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BBASKETBALLASKETBALL | Page 5 FFOOTBALLOOTBALL | Page 7 Lillard and Only ‘minority’ DeRozan of United fans withdraw from want Pogba out: Team USA roster Solskjaer Thursday, July 25, 2019 CYCLING Dhul-Qa’da 22, 1440 AH Alaphilippe ‘ready GULF TIMES for Alps’ as Tour tension mounts SPORT Page 4 SWIMMING Teenager smashes Phelps record, Peaty does double Budapest-born Milak wins gold in a time of 1:50.73, lopping 0.78 seconds off Phelps’ 1:51.51 set in Rome in 2009 Reuters Gwangju, South Korea ungarian teenager Kristof Milak shat- tered Michael Phelps’ 10-year-old world Hrecord in the 200 metres butter- fl y yesterday while Adam Peaty sewed up a third straight breast- stroke double with victory in the 50 metres at the world champi- onships. Budapest-born Milak won gold in a time of 1:50.73, lopping 0.78 seconds off Phelps’ 1:51.51 set in Rome in 2009. “It’s a tremendous honour to set such a great record,” he said. “Until 14 I was a backstroker and later I focused on the butterfl y. But earlier I only did 100 metres because I wasn’t strong enough.” There can be no question about his strength now. At 19, Milak is the youngest Gold medallist Adam Peaty of Britain poses on the podium for men’s winner of the 200 butterfl y since 50m breaststroke in Gwangju, South Korea, yesterday. (Reuters) Phelps triumphed as an 18-year- old in 2003, the second of the care. I just want to beat them all,” Australia ended the night on American great’s fi ve world titles said the Italian. a high note though with their in the event. World record holder Pellegrini, mixed 4x100m medley relay team Peaty shattered a record of his who won her fi rst 200m title a dec- pipping the United States to gold own on Sunday, becoming the fi rst ade ago, hunted down Australian by 0.02 seconds, Cate Campbell swimmer to go under 57 seconds in teen Ariarne Titmus over the clos- powering home in a scintillating the 100 breaststroke semi-fi nals ing 50m to claim gold in 1:54.22. anchor leg to overhaul Simone and while he could not repeat the “I’m too old for this,” joked a Manuel. feat in the 50 he was still streets breathless Pellegrini, who cel- Since anchoring the women’s ahead of his rivals. Kristof Milak of Hungary competes during the men’s 200m butterfly final at the 18th FINA World Swimming Championships in Gwangju, South ebrates her 31st birthday next 4x100m freestyle relay team to The Briton posted 26.06, the Korea, yesterday. (Reuters) month. gold on Sunday, Campbell has third fastest 50 of all time and Titmus, who stunned Katie been stuck in the athletes village 0.6 seconds ahead of his nearest but his bid for glory in the 800 two swimmers, Australian Mack a furious response from the Chi- world title for a fourth time and Ledecky to win gold in the 400m watching television while her challenger, Brazilian Felipe Lima. freestyle fi zzled out as he trailed Horton and Briton Duncan Scott, nese swimmer. Gregorio Paltrinieri taking gold on Sunday, is the new kid on the team mates raced. “Got the triple double which home in sixth. showing their displeasure in the All three athletes were sent in the men’s 800. block at the worlds but the ‘Ter- “I feel like a bear who has been is a massive thing for me,” said Sun is swimming under a cloud most public way possible. warning letters by governing Paltrinieri said he took no ad- minator’ has a big future. in hibernation,” she said. Peaty. “It’s what I came here to in Gwangju with a doping case Horton refused to share the body FINA over their conduct. ditional pleasure in beating Sun, “Based on training times I “I was starting to get a little do. The 56 happened so it’s just against him set to be heard at the podium after picking up silver who also served a doping sus- probably thought I had a bet- bit restless in the apartment, I everything complete really.” Court of Arbitration for Sport in behind Sun in the 400 while 200 DOUBLE DELIGHT pension in 2014. ter time in me, but what can you was like ‘come on let me out, let’s Chinese swimmer Sun Yang September. bronze medallist Scott refused There was double freestyle de- “I don’t want to think about do? It’s what you do on the day start racing again. There are only has been a lightning rod for con- His presence has upset fans to shake his hand at the