Sumo stables searched over wrestlers' gambling scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Sumo stablemaster Onomatsu bows to reporters in front of his stable's lodging in the city of Owariasahi, Aichi Prefecture, on July 7, 2010, after police carried out raids there and on his stable in Narashino, Chiba Prefecture, over illegal gambling. The Onomatsu stable is suspected of having played a central role in the sumo wrestlers' gambling, which was allegedly run by a bookie linked to gangsters.

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