Yokozuna duo still pacesetters at New Year sumo

Yokozuna duo still pacesetters at New Year sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Musashimaru (R) blasts out rank-and-filer Tamakasuga on Jan. 11 to maintained his unbeaten record, along with fellor yokozuna Takanohana, at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan.

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