Yokozuna Akebono suffers 2nd loss at New Year Sumo

Yokozuna Akebono suffers 2nd loss at New Year Sumo

TOKYO - Yokozuna Akebono suffers his 2nd loss Jan. 20 at the New Year Grand Sumo tourney at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan. He deployed arm thrusts to force No. 4 maegashira Tochinonada (R) back to the ring edge, but the burly Hawaiian, perched on the straw ridge like an oversized flamingo, then lost his balance and stepped out.

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