The New Paper, 2 January 2007

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  • Title Section
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    24 1 the new paper Tuesday 2 January 2007 Singapore Press IV Holdings 70 CENTS I MICA (P) 197/12/2006 Klllllllffi 8 *****1 *****1 the new paper
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      106 1 S'pore doctor listed among ff world's top three watch collector® i VK S PORE WOMAN'S 14 YEARS OF PAIN AND CONFUSION 1992: Husband leaves home and is not seen again new 7 January 200/ For years, she wonders what happened to him 27 SEP: Vt GALATASARAY J f i%r. v.
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  • NEWS
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      Lock icon Banks had wanted to make him bankrupt
      902 2  -  MISSING MAN #1 Hougang man vanishes in 1992. Recently wife applies to declare him dead and discovers... By Joel Chan joelchan <Q>sph.com.sg Hope. That kept Madam Tan Siew Cheng going for 14 years. In 1992, her husband of 17 years left the family
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      Lock icon He dived down with us and never resurfaced
      552 2  -  Two years later, court declares the businessman dead MISSING MAN #2 By Crystal Chan crystalcQsph.comjg HE went diving with his younger son and two friends but did not surface. Only two years after Indonesian businessman Kameron Kamdani, 58, disappeared on that fateful
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      Lock icon The New Paper rings in the new year with dramatic extra edition
      321 3  -  By Celine Lim ccllsf@sph.com.sg IT'S not often that we get the chance to shout: "Stop the presses." Sunday night was one such occasion as news of the Bangkok bomb blasts filtered through just past 8.30pm. By then, The
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      Lock icon Fast for some, not for others
      527 3 DEATH CERTS FOR MISSING PERSONS THE law says a person can be declared dead if they have not been heard of or seen for at least seven years. But there can be exceptions. Foreman Heng Yeow Pheow, who was working on a construction site
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      Lock icon He owns $250,000 rare watch
      771 4  -  Not born rich, S'pore doc now regarded as among most influential watch collectors His first watch cost $95. Now... SINGAPORE By Mindy Tan mindytan @sph. com.sg HE receives invitations by top watch-makers and his advice is sought by other collectors. Hardly surprising, since Dr Bernard
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    • WORLD
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        Lock icon I thought it was fireworks
        751 5 BANGKOK BLASTS S’porean tourist there says: By Kor Kian Beng kianbcng@sph.com.sg WHEN she heard a loud explosion in Bangkok, Miss Angeline Tay thought it was fireworks. It was 7pm on New Year's eve and the Singaporean teacher was having dinner at a riverside restaurant near
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        Lock icon Who is behind bombings?
        282 5 WHO is behind the unprecedented bomb attacks in Bangkok? Although nobody has claimed responsibility yet, immediate suspects are the southern separatists and the anti-junta movement. The former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his previous Thai Rak Thai party have denied any involvement. Although the present
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    • SINGAPORE
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        Lock icon Wet, wild, belly happy New Year fun
        328 6  -  By Gavin Foo tnpQsph.comsg FOAM and bikinis were V everywhere at Siloso beach on Sunday night. It was wet and wild as 15,000 partygoers gathered there to party greet the new year. i > Over at Braddell HeijzJjJprNew Year revelry was also inTuStwing,
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        Lock icon Urban legend turns out true
        634 7 But bank foils card-skimming attempt ♦To help you pick your Story of the Year, The New Paper reporters tell you how they got their stories. Today, LIEW HANQING traces how the banks stopped card skimming attempts here DBS Bank posted a security advisory on its
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        Lock icon Vote to win this
        266 7 IS*pore doc docs Illegal abortions (15 May) By Dawn Chia Why vote for It: An unmarried woman saw a doctor who would perform abortions without leaving a paper trail. She later realised he was not licensed to perform abortions. The Health Ministry investigated after our report.
