All posts tagged "jim armstrong"
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Sumo
/ 17 hours agoKinbozan Comes Up Big with Clutch Win over Onosato to Stay in Lead at New Year Basho
On Day 11 of the New Year Basho, the rank-and-filer held his ground against the heavily favored ozeki in a major...
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Sumo
/ 2 days agoAbi Defeats Frontrunner Kinbozan as New Year Basho Remains Up for Grabs
While he remains in the lead, Kinbozan will have to deal with a large group of experienced grapplers over the final...
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Sumo
/ 3 days agoKinbozan Remains in Control as Hoshoryu Falters Again at New Year Basho
The No 14 maegashira from Kazakhstan manhandled Takerufuji to improve to 9-0 in the 15-day New Year Basho at Tokyo's Ryogoku...
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Sumo
/ 4 days agoNew Year Basho: Shodai Upsets Hoshoryu to Deal a Blow to His Yokozuna Promotion Hopes
Mongolian ozeki Hoshoryu couldn't get a grip on the belt of fourth-ranked maegashira Shodai and was beaten for the second time...
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Sumo
/ 5 days agoHoshoryu Stays 1 Win off the Lead After Overpowering Oho at New Year Basho
The Mongolian ozeki is bidding to earn promotion to sumo's top rank of yokozuna. He needs to win the New Year...
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Sumo
/ 6 days agoYokozuna Terunofuji Announces Retirement After Struggling in Start to New Year Basho
Nearly midway through the New Year Basho, the injury-prone lone grand champion decided it was time to move on to the...
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Sumo
/ 1 week agoTobizaru Pulls off Another Huge Upset with a Win over Terunofuji at New Year Basho
With two wins over ozeki wrestlers already at the 15-day New Year Basho, sumo's Flying Monkey dealt a serious blow to...
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Sumo
/ 1 week agoTobizaru Upsets Yokozuna Hopeful Kotozakura at New Year Basho
The No 2 maegashira used a superb hand pull-down to send the ozeki to his second straight loss at the 15-day...
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Sumo
/ 1 week agoNew Year Basho: Terunofuji Bounces Back from Opening-Day Loss with Hard-Fought Win over Takanosho
The Mongolian yokozuna proved he can go the distance in a longer New Year Basho bout that tested his stamina at...
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Sumo
/ 2 weeks agoWakatakakage Stuns Terunofuji on Opening Day of New Year Basho
Yokozuna Terunofuji is attempting a comeback after missing two tournaments, but he looked sluggish in his first bout of the 15-day...
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Sumo
/ 2 weeks agoPredictions 2025: Sumo Looking Beyond the Terunofuji Era for Others to Step Up
Ozeki grapplers Kotozakura, Onosato and Hoshoryu are the leading candidates to reach the pinnacle in the New Year and other sumo...
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News
/ 4 weeks agoTop 20 Sports Stories in 2024: Countdown from 5-1
In an action-packed year, we express our gratitude to you, our readers, for making these SportsLook reports our top 20 sports...
