Asashoryu improves to 2-0 at spring sumo

OSAKA, Japan - Sumo grand champion Asashoryu (R) pushes Mongolian compatriot Kakuryu away after forcing him over the edge with a cheeky shove on the second day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka on March 10. (Kyodo)

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