The New Paper, 20 May 2007

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  • 32 1 the new paper Sanday 20 MAY 2007 Singapore S Press Holdings MICA (P) 196/12/2006 80 CENTS II Ull 8 *****1 1 *****9 ,1 > 20 MAY 2007 H the new paper L' i
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    • 36 1 •O" FA CUP FINAL Convinced now? 59 67 HOW CAN S'PORE MUM DO THIS? She takes her 3 kids maid to go shoplifting Breastfeeding excuse used to deny her statement to police 4 16 pages inside
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    • 26 1 X ENGAGED 1 IN BULLYIWS behavior T Got Suspended from School Corner Dorvt 'Be. LiKe ME '.STOP BliLLYINS' picture la US mum shames bullying daughter (above)
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  • SUN NEWS
    • 784 2  -  TAXI DRIVER DIES AFTER SCUFFLE WITH PASSENGER Ho Lian-Yi lianyi@sph.com.sg AFTER his shift every day, Mr Toon Chin Joon would pack food for his 76-year-old mother. The two lived in the same flat, and he has been caring for her ever
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    • 296 3 EVERY morning, Mr Toon Chin Joon would call his former taxi partner, who only wants to be known as Mr Goh. He was calling to wake Mr Goh up for work at 4am. They may even have coffee together afterwards. But not yesterday. Instead, when
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    • 114 3 In May 2005, Mr Tan Peng Teck was killed after his vehicle went out of control and smashed into a tree near Siglap Centre. In 2004, Madam Lim Choon Fang, was found dead in a deserted road in Tuas, with a bleeding forehead and injuries to
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    • 996 4  -  Housewife goes to Jurong Giant hyper mart with maid kids She hands unpaid items to maid who hides them in stroller Tan Mae Lynn maelynn @sph.com.sg THIS Singaporean housewife went on a shoplifting spree with her three young children and even the maid in tow.
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    • 218 4 AT the trial, Jacqueline Chua Ai Lin sought to use her "engorged breasts" as the reason why she had not given her statement voluntarily while in custody. Chua claimed in court that when she narrated her account, it included her assertion that she had
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    • 527 5 Girl, 12, bullies student over racist comment/ so US school suspends her. But her mother is not satisfied SHE is one tough mum. Not satisfied with the punishment meted out to her daughter by her school, she decided to go one step further. Call it
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    • 464 5  -  By_ Ho Lian-Yi lianyi@sph.com.sg IT CAN happen in the US but not here. Of the six principals, teachers and parents The New Paper spoke to, not one said they agreed with what Ms Ivory Spann made her daughter do. They all accepted that Singaporean kids
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    • 411 6 As for Miasha, Ms Mathis said the girl works with severely disabled students and is rarely a problem. "I would not put the label 'bully' on this kid," she said.
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    • 474 7 CONGRATULATIONS TO SINGTEL'S SWEET TREATS RECIPIENTS IN THE MONTH OF MAY Movie Treat 300 recipients of a pair of Cathay Cineplexes movie tickets to SHREK 3 Ang Hwee Leng Esther Ang King Swee Jason Ang Teng Kim Ang Tang Meng Aqillah Binte Nasir Bambang Sumaryono Bin Ali Bennet Salina Bte
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  • SUN NEWS
    • 1054 9  -  In Japan, dub is fined if customer drinks and drives. Will it work here? STORE'S DRINK DRIVING HEADACHE Cara van Miriah caravm@sph.com.sg NEW nightspots sprouting up, longer partying hours. Could it lead to more drink-driving cases? Well, look at the figures compiled by the Traffic Police.
