A: "Let's hit hard at the face-off and please just go with the flow after that."
B: "Gotcha! I'll put up a bit of a struggle but go with the flow."
Wink, wink.
This stranger than fiction text message exchange, just one of many which uncovered a veritable "Cheaters' Guide to Sumo," embodied the depths to which the ancient sport had fallen in 2011 - once again caught with its collective pants down, its sullied loincloth flapping in the wind.
To say the least, the match-fixing scandal that came to light on Feb. 2, 2011, would become the core issue. (Japan Times)
A: "Let's hit hard at the face-off and please just go with the flow after that."
B: "Gotcha! I'll put up a bit of a struggle but go with the flow."
Wink, wink.
This stranger than fiction text message exchange, just one of many which uncovered a veritable "Cheaters' Guide to Sumo," embodied the depths to which the ancient sport had fallen in 2011 - once again caught with its collective pants down, its sullied loincloth flapping in the wind.
To say the least, the match-fixing scandal that came to light on Feb. 2, 2011, would become the core issue. (Japan Times)