Sumo association chief pledges reforms

Sumo association chief pledges reforms

NAGOYA, Japan - Acting Japan Sumo Association chief Hiroyoshi Murayama addresses a ceremony flanked by top wrestlers on the final day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium on July 25, 2010. Murayama apologized for a gangster-linked gambling scandal rocking the sport and pledged reforms of the association for future tournaments. (Kyodo)

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