The New Paper, 1 July 1998

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Total Pages: 57
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    7 1 the new paper WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 1998
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      412 1 Ist Copy Argentina beats England in 4-3 penalty heartbreaker Mm H WKT' MBMBV 0 m a W I BI I Jv/ l Romania ■■■MM M fm 0 jH(7 J /Page 55 I n .TTTjT^^^^M^Bili^^^^_ jj i»i iAHHHHHi4£^K r r 7 .if VI I 1 .-^jsg^yKflW <rtMlim y 'i/ k!'f.^/f-t^^V^kilw u
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  • THENEWSTODAY
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      Lock icon Slow, slow, slow...
      441 2 FIRST-DAY BLUES AT MALAYSIA'S NEW AIRPORT "LUG-GAGE! Lug-gage! Lug-gage!" Hundreds of angry passengers arriving from Buenos Aires, Johannesburg, Los Angeles and Taipei chanted these words in unison after waiting for their bags for several hours. They were at the newly opened Kuala Lumpur International Airport yesterday, the
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      Lock icon MEGABITE!
      27 3 The i^'' ffflm J*HflL. i^nKLI T%<- i M to 5 OS ID SB||r6^ j »j jT L in?f im^k j to jkccofltf PHES ART/ Simon Ang
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  • PARLIAMENTTODAY
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      'More choice' for Muslim couples
      461 4 Will Civil Courts soon share jurisdiction with the Syariah court over Muslim post-divorce matters of custody, maintenance and property division A new Bill on this was yesterday sent to a Select Committee. It has raised concerns among the Malay community—as debate among MPs showed, reports
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      ISSUES RAISED
      337 4 Mamie and secular law may clash—for Instance, on defining matrimonial assets and enstorfy of young chMron. MUSLIM couples have been using the civil courts for years. So far, there have been no complaints of injustice, said Mr Abdullah. He understood that in custody matters, where the religious upbringing
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      248 4 CONCORDE HOTEL Presents... WORLD CUP SERIES '98 CONTEST Join us at the LOBBY LOUNGE for the live telecasts and recorded matches of the exciting World Cup Series *98 and you could be a winner too! Order a bottle of BALLANTINE'S GOLD SEAL at A J $118+++ or COURVOISIER VSOP at
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  • THENEWSTODAY
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      If you were the teacher, what would you do?
      512 5 Remember the boy who slapped his teacher when she sent him down to the principal for throwing a book at her? Yesterday, at the juvenile court, the boy was sentenced to the Singapore Boy's Home —and his parents got an earful
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      He also did this & this & this
      202 5 He also did this this this HE wasn't going to get away with slapping his teacher. Especially not when the boy had a whole history of bad behaviour behind him. And the judge, Mr Tay Swee Keng, took the time to read it all out to him and his parents.
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  • QUICKNEWS
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      $100b loss
      211 6 HOT STORY SINGAPORE'S listed companies are worth $100 billion less than they were a year ago, before the regional economic crisis started. Massive sell-offs during the economic crisis have pushed the value of shares on the stock market, down to to $152.4 billion at end-June, from $252.9 billion
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      Lock icon Two heads, one body
      52 6 Baby's pNght This baby girl was born on June 22 with two heads, two spines, two hearts, but only one body. She is under the care of doctors at a clinic in Ho Chi Minh City. Doctors have currently ruled out the possibility of any surgery.
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      DOW JONES
      27 6 The Dow Jones industrial average fell 45.34 points to close at 8,952.02 yesterday. Volume on the New York Stock Exchange was about 752 million shares.
