Sumo: Ukrainian ozeki Aonishiki wins back-to-back championships in playoff

New ozeki Aonishiki won back-to-back championships Sunday at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament by defeating fourth-ranked maegashira Atamifuji in a tie-breaking playoff.The 21-year-old Ukrainian dynamo, who won November's Kyushu tournament at the third-highest rank of sekiwake, became the first ozeki debutant to lift the Emperor's Cup since Hakuho in May 2006 and the ninth in the sport's history.He finished the scheduled portion of the 15-day tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan deadlocked with Atamifuji at 12-3 after the pair entered the final day in a two-way tie for the lead.Atamifuj…READ FULL ARTICLE