Sumo: Kakuryu withdraws from Nagoya meet, no yokozuna remaining

Yokozuna Kakuryu withdrew from the ongoing Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament due to a right-elbow injury on Friday, making the 15-day meet the first event in 12 years to take place without a grand champion.Kakuryu won his first three bouts at Dolphins Arena but suffered losses to No. 2 maegashira Ikioi and No. 3 Abi on Wednesday and Thursday, respectively. He was aiming for a third consecutive top division championship and sixth overall.The Mongolian yokozuna was diagnosed with arthritis in his right elbow requiring two weeks of recovery. His stablemaster Izutsu said the 32-year-old sustained th…READ FULL ARTICLE