Asashoryu beats Hakuho in playoff to win autumn sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian Yokozuna Asashoryu (R) throws fellow Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho onto the ring during a championship playoff on the final day of the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Sept. 27, 2009. Asashoryu claimed his 24th Emperor's Cup at the tourney on his 19th birthday.

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