Grand champion Hakuho appears unlikely to take part in the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament starting this weekend as he is still recovering from knee surgery, his stablemaster Miyagino said Tuesday.The Mongolian yokozuna had endoscopic surgery to remove a bone spur in his right knee and also underwent a procedure to clean out loose cartilage in his right ankle on Oct. 18.Following practice at the stable on Tuesday, Miyagino said the 33-year-old Hakuho was limited to the "shiko" warm-up exercise routine."He's exercising a bit," Miyagino said, adding that the wrestler needed to keep the knee warm…READ FULL ARTICLE
