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Fired Russian sumo wrestler denies match-fixing claim, apologizes

TOKYO, Japan - Former Russian sumo wrestler Wakanoho (L) speaks during a news conference at the Tokyo District Court building in Tokyo on Nov. 28. Wakanoho denied his earlier claim in a magazine article that he was forced to accept bribes to lose matches and apologized to the wrestlers implicated in the allegation of match fixing.

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Fired Russian wrestler rocks sumo world with match-fixing claims

TOKYO, Japan - Former Russian sumo wrestler Wakanoho, recently banned for life after he was arrested on suspicion of possessing marijuana, speaks during a news conference at a Tokyo hotel on Sept. 29. He claimed he was forced to accept bribes to lose matches.

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Wakanoho apologizes for marijuana possession

TOKYO, Japan - Former sumo wrestler Wakanoho from Russia wipes the sweat from his brow during a news conference in Tokyo on Sept. 8. Wakanoho, whose real name is Gagloev Soslan Aleksandrovich, was released from detention earlier in the day after being arrested Aug. 18 on suspicion of possessing marijuana in June. He has been expelled by the Japan Sumo Association, becoming the first active wrestler to be dismissed in sumo's long history.

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Sumo association decides to dismiss arrested Russian wrestler

TOKYO, Japan - Kitanoumi, chairman of the Japan Sumo Association, speaks at a news conference at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Aug. 21 after the JSA's decision at an emergency executive board meeting to boot out top-division Russian wrestler Wakanoho, who was arrested on Aug. 18 on suspicion of possessing marijuana. Wakanoho is the first active wrester to be dismissed in sumo's long history.

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Stablemaster Magaki visits JSA after arrest of Russian wrestler

TOKYO, Japan - Sumo stablemaster Magaki visits the Japan Sumo Association on Aug. 19, a day after Russian sumo wrestler Wakanoho, who belongs to Magaki's stable, was arrested on suspicion of possessing marijuana.

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Ama suffers 2nd defeat in sumo tourney

NAGOYA, Japan - Mongolian sekiwake Ama (L) fell to a second defeat against Russian youngster Wakanoho (R) on the ninth day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on July 21.

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Asashoryu back on track at Nagoya sumo

NAGOYA, Japan - Yokozuna Asashoryu throws 20-year-old Russian Wakanoho to the ground on the second day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium on July 14, rebounding from his first-day loss.

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Asashoryu still chasing, Hakuho in front at summer sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna (grand champion) Asashoryu of Mongolia sends No. 2 maegashira Wakanoho of Russia to the ground on the fourth day of the 15-day Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on May 14.

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Hakuho beats Wakanoho at spring sumo

OSAKA, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho (R) pushes 19-year-old Wakanoho out of the ring to improve his score to 9-1 at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka on March 18.

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Asashoryu take solo lead, Hakuho chasing at spring sumo

OSAKA, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Asashoryu (R) walloped Russian teenager Wakanoho to grab sole possession of the lead with a perfect record on the eighth day of action at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka on March 16.

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Asashoryu take solo lead, Hakuho chasing at spring sumo

OSAKA, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Asashoryu (R) walloped Russian teenager Wakanoho to grab sole possession of the lead with a perfect record on the eighth day of action at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka on March 16. (Kyodo)

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Hakuho beats Wakanoho at spring sumo

OSAKA, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho (R) pushes 19-year-old Wakanoho out of the ring to improve his score to 9-1 at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka on March 18. (Kyodo)

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Hakuho beats Wakanoho at spring sumo

OSAKA, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho (R) pushes 19-year-old Wakanoho out of the ring to improve his score to 9-1 at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka on March 18. (Kyodo)

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Asashoryu still chasing, Hakuho in front at summer sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna (grand champion) Asashoryu of Mongolia sends No. 2 maegashira Wakanoho of Russia to the ground on the fourth day of the 15-day Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on May 14. (Kyodo)

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Asashoryu back on track at Nagoya sumo

NAGOYA, Japan - Yokozuna Asashoryu throws 20-year-old Russian Wakanoho to the ground on the second day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium on July 14, rebounding from his first-day loss. (Kyodo)

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Ama suffers 2nd defeat in sumo tourney

NAGOYA, Japan - Mongolian sekiwake Ama (L) fell to a second defeat against Russian youngster Wakanoho (R) on the ninth day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on July 21. (Kyodo)

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Stablemaster Magaki visits JSA after arrest of Russian wrestler

TOKYO, Japan - Sumo stablemaster Magaki visits the Japan Sumo Association on Aug. 19, a day after Russian sumo wrestler Wakanoho, who belongs to Magaki's stable, was arrested on suspicion of possessing marijuana. (Kyodo)

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Sumo association decides to dismiss arrested Russian wrestler

TOKYO, Japan - Kitanoumi, chairman of the Japan Sumo Association, speaks at a news conference at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Aug. 21 after the JSA's decision at an emergency executive board meeting to boot out top-division Russian wrestler Wakanoho, who was arrested on Aug. 18 on suspicion of possessing marijuana. Wakanoho is the first active wrester to be dismissed in sumo's long history. (Kyodo)

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Wakanoho apologizes for marijuana possession

TOKYO, Japan - Former sumo wrestler Wakanoho from Russia wipes the sweat from his brow during a news conference in Tokyo on Sept. 8. Wakanoho, whose real name is Gagloev Soslan Aleksandrovich, was released from detention earlier in the day after being arrested Aug. 18 on suspicion of possessing marijuana in June. He has been expelled by the Japan Sumo Association, becoming the first active wrestler to be dismissed in sumo's long history. (Kyodo)

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Fired Russian wrestler rocks sumo world with match-fixing claims

TOKYO, Japan - Former Russian sumo wrestler Wakanoho, recently banned for life after he was arrested on suspicion of possessing marijuana, speaks during a news conference at a Tokyo hotel on Sept. 29. He claimed he was forced to accept bribes to lose matches. (Kyodo)

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Fired Russian sumo wrestler denies match-fixing claim, apologizes

TOKYO, Japan - Former Russian sumo wrestler Wakanoho (L) speaks during a news conference at the Tokyo District Court building in Tokyo on Nov. 28. Wakanoho denied his earlier claim in a magazine article that he was forced to accept bribes to lose matches and apologized to the wrestlers implicated in the allegation of match fixing. (Kyodo)