The New Paper, 25 January 2005

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    32 1 the new paper TUESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2005 Press Holdings Website: newpaperasia I .com.sg Email: tnp@sph.com.sg Hotline: IH00- 7 33 44 55 MICA (P) 025/03/2004 70 CENTS (ill 8 *****1%***** the new paper
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      66 1 MOTOR INSURER WARNS Don't drive to M'sia if you own these cars... e IvrfV...* M W,-' wM@^Sl LATEST US fill 'RECRUIT' IN IRAQ MVgfl Robot that *mSBm can shoot to kill <& fjj^R' y INDONESIA: Thousands flee for the THAILAND: Thousands also head Mils after earthquake in Sulawesi for higher
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  • NEWS
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      Lock icon These cars are on thieves’ hit list in M’sia
      750 2  -  Biggest car insurer NIUC Income writes to policyholders warning them not to drive these cars to Malaysia. Between Januaiy and November last year, the insurer gets 100 stolen car claims up from 85 in 2003 By Tan Mae Lynn maelynn@sph.com.sg IF
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      Lock icon Malaysian police bust syndicates
      261 2 OVER the past three years, the Malaysian police have busted at least two stolen-car syndicates. In March 2003, they found at least 10 stolen cars and car parts in a warehouse in Sungei Buloh, about 40km north of Kuala Lumpur. Apparently, the thieves were selling parts
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      Lock icon Device can locate your stolen car
      287 2 IF a thief targets your car, a car tracking device may prevent him from driving away with it. The device works like a home burglar alarm system. When a car is broken into, it sends a signal to the service provider's call centre, which
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      126 2 LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE Master of Landscape Architecture Bachelor of Landscape Architecture Awarded by Lincoln University, ranked 2 nd in NZ for PBRF World renowned in landscape studies Professionally recognized in Singapore, Malaysia, IFLA, New Zealand, United States UK Full-Time Part-Time programme available LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT MA in Logistics Management Awarded by Rotterdam
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Even patients run from hospitals
      661 3 PANIC 1; THOUSANDS FLEE INPOW QUAKE FEAR. Once it sets in, it's hard to shake off. And the scars of the tsunami that wreaked havoc in this region last month will remain with us for a long, long time. PANIC. This is what happens when
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      Lock icon Despite assurances, they refuse to return home until...
      347 3 PANIC 2: THOUSANDS FLEE AFTER DAM RUMOUR IN THAILAND FEAR was what again led thousands in Kanchanaburi, Thailand, to flee their homes and seek higher ground yesterday morning. They panicked after rumours spread that the nearby Srinakarin hydroelectric dam was in danger
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  • SINGAPORE
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      Lock icon Director of famous firm takes man to court over $1,000
      706 4  -  By Tan May Ping mayping@sph.com.sg LONDON auction house Spink Son is famous among collectors as a leading dealer and upmarket auctioneer of coins, banknotes, medals and stamps. With almost 340 years of history and tradition, Spink is the holder of
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      Lock icon REPRESENTED ROGUE TRADER
      167 4 IN the mid-1980s, Mr John Koh worked for the Commercial Affairs Department (CAD) for three years, and served as its first deputy director. As an overseas merit scholar, he trained at UK's Cambridge University and Harvard Law School in the US before joining the CAD. He left
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  • The news watcher
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      Lock icon Hit-andrun cases up
      182 5  - Hit-and-run cases up No time? Stay abreast of key news through the eyes of a professional SETO NU-WEN fgfg THE ugly Singaporean driver's bad habits aren't just confined to irresponsible lane switching or speeding. Hit-and-run cases are on the rise here. Between 1989 and 2003, the Motor Insurer's Bureau settled
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      Lock icon Getting tough on M’sian pirates
      116 5 MALAYSIA is getting tough on pirated disc sellers. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib is considering a mandatory jail sentence for such culprits. Malaysia is ranked among the top three countries in the Asia-Pacific region for the trade in pirated VCDs and DVDs. And that
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      Lock icon No southern comfort for Thaksin
      127 5 THAI prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is enjoying a good run-up to the Feb 6 polls. Even opposition candidates concede he is likely to retain his post as the country's first re-elected premier. Mr Thaksin's smooth handling of the tsunami disaster has made many forget Oct
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      Lock icon Push for more Muslim organ donors
      112 5 THE drive to get more Muslims to step forward and donate their organs is moving into the heartlands. On bicycles. Called Witness on Wheels, a group of volunteers will cycle around residential estates to spread the message. Muslims can choose to pledge on the
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      Lock icon PIGS ‘JUST PIED’ IN MALACCA
      111 5 AT FIRST* 80 pigs in his Malacca farm dropped dead. Yesterday, another 20 over pigs died. Now, the farm owner, Mr Luo Bao, 50, has no more pigs to sell. He told Guang Ming Daily that before the pigs died, they could hardly stand on
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      Lock icon CAO proposes rescue plan