medals light for Italy with Federica Pel- anything while I’m racing like and Pellegrini was really good to- so many episodes of Friends I can troversy at the championships and fellow athletes alike, with ceremony, a move that triggered legrini winning the women’s 200 doping or something, I just don’t night,” she said. watch.’” CRICKET Magic Murtagh in dreamland aft er fi ve-wicket Lord’s haul Reuters His fi fth wicket, having Moeen Ali edg- London ing behind, put his name up on the Lord’s board — the fi rst bowler to do so since England’s record-breaking James Ander- f any bowler was tailor-made for a son last summer. green-tinged Lord’s wicket it was Ire- Murtagh is often described as Ireland’s land seamer Tim Murtagh but even he Anderson and on Wednesday the com- could not have imagined writing his parison did not look out of place — even if Iname on the honours board in such dev- he is still 563 test wickets behind the Eng- astating fashion as he did yesterday. lishman’s total. The London-born 37-year-old pro- Then again this is only his, and Ire- duced one of the best spells of bowling land’s, third test match. ever seen at the old ground, taking fi ve “Not quite sure what’s happened there wickets for 13 runs in nine overs as Eng- the last two hours, to be honest,” Mur- land were skittled for 85. tagh, who is one of the most reliable Only once has a bowler taken fi ve or county bowlers in England, having taken more wickets against England for less 800 fi rst class wickets in his long career, runs — and the list includes the greats. mainly for Middlesex, said. Murtagh’s spree began in his second “It’s a dream to play here, but to get on over when he had Jason Roy caught at fi rst the honours board, it’s a fantastic fi rst slip by Paul Stirling and he barely strayed session. Thought it would take longer a millimetre off line throughout his overs, than that. I should know how to bowl at his modest 75mph deliveries invariably this ground, I’ve been here long enough.” honing in on the top of off stump. He never usually uses the away dressing He proved too good for England, who room, however, which is where his name had won the toss and batted in scorching will now be displayed. conditions. “I didn’t think I’d be on the away board Next he sent opener Rory Burns pack- when I fi rst started playing, but I’ll take ing before dismissing Jonny Bairstow and it,” Murtagh, who is 38 next month said. Chris Woakes for ducks in the same over, “It’s a dream for any cricketer play- splattering Bairstow’s stumps and snaring ing a test match here, so I’m just over the Woakes lbw. moon.” Ireland’s Tim Murtagh celebrates taking the wicket of England’s Chris Woakes on Day One of the Test in London yesterday. (Reuters) Gulf Times 2 Thursday, July 25, 2019 SPORT SWIMMING ‘Balance’ needed in Sun doping row: swim king Dressel Agencies “One thing I learned from my versy comes after a leaked FINA stepped him down until that Gwangju, South Korea older brothers is there’s two sides doping panel report claimed Sun court case is over. to everything,” said Dressel, who allowed blood vials to be smashed “If he’s proven not guilty, well swept seven world titles in 2017. with a hammer after testers vis- that’s fi ne, he can go back to merican swimmer “I understand why the Chi- ited him last year. swimming. Caeleb Dressel has nese fans could be upset — and “They’re truly the most cou- “I mean we go back to East called for cool heads at I also understand where Duncan rageous guys and I couldn’t be Germany when all those Ger- the world champion- and Mack are coming from,” he more proud of them,” said Hor- man swimmers were caught with Aships after athletes protested added. ton’s countryman Mitch Larkin. drugs. We want a clean sport and against China’s Sun Yang over “But it’s a competitive sport and “They’re standing for what let’s protest against it. FINA got shocking allegations the tri- I think they should have the right they believe in and that’s clean to get off their backsides and do ple Olympic champion had de- to voice what they believe in. Ku- sport. If we didn’t believe that we something about it.” stroyed dope test samples with a dos to them for doing that — and wouldn’t be racing here today.” Fraser defended Horton for hammer. the Chinese are doing it back.” making his stand.