Sumo
OSAKA, March 19 (Kyodo) - Kaio bulldozed his way to a pacesetting 9-0 record Monday, keeping his bid for a second Emperor's Cup on track by mugging fellow ozeki Dejima at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament. Kaio alone at 9-0,
Musashimaru two backHot on Kaio's heels, however, yokozuna Takanohana and ozeki Musoyama both won to join rank-and-filer Tamanoshima at 8-1 moving into the business end of the 15-day tourney at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium.
Dejima (5-4) proved no roadblock to the Kaio juggernaut as the Tomozuna stable wrestler clattered in hard at the face-off and quickly deposited his smaller opponent onto the ringside cushions with a throw borrowed from the World Wrestling Federation.
New Year meet champion Takanohana, meanwhile, squeezed the fight out of No. 2 maegashira Hayateumi (3-6) at the charge and powered him out for another meat-and-potatoes win.
Quickly refocusing after a false start, Musoyama earned his majority of wins by exploding from the blocks and then slapping down No. 5 maegashira Akinoshima, who left the ring nursing a 3-6 record.
Two wins off the pace, yokozuna Musashimaru encountered no real resistance from No. 4 maegashira Takanowaka (5-4) and easily chalked up his seventh win in the day's penultimate bout.
Stumbling ozeki Miyabiyama picked up his fifth win, but will have had little idea how after No. 4 maegashira Tokitsuumi (4-5) worked himself into a winning position only to lose his footing at the crucial moment.
No. 10 maegashira Tamanoshima, who won the second-tier juryo title in January, secured his eighth victory and a promotion next time out by pasting 12th-ranked Otsukasa (6-3) after a brief tango in the center of the ring.
Spring failed to arrive yet again for winless No. 5 maegashira Kyokushuzan, who was muscled out by ninth-ranked Kaiho (4-5), but No. 6 maegashira Asashoryu salvaged some Mongolian pride by dragging down 11th-ranked Tochinohana (5-4) to boost his record to 6-3.
Another Mongolian, top-ranked maegashira Kyokutenho, twisted Wakanoyama through 360 degrees at the face-off, only to lose the initiative and allow the komusubi to execute an arm throw at the edge to leave both men on a precarious 2-7.
OSAKA, March 19 (Kyodo) - Results of makuuchi division bouts Monday, the ninth day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium (+ denotes juryo division wrestler): Results from day nine
Won Technique Lost
Daishi 3-6 yoritaoshi +Hamanishiki 4-5
Minatofuji 4-5 yorikiri Asanowaka 2-7
Tamanoshima 8-1 tsukiotoshi Otsukasa 6-3
Terao 6-3 hatakikomi Takatoriki 2-7
Tosanoumi 6-3 oshidashi Aminishiki 5-4
Tochisakae 5-4 oshidashi Hamanoshima 4-5
Jumonji 6-3 hikiotoshi Tamakasuga 5-4
Higonoumi 4-5 sukuinage Kotonowaka 4-5
Asashoryu 6-3 hikiotoshi Tochinohana 5-4
Kaiho 4-5 yorikiri Kyokushuzan 0-9
Takanonami 4-5 tsuriotoshi Chiyotenzan 4-5
Wakanoyama 2-7 tsukiotoshi Kyokutenho 2-7
Tochiazuma 4-5 oshidashi Tochinonada 4-5
Kotomitsuki 5-4 yoritaoshi Wakanosato 4-5
Miyabiyama 5-4 tsukiotoshi Tokitsuumi 4-5
Musoyama 8-1 hatakikomi Akinoshima 3-6
Kaio 9-0 oshitaoshi Dejima 5-4
Musashimaru 7-2 oshidashi Takanowaka 5-4
Takanohana 8-1 yorikiri Hayateumi 3-6
Tuesday's bouts
Minatofuji x - x +Wakakosho
Otsukasa 1 - 0 Jumonji
Aminishiki 1 - 1 Tochinohana
Terao 6 - 6 Asanowaka
Daishi 1 - 4 Takatoriki
Tosanoumi 0 - 0 Tamanoshima
Tamakasuga 4 - 3 Hamanoshima
Higonoumi 1 - 1 Tochisakae
Kaiho 1 - 4 Kotonowaka
Asashoryu 0 - 0 Kotomitsuki
Kyokutenho 1 - 3 Akinoshima
Kyokushuzan 3 - 5 Wakanoyama
Wakanosato 0 - 1 Hayateumi
Chiyotenzan 4 - 3 Tochinonada
Takanonami 8 - 11 Dejima
Kaio 9 - 2 Miyabiyama
Tochiazuma 10 - 3 Musoyama
Takanohana 3 - 0 Takanowaka
Tokitsuumi 0 - 1 Musashimaru
OSAKA, Japan (AP) - Kaio threw down his fellow ozeki (champion) Dejima and kept the sole lead at 9-0 Monday, the ninth day of the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament. Kaio keeps sole
lead at 9-0One victory behind Kaio at 8-1 are three wrestlers - yokozuna (grand champion) Takanohana, ozeki Musoyama and No. 10 maegashira (senior wrestler) Tamanoshima.
Yokozuna Musashimaru, or Fiamalu Penitani from Hawaii, stands at 7-2.
Wrestling before a full-capacity crowd of 8,000 at the Osaka Prefectural (state) gymnasium in western Japan, Kaio, seeking the second tournament victory in his career, drove Dejima to the ring's edge and threw him down, leaving Dejima at 5-4.
In the day's final bout, Takanohana grabbed No. 2 maegashira Hayateumi's belt and sent him out, leaving Hayateumi at 3-6.
