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P13 2 Layout 1 MONDAY, AUGUST 7, 2017 SPORTS Cool-headed Marquez at German video review Former champ Bradley the double at Czech GP stumbles on debut announces his retirement BRNO: Honda’s Marc Marquez led a Spanish podium sweep at the Czech BERLIN: The new German video review ran into trouble on its first seri- LOS ANGELES: Former two-division world boxing champion Timothy GP yesterday to extend his world championship lead with a second ous test but despite the embarrasment officials insist it did not decide Bradley is retiring. Bradley confirmed his decision Saturday night in a straight win. Dani Pedrosa was second almost a second back on the day the Bayern Munich win over Borussia Dortmund in Saturday’s Super Cup. statement issued after he commentated on Vasyl Lomachenko’s victory ahead of Maverick Vinales and nine-time world champion Valentino The German Football Association (DFB) and German Football League over Miguel Marriaga in downtown Los Angeles. The 33-year-old Bradley Rossi. “I could have gone faster but there was no need to do so, I had it (DFL) said in a joint statement that the still experimental video assistant went 33-2-1 with 13 knockouts in his career, winning titles at welter- won and I’m not taking those risks anymore,” said the three time world referee system had malfunctioned during Saturday’s match at Borussia weight and light welterweight. He famously fought Manny champion who however celebrated by standing on his bike as Dortmund, stoking a debate about the new technology. Bayern Munich Pacquiao three times, beating the Filipino star in a widely he rode past the main stand to an ovation. “These kind of won the game 5-4 in a penalty shoot-out after regulation time ended 2- disputed decision in 2012 before losing two rematches by races (mixed weather) can be very challenging and you 2. The play in question came when Christian Pulisic’s early goal for decision. Bradley won a light welterweight title in 2008 and have to remain focussed,” Marquez said after negotiating Dortmund was cancelled out by Robert Lewandowski on 18 minutes. A moved up four years later to claim Pacquiao’s welterweight his tyre change early. In his third win of the season the referee was trying to determine if Bayern’s Joshua Kimmich was offside belt. Bradley defended that title in a sensational brawl with defending champion Marquez was in imperious form, when he made the assist. “The calibrated lines that the video assistant Ruslan Provodnikov in 2013, and he beat Juan Manuel starting from pole and dominating, holding his nerve normally has to support offside decisions were not available in the first Marquez by split decision seven months later. during his tyre change as he temporarily dropped half due to technical problems,” they said, meaning the referee had to Bradley hasn’t fought since his second loss to down the field. — AFP make the call without VAR,” the statement revealed. — AFP Pacquiao in April 2016. — AP SWIMMING Lochte finishes fifth in 100m backstroke EAST MEADOW: Ryan Lochte had ques- saying he did not break the law because tions. He needed answers. After a fifth the swimmer’s claims to NBC were not place finish in the men’s 100 meter back- equal to filing a false police report. stroke final with a time of 55.16 seconds “Whatever happened, happened in the Saturday at the US Open, the Olympian past. I’m a human. I made a mistake. I believes heknows where he stands. learned from it. “It’s a good starting point,” Lochte said Just like everyone else. And I’ve following his first USA Swimming-sanc- moved on from it. I’ve bettered myself. I tioned event after a 10-month suspension settled down,” Lochte said. “I’ve learned for his behavior at Rio de Janeiro Olympics. from my mistakes. I think everyone in the “Coming into this meet is just (to) get a world is understanding of that. The past starting point and build off from there.” is the past. Everyone is moving on from Arkady Vyatchanin was first with a it.” Fans stood and shot video of Lochte time of 53.91, followed by Christopher on smartphones and tablets, and they Reid (54.54), Xavier Mohammed (54.62) cheered when his name was announced. and Brock Bonetti (54.99). Lochte will “The love and support that I see at this swim in the 200 individual medley today, swim meet - the fans - is awesome. It’s where he is the top seed. The weeklong one of the reasons I’m still swimming. event, held at the Nassau County Aquatic Because of those fans and the love and Center, is serving as Lochte’s first recog- the support they show me,” said Lochte, nized