Sumo: Takayasu plows over Ikioi for 1st win as ozeki

Takayasu earned his first win as ozeki on the second day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament, overpowering third-ranked maegshira Ikioi on Monday.A night after stumbling against Hokutofuji (1-1) to start the 15-day meet, Takayasu left nothing to chance against Ikioi, whom he had beaten nine times in 13 past meetings.Takayasu barreled square into Ikioi's chest from the tachiai and never let go of his opponent, bulldozing him off the mound in a flurry to the delight of the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium crowd.On Tuesday, Takayasu will take on komusubi Kotoshogiku (0-2), against whom he has a car…READ FULL ARTICLE