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    • MALAYSIA
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        Lock icon SMS 'stalker' shocks sisters with lewd taunts
        467 8 HE knows what they eat, what they talk about and even the colour of their underwear. And he let them know he was watching them by sending more than 100 SMS messages over three days. Four Ipoh girls three sisters and a friend
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        Lock icon He falls 11 storeys and survives
        297 8 HIS is certainly a miracle story. Muhammad Sharil Mohamad Nizam (left) was perched on the balcony wall, chatting with his brother when he suddenly lost balance and fell 11 storyes. But luckily for the 16-year-old, he escaped with minor injuries that needed stitches, reported
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    • WORLD
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        Lock icon 'Dead man in my wife's bed'
        483 9 HK TEEN FALLS 23 FLOORS, CRASHES THROUGH ROOF BELOW TENANT'S SHOCK FIND: HIS wife was at work, so Mr Liu, 60 decided to get the hot water ready for her when she came home. But when he walked into her room, he was stunned
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        Lock icon Hey, these aren't the designer goods I bought
        249 9 IT was a mess involving two shopping bags, three branded goods stores and four hours of frustration for everyone involved. Miss Yang (left), 23, from mainland China, bought a HK$13,000 ($2,600) Chanel handbag in a Hong Kong store. She then walked into
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        Lock icon Too many wannabe chefs
        606 10 Seduced by glamorous TV cooking shows, now many in the US can't find jobs FROM TV chefs to reality cooking shows, it is a hot time to be in the kitchen. Record numbers of aspiring chefs are enrolling in culinary schools in the US, paying US$2O,OOO
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        Lock icon Now, search on for missing plane
        748 11 Adam Air flight with 96 passengers sends distress signal, then loses contact Ferry survivors found SURABAYA has seen scenes of hope and despair over the last three days. Even as some families were rushing to the Tuban hospital in the city, others were camping
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    • News watcher
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        Lock icon Proposed CPF contribution hike may hurt retailers
        213 12 IF the economic outlook stays good, workers may just get a 1 to 2 per cent increase in their employer's CPF contribution rate. Indicating this in his New Year's Eve speech, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong left many upbeat about the news. But
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        Lock icon A happy ride to festivities
        58 12 A balloon vendor rides on a rickshaw as Muslims head to take part in a special morning prayer to start the AidilAdha festival in Dhaka yesterday. Millions of Muslims in Bangladesh nave started one of the biggest annual festivals, Aidil Adha, which marks the end
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      • Article
        Lock icon Lawyer gets his suspension lifted
        107 12 A LAWYER whose four-year suspension was set aside in September last year is able to practise again. This was after the Attorney-General and Law Society approved Mr Joseph Chen's application last week. However, he still faces a new inquiry ordered by the three-judge tribunal. It
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        Lock icon Japan birth rate up
        106 12 Reuters. JAPAN, burdened with a falling birth rate and facing a shrinking and ageing population, is expected to report more than a million babies bom in 2006, the first rise in six years, according to new government data. Japan's declining population has raised concerns about the
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        Lock icon Budget airline giants may join forces
        102 12 AP. THREE of the world's best-known budget airlines, including Virgin, will form a Malaysia-based alliance to fly long-distance routes for cut-rate fares, a news report said on Monday. Mr Branson is in discussion with Air Asia's Tony Fernandes and Easyjet's Stelios Haji-loannou to form
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        Lock icon New UN chief has a gloomy list of tasks
        113 12 BAN Ki-moon of South Korea took over as United Nations secretary general yesterday. Facing numerous crises across the globe, Mr Ban has the challenging task of reforming the UN itself. The 62-year-old diplomat's handling of the reform, launched in 2005 by
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      107 8 CONGRATULATIONS to our five winners for spotting the missing Santa on page 28 of The New Paper on 26 Dec. We received a total of 6,811 SMSes and our five winners have each won $200 worth ofVivoCity vouchers. They are: Richard Yue (IC: xxx0318/B) Nur Bazilah (xxx4427/B) Christine Anne Mahimy
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  • SPEAKUP
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      • Talk of the town
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          Lock icon Let's share, fail and be less stressed in 2007
          629 13  -  By Shashank Nigam tnptQsph.comsg IT is that time of year again time for resolutions. I have come up with the top three things I wish we could change for a more exuberant, passionate and inviting Singapore. Don't hold the sand too
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          Lock icon I'll remember, but will you?
