The New Paper, 2 January 2005

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  • 26 1 the new Paper JANUARY 2,2005 80 cents sunday 1 Singapore Press Holdings Hotline 1800-***** 55 llllllll 8 "*****1M***** > Website: newpa peristal .com.sg Email: tnp@sph.com.sg MICA(P) 024/03/2004
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    • 1170 2  -  No fans, no lights. Already jailed thrice and deep in debt., all because of unpaid parking fines CelineLim cellsf@sph.com.sg THREE times, he has ended up behind bars. And unless he comes up with $1,600 in 16 days' time, he is going to
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    • 268 2 IF you are fined, say, $30, for not using a parking coupon, you must pay up within two weeks or face a $70 further fine. This fine can still be settled out of court. But if you do not pay within
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    • 1146 3 ESTHER AU YONG and MOHDISHAK report from Banda Aceh, Indonesia THE earthquake! toppled their homes. The waves, moments later, flattened whatever was left. But even in a time of great adversity, the Acehnese look after their own. Take these children, who were made orphans in
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    • 980 4  -  ORPHANS OF THE KILLER WAVES TayShi'an shian@sph.com.sg SHE'S gone through a terrible ordeal that would reduce many adults to tears. Consider this: She swam through turbulent waters whipped up by last Sunday's killer waves. Her parents and two older brothers,
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    • 286 4 ANOTHER little boy was trying to remain brave yesterday, after losing his mother to the tidal waves at Phi Phi Island. Little Glen Heng, 11, stood in front of the white urn of his mother, Madam Helen Tan Cheo Tee, 39, at a Toh
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    • 139 5 TWELVE-year-old Ryohei Sugimoto (left), who miraculously escaped the tsunami that hit last weekend, led rescuers to the bodies of his father and younger brother. Ryohei remembered where the waves had slammed into his family, who were holidaying on Thailand's Phi Phi Island,
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    • 676 7  -  They're thankful for escaping the killer waves. But the shock lingers THE COUPLE Zaihan Moliamed Yuaof zaihan@sph .com .sg INSTEAD of feeling lucky to have survived the tsunami that devastated Phuket, singer Jai Wahab says he feels guilty. Jai and his wife Madam Rozzalina Ramli, 21, had
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    • 617 6 THE HONEYMOONERS PARENTS screaming for their lost children. Injured people writhing in pain. For newly-married Sandra Chu, the horrifying sights and sounds will forever be etched in her mind. The 25-year-old is still traumatised by her horrifying experience in Phuket last Sunday. And to think
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    • 233 7 THE FAMILY IT was their first holiday to Sri Lanka as a family. And it won't be their last. Never mind if their holiday nearly cost them their lives. For Mr Arif Sultan, five minutes was all that stood between his family and the deadly
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      74 8 Premium waterfront properties, alfresco cafes by the beach, beautiful people milling around that is how most Singaporeans would remember their holidays at the idyllic Patong beach in Phuket. But, in the aftermath of the terrifying tsunami, a blanket of devastation now remains of what was once a tourist
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    • 631 9 THIS was their paradise on earth. And, on their last day together, life couldn't have been sweeter. Former Her World editor Betty L Khoo-Kingsley was cycling home to their bungalow nestled in the sun-kissed greenery of Christmas Island. Her husband, Mr Richard Kingsley, a 58-year-old
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    • 434 10 REMEMBERING RICHARD KJNGSLEY (Apr 11,1946-Dec 21,2004) WHEN Richard and I first came here last April, we were swept up with the incredible beauty of the island and the friendliness of Christmas Islanders. I said, as we faced the Indian Ocean: This is it I want my bones
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      67 10 Christmas Island, about thraa hours' away from here by atr, used to belong to Singapore. It is about five times smaller than Singapore and was sold to Australia by the first chief minister of Singapore, Mr Urn Yew Hock, in 1958. Its population of 1,500, include Chinese and
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    • 584 11  -  Sytvia Toh Paik Choo paikchoo@sph .com. sg MOTHERS danced with their little girls, grown men in tartan skirts held their wives close on the disco floor, and an "Angel" showed a tourist the cha-cha. Across the island, Singapore greeted 2005, palpably on a muted note.
