Sumo: Kirishima slumps to 2-5 as tourney proceeds without yokozuna

Ozeki Kirishima's forgettable run of results continued Saturday at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament with a loss to third-ranked maegashira Takanosho.The action inside the ring at Edion Arena Osaka was overshadowed by the withdrawal of lone yokozuna Terunofuji (2-5) earlier on Day 7 due to lower back pain and other health issues.Former sekiwake Takanosho (3-4) continued to be a thorn in the side for Kirishima (2-5), improving to 10-1 in their head-to-head rivalry by pushing out the Mongolian-born ozeki after he tried to dodge sideways."Today I was able to hold my ground after the opening cla…READ FULL ARTICLE