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HAKUHO

Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Dec 26, 2016
Tamawashi, Shodai promoted to sekiwake for New Year Basho
Tamawashi and Shodai were promoted to sumo's sekiwake rank for January's New Year Grand Sumo Tournament it was announced on Monday, and the contrast between the two couldn't be any sharper.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Nov 26, 2016
Yokozuna Kakuryu secures title
Kakuryu capitalized on a slip-up by fellow Mongolian yokozuna Harumafuji to clinch his third career championship with a day to spare at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Saturday.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Nov 25, 2016
Kakuryu outmuscles rival Hakuho
Kakuryu claimed yokozuna bragging rights and closed in on the title by defeating fellow Mongolian Hakuho at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Friday.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Nov 24, 2016
Yokozuna Kakuryu back atop standings
Yokozuna Kakuryu got back on the winning track on Thursday, the 12th day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament, where he regained his sole lead with an 11-1 record.
Japan Times
SUMO
Nov 23, 2016
Kakuryu suffers first loss as race heats up
Yokozuna Kakuryu crashed to his first defeat on Wednesday, the 11th day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Nov 22, 2016
Kisenosato hands Hakuho second loss
Returning yokozuna Hakuho saw his title hopes dented after nemesis Kisenosato sentenced him to a second defeat at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Tuesday.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Nov 21, 2016
Free-falling Goeido slumps to third defeat
Ozeki Goeido's dream of reaching the highest rank of yokozuna fell back to the drawing board after he suffered his third defeat Monday at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament, where yokozuna Kakuryu remained perfect.
Japan Times
SUMO
Nov 20, 2016
Narrow defeat harms Goeido's promotion push
Ozeki Goeido's chance of getting promoted to yokozuna was dealt a blow on Sunday, in a narrow loss to sekiwake Okinoumi for his second defeat at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Nov 19, 2016
Goeido, Hakuho bounce back from defeats
Ozeki Goeido dodged a bullet and got his bid for promotion to sumo's highest rank back on track, while Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho also rebounded from his first defeat at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Saturday.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Nov 18, 2016
Goeido, Hakuho fall; Kakuryu still unbeaten
Goeido's hopes of promotion to yokozuna suffered a blow when Tamawashi sentenced the ozeki to his first defeat of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Friday.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Nov 17, 2016
Goeido outmuscles Aoiyama, now 5-0
Yokozuna hopeful Goeido kept his eyes on the prize and muscled out winless No. 1 maegashira Aoiyama on Thursday to preserve his share of the lead a third of the way through the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japan Times
SUMO
Nov 16, 2016
Goeido, Hakuho remain unbeaten in Kyushu
Ozeki Goeido continued on course for a possible promotion to yokozuna with an easy win Wednesday, keeping him among four wrestlers with perfect records after four days at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Nov 15, 2016
Legend Hakuho earns 1,000th career victory
Yokozuna Hakuho reached a milestone Tuesday, picking up his 1,000th career win by defeating No. 2 maegashira Kaisei on the third day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Nov 14, 2016
Yokozuna-chasing Goeido eases past Takayasu
Promotion-chasing ozeki Goeido made it two out of two at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Monday, thrusting down sekiwake Takayasu in seconds to continue his comfortable start.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Nov 13, 2016
Goeido, Hakuho win on first day of Kyushu tourney
Ozeki Goeido had a small scare during his bout with Tochiozan on Sunday but got off to a winning start on the opening day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament, while yokozuna Hakuho showed a strong comeback after missing the September meet due to injuries.
Japan Times
SUMO
Oct 31, 2016
Goeido in hunt for yokozuna promotion
Goeido, who has been mostly mediocre during his time at the second-highest rank of ozeki, will have the unlikely chance of reaching the exalted rank of yokozuna at the Nov. 13-27 Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Sep 13, 2016
Kisenosato suffers another setback
Kisenosato's bid for promotion to yokozuna at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament is now hanging by a thread after the ozeki suffered his second defeat on Tuesday.
SUMO
Sep 12, 2016
Hakuho undergoes successful surgery on foot
Yokozuna Hakuho underwent minor surgery on his right big toe at a hospital in Tokyo on Monday, and the procedure was successful, his stablemaster Miyagino said.
SUMO / SUMO SCRIBBLINGS
Sep 11, 2016
Kisenosato set to profit from Hakuho's absence at Autumn Basho
Early on Thursday, it was announced that yokozuna Hakuho had decided to skip the upcoming Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo due to injury.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Sep 10, 2016
Kisenosato eyes crown
Ozeki Kisenosato is looking for his elusive first championship and another chance for promotion to sumo's highest rank, with injured yokozuna Hakuho not standing in his way, at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament which begins Sunday.
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