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(2)Ozeki Musoyama retires from sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Veteran ozeki Musoyama announces his retirement at a press conference on Nov. 17 after three consecutive losses at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament put him in danger of being demoted from sumo's second-highest rank. ''I entered the matches with a fighting spirit but was unable to produce results. Those were terrible fights, which I think proved insulting to the fans,'' Musoyama said.

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Ozeki Musoyama to quit sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Ozeki Musoyama (file photo) said on Nov. 17 he will retire from sumo after falling to his third consecutive loss at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament.

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Asashoryu marks 11-2 at summer sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Asashoryu (L) pushes out ozeki Musoyama to stay in hot pursuit of Hokutoriki at 11-2 on the 13th day of action at the Summer Grand Sumo tournament on May 21.

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Asashoryu one win away from claiming spring sumo

OSAKA, Japan - Grand champion Asashoryu (L) pushes ozeki Musoyama out of the ring on the 14th day of the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka on March 27 to stay perfect in sole possession of the lead.

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Yokozuna Asashoryu beats ozeki Musoyama

FUKUOKA, Japan - Yokozuna (grand champion) Asashoryu throws down ozeki Musoyama on the 12th day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Nov. 20.

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Tochiazuma keeps the pressure on

FUKUOKA, Japan - Tochiazuma (R) gets the better of an over-zealous Musoyama in a battle of ozeki to maintain his unblemished record at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoaka Kokusai Center on Nov. 18.

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Kaio beats Musoyama at Kyushu sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Ozeki Kaio (L) pushed down fellow ozeki Musoyama on the ninth day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka on Nov. 17.

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(2)Kaio, Chiyo set for final-day showdown at Nagoya basho

NAGOYA, Japan - Ozeki Kaio notches his 11th win over fellow ozeki Musoyama on July 19 to set up a final-day showdown at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on July 20.

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Ozeki Chiyotaikai beats fellow Ozeki Musoyama

NAGOYA, Japan - Ozeki Chiyotaikai (R) pushes fellow ozeki Musoyama out of the ring on the 13th day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya on July 18.

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Musoyama blasts Tokitsuumi

NAGOYA, Japan - Ozeki Musoyama (L) forces No. 7 maegashira Tokitsuumi out of the ring at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya on July 17, day 12 of the 15-day tourney.

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Musoyama defeated by Toki

NAGOYA, Japan - Ozeki Musoyama sufferes an upset loss to Toki to fall into a pack of six wrestlers one behind leader Tokitsuumi at 8-3 on the 11th day of action at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium on July 16.

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Musoyama marches on

NAGOYA, Japan - Ozeki Musoyama (R) produces a no-nonsense win over veteran maegashira Takanonami as the leading pack of wrestlers narrowed down to three at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium on July 15.

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Asashoryu one win away from securing title at summer sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna Asashoryu (R) employes a crafty leg technique to trip up ozeki Musoyama to move one win away from securing his first Emperor's Cup as grand champion with a 12-1 record at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 23.

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Musoyama suffers second loss at summer sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Ozeki Musoyama (background) is pushed out by Mongolian komusubi Kyokutenho on the second day of the 15-day Summer Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on May 12. Musoyama is in danger of demotion after missing most of the spring meet with injury.

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Musoyama wins 1st mini tourney title

TOKYO, Japan - Ozeki Musoyama (L) forces Wakanosato out of the ring at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Feb. 9 to win his first mini tournament title. Musoyama won the top prize of 2.5 million yen.

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(1)Asashoryu ends campaign in style, set for yokozuna promotion

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian ozeki Asashoryu pushes fellow ozeki Musoyama out of the ring in the final day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 26. Asashoryu won the Emperor's Cup with 14 wins and one loss in the competition and is certain to be promoted to sumo's highest rank of yokozuna.

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Takanohana remains in tie for 2nd place

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Takanohana (L) has minimum trouble disposing of Musoyama to remain in a tie for second place at 10-2 with ozeki Kaio and Chiyotaikai at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 19.

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Ozeki Musoyama pulls out of summer sumo tourney

TOKYO, Japan - Ozeki Musoyama (file photo) pulls out of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on May 25, a day after apparently dislocating his left shoulder in a bout at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan. According to doctors, it will likely take two months for the shoulder to heal.

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Chiyotaikai falls to 2nd loss

TOKYO, Japan - Ozeki Chiyotaikai is drilled out of the ring by fellow ozeki Musoyama, falling to his second loss in a row in the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on May 22.

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Ozeki Musoyama falls to No. 2 maegashira Tosanoumi

TOKYO, Japan - Second-ranked maegashira Tosanoumi (R) pushes ozakeki Musoyama out of the ring the second day of the 15-day Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 13.

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(3) Musashimaru wins 10th Emperor's Cup in spring sumo

OSAKA, Japan - Yokozuna Musashimaru shakes hands with his stablemate ozeki Musoyama after beating ozeki Chiyotaikai for his 13th win at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament on March 23 at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, assuring himself his 10th career championship with one day remaining in the 15-day event.

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Kaio beats Musoyama

OSAKA, Japan - Ozeki Kaio (L), the defending champion at the spring tourney, slips around behind fellow ozeki Musoyama and slaps him down for his ninth win at Osaka Prefecture Gymnasium on March 20 to move to within a win of catching yokozuna Musashimaru.

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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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Tochi keeps title hopes alive New Year sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Tochiazuma (R) shoves out fellow ozeki Musoyama (L) at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 26 to keep alive his hopes for the Emperor's Cup at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament. Tochiazuma (12-2) meets ozeki Chiyotaikai (13-1) on the final day, Jan. 27, of the tournament with a chance to come from behind for his first championship.

