Kisenosato

SUMO/ Kisenosato defeats Harumafuji to keep pace...
Ozeki Kisenosato overwhelms yokozuna Harumafuji to stay undefeated on Day 12 of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on May 23 at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan. (Jun Ueda)
Yokozuna Hakuho and ozeki Kisenosato moved a step closer to a final showdown after they overpowered two tough opponents on May 23 and remained undefeated at the Summer Grand...
SUMO/ Unbeaten Hakuho, Kisenosato make it look easy ...
Yokozuna Harumafuji throws ozeki Kotoshogiku down to the dirt on the 11th day of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on May 22. (Nobuhiro Shirai)
Yokozuna Hakuho and ozeki Kisenosato breezed through their 11th victims in as many days at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on May 22, with ozeki Kakuryu close on their heels...
SUMO/ Hakuho, Kisenosato extend unbeaten streak on...
Yokozuna Hakuho pulls down sekiwake Goeido with an elbow lock on the 10th day of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on May 21. (Kazuhiro Nagashima)
Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho and Japanese ozeki Kisenosato demolished their opponents to remain unbeaten on the 10th day of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku...
SUMO/ Only Hakuho, Kisenosato stay perfect after...
Ozeki Kakuryu, right, falls to his first defeat, pushed out of the ring by ozeki Kotoshogiku on Day 9 of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on May 20 at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan. (Kazuhiro Nagashima)
Ozeki Kakuryu fell to his first defeat at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on May 20, leaving only yokozuna Hakuho and Kisenosato with perfect records after nine days of...
SUMO/ Hakuho, Kisenosato, Kakuryu extend winning...
Yokozuna Hakuho throws out No. 3 maegashira Aran on Day 8 of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on May 16 at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan. (Nobuhiro Shirai)
Yokozuna Hakuho and his ozeki challengers, Kisenosato and Kakuryu, dominated the ring on May 19 to claim their eighth wins and set the pace at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament, ...
SUMO/ Harumafuji first of the big names to fall on...
Yokozuna Harumafuji, right, is pushed out of the ring by top maegashira Myogiryu on Day 2 of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on May 13 at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan. (Nobuhiro Shirai)
Unpredictable yokozuna Harumafuji stumbled out of the ring for his first defeat just two days into the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan arena on May 13,...
SUMO/ Hakuho's final obstacle for perfection:...
Yokozuna Hakuho, left, throws down ozeki Kakuryu on Day 14 of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament on March 23 at Osaka's Prefectural Gymnasium. (Ryo Ikeda).
With his 24th championship already secured, the only question for yokozuna Hakuho is whether he can finish the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament undefeated.
SUMO/ Cautious Hakuho remains perfect to maintain...
Yokozuna Hakuho, left, throws No. 2 maegashira Chiyotairyu to the dirt in their first-ever meeting to maintain sole possession of the lead in the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament on March 15 in Osaka's Prefectural Gymnasium.  (Yoshinori Mizuno)
Yokozuna Hakuho flipped rising star Chiyotairyu to the dirt in their first-ever face-off to hold onto the sole lead at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament on March 15, with...
SUMO/ Hakuho stays undefeated, Kakuryu, Baruto stay ...
Yokozuna Harumafuji, right, drives No. 2 maegashira Myogiryu out of the ring on Day 5 of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament on March 14 in Osaka's Prefectural Gymnasium. (Kenta Sujino)
Hakuho outclassed his fifth opponent at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament on March 14 as junior yokozuna Harumafuji snapped out of his slump and ozeki Kakuryu and sekiwake...
SUMO/ Hakuho moves closer to championship as...
Yokozuna Hakuho, right, drives ozeki Kisenosato out of the ring on Day 13 of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Nov. 23. (Koichi Ueda)
Yokozuna Hakuho took a big step toward his 23rd career title at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Nov. 23 as Harumafuji lost again to fall out of the race.
SUMO/ Hakuho stays one win ahead of Harumafuji on...
