Sumo: Okinoumi falls to 1st loss, tied for lead at Autumn meet

Okinoumi suffered his first loss of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Monday and fell into a two-way tie for the lead with fellow rank-and-filer Meisei.The No. 8 maegashira ended the longest winning streak of his top-division career and relinquished sole control of the top spot after falling to No. 5 Ryuden (4-5) on Day 9 of the 15-day meet at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan.The 34-year-old veteran charged out of the gates and nearly forced Ryuden over the straw, but lost his balance after being shoved aside and crashed down to defeat.Okinoumi faces No. 10 Sadanoumi (4-5) on Day 10 in his bid t…READ FULL ARTICLE