SATURDAY 20 JULY 2019 SPORT 17 Our job is to fight. He has to Manny Pacquiao says prove something, and I have to ahead of his bout CYCLING FOOTBALL prove something. It’s easy to with American Keith Tour de France: Stage Brazilian Serie A: say things. But it’s not so easy Thurman for the WBA 14, between Tarbes to Vasco da Gama vs to do it in the ring. welterweight crown. Tourmalet Bareges ACTION TODAY’S Fluminense Cunha clinches third Sun under fire, US stars straight 25km open set to shine at Worlds water race in Gwangju AP Alessio Occhipinti of Italy AFP GWANGJU earned the bronze medal, 3.30 GWANGJU seconds behind Reymond. Ana Marcela Cunha keeps Another Italian, Simon As the cream of world swimming setting the bar higher in open- Ruffini, was fourth, 8.70 seconds limbers up for the World Cham- water swimming at the World behind. Australian Kai Edwards pionships, explosive doping alle- Swimming Championships. took fifth, 11 seconds behind gations against Chinese giant Sun The 27-year-old Brazilian Reymond. The top Americans in Yang that refuse to go away won an unprecedented third the men’s race were David could overshadow events in the consecutive 25-kilometer race Heron in 14th place, 4 minutes, pool. yesterday and her second gold 05.60 seconds behind the Boasting unparallelled medal of the Gwangju titles after winner, and Brennan Gravley, strength in depth, Americans are A Caeleb winning the 5-kilometer race on who finished right behind Heron expected to dominate the medals Dressel’s Wednesday. in 15th, 6:11.30 behind. once again with swimming glit- file photo. It was also her fifth gold American Erica Sullivan was terati Caeleb Dressel and Katie INSET: Katie medal and 11th overall at the fifth in the women’s race, 3 Ledecky leading their charge for Ledecky speaks world championships since 2011. minutes, 20.20 seconds behind gold in South Korea. during a press Cunha finished in 5 hours, 8 Cunha, while teammate Katy “It’s all about racing now, conference minutes, 03.00 seconds, 8.60 Campbell finished in ninth place, about staying positive and really in Gwangju, seconds ahead of second-place 3:56.60 behind the winner. just rolling with it,” Dressel said yesterday. finisher Finnia Wunram of Only two of the 24 starters yesterday. Germany. Lara Grangeon of failed the complete the men’s “I’ve never been very public France claimed the bronze, race, while five of 21 women did about goals but the point of this 18.20 seconds behind Cunha. not finish their race. meet is really just getting your In the men’s race, Axel The 25-kilometer races hand on the wall first.” “drug cheat” over a prior three- storm enveloping swimming’s men’s blue riband event and Reymond dueled with Russian ended the seven-event open However, the spectre of month suspension for using a enfant terrible will be looking to some sizzling performances in Kirill Belyaev over the final water program at the worlds. another damaging doping banned stimulant. build confidence at these world the run-in that suggest he could meters before the Frenchman Only two open-water events will scandal looms after a leaked The bombshell revelations in championships in a dress even threaten Brazilian Cesar lunged ahead for a three-tenths be held at the Tokyo Olympics FINA doping panel report the FINA report have stirred a rehearsal for the 2020 Tokyo Cielo’s 10-year-old world record of a second victory. next year - the men’s and appeared to confirm rumours hornet’s nest likely to trigger Olympics. of 46.91sec. Reymond finished the men’s women’s 10-kilometer races - that the sport’s pantomime more salty reaction from athletes “I feel really good about my Australia flopped at the 2017 race in a time of 4:51.6.20 while and the top 10 finishes here villain smashed blood samples when they bump into Sun over preparation,” said Ledecky. world championships, finishing Belyaev clocked 4:51.06.50. qualified for those events. with a hammer after testers the next week. “Let’s see where we are eighth in the medal table but visited him last September. “Hopefully there will be no against the best in the world so have brought a leaner, meaner Sun, a nine-time world problems,” said FINA executive we can make adjustments going team to Korea led by Chalmers champion and the only swimmer director Cornel Marculescu. into 2020.” and Cate Campbell, who is to win Olympic gold over 200m, “It’s difficult to say but I don’t American swimmers plun- chasing a freestyle sprint double. 