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Tuesday 5th July, 2011 13 MONTREAL (AP) — graphs and pose for pho- Michael Phelps won the tos with fans. 100-meter butterfly in Phelps could swim up 51.32 seconds on Sunday to seven events at the to complete a 100-200 dou- world championships, ble at the Canada Cup. including the 100 and 200 “I’m really happy butterfly, the 200 with that and I know I freestyle, the 200 individ- need to do more train- ual medley and three ing,” said Phelps, who relays. turned 26 on Thursday. He won eight medals “It’s races like these that at each of the 2004 and I think help me more 2008 Olympics — all but left in boxing. Whether most of the fight. mentally than anything two were gold — and Wlad would want to do The Klitschko brothers now else. ... Being able to still needs only two Olympic it again is another dominate the heavyweight divi- see that I can pop a good medals to equal the thing. Because he sion. Wladimir claimed his was “a race here and there gives record of 18 won over now has the titles, victory for boxing over a man who me a little bit of a confi- three Games. the contract would had disgraced the sport with his dence.” Canadian Katerine be difficult. It [pre-fight] antics.” The three-day meet Savard won three races might seem trivial Klitschko said: “It’s not cool was billed as a tuneup for and set a new Canadian to you, but the what he did with the T-shirts show- the world championships record in the 50-meter Klitschkos are ing my brother and I decapitated. It starting July 16 at freestyle during the meet. hard to deal put a certain shadow on the sport Shanghai and Phelps “It gives me a lot of with.” and just disgraced the sport.” helped draw 1,800 specta- confidence because I tors Sunday, when he think I can lower my Adam Haye, like Klitschko, will have stayed for an hour after times even more,” she Booth, Haye’s earned in the region of £10 million his race to sign auto- said. trainer, for his part in the contest, which admitted he was more chess match than specta- BROTHERS IN ARMS: David Haye wants a rematch with Wladimir Klitschko would be cle although Haye reasoned: “I (R), but could get a shot at older brother Vitali instead. (AP Photo) “happy” if Haye retired now, and realise there’s going to be a back- did not want his charge to enter lash. If I lose, people have the right into “a slave contract” to fight to have a dig at me. But I took his BY GARETH A. DAVIES Haye versus Vitali. It is a fight I Vitali. “But it’s not up to me,” he best shots, and I didn’t go down. have in my mind, and it is definite- said. “Doing business with the Nothing happened in the fight I David Haye has called for a ly possible. I think it would be a Klitschkos without parity, I’m not wasn’t expecting. I had a plan to rematch with Wladimir Klitschko good fight,and a great promotion - sure David would do it. There’s drop down if I was pushed down. in spite of his embarrassingly one- Haye’s chance to redeem himself been plenty of dirty tricks they Why try and take his weight? I felt sided points defeat in Hamburg. against the other Klitschko.” played on us throughout this fight. in control in there, I could see his However, the Ukrainian has It would require complex nego- They have been hard to deal with shots coming. I was taking his revealed he has set his sights on tiations for the fight to go ahead from day one. strongest punches. But early on in the winner of the bout between and Haye no longer has the bar- “David needs to make that deci- the fight, I couldn’t push off with unbeaten British contenders gaining chip of a world title after sion, though. I want him to get out my back [right] foot.” Dereck Chisora and Tyson Fury, his defeat on Saturday night. The with all his brain cells intact. In “Nothing is planned definitely who meet on July 23 in London. Londoner surrendered his World 2003, David and I agreed that he yet. I don’t want to make any rash The Daily Telegraph has Boxing Association belt as he would retire at the age of 30, that comments or decisions the morn- learned that Haye could be offered failed to find a way past the ram- we’d do this on our own terms, ing after. I’ll know in a couple of a shot at Klitschko’s elder brother, rod jab of Klitschko, who already with the most success we could weeks. But I’m a born fighter. This Vitali, if he retains his World held the World Boxing have, and make as much money as is what I do. I’m used to training, Boxing Council heavyweight title Organisation and International we could.” used to fighting. It’s the type of against Tomasz Adamek. The sug- Boxing Organisation titles. Klitschko’s victory was classic character I am. It’s hard to think gestion came from Bernd Boente, Haye believes he should be demonstration of the art of boxing, about going out like this, on a loss. who manages both Klitschko broth- allowed the opportunity to fight the taller, heavier fighter making I never contemplated losing in this ers. Klitschko again. “Hopefully, Wlad full use of his range combined fight. I’d have gunned for Vitali if I “I know Haye intends to retire looks at the numbers,” Haye said. with a watertight defence. He had won this fight. I wanted his in October, but the fight we would “There’s no one out there for him. earned a unanimous landslide strap. But they may never give me like to see is Vitali Klitschko Look at the sums. It makes eco- decision - 117-109, 118-108, 116-110 - the opportunity again.” nomic sense. The ball is in his against David Haye,” Boente said. on the judges’ cards. Some rounds (C) The Telegraph Group, Michael Phelps “But Vitali will first fight Adamek court. were close, but Haye rarely threat- London, 2011 in October. Then I would like to see “I have three and a half months ened, forced on to the defensive for The feud between Chris remain available to West Indies Gayle and the West Indies cricket, but not at any cost and Cricket Board continues to fes- not on his inflexible take-it-or- ter with the WICB accusing leave it terms,” they added. Gayle of being “antagonistic” “There must be mutual after his lengthy and emotional respect and a commitment to statement released on Friday. put West Indies cricket first. The former West Indian The WICB has written to Gayle captain broke his silence on making it clear that it is will- the long-running saga, amongst ing to seek a compromise reso- other things accusing the lution. Gayle’s position is WICB of being dishonest in that he has nothing to their attempts at a reconcilia- account for and expects to tion. He also stated that be automatically reinstat- “enough is enough” and that he ed to the West Indies would pursue options else- team whenever he where, having exhausted his decides that he is patience with the Board. available. The WICB have responded “Even by firing accusations back at though at a fol- Gayle, adding that a possible low up meeting meeting to resolve the impasse between Mr is still available if the opening Gayle and the batsman shows a change in team management, attitude. the head coach indicat- “The WICB reiterates its ed what was required to stated position, that there is a assist in his return to the history of difficulty in commu- West Indies team, Gayle nicating with and relating to has refused and has Mr Gayle and wishes to bring demonstrated no incli- this matter to a resolution; but nation to compro- from his latest statement and mise; instead he has his expressed views in the been antagonistic meetings with the WICB it and unrepentant in would appear as though he is of the entire process.” the unshakeable view that he The left-hander has conducted himself impec- in his statement cably,” read the Board’s release. maintained his “The WICB insists that his desire to play for conduct cannot simply be the West Indies, but swept under the carpet as is having been left out the apparent of both the home desire of Mr series against Gayle.” Pakistan and India has “As previ- resigned himself to look- ously com- ing at options further municated to afield. The first of those is Mr Gayle, a contract with the Sydney the WICB Thunder for Australia’s T20 wishes to Big Bash competition which ensure that starts in December. Mr Gayle’s services (cricket365.com) Chris Gayle.

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