Scandal-tainted champion Asashoryu calls it quits

Scandal-tainted champion Asashoryu calls it quits

TOKYO, Japan - A man reads an extra edition of a newspaper reporting an announcement by Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Asashoryu that he will retire near Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan (background) on Feb. 4, 2010.

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