Sumo: Aonishiki trains around pain ahead of ozeki return

TOKYO - Ukrainian star Aonishiki said Wednesday he is managing injuries to his left ankle and big toe as he prepares for his ozeki return at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament starting Sept. 13 at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan arena.

The 22-year-old, who won his third top-division title and clinched promotion back to the second-highest rank at last month's Nagoya meet, worked up a sweat helping other wrestlers practice their charges at the regional summer tour stop in Kawasaki near Tokyo.