Jemuzu

I’ve never even considered the possibility of rice going off before!

I can definitely see that happening

But it puts the decision in Abi’s hands. He can pay the (high) price but potentially go back to having a successful, lucrative career, or quit if he’s truly done with it

I’m glad the NSK have found a way to severely punish without driving rikishi out of the sport. Let’s hope they will apply the same to others in the future

A friend of mine went to one of the Tokyo basho last year and was sat next to Enho’s mum. And he was in the cheap seats at the top!

They were showing replays of old snooker matches on BBC yesterday. I almost succumbed...

Completely agree re Nishikigi. Seems I might have to start factoring in a “Nishikigi bonus” much like the Shodai bonus of old where he always seemed to stay in the joi no matter how many MKs he racked up

Sounds like buying themselves time, I doubt they want to sell a load of tickets only to have to refund them again

To be fair, Kakuryu had an easy one against struggling Takakeisho today with Hakuho having the tricky Asanoyama match up

This is going to be completely bizarre. I can only imagine the sunk costs (venue hire etc) were so high that they decided to go ahead and at least take the TV revenue At least Goeido decided against bowing out in front of nobody at his home basho

Thanks for the congrats. I hit a massive mid maegashira hot streak!