Musashimaru charged No. 4 maegashira Takanowaka with hand thrusts against his foe's face and bulldozed him out, leaving Takanowaka at 5-4.
In other major bouts, Musoyama drove No. 5 maegashira Akinoshima to the ring's edge in the initial charge and quickly slapped him down. Akinoshima is 3-6.
Tamanoshima pushed down No. 12 maegashira Otsukasa, leaving Otsukasa at 6-3.
Ozeki Miyabiyama thrust down No. 4 maegashira Tokitsuumi to improve to 5-4. Tokitsuumi is 4-5.
Komusubi (junior champion second class) Wakanoyama slammed down No. 1 maegashira Kyokutenho, or Mongolian Tsevegnyam Nyamjav, leaving both wrestlers at 2-7.
No. 6 maegashira Asashoryu, or Mongolian Dolgorsvren Dagvadrj, charged No. 11 maegashira Tochinohana with a series of hand thrusts and thrust him down for his sixth victory against three defeats. Tochinohana is 5-4.
No. 9 maegashira Kaiho drove out winless No. 5 maegashira Kyokushuzan, or Mongolian Batbayar Davaa, for his fourth victory against five defeats.
In the 26-member juryo division, just below the senior makuuchi division, No. 9-ranked Sentoryu, or American Henry Armstrong Miller, forced out No. 1-ranked Wakakosho for his seventh victory against two defeats. Wakakosho is 5-4.
No. 7-ranked Kuniazuma, or Brazilian Vander Ramos, threw down No. 6-ranked Juzan for his fourth victory against five defeats. Juzan is 3-6.
In Sandanme, the second highest junior division, No. 68-ranked Hakuba (2-3), or Mongolian Ariunbayar Unurjargal, threw down No. 75-ranked Umebayashi.
No. 100-ranked Fudoyama (4-1), or Mongolian Nyamjuv Luvsandorj, toppled No. 97-ranked Hokutogo by an arm throw.
In jonidan, the third highest junior division, No. 74-ranked Kitakasuga (4-1), or Mongolian Tsolmonbayar Munkhbat, pushed out No. 79-ranked Kumago.
No. 106-ranked Hoshizakura (4-1), or Mongolian Duvchin Lkhagvaa, slapped down No. 105-ranked Terunobori.
No. 10-ranked Takaoh (1-3), or Wang Yu from Shanghai, China, pulled down No. 23-ranked Komanohide.
No. 43-ranked Daibanjaku (4-1), or Mongolian Batsukh Khaidavmunkh, drove out No. 45-ranked Daiun.
In jonokuchi, the lowest junior division, No. 32-ranked Ako (3-2), or Mongolian Gandold Batundral, threw down No. 30-ranked Daitenzan.
No. 30-ranked Bontensho (2-3), or Mongolian Haidav Bayarhvv, was sent out by No. 31-ranked Miura.
Wrestlers in junior divisions have only seven bouts during the 15-day tournament.
OSAKA, Japan (AP) - Results of main bouts Monday, the ninth day of the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium: Results of main sumo bouts
Winners Losers
Daishi (3-6) Hamanishiki (juryo) (4-5)
Minatofuji (4-5) Asanowaka (2-7)
Tamanoshima (8-1) Otsukasa (6-3)
Terao (6-3) Takatoriki (2-7)
Tosanoumi (6-3) Aminishiki (5-4)
Tochisakae (5-4) Hamanoshima (4-5)
Jumonji (6-3) Tamakasuga (5-4)
Higonoumi (4-5) Kotonowaka (4-5)
Asashoryu (6-3) Tochinohana (5-4)
Kaiho (4-5) Kyokushuzan (0-9)
Takanonami (4-5) Chiyotenzan (4-5)
Wakanoyama (2-7) Kyokutenho (2-7)
Tochiazuma (4-5) Tochinonada (4-5)
Kotomitsuki (5-4) Wakanosato (4-5)
Miyabiyama (5-4) Tokitsuumi (4-5)
Musoyama (8-1) Akinoshima (3-6)
Kaio (9-0) Dejima (5-4)
Musashimaru (7-2) Takanowaka (5-4)
Takanohana (8-1) Hayateumi (3-6)
Juryo Division
Kuniazuma (4-5) Juzan (3-6)
Sentoryu (7-2) Wakakosho (5-4)
Junior Divisions:
Sandanme
Fudoyama (4-1) Hokutogo
Hakuba (2-3) Umebayashi
Jonidan
Takao (1-3) Komanohide
Daibanjaku (4-1) Daiun
Kitakasuga (4-1) Kumago
Hoshizakura (4-1) Terunobori
Jonokuchi
Ako (3-2) DaitenzanMiura Bontensho (2-3)
(Junior division wrestlers have only seven bouts during the tournament. Records of foreign wrestlers' opponents were not available.)
Tuesday's main bouts:
Minatofuji Wakakosho (juryo)
Otsukasa Jumonji
Aminishiki Tochinohana
Terao Asanowaka
Daishi Takatoriki
Tosanoumi Tamanoshima
Tamakasuga Hamanoshima
Higonoumi Tochisakae
Kaiho Kotonowaka
Asashoryu Kotomitsuki
Kyokutenho Akinoshima
Kyokushuzan Wakanoyama
Wakanosato Hayateumi
Chiyotenzan Tochinonada
Takanonami Dejima
Kaio Miyabiyama
Tochiazuma Musoyama
Takanohana Takanowaka
Tokitsuumi Musashimaru
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