Sumo champ Asashoryu stays mum on allegation of violence

Sumo champ Asashoryu stays mum on allegation of violence

TOKYO, Japan - Sumo grand champion Asashoryu leaves Ryogoku Kokugikan gymnasium in Tokyo on Jan. 30, 2010, after a retirement ceremony for a former wrestler. The Mongolian yokozuna kept mum about an unprecedented allegation of drunken violence during a recent tournament.

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