Ex-sumo wrestlers arrested over gambling

Ex-sumo wrestlers arrested over gambling

OSAKA, Japan - Investigators enter the residence of the mother of former sumo wrestler Sadahide Furuichi in Katano, Osaka Prefecture, on Jan. 26, 2011. The police arrested Furuichi and his mother, Yoneko, as well as two other former wrestlers on suspicion of organizing illegal baseball gambling as part of an investigation into a major scandal that has tarnished the traditional sport.

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