Asashoryu beats Tochinonada at autumn sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Grand champion Asashoryu (R) dispatches fourth-ranked maegashira Tochinonada with a series of meaty frontal thrusts at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 20. (Kyodo)

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