Sumo: Okinoumi retains lead with 8th straight win at Autumn meet

Rank-and-filer Okinoumi earned his eighth-straight win at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Sunday to remain undefeated and in sole control at the midpoint of the 15-day meet.The No. 8 maegashira is the first top-division man to secure a winning record at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan, while No. 10 Meisei also recorded a victory on Day 8 to become the only wrestler one win back after sekiwake Mitakeumi suffered his second loss.Yokozuna Kakuryu, who suffered his third-straight loss to a rank-and-filer on Saturday, pulled out of the 15-day meet with a left knee injury prior to the day's bouts a…READ FULL ARTICLE