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    • 404 13 HOW THEY'VE GROWN: PEEK INTO UFE OF CELEBRITY FAMILY THEY'RE beginning to look like pint-sized models. Get a load of the four kids of former soccer heartthrob Fandi Ahmad and former catwalk sizzler Wendy "Sarah" Jacob. They've not been in the limelight for awhile
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    • 144 14 M'SIAN WOMAN COMPLETES 1,100 KM ANTARCTIC JOURNEY AFTER enduring severe cold, various setbacks and physical usuries, Malaysian adventurer Datin Paduka Sharifah Mazlina Syed Abdul Kadir (above) has achieved her dream. She has become the first Asian woman to ski-sail solo from the South Pole to Hercules Inlet
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      437 15 IT USED TO HOUSE AIRSHIPS, NOW IT HOLDS A TROPICAL ISLAND, THANKS TO MALAYSIAN TYCOON IN winter-bound Germany, the tropics have arrived courtesy of a visionary Malaysian tycoon. A "covered tropical island", built in a gigantic hangar once used for airships, has opened for business. Kept, year-round,
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        70 16 The US spends on aid to poor well under a quarter of 1 per cent (of its budget). The US often pledges more moneythan it actually delivers... In 2002, Bush announced his Millennium Challenge account to give African countries development assistanceof up to USssb ($B.l b) a year,
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      • 87 16 FISH prices in northern Malaysia have risen by more than 100 per cent after the tsunami disaster affected supplies. Many fishermen were unable to go out to sea as their boats and gear were destroyed, while others were afraid of more killer waves. Kuala Kedah Area Fishermen's
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      • 76 16 THE bodies of foreigners killed by the tsunami in Phuket are being collected in refrigerated containers for an identification process which could take months. Thai officials have inserted microchips in the bodies so they can be traced quickly "All the bodies will be numbered," a police official said.
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      • 63 16 FACTORIES in Shanghai have been hard hit by an unseasonal cold snap, which has left the city's power grid groaning under surging demand. About 9,000 companies have been told to shift production hours late into the night to ease daytime power usage. The city has even had to
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      • 175 16 JAPAN PLEDGES HALF A BILLION US DOLLARS WELL over US$l billion ($1.63b) has been pledged in aid for victims of the earthquake and killer waves that hit areas around the Indian Ocean a week ago.. Leading the way is Japan which will give US$5OO
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      • 130 16 ABOUT 2,000 protesters marched through downtown Hong Kong yesterday, accusing opposition lawmakers of sabotaging business deals and damaging the territory's image as a global financial hub. The protest was triggered by a failed stock offering valued at USs3b ($4.89b) just hours before it was to be
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      • 57 16 When the separated parents of a 5-year-old Italian boy could not agree whose house he should stay at over Christmas, a judge decided to toss a coin. The judge, in the town of Trento, said there was not enough time to convene a tribunal. The mother won the toss
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    • 146 13 2005 Students ofmtt races it Singaporean or Singapore PRs Results f0r2004 year-end exams English Mathematics: PI ~P6 between 35 and 65 nvOHaper subject (English, Matfmatips Science. 94, P5 and Science) V- ■ftw Monthly family Income 2 pm 3.30 pm (Saturdaotmmmgt Date; Saturday, u^ ni niooro 14 February to IS October2oos
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 32 16 Central sSSr Showers Woodlands Showers SSd* Showers Changi 55r Showers Shearers max I 29° C min I 23° C first tide 2.6 m I 337 am second tide 2.7 m 237 am
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    • 97 17 M Teaching is an exciting career with unmatched opportunities and challenges. Being a teacher today means Msim mm&L anewfc Mm* •■y a JHki not just nurturing the spirit of innovation and the passion for learning, but also taking lessons beyond the classroom. If you are a professional who is contemplating
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      • 419 18  -  Tsunami tragedy reminds him of his dead son Zaihan Mohamed Yusof zaihan@sph.com.sg HIS handphone rang constantly when news about the Aceh earthquake and tsunami broke. Mr Azmi Ismail's relatives were worried that his family had been struck by tragedy once again. They knew he
