Musashimaru remains
unbeaten at summer sumo

TOKYO (AP) - Yokozuna Musashimaru remained tied for the lead Saturday with a solid win over veteran grappler Daizen on the seventh day of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament.

Musashimaru took control of the bout early with several arm thrusts to the head of his opponent. After forcing Daizen back to the edge, Musashimaru sent the No. 4 maegashira tumbling into the first row of seats at Ryogoku Kokugikan with one final shove.

With the victory, Musashimaru improved to 7-0 and is tied for the lead in the 15-day tourney with ozeki Chiyotaikai and resurgent No. 10 maegashira Kyokushuzan of Mongolia. Daizen fell to 2-5.

In other major bouts, ozeki Tochiazuma fought off an arm throw, got both hands on the belt of sekiwake Asashoryu and hoisted the feisty Mongolian out to improve to 5-2. Asashoryu's bid for promotion to ozeki took another blow as he suffered his third loss.

In an earlier bout, Kyokushuzan spun Kotonowaka around and waltzed him out from behind to maintain his share of the lead. Kotonowaka, a No.6 maegashira, dropped to 4-3.

Chiyotaikai used his trademark arm thrusts to send komusubi Tochinonada tumbling out of the ring to his fourth loss.

Ozeki Kaio breezed past winless No. 2 maegashira Takanonami to improve to 4-3.

Meanwhile, ninth-ranked maegashira Dejima is only one win back of the leaders after shoving out No. 14 maegashira Shimotori, who dropped to 4-3.

Top-ranked maegashira Aminishiki toppled ozeki Musoyama to pick up his third win. Musoyama suffered his second loss.

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AT SUMMER SUMO

TOKYO, May 18 (Kyodo) - Results of makuuchi-division bouts Saturday, the seventh day of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan (+denotes juryo division wrestler):

Won		Technique	Lost
Hokutoriki	5-2	okuridashi	+Higonoumi	4-3
Tochisakae	3-4	yoritaoshi	Oikari	3-4
Tochinohana	4-3	yorikiri	Hamanishiki	2-5
Asanowaka	4-3	hatakikomi	Tamanoshima	4-3
Jumonji	2-5	tsukiotoshi	Buyuzan	3-4
Dejima	6-1	yorikiri	Shimotori	4-3
Chiyotenzan	2-5	okuridashi	Wakanoyama	3-4
Kyokushuzan	7-0	okuridashi	Kotonowaka	4-3
Tamakasuga	2-5	oshidashi	Kotoryu	3-4
Akinoshima	3-4	tsukiotoshi	Otsukasa	2-5
Kaiho	5-2	uwatenage	Kyokutenho	3-4
Takanowaka	2-5	yorikiri	Takamisakari	3-4
Miyabiyama	3-4	hatakikomi	Tosanoumi	4-3
Wakanosato	4-3	yorikiri	Toki	1-6
Tochiazuma	5-2	yorikiri	Asashoryu	4-3
Kaio	4-3	oshidashi	Takanonami	0-7
Chiyotaikai	7-0	tsukidashi	Tochinonada	3-4
Aminishiki	3-4	uwatenage	Musoyama	5-2
Musashimaru	7-0	oshidashi	Daizen	2-5

SATURDAY'S BOUTS

Oikari	1	-	2	Asanowaka
+Takatoriki	x	-	x	Tochinohana
Hamanishiki	0	-	0	Hokutoriki
Shimotori	0	-	0	Buyuzan
Kyokushuzan	1	-	1	Tamanoshima
Tochisakae	2	-	0	Chiyotenzan
Dejima	6	-	2	Kaiho
Otsukasa	4	-	0	Jumonji
Wakanoyama	0	-	1	Takamisakari
Daizen	1	-	3	Kotoryu
Miyabiyama	4	-	3	Kotonowaka
Takanonami	17	-	10	Tamakasuga
Aminishiki	1	-	2	Toki
Asashoryu	3	-	3	Wakanosato
Musoyama	19	-	11	Akinoshima
Tochinonada	3	-	12	Tochiazuma
Kaio	19	-	6	Tosanoumi
Takanowaka	2	-	2	Chiyotaikai
Musashimaru	6	-	0	Kyokutenho

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