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Ozeki Musoyama beats sekiwake Kotomitsuki

OSAKA, Japan - Ozeki Musoyama (L) forces sekiwake Kotomitsuki out of the ring at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium on March 11, day two of the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament.

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No. 2 Kotomitsuki keeps lead in autumn sumo tourney

TOKYO, Japan - No. 2 maegashira Kotomitsuki (L) forces maegashira Takanowaka out of the ring at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 20, the 13th day of the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament. He maintained his lead in the tourney with 12 wins and one loss, followed by ozeki Musoyama and sekiwake Tochiazuma, each with 10 wins and three losses.

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Ozeki Musoyama defeats Tochinonada

TOKYO, Japan - Ozeki Musoyama (R) pushes No. 5 maegashira Tochinonada out of the ring at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 20, the 12th day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament. Musoyama, along with sekiwake Tochiazuma, remain second with nine wins and three losses in the 15-day tourney, with No.2 maegashira Kotomitsuki leading the race with 11 wins.

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Musoyama drives out Toki, on track to regain ozeki

TOKYO, Japan - Sekiwake Musoyama (R) keeps the pressure on No. 4 maegashira Toki on Sept. 4 for his second win of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoky Kokugikan in Tokyo. Musoyama needs 10 or more wins in the tourney to regain sumo's second highest rank of ozeki.

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Miyabiyama, Musoyama beam as they see sumo rankings

TOKYO, Japan - Newly promoted ozeki Musoyama (R) and sekiwake Miyabiyama, both of the Musashigawa stable, beam as they look at the new rankings released April 24 by the Japan Sumo Association. Musoyama joins yokozuna Musashimaru and ozeki Dejima in the elite ranks for the May 7-21 Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan. Miyabiyama could become the Musashigawa stable's third ozeki if he posts 10 or more wins.

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Wakanohana suffers 1st loss of New Year sumo tourney

Yokozuna Wakanohana (R) hits a roadblock Jan. 22 as he lost his 1st bout of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament to sekiwake Musoyama (L). Musoyama went on the attack from the outset, forcing Wakanohana back with a violent arm thrust to the throat shortly after the face-off of the penultimate bout at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan.

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Ozeki Musoyama beats sekiwake Kotomitsuki

OSAKA, Japan - Ozeki Musoyama (L) forces sekiwake Kotomitsuki out of the ring at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium on March 11, day two of the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament.

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No. 2 Kotomitsuki keeps lead in autumn sumo tourney

TOKYO, Japan - No. 2 maegashira Kotomitsuki (L) forces maegashira Takanowaka out of the ring at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 20, the 13th day of the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament. He maintained his lead in the tourney with 12 wins and one loss, followed by ozeki Musoyama and sekiwake Tochiazuma, each with 10 wins and three losses.

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Ozeki Musoyama defeats Tochinonada

TOKYO, Japan - Ozeki Musoyama (R) pushes No. 5 maegashira Tochinonada out of the ring at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 20, the 12th day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament. Musoyama, along with sekiwake Tochiazuma, remain second with nine wins and three losses in the 15-day tourney, with No.2 maegashira Kotomitsuki leading the race with 11 wins.

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Musoyama drives out Toki, on track to regain ozeki

TOKYO, Japan - Sekiwake Musoyama (R) keeps the pressure on No. 4 maegashira Toki on Sept. 4 for his second win of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoky Kokugikan in Tokyo. Musoyama needs 10 or more wins in the tourney to regain sumo's second highest rank of ozeki.

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Miyabiyama, Musoyama beam as they see sumo rankings

TOKYO, Japan - Newly promoted ozeki Musoyama (R) and sekiwake Miyabiyama, both of the Musashigawa stable, beam as they look at the new rankings released April 24 by the Japan Sumo Association. Musoyama joins yokozuna Musashimaru and ozeki Dejima in the elite ranks for the May 7-21 Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan. Miyabiyama could become the Musashigawa stable's third ozeki if he posts 10 or more wins.

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Takatoriki continues perfect streak

OSAKA, Japan - Veteran No. 14 maegashira Takatoriki (R) extends his win streak March 23 by mugging sekiwake Musoyama to boost his record to a perfect 12-0 at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament.

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Musoyama remains unbeaten at Spring sumo

Osaka, Japan - Sekiwake Musoyama (R) topples grand champion Akebono in a clash of unbeaten wrestlers on March 15, the 4th day of the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium.

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Musashigawa stable's sekiwake pair unbeaten in spring sumo

OSAKA, Japan - Sekiwake Musoyama (L) twists down komusubi Tosanoumi for his 3rd straight win March 14 at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka. Musoyama and Miyabiyama, the Musashigawa stable's pair of sekiwake wrestlers, remained unbeaten March 14 with three victories each.

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Rankings for Spring Grand Sumo Tournament released

OSAKA, Japan - Sumo wrestlers Miyabiyama (L) and Musoyama hold the ranking list for the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament, to be held at the Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium on March 12-26, while posing for photographers in Osaka on Feb. 28. Miyabiyama, widely regarded as a rising star, is continuing his run up the sumo hierarchy, having achieved the rank of sekiwake when the Japan Sumo Association released its rankings earlier in the day. Musoyama, who won the New Year tourney for his first Emperor's Cup with a stellar 13-2 record, is striving to be promoted to ozeki.

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New Year sumo champion Musoyama speaks to reporters

TOKYO, Japan - Musoyama, who won the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament Championship on Jan. 23, speaks to reporters at the Musashigawa stable in Tokyo on Jan. 24. ''The victory still hasn't sunk in. I'll try my best to get promoted (to Ozeki) in spring,'' he said. The 27-year-old sekiwake won the championship after he knocked fellow sekiwake Kaio out of the ring at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on the final day of the tourney.

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Musoyama wins New Year sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Sekiwake Musoyama wins his first-ever makuuchi division crown with 13 wins against a pair of losses at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 23 to claim the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament championship. The 27-year-old (R) knocks fellow sekiwake Kaio (L) of out the ring.

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Miyabiyama defeats Akebono

TOKYO, Japan - Komusubi Miyabiyama (R) twists down Akebono at the edge of the ring to send the grand champion to his first loss in the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Jan. 17. Miyabiyama helped stablemate sekiwake Musoyama grab a share of the lead while energizing his own title hopes in the 15-day meet.

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Wakanohana suffers 1st loss of New Year sumo tourney

Yokozuna Wakanohana (R) hits a roadblock Jan. 22 as he lost his 1st bout of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament to sekiwake Musoyama (L). Musoyama went on the attack from the outset, forcing Wakanohana back with a violent arm thrust to the throat shortly after the face-off of the penultimate bout at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan. ==Kyodo