Yokozuna Musashimaru
marches on at summer sumo

TOKYO (AP) - Yokozuna Musashimaru posted an easy win over Kyokutenho on Sunday to remain undefeated at 8-0, and tied for the lead at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament with ozeki Chiyotaikai and Mongolian Kyokushuzan.

Fighting in the day's final bout at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan, Musashimaru barely broke a sweat when he overwhelmed the helpless No. 4 maegashira from Mongolia and sent him out to his fifth loss.

Chiyotaikai, meanwhile, looked impressive in a solid win over Takanowaka.

After butting heads at the face off, Chiyotaikai sidestepped the charging No. 3 maegashira and then calmly shoved him out to remain undefeated. Takanowaka suffered his sixth loss of the 15-day tourney.

In an earlier bout, No. 10 maegashira Kyokushuzan grabbed No. 11 maegashira Tamanoshima by the arm and flung him into the ringside seats to maintain his share of the lead. Tamanoshima, who was slow getting up, dropped to 4-4.

In other major bouts, ozeki Tochiazuma got both arms around Tochinonada and waltzed him out to pick up his sixth victory. Komusubi Tochinonada dropped to 3-5.

Sekiwake Asashoryu of Mongolia got back on the winning track when he got a left-hand grip on the belt of Wakanosato and heaved the burly komusubi over the straw ridge to improve to 5-3. Wakanosato was handed his fourth loss.

Ozeki Kaio wasted little time in swatting down No. 2 maegashira Tosanoumi shortly after the face off to improve to 5-3 while handing Tosanoumi his fourth loss.

Ozeki Musoyama improved to 6-2 with a convincing win over Akinoshima. Using a powerful arm thrust, Musoyama drove the No. 5 maegashira out in a matter of seconds, sending him to his fifth loss.

Ninth-ranked maegashira Dejima remained one win off the lead at 7-1 after spinning down No. 8 maegashira Kaiho, who fell to 5-3.

AT SUMMER SUMO

TOKYO, May 19 (Kyodo) - Results of makuuchi-division bouts Sunday, the eighth day of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan (+denotes juryo division wrestler):

Won		Technique	Lost
Oikari	4-4	oshidashi	Asanowaka	4-4
Tochinohana	5-3	yoritaoshi	+Takatoriki	3-5
Hokutoriki	6-2	tsukidashi	Hamanishiki	2-6
Shimotori	5-3	oshidashi	Buyuzan	3-5
Kyokushuzan	8-0	okurihikiotoshi	Tamanoshima	4-4
Tochisakae	4-4	yoritaoshi	Chiyotenzan	2-6
Dejima	7-1	sotogake	Kaiho	5-3
Otsukasa	3-5	katasukashi	Jumonji	2-6
Takamisakari	4-4	tsukiotoshi	Wakanoyama	3-5
Kotoryu	4-4	yorikiri	Daizen	2-6
Miyabiyama	4-4	oshidashi	Kotonowaka	4-4
Takanonami	1-7	yorikiri	Tamakasuga	2-6
Toki	2-6	hatakikomi	Aminishiki	3-5
Asashoryu	5-3	yorikiri	Wakanosato	4-4
Musoyama	6-2	oshidashi	Akinoshima	3-5
Tochiazuma	6-2	yorikiri	Tochinonada	3-5
Kaio	5-3	katasukashi	Tosanoumi	4-4
Chiyotaikai	8-0	oshidashi	Takanowaka	2-6
Musashimaru	8-0	yorikiri	Kyokutenho	3-5

MONDAY'S BOUTS

Tochisakae	x	-	x	+Hayateumi
Hamanishiki	0	-	2	Oikari
Buyuzan	1	-	0	Chiyotenzan
Dejima	4	-	1	Asanowaka
Shimotori	0	-	1	Kaiho
Kotoryu	0	-	0	Hokutoriki
Otsukasa	4	-	1	Tochinohana
Tamanoshima	0	-	0	Takamisakari
Kotonowaka	1	-	1	Jumonji
Wakanoyama	1	-	6	Tamakasuga
Miyabiyama	2	-	0	Daizen
Kyokushuzan	5	-	8	Tosanoumi
Takanonami	2	-	6	Toki
Aminishiki	2	-	0	Tochinonada
Kyokutenho	1	-	3	Chiyotaikai
Musoyama	3	-	3	Asashoryu
Takanowaka	1	-	3	Tochiazuma
Kaio	6	-	5	Wakanosato
Musashimaru	31	-	11	Akinoshima

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