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Nagoya to be testing ground for a trio of sumo titans
Nagoya :: Japan | 13 days ago
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Special to The Japan Times Online Jun 6, 2013 As Hakuho continues chalking up championships almost at will (his latest 15-0 record at the Natsu Basho his 25th to date), mention of the other yokozuna Harumafuji (11-4) in some sumo circles is now met
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Kisenosato wins again
Tōkyō :: Japan | 26 days ago
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Ozeki Kisenosato pulled out the heavy artillery to beat yokozuna Harumafuji to remain spotless with his 12th consecutive win at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on Thursday. Hakuho was poetry in motion as he grilled ozeki Kakuryu and the pair
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Hakuho improves to 6-0
Tallinn :: Estonia | 1 month ago
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Hakuho motored ahead with a sixth win and Harumafuji posted a morale-boosting victory to get his stuttering campaign to prove his worth as a yokozuna back on track on the sixth day of action at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on Friday. Hakuho,
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Harumafuji loses again
Tallinn :: Estonia | 1 month ago
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Yokozuna Hakuho extended his perfect head-to-head record against struggling No. Tochinoshin to 16 wins with another commanding performance at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on Thursday. But on a day of upsets in the upper ranks at Ryogoku Kokugikan,
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Myogiryu no match for Hakuho
Tallinn :: Estonia | 1 month ago
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Hakuho manhandled upset-minded Myogiryu while fellow yokozuna Harumafuji got back on track after the previous day's defeat, albeit a jittery win over Kitataiki on the third day of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on Tuesday. Hakuho leads a pack of 10
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Hakuho sets records; Harumafuji only raises questions
Ōsaka :: Japan | 3 months ago
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Special to The Japan Times Online Apr 3, 2013 As was expected before the recent Haru Basho in Osaka, both yokozuna, on the back of too little practice, and too many public engagements started the tournament less than convincingly. The opening day saw
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Mongolian grand champ sees good future for sumo
Tōkyō :: Japan | 4 months ago
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Newly-crowned sumo grand champion Harumafuji said on Monday he sees a good future for the ancient but scandal-tainted Japanese sport as well as for his own career as a top fighter. Harumafuji was promoted last year to become sumo's first new grand
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Harumafuji bulldozes over Goeido
Ulaanbaatar :: Mongolia | 5 months ago
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After his critics had begun singing a Harumafuji requiem, the Mongolian yokozuna chalked up his ninth straight win with a thumping of upstart Goeido at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Monday. Coming off a 9-6 mark at the Kyushu basho in
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Hakuho bounces back; Harumafuji maintains lead
Sofia :: Bulgaria | 5 months ago
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Hakuho, who is seeking his second consecutive title and 24th career championship, is one behind the co-leaders in a logjam of nine rikishi at 3-1. Hakuho, who was shoved out by Myogiryu for his first loss on Tuesday, came storming back with a
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Hakuho suffers shock defeat
Ulaanbaatar :: Mongolia | 5 months ago
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While Harumafuji prevailed in a hard-fought battle with little-man Toyonoshima to retain an undefeated record, Hakuho was sent over the edge in a matter of seconds by upstart Myogiryu (1-2) in the day's finale at Ryogoku Kokugikan. After the first
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