Tochiazuma suffers 2nd defeat at New Year sumo

Tochiazuma suffers 2nd defeat at New Year sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Ozeki Tochiazuma (back), who recently had surgery on his left knee, never got anything rolling against Russian komusubi Roho (front), who got both hands around the ozeki's mawashi and powered him out of the ring for the fourth ozeki upset at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 8. (Kyodo)

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