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HAKUHO

SUMO
Oct 4, 2017
Hakuho's achievement honored with special award
Yokozuna Hakuho received a special award from an advisory body of the Japan Sumo Association on Wednesday, commemorating the record of all-time wins of 1,050 he set in July.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Sep 10, 2017
Sole competing yokozuna Harumafuji starts Autumn Basho with victory
Harumafuji got off to a winning start as the only yokozuna standing at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament with a convincing win against komusubi Tochiozan on Sunday.
Japan Times
SUMO
Sep 9, 2017
Harumafuji seeks title as top rivals sit out Autumn Basho
Harumafuji seeks title sans top rivals
Japan Times
SUMO
Sep 8, 2017
Injured yokozuna Hakuho pulls out of Autumn Tournament
Hakuho on Friday pulled out of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament getting underway Sunday due to pain in his left knee, becoming the third yokozuna to withdraw from the meet after Kisenosato and Kakuryu.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Aug 31, 2017
More multiracial wrestlers making mark in raised ring
Sumo’s long and grueling summer regional tour came to an end last Sunday with the now yearly KITTE Basho held in the heart of Tokyo at the 38-story JP Tower. The following day, the new banzuke was released for the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament that gets underway on Sept. 10.
Japan Times
SUMO
Aug 30, 2017
Exhibition events bring sumo to new audience
Jungyo is similar to baseball's spring training for sumo; wrestlers are more relaxed and laid back, and fans have more opportunities to interact with the giant fellows.
Japan Times
SUMO
Aug 29, 2017
With recurring knee pain, Hakuho maintains cautious outlook for Autumn Basho
Yokozuna Hakuho said Tuesday he will take it one step at a time in next month's Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo as he seeks his third straight Emperor's Cup and an unprecedented 40th title overall.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Aug 28, 2017
Hakuho on mission for third straight title
Hoping his recent knee trouble is a thing of the past, yokozuna Hakuho will be gunning for his third straight championship when the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament opens on Sept. 10 at Ryogoku Kokugikan.
SUMO
Jul 26, 2017
Three yokozuna to miss summer regional tour
Three of the four current yokozuna will miss part or all of the summer regional tour which begins this weekend, Japan Sumo Association deputy director Tamanoi said Wednesday.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Jul 26, 2017
Yokozuna Hakuho showing no signs of letting up anytime soon
Hakuho continued to defy time, as well as a host of up-and-coming young fighters, winning the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament with a 14-1 record. That came two months after he took the Summer Basho without a loss.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jul 24, 2017
Hakuho calls Nagoya Basho 'unforgettable'
Yokozuna Hakuho, who captured a record 39th career title at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament, said Monday the reality of having won the championship and made multiple record-breaking feats along the way has finally sunk in.
Japan Times
SUMO
Jul 23, 2017
Hakuho captures 39th title of career
Hakuho outlasted fellow Mongolian yokozuna Harumafuji to capture a record-extending 39th career championship on the final day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Sunday.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jul 22, 2017
Hakuho still on target for 39th Emperor's Cup
Record-breaking yokozuna Hakuho zeroed in on his 39th championship title by easily seeing off ozeki Goeido on Saturday, the penultimate day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Jul 21, 2017
Hakuho's place in pantheon of greats continues to grow
On Dec. 24, 2000, a skinny, dejected young Mongolian kid, near the end of his two-month stay in Japan, had seemingly failed in a bid to join sumo. Weighing just 60 kg and barely 180 cm tall Davaajargal Monkhbatyn had been unsuccessful in finding a stablemaster willing to take him in.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jul 21, 2017
Hakuho surpasses Kaio, sets all-time wins record
Hakuho underlined his status as the most successful wrestler in sumo history on Friday, as the Mongolian yokozuna claimed a record 1,048th win at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Grand Tournament.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jul 20, 2017
Hakuho ties Kaio for most career wins
Yokozuna Hakuho rebounded from a shock first defeat by beating sekiwake Tamawashi on Thursday to collect a record-tying 1,047th career win, at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japan Times
SUMO
Jul 19, 2017
Hakuho fails in first chance to equal mark
Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho suffered a shocking first defeat at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Wednesday, but still managed to hold onto sole possession of the lead with four days of the meet remaining.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jul 18, 2017
Triumphant Hakuho now one win shy of tying Kaio's all-time mark
Yokozuna Hakuho collected his 1,046th career win Tuesday as he edged rank-and-file grappler Chiyoshoma to stay perfect at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jul 17, 2017
Hakuho equals legendary yokozuna Chiyonofuji with 1,045th career victory
Hakuho reached yet another milestone by tying late yokozuna Chiyonofuji at 1,045 career victories after beating fourth-ranked maegashira Kagayaki at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Monday.
Japan Times
SUMO
Jul 16, 2017
Hakuho edges closer to record
Yokozuna Hakuho moved one away from the career wins mark of the late yokozuna Chiyonofuji on Sunday, when he improved to 8-0 at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament.
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