Asashoryu beats Kakuryu at summer sumo

Asashoryu beats Kakuryu at summer sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Asashoryu (L) forces No. 3 maegashira Kakuryu out of the ring on the seventh day of the 15-day Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 17.

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