Lone yokozuna Terunofuji staged a remarkable recovery from surgery on both knees by defeating his nearest rival and winning the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on May 27. He now has eight Emperor’s Cups to his name.
Sekiwake Wakatakakage, who had been shaping as one of the top candidates for promotion to sumo's second-highest rank of ozeki, has been ruled out of action for up to a year after undergoing knee surgery, his stablemaster says.
New sekiwake Kiribayama came from behind to win the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament on March 26, beating overnight leader Daieisho in the final regulation bout and again in a sudden-death tiebreaker.