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Chiyotaikai takes lead

TOKYO, Japan - Ozeki Chiyotaikai mugs Musoyama to take sole possession of the lead at 12-1 in the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 25.

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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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Takanohana to go overseas for knee treatment

NAGOYA, Japan - Yokozuna Takanohana (file photo), whose knee injury forced him to sit out the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament, will receive treatment outside Japan, officials of his Futagoyama stable say in Nagoya on July 23. Takanohana sustained a damaged kneecap and partially dislocated his right knee in a bout against ozeki Musoyama on the 14th day of the summer tournament in May before winning his 22nd Emperor's Cup in a playoff victory over yokozuna Musashimaru the following day.

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Kaio celebrates victory in sumo tourney

NAGOYA, Japan - Ozeki Kaio is congratulated by supporters at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya on July 22 after winning the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament. Kaio fell to Musoyama on the final day of the 15-day tourney but finished top at 13-2.

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Musoyama upsets Takanohana to set up showdown at summer sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Ozeki Musoyama (L) saddles yokozuna Takanohana (R) with his first loss of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on May 26, spoiling the yokozuna's chance to claim an early victory in the 15-day tourney and giving stablemate Musashimaru a chance to win it all on May 27.

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Mongolia's Asashoryu defeats Musoyama

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian sumo wrestler Asashoryu (R) upsets Musoyama, handing the ozeki his second loss on the second day of the 15-day Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on May 14. The newly-promoted komusubi put on an impressive show for the crowd that included his parents, who traveled from Mongolia to watch the match.

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Kisses for Mongolia's Asashoryu

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian sumo wrestler Asashoryu (C) is kissed by his parents after defeating ozeki Musoyama on the second day of the 15-day Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on May 14. The couple traveled to Japan from Mongolia to watch the match.

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Kaio throws over Musoyama to secure spring sumo crown

OSAKA, Japan - Kaio kicks over ozeki rival Musoyama (foreground) for his 13th win of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament on March 25 and later claimed his second Emperor's Cup when yokozuna Takanohana lost to Musashimaru at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium.

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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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Akebono preserves lead in Nagoya Basho

NAGOYA, Japan - Grand champion Akebono (L) muscles out ozeki Musoyama on July 16 to keep his record perfect, at 8-0, in the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament and in the sole lead heading into the second week of the 15-day event at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium.

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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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Chiyotaikai takes lead

TOKYO, Japan - Ozeki Chiyotaikai mugs Musoyama to take sole possession of the lead at 12-1 in the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 25.

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(3) Musashimaru wins 10th Emperor's Cup in spring sumo

OSAKA, Japan - Yokozuna Musashimaru shakes hands with his stablemate ozeki Musoyama after beating ozeki Chiyotaikai for his 13th win at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament on March 23 at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, assuring himself his 10th career championship with one day remaining in the 15-day event.

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(2)Ozeki Musoyama retires from sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Veteran ozeki Musoyama announces his retirement at a press conference on Nov. 17 after three consecutive losses at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament put him in danger of being demoted from sumo's second-highest rank. ''I entered the matches with a fighting spirit but was unable to produce results. Those were terrible fights, which I think proved insulting to the fans,'' Musoyama said. (Kyodo)

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Ozeki Musoyama to quit sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Ozeki Musoyama (file photo) said on Nov. 17 he will retire from sumo after falling to his third consecutive loss at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament. (Kyodo)

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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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Kaio beats Musoyama

OSAKA, Japan - Ozeki Kaio (L), the defending champion at the spring tourney, slips around behind fellow ozeki Musoyama and slaps him down for his ninth win at Osaka Prefecture Gymnasium on March 20 to move to within a win of catching yokozuna Musashimaru.

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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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Tochi keeps title hopes alive New Year sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Tochiazuma (R) shoves out fellow ozeki Musoyama (L) at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 26 to keep alive his hopes for the Emperor's Cup at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament. Tochiazuma (12-2) meets ozeki Chiyotaikai (13-1) on the final day, Jan. 27, of the tournament with a chance to come from behind for his first championship.

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Kaio celebrates victory in sumo tourney

NAGOYA, Japan - Ozeki Kaio is congratulated by supporters at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya on July 22 after winning the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament. Kaio fell to Musoyama on the final day of the 15-day tourney but finished top at 13-2.

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Musoyama suffers second loss at summer sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Ozeki Musoyama (background) is pushed out by Mongolian komusubi Kyokutenho on the second day of the 15-day Summer Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on May 12. Musoyama is in danger of demotion after missing most of the spring meet with injury. (Kyodo)

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Asashoryu marks 11-2 at summer sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Asashoryu (L) pushes out ozeki Musoyama to stay in hot pursuit of Hokutoriki at 11-2 on the 13th day of action at the Summer Grand Sumo tournament on May 21. (Kyodo)

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Asashoryu one win away from claiming spring sumo

OSAKA, Japan - Grand champion Asashoryu (L) pushes ozeki Musoyama out of the ring on the 14th day of the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka on March 27 to stay perfect in sole possession of the lead. (Kyodo)

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Tochiazuma keeps the pressure on

FUKUOKA, Japan - Tochiazuma (R) gets the better of an over-zealous Musoyama in a battle of ozeki to maintain his unblemished record at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoaka Kokusai Center on Nov. 18. (Kyodo)

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Kaio beats Musoyama at Kyushu sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Ozeki Kaio (L) pushed down fellow ozeki Musoyama on the ninth day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka on Nov. 17. (Kyodo)