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Unbeaten yokozuna Akebono beats Oginishiki in Nagoya sumo

NAGOYA, Japan - Yokozuna Akenobo (R) shoves fourth-ranked maegashira Oginishiki to the edge of the ring on the 12th day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium on July 20. Akebono won the bout and came within one win of his 10th Emperor's Cup and first since May 1997.

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Unbeaten yokozuna Akebono beats Oginishiki in Nagoya sumo

NAGOYA, Japan - Yokozuna Akenobo (R) shoves fourth-ranked maegashira Oginishiki to the edge of the ring on the 12th day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium on July 20. Akebono won the bout and came within one win of his 10th Emperor's Cup and first since May 1997.

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Takatoriki stays undefeated

OSAKA, Japan - No. 14 maegashira Takatoriki (R), showing neat footwork in escaping from ninth-ranked Oginishiki (5-5), flings his opponent to the deck to improve to a perfect 10-0 on the 10th day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka on March 21.