Sumo: At age 32, Hakuho and his record without challenger

Since the shock retirement of his controversial countryman, yokozuna Asashoryu in 2010, Hakuho has been accustomed to having no real rivals and his latest record may be similarly unbeatable.Hakuho, a 24-year-old yokozuna at the time had won just 12 grand tournaments, less than a third of his current record total. But from that March, Hakuho won four straight grand tournaments with perfect 15-0 records and his next three after that.On Friday, Hakuho brought his record-extending 39th career grand tournament championship within reach as he established a record for match victories with 1,048. H…READ FULL ARTICLE