Asashoryu extends unbeaten record

Asashoryu extends unbeaten record

OSAKA, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Asashoryu (L) extends his unbeaten record to 6-0 on the sixth day of the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka on March 14. Asashoryu locked up Tokitenku at the charge and a slip by the No. 3 maegashira handed victory to the yokozuna.

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