Sumo: Kakuryu bounces back as Tochinoshin gets day off at Summer meet

Grand champion Kakuryu rebounded from his first loss at Summer Grand Sumo Tournament with a smooth victory on Monday, while sekiwake Tochinoshin found himself granted a win following a rare second withdrawal of new ozeki Takakeisho.The two upper-ranked fighters remain tied for the lead with No. 8 maegashira Asanoyama as all three wrestlers secured winning records on Day 9 of 15 at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan.In the final bout of the day, Kakuryu squared off against No. 4 Okinoumi (2-7) and expected little challenge having amassed a 70 percent win ratio against his challenger.After Kakuryu pin…READ FULL ARTICLE