Mongolian yokozuna Asashoryu falls at New Year sumo tournament

Mongolian yokozuna Asashoryu falls at New Year sumo tournament

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Asashoryu is sent to the ground by second-ranked maegashira Goeido at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 14, 2010, suffering his first loss during the first five days of the 15-day competition.

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