          195 13 Net BUZZ A HUSBAND and wife in their 80s have problems remembering things. During a checkup, the doctor tells them that they're physically okay, but they might want to start writing things down to help them remember. Later that night, while watching TV, the old
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          Lock icon What we can learn from Japan
          268 14 I returned from a holiday in Japan in December 2006. Being in Japan was an eye-opener. I saw how their subway system works and how the people there behave. In Tokyo, their metro or JR trains run at least twice as fast as our
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          Lock icon Time to change taxi system
          345 14 The commentaiy, "Make 2007 a better year" by Edwin Yeo (The New Paper, 30 Dec) has once again put the perennial problems of our taxi system under the microscope. The issues of cabbies touting, waiting for call bookings and demanding exorbitant flat fees when there
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      63 14 WanttoSpeakUp? E-mail tnp@sph.com.sg or write to: The New Paper SpeakUp, 1000ToaPayoh North, Level 6, Annexe Block, Singapore *****4. For verification, we need the writer's full name and contact number (preferably of a handphone). We reserve the right to edit letters. By your submission, it is deemed that you have granted
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  • SHOW
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        Lock icon Here we go again
        1160 15 In Hollywood, it's the year of sequelitis. Elsewhere, pop princesses battle it out and Heroes save television. JEAN MARIE TAN, WENDY TEO, CHANG MAY CHOON and SETO NU-WEN give you a sneak peek at the biggest movies, TV shows and music albums 0f2007 IF third time's
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        Lock icon The Asian hit list
        281 15 JUST FOLLOW LAW (15 Feb) Just to see if Caldecott princess Fann Wong scratches her crotch and smells her armpits, you should head to Jack Neo's Chinese New Year offering. It's a satire about red tape in the civil service that sees Farm's high-flier and Gurmit
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        Lock icon A time for Heroes
        599 16 OKAY, so this year's TV pickings from the US aren't exactly a bumper crop of sexy, high-profile hits like Lost, Desperate Housewives, Grey's Anatomy and Prison Break. Still, there are gogglebox newbies from all over the world you should definitely be clued in on (and glued
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  • SHOW
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        Lock icon More than just dancing
        519 18 ALL's well on the local front too. Although Singapore Idol won't be returning anytime soon, The Dance Floor looks guaranteed to shimmy into its place as the top-rated local reality series, along with a slew of homegrown offerings. THE DANCE FLOOR (Channel 5,21 Jan, Bpm) Fans
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        Lock icon Catfight on the charts
        745 19 Britney Spears. If Hilary Duff. Avril Lavigne. j Kelly Clarkson. Whitney Houston. These pop stars will be vying for your attention this year. Rock lovers, fret not. Expect fresh material from Maroon 5, Linkin Park, A Simple Plan and Good Charlotte. And if Axl Rose gets
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        439 20 ON the regional front, the pressure is on Stefanie Sun to do better with her next album. We're also wondering what Wang Lee Horn will come up with next, while Project Superstar alumnus Derrick Hoh is set to release his debut album. STEFANIE SUN (right) With her
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      Lock icon Sexy act pays off for Kumi Koda
      368 21  -  M Bv Chang May Choon changmc@sph.com.sg IT'S official: Kumi Koda (above right) is Japan's biggest pop icon last year, selling more albums than reigning J-pop queen Ayumi Hamasaki. Kumi, who prides herself on being a modern-day sex goddess, has reportedly amassed an amazing
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  • GUIDE
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        Lock icon Did a kid die for your bling?
        619 22  -  So gut-wrenching, it'll make you wonder: BLOOD DIAMOND STARRING: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Connelly, DJimon Hounsou DIRECTOR: Edward Zwick RATING: By Ho Lian-Yi lianyi&sph. eom.sg The skinny: It is the 1990s and Sierra Leone is in the midst of a civil war. Poor fisherman
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        Lock icon FAST FACTS
