Sumo: Hakuho keeps lead, Asanoyama pursues on Day 10 of Kyushu meet

Grand champion Hakuho picked up his ninth win of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Tuesday, beating rank-and-filer Aoiyama to maintain the sole lead.Hakuho (9-1) needed a few extra seconds to overcome No. 5 maegashira Aoiyama (5-5) in the final bout of Day 10 at Fukuoka Kokusai Center but eventually drove the 199-kilogram Bulgarian out.Komusubi Asanoyama remained one win back to keep the pressure on the Mongolian-born yokozuna, who faces No. 5 Ryuden on Day 11.Hakuho is on target to win his 43rd top-division title going into the final third of the year's last grand tournament, which has s…READ FULL ARTICLE