Yokozuna Asashoryu remains unbeaten at summer sumo tourney

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Asashoryu of Mongolia (R) forces No. 2 maegashira Tamanoshima out of the ring on the seventh day of the 15-day Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on May 19. (Kyodo)

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