Toki grounded by JSA after fatal road accident

Toki grounded by JSA after fatal road accident

TOKYO, Japan - Sumo wrestler Toki, shown in this file photo, is ''grounded'' on Dec. 22 by the Japan Sumo Association (JSA) and ruled out of next month's New Year tournament. The mid-maegashira sumo wrestler hit and killed a pedestrian in a car accident on Dec. 18. JSA chairman Tokitsukaze gives Toki a ''stay-at-home'' punishment.

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