Grand Sumo Championship News

 
The Daily Yomiuri
Kyokutenho oldest to win 1st sumo title
The Daily Yomiuri
7 maegashira Kyokutenho clinched his first championship by beating No. 4 Tochiozan in a playoff at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sunday. The Mongolia-born Kyokutenho became the oldest wrestler to win his first sumo ...

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Sumo: Hakuho gets revenge over Kisenosato to set up tense finish at summer basho
Mainichi Daily News
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Mongolian grand champion Hakuho exacted swift revenge over bogey man Kisenosato on Friday, producing a power-packed display to blow the title race wide open heading into the final weekend of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament.
Kisenosato suffers lossThe Japan Times

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Sumo: Hakuho falls, 6 ozeki start with wins at summer basho
Mainichi Daily News
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The man least expected to tumble out of the gate did just that on the opening day of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament. Grand champion Hakuho was sent to a shock defeat at the hands of Aminishiki, while sumo's six ozeki, featuring newly ...

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The Japan Times
Sumo's dohyo starting to level out
The Japan Times
By MARK BUCKTON If Hakuho wins the upcoming Grand Sumo Tournament (May 6-20) it will be the 50th time a Mongolian has won the Emperor's Cup. Of the 32 championship portraits currently hanging in the Ryogoku Kokugikan, eight on each of the four main ...


 
Daily Mail
He's no pushover! World sumo wrestling champion who weighs 350 pounds takes on ...
Daily Mail
A retired Japanese grand sumo champion picked Ulambayar out of dozens of hopefuls. He's appeared in Hollywood films too - including in Ocean's Thirteen - and also on countless television shows and events all over the world. He even appeared on Gran ...

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The Japan Times
Goeido sends Hakuho crashing to third defeat
The Japan Times
Sekiwake Goeido served up a fresh blow to yokozuna Hakuho's hopes of capturing his 23rd career championship title Sunday, scoring a stunning upset victory on the eighth day of action at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament. Final straw: Goeido pushes ...

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Kisenosato continues march toward victory
The Japan Times
... took a big step toward becoming the first Japanese-born winner in over six years Wednesday, beating fellow ozeki Kakuryu on the second attempt to move two wins clear of the field heading into the final stretch of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament.

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