Yokozuna Musashimaru wins in autumn sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Musashimaru (top) flattens fellow yokuzuna Wakanohana on Sept. 26 to capture the Emperor's Cup on the final day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament. Musashimaru won the Emperor's Cup for the sixth time in his career and for the first time since being promoted to sumo's highest rank two tournaments ago.

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