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Sumo stablemaster Tagonoura dies at 46

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows makuuchi-division wrestler Kushimaumi (L) throwing Kotonishiki during the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament in 1989. Kushimaumi, who became the sumo stablemaster Keihito Tagonoura, died of unknown causes at a Tokyo hospital on Feb. 13, police said. He was 46.

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Akebono maintains share of lead at Nagoya sumo

NAGOYA, Japan - Hawaiian-born yokozuna Akebono boosts his record to a perfect 5-0 on July 8 with a routine victory over top-ranked maegashira Kotonishiki, while rival grand champions Takanohana and Musashimaru also win at the 15-day Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament.

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Kotonishiki topples Takanohana in Nagoya sumo

NAGOYA, Japan - Rank-and-filer Kotonishiki (L) topples four-time defending champion Takanohana out of the ring at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium on July 5, the second day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament. Both wrestlers have one win and one loss apiece in the 15-day event.

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Kotonishiki clinches Emperor's Cup

Former sekiwake Kotonishiki clinched his second Emperor's Cup on the second last day Saturday Nov. 21 of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament, defeating ozeki Takanonami. The photo shows the 12th-ranked maegashira, beaming with joy, surrounded by reporters after his win at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka. ''This is like a dream. I didn't think I could ever win another tournament. I just tried to be aggressive and fight my usual style of sumo,'' said the 30-year-old veteran, whose last championship came at the autumn basho in 1991.

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Sumo stablemaster Tagonoura dies at 46

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows makuuchi-division wrestler Kushimaumi (L) throwing Kotonishiki during the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament in 1989. Kushimaumi, who became the sumo stablemaster Keihito Tagonoura, died of unknown causes at a Tokyo hospital on Feb. 13, police said. He was 46. (Kyodo)

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Akebono maintains share of lead at Nagoya sumo

NAGOYA, Japan - Hawaiian-born yokozuna Akebono boosts his record to a perfect 5-0 on July 8 with a routine victory over top-ranked maegashira Kotonishiki, while rival grand champions Takanohana and Musashimaru also win at the 15-day Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament.

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Akebono maintains share of lead at Nagoya sumo

NAGOYA, Japan - Hawaiian-born yokozuna Akebono boosts his record to a perfect 5-0 on July 8 with a routine victory over top-ranked maegashira Kotonishiki, while rival grand champions Takanohana and Musashimaru also win at the 15-day Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament.

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Kotonishiki topples Takanohana in Nagoya sumo

NAGOYA, Japan - Rank-and-filer Kotonishiki (L) topples four-time defending champion Takanohana out of the ring at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium on July 5, the second day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament. Both wrestlers have one win and one loss apiece in the 15-day event.

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Kotonishiki topples Takanohana in Nagoya sumo

NAGOYA, Japan - Rank-and-filer Kotonishiki (L) topples four-time defending champion Takanohana out of the ring at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium on July 5, the second day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament. Both wrestlers have one win and one loss apiece in the 15-day event.

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Kotonishiki clinches Emperor's C

Former sekiwake Kotonishiki clinched his second Emperor's Cup on the second last day Saturday Nov. 21 of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament, defeating ozeki Takanonami. The photo shows the 12th-ranked maegashira, beaming with joy, surrounded by reporters after his win at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka. ''This is like a dream. I didn't think I could ever win another tournament. I just tried to be aggressive and fight my usual style of sumo,'' said the 30-year-old veteran, whose last championship came at the autumn basho in 1991. ==Kyodo