Asashoryu escapes near defeat at Nagoya sumo

NAGOYA, Japan - Yokozuna (grand champion) Asashoryu of Mongolia (foreground) throws down No. 2 maegashira Kotonowaka in the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya on July 11, remaining unbeaten during the first eight days of the 15-day tourney. (Kyodo)

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