Asashoryu

Japan's sumo authority and grand champion Asashoryu won a defamation suit against a top publishing house Thursday as a court ordered the company to pay millions of yen in damages.The Tokyo District Court ordered Kodansha Co. to pay more than 40 million yen (410,000 dollars) to the Japan Sumo Association and 30 wrestlers, including Mongolian wrestler Asashoryu, a court spokesman said.Asashoryu alone got 11 million yen in damages, while the association was awarded 6.6 million yen, the official...Read Full Story

Grand champion Asashoryu defeated Kisenosato on the opening day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament today (Jan 11th). Mongolian Asashoryu, 28, has won 22 Emperor’s Cup’s but is still nowhere close as being dominant as he was a few years ago.Read Full Story

The Morning blue dragon is behaving badly. (Asashoryu means "Morning blue dragon", in Japanese) What happened to him? Does he need some anger management class? Oh, how we were proud of him when he used to dominate the Sumo arena in  Japan! He was one of most successful Yokozuna's (Grand champions) in Sumo. He was the first Mongol to reach this Sumo's highest  rank. He won 25 top divisionRead Full Story

Mongolian grand champion Asashoryu made a successful comeback Sunday, clinching his 23rd trophy in the ancient Japanese national sport despite months of nagging injuries.Asashoryu, 28, whose real name is Dolgorsuren Dagvadorj, defeated compatriot Hakuho, 23, in a playoff after initially succumbing to his younger rival in their first bout on the final day of the 15-day New Year tournament.Asashoryu was returning to the sumo arena after skipping his last tournament and withdrawing from two...Read Full Story

Tweet This!Share this on FacebookDigg this!Share this on RedditStumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUponPost this to MySpaceSubscribe to the comments for this post?Sumo Grand Champion Asashoryu The problem for the 150kg grand champion is that his latest high-profile bout took place not in the ring but outside a Tokyo club after a night of heavy drinking. For Asashoryu, one of the finest sumo wrestlers of all time, it was always going to be a one-sided affair. As police decide...Read Full Story