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		<title>Harumafuji no match for Hakuho in finale</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Sep 2013 12:03:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A day after wrapping up his 27th career championship, Hakuho put an exclamation mark on his fourth consecutive title with a convincing win over rival yokozuna Harumafuji on the final day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Sunday. Hakuho, whose left eye was bruised and swollen from his bang-up with Kisenosato the previous day, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hakuho tops Kisenosato for 27th crown of career</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Sep 2013 14:18:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yokozuna Hakuho outflanked nemesis Kisenosato to capture his 27th career title with a day to spare at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Saturday. The Mongolian won his fourth consecutive championship, moving him within four of yokozuna great Chiyonofuji&#8217;s hallowed mark of 31 career titles. Hakuho is alone in third place on the all-time list [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hakuho beats Kakuryu to edge closer to title</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Sep 2013 13:15:41 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Goeido]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho capitalized on a slip-up by closest challenger Kisenosato to zero in on his fourth straight Emperor&#8217;s Cup at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Friday. Ozeki Kisenosato lost the plot against Goeido, and Hakuho (12-1) took full advantage in the day&#8217;s last bout at Ryogoku Kokugikan, putting ozeki Kakuryu in a spin [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hakuho moves in on autumn title; Kisenosato takes down Harumafuji</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/09/26/sumo/hakuho-moves-in-on-autumn-title-kisenosato-takes-down-harumafuji/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=hakuho-moves-in-on-autumn-title-kisenosato-takes-down-harumafuji</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Sep 2013 14:04:17 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yokozuna Hakuho edged another step closer to his fourth consecutive Emperor&#8217;s Cup on Thursday with a routine win over ozeki Kotoshogiku on the 12th day of action at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament. The Mongolian maestro&#8217;s 11th victory at Ryogoku Kokugikan kept him one ahead of ozeki Kisenosato with three days remaining at the 15-day [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hakuho tops Myogiryu</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Sep 2013 14:43:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yokozuna Hakuho propped himself back on the winning track with a strong win over sekiwake Myogiryu, staying in the lead through 11 days at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Wednesday. Hakuho was tripped up by sekiwake Goeido a day earlier to taste defeat for the first time, but rebounded with authority against Myogiryu (5-6) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Goeido stuns Hakuho</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Sep 2013 14:18:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Goeido raised the roof with a major upset Tuesday, sending yokozuna Hakuho to his first defeat on the 10th day of action at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament. The usually sharp Hakuho never got into motion in the day&#8217;s penultimate bout and found himself on the losing end when his sekiwake opponent came lunging forward [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hakuho widens gap on autumn rivals</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Sep 2013 13:46:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yokozuna Hakuho widened the gap in his lead, tossing aside rank-and-filer Toyohibiki to remain unscathed after nine days at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Monday. The Mongolian, who is chasing his 27th career title and fourth in a row, improved to 9-0, a clear two wins ahead of rival yokozuna Harumafuji, ozeki Kisenosato, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hakuho survives scare to keep perfect record</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/09/22/sumo/hakuho-survives-scare-to-keep-perfect-record/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=hakuho-survives-scare-to-keep-perfect-record</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Sep 2013 14:03:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yokozuna Hakuho nearly slipped up but regained his balance, wore down his opponent and maintained his perfect record on the eighth day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Sunday. Before another full house at Ryogoku Kokugikan, the popular Mongolian didn&#8217;t disappoint although an early effort to throw Takarafuji (1-7) failed. But the No. 3 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hakuho too much for Chiyotairyu to handle</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Sep 2013 14:40:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Undefeated yokozuna Hakuho dispensed with another would-be challenger in the form of Chiyotairyu to retain sole possession of the lead on the seventh day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Saturday. Hakuho was in his usual destruction mode to wrap up the first week of the 15-day basho with a bone-crushing, smack down of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hakuho stands alone after sixth day</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Sep 2013 10:11:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho showed Tochiozan who&#8217;s boss to take sole possession of the lead on the sixth day of action Friday at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament. Hakuho (6-0) wasted no time in getting to grips with Tochiozan (2-4) in the day&#8217;s penultimate bout at Ryogoku Kokugikan. Chasing his 27th career title and fourth in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Harumafuji bounces back; Hakuho stays perfect</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2013 14:42:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Harumafuji posted a morale-boosting third victory on Thursday to move back into the winning column at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament. Fellow Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho also won on the fifth day of action at Ryogoku Kokugikan and shares the lead at 5-0 with rank-and-filer Yoshikaze. Kotooshu was the only major upset of the day and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Harumafuji slips to second defeat as Hakuho cruises at autumn basho</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Sep 2013 14:17:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One faulty start from an overzealous Harumafuji was all Aoiyama needed to send the yokozuna to his second defeat on the fourth day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Wednesday. In stark contrast, fellow yokozuna Hakuho, aiming for his 27th career Emperor&#8217;s Cup, ripped down another would-be opponent in the form of Okinoumi (2-2) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hakuho cruises to easy victory over Shohozan</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Sep 2013 14:53:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yokozuna Hakuho scuttled rank-and-filer Shohozan&#8217;s aspirations of another giant kill with one fatal shot to remain undefeated after three days at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Tuesday. Harumafuji (2-1), meanwhile, got back on the winning track after suffering a loss to Shohozan the previous day, rattling winless Ikioi in a hail of thrusts and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Harumafuji falls on second day of autumn basho</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Sep 2013 14:19:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hakuho gave Ikioi a clinic in the art of the flash finish, but fellow yokozuna Harumafuji hit a stumbling block with his first defeat, at the hands of rank-and-filer Shohozan, on the second day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Monday. Hakuho, who is seeking his 27th career title, gave his opponent a small [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hakuho makes winning start at autumn basho</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Sep 2013 14:24:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hakuho kick-started his campaign for a 27th career title with a routine win over Takayasu on Sunday, the opening