Hakuho eases to 2nd win, Asashoryu bounces back at Nagoya

Hakuho eases to 2nd win, Asashoryu bounces back at Nagoya

NAGOYA, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Asashoryu rebounds from an opening-day defeat to pick up a comfortable shove-off win over second-ranked maegashira Wakanosato at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium on July 9.

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