Asashoryu heating up on 6th day of Kyushu sumo

Asashoryu heating up on 6th day of Kyushu sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Yokozuna (grand champion) Asashoryu of Mongolia throws down No. 2 maegashira Kotoshogiku on the sixth day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka on Nov. 17.

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