Asashoryu falls to 1st defeat, Kotooshu rallies at New Year sumo

Asashoryu falls to 1st defeat, Kotooshu rallies at New Year sumo

TOKYO, Japan - No. 2 maegashira Kokkai of Georgia sends yokozuna (grand champion) Asashoryu of Mongolia crashing out of the ring on the second day of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 9.

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