The Grand Sumo Summer Tournament in Tokyo is now finished. Terunofuji, the remarkable comeback kid has now won back-to-back tourneys, defeating fellow ozeki Takakeisho on the final day. I have written about Terunofuji before - the man who thought he was washed up and wanted to retire - but is is worth repeating. His achievement is extraordinary and doubtless he is celebrated in his homeland, Mongolia.

The continued absence of Hakuho after knee surgery continues to cast a cloud over the championship. We are all hoping that he has another basho in him before the inevitable retirement announcement. I remember seeing him as a very young wrestler back in 2006. Even then, there was a quality about him that presaged great things - yokozuna the following year, and 44 titles (yusho) to follow. What an amazing champion he is.

Day 15 of the most recent basho did not pass without some high drama. Terunofuji may have won the crown at the last, but he suffered a defeat by Takakeisho in his regular match. This triggered the play-off (both wrestlers being at 12-3) and his subsequent victory. The two shots below tell the story of two different outcomes on the same day, only a few minutes apart.