Sumo: Terunofuji makes great escape to remain among unbeaten leaders

Yokozuna Terunofuji found his way out of a tight spot to remain unbeaten on Thursday with two other wrestlers after the fifth day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament.Terunofuji, who entered the 15-day event at Fukuoka Kokusai Center as the sport's lone grand champion, improved to 5-2 in seven career bouts against Takanosho (2-3).A well-timed blow to the yokozuna's throat prevented Terunofuji from grabbing his favorite left-handed over-arm hold from the get-go. That allowed Takanosho to yank on his opponent's arm and nearly pull him out of the ring.But just as he appeared off balance and hea…READ FULL ARTICLE