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<title>The next Japanese yokozuna is 15 years old</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:49:30 GMT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ Already well known as the greatest pheenom to hail from Nanao City, Ishikawa Prefecture since Yokozuna Wajima and possibly an amateur with as huge potentials as Wajima, Ryoya Tatsu won the yusho at the All Japan Junior High Sumo Tournament held in Ryogoku's Kokugikan last&nbsp;August. He also helped his team to win the overall group yusho and now is expected to take part in the Osaka grand sumo tournament beginning this weekend. The Japan Sumo Association...]]></description>
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<title>Kitazakura announces his retirement</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:32:28 GMT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The world's worst-kept secret has finally been made official. With today's retirement of Sendagawa-oyakata and ex-Yotsukasa's transfer into the vacant kabu, Kitazakura has handed in his intai notice to become the next Onogawa Oyakata. He will be associated to Kitanoumi-beya in the future.  Making his sumo debut at the 1987 Haru Basho, Kitazakura amassed 60 tournaments as sekitori, 12 of them ranked in makuuchi. His highest rank was maegashira 9 in...]]></description>
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<title>Bulgarian Top Sumo Wrestler Kotooshu Ties the Knot</title>
<pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2010 18:29:18 GMT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ The top Bulgarian sumo wrestler, Kaloyan Mahlyanov, aka Kotooshu, has married his long-time friend Asako Ando on Saint Valentine's Day, February 14. Best man of the happy couple was the President of the Bulgarian Sumo Federation Petar Stoyanov – Vozhda. The newly married couple also had a wedding ceremony at a Christian church. Kotooshu, known also in Japan as “the Beckham of the sumo world”, announced his engagement to Miss Asako Ando in the middle...]]></description>
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<title>The Kyokai to pay Asashoryu Y120 million in retirement settlement</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:52:41 GMT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The Japan Sumo Association has decided to pay an undisclosed retirement settlement to former yokozuna Asashoryu, who last week quit the sport following allegations he attacked a man outside a Tokyo night club in a drunken rage. &nbsp; &nbsp;  For privacy reasons the amount of the payout was not disclosed, but according to a source close to the JSA, it is believed Asashoryu will receive 120 million yen in retirement benefits. "The amount has been determined...]]></description>
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<title>Yokozuna council's strong push behind Asashoryu retirement</title>
<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:14:24 GMT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ With his head on the cutting block and ready to roll, Mongolian-born grand champion Asashoryu did a last-ditch Houdini rather than face the disgrace of being fired or asked to voluntarily put an end to his career.  Pressure from the Japan Sumo Association's Yokozuna Deliberation Council was mounting after a committee was set up Monday to investigate Asashoryu's alleged involvement in the assault of a man in downtown Tokyo last month. On Thursday,...]]></description>
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<title>Yokozuna Asashoryu quits over scandal</title>
<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:21:49 GMT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ Sumo grand champion Asashoryu suddenly retired Thursday amid the fallout from a late-night drinking session in which he reportedly hit a man and broke his nose. “I will retire,” a tearful Asashoryu said after meeting with sumo officials. “I have caused a lot of trouble but I have no regrets about my sumo.” The Mongolian wrestler has been involved in a series of incidents over the years that have tainted the reputation of Japan’s ancient sport. In...]]></description>
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<title>NSK to take action against Asashoryu if rampage reports true</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 08:42:15 GMT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ Japan Sumo Association Chairman Musashigawa said the governing body has to penalize Asashoryu if recent media reports about his drunken rampage were true. "We need to know what really happened," Musashigawa said. "If Asashoryu did attack the man, we have to impose a strict punishment on him." Also, Takanohana, a former grand champion and newly elected member of the 10-man Japan Sumo Association board, hinted some punitive action against grand champion...]]></description>
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<title>Takanohana elected to JSA board</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 08:22:26 GMT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Reform-minded former grand champion Takanohana was elected to the 10-man Japan Sumo Association board on Monday. Takanohana was among 11 candidates running in the governing body’s first board election in eight years, held because of his surprise departure from the Nishonoseki faction.&nbsp;The soft-spoken 37-year-old drew 10 votes. Oshima lost his seat after receiving eight votes. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  "I’m honored to have received votes from nine stablemasters....]]></description>
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<title>Asashoryu accused of seriously injuring man in drunken tirade</title>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:31:19 GMT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ A man has told police he was seriously assaulted by Asashoryu in an incident in which the Mongolian-born grand champion also allegedly punched an acquaintance in a recent drunken tirade, police acknowledged Thursday.  In the case in question, Asashoryu, 29, was reported by weekly magazine Friday to have been "sloshed" before slugging an acquaintance, who was originally believed to have been his manager, outside a pub in downtown Nishiazabu in the...]]></description>
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<title>Juryo promotions and retirees after Hatsu Basho</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:22:17 GMT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ Four rikishi will be promoted to the Makuuchi Division for the upcoming Haru Basho in March. They are Sadanofuji (pictured) from Sakaigawa Beya, Kurosawa (who shall henceforth be known as Masuraumi) and&nbsp;Nakanishi (to be known as Daidou from now on)&nbsp; both from Onomatsu Beya, who&nbsp;will make their debut as sekitori in Osaka, and Tokushinho who&nbsp;is returning to Juryo. On the other hand, retirees are: Makuuchi: Chiyotaikai Makushita:...]]></description>
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