Yokozuna Terunofuji follows through after flinging down ozeki Takakeisho to secure his 12th win on the penultimate day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept.... Terunofuji( 12-2) is on the verge of crowning his debut meet at the sport's highest rank with his fifth career title after repelling a stubborn challenge from ozeki Takakeisho( 8-6) at Ryogoku Kokugikan during the penultimate day of the 15-day meet.... Ditching his tried-and-tested thrusting assault,

Terunofuji, right, defeats Mitakeumi on the 13th day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept.... This time, however, the yokozuna latched onto his charging opponent's belt and failing to throw him, won a long slow war of position before levering Mitakeumi over the straw bales.... 6 Onosho( 10-3) fought back from the brink of defeat to force ozeki Shodai( 8-5) over the straw....

Terunofuji, right, defeats Takayasu on the 11th day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept.... With Terunofuji taking a strong right-hand belt grip, former ozeki Takayasu fought a dogged defensive battle, preventing the Mongolian-born grand champion from going in for the kill early.... Bidding for his fifth Emperor's Cup, Terunofuji is fighting as the sole yokozuna, with 45-time grand tournament winner Hakuho sidelined after two stablemates tested positive for

Terunofuji, left, defeats Kotonowaka on the seventh day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept.... 3 maegashira Kotonowaka on Saturday to finish the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament's first week as the outright leader and only competitor with a perfect 7-0 record.... The newly promoted grand champion displayed his outstanding strength and tactical acumen as he forced talented youngster Kotonowaka out of the ring in the final bout of Day 7 at Ryogoku Kokugikan....

FUKUOKA( Kyodo)--Yokozuna Terunofuji maintained his outright lead Wednesday at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament, improving to a perfect 11-0 with a physically draining win over giant komusubi Ichinojo.... The 29-year-old powerhouse holds a one-win buffer over ozeki Takakeisho and No.... The grand champion secured an outside belt grip at the jump but had to dig in his heels to prevent being driven backward by his fellow Mongolian-born rikishi....

Yokozuna Terunofuji, right, defeats Onosho on the fourth day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Nov.... 2 maegashira Onosho and Terunofuji provided most of the thrills on Day 4's final bout at Fukuoka Kokusai Center.... But Onosho dodged those efforts and began sliding the yokozuna back toward the straw....

facing camera, beats Wakatakakage on the sixth day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept.... 3 maegashira Wakatakakage to keep his record perfect Friday and take the sole lead after six days at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament.... Terunofuji instead locked up both of his opponent's arms and forced him over the straws in a suffocating manner....

Grand champion Terunofuji, top, defeats Kiribayama on the third day of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Jan.... Terunofuji easily seized a left overarm belt hold off the initial charge and instantly forced his counterpart to the edge before showing no mercy in swiveling him off the raised ring.... Ozeki Shodai( 2-1) had a day to forget as he was thrust out by previously winless komusubi Daieisho( 1-2) in a surprisingly one-sided bout....

Grand champion Terunofuji, right, defeats Takanosho on the fifth day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Nov.... Terunofuji, who entered the 15-day event at Fukuoka Kokusai Center as the sport's lone grand champion, improved to 5-2 in seven career bouts against Takanosho( 2-3).... A well-timed blow to the yokozuna's throat prevented Terunofuji from grabbing his favorite left-handed over-arm hold from the get-go....