Overview

• Ozeki Kotokizakura withdrew on Day 14, giving yokozuna Ōnosato a default victory that preserves his sole lead at one loss.
• Ōnosato can clinch the yūshō today only if Hoshōryū, the lone chaser on two losses, is beaten.
• The Day 14 development follows Day 13, when Ōnosato beat Wakatakage by yorikiri to take sole possession of first place.
• Hoshōryū slipped to two losses after falling to Kotokizakura on Day 13, while Kotokizakura reached his ninth win before withdrawing.
• Elsewhere, new komusubi Anseikin secured a 10th win for a fourth straight double‑digit tournament, Wakatakage took a seventh loss, and newly promoted Asashiro leads jūryō with two losses.