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    • 261 9 SOME states in the US have introduced laws that let judges order offenders to fit ignition interlock breath-alcohol devices in their cars. The device involves a breathalyser that is hooked up to the car. It will freeze the vehicle's motor if the driver fails the test. In
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    • Article, Illustration
      672 10  -  Insurers won't pay for accidents by drink drivers I S PORE'S DRINK DRIVING HEADACHE 1 HURT BY DRINK DRIVER, 1 BUT NO COMPENSATION Joyce Lim joycel@sph.com.sg THEY travelled from China to Singapore to claim the body of their daughter, who was killed in a hit-and-run accident here. But
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    • 293 10  -  Tan Ooi Boon ooiboon@5ph.com.sg THE third time you are hauled up for drink driving, you are off the road for good. That's the message the judiciary is sending to drink drivers. Under the sentencing benchmark set by the Subordinate Courts, drink drivers with
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  • 365 12 MISS UNIVERSE 2007 SUN NEWS YEAR after year they make it to the finals of the Miss Universe pageant. But rarely do they figure in the top five. Will one of the beauties from this region break that jinx this year? Don't
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  • SUN NEWS
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      • 78 16 RESEARCHERS have warned that obesity in children may affect brain activity, apart from other health problems, when they grow up. This was revealed at a seminar by the National Heart Foundation and the National Institute of Education. Obesity among children in Singapore is on the rise: The
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      • 83 16 TWO Malaysian customs officers were killed when their high-speed boat exploded in flames after hitting power cables hanging over a river, police said yesterday. Yusri Hashim and Asri Abdul Ghani, both 37, were believed to have been trapped in the fire. However, two other officers managed
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      • 195 16 MORE than a thousand people have fled inland along Indonesia's coastline after tidal waves destroyed houses and fishing boats this week, officials said yesterday. Residents have taken refuge in schools and other government buildings after high waves pounded coastlines from northern Sumatra island to
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      • 35 16 Edmundo Bermudez, a migrant worker, on Congress' immigration plan to give preference to migrants with degrees and skills.
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      • 171 16 SINGAPORE is slowly being transformed into a global city, but such efforts will be in vain if there is no "heart" to go with, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has said. He was speaking at the launch of the Singapore Kindness Week 2007 yesterday.
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      • 79 16 COLORECTAL cancer is on the rise here, especially among those below 50. One in five sufferers is below 50, according to a study by the Singapore General Hospital's Department of Colorectal Surgery. The big jump is likely caused by diet, said Associate Professor Eu Kong Weng,
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      • 56 16 A German woman has admitted she drove her son to rob a jewellery shop so she could make sure nothing bad happened to him. Daniela Langer, 36, from Dresden, told a court that he was determined to do it and she could not talk him out of it. So
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    • 326 17 Two Malaysians working jn Singapore land in JB hospital In two separate incidents, two Malaysian men ended up as robbery victims in Johor Baru yesterday reported New Straits Times. Factory worker Tan Lai Peng, 26, was riding home on his motorcycle when four men on two
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    • 1086 18 Old media empire family in the news odd woman out SHE is an exception. On her MySpace website, 30-year-old Jerrycha Steele poses topless in a black and white photo, showing only her back on which sits a tribal-inspired tattoo. Among her interests include partying,
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    • 134 17 7 Little Miss Singapore Cinderella 2007 Little Prince Charming 2007 Little Miss Singapore J o,w our national contest for talent, photo Cinderella 2001 modelin Sf or little F rls and b°ys- Little Prince Charming 2007 Grou P A Mini Miss from 7to 12 years Group B Little Tots from 4
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  • OURSunday
    • 1397 19  - WANT TV FAME PAY UP, PAY UP Some quit their day jobs. Others dig deep into their savings. Participants of reality TV shows pay a high price for fame Syahirah Anwar sanwar@sph.com.sg THE price for a few minutes of fleeting fame does not come cheap. This was what many local
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    • 208 20 SINGAPORE IDOL UfUM Transport: $400 Costumes and accessories: $450 bKMM kMS:: $7,000 expenditure:: $300 for vitamins and tonics PROJECT SUPERSTAR CARRIE YEO Transport: $600 Costumes and accessories! Nil, as costumes and accessories were provided by MediaCorp Income loss: $15,000 Miscellaneous expenditure: $3,000 for tuition
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    • 574 21  -  Leong Ching chingl@sph.com.sg LAST week, I watched the Phantom of the Opera. I paid $97 and thought that would get me a decent seat. Instead, I was seated at Circle 3 the nosebleeds, which meant I had to fork out another $6 for binoculars.
