Asashoryu still on fire, Kaio fizzling out at spring sumo

Asashoryu still on fire, Kaio fizzling out at spring sumo

OSAKA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Asashoryu (L) pushes second-ranked maegashira Hokutoriki out of the ring on the sixth day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Osaka Municipal Gymnasium in Osaka on March 17.

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