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NAGOYA, July 18 (Kyodo) - Grand champion Akebono overwhelmed No. 2 maegashira Toki for an easy win Tuesday to remain the unbeaten leader in the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament, taking his two-win advantage into the final five days of the 15-day tourney. Yokozuna Akebono
eases to 10th victory
in Nagoya sumoKeeping their own championship hopes alive, ozeki Chiyotaikai and sekiwake Tochiazuma posted their eighth wins at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium to join three lower-ranked maegashira wrestlers in the chase for the front-running yokozuna.
In Monday's final bout, Akebono fended off Toki's challenge from the face-off and nonchalantly bundled him out of the ring with a powerful series of thrusts as he edged another step closer to his first major tournament championship since May 1997.
In other key bouts, Chiyotaikai wasted no time in barging out top-ranked maegashira Akinoshima (5-5), matching ninth-ranked stablemate Chiyotenzan with an eighth win.
Chiyotenzan, wrestling at the lower end of the makuuchi division, rammed out No. 4 maegashira Wakanoyama (5-5).
In an all-sekiwake affair, Tochiazuma put an end to Takanonami's hopes of regaining the ozeki rank in Nagoya with a push-out from behind, moving to 8-2 along with Chiyotaikai.
Takanonami, who needed 10 wins in Nagoya to regain sumo's second highest rank, will now have to post 10 or more wins in three straight tournaments if he is to become an ozeki for a third time.
In other bouts, yokozuna Musashimaru (7-3) eased out fourth-ranked Oginishiki (5-5) while stablemate ozeki Dejima (7-3) bounced back from Monday's loss to Akebono to overcome komusubi Tosanoumi (3-7) with a frontal force out.
The Musashigawa stable's other two ozeki, however, continued to struggle as Miyabiyama (4-6) was backed out by maegashira Hayateumi (6-4) and Musoyama (3-7) provided komusubi Tamakasuga (1-9) with his first win of the tourney.
Musoyama, apparently still bothered by the hip injury that kept him out of the summer tourney, will now need to win all five of his remaining bouts to continue to fight as an ozeki in September.
Mongolia's No. 8 maegashira Kyokushuzan (4-6) dragged down third-ranked maegashira Asanowaka (1-9), while compatriot Kyoukutenho (7-3) fell to No. 13 maegashira Aminishiki, 8-2 in his makuuchi debut.
America's Sentoryu, meanwhile, slapped down sixth-ranked maegashira Kotoryu (5-5) to record his sixth win.
NAGOYA, July 18 (Kyodo) - Results of makuuchi division bouts Tuesday, the 10th day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium (+ denotes juryo division wrestler): Results of main bouts on
10th day of Nagoya sumo
Won Technique Lost
Aogiyama 4-6 okuritaoshi +Daishi 9-1
Daizen 3-7 yorikiri Shikishima 2-8
Otsukasa 6-4 yorikiri Minatofuji 3-7
Takatoriki 6-4 okuritaoshi Hamanoshima 4-6
Takamisakari 8-2 okuridashi Kotonowaka 5-5
Aminishiki 8-2 shitatenage Kyokutenho 7-3
Kaiho 5-5 oshidashi Kinkaiyama 5-5
Sentoryu 6-4 hatakikomi Kotoryu 5-5
Tokitsuumi 6-4 yorikiri Higonoumi 4-6
Chiyotenzan 8-2 oshidashi Wakanoyama 5-5
Kyokushuzan 4-6 hatakikomi Asanowaka 1-9
Tochinonada 2-8 yorikiri Takanowaka 3-7
Tochiazuma 8-2 okuridashi Takanonami 4-6
