Sumo: Aonishiki beats fellow front runner Kirishima, takes sole lead

NAGOYA - Ukrainian sekiwake Aonishiki moved into the outright lead Friday at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament after an outstanding victory over ozeki Kirishima that knocked the Mongolian-born grappler off the top rung of the leaderboard.

The 22-year-old Aonishiki, who clinched his repromotion to ozeki by reaching 10 wins on Wednesday, improved to 11-2 on Day 13 at IG Arena by dispatching Kirishima (10-3) with a brilliantly executed under-shoulder swing down.