Hakuho, Asa, still perfect at Nagoya sumo

Hakuho, Asa, still perfect at Nagoya sumo

NAGOYA, Japan - Unbeaten grand champion Asashoryu (R) sends rank-and-filer Iwakiyama, a No. 3 maegashira, to the ground on the seventh day of the 15-day Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya on July 18.

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