Sumo: Hakuho still unbeatable after Day 12 of Spring meet

Grand champion Hakuho beat ozeki Tochinoshin on Wednesday to retain his lead at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament with 12 straight wins.Hakuho faced little challenge from the struggling Tochinoshin (6-6), who has only beaten the 41-time top-division champion once in 28 matchups.The Mongolian yokozuna hemmed up Tochinoshin after a momentary stalemate, then turned on the gas after recharging his engine and deposited the ozeki over the straw.Fighting as a demotion-threatened "kadoban" ozeki, Tochinoshin needs to secure two wins over the final three days of the 15-day meet to retain his post at …READ FULL ARTICLE