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NEW YEAR GRAND SUMO

Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jan 14, 2015
Hakuho maintains perfect record
Yokozuna Hakuho remained on the right track for a record-setting championship on Wednesday, the fourth day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jan 13, 2015
Kakuryu bounces back from loss
Yokozuna Kakuryu rebounded from the previous day's defeat with a demolition of Tochinoshin while Hakuho made road kill of would-be challenger Takarafuji to move one step closer to taking sole ownership of the all-time record at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Tuesday.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jan 11, 2015
Hakuho impresses on opening day
Yokozuna Hakuho launched his bid to seize sole possession of the record for all-time championships with a technically sound if not dominant win over Tochiozan on the first day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Sunday.
Japan Times
SUMO
Jan 10, 2015
Hakuho braced for shot at history
Standing on the horizon of yet another historic moment in his illustrious career is nothing new for the lord of the raised ring.
Japan Times
SUMO
Jan 6, 2015
Yokozuna Kakuryu announces engagement to 23-year-old Mongolian
Mongolian-born yokozuna Kakuryu on Tuesday announced his engagement to countrywoman Dashnyam Munkhzaya.
Japan Times
SUMO
Dec 24, 2014
Hakuho to kick off bid for history on east side
Record-chasing Mongolian powerhouse Hakuho retained the prestigious east yokozuna slot for the sixth meet in a row as the Japan Sumo Association released the rankings Wednesday for the upcoming New Year Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jan 26, 2014
Hakuho beats Kakuryu in playoff to capture 28th title
Yokozuna Hakuho won his 28th career championship Sunday, sumo's dominant force doing what he has done umpteen times with everything on the line on the final day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jan 25, 2014
Kakuryu faces test against Hakuho
Kakuryu set up a final-day showdown against yokozuna Hakuho for the biggest prize of his career after a walloping of fallen ozeki Kisenosato on the 14th day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Saturday.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jan 24, 2014
Yokozuna Hakuho maintains one-win advantage
Yokozuna Hakuho condemned ozeki Kisenosato to a sixth defeat with a vicious eruption on Friday, putting an exclamation on his would-be rival's utter implosion on the 13th day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament.
SUMO / Basho reports
Jan 23, 2014
Kakuryu stays in contention for title
Yokozuna Hakuho rallied to keep his slate clean with a 12th win and remained on a collision course with compatriot and ozeki Kakuryu at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Thursday.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jan 22, 2014
Yokozuna Hakuho remains lone unbeaten wrestler
Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho stayed firmly on track for a 28th Emperor's Cup with a routine defeat of Bulgarian sekiwake Kotooshu on Wednesday, staying one win clear heading down the stretch at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jan 21, 2014
Yokozuna Hakuho stays on target for 28th career title
Yokozuna Hakuho dispensed with sumo old-timer Kyokutenho to keep his clean slate, while ozeki Kakuryu stayed hot in pursuit one behind with a smackdown of Goeido at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Tuesday.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jan 20, 2014
Hakuho remains in dominant form
While yokozuna Hakuho continues to cruise, ozeki Kisenosato had salt rubbed in his wounds on Monday, when he suffered an embarrassing fourth loss on the ninth day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jan 19, 2014
Kisenosato’s promotion bid suffers devastating blow
Kisenosato's slim hopes of promotion to yokozuna were all but shattered Sunday as komusubi Tochiozan sentenced the ozeki to his third defeat of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jan 18, 2014
Ozeki Kisenosato beats Aminishiki
Ozeki Kisenosato kept his slim hopes for promotion alive, overpowering Aminishiki while undefeated yokozuna Hakuho continued to wreak havoc with a demolition of Toyohibiki on the seventh day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Saturday.
SUMO / Basho reports
Jan 17, 2014
Kisenosato bounces back; Hakuho continues march
Ozeki Kisenosato got back in the winner's column a day after suffering his second defeat in his bid at yokozuna promotion, while yokozuna Hakuho continued to steamroll with his sixth win in a row at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Friday.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jan 16, 2014
Kisenosato handed crushing defeat
Kisenosato's fresh bid for promotion to yokozuna suffered a major blow on Thursday with a second loss, while Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho moved into sole possession of the lead with a perfect 5-0 record at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jan 15, 2014
Unbeaten Hakuho, sekiwake Goeido tied for lead
Promotion-chasing ozeki Kisenosato huffed and puffed his way past Okinoumi to stay one win off the pace at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Wednesday.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jan 14, 2014
Kisenosato impresses on third day of New Year basho
Ozeki Kisenosato took a big step forward in his second bid at yokozuna promotion with a manhandling of Chiyotairyu to remain one off the pace at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Tuesday.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jan 13, 2014
Kisenosato bounces back from opening-day loss
Promotion-chasing ozeki Kisenosato rebounded from his loss the previous day, tossing down Myogiryu for his first win at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Monday.
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