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Ichinojo pulls off another upset at autumn sumo tournament

TOKYO, Japan - Tenth-ranked maegashira Ichinojo of Mongolia (L) throws ozeki Goeido out of the ring at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 24, 2014, day 12 of the 15-day competition.

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Goeido beats Endo in spring sumo tourney

OSAKA, Japan - Sekiwake Goeido (R) beats maegashira Endo with "oshitaoshi" (frontal push down) at Bodymaker Colosseum in Osaka on March 17, 2014, the ninth day of the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament.

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Day 4 of New Year Grand Sumo Tournament

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho (L) pulls down second-ranked maegashira Chiyotaryu on Jan. 15, 2014, day four of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo. The Mongolian yokozuna, the tournament favorite, remained undefeated and tied for the lead at 4-0 with sekiwake Goeido.

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Asashoryu loses to Goeido in New Year sumo tourney

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Asashoryu (front) is sent to the ground by No. 2 maegashira Goeido on the fifth day of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 14, 2010, suffering his first loss of the tournament.

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Mongolian yokozuna Asashoryu falls at New Year sumo tournament

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Asashoryu is sent to the ground by second-ranked maegashira Goeido at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 14, 2010, suffering his first loss during the first five days of the 15-day competition.

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Hakuho beats Goeido at New Year Grand Sumo tourney

TOKYO, Japan - Grand champion Hakuho tackles No. 2 maegashira Goeido out of the ring on the fourth day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 13, 2010, extending his winning streak to 28 from last year's autumn meet.

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Ozeki Kotooshu beats Goeido at New Year sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu (L) dispatches second-ranked maegashira Goeido on the third day of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 12, 2010.

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Kaio matches record with 807th makuuchi win

TOKYO, Japan - Veteran ozeki Kaio (R) pushes No. 2 maegashira Goeido out of the ring with a vintage performance to score a record-equaling 807th makuuchi-division win at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Jan. 11, 2010, at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan. The Tomozuna stable warhorse's 807th win in sumo's premier league put him in a tie for first with former yokozuna great Chiyonofuji on the all-time list.

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Mongolian ozeki Harumafuji beats No. 1 maegashira Goeido

NAGOYA, Japan - Ozeki Harumafuji of Mongolia (L) forces first-ranked maegashira Goeido out of the ring on the sixth day of the 15-day Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya on July 17.

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Mongolian yokozuna Asashoryu beats Goeido at Nagoya sumo

NAGOYA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Asashoryu (R) throws down No. 1 maegashira Goeido on the third day of the 15-day Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya on July 14.

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Yokozuna Hakuho beats No. 1 maegashira Goeido

NAGOYA, Japan - Yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho of Mongolia pulls down top-ranked maegashira Goeido on the second day of the 15-day Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium on July 13.

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Harumafuji crashes again at New Year basho

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian Ozeki Harumafuji, the wrestler formerly known as Ama, is forced out of the ring by third-ranked maegashira Goeido, recording his fifth defeat at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Jan. 16.

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Hakuho takes sole lead on 11th day of autumn sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho (L) sends fifth-ranked maegashira Goeido to the ground on the 11th day of the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 24.

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Asashoryu crushes Goeido for 3rd win at New Year sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Asashoryu bulldozes No. 3 maegashira Goeido out of the ring at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on Jan. 16, keeping his comeback bid on track with a 3-1 record, one win behind fellow Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho and rank-and-filer Futeno.

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Ama beats Goeido at autumn sumo tournament

TOKYO, Japan - Komusubi Ama of Mongolia sends No. 14 maegashira Goeido to the ground at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 20, day 12 day of the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 20.

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Hakuho handed 2nd defeat, lowly Goeido takes sole lead

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho (R) is pushed out of the ring by fifth-ranked maegashira Toyonoshima (L) to fall to his second loss of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Sept. 19, giving lowly rank-and-filer Goeido sole possession of the lead with four days remaining.