      184 5 A new rescue plan has been put forward by China Aviation Oil (CAO) to keep it afloat after running up US$55O million (sB9Bm) losses from its oil trading deals. In a plan submitted to the Singapore High Court yesterday, CAO is asking creditors to write off
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      Lock icon Stock watch
      14 5 Dow Dn 0.23% 10,368 Nasdaq Dn 1.26% 2,008 STI Dn 0.54% 2,074
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      93 5 BIANTAI In Mandarin, "bian tai" means an abnormal metamorphosis. The Japanese term "hentai" which shares virtually the same written characters, however, has come into vogue because of the popularity of manga and anime. "Hentai" has the additional connotation of "lechery" or "perversion". In Singlish, "biantai" has conflated both, resulting in
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  • SINGAPORE
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      Lock icon This baggage handler is a millionaire
      869 7  -  Be innovative. Yes, we've heard it a thousand times. But how? Read this storv and find out By Karen Wong karen@sph.com.sg DESPITE the millions of dollars he has made, he still works as a baggage handler on weekends. While that is remarkable, Mr William
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      Lock icon First regional airline to start
      197 7 FROM today, passengers on Silk Air flights to India and China can choose their own movies on their own entertainment sets. The service is usually available only on long-distance flights, in bigger planes, but not on shorter-haul flights. Silk Air is the first regional airline
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      Lock icon Walking on faith
      433 8  -  THAIPUSAM THIS MORNING By Tan Hsien Chong thchong@sph. com.sg UNMISTAKABLY ang moh despite his yellow robe and matching head-scarf, Mr Ronni Pinsler stood in the Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple, surrounded by devotees preparing for Thaipusam. But the 55-year-old gem dealer felt right at home. And why shouldn't
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  • ASK DR MONEY
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      Lock icon Beware when funds don't tell you everything
      1018 9  -  Their stated costs can be misleading A SMALL LEAK CAN SINK A SHIP FUND costs may look small. But over your career, even 1 per cent in added expense can cost you a fortune. Let's say you are a good saver and set
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      Lock icon The other side of the story
      219 9 OF course, the fund industry has its side of the story. I MAS executive director Andrew Kwek was good enough to comment on the issue. He said: "Disclosing the Expense Ratios and explaining fund manager's treatment of the allocated component fees will increase the
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Bird flu might have jumped between humans last year
      628 10 THAI MINISTRY MEDICAL STUDY: A FATALLY-ILL Thai girl could have spread the deadly bird flu to her relatives last year. This is a finding by a Thai Public Health Ministry study in a report due to be published in the New
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      Lock icon Red ants threaten HK Chinese New Year festivities
      315 10 A LETHAL species of red fire ants could put a damper on Chinese New Year celebrations in Hong Kong. These ants have infested tangerine trees on the mainland, sparking a customs crackdown in Shenzhen that threatens to make it a flowerless Lunar
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      Lock icon $27 million stolen and nobody noticed
      593 11 AN accountant in England was able to pocket almost £9 million ($27.7 m) unnoticed from his employers because the amount was nothing more than "peanuts" for his company. Hong Kong-born Chu Wing Kit stole the money between January 1,2000 and August 18,2004 to fuel
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      Lock icon Bug found in Kidman’s home
      235 11 A SPYING device has been found in actress Nicole Kidman's (right) house. The sophisticated bug was found at her mansion in Darling Point, Sydney, and was believed to have been planted during extensive renovations which took place when she was away in the US, the
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      Lock icon Robot for Iraq
      735 12 Allows soldiers to fire by remote control 18 of the robots to see duty in March AP. THEY don't need to be trained, fed or clothed. They can be boxed up and warehoused between wars. They never complain. And there are no letters to write home if
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      Lock icon REQUEST FOR MORE ROBOTS
      172 12 MORE than a hundred of the unarmed versions of the robot are already being used in Iraq and Afghanistan. These robots are known by the name Talon. In one case, a Talon in Iraq fell off the roof of a Humvee into a river. The soldiers
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      213 12 Singapore Association for Mental Health presents "COPING WITH THE AFTER-EFFECTS OF A DISASTER: BEGINNING YOUR HEALING PROCESS" j Date Time: Saturday, 29 th Jan 2005,1.30pm to 5.00pm Venue: Grand Ballroom (Level 5), Furama City Centre 60 Eu Tong Sen Street (Next to People's Park Centre, Chinatown MRT) >Fee: $15 per
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      938 13  -  Korean star sees red over sleaze allegations^! By Chang May Choon changmc@sph. com.sg HE swore. He threatened to quit show biz. It was very unlike Korean hunk Kwon Sang Woo (right). He has never been known to be hot-tempered but, last Thursday, the
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      Lock icon Other celebs in the X-Files
      117 13 Bat Yong Jun (right) alleged to be a playboy who enjoys S&M (sadistic) sex. His agency, BOF, posted a message on his official website last Wednesday to assure fans that the rumours were "malicious" and "totally unfounded". A "Miss B" who debuted at 14 years
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  • HEY!
