time but this latest setback means he will now be demoted to sumo's third rank of sekiwake for the New Year basho in Tokyo. Chiyotaikai has said he ...

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Sumo Tournament on Monday. Fellow Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho also came blazing out of the blocks against sputtering ozeki Chiyotaikai to make it 9-0 to retain his share of the lead with Asashoryu as the 15-day meet enters the final stretch at Fukuoka Kokusai Center. Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu and rank-and-filer Yoshikaze are one off the pace at 8-1. Asashoryu, who is seeking Emperor's Cup No. 25, waited for Baruto (5-4) to make the first move as the pair locked grasps in the day's final bout ...

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basho, Asashoryu and Hakuho lead the way with ozeki Kotooshu and Tochinoshin lurking one win back. Asashoryu stunned Tochiozan with a fierce slap at the charge and wasted no time in getting behind the third-ranked maegashira to take control at Fukuoka Kokusai Center. Tochiozan (3-5) never had a hope of finding a way back and Asashoryu completed the job with a rear throw-down to stay on track for Emperor's Cup No. 25. Asashoryu and Hakuho have both looked unstoppable here and are likely to ...

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rank-and-filer Yoshikaze with a 7-0 record. Asashoryu was the picture of composure despite a relentless attack from the sekiwake (2-5), waiting for the perfect moment as he hunkered down with his opponent before deploying an overarm throw at Fukuoka Kokusai Center. Hakuho, meanwhile, got a firm left-handed grip on Estonian behemoth Baruto (4-3) before dumping the sekiwake onto his back with a leg trip to keep himself in the running. In other key bouts, Bulgarian Kotooshu stayed one off the ...

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) retained his share of the lead with fellow yokozuna Hakuho and maegashira Yoshikaze, but Chiyotaikai's umpteenth bid to save his ozeki rank took a fresh hit with a fourth consecutive loss. Asashoryu once again proved an immovable object at Fukuoka Kokusai Center, fending off Kotoshogiku's (3-3) attempt to gain control of his belt and sending the No. 2 maegashira tumbling to the clay surface. Hakuho was equally impressive in the day's finale, getting a firm left-handed grip on Goeido's (2-4 ...

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Hakuho grapples with Tokitenku during the fifth day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Thursday in Fukuoka. Sumo's bad boy improved to 5-0 for a share of the lead with yokozuna Hakuho and rank-and-filer Yoshikaze. Putting the komusubi on his heels with a wallop to the head at the face-off, Asashoryu knocked his opponent upright with another whack before swatting him forward by the head at Fukuoka Kokusai Center. Kisenosato slipped to 2-3. Hakuho, meanwhile, got a firm grip on the ...

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ugly against Tokitenku to preserve his unbeaten record at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Wednesday. All-Mongolian battle: Yokozuna Asashoryu forces out No. 2 maegashira and fellow-Mongolian Tokitenku to stay undefeated on Wednesday at Fukuoka Kokusai Center. Asashoryu landed an early blow to Tokitenku's (1-3) face and after putting the second-ranked maegashira on the back foot and bumping him over the straw ridge, the "Bully from Ulan Bator" showed his mean streak by following through ...

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Grand Sumo Tournament on Tuesday. The feisty yokozuna from Ulan Bator was pulled slightly off-balance by Takekaze after the faceoff and almost went tumbling before recovering quickly to charge the winless No. 1 maegashira over the edge at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center. Rival yokozuna Hakuho also remained perfect with a 3-0 record by grinding out Aminishiki in the day's penultimate bout. The two Mongolian yokozuna feature among a group of five wrestlers sharing the lead as the 15-day meet heats up ...

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at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Monday. Asashoryu got inside to hem up Aminishiki immediately after the face-off before slamming his opponent into the ringside seats when the No. 1 maegashira tried a counter maneuver for a force out at Fukuoka Kokusai Center. Aminishiki slipped to 0-2. The fiery yokozuna from Ulan Bator is seeking his second consecutive title after winning his career 24th Emperor's Cup in a playoff against Hakuho on the final day of the September meet. In the day's ...

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