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Hakuho handed 2nd defeat, lowly Goeido takes sole lead

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho (R) is pushed out of the ring by fifth-ranked maegashira Toyonoshima (L) to fall to his second loss of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Sept. 19, giving lowly rank-and-filer Goeido sole possession of the lead with four days remaining. (Kyodo)

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Ama beats Goeido at autumn sumo tournament

TOKYO, Japan - Komusubi Ama of Mongolia sends No. 14 maegashira Goeido to the ground at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 20, day 12 day of the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 20. (Kyodo)

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Asashoryu crushes Goeido for 3rd win at New Year sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Asashoryu bulldozes No. 3 maegashira Goeido out of the ring at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on Jan. 16, keeping his comeback bid on track with a 3-1 record, one win behind fellow Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho and rank-and-filer Futeno. (Kyodo)

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Hakuho takes sole lead on 11th day of autumn sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho (L) sends fifth-ranked maegashira Goeido to the ground on the 11th day of the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 24. (Kyodo)

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Harumafuji crashes again at New Year basho

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian Ozeki Harumafuji, the wrestler formerly known as Ama, is forced out of the ring by third-ranked maegashira Goeido, recording his fifth defeat at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Jan. 16. (Kyodo)

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Harumafuji defeats Goeido

Yokozuna Harumafuji (R) defeats ozeki Goeido on July 23, 2016, the penultimate day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament, staying one ahead of ozeki Kisenosato and No. 10 maegashira Takanoiwa. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Asashoryu loses to Goeido in New Year sumo tourney

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Asashoryu (front) is sent to the ground by No. 2 maegashira Goeido on the fifth day of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 14, 2010, suffering his first loss of the tournament. (Kyodo)

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Mongolian yokozuna Asashoryu falls at New Year sumo tournament

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Asashoryu is sent to the ground by second-ranked maegashira Goeido at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 14, 2010, suffering his first loss during the first five days of the 15-day competition. (Kyodo)

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Hakuho beats Goeido at New Year Grand Sumo tourney

TOKYO, Japan - Grand champion Hakuho tackles No. 2 maegashira Goeido out of the ring on the fourth day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 13, 2010, extending his winning streak to 28 from last year's autumn meet. (Kyodo)

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Ozeki Kotooshu beats Goeido at New Year sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu (L) dispatches second-ranked maegashira Goeido on the third day of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 12, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Kaio matches record with 807th makuuchi win

TOKYO, Japan - Veteran ozeki Kaio (R) pushes No. 2 maegashira Goeido out of the ring with a vintage performance to score a record-equaling 807th makuuchi-division win at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Jan. 11, 2010, at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan. The Tomozuna stable warhorse's 807th win in sumo's premier league put him in a tie for first with former yokozuna great Chiyonofuji on the all-time list. (Kyodo)

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Sumo: Goeido survives scare to close in on 2nd career title

Ozeki Goeido (R) defeats ninth-ranked maegashira Takanoiwa at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 23, 2017, the 14th day of the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sumo: Ozeki Goeido crashes again, lead cut to 1 at Autumn tourney

Ozeki Goeido (R) is defeated by fifth-ranked maegashira Takakeisho at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 22, 2017, the 13th day of the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament. It was a second straight shock defeat for Goeido, who is seeking a second career championship title. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sumo: Goeido still 2 wins clear despite shock defeat at Autumn meet

Ozeki Goeido is slapped down by fourth-ranked maegashira Shohozan on the 12th day of the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 21, 2017, suffering his second loss. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sumo: Goeido still 2 wins clear despite shock defeat at Autumn meet

Ozeki Goeido is slapped down by fourth-ranked maegashira Shohozan on the 12th day of the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 21, 2017, suffering his second loss. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sumo: Goeido takes sole lead at Autumn meet, holds on to ozeki rank

Ozeki Goeido (back) sends No. 2 maegashira Aoiyama to the ground during the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2017. Goeido won his eighth straight bout to take sole lead and secure his status in sumo's second-highest rank. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Goeido moves within 2 wins of holding on to ozeki status

Goeido (L) beats fifth-ranked maegashira Shodai at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on Sept. 16, 2017, two wins away from retaining his ozeki rank. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Goeido moves within 2 wins of holding on to ozeki status

Goeido (R) beats fifth-ranked maegashira Shodai at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on Sept. 16, 2017, two wins away from retaining his ozeki rank. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ozeki Goeido withdraws from New Year Sumo due to injury

Ozeki Goeido, seen at his Sakaigawa stable in Tokyo on Jan. 20, 2017, has withdrawn from the ongoing New Year Grand Sumo Tournament with an 8-4 record after injuring his right ankle in a bout against No. 4 maegashira Endo the previous day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sumo: Hakuho, Goeido crash to 1st losses

