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Former sumo grand champion Harumafuji has been charged with assaulting a junior wrestler in a scandal that has rocked Japan's ceremonial sport.

The 33-year-old wrestler from Mongolia has already apologised and stepped down over the incident.

He is facing a summary indictment Cheap Nike Air Max Outlet , which means he is expected to be fined rather than tried in court.

Japan's sumo world has been hit by scandals involving violence, mafia links and match fixing in recent years.

Harumafuji's assault on fellow Mongolian Takanoiwa happened while they were out drinking with other wrestlers in a bar in the western city of Tottori in October.

The grand champion is reported to have been angered that his countryman was checking his phone while being given advice. The latter was admitted to hospital with concussion and a fractured skull.

Harumafuji admitted punching him hitting him with a karaoke remote control but denied using a beer bottle in the attack.

"I'm truly sorry for hurting Takanoiwa mentally and physically," Harumafuji told police, according to Jiji Press.

Harumafuji started his career in Japan at the age of 16 and was promoted to grand champion or yokozuna - sumo's highest rank - in 2012.

The Japan Sumo Association (JSA) also recommended that its director Takanohana be demoted for failing to report the incident quickly enough, Kyodo news agency said.

Takanohana is a former sumo champion himself and the JSA is expected to finalise its decision in early January Cheap Air Max 2018 Outlet , according to Kyodo.

The incident around Harumafuji follows a string of scandals in recent years.

Last year, a wrestler and his coach had to pay nearly $300,000 (￡230,000) to a fellow fighter they allegedly abused so badly he lost sight in one eye, according to reports.

Several wrestlers have also been implicated in match fixing scandals and links between sumo and the mafia-like yakuza crime syndicates.

Another Mongolian grand champion retired from the sport in 2010 after reports of his involvement in a drunken brawl.

In 2007 a sumo stable-master received six years in prison after a novice was beaten to death by older wrestlers.(Agencies)

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The event came as South Africa and some other countries in Africa were experiencing a severe drought that had not be seen in decades.

African Utility Week always has a strong focus on water and this year key water industry stakeholders and water utilities from across the continent will take part in signing a pledge to commit to FLOW (For Love of Water), said Justin Friedman, founder of FLOW, a civil organization dedicated to the conservation of water.

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South Africa's nuclear program hit a snag last month when the High Court in the Western Cape ruled that the government's nuclear deal is "unconstitutional and unlawful."

The court ordered the government to set aside the deal which would see the procurement of 9.6 gigawatts of nuclear energy.

The deal is expected to cost one trillion rand (about 77.5 billion U.S. dollars).

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