Tochinohana 5-5 oshidashi Kaio 6-4
Chiyotaikai 8-2 oshidashi Akinoshima 5-5
Tamakasuga 1-9 yorikiri Musoyama 3-7
Dejima 7-3 yorikiri Tosanoumi 3-7
Hayateumi 6-4 yorikiri Miyabiyama 4-6
Musashimaru 7-3 yorikiri Oginishiki 5-5
Akebono 10-0 oshidashi Toki 3-7
Wednesday's bouts
Sentoryu 0 - 0 Otsukasa
Shikishima x - x +Kotonishiki
Takamisakari 0 - 0 Kinkaiyama
Aogiyama 7 - 8 Minatofuji
Kyokushuzan 2 - 6 Hamanoshima
Tokitsuumi 3 - 2 Kyokutenho
Kotonowaka 0 - 0 Aminishiki
Chiyotenzan 2 - 0 Kotoryu
Kaiho 1 - 2 Takatoriki
Daizen 1 - 5 Asanowaka
Toki 2 - 3 Tochinonada
Akinoshima 2 - 0 Takanowaka
Tamakasuga 7 - 15 Takanonami
Kaio 7 - 7 Tochiazuma
Higonoumi 0 - 4 Miyabiyama
Chiyotaikai 0 - 1 Tochinohana
Tosanoumi 9 - 8 Musoyama
Dejima 1 - 3 Oginishiki
Akebono 2 - 0 Wakanoyama
Hayateumi 0 - 0 Musashimaru
NAGOYA, Japan (AP) - Hawaii-born yokozuna (grand champion) Akebono, seeking his 10th tournament victory, sent out lower-ranked Toki and kept the solo lead at 10-0 Tuesday, the 10th day of the 15-day Nagoya Grand Sumo tournament. Akebono keeps
solo lead at 10-0Five wrestlers are chasing Akebono at 8-2. They are ozeki (champion) Chiyotaikai, sekiwake (junior champion) Tochiazuma and three maegashira (senior wrestlers) wrestlers - Chiyotenzan, Aminishiki and Takamisakari.
Wrestling at the Aichi Prefectural (state) Gymnasium in western Japan, Akebono, or Chad Rowan, charged No. 2 maegashira Toki with hand thrusts and sent him out, leaving Toki at 3-7.
Yokozuna Musashimaru, or Fiamalu Penitani of Hawaii, grabbed No. 4 maegashira Oginishiki's belt and forced him out for his seventh victory against three defeats. Oginishiki is 5-5.
Chiyotaikai charged No. 1 maegashira Akinoshima with hand thrusts and sent him out, leaving Akinoshima at 5-5.
Ozeki Dejima fought off komusubi (junior champion second class) Tosanoumi's driving attempts by sidestepping to the left and drove him out. Dejima is 7-3 and Tosanoumi 3-7.
No. 5 maegashira Hayateumi drove out ozeki Miyabiyama for his sixth victory against four defeats. Miyabiyama is 4-6.
Komusubi Tamakasuga picked up his first victory against nine defeats by pushing ozeki Musoyama. Musoyama is 3-7.
In other major bouts, Tochiazuma charged equally-ranked Takanonami with a series of slapping attempt and sent him out from behind, handing Takanonami his fourth defeat against six victories.
Takamisakari drove out No. 7 maegashira Kotonowaka from behind and Chiyotenzan forced out No. 4 maegashira Wakanoyama. Both Kotonowaka and Wakanoyama are 5-5.
Aminishiki fought off No. 7 maegashira Kyokutenho's driving attempt at the ring's edge and threw him out, leaving Kyokutenho, or Tsevengnyam Nyamjav from Mongolia, at 7-3.
No. 13 maegashira Sentoryu, or American Henry Armstrong Miller from St. Louis, Missouri, sidestepped to right in the initial charge and slapped down No. 6 maegashira Kotoryu for his sixth victory against four defeats. Kotoryu is 5-5.
No. 8 maegashira Kyokushuzan, or Mongolian Batbayar Davaa, slapped down No. 3 maegashira Asanowaka for his fourth victory against six defeats. Asanowaka is 1-9.
In the 26-member juryo division just below the senior makuuchi division, No. 8-ranked Hoshitango (0-10), or Argentine Imach Marcelo Salomon, was thrown down by No. 10-ranked Kitakachidoki.