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        2nd time – jail
        66 6 2nd time jail DRINK DRIVING I ITS up to 12 months jail if you're caught drink driving more than once. Chief Justice Yong Pung How yesterday confirmed this when he over-ruled his decision in an earlier case that the court could decide not to jail offenders and sentenced the offender
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        Duo jailed
        59 6 1 COURTS TWO Singaporeans who punched an immigration officer were jailed for a day and fined M 53,000 ($1,230) each in Johor Baru yesterday. If they had not paid this fine, it would have been six months jail. Kueh Chee Khiang, 35, and his brother, Chee Seng, 31,
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        SIA's new plan
        52 6 TRAVEL 1 SINGAPORE Airlines will offer its economy-class passengers frequent-flyer points from February. These are now available only to first and business class passengers. All SLA passengers will then get points flying SLA and Silk Air, and with SLA's partners Lufthansa, Air New Zealand, Ansett Australia and
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        Pest control act
        54 6 LAW UNDER a new law passed yesterday, pest control operators will have to: Be registered and their workers licensed after doing courses run by the Environment and Health Ministry, and; All pesticides will need ministry approval. The ministry said only a fifth of 1,000 pest control workers
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      world Head liners
      46 6 South China Morning Post: Gun alert as Jiang tour starts The Australian: One Nation starts to crack USA Today: Confidence in US economy soars BBC news: President Jiang is guest-of-honour at a series of events to mark Hongkong's first year under Chinese rule
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      No comparison
      155 7 lilius Malaysian PMDatuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad is not like ex-Indonesian President Suharto, says THE ECONOMIST magazine, except maybe in one aspect DR MAHATHIR Mohamad is right in saying he is no Suharto and Malaysia is no Indonesia. Within UMNO, he has to fight for his political survival,
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      Rail: 1 way up
      59 7 TRAVEL FROM August, train travellers to Malaysia must board at Tanjong Pagar even though they are checked by Customs and Immigration only at the new Woodlands train checkpoint. Those coming into Singapore can get off at Woodlands or Tanjong Pagar. Passengers will not be able to
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      Ex-DPM broke
      47 7 COURTS FORMER Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Tun Abdul Ghafar Baba, and his son, were declared bankrupt yesterday. The High Court acted after the ex-DPM, 73, and Mohamed Tamrin, 48, failed to settle a Ms 2 million ($800,000) debt to businessman Datuk Choong KokMin. He«ued them.
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      Border claims
      53 7 INSURANCE THIRD parties of Singapore- registered cars involved in accidents in West Malaysia can now make claims on insurers here. This amendment to the Motor Vehicles (Third-Party Risks and Compensation) Act was passed in Parliament on Monday. All Singapore-registered and -insured vehicles going to West Malaysia must now
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      Banker sued
      68 7 COURTS BANGKOK Bank is suing banker Tan Sri Geh Ik Cheong, 75, and his son, Mr Simon Geh Hsien Tek, 27, in the High Court. The suit is over the purchase of Bescorp shares worth $6.6 million. Tan Sri Geh has refused to pay for the shares, which
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      local Head liners
      47 7 The Straits Times: Clinton backs China's three no's The Business Times: $60b wiped off SES market cap in first half Uanhe Zaobao: Tougher penalities for computer crimes Bertta Harian: Amla's amendments referred to select committee RCS morning news: Penalties for computer crimes dramatically increased
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      So disgusting
      110 7 (juote Wworthy The woman was hugging the man in the water for more than hatf-an-hour... I had the shock of my life when she came out of the water naked. She was not shy at all! In fact she was displaying her body openly... Then I had another
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      Tongue Chook
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      106 7 I An Occasion to propose a Toast Hotel 81 host the Ist Wine Promotion in Geylang (only for house guests staying overnight) H r SSlOfor Promotion for the period of July '98 only All drinks will be served with tidbits (in a basket) on a tray with a stalk of
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  • THENEWSTODAY
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      Lock icon Jarkata boy gets by on $2.20 a month... He longs for Big Mac
      405 8  -  How are young people coping with the crisis? RIANAZAKIR talks to the son of a Jakarta taxi driver and compdik someone with a sirnH background herd' 1; Riana's JAKARTA THEY are 20 years old, live 900 km
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      Lock icon ... S'pore girl gets $1,400 a month
      66 8 S'pore girl gets $1,400 a month She gets her fill of Kenny j Rogers I When she was Jobless, this Singapore girt would spend only $10 a month on cosmetics Ike Kao Bore. She now spends $100 monthly on CHnique products. Hippy b^r Biahan resident Shazalina Salim, 20, administrative assistant,
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Lock icon It's tough studying here man!
