Mongolian fire-brand yokozuna Asashoryu will be looking to put his nightmare in Nagoya behind him and get back to winning ways when the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament gets underway in Tokyo on Sunday.
With injury-ravaged fellow grand champion Musashimaru out of the picture for the sixth straight basho and no ozeki appearing capable of posing a serious threat, the 22-year-old bully from the land of Genghis Khan looks odds-on favorite to lift his fourth Emperor's Cup in the 15-day meet at Ryogoku Kokugikan.
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