Yokozuna Hakuho, left, drives top maegashira Okinoumi out of the ring on Nov. 13, Day 3 of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament. (Koichi Ueda)
Veteran yokozuna Hakuho shut down giant-killer Okinoumi on Nov. 13 to stay unbeaten and a bout ahead of his new peer Harumafuji, as ozeki Baruto pulled out of the Kyushu Grand...
SUMO/ Harumafuji's winning streak halted at 32 on...
Yokozuna Harumafuji loses to top maegashira Okinoumi by "kote-nage" on Nov. 12, Day 2 of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament. (Koichi Ueda)
New yokozuna Harumafuji's winning streak came to an abrupt end at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Nov. 12 as top rank-and-filer Okinoumi tossed him out of the dohyo.
SUMO/ Harumafuji outlasts Hakuho in epic battle;...
Ozeki Harumafuji, right, beats yokozuna Hakuho with a "shitatenage" (underarm throw) after a nearly two-minute battle on Day 15 at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan. (Sayaka Yamaguchi)
In the best final-day showdown in years, Mongolia's Harumafuji outlasted arch-rival Hakuho to win his second straight tournament with a perfect 15-0 record and assure himself...
SUMO/ Harumafuji, Hakuho look fired up on Day 12...
Hakuho dumps sekiwake Myogiryu to the dirt to improve to 11-1 on Day 12 at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan. The yokozuna is chasing ozeki Harumafuji, who remains unbeaten.(Kazuhiro Nagashima)
Ozeki Harumafuji blasted through his 12th victim at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Sept. 20 to maintain an unbeaten lead and add more momentum to his quest to become the...
SUMO/ Harumafuji moves closer to yokozuna on Day 11
Ozeki Harumafuji, left, falls into the photographers at ringside after throwing No. 8 maegashira Okinoumi on Sept. 19 at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan. (Toshiyuki Hayashi)
Mongolia's Harumafuji moved one step closer to a promotion to yokozuna on Sept. 19 with a win that keeps him undefeated and in sole possession of the lead with just four days...
SUMO/ Hakuho, Harumafuji and Kyokutenho still in...
Ozeki Kisenosato, front, suffers his first loss of the tournament to No. 3 maegashira Homasho, on Day 9 at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan. (Ryo Kato)
Ozeki Kisenosato fell to a big upset on Sept. 17 at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament, leaving Mongolians Hakuho, Harumafuji and Kyokutenho in the lead with unbeaten records...
SUMO/ Three-way battle for supremacy emerging on...
No. 4 maegashira Aminishiki, left, thrusts No. 5 maegashira Takekaze down to earn his fifth victory of the autumn tournament on Day 6 at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan. (Sayaka Yamaguchi)
The Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament is shaping up into a three-way show of skills between yokozuna Hakuho, defending champion Harumafuji and homegrown ozeki Kisenosato--who all...
SUMO/ Kisenosato chalks up second loss on Day 7
Yokozuna Hakuho brings down No. 3 maegashira Wakakoyu on Day 7 at the Nagoya tournament on July 14. (Yuta Takahashi)
Yokozuna Hakuho and ozeki-ranked Baruto and Harumafuji won their bouts on July 14 to make it through the first week of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament unbeaten, while ozeki...
SUMO/ Kisenosato, Kyokutenho and Tochiozan go into...
Kisenosato, right,  blasted through Mongolian ozeki Harumafuji on Day 14 at Tokyo's ryogoku Kokugikan on May 19. (Kazuhiro Nagashima)
Setting up a three-way showdown that could bring Japan its first championship in years, rank-and-file wrestlers Kyokutenho and Tochiozan tossed their ozeki opponents to the...
SUMO/ Hakuho revives title hope with clutch win...
Yokozuna Hakuho, left, thrusts ozeki Kisenosato down to the dirt on Day 13 at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on May 18. (Nobuhiro Shirai)
Defending champion Hakuho proved he's a tough contender even with a broken finger May 18 by dealing a painful defeat to leader Kisenosato, who falls to a 10-3 tie with two...