      558 9  -  THE FILES Says Vietnamese student Le Hong Minh, 17. The Asean scholar and two other top foreign students speak their mind on what it is like for them studying in a Singapore school Reports: IAN TAN "WAH, I had no idea that the education here
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        EDUCATION IN SINGAPORE
        227 9 ON SUNDAY; DIFFERENT CULTURES BUT COMMON LOVE SINGAPORE offers a wide choice of educational opportunities for the foreign student. One can choose to apply for local schools or international schools. While local schools follow the curriculum and guidelines set by the Ministry of Education, international schools like
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        Uncleare TO LOCAL IN LOCAL SCHOOLS
        135 9 For more information on admission requirements, call the MOC Info-line Service at 473-7383 or visit its website at www.moe.o4ii.se FOREIGN students can apply for places in local schools beginning from the month of June for admission in the following school year beginning in January.
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      A song for the heart
      52 10 mul'mul' OnricMi riagar Lisa Lock, otto wsa hi Singapore for a concert, on how ih« Him to ipwd Im lim Ueiu: I love to go to the beach and walk for an hour. I'd rather do that than go shopping. It's better for your heart
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      He starts fire on board SIA flight
      377 11  -  Tan pleaded guilty to wilfully endangering the safety of the aircraft and passengers. He was fined $2,000. He did not pay the fine, so he will be jailed for four weeks. He could have been fined up to $5,000 and jailed up to
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      Birthday horror for daddy's girl
      484 12 A court decided last week that a man who fell from a flat had died from a misadventure, an accident. But to his daughter, it was a tragedy beyond words. DANNY LIM reports State Coroner Shaiffudin Saruwan returned a verdict of misadventure on Friday. IT
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      Drank lots of beer
      203 12 MR Augustine Wong liked his drinks. As he settled in to prepare a steamboat lunch for his daughter's birthday, he downed a bottle of Guinness Stout, three cans of Tiger beer, some red wine, and some champagne. He finished cooking around 12.30 pm and some time
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      345 9 Make j KC 0«r WBSKSrtHB UNICANE Furniture Pte Ltd World Cup Promotion Draw Rules and Regulations This contest it opto to all Singapore residents except employee* of L'tucanr Furniture Hie Lid. Singapore Press Holding Limited, and their advertising agent E«ry must be ma* with the original entry form and dropped
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  • HEALTHTODAY
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      Lock icon WHY weekend footballers get HURT
      68 13 your heallli o BOOTS HEALTHCARE You don't play football to get fit. You've got to be fit first to play football. Former Lions skipper Terry Pathmanathan on injuries occurring because players are often unfit. Unwritten rales: Exercise at least three timet a week and warm
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      Minimising injuries
      559 13  -  By Crol Leong OORGH, aargh. Another player bites the dust. It's all in the game, of course. Soccer players ARE fall guys. Especially the weekend variety. Men who work hard all week and unwind on Sunday by kicking a ball around. They are just "asking to be injured".
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      192 13 I Mothing YroMid imko ut hupytfthiB your participation in our health series. We've arranged for a panel of doctors from the Parkway group (which runs Gleneagles and Mount Elizabeth hospitals) to answer your questions. H you have any other experiences to share which you feel would sti**—g*y interest others, please
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    Lock icon They use hi-tech machines like these
    279 14 SINGAPORETODAY THE building was old and run-down. The workshops were hot, stuffy and dirty. ITE Balestier in the 1960s wasn't the best place to be. And never did Mr Chiam Tau Poh, 54, expect himself to become principal of his alma mater one day.
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      125 14 All Thai dishes are prepared by our Thai Chef, specially flown in from Bangkok. hi 1 raTCTXT—fIWMH (Daily 12.00 noon 2.30 pm) $15.00 with a wide selection of mouth-watering favourites like: Frtet> Crispy flower Crab, fan Goretis, Ro*st Duck Ret> Curry, Ttai Lemon Oiicketi, Pork Grew Cwrrv| mamj nwe a
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  • WORLDTODAY
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      Lock icon Clinton eeps cool
      247 15 but raises heat in Taiwan Source: AFP. Nothing like a cool ice-cream to beat the Shanghai summer heat for two VIP visitors to China's financial capital. But President Bill Clinton raised temperatures in nearby Taiwan yesterday by forcefully putting forward the United States' policy toward the island.
