Asashoryu beats Kakizoe at New Year sumo tournament

Asashoryu beats Kakizoe at New Year sumo tournament

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Asashoryu (L) pushes fourth-ranked maegashira Kakizoe out of the ring at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 17, 2010, day eight of the 15-day competition.

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