Takamisakari retires

Takamisakari retires

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Takamisakari holds a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2013, the final day of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament. The former komusubi Takamisakari, whose pre-bout goofball antics and gutsy performances made him one of sumo's best-loved wrestlers, called time on his wrestling career.

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