Sumo match-fixing scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Sumo wrestlers (from L to R) Yamamotoyama, Sakaizawa and Shirononami meet reporters in front of Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo after visiting the arena to submit their retirement papers on April 5, 2011, the deadline for voluntarily retirement from the sport designated by the Japan Sumo Association, which imposed the punishment on wrestlers it judged to have been involved in match fixing. (Kyodo)

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