Sumo: Spring tourney winner Takerufuji withdraws from summer meet

Spring Grand Sumo Tournament winner Takerufuji will miss the start of the summer meet this weekend because of a lingering ankle injury, his Isegahama stable decided Thursday.The 25-year-old is ranked as a No. 6 maegashira for the 15-day Summer Grand Sumo Tournament kicking off Sunday at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan.He became the first wrestler in 110 years to win a championship in his top-division debut by finishing the March tournament in Osaka with a 13-2 record.The Aomori Prefecture native hurt his right ankle on the penultimate day at Edion Arena Osaka, where he was fighting as a bottom-ra…READ FULL ARTICLE