Sumo: Onosato clinches championship, certain to become yokozuna

Ozeki Onosato secured his promotion to yokozuna by winning back-to-back championships Friday at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament.The 24-year-old defeated fellow ozeki Kotozakura to improve to 13-0 and take an unassailable three-bout lead over his nearest rivals into the final weekend of the 15-day competition at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan arena.With the Japan Sumo Association's Yokozuna Deliberation Council having never denied promotion to an ozeki winning consecutive tournaments, Onosato's ascent to grand champion is a formality.The Ishikawa Prefecture native, who debuted in the elite makuu…READ FULL ARTICLE