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      • 324 18 MENTION the words Phuket or strong waves, and painful memories of the past will flood Mr Shariffuddin Iyon's mind. So, imagine how he felt this past week, with the constant media coverage of the death and destruction in Phuket. Mr Shariffuddin's
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      • 431 18  -  DesmondNg desmondn@sph.com.sg GOING overseas? Here are some tips from medical and security assistance response organisation International SOS on how to prepare for a safe trip: Do your homework first. Visit the library or go online to get acquainted with your destination. Get to know
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      • 370 19  -  Tan Mae Lynn maelynn@s ph.com.sg IT'LL be at least half a year before Phuket regains a semblance of the bustling paradise island it once was, tour industry sources said. That's much faster than the recovery of Bali's tourism industry after the 2002 bomb blast
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      • 732 20  -  Fawziah Sotamat fawziahs@sph.com. sg YOU never know when or where disaster will strike. "There really isn't any need to be paralysed with fear (when it comes to such destinations)," said Ms Alicia Seah, SA Tours' assistant
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      • 339 19 Asian tsunami tragedy AT least one insurer here has indicated that they have received a claim from a Singapore traveller as a result of being hit by the tsunami while holidaying in Phuket. And insurers are expecting more claims. A check with four insurance companies NTUC
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    • 471 21  -  Annette Tan tnp@sph.com.sg THE festive season is always an excuse for old friends to compare the year's successes. In my motley circle, John, an insurance agent, made it to the Million-dollar Round Table. Celine sold her restaurant for twice the amount she expected. Romeo, a one-time
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    • 524 21 ON my date with Shahrin, we were surrounded by screaming kids. We were at the water theme park where he works as a lifeguard, and they were happily splashing water all around us. Yet the spray of water and the multitude of holidaying families did
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    • 383 21  -  Rache/ Raeburn tn p@sph.com. sg Singaporeans seem to throng shopping malls every chance we get in the evenings after work, during the weekends and especially during festive seasons. We can't seem to think of better ways of spend our free time, other
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    • 432 22  -  Tan Dawn Wei dawntan@sph .com. sg THIS morning, a group of cyclists honoured Sylvester Ang by riding down Old Upper Thomson Road in red jerseys his favourite colour. Sylvester, an avid cyclist, was knocked down by a bus along Lim Chu Kang Road and dragged 7m.
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    • 365 23  -  Doctor Lnve Dr WeiSiangYu tnp@sph.com. sg TECK Whye couple, Shah and Isi, were childhood sweethearts who finally tied the knot in September this year. It was not what you might consider a whirlwind romance, as they had known each other since secondary school. "We
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    • 379 23  -  Text by Keith Emuang What Isi has described is consistent with a condition called vaginismus. This is associated with involuntary vaginal muscle contraction that has the effect of limiting penile penetration and inhibiting ideal intercourse. Vaginismus is also often associated with other problems like extreme anxiety, previous adverse sexual
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    • 567 23 I REALLY need advice. I work in a production factory. Recently, I fell in love with an engineer I met after 1 changed departments. One day, I confessed to him that I liked him. He said that he had liked me since the first
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    • 29 24 no rate ana nse n g.M 8 OT HOVMMCMinO IS rags to riches fairytale. We piece together the star's We story /Plage 58 Picture/ Reuters
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    • 551 25  -  EdwinYeo tnp@sph.com.sg ITS 2005 and this year, IH never lose track of which day it is. That's because, towards the end of last year, I received 274 calendars. I could quit my job now and set up a shop selling calendars and I probably
