Akebono avoids upset, still on top at Nagoya sumo

Akebono avoids upset, still on top at Nagoya sumo

NAGOYA, Japan - Yokozuna Akebono (L) comes perilously close to his first defeat before recovering to blast out Tochinohana (R) in the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on July 14. Akebono maintained sole possession of the lead at 6-0.

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