MONDAY, JULY 31, 2017 SPORTS Ink or swim? Tattoos on show at world championships BUDAPEST: World records have tum- Britain’s Peaty has been one of the away the future design. ‘IT’S WHO I AM’ 26-year-old Brazilian. “Beneath that, an bled and gold medals won but the stand-out performers at the Duna Peaty’s wheelchair-bound grand- “As long as I have space and money ‘ohana’ tattoo to remind me how colourful array of tattoos on show at Arena with two world records and golds mother, Mavis Williams, 74, got a tem- I’ll keep doing it, and time off because blessed I am to have my family and the world swimming championships in the men’s 50m and 100m breast- porary tattoo, a copy of his lion tattoo, every time you tattoo something you friends. have proved just as eye-catching, be stroke. Peaty had a large tattoo of a lion which delighted the British swimmer. need 10 days off water. “That’s a graffiti I “On my ankles, I have the name of they designs of sharks, dolphins or even inked onto his left shoulder after win- “That was crazy, I actually thought she saw in Miami in Wynwood, I just took a my father and mother, I also have other the lion adorning the arm of Adam ning the Olympic 100m breaststroke had had a proper tattoo done, I thought picture and give it to him as a reference. ones which are hidden.” South African- Peaty’s grandmother. title last year in Rio de Janeiro. ‘oh my god, what has she done, but she That one’s just a wing. born Dutch swimmer Kyle Stolk boasts A vast array of images, script, and “The tattoo is more about training loves it,” said Peaty with a grin. “I woke up one morning and a springbok and an Irish shamrock dis- secretive symbols adorned the bodies for me,” said the 22-year-old in Bruno Fratus, who took silver in the thought ‘I think I would look good with played on a resplendent Dutch flag. of competitors, from flowing and har- Budapest. “When you wake up, you look men’s 50m freestyle on Saturday behind a wing on my arm’.” His compatriot, “I wanted to incorporate the three monious waves to powerful and speedy in the mirror and you go to the pool. It Caeleb Dressel of the USA, explained Etiene Medeiros won the women’s 50m places that have made me where I am creatures of the deep. The Olympic reminds me of the hard work I put in to how his winged tattoo was done on a backstroke gold on Thursday and today,” said the swimmer, who learned rings-a proud stamp on the skin of the win in Rio, while I am swimming. whim. “I trust the guy who does my tat- explained the differing motivations for his trade in Dublin, before moving to swimmers who competed at a Games- “It also keeps me grounded and pas- toos so badly that I just give him my her tattoos. the Netherlands who he represented are also common place, but some of the sionate about what I do, it reminds me arms and say ‘do whatever you feel like “I have an ocean mermaid on my at the Rio Olympics. “It might be a too world’s fastest have explained the of how I got there. “It is great to have a as long as it’s not too crazy’ as I still got forearm to bring its energy into my life, flamboyant for some people but it thinking behind the art work on their reminder, it’s getting extended in a few to wear short sleeves,” the 28-year-old beneath it a lotus flower, which is rising means a lot to me, it’s who I am,” he bodies. days,” he added without wanting to give told AFP. from the ashes like a phoenix,” said the said. —AFP City beat Tottenham 3-0 in ICC friendly WASHINGTON: Manchester City posted a Lloris. Spurs had a chance to equalize late convincing 3-0 win over English in the first half when Harry Kane appeared Premiership rivals Tottenham on Saturday to have a clean look at goal against a hard- in an International Champions Cup friendly charging Ederson, but he fired over the in Nashville, Tennessee. crossbar. Meanwhile, Manchester City kept John Stones, Raheem Sterling and the pressure on Lloris. Gabriel Jesus missed Brahim Diaz scored for Manchester City, a chance to double the score on the stroke who were coming off a 4-1 win over Spain of halftime, somehow firing wide from and European champions Real Madrid in short range after a charging De Bruyne the exhibition tournament in North delivered a pinpoint pass to him in front of America. the goal. Jones opened the scoring at Nissan Sergio Aguero came on for Manchester Stadium, home of the NFL’s