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    • 392 25  -  HERE'S a spoilt brat's New Year resolution: JonathanLim i tnp@sph.com.sg It's Day 2 of the brand new year it's time to check and see If my New Year resolutions have made a brand new me. I've tried to be a better soul I really feel
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    • 39 18 Tourists flock to admire natural beauty around the world, from Phuket in Thailand to the Pacific West Coast. But these natural hotspots are also hotbeds of disaster V L. i* Ml iK. -mm '-IE- *hi 33SF flrP Ji ;V >*
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  • Page 25 Miscellaneous
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    • 620 26 ■■yHH to see your favourite IBHf I person or pet inth« What did Santa Claus say as he flew off EiL from Singapore on Christmas eve? And xr^ what was his biggest present for us? S?i W Jfr V 1 Normal A f m MMS Santa says best luck wiv
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  • Page 29 Miscellaneous
    • 771 29 J HSV! I Television r fN THE NEW PAPER ON SUNDAY January 2,2005 Pag* 34 Switch on IMS wax I I Reality check jeanm9sph.oom.sg IH9 I True Hollywood Story: Young Royals v Ocean's Eleven I 1 801 filiggChannel 5 *1 Tonight, 7.15pm Couch potatoes will get a j dB/f*,. ven
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    • 679 30 1 He#! us****) THE HEW PAPEH OH SUNDAY January 2,2005 P«g» 35 Channel 5 Channel U Channel 8 Kids Central Suria Discovery B£Oaml Holday Movie 10:00 amI ATnieCop fcOOami New lOrOOaml Science 10:00 amI Selaroat 8.30aml Mystery —Amy story (Drama/Episode Adventures Of Young Fei Guy PI (Educational) Singapore Hunters 10:451
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  • 525 31  -  Ian Tan tanyhi @sph.com.sg ONCE in a while, a game will come along and charm your socks off, reminding you of the early days of computer entertainment. Between 1980 and 1990, computer games were not always about killing as many people
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  • 143 33 IRIVER'S NEW MP3 PLAYER MEASURES UP TO THE I POD AND EVEN EXCEEDS IT APPLE'S iPod mini just got a new rival. Reign Com, parent company of portable music player maker ißiver, has unveiled the HlO, a hard disk drive embedded multifunctional MP3 player. The
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    412 39 -h tech H- Using web pages and SMSes, people all over the world are searching for loved ones lost in the tsunami ON hundreds of websites worldwide, the messages were brief: "Missing: Christina Blomee in Khdo Lak", or simply "Where are you?" Some messages gave nothing more
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  • racing
    • 392 41  -  Michee/Leo manyan@sph .com.sg SINCE that dream debut with Green Light last August, it was almost certain that rookie trainer John McGillivray would not stop there. In 92 subsequent attempts, the Australian newcomer added 13 more wins to his final score, hitting
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    • 836 41 mnVH Maid M 0iv2 130 -1100m (Straight) Stakes: RM25.000 No. lit 6 runt HOUSE Wt Rating Jockey Ranter (Ag«/orighi/M«. trainer) 1 400 SIX SPEED 57.5 (48) SHLee 7 (6ag HS Lim-TY Cheong) 2 984— BIGKASH 56 (45) *J Nizam c3 3 (4nzg Zafir-Golden
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      224 42 TOP TIPS RACING] Racing Editor RACE j 1. Marc Tan Danny Khoo Michael Lee 1 1W > rtffi 1 Cliff OfThunder H 11 M 10 i (r.mv.t i f: kti,rl i Otftilf I'f.'li /rj/ivi. C l3Top Up Please 10 Cook The Books 16 True Prince 8 Wine N Roses
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      77 42 CIZEN TYCOON (Race 5 No. 3) Appeals on his recent consistent form, which boasts a win and two thirds in his last three starts. This afternoon's 1,600 m trip is right up his winning alley and he also has the services of talented Australian youngster James Winks. Two
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    • 473 42 MffKH a*sSDiv3 Quartet/Double Trio 4.0C 1600m (LQ Stakes: RM25,00C No. Last 6 runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/origin/sex. trainer) 1 *****- HELD RANGER 57 (34) DChee 4 (4nzg Coetzee-Dependable) 2 6900-0 SILENT TRUCKER 56.5 (33) HKLimc15 1 (6nzg M Breukelen-Owner) 3 *****7
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    • 695 43 2 OFFENSIVE 575 (19-8) SSam (5) 1 1 1 (493) 11 MPEMALDECREE50c51.5(42-11) JAzhar (6) 5 4 2 (463) 12 CANT TNNK IT 50 c 51 (48-12) SSatee (1) 3 2 3 (460) Winning stable: Überty. Trainsr Kevin Coetzee. Margins: 2V«, hd, 2Vi. Time: Imino42sec.
