Asashoryu, Hakuho notch 2nd wins at Kyushu meet

Asashoryu, Hakuho notch 2nd wins at Kyushu meet

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho (R) pushes top-ranked maegashira Takezae out of the ring on the second day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka on Nov. 16, 2009.

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