TOKYO - Mongolian ozeki Hoshoryu earned his second Emperor's Cup and promotion to yokozuna Sunday by winning the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament in a thrilling three-way championship playoff against rank-and-file wrestlers Kinbozan and Oho.
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