Sumo: Kirishima regains sole lead, Kotozakura on brink of losing record

Kirishima bounced back from his first loss to regain the outright lead, but fellow ozeki Kotozakura slumped to the brink of a losing record Monday at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament.Joint overnight leaders Wakatakakage and Tobizaru were both among the losers on Day 9 at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan, joining three other wrestlers in a tie for second place at 7-2.Re-promoted Kirishima and the floundering Kotozakura are the highest-ranked wrestlers at the 15-day meet in the absence of the two yokozuna, Onosato and Hoshoryu, who have been joined by Ukrainian ozeki Aonishiki on the injured list.Ki…READ FULL ARTICLE