Sumo: Shodai endures attack from Takayasu on Day 3 of November meet

Shodai survived a close call against komusubi Takayasu at the November Grand Sumo Tournament on Tuesday to stay undefeated alongside fellow ozeki Takakeisho at the top of the leaderboard.The pair occupying sumo's second-highest rank saw their competition dwindle on Day 3 of the 15-day meet at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan after their ozeki colleague Asanoyama pulled out with a shoulder injury prior to the start of the day's top-level action.Shodai, who won his maiden makuuchi title in September, ran into trouble trying to dispatch Takayasu in the final bout of the day, but emerged victorious wh…READ FULL ARTICLE