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      Lock icon Singer k.d. lang stays Canadian at heart
      898 14  -  By Jill Lim jilllim@sph.com.sg DONT question singer k.d. lang about her love life. Her last relationship, with model and actress Leisha Hailey, was no secret and was widely reported in the media. But she is much more taciturn now. Ask her if there
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      Lock icon FAST FACTS
      151 15 When the motiftftqrted. Sylvia du Mayrier (Kate,WinJet) was already a widow. Butth reality, her husband, Arthur Llewellyn-Davies, was alive and well, and even attended the Peter Pan premiere. Just like m the movie, it has been a tradition for a girl to play Peter Pan in stage productions.
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      Lock icon A litle shy of magical
      397 15  -  By Tan Dawn Wei dawntan@sph.com.sg UNLIKE Monster's Ball Marc Forster's sombre tale of unlikely love in the American South Finding Neverland is more about having a ball. No one of questionable character, no steamy compensational sex, no shades of grey. There is love at the
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      Lock icon Sensitive telling without the gore
      289 15 THE setting is Rwanda in 1994, during the mass killings of Tutsis by Hutus. But don't expect gruesome images. The slaughter is not, for the most part, graphically shown. Instead, director Terry George relies mainly on his actors to portray the horrors of the war,
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      Lock icon Another rich Almodovar offering
      229 15 MAESTRO of world cinema Almodovar won an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in 2000 for All About My Mother. The Spanish director is in fine fettle'to repeat that success with his latest, Bad Education, which can be loosely subtitled All About Father. In FrancO-era Spain,
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  • Tech
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      898 18  -  Unlimited sick leave, free food, 1,400 sq m fitness centre, indoor p001... No wonder that SAS, the world's biggest little-known software firm, has a worker turnover rate of less than 5 per cent annually T€CH MAD IAN TAN tanfhi@sph.aini.sg YOU
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      Lock icon Call up the map of Singapore on your handphone
      385 19  -  W»TECH GUy OO GIN LEE tnp@sph.comsg SOON you will no longer use "I am lost" as an excuse for being late. That's because you will be able to download the entire map of Singapore into your mobile phone. For under $30,
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      Lock icon EU gives green light to anticrash radars
      274 20 AFP. ITS a new development that could help drivers spot imminent dangers and to avoid crashes. The European Commission has given the legal green light to anti-crash radar technology that is bound to be a boon to those who take to the highways.
