Advertisement - Click to support our sponsors.
Sumo
TOKYO, Jan. 18 (Kyodo) - It was case of musical chairs again Tuesday at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament as yokozuna Akebono retook sole possession of the lead after sekiwake Musoyama sputtered to his second defeat at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan. Akebono sole leader
again at New Year’sAttempting his umpteenth comeback from injury, Akebono again looked wobbly on his feet, but had size and power in reserve, playing pinball with No. 3 maegashira Kotonishiki (2-8) before flattening him to the dirt surface to up his record to 9-1 in the 15-day meet.
Joint overnight leader Musoyama, meanwhile, saw stars after a clash of heads at the charge against fellow sekiwake Tochiazuma.
Musoyama pedaled furiously, as if running on a treadmill, to regain his equilibrium, but never recovered his composure and Tochiazuma, showing excellent lower-body technique, pulled out a nifty throw for his sixth win of the tournament.
Up-and-coming Miyabiyama won a bruising komusubi battle against Tosanoumi (4-6) to join Musoyama and rank-and-filers Chiyotenzan and Kyokutenho at 8-2 and remain in the championship hunt.
Miyabiyama, who upset Akebono on Monday, refused to flinch as Tosanoumi got in some stinging slaps to the face and, spotting his chance, bulldozed forward to leave his opponent in a crumpled heap on the ringside cushions.
Yokozuna Takanohana avoided dropping his third straight as No. 4 maegashira Tochinonada (5-5) stumbled onto the seat of his pants like a toddler in a playpen to give the 20-time Emperor's Cup winner his seventh win against three losses.
Ozeki Dejima catapulted out sekiwake Takanonami, who needs 10 wins to regain his ozeki rank after a second straight losing record at the Kyushu tourney last November, leaving both wrestlers on 7-3.
Another ozeki, Chiyotaikai, got himself into trouble at the outset but pulled out a Hail-Mary throw at the edge against No. 4 maegashira Akinoshima (6-4) to boost his record to 6-4.
Meanwhile, ozeki wannabe Kaio again illustrated why he has repeatedly failed to attain sumo's second highest rank as the sekiwake huffed and puffed for an ugly win - his sixth of the tourney - against second-ranked maegashira Kotonowaka (4-6).
No. 13 maegashira Kyokutenho of Mongolia patiently levered out 11th-ranked Tokitsuumi (6-4) to improve to 8-2, while his countryman Kyokushuzan, a No. 6 maegashira, went to his bag of tricks to fling down 12th-ranked Ohinode (3-7) for just his third win of the New Year.
TOKYO, Jan. 18 (Kyodo) - Results of makuuchi division bouts Tuesday, the 10th day of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo: Results of 10th-day bouts at New Year
Grand Sumo Tournament
Won Technique Lost
Kyokutenho 8-2 yorikiri Tokitsuumi 6-4
Chiyotenzan 8-2 yorikiri Kaiho 4-6
Tamakasuga 4-6 oshidashi Otsukasa 3-7
Asanosho 5-5 yorikiri Kinkaiyama 5-5
Takanowaka 7-3 oshidashi Terao 4-6
Oikari 7-3 oshidashi Wakanoyama 5-5
Kyokushuzan 3-7 shitatedashinage Ohinode 3-7
Takatoriki 4-6 oshitaoshi Hamanoshima 3-7
Minatofuji 5-5 yorikiri Shikishima 4-6
Aogiyama 4-6 hatakikomi Asanowaka 0-10
Toki 2-8 hatakikomi Kotoryu 3-7
Miyabiyama 8-2 oshidashi Tosanoumi 4-6
Kaio 6-4 yorikiri Kotonowaka 4-6
Tochiazuma 6-4 uwatenage Musoyama 8-2
Dejima 7-3 okuridashi Takanonami 7-3
Chiyotaikai 6-4 kotenage Akinoshima 6-4
Takanohana 7-3 koshikudake Tochinonada 5-5
Akebono 9-1 oshitaoshi Kotonishiki 2-8
TOKYO, Jan. 18 (Kyodo) - Makuuchi division bouts for Wednesday, the 11th day of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo: Main bouts for 11th day of
New Year Grand Sumo TournamentChiyotenzan 0 - 0 Oikari
Kaiho 1 - 1 Kinkaiyama
Minatofuji 8 - 3 Asanosho
Tamakasuga 1 - 0 Ohinode
Kyokutenho 3 - 0 Wakanoyama
Terao 5 - 1 Tokitsuumi
Otsukasa 0 - 1 Aogiyama
Takanowaka 0 - 1 Shikishima
Kotonishiki 27 - 18 Takatoriki
Kyokushuzan 5 - 4 Asanowaka
Toki 2 - 3 Kotonowaka
Tochinonada 1 - 2 Miyabiyama
Tosanoumi 3 - 1 Kotoryu
Musoyama 12 - 18 Takanonami
Kaio 4 - 6 Chiyotaikai
Dejima 6 - 6 Akinoshima
Tochiazuma 3 - 5 Akebono
Takanohana 7 - 1 Hamanoshima
TOKYO (AP) - Hawaiian-born yokozuna (grand champion) Akebono grabbed a sole lead at 9-1 as sekiwake (junior champion) Musoyama suffered his second defeat Tuesday, the 10th day of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo tournament. Akebono grabs
sole lead at 9-1One victory behind Akebono at 8-2 are four wrestlers - Musoyama, komusubi (junior champion second class) Miyabiyama, No. 11 maegashira (senior wrestler) Chiyotenzan and No. 13 maegashira Kyokutenho from Mongolia.
