Injury-hampered yokozuna Onosato survived a close call against former sekiwake Takanosho to improve to 4-1 at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Thursday.Laboring with a left shoulder issue, the five-time Emperor's Cup winner was taken to the edge but avoided his second defeat by balancing on the straw bales as he thrust down the winless Takanosho, contesting the 15-day meet as a No. 3 maegashira.Mongolian-born grand champion Hoshoryu (4-1) outgunned former sekiwake Wakatakakage to also remain in the one-loss column as Day 5 concluded with two rank-and-file wrestlers, No. 7 maegashira Os…READ FULL ARTICLE
