Sumo: Hakuho wins 39th career title at Nagoya tournament

Hakuho outlasted fellow Mongolian grand champion Harumafuji to capture a record-extending 39th career championship on the final day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Sunday.Hakuho, who topped the all-time wins list with a 1,048th victory on Friday, broke a mid-ring stalemate and came out on top of an epic tussle by ousting Harumafuji (11-4) with a frontal crush-out at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium.Hakuho wrapped up the tourney with a 14-1 mark, one win ahead of Bulgarian No. 8 maegashira Aoiyama."I lost on the 11th day, but the way I turned back the tide after that was in my head so I wa…READ FULL ARTICLE