Asashoryu remains unbeaten at Nagoya sumo tourney

Asashoryu remains unbeaten at Nagoya sumo tourney

NAGOYA, Japan - Yokozuna Asashoryu (R) walloped fellow Mongolian Kyokushuzan to remain in a share of the lead with No. 7 maegashira Miyabiyama with an unblemished record on the seventh day of the 15-day Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on July 10.

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