Wrestling at the Ryogoku Kokugikan Sumo Arena in downtown Tokyo, Akebono, or Chad Rowan, charged No. 3 maegashira Kotonishiki with a series of hand thrusts and pushed him down, leaving Kotonishiki at 2-8.
Yokozuna Takanohana pushed down No. 4 maegashira Tochinonada in mid-ring to improve his record to 7-3. Tochinonada is at 5-5.
After a pushing contest in the middle of the ring, Sekiwake Tochiazuma sent out Musoyama from behind. Tochiazuma is 6-4.
In other major bouts, ozeki (champion) Dejima fought off sekiwake (junior champion) Takanonami at the ring's edge and sent him out from behind, leaving both wrestlers at 7-3.
Takanonami needs to win 10 bouts in this tournament to regain his ozeki ranking.
Ozeki Chiyotaikai held off No. 4 maegashira Akinoshima's attempt to drive him out and threw the lower-ranked wrestler down, leaving both wrestlers at 6-4.
Miyabiyama overpowered equally-ranked Tosanoumi with hand thrusts, leaving Tosanoumi at 4-6.
No. 11 maegashira Chiyotenzan grabbed No. 9 maegashira Kaiho's belt and sent him out, leaving Kaiho at 4-6.
No. 13 maegashira Kyokutenho, or Mongolian Tsevegnyam Nyamjav, drove out Tokitsuumi, handing the No. 11 maegashira his sixth defeat against four victories.
No. 6 maegashira Kyokushuzan, or Mongolian Batbayar Davaa, twisted down No. 12 maegashira Ohinode at the ring's edge, leaving both wrestlers at 3-7.
In the 26-member juryo division, just below the senior makuuchi division, No. 5-ranked Daishi sent out No. 3-ranked Hoshitango, or Argentine Imach Marcelo Salomon, for his third victory against seven defeats. Hoshitango is 4-6.
No. 12-ranked Kitazakura drove out No. 9-ranked Sentoryu, or American Henry Armstrong Miller, for his fifth victory against five defeats. Sentoryu is 3-7.
In the top junior division of makushita, No. 14-ranked Wakaazuma (1-4), or Yoshinobu Kuroda from Brazil, was thrust down by No. 7-ranked Futatsukuba.
No. 12-ranked Asashoyu (3-2), or Mongolian Dolgorsvren Dagvadrj, was beaten by No. 9-ranked Tomikaze.
In sandanme, the second highest junior division, No. 23-ranked Kyokutenzan (4-1), or Mongolian Enkhbat Batmunkha, threw down No. 22-ranked Kaiten.
No. 37-ranked Azumaoh (1-4), or Brazilian Yasuto Morita, was forced out by No. 35-ranked Masunosato.
No. 50-ranked Ryuo (1-4), or Wang Yu from Shanghai, China, was thrown down by No. 49-ranked Yotsuguruma.
In jonidan, the third highest junior division, No. 105-ranked Ryukizan (2-3), or South Korean Kim Soo-young, was thrown down by No. 108-ranked Taiki.
Junior division wrestlers have only seven bouts during the tournament.
TOKYO (AP) - Results of main bouts Tuesday, the 10th day of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan Sumo Arena: Results of main sumo bouts
Winners Losers
Kyokutenho (8-2) Tokitsuumi (6-4)
Chiyotenzan (8-2) Kaiho (4-6)
Tamakasuga (4-6) Otsukasa (3-7)
Asanosho (5-5) Kinkaiyama (5-5)
Takanowaka (7-3) Terao (4-6)
Oikari (7-3) Wakanoyama (5-5)
Kyokushuzan (3-7) Ohinode (3-7)
Takatoriki (4-6) Hamanoshima (3-7)
Minatofuji (5-5) Shikishima (4-6)
Aogiyama (4-6) Asanowaka (0-10)
Toki (2-8) Kotoryu (3-7)
Miyabiyama (8-2) Tosanoumi (4-6)
Kaio (6-4) Kotonowaka (4-6)
Tochiazuma (6-4) Musoyama (8-2)
Dejima (7-3) Takanonami (7-3)
Chiyotaikai (6-4) Akinoshima (6-4)
Takanohana (7-3) Tochinonada (5-5)
Akebono (9-1) Kotonishiki (2-8)
Juryo Division
Daishi (3-7) Hoshitango (4-6)
Kitazakura (5-5) Sentoryu (3-7)
Junior Divisions:
Makushita
Futatsukuba Wakaazuma (1-4)
Tomikaze Asashoyu (3-2)
Sandanme
Kyokutenzan (4-1) Kaiten
Masunosato Azumaoh (1-4)
Yotsuguruma Ryuo (2-3)
Jonidan
Taiki Ryukizan (2-3)(Junior division wrestlers have only seven bouts during the tournament. Records of foreign wrestlers' opponents were not available.)
Wednesday's main bouts:
Chiyotenzan Oikari
Kaiho Kinkaiyama
Minatofuji Asanosho
Tamakasuga Ohinode
Kyokutenho Wakanoyama
Terao Tokitsuumi
Otsukasa Aogiyama
Takanowaka Shikishima
Kotonishiki Takatoriki
Kyokushuzan Asanowaka
Toki Kotonowaka
Tochinonada Miyabiyama
Tosanoumi Kotoryu
Musoyama Takanonami
Kaio Chiyotaikai
Dejima Akinoshima
Tochiazuma Akebono
Takanohana Hamanoshima
Results in Scoreboard
For more sumo information online, try:
Sumo Web
Da Kine Sumo E-zine
Ozumo
Kyodo News Service