Tennessee City in the 60th and proved dangerous, Titans, with a glancing header in the 10th forcing Tottenham keeper Michel Vorm minute. City had plenty of chances to into a save before twice hitting the wood- increase their lead before Sterling made it work. Pep Guardiola’s men finally got their 2-0 in the 72nd minute, and Diaz came off second goal when Samir Nasri split the the bench to complete the scoring in flagging Spurs defence and Sterling fin- injury time. Tottenham had the first real ished. Spurs threatened late, but Christian chance in the third minute, but Dele Alli’s Eriksen was denied by substitute keeper attempt was smothered by goalkeeper Ariganet Muric and City had the last word Ederson. in injury time as Diaz finished from short From there Manchester City inexorably range after a goalmouth scramble. took control. They were rewarded in the City play their last pre-season friendly 10th, when Kevin De Bruyne’s free kick against West Ham United in Reykjavik next from the right found Stones, who stooped week while Tottenham take on Juventus at to head the ball past Spurs keeper Hugo Wembley Stadium on August 5. — AFP Jon Jones stops Cormier in third, regains UFC title belt NEW YORK: Adrien Broner, left, follows through on a punch to Mikey Garcia during a boxing bout at 140 pounds, Saturday, in New York. — AP ANAHEIM: Jon Jones reached the pinnacle of Woodley also defended his welterweight title mixed martial arts and then fell harder than with a clear decision over Demian Maia, thor- BOXING just about anyone ever had before. When he oughly frustrating the Brazilian jiu-jitsu mas- got back on top Saturday night by stopping ter in a fight that drew loud boos from the his greatest rival in dramatic style, Jones Honda Center crowd. vowed to appreciate everything he had lost Former welterweight champion Robbie Mikey Garcia outpoints Adrien and regained. Lawler squeaked out a unanimous decision Jones reclaimed his UFC light heavy- victory over Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone in weight title by stopping Daniel Cormier in the another compelling matchup on the UFC’s Broner to remain undefeated third round with a vicious head kick and a fin- most stacked card of the summer. ish on the ground at UFC 214, completing his Jones’ next opponent for the 205-pound rocky journey back to the top after 2 1/2 years belt could be Swiss sensation Volkan NEW YORK: Mikey Garcia unanimously out- make weight and served jail time among his under 139 pounds. of drama with his 14th consecutive victory. Oezdemir, who kicked off the pay-per-view pointed Adrien Broner on Saturday night to repeated legal troubles. But he said he was But Garcia frustrated him with his movement He fended off a stiff challenge from show with a sensational 22-second knockout remain undefeated. Garcia controlled his first focused for this fight after taking his training and made it hard for Broner to follow up any Cormier (19-2), who held the belt for most of of Britain’s Jimi Manuwa. fight at 140 pounds, particularly with body shots camp to Colorado and he made weight easily - time he did have any good moments. “It was the past two years while Jones (23-1) dealt But Jones, who did an exuberant cart- he was able to sneak in below Broner’s defense, no doubt enticed by the $500,000 fine he faced ‘Tom and Jerry,’” Broner said. “I had to catch the with self-inflicted setbacks outside the cage. wheel when he entered the UFC cage for the and won 117-111 on one card and 116-112 on if he didn’t - actually weighing less that Garcia at mouse.” —AP His title belt has been stripped twice, and he first time since April 2016, is the UFC’s light the other two. endured a yearlong suspension for a doping heavyweight champion for the third time in A former champion in three lower weight class- test failure before returning to beat Cormier his tumultuous career. es, Garcia (37-0, 30 KOs) never seriously hurt Broner for the second time. Jones lost his belt in early 2015 for his but dictated the action for most of the 12 rounds, Denmark stun Germany in “I feel like I’m leaving my past behind me involvement in a hit-and-run accident in landing nearly twice as many punches according and I’m erasing everything I’ve done before,” which a pregnant woman’s arm was broken. to post-fights stats. “This is definitely one of my women’s Euro quarters Jones said.