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Ozeki Onosato took another step toward back-to-back championships and yokozuna promotion Sunday as he blew away No. 3 ...

South African star Malcolm Marx delivered a man-of-the-match performance Sunday to lead the Kubota Spears into the Japa ...

Japanese Formula One driver Yuki Tsunoda walked away safely and got the all-clear from medical staff after crashing and badly ...