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Sumo: Promotion-seeking Kirishima, Onosato go head-to-head in practice
1+ week, 2+ day ago (240+ words) TOKYO - Ozeki Kirishima put in a confident performance in practice Friday ahead of his second straight bid for yokozuna promotion at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament. The Mongolian-born grappler traveled outside his stable to spar with other top-division wrestlers for…...