Lone yokozuna Terunofuji and No. 4 maegashira Takanosho head into the final day of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament in a two-way tie for the lead at 11-3 after winning their respective bouts on Saturday.
Mongolian-born grand champion Terunofuji overpowered ozeki Shodai shortly after Takanosho ensured his place atop the leaderboard by beating No. 2 Kiribayama on Day 14 at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo.
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