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KISENOSATO

Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Sep 14, 2018
Kisenosato dealt first loss
Yokozuna Kisenosato tasted his first defeat of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Friday, losing in an upset to No. 2 maegashira Chiyotairyu.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Sep 13, 2018
Yokozuna remain unbeaten
Hakuho survived a scare against komusubi Takakeisho on Thursday as all three yokozuna stayed undefeated at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Sep 12, 2018
Top-ranked fighters win on Day 4
Yokozuna Kisenosato emptied the tanks yet again and pulled off his fourth consecutive win Wednesday at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Sep 11, 2018
Kisenosato perseveres to stay undefeated at Autumn meet
Yokozuna Kisenosato secured a third consecutive victory in his first meet back from injury on Tuesday, as most of the elite wrestlers in the top division maintained spotless records at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Sep 10, 2018
Kisenosato keeps comeback on track with impressive Day 2 win
Yokozuna Kisenosato continued his comeback from injury in winning fashion Monday with a hard-fought victory over komusubi Takakeisho at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Sep 9, 2018
Yokozuna Kisenosato makes victorious return to dohyo
Kisenosato made a winning return on Sunday at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament after missing a record-setting eight consecutive meets due to injury.
Japan Times
SUMO
Sep 8, 2018
Expect the unexpected in wide-open Autumn Basho
The Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament gets underway on Sunday at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Sep 5, 2018
Sumo's Yokozuna Deliberation Council plays important role in overseeing sport
Kisenosato put in a strong performance at the Yokozuna Deliberation Council soken training session on Aug. 31.
Japan Times
SUMO
Aug 27, 2018
Tochinoshin will fight to keep ozeki status during Autumn Basho
Georgian Tochinoshin will face his first threat to survival as an ozeki starting on Sept. 9, when the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament kicks off.
Japan Times
SUMO
Jul 5, 2018
Kisenosato to miss eighth straight meet
Kisenosato will withdraw from the upcoming Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament, extending his streak of missed events to a yokozuna-record eight meets, his stablemaster Tagonoura said Thursday.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Jun 13, 2018
Byzantine rules govern sumo's name shares
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Japan Times
SUMO
May 11, 2018
Injured Kisenosato to skip seventh consecutive tournament
Kisenosato will pull out of the upcoming Summer Grand Sumo Tournament, extending his streak of missed events to a yokozuna-record-equaling seven meets, his stablemaster said Friday.
SUMO / Basho reports
May 10, 2018
Yokozuna Kisenosato remains undecided about competing in Summer Basho
Yokozuna Kisenosato skipped morning practice and has yet to decide whether he feels fit enough to compete in the upcoming Summer Grand Sumo Tournament, his stablemaster Tagonoura said Thursday.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
May 9, 2018
Future without sumo unthinkable for Hakuho
The Summer Grand Sumo Tournament, which gets underway on Sunday, is shaping up to be a make-or-break one for several wrestlers.
Japan Times
SUMO
Apr 30, 2018
Kakuryu tops rankings for Summer Basho
Fresh off his victory at March's Spring Grand Sumo Tournament, yokozuna Kakuryu will head into May's summer tourney atop the latest rankings, the Japan Sumo Association announced Monday.
Japan Times
SUMO
Mar 10, 2018
Yokozuna withdrawals open up field for Spring Basho
The Spring Grand Sumo Tournament begins Sunday with a unique window of opportunity for wrestlers to rise in the rankings.
Japan Times
SUMO
Mar 9, 2018
Injured yokozuna Hakuho pulls out of Spring Basho
Yokozuna Hakuho decided Friday to withdraw from the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament starting Sunday to treat a toe injury, exiting his second straight meet because of health problems.
Japan Times
SUMO
Mar 8, 2018
Yokozuna Kisenosato withdraws from Spring Basho
Kisenosato, one of three yokozuna in the latest banzuke rankings, will withdraw from the upcoming Spring Grand Sumo Tournament, his stablemaster Tagonoura said Thursday.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Feb 28, 2018
Sumo-rich Osaka ready for stormy Spring Basho
That stretch in the evenings and the plum blossoms in bloom means just one thing to sumo fans — it's time for the Osaka Basho.
Japan Times
SUMO
Feb 26, 2018
Tochinoshin returns to sekiwake for Spring Grand Sumo Tournament
On the back of his overpowering championship run in January, Georgian wrestler Tochinoshin will compete in March at sumo's third-highest rank of sekiwake, according to the rankings published Monday by the Japan Sumo Association.
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