Sumo: Kotozakura making extra efforts to retain ozeki rank
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Kotozakura, who will enter the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in March as a demotion-threatened "kadoban" ozeki, has stepped up his training earlier than usual to retain sumo's ...
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SUMO/ Kotozakura aims to reach level of yokozuna grandfather
FUKUOKA—A day after claiming his first Emperor’s Cup, Kotozakura expressed his desire to reach a loftier goal. “I want to catch up to (the rank held by) my late grandfather as soon as ...
Sumo: Onosato keeps share of lead, Hoshoryu back on win column
Ozeki Onosato maintained a share of the lead by improving to a 5-1 record Friday, the sixth day of the Spring Grand Sumo ...
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SUMO/ Ozeki Kotozakura wins first Emperor’s Cup
FUKUOKA--Ozeki Kotozakura won his first Emperor’s Cup, besting fellow ozeki Hoshoryu on Nov. 24 on the final day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center. Both ozeki entered ...
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'Unforgettable Performance' - Sumo's Yokozuna Deliberation Council Explains Hoshoryu Promotion
But the decision to promote Hoshoryu to Yokozuna was a controversial one. He had gone 13-2 in the previous tournament, finishing as the runner-up to fellow Ozeki Kotozakura, and lost three matches ...