Takakeisho, a first-time candidate for promotion to yokozuna, leads the three ozeki wrestlers in the rankings released by the Japan Sumo Association on Thursday ahead of the Jan. 10 to Jan. 24 New Year Grand Sumo Tournament.The sport's second-highest rank illustrates both the promise and the peril of sumo's elite wrestlers. While Takakeisho will try to seize a second straight championship and earn promotion, his two ozeki rivals, Shodai and Asanoyama, will have somewhat more mundane targets.Both men failed to win eight bouts in November after they pulled out injured. Now, as demotion-threat…READ FULL ARTICLE