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    • 506 22  -  Zubaidah Nazeer zubaidah @sph.com.sg DON'T believe anyone who tells you that you need big biceps and chunky thigh muscles to windsurf. It's all in the technique, silly. I discovered this when I tried it last week at People's Association Water-Venture (PAWV) at
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    • 615 23  -  I've learned a lot in my two years here, except... David Turner Columnist tnp@sph.com.sg LAST week marked two years since I plunged into Singapore permanently, after several years of just dipping my toes. So, I asked myself, what have I learned about the Merlion City
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    • 607 24 We search the heartlands and tell you about the gorgeous people we meet, like I Oh Xiang Jun, 26 Eric Gwee, 26 HER sunshine smile puts you at ease. Her sparkling eyes dazzle those around her. Alas, she is oblivious to the looks and stares she
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    • 584 26  -  Taiji's many health benefits make it ideal for life in fast lane Chua Wei Yng Columnist tnp@sph.com.sg GRACEFUL movements and a gentle pace these are the characteristics of taiji. But this ancient form of exercise packs quite a punch when it comes to health
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    • 795 27  -  The Wagon Wheel is also famous for its oxtail stew and succulent chicken cordon bleu KF Seetoh Columnist tnp@sph.com.sg RUNNING a restaurant is a tough and unpredictable business. The long hours are as real as it gets and patrons can be fickle and
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    • 478 28  -  It is just as vital as exercising it Bharat Thakur Columnist tnp@sph.com.sg HOWS your back feeling? Over the last few weeks, I've given you a range of yoga exercises that will relieve backache and also strengthen and exercise your spine. Today, there's one last thing I want
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  • OUR SUNDAY
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      50 30 Getting married? Had a babv? Or just having a crusn? Maybe you want to thank someone? Whatever it is, we want to know. Send your pictures and messages to... tnpforum@sph.com.sg Dear Ryan (left) Wishing you Happy 2nd Birthday Lots of Love and kisses Mummy .Daddy and Kyra (right)
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    • 203 30 v <i> i 04 Dearest XiaoLiJing, We have been together for almost 3 years. Thanks for all the things you bring to me. I cherish the times when we are together, I hope I can spend my whole life together with u. WILL YOU MARRY ME?
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  • 1433 32  -  .<Singapore International tearing festival 12 to 20 May 200? Tan Thean Loon ioon@sph.com.sg CAN Singapore break a five-year drought in the $3 million Singapore Airlines International Cup tonight? With a horse like rising star Crusoe among Kranji's Magnificent Seven to duel against six top-class foreign
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  • SUN RACING
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      94 34 (Race 5 No. 1) BEST BET He was distinctly unlucky to be denied his second career win last time out when beaten by $124 chance On My Marque. He was shouted the winner until the rank outsider came swooping down in the final few strides to pip him
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    • 151 34 RACE 2: Silent Account, Flying Langfuhr, Royal Force, Gemini, Screaming Eagle, The Hatchet Man, Kanegura, Bless Year, Lion City Hero, Fat Boy. RACE 3: Jade, Orion, Who Is Jimmy, Rollin Rich, Titan Fun, On My Marque, Speeder Chase, Leading Witness, Bronte, Zoid. RACE 4: Terfel, Trigger Express, World Leaders,
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    • 1606 35 GOING FORECAST: YIELDING TO SOFT 1" i MftThvfey uatiiw mm VI M* iickav 1 *433 MkMOmto 57 (50) Btoftzto 1 (3ag 0 Dragon-Hear) 2 *****3 Hh kml 57 (47) DIM 17 (3rug Charles Lack-Ruby) 3 *****Q VMgMy Mwa 57 (40) Cfcawz VI (3iug
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    • 2175 36 UUffiY FOUY-S COMMENTS FOR TOOAVS KRANJI RACES Race 1 1 Balkan Chevalier Looks solid and can expect another good run today. 2 The General Usually has support but drawn badly here, so place only. 3 D'Mighty Hero Not going well. 4
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    • 911 37 Race 1 (l,OOOm): Debutants Warrior (No. 9) and Diaghilev (7) appear to have a bit of class about them and have also been living up to their early-maturing pedigree as well with eye-catching barrier trial and lead-up work heading into this race. They'll be
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    • 1054 37 GOING FORECAST: GOOD m. wmatmm mmm jkoy wiw mi 1 KEBPLTBI ATM M Nunes 127 3 2 UBBrsmZE CF S Dye 126 1 3 UMMLOT MeT K L Chui(-7) 125 2 4 HAPPY SWAY ALe G Mosse 125 7 5 MAVOMAVB OJH B
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    • 584 38  -  KRANJI SPRINT SUPERSTAR GIVES LAXON HIS FIRST LION CITY CUP Danny Khoo dkhoo @sph. comsg SPRINT kingpin Why Be scored a well-deserved victory in the Group 1 Lion City Cup at Kranji yesterday. But it was no stroll in the park for the Laurie Laxon-trained sensation,