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      Lock icon Er, did I miss something here?
      467 16  -  by YVONNE LIM SO let me get this heroine thing straight. I kill some kid in a foreign country. Collapse when pronounced guilty. Get off virtually scot-free. Then go home a martyr, jabbering about how I was tortured, molested, or didn't get a fair
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      83 16 I More than years Singapore /111 Event s' J i ojet Date 15 August 98 W Time S.OOpm Venue Harbour Pavilion, World Trade Centre ■Mlifii T/cfeet Price 545, 565, |W SSS c£ Sl2O B Tickets available at all Information Counters at Centrepomt Centur, Square V i Forum The Shopping Mall.
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      107 18 T u 1" V ->r i -ax v/' h M W l •> 4/ V y •T v ▼*■.4* 'it* <# |jk M? a There's a safer way to win during the World Cup :S*r£j t—*l- '■> r V 3 1 wo« aT gn T^»--»j| '•'4 i( .i. S 4:
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  • WORLDTODAY
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      Banks like turtles
      37 19 muifmui* JaptNttCWtf Secretary Kaaezo Mursoka, •etMtaf tte couatvy's basks for Mr sluggish response to mite #Mloanfl| They (banks) are like turtles pulling their necks into their shells while waiting immobile until the storm passes.
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      Lock icon Fans rage after England lose
      150 19 Reuters. ENGLAND fans stormed onto French streets last night after their team's heartbreaking loss to Argentina. They had been watching the game in bars in the town centre of St Etienne. After England fell to a penalty shoot-out, 100 fans rushed out and clashed with
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      Lock icon Jiang scare
      310 20 HK police chase armed men Source: Wire services. HONGKONG police last night chased off three armed men near the venue for the territory's first handover anniversary celebration to be attended by Chinese President Jiang Zemin. Officers in bullet-proof vests cordoned off the waterfront area after the alert was
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      229 19 MM I Reminisce the good old days and enjoy Tiffin Curry served in a traditional Tiffin Carrier. Choose from a selection of Prawns, Red Snapper, Chicken, Beef or Lamb accompanied with Mixed Vegetables, Sambals, Condiments and Papadum. At only $10+++ per person (min. 2 persons) With free gift of unique
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    Lock icon Millions cheer Estrada's day
    322 23 WORLDTODAY MILLIONS turned up for the inauguration of President Joseph Estrada, 61, in Manila yesterday. By the time Mr Estrada began his speech at 5.30 pm, the crowd stood at three million, Western Police District chief Avelino Razon said. The new leader's definitely the most popular,
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    Untitled
    392 25  - By Hazel Tan SHE'S a karaoke singer. That was how producer Billy Koh described his new "baby", Shirley Yee. Shirley Yee before she underwent singing classes, that is. Said Billy, Shirley's producer and the man behind the success of Kit Chan: "Shirley grew up in the karaoke culture. She's very
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    FOUR YEARS AGO
    104 25 SHIRLEY Yee gained prominence when she became The New Paper's New Face of the Year in 1994. "It gave me the opportunity to do bigger (modelling) jobs, she said. New Face is an annual contest launched by The New Paper in 1993 to scout for new photogenic
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      81 25 MM Douin Memory Lane happening euery Wednesday at the Cocktail Lounge H jug of draft at only 1 9.68 for the month of July and Rugust. Sing along with the Music Makers from the Philippines, with their repertoire of songs from A yesteryears to In addition, with a minimum purchase
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      550 25 Improve your job prospects now Train for the job you roally want Through ICS training, Your program will give millions of men and women you everything you need to all over the world have complete your training at prepared themselves for J no extra cost And, it will be exciting,
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  • SHOWTIME
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      Lock icon Tanya's on the rise
      363 26  -  By Edwin Yeo THINGS are moving fast for Tanya Chua. The 23-year-old singer has signed a major recording deal that could make her the next Kit Chan. Tanya released her debut English album, Bored, last December. Now Polygram Taiwan has signed her to a three-year contract
