Sumo: Hoshoryu clinches winning record, keeps outright lead at Autumn meet

Yokozuna Hoshoryu held onto the outright lead and became the first wrestler to secure a winning record at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament as he improved to a perfect 8-0 with victory over rank-and-file opponent Gonoyama on Sunday.Fellow grand champion Onosato was also victorious and remained one win off the pace alongside rank-and-file grapplers Shodai and Takanosho at 7-1 on Day 8 of the 15-day tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan arena.Coming in with a 7-2 lead in their head-to-head series in the top division, Hoshoryu survived a minor scare before pushing out struggling No. 3 maegash…READ FULL ARTICLE