All posts tagged "Meisei"
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Sumo
/ 2 years agoCo-leaders Hoshoryu and Oho Notch Clutch Victories at Kyushu Basho
With a brilliant arm throw on Day 9, Hoshoryu collected his eighth win, and Oho matched the Mongolian's win total at...
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Sumo
/ 2 years agoHoshoryu Gets a Leg Up on Tobizaru to Stay Tied for Lead at Halfway Point of Kyushu Basho
Mongolian grappler Hoshoryu used an impressive arm throw to fend off sumo's Flying Monkey, improving to 7-1 in the year's final...
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Sumo
/ 2 years agoMongolian Hoshoryu Uses Rare Technique to Beat Midorifuji and Stay Tied for Lead at Kyushu Basho
Hoshoryu is one of eight wrestlers at 4-1 after five days of the 15-day tournament that is wide open in Fukuoka.
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Sumo
/ 2 years agoTakayasu Defeats Hoshoryu to Create Logjam at top of Leaderboard in Kyushu Meet
After defeating Takakeisho the previous day, top maegashira Takayasu pulled off another big win in the 15-day tournament.
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Sumo
/ 2 years agoTakayasu Upsets Title-Chasing Ozeki Takakeisho on Day 3 of Kyushu Basho
Top maegashira Takayasu took advantage of a superior face-off to topple his ozeki rival at Fukuoka Kokusai Center.
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Sumo
/ 2 years agoWakamotoharu Upsets Sole Leader Tamawashi on Day 12 of Autumn Basho
The veteran Mongolian maegashira still holds the top spot with a 10-2 record as he pursues his second Emperor’s Cup.
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Sumo
/ 2 years agoTerunofuji Rebounds From Two Straight Losses to Keep Title Hopes Alive
The lone yokozuna could not afford another loss at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament and got the job done against Ichinojo.
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Sumo
/ 2 years agoTerunofuji Drops Second Straight at Autumn Basho to Fall Further Behind
The lone grand champion has looked out of sorts and trails co-leaders Tamawashi and Hokutofuji by three wins.
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Sumo
/ 2 years agoTamawashi Stuns Yokozuna Terunofuji to Maintain Share of Lead at Autumn Basho
The veteran grappler has a history of toppling the grand champion and did it one more time.
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Sumo
/ 2 years agoFlying Monkey Tobizaru Records Another Big Upset at Autumn Basho
Two days after beating yokozuna Terunofuji, the top maegashira took down ozeki Mitakeumi for the first time.
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Sumo
/ 2 years agoGrand Champion Terunofuji Bounces Back at Autumn Basho
The lone yokozuna made quick work of Kotonowaka to get back to his winning ways.
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Sumo
/ 2 years agoTop Maegashira Tobizaru Upsets Grand Champion Terunofuji on Day 2 of Autumn Basho
Sumo’s Flying Monkey gave the fans a thrill with the biggest victory of his career on this second day at Ryogoku...