        153 22 The Kimberley Process is a UN-mandated system that ensures diamonds come from conflict-free sources. The World Diamond Council has launched a US$l5 million (s23m) marketing campaign to inform potential buyers that Blood Diamond takes place before the implementation of the Kimberley Process in 2003. The real-life civil war
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        Lock icon You'll sooner fast than have fast food
        415 23 The skinny: Poop in your burger is rarely a good thing, even for fast food executives. So Don Henderson (Greg Kinnear), a marketing executive at Mickey's Fast Food Restaurant chain, has been assigned a task to find out why the frozen patties of
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        416 23 THE QUEEN STARRING: Helen Mlrren and all her subjects DIRECTOR: Stephen Frears RATING: The skinny: The untimely death of Diana, Princess of Wales, throws the Queen of England's household into a public relations mess, which her Prime Minister Tony Blair must then defuse. The review: This
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    Lock icon This time, it's a simple feud
    467 25  -  Best Friends Forever no more, life's still addictive with the competing Paris and Richie £UIDE TView THE SIMPLE LIFE 4 STARRING: Paris Hilton, Weal* Richie SHOWING ON: CfeMMl 5, Wednesdays, 11pm RATING: By Stefanie Conceicao stcfcon@sph.com.sg JUST when you thought it couldn't get any
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      923 26 UID THE NEW PAPER Tuesday, 2 Jan 2007 PAGE 31 War And Beauty Channd U, 10pm In this period drama set during the reign of the Qing Emperor Jiaqing, palace intrigue escalates when his favourite concubine gets jittery over the competition she faces from other women in an imperial concubine
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      4 26 Programmes subject to change
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  • RACING
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      Lock icon YESTERDAY'S KUALA LUMPUR (PRU-AM) RESULTS
      484 32 GOING: GOOD (RACES 2,3,5,6), YIELDING (RACES 7-8) I 8 FLAME CAT 5i .5 c 48.5 (8-5) *JLow (6) 1 1 1 (472) 3 FAST GREY 55 c 53 (16-5) M Nizam (4) 2 2 2 (437) Nk 6 SUNSHINE ORANGE 55 (49-8) YAify (2) 3
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      Lock icon Rookie Low starts year with a bang
      81 32  -  By Marc Tan marc@sph.com.sg APPRENTICE Jackson Low kicked home the first winner of the year in Malaysia yesterday. He steered the Mohd Sukri-trained favourite Flame Cat to victory in Race 2 of the Kuala Lumpur pro-am meeting, which featured six professional events. Low
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      Lock icon IPOH WEIGHTS AND RATINGS:
      1370 32 SATURDAY Da Ma Cai Stakes -1651- Abraham 57 (72) (7nzg Coetzee-Good Times) *****8 BintaagMeiaag 57 (72) (8ag KH Ng-Owner) *****- Melang Express 57 (72) (5nzg KF Wong-Sovereign) *****1 Jeram Galaxy 55.5 (69) (6ag Maynard-Gold Plus) *****2 Celebrity Warrior ,...54.5 (67) (10ag McGillivray-Kimmui's) 2-3427 Jeram ENfm 54.5
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      Lock icon Benny's four-bagger
      296 33  -  By Tan Thean Loon loonQsph.eomsg THE aptly-named Red Auspice gave jockey Benny Woodworth (above, left) and trainer Desmond Koh (right) an auspicious start to the new Kranji racing season yesterday. Although being the fourth least-backed at $172 for the win of 10 runners, the four-year-old grey gave Woodworth
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      Lock icon YESTERDAY'S KRANJI (LONG COURSE, E) RESULTS
      1730 33 GOING: SOFT Race 1 Maiden -1200m 9 BO AUSPICE 50 (172-35) B Woodwork (1) 5 3 1 (473) 4 RRETYFIVESTAR 53 (33-12) V Sivan (5) 1 1 2 (488) 0.75L 6 CLARKE QIMY 51.5 (65-18) ISaHudin (7) 2 2 3 (485) Hd 10 MAWEHS150
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      Lock icon First-day success for Callow, Fujii
      355 34  -  By Tan Thean Loon loon@sph.com.sg THE New Year also gave newly-licensed Kranji expatriate jockeys Noel Callow and Kanichiro Fujii a grand start to their Kranji stint Each won a race apiece Callow on the Don Baertschiger-trained Barcelona (former Ajax Star) in Race 6 and Fujii
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      Lock icon Next time, Da Silva
      99 34 WHILE While Robbie Fradd, Noel Callow and Kanichiro Fujii were lucky to triumph on their first day in the Kranji office, Brazilian Eurico Da Silva (above) nearly scored first-up. The 31-year-old brought the Dr Yeoh Kheng Chye-trained newcomer What's Enough to flash home second to Sky
