Asashoryu topples Kakizoe

Asashoryu topples Kakizoe

TOKYO, Japan - Tournament favorite yokozunma Asashoryu 'L) topples third-ranked Kakizoe Mongolian ozeki Hakuho dodged a bullet to shoot down countryman Ama to stay in a tie for the lead on the sixth day of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on May 18.

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