Sumo: Yoshinofuji condemns yokozuna Hoshoryu to 1st loss after 3 days

Up-and-coming No. 1 maegashira Yoshinofuji handed yokozuna Hoshoryu his first defeat Tuesday at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament, on a day that saw the ringside judges called into action in a number of bouts featuring the top-ranked wrestlers.In his fourth meet in the top-tier makuuchi division, Yoshinofuji (1-2) bettered Hoshoryu (2-1) in the opening clash, drove forward and withstood a desperate throwing attempt from the grand champion to secure an emphatic force-out win at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan.Three of the four preceding bouts saw the ringside judges intervene, with yokozuna Onosa…READ FULL ARTICLE