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      1168 35 RACE 1: ROYAL CURRENCY jumped awkwardly. MAWENSI jumped awkwardly in and made contact with NINETYFIVE STAR. Near the I,ooom, ROYAL CURRENCY commenced to over-race and got his head up when having to be eased off the heels of READY FOR BATTLE. Near the
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      1177 35 SUNDAY Da Ma Cai Stakes -111-Joker Treasure 57 (73) (5nzg Tiang-Joker) -***** Big Turnout 56.5 (72) (6nzg Hoy-Golden Jade Imperial) 41-23 Dynawing 56.5 (72) (6nzg E Breukelen-RIO) 8311-3 Success Ace 56.5 (72) (7ag Coetzee-Lohan Clan) 41-772 Wanko 56 (71) (7ag S Liew-Owner) -76-2 Shantou Mayor 55.5
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  • SPORTS
    • Mad about golf
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        741 36 AFP. AMID all the changes in store for the US PGA Tour this year, expect one thing to stay the same: Tiger Woods will again reign supreme. The season starting with the Mercedes-Benz Championships at Kapalua, Hawaii, on Thursday is being touted by US tour
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        115 36 THE Philippine Open at the fabled Wack Wack Golf and Country Club next week has been postponed. The Asian Tour stated at its website yesterday that it had been informed by the National Golf Association of the Philippines (NGAP) that the Philippine Open, scheduled for 11 to
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      Lock icon WHEN BEAUTY and BRUTALITY COLLIDE
      989 37  -  By Selena Roberts THERE can be a visceral unease in witnessing a horse race when, by natural design, dashing thoroughbreds are carrying their hearts in a muscular cargo container aboard a supermodel's legs. What gives? Vulnerability. The gruesome broken legs and resulting euthanasia are often
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      298 37  -  By Jules Carter npsport@sph.comsg THE best sports combine two ingredients: courage and skill. That's why horse racing and boxing are two of the oldest and most popular. To ride a thoroughbred at full speed in a pack of other horses takes bravery. To face
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        905 38  -  By Stanley Ho npsports@sph.com.sg FOR a footballer, three years is a long time to be away from the game. The player gets forgotten and gradually gets replaced in the hearts of the fans by someone younger and faster. But not if you are Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
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        Lock icon SOLSKJAER'S HIGH AND LOWS
        198 38 1996: Joins Manchester United for £1.5 million ($4.5 m) from Molde. Scores on his debut against Blackburn. Nicknamed "baby-faced assassin" for his youthful looks and deadly finishing. 1997: Scored 18 Premiership goals to help the Red Devils win the tide, including a four-goal haul as just
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        397 38 PA Sport OLE Gunnar Solskjaer is convinced Cristiano Ronaldo's exceptional form is just a question of practice makes perfect for the young Manchester United winger. Ronaldo (right) has put himself in line for a host of Footballer of the Year awards with a
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        Lock icon And the window opens...
        460 38 Reuters. ENGLAND'S Premier League chairmen can expect an early morning phone call today from managers reeling off their list of transfer window targets. The weekend's newspapers were full of speculation and as a frenetic holiday period concludes with a fourth match in 10 days, many squads
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        Lock icon MATCH 0309: ARSENAL v CHARLTON
        460 39  -  betting TEAM FACTS by UM HAMMING MARKET TALK by BRIAN MILLER INJURIES/ SUSPENSIONS: nBFACK 1 ARSENAL: Djourou, Ljungberg, Adebayor, Diaby (injured); Henry, Eboue, Hleb, Walcott (doubtful) CHARLTON: Reid, Young, Lisbie (injured) LAST MEETING: 30 Sept, 2006 Charlton 1 Arsenal 2 (EPL) HEAD-TO-HEAD: Arsenal 34; Chariton
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        Lock icon MATCH 0310: ASTON VILLA v CHELSEA
        455 39 'SUSPENSIONS: V fWAnTQ 1 ♦ASTONVILLA: y Sutton, Taylor, Laursen, Moore, Delaney (injured) CHELSEA: Terry, Cudicini, Cech, J. Cole (injured) LAST MEETING: 8 Nov, 2006 Chelsea 4 Villa 0 (Carling Cup) HEAD-TO-HEAD: Villa 53; Chelsea 49; draws 30 LAST FIVE LEAGUE RESULTS: VILLA: L-L-L-L-D CHELSEA:
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      Lock icon Footballers' lives...
