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HARUMAFUJI

Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jan 21, 2016
Kotoshogiku shocks Harumafuji to home in on prize
Ozeki Kotoshogiku floored Harumafuji on Thursday to complete a clean sweep of yokozuna and retain sole possession of the lead heading into the final straight at the New Year Grand Tournament.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jan 11, 2016
Harumafuji suffers second-day loss
Yokozuna Harumafuji suffered a setback on the second day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Monday, falling to No. 1 maegashira Shohozan.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jan 10, 2016
Harumafuji starts basho with win
Harumafuji, the winner of November's Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament, opened the first day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament with a textbook victory on Sunday.
Japan Times
SUMO / SUMO SCRIBBLINGS
Dec 29, 2015
After Hakuho exceeded all expectations, can Mitakeumi or Homarenishiki become the next superstar?
When former ozeki Tochiazuma was presented with the Emperor's Cup on Jan. 22, 2006, few in the sport could have predicted that Tochiazuma's third and final championship victory would be the last to be awarded to a Japan-born rikishi for the next decade.
Japan Times
SUMO / SUMO SCRIBBLINGS
Nov 25, 2015
Kitanoumi’s death overshadows Harumafuji’s triumph
On Sunday, when yokozuna Harumafuji was presented with the Emperor's Cup for the seventh time, the world of sumo was still reeling from the news that Sumo Association Chairman Kitanoumi had died 48 hours earlier from complications related to rectal cancer aged only 62.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Nov 22, 2015
Harumafuji ends two-year title drought
Mongolian yokozuna Harumafuji captured his seventh career title in his comeback from injury, despite a final-day defeat at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Sunday.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Nov 21, 2015
Harumafuji takes lead as Hakuho loses again
Yokozuna Hakuho was surprisingly beaten for the second successive day as Harumafuji grabbed sole possession of the lead at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Saturday.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Nov 20, 2015
Hakuho suffers first tournament defeat
Harumafuji leveled the playing field on Friday, upstaging fellow Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho with a make-or-break leap on his initial charge to leave them both with 12 wins with two days remaining in the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Nov 18, 2015
Hakuho tops Kisenosato
Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho recovered from an early scare to defeat ozeki Kisenosato on Wednesday to remain unbeaten as the sole leader heading down the stretch at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Nov 17, 2015
Hakuho triumphs again
Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho showed no sign of letting up in his quest for a recording-extending 36th career title on Tuesday, manhandling Tochiozan to remain in sole possession of the lead at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Nov 14, 2015
Hakuho holds off Okinoumi
Unbeaten Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho remains the sole leader as the first week of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament wrapped up on Saturday.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Nov 13, 2015
Hakuho alone at top
Yokozuna Hakuho took the sole lead at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Friday, improving to 6-0, while the three other wrestlers who started the day at 5-0 fell one by one.
SUMO / Basho reports
Nov 12, 2015
Hakuho still unbeaten
Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho defeated Aoiyama on Thursday to extend his unbeaten start to five matches in his comeback from a knee injury at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament.
SUMO / SUMO SCRIBBLINGS
Oct 27, 2015
Kakuryu needs titles to elevate place in sumo's pecking order
If for nothing else, the upcoming Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka's Kokusai Center may well be remembered as the tourney in which Mongolian yokozuna Kakuryu was finally able to call himself the "best of the best" — at least for one basho.
SUMO
Sep 10, 2015
Harumafuji sidelined with elbow injury
Mongolian yokozuna Harumafuji will not compete at the upcoming Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament due to a troubled right elbow, his stablemaster Isegahama said on Thursday.
SUMO
May 27, 2015
Yokozuna Harumafuji has surgery on right elbow
Yokozuna Harumafuji has undergone right elbow surgery, his Isegahama stable revealed on Wednesday.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
May 24, 2015
Sekiwake Terunofuji wins title after Hakuho stumbles
Sekiwake Terunofuji defeated Aoiyama and captured his first career title at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on Sunday, thanks in part to a late meltdown by yokozuna and fellow Mongolian Hakuho.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
May 20, 2015
Hakuho has no issues in win over Terunofuji
Dominant yokozuna Hakuho remained firmly on course for a seventh consecutive title with a stylish win over sekiwake Terunofuji at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on Wednesday.
SUMO / Basho reports
May 18, 2015
Harumafuji loses share of lead after upset loss
The leaderboard at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament got a little less congested Monday, on the ninth day of action, with three of the overnight co-leaders falling to losses.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
May 15, 2015
Hakuho, Harumafuji capture share of lead
The Mongolian yokozuna duo of Hakuho and Harumafuji both posted handsome victories to move into a share of the lead on Friday, the sixth day of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament.

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