kotooshu gets the outside grip immediately and has hakuho on the run. kotooshu's attack doesn't stop and the bulgarian keeps charging forward. kotooshu overwhelms hakuho from start to finish and scores his first victory over him since the 2009 may tournament. with his defeat, hack hoe clinches the new year's basho championship. >> congratulations to baruto for capturing his first title. the title race is over, but he'll still be fighting with a lot of motivation in the final two days as the big estonian tries to put icing on the cake by finishing the tourney with a perfect record of 15 wins. so make sure you keep watching "newsline" sumo summary until the last day of the competition. >> rachel ferguson is up next with weather. >>> welcome back. let's take aen final look towards the weekend starting in eastern asia. we're finally getting that rain we've been looking for here on the pacific edge of japan. one low pressure system is just pulling away right now. that means portions to the south will be recovering, but the region including tokyo will have so

kotooshu overwhelms hakuho from start to finish. and scores his first victory over him since the 2009 may tournament. and with hakuho's defeat, baruto clinches the new year's basho championship. >> congratulations to baruto for capturing his first title. the title race is over, but he'll be fighting with a lot of motivation in the final two days as the big estonian tries to put icing on the cake by finishing the tourney with a perfect record of 15 wins. make sure you keep watching newsline sumo summary until the very last day of the competition. >> rachel ferguson is up next with weather. >> welcome back. let's take a final look towards the weekend starting in eastern asia. we're finally getting that rain we've been looking for here on the pacific edge of japan. one low pressure system is pulling away right now. that means portions to the south will be recovering, but this region including the capital tokyo will have some steady precipitation in through saturday and sunday. and unfortunately for some who have been enjoying the snow

fellow ozeki kotooshu and kisenosato trail with one loss each. >> on day nine, kotooshu and kisenosato look to have the toughest opponents, while hakuho and baruto would surprise if they lost. hiro morita will bring you an update on day nine. >> all right, murray johnson with the latest in sumo. >>> next we show you an unusual celebration for newly married couples in a snowy region on the sea of japan coast. three couples took part in the annual event in tokomachi city on sunday. the tradition is believed to have begun about 300 years ago when men threw a groom from outside the town in retaliation for marrying a woman from their community. the men rolled down the slope to their wives, who wiped the snow off their partners. one of the grooms said the celebration ended very quickly, but he enjoyed it. >> translator: i want to create a happy family. >> translator: i felt this event finally made us a real married couple. my husband looked cool when he was thrown into the snow. >> the men say they hope it's the last time they're thrown out. looks a little cold there. >>> it hasn't rained in

with the recent arrival of two new ozeki kotooshu looks motivated to show his pride. he is 5-0 for the first time since the 2010 september bashu. kotooshu takes the match by using his long reach and nailing his opponent to the deck. late last year there was surgery to remove a boil in his buttocks. he looks to be in good shape. he comes in low and takes advantage. he gets a double inside grip and lifts his opponent and carries him out of the ring. he loads for the first time. and let's not forget the top dog hakuho. he's the other undefeated after five days. goeido fails to show any of his feistiness in this bout. hakuho marches without any trouble and blows his opponent away. here are the current standings after six days. hakuho and a couple of ozeki baruto and kotooshu are at the top with perfect records. on day seven the top division highlight bout will feature one of the leaders baruto taking on his opponent. baruto can't afford to lose if he wants to capture his first title. join us again to find out the result of the exciting matchup. >> residents of okinawa hav

with the recent arrival of new ozeki kotooshu looks motivated to show his pride. she 5-0 since the 2010 september basho. kotooshu takes the match by using his long reach and nailing his opponent to the deck. late last year he had surgery to remove a boil in his buttocks but he looks to be in good shape. he comes in low and takes advantage. and then lifts up his opponent and carries him out of the ring. he loses for the first time. and let's not forget the top dog hakuho. he's the other undefeated after five days. he took on a feisty goeido. he fails to show any in this bout. hakuho marches without any trouble and blows his a opponent away. here are the current standings after six days -- on day seven, the top division highlight bout will feature one of the leaders baruto taking on his opponent. baruto can't afford to lose if he wants to capture his first title. join us again to find out the result of the exciting matchup. >> residents of okinawa have re-affirmed their opposition by recent moves of the japanese government to re-elect a u.s. military base on the isl

