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Sumo: Kotozakura beats Hoshoryu to win Paris exhibition tourney
Kyodo 15 Jun 2026
PARIS - Ozeki Kotozakura defeated yokozuna Hoshoryu in a playoff Sunday to be crowned the champion of the Japan Sumo Association's two-day exhibition tournament in Paris.
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Sumo: Kotozakura beats Kirishima to win opening day of Paris exhibition
Kyodo 14 Jun 2026
PARIS - Kotozakura defeated fellow ozeki Kirishima in Saturday's final at the Japan Sumo Association's two-day event in Paris ... Kotozakura will be crowned the overall winner if he can replicate Saturday's success.
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Sumo: Kirishima, Kotoeiho stay atop leaderboard, Kotozakura withdraws
Kyodo 21 May 2026
13 maegashira Kotoeiho remained atop the leaderboard at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on Thursday, while struggling ozeki Kotozakura withdrew on Day 12 ... Kotozakura (3-9) is set to enter the next ...
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Sumo: Ozeki Kirishima beats Wakatakakage, Kotozakura suffers losing record
Kyodo 20 May 2026
TOKYO - Ozeki Kirishima defeated his fellow title rival komusubi Wakatakakage to share a three-way tie for the lead at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on Wednesday as ozeki Kotozakura fell to an early losing record after 11 days.
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Sumo: Kirishima regains sole lead, Kotozakura on brink of losing record
Kyodo 18 May 2026
TOKYO - Kirishima bounced back from his first loss to regain the outright lead, but fellow ozeki Kotozakura slumped to the brink of a losing record Monday at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament ... Kotozakura (2-7) suffered an upset against No.
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Sumo: Kirishima keeps outright Summer lead as Kotozakura suffers 5th loss
Kyodo 16 May 2026
TOKYO - Re-promoted ozeki Kirishima secured his seventh straight win to stay perfect at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on Saturday, while ozeki Kotozakura continued his poor start with a fifth defeat.
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