      661 40 DidierDntyba Position: Striker Club: Chelsea Birthdate: 11 Mar 1978 Int'l caps: 36 Int'l goals: 25 Int'l debut: 2002 CONTROVERSIAL striker Drogba is one of the most talented players to emerge from the Ivory Coast. Although he initially struggled to settle in Chelsea since joining in 2004, he has
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        Lock icon Pardew v Wenger, Round 2
        660 41 ARSENAL v CHARLTON Wire Services. CHARLTON boss Alan Pardew will continue to celebrate late winners, even if it does rile Arsene Wenger. Pardew and Arsenal manager Wenger will renew their touchline rivalry at the Emirates Stadium tonight, with their November spat adding spice to the
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        Lock icon Jagielka: Bad losers Gunners are 'big babies'
        159 41 PA Sport. SHEFFIELD United midfielder Phil Jagielka has blasted Arsenal's unsporting behaviour after Saturday's shock Premiership 1-0 win over the Gunners. The Blades' hero, who retreated from outfield to replace injured goalkeeper Paddy Kenny in goal, claims the Gunners refused to shake his
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        Lock icon Rough stuff? No problem
        456 41 PA Sport. ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger has again refuted the claim his side is unable to cope with the physical nature of the Premiership. Describing his side's fifth away defeat this season as a "typical, old-fashioned cup game," the Gunners were outmuscled by a strong, determined
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        Lock icon Gilberto: We can't afford to lose
        430 41 PA Sport STAND-IN skipper Gilberto has warned Arsenal cannot slip up against Chariton tonight if they want to stay on course for a Champions League place. The Gunners have dropped down from third spot to fifth after their shock 1-0 defeat at Sheffield United
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        Lock icon Mourinho: We will catch Man U
        1131 42 ASTON VILLA v CHELSEA PA Sport. T OSE Mourinho may have given his I defence and some of his shot-shy I strikers a verbal pasting ahead of tonight's clash with Aston Villa but he is still unconcerned by the widening gap between the champions
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        Lock icon Essien: We can turn it around
        366 42 AFP. JOSE Mourinho is experiencing the most testing time of his reign at Stamford Bridge but Michael Essien insists the Chelsea manager has no need to panic ahead of the champions' trip to Aston Villa tonight. Mourinho the self-proclaimed "Special One" has questioned himself
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        Lock icon McCann: I'm a victim of bad refs, play-acting
        273 42 PA Sport ASTON Villa midfielder Gavin McCann believes he is the victim of card-happy referees and over-reacting players, and called for a change in the rules to offer him greater protection from suspension. McCann (left) claims too many j players are getting
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        Lock icon 83SECONDS
        93 43 a cross from Jermaine Pennant falls slightly behind Peter Crouch. In a replica of his spectacular H i ***** H i 9° al a 9 a Galatasaray In the Champions League, the lanky striker executes a i text-book scissors-kick that gives the Reds the Just over a minute later,
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        Lock icon Stings from the wings
        637 44 The New Paper's football analyst TERRY PATHMANATHAN tells LIM HAN MING that Liverpool's excellent wing-play in the second half was the decisive factor HAN MING: What's your take on the match? TERRY: You could tell from the first whistle that Liverpool were out to get the
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        Lock icon HE'S NOT FOR SALE
        1038 45  -  LIVERPOOL 3 Crouch (61st min), Gerrard (63), Kuyt (83) BOLTON 0 TV VIEW Lim Han Ming npsports@sph.com.sg HE has been linked with a move to Newcastie United. But after last night's performance, Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez would surely put up a "Not-for-Sale" sign on Peter Crouch.
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        Lock icon Gerrard hails 'superb' Pennant
        456 45 PA Sport. STEVEN Gerrard singled out Jermaine Pennant for special praise in a match he described as a perfect start for Liverpool. A stunning Peter Crouch overheac kick, Gerrard's volley and a late goal from Dirk Kuyt gave Liverpool the win at Anfield and lifted them
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      Lock icon CAN BECKS KOP IT?
      589 46  -  By Jeffrey Oon npsports@_sph.com.29 "PI ECKHAM'S off to A rCSSwerpool. f jJJ How's that for a New Year shocker. British tabloid The People has reported that Liverpool's prospective Dubai owners are set to announce their arrival at Anfield by making a sensational bid to recruit David
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      65 45 o SPORTSONTV ARSENAL v CHARLTON Ch23, 3.30 am. tomorrow VILLA v CHELSEA Ch 24,3.55 am, tomorrow TAMWORTH v NORWICH Ch24.8.25pm, Saturday DAY 1 Ch 22. 7.00 am, Friday 'Live, unless stated. For latest, check www.starhub.com/cabletv ESPN Noon Golf Programming 12.59pm Sporlscenter Asia 1.00 EPI: Liverpool v Bolton STARSPORTS 9.03 am
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