Tochiozan cements place among leading trio with win over Homasho

Tochiozan cements place among leading trio with win over Homasho

TOKYO, Japan - Twelfth-ranked Tochiozan sends Homasho out of the ring at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 18, cementing his place among the leading trio with a perfect 8-0, along with Mongolian yokozunas Hakuho and Asashoryu.

Hakuho, Miyabiyama remain tied for lead at Kyushu sumo

Hakuho, Miyabiyama remain tied for lead at Kyushu sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Seventh-ranked maegashira Miyabiyama (L) sends twelfth-ranked maegashira Yoshikaze out of the ring on the 10th day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka on Nov. 18.

Kotonowaka pulls out of Kyushu tournament

Kotonowaka pulls out of Kyushu tournament

FUKUOKA, Japan - Twelfth-ranked maegashira Kotonowaka (in file photo) withdrew from the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Nov. 18 after he was diagnosed with ligament damage and a strained joint in his left knee.

Hakuho, Miyabiyama remain tied for lead at Kyushu sumo

Hakuho, Miyabiyama remain tied for lead at Kyushu sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Seventh-ranked maegashira Miyabiyama (L) sends twelfth-ranked maegashira Yoshikaze out of the ring on the 10th day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka on Nov. 18. (Kyodo)

Tochiozan cements place among leading trio with win over Homasho

Tochiozan cements place among leading trio with win over Homasho

TOKYO, Japan - Twelfth-ranked Tochiozan sends Homasho out of the ring at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 18, cementing his place among the leading trio with a perfect 8-0, along with Mongolian yokozunas Hakuho and Asashoryu. (Kyodo)

Kotonowaka pulls out of Kyushu tournament

Kotonowaka pulls out of Kyushu tournament

FUKUOKA, Japan - Twelfth-ranked maegashira Kotonowaka (in file photo) withdrew from the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Nov. 18 after he was diagnosed with ligament damage and a strained joint in his left knee. (Kyodo)