Grand champion Hakuho (L) is bundled out of the ring by third-ranked maegashira Endo on the sixth day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Nov. 18, 2016. Promotion-chasing ozeki Goeido also suffered his first loss of the tourney, leaving yokozuna Kakuryu in sole possession of the lead at 6-0. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sumo: Hakuho, Goeido crash to 1st losses

Grand champion Hakuho (L) is bundled out of the ring by third-ranked maegashira Endo on the sixth day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Nov. 18, 2016. Promotion-chasing ozeki Goeido also suffered his first loss of the tourney, leaving yokozuna Kakuryu in sole possession of the lead at 6-0. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Promotion-chasing Goeido toughs out 5th win to stay perfect

Ozeki Goeido (L) battles with No. 1 maegashira Aoiyama of Bulgaria on the fifth day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka, western Japan, on Nov. 17, 2016. Yokozuna hopeful Goeido won, remaining in a leading group of four wrestlers at 5-0. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sumo: Goeido, Hakuho win on opening day of Kyushu tourney

Ozeki Goeido (L) pushes top maegashira Tochiozan out of the ring at Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Nov. 13, 2016, getting off to a winning start on the opening day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ozeki Goeido wins 1st career championship

Ozeki Goeido defeats sixth-ranked maegashira Tamawashi at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on Sept. 24, 2016, capturing his first Emperor's Cup title. Goeido maintained his perfect record on the penultimate day of the 15-day meet. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ozeki Goeido wins 1st career championship

Ozeki Goeido meets with reporters in his dressing room after capturing his first Emperor's Cup title by defeating sixth-ranked maegashira Tamawashi at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on Sept. 24, 2016. Goeido maintained a perfect record on the penultimate day of the 15-day meet. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ozeki Goeido wins 1st career championship

Ozeki Goeido (R) defeats sixth-ranked maegashira Tamawashi at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on Sept. 24, 2016, capturing his first Emperor's Cup title. Goeido maintained his perfect record on the penultimate day of the 15-day meet. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ozeki Goeido wins 1st career championship

Ozeki Goeido (L) defeats sixth-ranked maegashira Tamawashi at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on Sept. 24, 2016, capturing his first Emperor's Cup title. Goeido maintained his perfect record on the penultimate day of the 15-day meet. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ozeki Goeido wins 1st career championship

Ozeki Goeido (L) defeats sixth-ranked maegashira Tamawashi at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on Sept. 24, 2016, capturing his first Emperor's Cup title. Goeido maintained his perfect record on the penultimate day of the 15-day meet. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ozeki Goeido wins 1st career championship

Ozeki Goeido defeats sixth-ranked maegashira Tamawashi at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on Sept. 24, 2016, capturing his first Emperor's Cup title. Goeido maintained his perfect record on the penultimate day of the 15-day meet. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Goeido keeps lead at Autumn meet

Ozeki Goeido (R) pushes No. 5 maegashira Aoiyama out of the ring on Sept. 19, 2016, the ninth day of the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan. Goeido maintained sole lead with a perfect 9-0 record at the tournament. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ozeki Goeido maintains lead with 8-0 record at autumn sumo

Ozeki Goeido (R) pushes No. 1 maegashira Yoshikaze out of the ring on Sept. 18, 2016, to remain undefeated after the eighth day of the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sumo: Okinoumi pulls off another upset to stay tied for lead

Top-ranked maegashira Okinoumi (L) takes down ozeki Kotoshogiku on the sixth day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Sept. 16, 2016. Okinoumi remained unbeaten and tied for the lead with ozeki Goeido. (Photo taken from camera set up on the venue's ceiling)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sumo: Okinoumi pulls off another upset to stay tied for lead

Top-ranked maegashira Okinoumi (R) takes down ozeki Kotoshogiku on the sixth day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Sept. 16, 2016. Okinoumi remained unbeaten and tied for the lead with ozeki Goeido. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sumo: Okinoumi pulls off another upset to stay tied for lead

Top-ranked maegashira Okinoumi (R) takes down ozeki Kotoshogiku on the sixth day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Sept. 16, 2016. Okinoumi remained unbeaten and tied for the lead with ozeki Goeido. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo