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Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
May 23, 2017
Kisenosato falls again; Hakuho, Harumafuji still unbeaten
Yokozuna Kisenosato's fading hopes of winning a third consecutive championship were all but shattered with a fourth loss at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on Tuesday.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
May 22, 2017
Kisenosato suffers third loss; Hakuho, Harumafuji roll on
Yokozuna Kisenosato succumbed to his third loss at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on Monday while Mongolian grand champions Hakuho and Harumafuji secured their ninth straight wins at Ryogoku Kokugikan.
Japan Times
SUMO
May 21, 2017
Rivals Hakuho, Harumafuji improve to 8-0
Hakuho put on another sumo clinic on Sunday to stay unbeaten and tied for the lead with fellow Mongolian yokozuna Harumafuji after eight days of action at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
May 19, 2017
Kisenosato trails leaders by two wins
Yokozuna Kisenosato squashed Daieisho to stay within two wins of grand champion rivals Hakuho and Harumafuji at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on Friday.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
May 17, 2017
Kisenosato falls to 2-2 with loss to maegashira Endo at Summer Basho
Kisenosato crashed to a second defeat at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament after the yokozuna was upset by top-ranked maegashira Endo on the fourth day of action on Wednesday.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
May 16, 2017
Kisenosato holds off challenge from Chiyonokuni in first duel
Kisenosato survived a scare and squeezed out his second win of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on Tuesday, while fellow yokozuna Hakuho and Harumafuji kept their perfect record intact after three days.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
May 15, 2017
Kisenosato rebounds from opening defeat
Yokozuna Kisenosato picked up his first win of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on Monday, avoiding successive defeats by beating second-ranked maegashira Okinoumi at Ryogoku Kokugikan.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
May 14, 2017
Kisenosato suffers upset on Summer Basho opening day
Yokozuna Kisenosato's bid for a third consecutive championship title took an early blow with a shock defeat to komusubi Yoshikaze on Sunday, the opening day of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japan Times
SUMO
May 12, 2017
Kisenosato ready to begin bid for third straight title
Yokozuna Kisenosato will be looking to shake off recent injury concerns and win his third straight title at the upcoming Summer Grand Sumo Tournament as the head-to-heads for the event's first two days were announced Friday.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
May 1, 2017
Kisenosato heads into Summer Basho as top-ranked fighter
Having waited years to reach sumo's pinnacle, Kisenosato enters the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament looking for his second championship as yokozuna and his third in a row.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Apr 26, 2017
Emergence of new generation bodes well for Summer Basho
I was honored to be asked by The Japan Times to write a sumo column as part of the 120th anniversary revamp. This paper was probably the first place I read about sumo and was an invaluable source of news back in the days of dial-up internet, when I first came to Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Apr 1, 2017
Sumo association queried about hate speech taunts during spring tourney
The Japan Sumo Association has been questioned by the government over reports that hate speech was directed at Mongolian ozeki Terunofuji during the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament, according to a source close to the association.
Japan Times
SUMO
Mar 27, 2017
Kisenosato vows to keep improving after Spring victory
Yokozuna Kisenosato said Monday the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament will leave an everlasting memory, but he remains humble as he realizes his personal growth as a sumo wrestler will stop the moment he allows himself to rest on his laurels.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Mar 26, 2017
Yokozuna Kisenosato denies Terunofuji to claim Spring Basho title
Taped-up yokozuna Kisenosato came from behind to win the Spring Grand Sumo tournament in dramatic fashion, defeating in-form ozeki Terunofuji twice on Sunday.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Mar 25, 2017
Leader Terunofuji bolsters title hopes
Injury-hit yokozuna Kisenosato took to the ring but was powerless to prevent his second defeat in two days at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament on Saturday, when ozeki Terunofuji took the sole lead with one day remaining.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Mar 24, 2017
Title chase heats up as Kisenosato suffers first loss
Yokozuna Harumafuji sent Kisenosato tumbling down the ring to his first defeat as yokozuna — and left him with an injury — on Friday, the 13th day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament, where ozeki Terunofuji now shares the lead also with one defeat.
Japan Times
SUMO
Mar 23, 2017
Unbeaten Kisenosato holds off Arawashi for 12th win
Yokozuna Kisenosato stretched his winning streak to 12 at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament on Thursday, with ozeki Terunofuji emerging as the only wrestler to stay just one win behind.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Mar 22, 2017
Takayasu's loss hands Kisenosato sole lead at Spring Basho
Yokozuna Kakuryu handed surprising sekiwake Takayasu his first loss on Wednesday, the 11th day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament, while yokozuna Kisenosato remained unbeaten.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Mar 21, 2017
Tagonoura stablemates leading chase for title
New yokozuna Kisenosato improved to 10-0 on Tuesday, the 10th day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament, to retain his share of the lead with Tagonoura stablemate Takayasu.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Mar 20, 2017
Kisenosato, Takayasu stay in front at Spring Basho
Yokozuna Kisenosato and sekiwake Takayasu, both wrestlers of the Tagonoura stable, remained in a share of the lead with 9-0 records Monday at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament.
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