kotooshu is fighting the top rankers for the first time. a thrusting battle begins as both men seem to be trying not to make a mistake. he works his way inside and tries to press, but the 21-year-old digs in, briefly. the ozeki asserts his superiority and moves the rank and filer back and out. kotooshu makes his intention known straight away with a strong outside grip. he can follow through, but settles on a patient approach to walk him backwards and over the rice barrier. baruto wins here, he'll remain unbeaten after ten days. baruto slaps and gets the outside grip and pulls a slick over arm throw to win in a blink. he looks very good. a shift and down he goes. not the most exciting sumo, but a win. well, we kept the best for last. hakuho was undefeated after nine days with a win he'll maintain a shir of the lead with baruto. these two first fought in september 2007. hakuho has never lost with 20 straight. the thrust and pulls him off balance and gets a strong outside grip to keep hakuho on a merry go round moving forward with the devil in

kotooshu is one of the men trailing by one match. he faced harufafuji in the ring. his nice move to the left made kotooshu lose his balance. he gets his second defeat. the other man with a one loss record. they have met in battle ten times in the past and split the wins right down the middle. well there isn't much to comment on here. he makes easy work by moving him back and out in a hurry. now here's a picture of the top after nine days. hakuho and baruto are still both without a single loss and they lead the championship race. kisenosato is nipping at the heels of the leaders with eight wins and one loss. hakuho and baruto may have been perfect up to this point, things will be a lot more difficult from now on as they will be navigating through the toughest part of their schedule. make sure to catch all the results here on "newsline." >>> we make way for rachel ferguson to tell us what's happening in world weather. >>> held loyal again time to get you caught up with the world's weather events. in eastern asia, the beginning of the week looks quiet. high pressure is

kotooshu faced kakuryu. kakuryu shows you why he has a winning record. he's able to slip in an inside grip and he uses that to launch a pretty underarm throw. for the second straight day, kakuryu scores an impressive victory. he's very much looking like he'll become an ozeki sometime in 2012. baruto's 10-0 record matches his longest undefeated streak ever. he's looking to go one better against one of his nemesis, harumafuji. head to head, harumafuji is on top with a 10-10 record, but he is now the sole leader in the race and he wants to keep it that way. he comes out quickly with this fierce pushing attack that puts harumafuji flat on his back. the pushdown and he's all alone still in first place. the yokozuna is in the unaccustomed position of not being the leader. his opponent is kisenosato, who has done a solid job in his ozeki debut. they've split the last six matches. kisenosato gets off to a nice start, but hakuho refuses to lose on back-to-back days. he grabs the arm, using that to raise the ozeki's center of gravity. then he really gets pushy and

kotooshu and kit ta yakky. a strong outside grip. now he can pull a throw but settles on a patient approach to walk kitty tacky backwards. he defeated the ozeki the last time they met. if baruto wins here he will remain unbeaten after ten days. baruto slaps and gets the outside grip and a slick overarm throw to win in a blink. he looks very good. he is faring worst of the ozeki with four losses. he hasn't beaten his fellow ozeki in six matcheses. the shift and down goes kotoshogiku. not the most exciting sumo from kisenosato but a win. we kept the best for last. hakuho is undefeated after nine days, and with a win he'll maintain a share of the lead with baruto. today he took on kak yur u. hakuho has never lost with 20 straight over the sekiwake. kakuryu thrusts and then gets him off balance. he wastes no time to keep hakuho on a mer rego round moving foard with a double inside grip, tippy toe on the rice bale. an upset. the sekiwake hands the yokozuna his first loss. something he's dreamed about has finally come true, beating the yok

kotooshu smothers his opponent and has a strong frontal grip and wins in strong fashion. it's been quality so far. this was billed as the bout of the day. he lost yesterday and needs a confidence boosting win here. a good charge by kakryu. he fights back and delivers his thrust. at the edge, look at the amazing balancing act. it's all in vain as he wins when it counts. he has strong fan support and certainly delivered today. in 2006 he was an ozeki. he moves forward with ease taking his opponent back. although he gets caught sideways and wins. the share of the lead as usual for him. day five saw ozekis go to 5-0. the other two last did it in 2010. along with them they share the lead. more to come on day six. >>> we have weather up next. >>> welcome back. let's take a look at australia now tropical cyclone heidi is now moving inland in western australia. it has made landfall and heidi is now a category one. looks like it's going to be weakening and downgrading to a low pressure system by maybe several hours. overnight thursday local time is what we're looking at. 13 kilome