Sumo: Hakuho, Kakuryu maintain joint lead with easy wins on Day 7

Joint leaders Hakuho and Kakuryu both won again on Saturday to wrap up the first week of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament with unbeaten records.Hakuho comfortably accounted for No. 3 maegashira Daieisho, while fellow Mongolian grand champion Kakuryu improved to 12-0 for his career against No. 3 Shodai.In the final bout on Day 7 at Dolphins Arena, Shodai (4-3) gifted Kakuryu a belt grip after trying to battle him head on from the jump. The yokozuna drove him straight back over the straw for an easy force-out.Daieisho (3-4) opened with a hard charge against Hakuho, but the all-time championsh…READ FULL ARTICLE