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    428 23 TECH Reuters. Global music sales slipped again last year. But after four years of decline, record publishers will see the return of growing revenues this year due to online stores and music DVDs. Hit by piracy, Internet song swappers and saturated markets, music sales
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  • RACING
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      847 34 PENANG TURF CLUB STIPENDIARY STEWARDS' REPORT HIGHLIGHTS APPRENTICE Y Aify has been suspended for three race days for careless riding on Diamond Boy last Sunday. He pleaded guilty in that he permitted his mount to shift in when insufficiently clear of Asia Star, causing that
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      274 35 JOCKEY John Sundradas (above) has withdrawn his appeal against the severity of a one-month suspension over his handling of Dragon Warrior. After consideration last weekend, the stewards accepted his withdrawal and refunded his deposit. John was found guilty of a charge for failing to ride Dragon Warrior
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  • SPORTS
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      540 36 TENNIS: AUSTRALIAN OPEN Wire Services. ALICIA MOLIK is bracing for her life to change forever as she heads towards becoming the first Australian woman since 1978 to reach the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam event. But she says she is ready for the extra scrutiny
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      168 36 Reuters. IT has been nearly four years since Venus Williams won a Grand Slam tournament, but the former world No 1 has lost none of her confidence. Said the 24-year-old American, who still believes she is the best player in the world: "I can still
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      294 36 Wire Services. LLEYTON Hewitt clawed his way back from the edge of defeat to beat Spanish teenager Rafael Nadal 7-5,3-6,1-6,7-6,6-2 yesterday. His win, plus Alicia Molik's upset over Venus Williams, have raised hopes of a home champion at the Australian Open. In the other
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        773 37 BUICK INVITATIONAL FINAL ROUND AP. THE fog broke, the sun shone, the wind became calm, and look who stepped out and won the Buick Invitational? Yes, it's none other than Tiger Woods, who used to start his winner's speech the moment
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        107 37 Reuters. TIGER Woods' win at the Buick Invitational moved him closer to world No 1 Vijay Singh in the latest Official World Golf Ranking. Woods is now 1.05 points behind Singh in the world rankings, down from the 2.45 margin of a week ago. Ernie
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        569 38  -  CALTEX SINGAPORE MASTERS STARTS THURSDAY REPORT GODFREY ROBERT npsport$Q$pkcom.s{ DEFENDING champion Colin Montgomerie has another reason to retain his Caltex Singapore Masters title at the Laguna National Golf and Country Club this week. For he is among 11 players nominated for the 2005 International
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      382 39  -  Perak coach Netto is ready to listen to offers from local clubs By Wang Meng Meng npsports@sph.com.sg AFTER conquering the peaks of Malaysian football, he is ready to have a taste of Singapore's S-League. Perak's coach Antonio Gonzaga 'Tony" Netto was in town, leading his team out
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      166 39 THE coach comes with excellent credentials, but his team did not live up to his quality. Tony Netto's Perak were demolished by a rampant Home Protectors, who overturned last week's 2-1 first-leg setback in Ipoh to win 4-2 (5-3 on aggregate) last night. Home
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      547 39  -  By Wang Meng Meng npsports@sph. com.sg MONEY can buy you good footballers but only loyalty can bring back Therdsak Chaiman. After weeks of intense speculation, the Thai hot-shot lias returned to the S-League fold with former club SAF Warriors, signing a two-year contract
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      743 40  -  LAST WEEKEND'S BETTING REVIEW EPL By Brian Miller npsports@sph. com.sg DOWN to a man, they have sworn off Liverpool. Simply put, their pockets cannot take another beating and their hearts cannot take the strain. By the way, these may not be diehard Liverpool fans talking. But,
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      738 41 TRANSFER TRAIL Wire Services. ARSENAL winger Jermaine Pennant (right) today made his second loan move in as many seasons, joining Birmingham until the end of the current campaign. The 22-year-old, who has made 12 appearances for the Gunners this season, was on loan at Leeds last season.
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      150 41 PA Sport. MARSEILLE are expected to increase their initial bid of 250,000 euros ($535,000) for Japan international midfielder Koji Nakata (left). Nakata, 25, has spoken about his desire to join Marseille but his J-League team Kashima Antlers turned down the offer. "I've told Kashima of
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      176 41 PA Sport. SPAIN international forward Joseba Etxeberria (right)haB turned down the chance of a move to Premiership side Everton. Everton's interest in the 29-year-old Athletic Bilbao player was reported in Spain today, for a reported fee of around £5.55mi11i0n. But Etxeberria, who has more than
