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"Same 50 Gram": Japanese Olympic Champion Rei Higuchi Consoles Vinesh Phogat

All too familiar with the pain of being disqualified over a few extra grams, Japanese Olympic champion Rei Higuchi offered his support to Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat, who was debarred from her final in the Paris Games for being 100gm above the prescribed limit. Higuchi, the gold-medallist in men's 57kg freestyle event, was eliminated from the qualifiers of the Tokyo Olympics three years ago for being overweight by just 50gm. He eventually even lost a playoff bout and could not compete in his home Olympics despite being highly rated even at that time.

Grady Sizemore to lead White Sox with 'different energy' - ESPN

CHICAGO — Managing a big league baseball team was far from Grady Sizemore's mind when he joined the Chicago White Sox as a coach this season, but after being elevated to that position on an interim basis Thursday, he said he's looking forward to the challenge.

Botswana declares half-day holiday to mark first Olympic gold

PARIS: The president of Botswana declared Friday afternoon a public holiday to celebrate Letsile Tebogo taking the country's first Olympic gold medal by winning the 200m sprint in Paris on Thursday (Aug 8).

Objectors celebrate after plan to convert house into HMO slapped down

Residents and an Ashton-in-Makerfield councillor who objected to the conversion of an end-terraced house into a 10-bed house of multiple occupation (HMO) have praised Wigan’s planning officers for refusing the application. The change-of-use submission which included external alterations with additional windows for the property on Wigan Road drew about 60 objections from nearby residents and Bryn Independent Coun Steve Jones.