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Asashoryu falls on 8th day of Nagoya tourney

NAGOYA, Japan - Grand champion yokozuna Asasyoryu falls after being dragged down to the ground by sekiwake Kisenosato to suffer a first defeat on the eighth day of the 15-day Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya on July 19.

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Joint sumo practice held before start of May tourney

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna Asasyoryu (L) practices with compatriot ozeki Hakuho in a joint practice for top-ranked sumo wrestlers at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on April 29 ahead of the start of the May tournament in Tokyo.

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(1)Yokozuna Asashoryu holds wedding ceremony in Mongolia

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia - Mongolian yokozuna Asasyoryu (R) waves to well-wishers with his wife after a wedding ceremony in Ulan Bator on Aug. 19.

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(2)Yokozuna Asashoryu holds wedding ceremony in Mongolia

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia - Mongolian yokozuna Asasyoryu (L in center) poses for photos with his wife (R in center) and relatives Aug. 19 after a wedding ceremony in Ulan Bator.

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Asashoryu tries new champion's rope

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna Asasyoryu tries wearing a newly made champion's rope at his stable in Tokyo on April 28 ahead of the upcoming Summer Grand Sumo Tournament.

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(2)Yokozuna Asashoryu holds wedding ceremony in Mongolia

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia - Mongolian yokozuna Asasyoryu (L in center) poses for photos with his wife (R in center) and relatives Aug. 19 after a wedding ceremony in Ulan Bator. (Kyodo)

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(1)Yokozuna Asashoryu holds wedding ceremony in Mongolia

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia - Mongolian yokozuna Asasyoryu (R) waves to well-wishers with his wife after a wedding ceremony in Ulan Bator on Aug. 19. (Kyodo)

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(3)Yokozuna Asashoryu holds wedding ceremony in Mongolia

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia - Mongolian yokozuna Asasyoryu (R) waves to well-wishers with his wife after a wedding ceremony in Ulan Bator on Aug. 19. (Kyodo)

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Joint sumo practice held before start of May tourney

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna Asasyoryu (L) practices with compatriot ozeki Hakuho in a joint practice for top-ranked sumo wrestlers at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on April 29 ahead of the start of the May tournament in Tokyo. (Kyodo)

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Asashoryu falls on 8th day of Nagoya tourney

NAGOYA, Japan - Grand champion yokozuna Asasyoryu falls after being dragged down to the ground by sekiwake Kisenosato to suffer a first defeat on the eighth day of the 15-day Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya on July 19. (Kyodo)

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Asashoryu tries new champion's rope

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna Asasyoryu tries wearing a newly made champion's rope at his stable in Tokyo on April 28 ahead of the upcoming Summer Grand Sumo Tournament. (Kyodo)