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      Lock icon What you see is what you get
      343 27  -  ATHENA CHUYAN: By Hazel Tan SHE was voted one of Hongkong's 10 most beautiful women recently. But don't call Athena Chu Yan a babe. She doesn't even think she's good-looking. "I am not pretty. I am a human being. Pretty to me, is
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      HER SONG BOMBED IN SINGAPORE
      114 27 ATHENA'S title track Ti-ti-Ta took a seat on our radio station's Egg Chart recently. Listeners of the Mandarin pop radio station y.e.s 93.3 FM voted Ti-ti-Ta one of the Top 10 Most Unpopular Songs of the Year. But Athena says she isn't bothered: "It doesn't
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      134 28 HOTEL New Otani's Trader Vic's restaurant turned away customers and cancelled reservations to make room for charity. The diner, which serves Polynesian cuisine, closed from morning to 3 pm to host the party for the Bone Marrow Donor Programme last Sunday. Said Mr Chester M Ikei,
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      304 28 The results will be entered into the programme's registry. If your sample is identified as a match for someone, you will receive a call from the registry. You will need to have your blood sample taken again, this time to process the remaining two factors. All costs
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    535 29  -  ET WITH BRIAN MILLER IT happened a week ago. With a day off from the World Cup, I had my arm twisted by my little fella, who insisted on an outing. I would rather have stayed in and slept. But it was the last week
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      382 41  -  The Indian Association (IA) President's Veterans Cup tournament, formerly known as the Police Veterans Cup, is organised for players above 35. There are 16 teams taking part in the annual tournament!' where matches are played on Fridays and over the weekend. By Suresh Nair TWO former
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      272 41 ANDY YEO, of Serangoon (ill lit 111 Several players were unhappy with the referee's decisions during the keenly-contested match. After the match some of them confronted the referee to ask him about the two red cards. They also wanted to find out why the referee also used
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      246 42 RAIN FINALLY STAYS AWAY 50... Reuters. THE rain stayed away and the favourites laid down the law at Wimbledon yesterday. Defending champions Pete Sampras and Martina Hingis, who haven't dropped a set since the Championships started, enjoyed the novelty of playing their matches without a single rain-break. Sampras,
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      84 42 THERE'S no getting away from the football action at France '98. As England and Argentina got ready to do battle at Saint Etienne in a second-round match earlier this morning, the fierce rivaly between the two countries spread across the English Channel to the tennis at
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      202 42 Reuters. IN A RUSH: Goran Ivanisevic kept one eye on the clock yesterday to make sure he was off court in time to watch Croatia play at France *98. Ivanisevic had all the motivation he needed as time ticked by in his fourth-round battle of the big hitters
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      367 42 Wire services. JAY-JAY OKACHA: Nigeria's star performer at France '98 is considering offers to move to Spain but insists he would really like a shot at the English Premiership. The 24-year-old midfielder currently plays for Turkish side Fenerbahce but his extravagant skills not to mention his copper-coloured
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      160 42 WHAT'S G® NE How the main matches went (seeding! in bold): MEN: 1 Pete Sampras (US) bt Sebastien urosjean (Fra) 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 9 Richard Krajicek (Hoi) bt Wayne Ferreira (SA) 6-3, 6-3, 7-5 14 Goran Ivanisevic (Cro) bt Todd Martin (US) 7-6 (7-5), 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (7-2) WOMEN: 1
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    322 43 He ain't heavy World Cup Special PAGE 1 FRANCE98 QUARTER-FINAL BRAZIL v DENMARK 3am Saturday Live on Premiere 12 Wire services. BRAZIL team doctor Lidio Toledo told journalists on Monday that striker Ronaldo could be overweight by up to two kilos. It almost sparked off a
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      279 44 He claims to be the world's best goalkeeper. Paraguay's controversial No 1 Jose Luis Chilavert (right) kept a rather large and supposedly 'lucky coin" at the back of his net during France '98. Now that the colourful South American is
