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SUMMER GRAND SUMO TOURNAMENT

Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
May 21, 2015
Hakuho, Kaisei lose, remain tied for lead
Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho squandered the chance to seize sole possession of the lead with a shock defeat to ozeki Goeido at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on Thursday.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
May 19, 2015
Hakuho remains on path for another title
Yokozuna Hakuho stayed in the lead two-thirds of the way through the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament, making quick work of No. 4 maegashira Tokushoryu on Tuesday.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
May 17, 2015
Hakuho gets breather due to foe's withdrawal
Idle Hakuho was gifted a seventh win and fellow Mongolian yokozuna Harumafuji also stayed in the leading pack after barging out Ichinojo at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on Sunday.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
May 16, 2015
Yokozuna rivals tied for top spot
Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho and Harumafuji both emerged unscathed on a day of upsets in the upper ranks Saturday to stay tied for the lead heading into the second week of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
May 14, 2015
Yokozuna rivals stay in hunt for tourney title
The yokozuna duo of Harumafuji and Hakuho remained one win back of the leaders on Thursday, the fifth day of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
May 13, 2015
Sadanoumi beats Harumafuji in do-over bout, hands yokozuna first loss of tournament
Yokozuna Harumafuji got the judges' marching order for a do-over, then lost to rank-and-filer Sadanoumi, who sent him to his first defeat on the fourth day of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on Wednesday.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
May 12, 2015
Nine tied for early lead
Yokozuna Hakuho shot down Tochinoshin to keep his eyes firmly on the prize on the third day of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on Tuesday.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
May 10, 2015
Hakuho suffers loss on tourney's first day
Yokozuna Hakuho was sent to a shock defeat at the hands of big man Ichinojo on the opening day of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on Sunday.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
May 7, 2015
Injured yokozuna Kakuryu to miss entire Summer Basho
Mongolian yokozuna Kakuryu will sit out the entire Summer Grand Sumo Tournament getting under way in Tokyo on Sunday as his injured left shoulder has yet to fully heal, his stablemaster Izutsu said Thursday.
Japan Times
SUMO / SUMO SCRIBBLINGS
Apr 29, 2015
Hakuho out for No. 35, Henderson out just to survive
When the 2015 Summer Grand Sumo Tournament gets under way on May 10 at the Ryogoku Kokugikan, for the first time in just over three years, Hakuho's dominance over fellow yokozuna Harumafuji and Kakuryu will not be the hot topic on the lips of sumo fans the world over.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
May 23, 2014
Hakuho inches closer to 29th Emperor's Cup
Yokozuna Hakuho moved within arm's grasp of his 29th career Emperor's Cup after disposing of ozeki Kotoshogiku in a savvy display to improve to 12-1 at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on Friday.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
May 22, 2014
Hakuho takes lead
Yokozuna Hakuho once again foiled longtime nemesis Kisenosato at the crucial moment, regaining the sole lead on the 12th day of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on Thursday.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
May 20, 2014
Hakuho raises record to 10-0
Yokozuna Hakuho extended his perfect run at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament to 10 wins on Tuesday, the tournament's 10th day.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
May 19, 2014
Hakuho stays in control
Yokozuna Hakuho was all business on Monday, easily racking up his ninth win on the ninth day of the 15-day Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
May 18, 2014
Hakuho takes unbeaten run into second week of summer basho
Undefeated yokozuna Hakuho outmaneuvered would-be challenger Yoshikaze in a sumo clinic to win his eighth match at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on Sunday.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
May 17, 2014
Kakuryu loses again
Disaster struck for yokozuna debutant Kakuryu after he was sent out to a second defeat at the hands of newly promoted komusubi Chiyootori on the seventh day of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on Saturday.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
May 16, 2014
Harumafuji handed second defeat
Yokozuna Harumafuji suffered a shock second defeat at the hands of Toyonoshima Friday while fellow yokozuna Hakuho and Kakuryu both came through unscathed on the sixth day of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
May 15, 2014
Kakuryu returns to winning form
Yokozuna debutant Kakuryu rebounded from a first defeat with a demolition of Takekaze on Thursday to remain one off the pace at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
May 13, 2014
Kakuryu stays unbeaten
Kakuryu continued his perfect start to his debut at yokozuna with a routine win against Chiyotairyu on Tuesday at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
May 12, 2014
Kakuryu survives test; Harumafuji gets win
Newly promoted yokozuna Kakuryu used his quick reflexes to dispose of giant-killer Yoshikaze while Harumafuji escaped a second consecutive defeat by the skin of his teeth with a close win over Aoiyama at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on Monday.
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