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    • 64 38 1st M M L Laxon ~48~ 39 24 D B'tschiger 23 32 19 J Meagher 22 16 22 DKoh P Shaw S Gray 22 17 15 10 22 22 16 10 21 Charles Leek 14 17 25 6 Dean 14 17 20 RB Marsh 13 16 15 S
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    • 1976 38 GOING: YIELDING Ascot Racecourse Ltd Trophy 1 STARRY FIRE 58 (9-5) M Gallagher (1) 4 3 1 (472) 10 EL DORADO 53 (425-47) K Tanaka (6) 1 1 2 (487) 1.5 4 RICE A6AW 56.5 (29-8) R Fradd (4) 2 2 3 (477) 4.75
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    • 1006 40 RACE 1: CANDOUR STRIPES was fractious after being loaded into the barrier. She was withdrawn after sustaining a cut on her off-hind. CLASSIC GOLD jumped awkwardly. LUCKY MOON was slow to begin. EL DORADO jumped outwards, crowding CARRY ON SMILE onto the hind-quarters
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  • SundaySPORTS
    • 779 41 Mad about golf IT'S all in the mind. If ever you wanted cast-iron proof that winning at the highest level all comes down to the activity between your ears, then look no further than Phil Mickelson's performance these past few weeks. Barely 12 months ago he
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    • Article, Illustration
      355 42 AFP. INDIA'S Gaurav Ghei was in prime position to lift his second successive Asian Tour title when he pulled two shots clear in the weather-hit Macau Open yesterday. Ghei, winner of last month's Pine Valley Beijing Open, was 11-under-par for the US$3OO,OOO ($450,000) tournament through 11
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    • 229 42 Reuters. PADRAIG Harrington remained on course to end a 25-year wait for a home success in the Irish Open after moving three shots ahead of the Adare Manor field yesterday. His one-under-par 71 took the Irish world No. 12 and 2006 European money-list winner to
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    • 428 43 AP. STUFFED in the middle of Lorena Ochoa's golf bag is a light-blue head cover with a Superman logo. It was a gift she received before her freshman year in university, and it has been protecting her driver since. It is also a reminder of
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    • 254 43 AFP. JAPAN'S Ryuji Imada (right) and American Troy Matteson are locked in a two-way tie atop the leaderboard after Friday's second round of the ATT Classic. The two are at 10-under-par 134 and hold a one shot lead over DJ Brigman and
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    • 922 44  -  CALLING all sport/ bosses, do you have an active sporting lifestyle away from your busy schedule in the office? Do you play one or more non-traditional sports? Or do you know of such a boss? Please e-mail details to npsports@sph. com.sg Ernest Luis
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    • 1201 45 The New Paper's Singapore at Large column profiles the sports scene from a national or grassroots perspective every Sunday. Today, UM HAN MING finds a lady with a genuine boxing sense. EYEBROWS were raised when she was elected as the first woman president of the
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    • 509 46 Lim Say Heng npsports@sph.com.sg WHO says boxing is a dying sport in Singapore? When The New Paper dropped by the Farrer Park Boxing Gymnasium, there were about 20 boxers training. Kasthuri Mahanthran, a petite 19-year-old, is not really an athletic person. She was more into cultural activities
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    • CHMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL
      • 941 47 V/ T T has often been I argued that there -Lis no room for sentiments in a cut-throat business like professional football. Even more so, it is unlikely to exist in Rafael Benitez, a man obsessed with perfection and a manager with a ruthless streak. Will Sir
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      • 340 48 AFP. RAFAEL Benitez looks set to take a massive Champions League gamble on the fitness of Harry Kewell by starting the Australian winger in Wednesday's final against AC Milan in Athens. The Liverpool boss has seen his options for the left flank of his side
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      • 249 48 FANCY a chance to play soccer at the National Stadium before it is pulled down? And help to raise funds for charity at the same time? Then head down to the President's Challenge 2007 Soccer 5s tournament for some football fun. There are
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      329 49 AFP. HONOUR your agreement, Malaysia. This is the warning from Mohamed Bin Hammam (right) as he spelt out "wide-ranging legal repercussions" if Manchester United visit Kuala Lumpur during the Asian Cup. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) president said he was trying to meet Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
