Akebono takes sole lead at Kyushu sumo

Akebono takes sole lead at Kyushu sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Yokozuna Akebono (L) blasts out ozeki Dejima on Nov. 16 to take pole position at 11-1 in the Emperor's Cup race as fellow yokozuna Takanohana threw rank-and-filer Kotomitsuki to his second defeat at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament.

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