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    • 146 43  -  Danny/ choo dkhoo@sph.com. sg IPOH-BASED trainers capitalised on home-ground advantage to sweep all eight races on the opening day of the new season yesterday. And leading the way was 2002 Malaysian champion Barry Brogan, who enjoyed a popular double with Impulsive Buy and Horse King,
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    • 638 43 JACKPOTS: As no-one struck the Double Trio (Races 6 7) yesterday, a jackpot sum of $7,103 has been added to Wednesday night's meeting. Likewise, noone struck the quartet in Race 9 yesterday. As such, the first quartet race on
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  • sports
    • 1246 44 fhgh AP. KOBE Bryant is among the NBA's leaders in scoring and assists, and No 1 in being analysed and dissected. He has been held up to the light in almost every facet of his life, on and off the court. Bryant sat down and
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      978 45  -  Bri/Miller npsports# sph.com.sg I THINK I can work for Koh Ching Hong. I mean, this is one guy who is so on the ball. And Fuji Xerox, where he is the managing director, sure does seem like a nice place all work and some play. 1 mean, here
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    • 375 46  -  Brian ar np6portsosph.oofTt.sg IT is not enough that he swims, cycles and runs. Koh Ching Hong feels it's important to put family and his staff at Fiyi Xerox through the grind. To him, it's important to strike a balance. And although he didn't say
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    • 501 47 HEART HE Am Tonight, tha Singapore Lions host Myanmar in tha sacond lag of tha Tigar Cup sami-finals. With just ona hurdla I aft to tha tampting Tigar Cup final spot, ERNEST LUIS talks to Lions coach Radojko Avramovic on a ranga of topics to gat
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    • 1084 48 MANY memorable moments have marked the Lions' Tiger Cup campaign so far, as they defied the doubters and grew from strength to strength. But behind the scenes, rare glimpses often tell the real story of how Raddy Avramovic managed to rally
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      725 49  -  ghg SEMI-FINAL (2nd LEG): SINGAPORE V MYANMAR (First leg: 4-3) National Stadium, 7.30pm, tonight Ernest Lab npspofts@sph.com.sg TONIGHT at 7.30, the Singapore Lions will face Myanmar with a 4-3 lead from the first leg. But because Tiger Cup rules state that away goals carry no advantage, Myanmar simply
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    • 305 49 ERNEST LUIS. FIRST, there were the passionate and vocal 25,000 Vietnamese fans in Ho Chi Minh. Then came the louder 11,000 Myanmar fans in Kuala Lumpur, who even threw water bottles at the Singapore players. But through it all, the Lions held their own and
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    • 186 54 PA Sport FULHAM striker Luis Boa Morte and goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar are close to signing extended deals at Craven Cottage. Boa Morte has been linked with a move to Newcastle while van der Sar, out of contract in the summer, is believed to
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    • 116 54 PA Sport. JONATHAN Specter's loan move to Blackburn has been put on hold because of Manchester United's growing ii\juiy crisis. The 18-year-old American defender was due to join the Ewood Park outfit in a bid to gain more Premiership exposure. INJURY However, since Sir Alex Ferguson
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      • 506 55  -  By Mark Bradley SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT PA Sport Freddie ljungberg led by example as he struck twice to ensure Arsenal's relatively inexperienced line-up maintained the pressure on leaders Chelsea with victory at Charlton. Arsenal had to cope with the setback of defender Talal El Karkouri equalising
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      • 504 56  -  By Mike McGrath SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Tottenham youngster Dean Maraey inspired his side to a 5-2 rout of Everton at White Hart Lane. The midfielder was only playing because of injury to Michael Brown, but he scored twice and had a hand in two other goals
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      • 275 56 PA Sport NEWCASTLE ended their seven-game winless run with a precious victory over Birmingham. Goals from Shola Ameobi and Lee Bowyer before the break ultimately sealed the points on an afternoon when the result should have been beyond any doubt long before half-time. However, Newcastle have never
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      • 136 57 AFP. LIVERPOOL midfielder Xabi Alonso suffered a broken ankle, dealing another severe blow to the Reds in what has been an injury-plagued season. The Spanish international limped off midway through the first half after a tackle by Frank Lampard and the club doctor confirmed at half time
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      • 419 58 CHELSEA boss Jose Mourinho hailed his team's defensive qualities after they strengthened their position at the top of the Premiership with a 1-0 win at Liverpool last night. Chelsea have conceded only eight goals all season and Mourinho said afterwards: "We won because of our fantastic
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      • 259 58 Wire Services. RAFAEL Benitez felt Liverpool deserved to beat Chelsea but said the game turned on two things with the non award of a clear penalty and'the injury to Xabi Alonso. The Liverpool manager said the decision not to award a penalty for a clear
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      • 101 59 LIVERPOOL 0 CHELSEA 1 (Joe Cole 80th min) Crowd: 43,886 As SinaimhPongolle gets ready to receive a throw in, Makeleie appears to have his arm around the Liverpool player and pulls him down. Sinama-Pongolle tries to shake off Makeleie but falls
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