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Harumafuji falls, Hakuho, Kakuryu still standing on 4th day

NAGOYA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho (L) forces No. 2 maegashira Homasho out of the ring in the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya, central Japan, on July 16, 2014, remaining unbeaten on the fourth day of the 15-day event.

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Homasho defeats Harumafuji

TOKYO, Japan - Top-ranked maegashira Homasho (back) pushes ozeki Harumafuji out of the ring at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Sept. 14, 2011, the fourth day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament. Harumafuji, eyeing promotion to yokozuna, suffered his second defeat of the tournament.

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Kotooshu beats Homasho

NAGOYA, Japan - Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu (R) swiftly gets inside for a firm belt grip before forcing No. 13 maegashira Homasho out of the ring on the 12th day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium on July 22, 2010.

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Homasho beats Takekaze at Nagoya sumo

NAGOYA, Japan - Komusubi Homasho (L) swats No. 11 maegashira Takekaze into the ringside seats with a powerful right hand throw at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya, central Japan, on July 18, 2010.

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Hakuho stays unbeaten

TOKYO, Japan - Unbeaten grand champion Hakuho sends No. 1 maegashira Homasho to the dirt on the third day of the 15-day Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12.

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Hakuho, Asashoryu post 2nd wins at summer basho

TOKYO, Japan - Grand champion Asashoryu sends No. 1 maegashira Homasho to the dirt on the 2nd day of the 15-day Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan on May 11.

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Asa, Kotomitsuki heading for clash on final day in Nagoya

NAGOYA, Japan - Grand champion Asashoryu flips No. 6 maegashira Homasho to the ground at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya on July 21 to move toward a potential showdown with sekiwake Kotomitsuki on the final day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament. Both Asashoryu and Kotomitsuki now stand at 13-1.

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Ozeki Hakuho remains unbeaten at summer sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Ozeki Hakuho of Mongolia (L) forces No. 1 maegashira Homasho out of the ring at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on May 17, remaining unbeaten during the first five days of the 15-day competition.

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Asashoryu, Ama stay locked in tie for lead at Autumn sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Sixth-ranked maegashira Ama of Mongolia pushes 11th-ranked maegashira Homasho out of the ring in the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 19, day 10 of the 15-day tournament.

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Estonia's Baruto wins on 1st day of summer sumo tournament

TOKYO, Japan - Eleventh ranked maegashira Baruto of Estonia forces the same ranked Homasho out of the ring on the first day of the 15-day Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on May 7.

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Estonia's Baruto wins on 1st day of summer sumo tournament

TOKYO, Japan - Eleventh ranked maegashira Baruto of Estonia forces the same ranked Homasho out of the ring on the first day of the 15-day Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on May 7. (Kyodo)

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Asashoryu, Ama stay locked in tie for lead at Autumn sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Sixth-ranked maegashira Ama of Mongolia pushes 11th-ranked maegashira Homasho out of the ring in the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 19, day 10 of the 15-day tournament. (Kyodo)

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Ozeki Hakuho remains unbeaten at summer sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Ozeki Hakuho of Mongolia (L) forces No. 1 maegashira Homasho out of the ring at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on May 17, remaining unbeaten during the first five days of the 15-day competition. (Kyodo)

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Asa, Kotomitsuki heading for clash on final day in Nagoya

NAGOYA, Japan - Grand champion Asashoryu flips No. 6 maegashira Homasho to the ground at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya on July 21 to move toward a potential showdown with sekiwake Kotomitsuki on the final day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament. Both Asashoryu and Kotomitsuki now stand at 13-1. (Kyodo)

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Hakuho, Asashoryu post 2nd wins at summer basho

TOKYO, Japan - Grand champion Asashoryu sends No. 1 maegashira Homasho to the dirt on the 2nd day of the 15-day Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan on May 11. (Kyodo)

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Hakuho stays unbeaten

TOKYO, Japan - Unbeaten grand champion Hakuho sends No. 1 maegashira Homasho to the dirt on the third day of the 15-day Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. (Kyodo)

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Homasho defeats Harumafuji

TOKYO, Japan - Top-ranked maegashira Homasho (back) pushes ozeki Harumafuji out of the ring at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Sept. 14, 2011, the fourth day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament. Harumafuji, eyeing promotion to yokozuna, suffered his second defeat of the tournament. (Kyodo)

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Kotooshu beats Homasho

NAGOYA, Japan - Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu (R) swiftly gets inside for a firm belt grip before forcing No. 13 maegashira Homasho out of the ring on the 12th day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium on July 22, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Homasho beats Takekaze at Nagoya sumo

NAGOYA, Japan - Komusubi Homasho (L) swats No. 11 maegashira Takekaze into the ringside seats with a powerful right hand throw at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya, central Japan, on July 18, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Harumafuji falls, Hakuho, Kakuryu still standing on 4th day

NAGOYA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho (L) forces No. 2 maegashira Homasho out of the ring in the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya, central Japan, on July 16, 2014, remaining unbeaten on the fourth day of the 15-day event. (Kyodo)