Sumo: Unfancied Tokushoryu 1 win from title after beating Shodai

Unheralded Tokushoryu stands one win away from an improbable championship at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament after beating Shodai in a battle of the joint overnight leaders on Saturday.Occupying the lowest rung of sumo's top division, the No. 17 maegashira took the outright lead at Ryogoku Kokugikan as he outmaneuvered No. 4-ranked Shodai and improved to 13-1 on the penultimate day."My sumo is clumsy, but I'm at the very bottom of the rankings, so what have I got to be afraid of," Tokushoryu said.With both grand champions out injured, and most of the remaining elite wrestlers struggling,…READ FULL ARTICLE