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HAKUHO

Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Mar 19, 2014
Two-man title chase continues
Harumafuji knocked the daylights out of Kisenosato while fellow yokozuna Hakuho ran roughshod over sekiwake Goeido as the undefeated pair remained in a two-way tie for the lead at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament on Wednesday.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Mar 17, 2014
Kakuryu stays on leaders' shoulders
Promotion-chasing Kakuryu kept front-running yokozuna duo Hakuho and Harumafuji in his sights with an eighth win against Takayasu at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament on Monday.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Mar 16, 2014
Endo halts Osunaarashi's unbeaten run
Rising star Endo turned the tables on Osunaarashi at the last second to send his opponent to a first defeat, leaving yokozuna pair Hakuho and Harumafuji in a two-way tie for the lead as the second week of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament kicked off Sunday.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Mar 15, 2014
Osunaarashi keeping up with yokozuna duo
Eleventh-ranked Egyptian maegashira Osunaarashi kept pace with the yokozuna duo of Hakuho and Harumafuji with a seventh consecutive win at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament on Saturday.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Mar 10, 2014
Harumafuji gives Endo tough lesson
Rising star Endo took a beating from Harumafuji in his first matchup against a yokozuna on the second day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament on Monday.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Mar 8, 2014
Kakuryu targets promotion in Osaka
When the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament begins on Sunday, a number of compelling storylines are likely to spice things up over the two-week haul at Bodymaker Colosseum in Osaka.
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 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 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 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.
Japan Times
SUMO / SUMO SCRIBBLINGS
Jan 12, 2014
Hatsu 2014: Now or never for Kisenosato
When he first shot through the ranks in the mid 2000s, more than a few fans and commentators had Kisenosato penciled in as a future yokozuna.
Japan Times
SUMO
Jan 4, 2014
Yokozuna Hakuho returns to work after Okinawa vacation
Yokozuna Hakuho got back into the trenches Saturday, kicking off his training for the upcoming New Year Grand Sumo Tournament following a relaxing vacation in Okinawa.
Japan Times
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Dec 25, 2013
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SUMO / SUMO SCRIBBLINGS
Dec 2, 2013
Little-man sumo pays off for Harumafuji
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