day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament. Seeking a fourth consecutive Emperor&#8217;s Cup after a 13-2 showing in July in Nagoya, the Mongolian yokozuna was all business in the day&#8217;s last bout at Ryogoku Kokugikan, sending [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hakuho claims title, suffers second defeat</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jul 2013 10:30:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Harumafuji burst Hakuho&#8217;s bubble and claimed yokozuna bragging rights with a surprisingly easy win on the final day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Sunday. Hakuho, who secured his 26th Emperor&#8217;s Cup with two days to spare, saw his 43-match unbeaten streak ended by Kisenosato on Saturday and was unable to bounce back to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kisenosato puts an end to Hakuho win streak</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jul 2013 13:53:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kisenosato, who began the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament with hopes of promotion to yokozuna, earned a big win on Saturday, when he wrestled down yokozuna Hakuho on the penultimate day of the tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium. A day after wrapping up his 26th career title, Hakuho saw his 43-match winning streak come to a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hakuho clinches title</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2013 11:50:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bruised but far from broken, Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho defeated Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu to clinch his 26th Emperor&#8217;s Cup with two days to spare at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Friday. The hardware was put on a plate for Hakuho after Aoiyama, the only other wrestler with a mathematical chance at the title, fell to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hakuho remains in control of title hunt</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2013 13:22:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho shot down ozeki Kotoshogiku to close in on his 26th Emperor&#8217;s Cup at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Thursday. Hakuho improved to 12-0 and can clinch the title Friday with a win, coupled with a defeat for Bulgarian maegashira Aoiyama, who is two wins back at 10-2 with three days remaining [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hakuho moves closer to 26th Emperor&#8217;s Cup</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2013 14:34:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hakuho extended his consecutive wins streak to 41 and pulled two clear of the field heading into the homestretch at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Wednesday. Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu and Brazilian maegashira Kaisei both fell to their second losses and Hakuho (11-0) capitalized in the day&#8217;s final bout against ozeki Kakuryu at Aichi Prefectural [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hakuho posts second 40-match win streak</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jul 2013 12:04:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yokozuna Hakuho compiled the second 40-bout winning streak of his career on Tuesday, when he defeated sekiwake Myogiryu on the 10th day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium. After a brief tussle, Hakuho flung his opponent down and his exaggerated follow-through looked for all the world like a celebratory fist pump. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hakuho moves closer to second 40-win streak</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jul 2013 14:35:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho easily maintained his lead on Monday, the ninth day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium. Hakuho holds a one-win led over ozeki Kotooshu and No. 12 maegashira Kaisei. In the day&#8217;s final match, Hakuho consigned sekiwake Goeido to his seventh defeat. The yokozuna absorbed his opponent&#8217;s charge, seized [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hakuho survives scare, maintains perfect mark</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jul 2013 14:08:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sole leader Hakuho dodged a bullet to stay on track for a 26th Emperor&#8217;s Cup with his eighth win, while Kisenosato started to pick up the pieces of his shattered yokozuna promotion bid by beating Kyokutenho at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Sunday. Hakuho improved to 8-0 and the Mongolian yokozuna was one win [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Promotion bid vanishes for struggling Kisenosato</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jul 2013 14:43:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kisenosato suffered a third and fatal loss at the hands of Goeido in his yokozuna bid, leaving the Naruto ozeki a discouraged wreck as the first week of action wrapped up at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Saturday. With everything on the line, Kisenosato did the unthinkable by crumbling in front of a sold-out [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Unbeaten Hakuho alone at top</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jul 2013 11:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Promotion-chasing ozeki Kisenosato eased past winless No. 2 maegashira Gagamaru to score a morale-boosting victory on Friday, and yokozuna Hakuho put on a clinic to grab sole possession of the lead at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament. Victory was just the tonic Kisenosato needed after his bid for a move up to yokozuna a day [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kisenosato handed second defeat</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2013 15:12:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kisenosato&#8217;s hopes of promotion to yokozuna were dealt a crushing blow on Thursday after the ozeki suffered a shock second defeat at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament. The Naruto stable star was in all sorts of trouble right from the start at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium as he lost his way at the &#8220;tachi-ai&#8221; charge against [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kisenosato scores easy win against Shohozan</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2013 14:46:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kisenosato got his yokozuna promotion bid back on track after suffering his first defeat a day earlier, steamrolling komusubi Shohozan on the fourth day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Wednesday. Hakuho, who is gunning to become the first foreign-born wrestler with 26 career titles, shares the lead at 4-0 with ozeki pair Kotooshu [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kisenosato falls against Tochiozan</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jul 2013 14:32:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Promotion-chasing Kisenosato tumbled headlong over his first hurdle in his bid for yokozuna, falling to a first defeat at the hands of nemesis Tochiozan on the third day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Tuesday. It was a somber defeat for Kisenosato, who is making his first challenge at yokozuna and is expected to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kisenosato steamrolls Tokitenku on day two</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jul 2013 10:59:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kisenosato stayed on course in his promotion bid for yokozuna with a royal smackdown of Tokitenku on the second day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Monday. Yokozuna Hakuho, who has won the previous two tournaments with perfect 15-0 marks, extended his winning streak to 32 bouts, albeit in an oxygen-draining matchup against top-ranked [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kisenosato gets off to strong start in Nagoya</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jul 2013 13:44:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kisenosato got off to a perfect start in his quest for promotion to yokozuna with a routine win over Takekaze on Sunday, the opening day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament. Kisenosato, who is bidding to become the first Japanese-born yokozuna since Takanohana retired in January 2003, was unfazed by two false starts from No. [...]]]></description>
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