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      212 45 Reuters. WHO'S the top earning footballer in England? No, it's not Newcastle striker and England skipper Alan Shearer. It's Manchester United midfielder David Beckham, according to Business Age magazine. The magazine's poll of the world's top 25 football earners indicated that Beckham's annual earnings total £B.lmillion (s2lm). Shearer
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      109 45 Brazl plays Denmark in tfce first Fraaca *9f Friday ("Live" ow Prsarim 12, 1030 m) AFP. US President Bill Clinton admits he knows very little about football. But he has made a prudent choice in picking Brazil to retain the World Cup. Clinton, who jogs and plays
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      200 45 AFP. ENGLAND'S football legend Sir Bobby Charlton finally discovered that he did receive a booking during his illustrious international career. He always believed he had won 106 England caps, scored a record 49 goals, without so much as a caution. But Fifa (the world football controlling body)
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      592 46 JEFFREY LOW'S TRAVELLER'S TALES BLACK pepper crabs. The very dish to treat oneself for pounding the streets of Paris. After 16 days of boulevard baguettes (French loaf) and "jambon" (ham) sandwiches, it's time to return to roots: Sambal chilli, where are you? And so began an adventure
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      594 47 QUARTERFINAL: FRANCE v ITALY (10.30 pm, Friday) Live on Premiere 12 Watch out, Italy. Zinedine Zidane is back and raring to go. Having served a two-match suspension after being sent off against Saudi Arabia, he's out to redeem himself. Will his undoubted skills
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      267 48 Win these prizes Caption 1: Hmmm...without Gazza, maybe Alan Shearer could help Hoddle telect England"* Full Monty team for the poet-match party. Caption 2: Okay, okay. Who's the one who'* got hi* drawstrings tangled upt V Caption 3:Aa captain, Shearer'tjob know no bound*. Here he checks to tee if
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      TEAMS
      109 49 CROATIA 1 Drazen Ladic 4 Igor Stimac 17 Robert Jarni 6 Slaven Bilic 20 Dario Simic 13 Mario Stanic 15 (Igor Tudor 83) 21 Krunoslav Jurcic 7 Aljosa Asanovic 10 Zvonimir Boban (captain) 19 Goran Vlaovic 2 (Petar Krpan 77) 9 Davor Suker Yellow cards: Zvonimir Boban 27, Slaven
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        35 49 LIVE ACTION CROATIA NOW MEETS GERMANY IN THE Q-F1NALS Sunday, 3.00am, |4| MvfiiivrB lx Ilnmf iniflaM llWllj Croatian* do you need to hid* a Mfc Croatian players celebrating their 1-0 win over Romania. Picture/ Reuters
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        235 49  -  JEFF LOW EVEN in the backlash of a mental block, history can be created by the referee, who else? Senor Javier Castrilli, a 41-year-old Argentine, became the first referee in France '98 to order a penalty to be retaken. And that, ironically, provided the only instant of high
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        239 50 LIVE ACTION CROATIA 1 ROMANIA 0 Reuters. AFTER making it to the quarter-finals in its first World Cup, Croatia is now set on revenge against Germany. The 1-0 win over Romania sets up a return meeting with Germany, which dumped Croatia out of Euro '96 at the quarter-final
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        178 50 AFP. DAVOR Suker scored from penalty spot at the end of the first half as Croatia moved into 1 the quarter-finals with a 1-0 win over Romania. The Croatians will now face three-time champion Germany on Sunday. It was the second time in the tournament that
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        359 50 Italy's star striker Christian Vieri has been hit by a thigh muscle problem and pulled out of training after only 20 minutes yesterday. Team doctor Andrea Ferretti tried to play down the injury scare, but admitted that Vieri was suffering pain in both legs
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        40 51 LIVE ACTION To send the English packing is wonderful. Everyone here was cheering for us. Now we are going to celebrate and after that we will think about the quarter-final match against Holland Argentina coach Daniel Passarella J
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        Why Batistuta was taken off