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    • 259 49 KAKA was one of the biggest reasons why Manchester United lost to AC Milan in the semi-finals of the Champions League. In the second leg, John O'Shea was reportedly assigned to shadow him. Instead, he was left chasing shadows on the pitch. On that rainy
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  • SUN SPORTS
    • 682 51  -  GRAND PRIZE WINNER Lim Say Heng npsports@sph.com.sg IF he could travel back through time, Khairul Anwar would be at the Nou Camp on 26 May 1999, screaming hysterically as Manchester United dramatically clinched the Champions League trophy from Bayern Munich. "It was the first and only
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    • 148 51 THERE will be no repeat of the 2005 Champions League final, insists our newly-minted Top Tipster, Khairul Anwar. "AC Milan have a lot of ageing players, like captain Paolo Maldini," said tne 15-year-old Dunman Secondary School student. "So they would want to win a Champions League medal
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    • FA CUP FINAL
      • 857 52 OVERDUE and over budget, the new Wembley Stadium officially threw open its doors for the first time yesterday for the "dream" FA Cup final between Chelsea and Manchester United. After a six-and-a-half-year wait for a project that had been bedevilled by one crisis after another, it was
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      • 406 53 THE booze flowed freely and the packed crowd at The Chijmes at Victoria Street did not miss a heart-beat so far as drinks were concerned. There were the usual "oohs" and "aahs" but they were not prolonged ones that usually follow goals being scored. In fact,
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      • 571 54 116 mln: GOAL! At long last it comes from Didier Drogba who plays a neat one-two with Lampard before poking the ball past Van der Sar into the net. 103 mln: United break forward with Rooney, who plays in a devilishly low cross which Giggs
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      • 104 55 The best of the English Premieri|M| ship surely better at firina blanks. What else can you say about a boring match where Ronaldo was nowhere in sight, Scholes and Giggs were misfiring and a Chelsea team lacking true ambition and having to thank goalkeeper Petr Cech
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      • 454 56  -  Gary Lim npsports@sph.com.sg NEW Wembley it may be. But it was the same old dull affair last night in the FA Cup final, also known as the sarcophagus of sexy football. There was a painful dearth of edge-of-the-seat stuff, as Manchester United and Chelsea slogged
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      • 542 56 AFP. THE match ratings from yesterday's FA Cup final between Chelsea and Manchester United: CHELSEA (4-3-3): Petr Cech 7 Dependable as ever with two fine stops to deny Rooney and Giggs showing why he is the best goalkeeper in the world. Paulo Ferreira 6 The Portuguese right-back was
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      • 821 57 GARY LIM talks to TNP soccer analyst TOHARI PA!J AN GARY: What are your thoughts on the game? TOHARI: Both managers Alex Ferguson and Jose Mourinho adopted a cautious approach. The proceedings of the field wasn't terribly exciting during normal time. It only came to life in
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      • 988 59  -  Wang Meng Meng npsports@sph.com.sg ALLOW me to present the FA Cup to you in simple numbers. For starters, the 126 th edition of the Football Association Challenge Cup, the world's greatest knock-out competition founded in 1872, will pit the leading two league clubs for only the third
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    • 146 52 QUIZ ANSWERS Page 60: 1. Name three men who managed Premiership clubs, during the 2006-07 season, who scored in an FA Cup Final during their playing career? Answer: Lawrie Sanchez (Wimbledon v Liverpool, 1988); Mark Hughes (Man Utd v Crystal Palace, 1990; and v Chelsea, 1994); Stuart Pearce (Nottingham Forest
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    • 28 53 CUP QUIZ Name three men who managed Premiership clubs, during the 2006-07 season, and scored in an FA Cup Final during their playing career? (Answer on Pg 59)
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    • 213 59 DEPORTIVO v SEVILLA Ch 22, 10.55pm, tonight RECREATIVO v REAL MADRID m Ch 22. 12.55 am, tomorrow A MADRID v BARCELONA Ch 22, 2.55 am, tomorrow AC MILAN v LIVERPOOL Ch 23, 2am, Thursday CAGLIARI v ROMA Ch 24, 9pm, tonight DAY 2 Delayed, Ch 22, 6pm, today I FINAL
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    • 300 60 W-V oORE At* ■glffiL A Meeting of Chanfdons/ The Singapore International Racing Festival reaches \"W a riveting climax this evening with the staging of Singapore's biggest racing extravaganza... *Vißi il f.*' v. i W'j. 4'. sing af or Singapore Airline* International Cap 2007 mil I fm >ure xc 'tofnont... A
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  • Sigapore International Racing Festival 12 to 20 May 2007
