Grand champion Asashoryu completed an impressive comeback Sunday, winning his sixth straight Emperor's Cup on the final day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament with wins over ozeki Tochiazuma and Bulgarian Kotooshu in a playoff.
Yokozuna Asashoryu pushes out sekiwake Kotooshu in a playoff at the Autumn Grand Sumo
Tournament on Sunday at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan to clinch his sixth consecutive and 14th
overall Emperor's Cup.
Asashoryu equaled a 38-year-old record held by sumo legend Taiho with his sixth straight title.