Takanohana wins on 1st day of New Year sumo tourney

Takanohana wins on 1st day of New Year sumo tourney

TOKYO, Japan - Grand champion Takanohana (R) hauls down komusubi Tochinonada for a win on the opening day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 7. The yokozuna is seeking to lift his 21st Emperor's Cup and end a title drought that stretches back to September 1998.

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