Spring sumo tournament on verge of cancellation

Spring sumo tournament on verge of cancellation

TOKYO, Japan - Shigeru Ito (C), leader of the Japan Sumo Association's special board of investigation committee on a match-fixing allegation, attends a meeting in Tokyo on Feb. 5, 2011. The JSA has reportedly decided to cancel the upcoming Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka over the scandal.

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