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Kisenosato stuns Asashoryu at New Year sumo meet

Top-ranked maegashira Kisenosato played spoiler on Asashoryu’s comeback by handing the Mongolian yokozuna a shock first loss on the second day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Monday.

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