Sumo: Onosato triumphant despite final-day loss to Abi

Ozeki-in-waiting Onosato was unable to tie a bow on his second championship Sunday, losing to fellow sekiwake Abi and finishing the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament with a 13-2 record.The 24-year-old dynamo will nevertheless continue his meteoric rise with a record-breaking promotion to ozeki after winning the 15-day competition at Ryogoku Kokugikan with a day to spare.The Japan Sumo Association's judges' department on Sunday approved Onosato's ascent to the second-highest rank at the unprecedented pace of nine tournaments from his debut. The decision will be confirmed Wednesday at an extraordi…READ FULL ARTICLE