        160 51 ARGENTINA'S top hitman Gabriel Batistuta (right) said he had no problems with being substituted for Hernan Crespo during the second half against England today. "We're 22 in the squad. Today it was my turn to come off. That's no problem. We won and we're very
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        169 51  -  By S Gulam DESPITE England's defeat, Michael Owen emerged as a hero. The 18-year-old wonder scored a brilliant goal and earned a penalty which led to England's first goal. His pace, daring, dribbling and shooting troubled the tournament's meanest and toughest defence so many times. In the
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        FRANCE98 MATCHPOINTS
        426 51 ARGENTINA ENGLAND Claudio Lopez (7) and Javier Zanetti (22) troubled with their speedy runs. Gabriel Batistuta (9) struggled and when he and Lopez were substituted. Argentina's ideas dried up. Michael Owen (20) was England's best hope. But after David Beckham's (7) sending off, England was too defensive, and
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      231 52 THE DRAMA IN PICTURES ...AND GRAPHICS ARGENTINA 2 ENGLAND 2 (Argentina wins 4-3 on penalties) QUARTER-FINAL Argentina meets Holland on Saturday (10.30pm) i Seaman reads Battsbita's spot-Uck. He «sts a hand to R but cant heep the haN out Argentina 1, England 0; the pro's Jnst stx minutes
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      Lock icon 'My first kick as a pro'
      226 52 I ENGLAND PLAYER WHOSE PENALTY WAS SAVED Reuters. HIS missed penalty cost England a place in the quarter-final. But would you believe that it was David Batty's first penalty kick as a professional? Tve taken some when I was a junior but never as
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      Lock icon ENGLAND'S MISSES
      62 52 Reuters. England bowed out of the European Championship two years ago, losing on penalties to Germany. It also lost to Germany in Italia *90 in the semi-final after a shootout. Former England manager Bobby Rob son said: "We've been very unlucky with the penalty shootouts. "It has happened
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        Three men who caused defeat
        349 53  -  LIVE ACTION S.GULAM SO England lost again in yet another heartbreaking penalty shootout. Alan Shearer scored. Michael Owen scored. But England didn't win. Again, it was beaten by its nemesis Argentina. In 1986, it was Diego Maradona's "Hand of God" goal that sent England packing.
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        Lock icon LOOK WHAT SHEARER'S DOING...
        279 53 ...AND THAT'S WHY IT WASN'T A GOAL 'Proud of my boys' ENGLAND coach Glenn Hoddle said his players were distraught but proud of their performance after the defeat on penalties by Argentina today. "Still, with 10 men we defended like lions. It's a bitter, bitter pill
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      Lock icon 'DON'T BLAME BRAVE BATTY. BECKHAM IS THE VILLAIN'
      221 54 ...the English national agency Press Association AFP. ENGLAND'S David Beckham was cast in the role of villain after 10-man England lost 4-3 in a penalty shootout to Argentina. The 23-year-old Manchester United star, as famous for going out with one of the
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      Silly, silly of you Beckham
      410 54  -  S.GULAM ITS a reed stupid move, Beckham. A really silly thing to do in probably the most important match of your life. And the totally unnecessary and completely unthinking kick cost England dearly in the end. It resulted in Manchester United star David Beckham being
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      Lock icon WONDER WHAT POSH WILL SAY?
      139 54 AFP. IT is not hard to imagine what coach Glenn Hoddle will have to say to David Beckham. He, the midfield hero turned villain in England's heartbreaking defeat to Argentina on penalties. Few would venture to guess what Tosh Spice" Victoria Adams will tell the
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        TEAMS
        136 55 LIVE ACTION ARGENTINA 1 Carlos Roa 4 Nelson Vivas 2 Roberto Ayala 3 Jose Chamot 22 Javier Zanetti 5 Matias Almeyda 11 JuanVeron 10 Ariel Ortega 8 Diego Simeone (captain) 16 (Sergio Berti 92) 9 Gabriel Batistuta 19 (Hernan Crespo 69) 7 Claudio Lopez 20 (Marcelo Gallardo 69) Ydow
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        BLAME THEM...
        388 55 ENGLAND LOSES ON PENALTIES IT happened at the 1990 World Cup. And again at Euro *96. It wasn't any different the third time France *98. England has crashed out of a major tournament after failing again in a penalty shootout. The previous two times, Germany did the damage.
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