Sumo: Unbeaten Hakuho moves one win shy of Chiyonofuji win mark

Yokozuna Hakuho moved one away from the career win mark of the late yokozuna Chiyonofuji on Sunday, when he improved to 8-0 at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament.Hakuho, who won May's grand tournament with a perfect 15-0 record, is unbeaten in 23 straight matches since he withdrew injured in March. By winning his 1,044th career bout he moved one shy of Chiyonofuji, whose 1,045 are second on the all-time list.But the victory required Hakuho overcome an unorthodox attack from No. 4 maegashira Ura (5-3). The victory lifted the yokozuna into the sole lead as the tournament passed the half-way mar…READ FULL ARTICLE