TOKYO, March 11 (Reuters) - Former firebrand sumo grand champion Asashoryu on Thursday denied accusations he broke a man's nose in a drunken fight.
The Mongolian, whose real name is Dolgorsurengiin Dagvadorj, also claimed his decision to quit sumo amid the furore was partly down to forces inside Japan's ancient sport who wanted him gone.
"I didn't commit an act
ULAN BATOR (Kyodo) -- Former Mongolian-born grand champion Asashoryu on Thursday refuted reports of an alleged drunken rampage that preceded his retirement from sumo.
"I didn't commit any violent act," Asashoryu said at a press conference in Ulan Bator, referring to Japanese magazine reports in January that said he became extremely drunk before striking and seriously i
ULAN BATOR (Reuters) - Snow and sub-zero temperatures were not enough to keep Mongolians indoors on Sunday, the first day of the Lunar New Year, when the first step out the door determines the path for the rest of the year.
ULAN BATOR (Reuters Life!) – Bitonal humming is not a common form of patriotic protest, but for traditional Mongolian singers, it was the best way to lay claim to an art form they say has been usurped by China.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, or UNESCO, in November listed Mongolian throat singing as an art native to China, outraging Mongol
TOKYO : Controversial sumo grand champion Asashoryu announced his retirement on Thursday following a drunken attack on a man outside a Tokyo nightclub.
"I decided to retire. So many things have happened. But I feel fine right now," the 29-year-old Mongolian told reporters.
Asashoryu, whose real name is Dolgorsuren Dagvadorj, attacked the man following a drinking session i
Digging for buried treasure in the Gobi Desert sounds like the opening scene of an Indiana Jones film. For Austrian-born Michael Eisenriegler, it was a real-life adventure.
The 40-year-old amateur archaeologist was in the Gobi over the weekend, helping to unearth Buddhist relics that had been buried for more than seven decades in a remote part of Mongolia.
Less than an hour of