In makushita, the top junior division, No. 14-ranked Hoshiandesu (2-3), or Argentine Jose Antonio Juarez, sent out No. 12-ranked Wakaazuma (1-3) from behind.
No. 42-ranked Kyokutenzan (2-3), or Mongolian Enkhbat Batmunkha, threw down No. 48-ranked Tochimusashi.
In sandanme, the second-highest junior division, No. 3-ranked Kasugaoh (4-1), or Kim Son-tek from South Korea, forced out No. 9-ranked Itakura.
No. 99-ranked Azumaoh (3-2), or Brazilian Yasuto Morita, was driven out by No. 96-ranked Wakakengo.
In Jonidan, the third-highest junior division, No. 9-ranked Kaihakusan (3-2), or South Korean Baeg Yun-gi, was pushed out by No. 17-ranked Tamanohana.
No. 52-ranked Kitakasuga (1-4), or Mongolian Tsolmonbayar Munkhbat, was slapped down by No. 56-ranked Azumadake.
No. 80-ranked Hakuba (4-1), or Mongolian Ariunbayar Unurjargal, crushed down No. 73-ranked Maenofuji.
No. 134-ranked Ryuo (4-1), or Mongolian Erkhem Ochirsanchirbold, sent out No. 138-ranked Komonosho.
Wrestlers in junior divisions have only seven bouts during the 15-day tournament.
NAGOYA, Japan (AP) - Results of main bouts Tuesday, the 10th day of the 15-day Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium: Results of Main Sumo Bouts
Winners Losers
Aogiyama (4-6) Daishi (juryo) (9-1)
Daizen (3-7) Shikishima (2-8)
Otsukasa (6-4) Minatofuji (3-7)
Takatoriki (6-4) Hamanoshima (4-6)
Takamisakari (8-2) Kotonowaka (5-5)
Aminishiki (8-2) Kyokutenho (7-3)
Kaiho (5-5) Kinkaiyama (5-5)
Sentoryu (6-4) Kotoryu (5-5)
Tokitsuumi (6-4) Higonoumi (4-6)
Chiyotenzan (8-2) Wakanoyama (5-5)
KyokushuZan (4-6) Asanowaka (1-9)
Tochinonada (2-8) Takanowaka (3-7)
Tochiazuma (8-2) Takanonami (4-6)
Tochinohana (5-5) Kaio (6-4)
Chiyotaikai (8-2) Akinoshima (5-5)
Tamakasuga (1-9) Musoyama (3-7)
Dejima (7-3) Tosanoumi (3-7)
Hayateumi (6-4) Miyabiyama (4-6)
Musashimaru (7-3) Oginishiki (5-5)
Akebono (10-0) Toki (3-7)
Juryo Division
Kitakajidoki (4-6) Hoshitango (0-10)
Junior Divisions
Makushita
Hoshiandesu (2-3) Wakaazuma (1-3)
Kyokutenzan (2-3) Tochimusashi
Sandanme
Kasugaoh (4-1) Itakura
Wakakengo Azumaoh (3-2)
Jonidan
Takanohana Kaihakusan (3-2)
Azumadake Kitakasuga (1-4)
Hakuba (4-1) Maenofuji
Ryuo (4-1) Komanosho(Junior division wrestlers have only seven bouts during the tournament. Records of foreign wrestlers' opponents were not available.)
Wednesday's main bouts:
Sentoryu Otsukasa
Shikishima Kotonishiki (juryo)
Takamisakari Kinkaiyama
Aogiyama Minatofuji
Kyokushuzan Hamanoshima
Tokitsuumi Kyokutenho
Kotonowaka Aminishiki
Chiyotenzan Kotoryu
Kaiho Takatoriki
Daizen Asanowaka
Toki Tochinonada
Akinoshima Takanowaka
Tamakasuga Takanonami
Kaio Tochiazuma
Higonoumi Miyabiyama
Chiyotaikai Tochinohana
Tosanoumi Musoyama
Dejima Oginishiki
Akebono Wakanoyama
Hayateumi Musashimaru
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