Nagoya sumo meet gets under way under specter of gambling ring

NAGOYA, Japan - Hiroshi Murayama (C), acting chief for suspended Japan Sumo Association Chairman Musashigawa, bows in apology to fans for a gambling scandal rocking the national sport before the yokozuna (grand champion) performs the ''dohyo-iri'' ritual ceremony at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya on July 11, 2010, the opening day of the 15-day Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament. Yokozuna Hakuho of Mongolia (L in front) and other high-ranking sumo wrestlers joined Murayama.

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