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KOTOSHOGIKU

Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Nov 24, 2016
Yokozuna Kakuryu back atop standings
Yokozuna Kakuryu got back on the winning track on Thursday, the 12th day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament, where he regained his sole lead with an 11-1 record.
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 / Basho reports
Sep 16, 2016
Okinoumi, Goeido remain unbeaten
Top-ranked maegashira Okinoumi added ozeki Kotoshogiku to his list of major scalps on Friday.
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.
SUMO
Jul 16, 2016
Ailing ozeki pulls out of tournament
Ozeki Kotoshogiku has withdrawn from the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament due to injury, his stablemaster Sadogatake said on Saturday.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jul 15, 2016
Hakuho bounces back, regains share of lead
Normal service resumed at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Friday as Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho rebounded from a shock first defeat to get his bid for a record-extending 38th career championship back on track.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
May 17, 2016
Kisenosato overpowers rival ozeki Kotoshogiku
Kisenosato crushed out fellow ozeki Kotoshogiku to stay in a share of the lead and on track for a first championship title at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on Tuesday.
Japan Times
SUMO
May 11, 2016
Hakuho wins easily on fourth day of basho
Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho cemented his place among the early pacesetters with a routine win over Shodai at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on Wednesday.
Japan Times
SUMO
May 7, 2016
Kisenosato continues hunt for elusive title
After ending an eight-month barren stretch with a record-extending 37th career championship in March, Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho looks to be the slight favorite going into the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament getting underway in Tokyo on Sunday.
Japan Times
SUMO / SUMO SCRIBBLINGS
Mar 29, 2016
Hakuho's best days are behind him
The time has come for yokozuna Hakuho to look in the mirror, recognize the person looking back at him as head and shoulders above all others the greatest sumo wrestler that has ever lived, but to then accept that it is now time to retire, to call it a day.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Mar 26, 2016
Yokozuna Hakuho remains on target for title
Yokozuna Hakuho will enter the final day of the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in control of his own fate after improving to 13-1 on Saturday.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Mar 25, 2016
Hakuho maintains lead
Hakuho closed in on a record-extending 36th career championship title with a win over fellow Mongolian yokozuna Kakuryu at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament on Friday.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Mar 23, 2016
Yokozuna Hakuho takes down Kisenosato
Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho sentenced front-running ozeki Kisenosato to his first defeat on Wednesday, grabbing a share of the lead in the process at the Spring Grand Tournament.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Mar 22, 2016
Kisenosato now 10-0
Kisenosato took another step toward his first career championship, while fellow ozeki Kotoshogiku's promotion hopes were all but dashed at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament on Tuesday.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Mar 21, 2016
Kisenosato remains in control
Kisenosato won the 59th edition of sumo's longest-running top-flight rivalry in the blink of an eye Monday as he maintained his perfect record on the ninth day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japan Times
SUMO
Mar 20, 2016
Unbeaten Kisenosato alone atop standings
Kisenosato continued to steal the spotlight on Sunday, when he won a battle of unbeatens to take the sole lead after eight days of the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Mar 19, 2016
Kisenosato moves to 7-0
Ozeki Kisenosato maintained his perfect record with a convincing win over No. 2 maegashira Okinoumi on Saturday, staying in the lead alongside No. 4 maegashira Ikioi after the seventh day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Mar 18, 2016
Kisenosato still perfect
Veteran ozeki Kisenosato stayed in pole position for his first career championship by maintaining his perfect record on Friday, the sixth day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Mar 17, 2016
Okinoumi ends Kotoshogiku's unbeaten start at Spring Basho
Kotoshogiku's quest to reach the ultimate rank of yokozuna took a hit with shock first defeat at the hands of second-ranked maegashira Okinoumi on Thursday, the fifth day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Mar 15, 2016
Kotoshogiku displays strength in victory
Ozeki Kotoshogiku, pursuing a second straight championship and promotion to yokozuna, improved to 3-0 on Tuesday, the third day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament.
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