400m and 1,500 metres free- think it’s going to have an dered 18 gold, 10 silver and 10 Swedish star Sarah Sjostrom, style, clashed with rival Mack influence on the swimmers.” bronze medals in 2017 with reigning world and Olympic Horton at Rio in 2016 -- when After World Anti-Doping Britain (4-1-2) a distant second champion in the 100m butterfly the Australian labelled him a Agency (WADA) appealed to the and Russia (3-3-4) third. and world record holder over Court of Arbitration for Sport, Dressel ruled the pool in one and two laps of free, will Sun faces a possible lifetime ban Budapest, becoming only the have a say in the shake-down if found guilty at a hearing set to second swimmer to capture for medals. convene in September. seven gold medals at a single Elsewhere, Britain’s Adam Let’s see where we Any public row in Korea World Championships after Peaty takes aim at his own world would further embarrass FINA Michael Phelps achieved the feat record in the 100m breaststroke are against the best at a world championships whose in 2007. as he tries to extend a five-year Brazil’s Ana in the world so we slogan “Dive into Peace” runs The 100 metres butterfly title unbeaten run over two laps in Marcela Cunha can make adjustments alongside posters of disgraced appears Dressel’s to lose but the major competitions. celebrates during going into 2020: Katie South Korean swimmer Park tattooed pin-up will find his “The world record is my the medals Tae-hwan -- who himself has 100m freestyle crown harder to main motivation now,” he said. Ledecky ceremony, served a lengthy doping ban. cling to. Olympic champion Kyle “How to get below that magic 57 yesterday. Those not caught up in the Chalmers looks a good bet in the seconds.” US Open to be richest Pacquiao battles age, hungry Slam in history: USTA Thurman in title showdown AFP The US Tennis NEW YORK Association says the AFP for the naturally bigger Thurman. winners of the men’s LAS VEGAS Roach, who expects This year’s US Open will be and women’s singles Thurman to enter the ring at the richest Grand Slam tennis titles at the tournament Twenty-four years after first around 160 pounds once he has tournament in history after climbing into a professional rehydrated after yesterday’s will receive a record organisers yesterday boxing ring, Manny Pacquiao will weigh-in, is bracing for an early announced prize money for payday of $3.85m while attempt to defy the march of onslaught. the event had been increased the men’s and women’s time here today when he battles “I feel he’s going to try and to $57m. doubles champions undefeated American Keith come for Manny and try to prove The US Tennis Association would receive Thurman for the WBA welter- that he’s the bigger, stronger said the winners of the men’s $740,000. weight crown. man,” said Roach. and women’s singles titles at The 40-year-old Filipino “He will come forward. He’s the tournament will receive a icon clashes with Thurman at the a pretty good puncher but record payday of $3.85m and WTA Tour to help fund MGM Grand in Las Vegas in what Manny’s footwork should keep while the men’s and women’s transition programmes for is arguably his most challenging him out of trouble. doubles champions would players leaving the sport. assignment since losing to Floyd “I would love a collision receive $740,000. “We strive to be inno- Mayweather in 2015’s money- Manny Pacquiao (left) and Keith Thurman pose during their final because Manny will beat him to The purse is an eight vative, and feel that our new spinning “Fight of the Century”. press conference in Las Vegas on Wednesday. the punch every time. One guy percent increase over 2018 contribution of $500,000 to Pacquiao, who has managed is fast, one guy is slow. Thurman prize money, and enables the both the ATP’s pension plan to successfully juggle a political opportunity to destroy a legend,” Pacquiao said. “Our job is to hits hard but he has no speed at US Open offer the highest and the WTA Tour’s transition career in the Philippines while Thurman declared, placing Pac- fight. He has to prove something, all. I don’t see him being able to payouts for each round of any programs for players will go continuing to box at a high level, quiao in the boxing pantheon and I have to prove something. get close to Manny because of of the four tennis majors. a long way toward the long- looked sharp in his last outing in alongside some of the sport’s It’s easy to say things. But it’s not his speed.” Over the past four years, term financial well-being of January, a unanimous decision greatest practitioners.