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NAGOYA GRAND SUMO TOURNAMENT

Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jul 16, 2015
Terunofuji pulls out fifth victory to remain with lead pack
Newly promoted ozeki Terunofuji dug deep to see off sekiwake Tochiozan and cement his place among the leading pack at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Thursday.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jul 15, 2015
Hakuho, Kakuryu raise marks to 4-0
Terunofuji outmuscled Takayasu to extend the perfect start to his ozeki debut at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Wednesday.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jul 14, 2015
Terunofuji still unbeaten
Terunofuji continued to show he belongs as ozeki by posting his third win in as many days at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Tuesday.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jul 13, 2015
Terunofuji holds off Ikioi to stay unbeaten
Terunofuji rolled to his second win as ozeki with victory over third-ranked maegashira Ikioi at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Monday.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jul 11, 2015
Terunofuji takes spotlight entering Nagoya tournament
Newly promoted ozeki Terunofuji will be out to prove his stunning championship victory in May was no fluke when the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament gets underway on Sunday.
Japan Times
SUMO
Jun 29, 2015
Terunofuji poised for ozeki debut in Nagoya
Mongolian Terunofuji formally took his place among sumo's elite ranks on Monday, when he was named to fight as an ozeki in the official rankings for the upcoming 15-day Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jul 27, 2014
Hakuho captures 30th Emperor's Cup
Patience. That was the name of the game as yokozuna Hakuho on Sunday became only the third man in history to win his 30th career championship on the final day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jul 26, 2014
Kotoshogiku, Hakuho keep share of lead; Kakuryu falls
Ozeki Kotoshogiku has changed an improbable script into his moment of truth ahead of the final day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jul 25, 2014
Title up for grabs after Hakuho handed loss
Yokozuna Hakuho suffered a stunning defeat on Friday to fall back into a three-way tie for the lead with an 11-2 record at the 15-day Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jul 24, 2014
Hakuho alone at top
Yokozuna Hakuho took a big step toward his 30th career championship on Thursday, when he defeated ozeki Kotoshogiku to take the sole lead at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jul 23, 2014
Goeido maintains hoodoo over Hakuho
Two months after spoiling Hakuho's perfect record in May, veteran sekiwake Goeido handed the yokozuna his first loss of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Wednesday.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jul 22, 2014
Yokozuna Hakuho raises record to 10-0
Kakuryu went tumbling out to a second defeat in a weak display at the hands of sekiwake Goeido while Hakuho made mincemeat out of another would-be challenger in the form of Takekaze to improve to a perfect 10-0 at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Tuesday.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jul 21, 2014
Harumafuji falls again; Hakuho alone at top
Harumafuji continued to display cracks in his armor with a third defeat at the hands of veteran Takekaze, while fellow yokozuna Hakuho and Kakuryu whisked off their respective opponents at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Monday.
SUMO
Jul 20, 2014
Shoulder injury sidelines sekiwake Tochiozan
Sekiwake Tochiozan pulled out of the ongoing Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Sunday due to an injured left shoulder, his sumo elder Kasugano said.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jul 20, 2014
Hakuho still unbeaten
Yokozuna Hakuho won a tough match against Egyptian giant killer Osunaarashi on Sunday to maintain his share of the lead at the 15-day Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jul 19, 2014
Upstart Osunaarashi stumbles in Nagoya
High-flying maegashira Osunaarashi was brought to earth by sekiwake Goeido on Saturday, suffering his third defeat at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jul 18, 2014
Egyptian wrestler Osunaarashi takes down another yokozuna
Sumo's first Egyptian wrestler, maegashira Osunaarashi, continued to astound on Friday, when he defeated a yokozuna opponent for the second straight day at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jul 17, 2014
Osunaarashi upsets Kakuryu
Osunaarashi won a battle of missed opportunities on Thursday as the Egyptian maegashira defeated Kakuryu to win his first career match against a yokozuna.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jul 16, 2014
Harumafuji crashes to defeat at Nagoya basho
Harumafuji became the first of sumo's top rank to taste defeat when he was sent crashing by rank-and-filer Yoshikaze on the fourth day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Wednesday.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jul 15, 2014
Hakuho triumphs again
Yokozuna Hakuho dispensed with rank-and-file Ikioi with minimal fuss to improve to 3-0 at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Tuesday.

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