Sumo: Kisenosato "feeling good" after sparring with ozeki Takayasu

Facing the fight of his career next month in the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament, embattled yokozuna Kisenosato beat ozeki Takayasu 13 times in 16 practice bouts on Thursday.After missing all or part of nine of the past 10 grand tournaments, sumo's only Japanese yokozuna could be pushed into retirement if he does poorly in the 15-day event at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan starting from Jan. 13.Fighting consecutive practice bouts against his Tagonoura stablemate for the first time since he withdrew from November's Kyushu tourney, the 32-year-old Kisenosato said, "That felt good."More than his fav…READ FULL ARTICLE