Yokozuna Asashoryu beats Aran at Nagoya sumo

NAGOYA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Asashoryu (R) sends top-ranked Russian maegashira Aran out of the ring on the second day of the 15-day Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium on July 13.

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