Asashoryu steams ahead at spring sumo

Asashoryu steams ahead at spring sumo

OSAKA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna Asashoryu (R) shot down rank-and-filer Kotomitsuki on March 15 to keep a perfect record with his third victory at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka.

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