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    • 1154 62 LIKE most sports, horse racing gives its followers their fair share of arguments and opinions are always varied on which is the best horse and which jockey you would want riding for your hard-earned money. And one question that always adds fuel to the fire
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    • 415 63 RACE ELIGIBILITY WHEN alternate (second) nominations closed at noon on 4 Apr, there were 127 hopefuls for the 2007 Singapore Airlines International Cup. Trainers and owners had nominated the majority at the free entry stage on 7 Mar in the hope that, come selection time, their
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    • 222 64 ITS all happening at the Singapore Racecourse at Kranji today. Months of planning and co-ordination by the Singapore Turf Club will come to fruition when the Singapore Airlines International Cup gets underway at 8.35pm. The 2,000 m race, which carries prizemoney of $3 million, is expected
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    • 644 65 JUMP, SWIM, ROLL AND GALLOP TO GET FIT HOW to prepare for the big one! With a horse population of about 1,000 at any one time at Kranji, you would understand that it's physically impossible for all horses to be doing the same thing at once.
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    • 420 65 THREE-TIME Singapore champion trainer Laurie/ Laxon has been around long enough in the /JF racing game to have probably earned a rest f v T J But to stay on top in the trainers' ViJWKm 1 premiership, he cannot afford
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    • 188 66 A look at some of the people who make this race happen THE jet-setting jockey star jumps off the sweating steed and into the arms of adoring connections. The owner and the trainer, both in beige linen suits that befit a race held in the tropics, congratulate
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    • 307 66 THE FARRIER THE farrier, or blacksmith, has perhaps one of the most important behind-the-scenes roles in the racing industry. While his job most often done behind closed doors in the humid environment of the shoeing bay is basically to put shoes on a horse, there is
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    • 309 66 AT THE COAL FACE THE GROOM "SHOVELLING s'it" is probably not the ideal thing to have on your job description. But like the garbage collectors in New York City, the thankless task is a critical one, especially in a stable with 60 plus horses.
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    • 376 66 THE VET UNLIKE the farrier, the vet is a little more high profile (and not quite as sweaty) during International Racing Week, and is often seen by the avid racegoer running cursory glances over the horses in the Parade Ring on Singapore Airlines International
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    • 1052 67 EENY, Meenie, Minie, Moe! Pick a winner by the... There are literally a thousand ways to pick a winner in the Singapore Airlines International Cup. Favourite number, colour or jockey are popular among first-time race-goers while the more seasoned punter may use a sophisticated handicapping system
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    • 633 68 Foursome's charges acquit themselves well in past four runnings WHEN Ouzo raced into Singapore folklore on that wonderful night of racing in March, 2000, he set a standard for local contenders that will take time to match. With only the best (and in form) international raiders
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    • 813 69 A TRAINER sending an SOS to an overseas-based jockey to ride his horse in the SIA Cup a week or two before the race is not unusual. The move could have been initiated by the owner of the horse. Or the trainer could have decided
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    • 103 70 TWENTY minutes before each race, a jockey weighs out with the saddle and full attire (racing colours, breeches and boots). Extra weight shall be carried in the saddlebag. Each jockey has to wear a body protector (safety vest) and the Ikg load is not included in
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    • 486 71 IT looks fairly simple and inexpensive. Throw on some silks, grab a saddle and jump on the horse. But it's the big stage, not a bush meeting, and these jockeys are the best in the business. And just like Australian soccer star Mark Viduka
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    • 828 72 ALONG, long time ago, well before The General Stud Book was first published by Weatherby and Son's back in 1791, it was the custom not to name a horse until it had shown outstanding ability. While impossible today under strict regulations, it does have some merit
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      264 73 2000 Saimee Jumaat, Ouzo: "I was confident of running a good race, but not of winning. But as I rode Ouzo onto the track, I told myself, 'I'm going to do this for Singapore'." 2001 Jamie Spencer, Endless Hall: "That was unbelievable! "He travelled really well throughout
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