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        757 42 BLACKBURN 0 BOLTON l(EI-HadjiDiouf77thmin) Crowd: 20,056 PA Sport. IT was a debut that Blackburn's new boy, Robbie Savage, would probably want to forget. And fast. For starters, it ended in defeat as El-Hadji Diouf scored in controversial fashion to give Bolton a 1-0 victory over Rovers in their
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        241 42 PA Sport. BOLTON midfielder Gary Speed admitted his side should not have been awarded the penalty in their Premiership win over Blackburn. Bolton claimed a 1-0 victory after El-Hadji Diouf hit the ground as he pushed the ball past Rovers 'keeper Brad Friedel. Speed said: "It's
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        495 43  -  *i FERNANDO MOMENTES LIVERPOOL ALL players love to win medals and I am no different. So, it's important to all of us to reach the final and that's why I eagerly look forward to the semi-final clash against Watford. I came to Liverpool to
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        244 43 PA Sport. RAY Lewington believes Burnley's shock FA Cup win over Liverpool will have "no relevance" to the task his Watford side face this week. The Reds crashed out of the competition when manager Rafael Benitez fielded a weakened team at Turf Moor, the
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        199 43 PA Sport. GERARD Houllier (right) has come out in full support of Rafael Benitez. He says that the Liverpool manager did nothing wrong in sending out a weakened Reds side to contest the FA Cup third-round tie against Burnley. Benitez is under
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        466 44 PA Sports THREE successive and hurtful losses have pushed Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez to the precipice of his first Anfield crisis. They might tumble over the edge if tomorrow's Carling Cup semi-final second leg at Watford proves to be their fourth defeat on the bounce, and
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        174 44 Luis Garcia Luis Garcia is a skilled player and he is intelligent. He needs to know his own qualities and to use them because it is different for him to play here than in Spain. He needs to learn how to play here. He has skill
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        179 44 PA Sport "I HAVE confidence in what I am doing," said the besieged Rafael Benitez as he evaluated his and Liverpool's performances to date. He added: "I am not here to just worry about my first bad situation. I promise we will all work harder. "The
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        505 45 (Thursday morning, Singapore time) Wire Services. ALL it takes is a little wobble and Stamford Bridge could come tumbling down. Well, that's what Phil Neville believes. And he has urged his Manchester United mates to give Chelsea a good shove when the two meet in their
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        318 45 PA Sport. CRISTIANO Ronaldo has insisted he is happy with life at Manchester United. Red Devils officials have been quick to scotch rumours that Ronaldo is stalling on contract negotiations, pointing out the Portugal winger's current deal does not expire until 2008. The 19-year-old
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      815 46 THE FRANK MALLEY COLUMN PA Sport. IF Craig Bellamy were a toddler, Graeme Souness would smack his legs and send him up to bed. The problem is Bellamy is a £50,000-a-week ($153,500) spoilt brat of a footballer whose undeniable talent has been outstripped by d
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      522 47  - Becks and Bellamy the striking difference By Brian Miller npsports&sph. com fig WHY can't Bellamy be more like Beckham? Well, if it were that easy, English football would come away big winners. But, sadly, few in the game have the passion of David Beckham and his devotion to duty. Certainly
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      143 38 fl League Home Team Away Team E League Cup Wtfrd Liverpool Wed, 26/01/05 3.45 am International Football Marseille FC Sochaux Wed, 26/01/05 4.00 am Italian Cup Roma Fiorentirta Thu, 27/01/051.00 am E League Cup Manchester Utd Chelsea Thu, 27/01/05 4.00 am Italian Cup Mian Udinese Thu, 27/01/05 4.00 am Check
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      96 44 FIXTURES (S-Finals 2nd Leg) (European time) Today Watford v Liverpool (Ist Leg: 0-1) Tomorrow Man Utd v Chelsea (Ist Leg 0-0) ST" (1) Watford 4.25 (X) Draw 3.35 (2) Liverpool 1-68 Watford (<*-1 1/2) 1.30 Liverpool (-1 1/2) 3.05 0 7.50 HH 7-70 1 4.00 HD 14.00 2 3.70 HA
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      110 46 FIXTURES Today Marseille v Sochaux Tomorrow AC Ajaccio v Toulouse Auxerre v Bastia Bordeaux v Metz Lens v Caen Lyon v Rennes Nantes v St Etienne Nice v Lille PSG v Istres Strasbourg v Monaco K® (1) MarMHI* 1 68 (X) Draw 3 20 (2) Sochaux 4.60 Mar-saUt* (-1 1/2)
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      107 46 am CARLIN6 CUP (S-final, 2nd Leg) WATFORD v LIVERPOOL Ch 22,3.40 am, tomorrow MAN OTDv CHELSEA Ch 22,3.55 am, Thursday FA CUP 4th Rd SAMTSv PORTSMOUTH Ch 24,8.24pm, Saturday EVERTON v SUNDERLAND Ch 24,10.54pm, Saturday AUSTRALIAN OPEN QnrteHhnl (Men's Skgles) Ch 24,4.30pm, today QnarteHlnl (Men's/Women's) Ch 24,8 am, 4.30pm, tomorrow
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