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KISENOSATO

Japan Times
SUMO
Nov 23, 2016
Kakuryu suffers first loss as race heats up
Yokozuna Kakuryu crashed to his first defeat on Wednesday, the 11th day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Nov 22, 2016
Kisenosato hands Hakuho second loss
Returning yokozuna Hakuho saw his title hopes dented after nemesis Kisenosato sentenced him to a second defeat at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Tuesday.
Japan Times
SUMO
Nov 16, 2016
Goeido, Hakuho remain unbeaten in Kyushu
Ozeki Goeido continued on course for a possible promotion to yokozuna with an easy win Wednesday, keeping him among four wrestlers with perfect records after four days at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japan Times
SUMO
Oct 31, 2016
Goeido in hunt for yokozuna promotion
Goeido, who has been mostly mediocre during his time at the second-highest rank of ozeki, will have the unlikely chance of reaching the exalted rank of yokozuna at the Nov. 13-27 Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Sep 22, 2016
Goeido moves closer to first championship
Goeido moved within reach of his first-ever championship as the ozeki remained unbeaten after 12 days at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament after defeating lackluster yokozuna Kakuryu on Thursday.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Sep 21, 2016
Goeido still unbeaten
Goeido continued his winning ways at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Wednesday as he defeated fellow ozeki Kisenosato and all but shattered the latter's chance for promotion to yokozuna.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Sep 15, 2016
Okinoumi, Goeido tied for tourney lead
Giant-killing maegashira Okinoumi extended his perfect start to the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Thursday, but needed two attempts to send Shohozan packing and improve his record to 5-0.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Sep 14, 2016
Okinoumi continues strong start to basho
Okinoumi continued to steal the show at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Wednesday as the top-ranked maegashira improved to a perfect 4-0 by defeating ozeki Terunofuji.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Sep 13, 2016
Kisenosato suffers another setback
Kisenosato's bid for promotion to yokozuna at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament is now hanging by a thread after the ozeki suffered his second defeat on Tuesday.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Sep 12, 2016
Kisenosato recovers from opening-day loss
Ozeki Kisenosato got his latest bid for promotion to yokozuna back on track with victory over komusubi Tochiozan at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Monday.
SUMO / SUMO SCRIBBLINGS
Sep 11, 2016
Kisenosato set to profit from Hakuho's absence at Autumn Basho
Early on Thursday, it was announced that yokozuna Hakuho had decided to skip the upcoming Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo due to injury.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Sep 11, 2016
Promotion-chasing Kisenosato falls to shock defeat on first day
Ozeki Kisenosato's bid to reach the highest rank of yokozuna is already in jeopardy after the first day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament, falling to top-ranked maegashira Okinoumi on Sunday, when yokozuna Kakuryu also suffered defeat.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Sep 10, 2016
Kisenosato eyes crown
Ozeki Kisenosato is looking for his elusive first championship and another chance for promotion to sumo's highest rank, with injured yokozuna Hakuho not standing in his way, at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament which begins Sunday.
Japan Times
SUMO
Aug 29, 2016
Kisenosato limbers up for fourth yokozuna bid
Ozeki Kisenosato will be hoping the fourth time will be the charm that lands him promotion to yokozuna.
Japan Times
SUMO / SUMO SCRIBBLINGS
Jul 27, 2016
Won't be long before Kisenosato wins coveted title
When he won his eighth Emperor's Cup on Sunday afternoon, in the eyes of many, yokozuna Harumafuji also guaranteed that ozeki Kisenosato would forever remain in the sport's second rank, never to win the coveted Emperor's Cup.
SUMO
Jul 26, 2016
Kisenosato keeps promotion bid alive
Ozeki Kisenosato may need to win the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament in September to earn promotion to the sports's highest rank, members of the Japan Sumo Association's Yokozuna Deliberation Council said Monday.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jul 24, 2016
Harumafuji captures title at Nagoya Basho
Harumafuji defeated fellow Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho on Sunday to win the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament and seize his eighth career championship.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jul 23, 2016
Victorious Harumafuji maintains tourney lead
Harumafuji clung to the lead with a gutsy win over a determined opponent on Saturday, the penultimate day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jul 22, 2016
Yokozuna Harumafuji pulls ahead of pack
Mongolian yokozuna Harumafuji on Friday took a major step toward his eighth career title by seizing sole possession of the lead with two days remaining at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jul 21, 2016
Terunofuji shocks yokozuna Hakuho
Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho on Thursday crashed to shock defeat against relegation-threatened ozeki Terunofuji to surrender his share of the lead heading into the final stretch of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament.
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Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
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Japanese billionaire sues Meta over investment scams using his image
Entrepreneurs Yusaku Maezawa (second from right) and Takafumi Horie (third from right) attend a study session on fake social media ads and investment scams at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on April 10.
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Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.

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