Wakamotoharu Wins Day 1, Credits Brother Wakatakakage's Fast Return
East Maegashira 7 Wakamotoharu (Arashio) beat West Maegashira 6 Kotoeiho (Sadogatake) by yorikiri on Day 1, absorbing the tachi-ai, getting his left side in and driving forward. 'I couldn't get my left yotsu, but I finished it cleanly. I got the win, but it wasn't my sumo. I finally had kachi-koshi last basho, so this is where it starts,' he told Sports Hochi.
His younger brother Wakatakakage returned the same day at West Juryo 5, his first basho since winning the Natsu makuuchi yusho. 'As a brother I'm happy. He made it back in a short time,' Wakamotoharu said of the comeback from the left-leg injury.
Source: Yahoo! Japan Sports