competitive meet following an who had his fiancee Kayla Rae Reid, incident at the Rio Olympics. infant son Caiden, father Steven and After a night out with teammates mother Ileana with him. “I knew just from Gunnar Bentz, Jack Conger and James social media and how people are so sup- Feigen, Lochte had claimed in an inter- portive of me, but I didn’t know it was view with NBC that the taxi the swim- going to be like this.” mers were in had been pulled over and Lochte has said he is eying a spot on the athletes were robbed at gunpoint. In the 2020 Olympic team. The 33-year old a subsequent interview with NBC, Lochte has won six gold medals at the last four said he “over-exaggerated” the incident. Olympics and would turn 36 during the However, Brazilian authorities, citing 2020 Summer Olympics, which will be LOS ANGELES: Vasyl Lomachenko of Ukraine reacts after defeating Miguel Marriaga of Columbia by TKO in the seventh round during their WBO videotape evidence, revealed the swim- held in Tokyo. “It’s going to be a long World Championship Junior Lightweight title fight at the Microsoft Theater on Saturday in Los Angeles, California. —AFP mers were confronted by security per- journey the next three years,” said Lochte, sonnel after destroying a gas station who is training at the University of bathroom. Lochte eventually posted a Southern California. He estimated that BOXING mea culpa on his Twitter account. Last he swims once-to-twice a week. “I wish I September, USA Swimming and the could be there more. Like I said, I go United States Olympic Committee once, maybe twice a week. A good week announced Lochte was suspended for 10 I go twice and that is nowhere near Vasyl Lomachenko defends belt, months and would be fined $100,000 for where I need to be at. his role, which cost him sponsorships “Before 2012 when I was at my peak, I with Speedo, Ralph Lauren, Airweave was training daily. I was hungry. Then I stops Marriaga after 7 rounds and Gentle Hair Removal. lost that the past four years. Now the A Brazilian appellate court in July dis- hunger is inside but I haven’t done the missed criminal charges against Lochte, training. ... Now it’s go time.” — AP LOS ANGELES: Although Vasyl Lomachenko whose superior abilities have made him a boxer of his generation with a 396-1 record had battered Miguel Marriaga around the ring favorite of knowledgeable fight fans ever and gold medal victories in Beijing and for 6 1/2 superlative rounds, the Ukrainian star since his amateur career. Given a US show- London. He turned pro in 2013 and rocketed couldn’t break his Colombian opponent’s will case on ESPN, he put on a show in breaking to the top, winning a 126-pound belt in his until he landed a body punch that told him down Marriaga with skill and violence. third fight in 2014. He moved up to 130 the end was finally near. “I hear his ‘Ughhhhh,’ Lomachenko started to land big shots in pounds in 2016 and immediately claimed a and then I punch the body (again),” the second round, and he sent Marriaga junior lightweight title. After three defenses, Lomachenko said with a smile. sprawling backward onto the canvas with a he could move up to lightweight soon - or he Marriaga’s corner stopped the bout after straight left hand in the third. He also put on a could continue to show off his skills against all seven rounds Saturday night, and show, backing into a neutral corner and confi- comers at 130 pounds. Lomachenko defended his WBO 130-pound dently beckoning Marriaga toward him with a Lomachenko was fighting for only the sec- title for the third time in nine months. flair that recalled his similar gesture to Russian ond time in Southern California, where he has Lomachenko (9-1, 7 KOs), the two-time amateur world champion Albert Selimov in set up training camp since turning pro. He lives Olympic gold medalist, showcased his virtu- his dynamite first fight at the Beijing and works 90 minutes west of Los Angeles in osic technical skill and athletic prowess in Olympics. Ventura County, and his wife and children were another one-sided victory. He knocked down “Unlike most fighters, he realizes that pro- at the Microsoft Theater to watch. Marriaga (25-3) in the third round and system- fessional boxing is part sport and part enter- Beltran (34-7-1) improved his chances to atically took control with precise punching tainment,” promoter Bob Arum said. “He remain in the US with another victory, albeit and graceful footwork in the ensuing rounds. entertains when he fights, and I think the in an occasionally monotonous fight.
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