Asashoryu cruises to 1st-day win at summer sumo

Asashoryu cruises to 1st-day win at summer sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna Asashoryu (R) pushes out komusubi Tosanoumi to win the opening day of the 15-day Summer Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on May 11.

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