Heavyweights panic as woman dives for sumo ring
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A woman invaded a sumo ring -- a sacred arena from which females are banned -- in Tokyo during a major tournament, domestic media said on Thursday, then was pulled down by a referee and one of the sport&#39;s huge wrestlers.
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U.S. heavyweight Rulon Gardner lost his  Olympic title Wednesday after being beaten in the semi-final  stage of the 120kg Greco-Roman wrestling event by Georgiy  Tsurtsumia of Kazakhstan.
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The ring sits in the spotlight of a tense, packed auditorium and the jittery fighters await the bell at their red and blue corners. Like any fight, there's always the danger of a punishing uppercut or left hook. But these boxers have even more worries Ã¢ÂÂ like battery failure and software bugs.
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Fifth-seeded Meghann Shaughnessy of the United States was upset 7-5, 7-6 (5) by Youlia Fedossova, a French teen ranked 448th, in the first round of the Japan Open on Tuesday.
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Sara McMann came through even as the rest of her supposedly strong team was stumbling, leaving her as the Americans&#39; only chance for an Olympic women&#39;s wrestling gold medal.
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Maria Sharapova was given a brief scare on her way to a 6-1 6-4 victory over Russian qualifier Alla Kudryavtseva in the French Open third round on Saturday.
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Ellen MacArthur suffers fresh damage to her mainsail which threatens her round-the-world record attempt.
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Andrew Golota stood in the nuetral corner, referee Randy Neumann was counting over a stunned and hurt champion John Ruiz
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Anastasia Myskina says she still has  nightmares following her dramatic collapse against Justine  Henin-Hardenne at the Olympic tennis tournament.
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Japan's top women wrestlers celebrated the start of the 2008 Olympic year by plunging into the icy depths of Tokyo Bay in an extreme training exercise.
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Things get testy at Friday's weigh-in as Winky Wright and Bernard Hopkins get in to a shoving match on the eve of their Las Vegas fight.
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Ellen MacArthur faces strong gales as her round-the-world record bid nears its end.
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The superstar springs a surprise.
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Maria Sharapova is pushed to three sets by Samantha Stosur in her first match at the Japan Open.
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Dax Holdren could only watch helplessly as partner Stein Metzger made a desperate dive for the ball, screaming as if the noise could stop it from hitting the sizzling sand.
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U.S. heavyweight wrestler Rulon Gardner,  the defending Olympic champion who was nearly killed in a  snowmobile accident, literally slapped his opponent down on his  way to the semi-final Tuesday.
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Former champ Evander Holyfield suffers another loss in his bid to reclaim the undisputed heavyweight title as he gets dominated by journeyman Larry Donald.