The New Paper, 26 May 2009

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    12 1 The new paper 26 May 09 tues 70 CENTS MICA (P) 193/11/2008
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      76 1 Our writer meets Ronaldo at Old Trafford. The Mercurial One says: Don’t compare me to Messi PAGE 44 O R I G I N A L the new paper TNP DOLLARS $100 the new paper ONLY ORIGINAL TNP DOLLARS PUBLISHED IN THE NEW PAPER ARE NTU STUDENT’S DEATH Poly teen
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      18 1 BACK TO BACK Zhang Ziyi, Shu Qi and Michelle Yeoh bare it in Cannes PAGE 18 Picture: AFP
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  • News NTU Student's Death
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      Lock icon He never told me he was upset or stressed
      860 2 / 3  -  POLY TEEN ON WIDJAJA (RIGHT) REPORTS:CHONGSHINYEN CHONG SHIN YEN, AMANDA YONG tnp@sph.com.sg THEYgottoknoweachotherwhileslay-ingmonstersinanonlinegame.DavidHartantoWidjaja,21, andChua JiaYu,18,weresohookedonDestinyOnline that they would play every day for hours on end,sometimestillaslateas4am. Although they never met in person, he developed feelings for her over time and the pair
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      Lock icon Student shoots video clip of his last moments
      393 2 / 3 A VIDEO clip of the last moments of David Hartanto Widjaja,21,wasshownatthecoroner’sinquiry yesterday. It was filmed by a fellow student using his handphone, and it showed Mr Widjaja sitting on top of the glass roof of a link-bridge. Mr Lin Zhenxing was waiting
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      24 2 / 3 No hello, just goodbye (TNP 23 May, pg 4): Mr Letchamanan and Mr Pereira met last October after losing touch for 32 years.
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  • News Stirling Road Death
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      Lock icon Kids still don't know mum is dead
      837 4 / 5  -  Man to hang for killing wife in 2007 REPORT: ARUL JOHN anathan@sph.com.sg HEmethisestrangedwifeatabusstop,beat her up and then dragged her to the void deck of a block of flats at Block181,StirlingRoad. Tharema Vejayan Govindasamy, 40, an odd-jobworker,thenforcedherintothelift. After getting out on the 12th storey,
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      428 4 / 5  -  Arul John MADAM Smaelmeeral Abdul Aziz, 32, was found dead at the bottom of Block 181, Stirling Road at about 4.40am on 1 Jul 2007. According to his police statement, her estranged husband, Tharema Vejayan Govindasamy, 40, met her at the bus stop in front of the
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      141 4 / 5 B.A /FN.G.USU UNIVERSITY OF LONDON Offered on a full-time and part-time basis B.A (HONS) ENGLISH This 3-year flexible direct honours degree aims at exploring some of the most exciting aspects of English Literature coupled with developing practical and analytical skills and creative techniques. Subjects include: Explorations in Literature 1, Explorations
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      180 4 / 5 Look out for our Sports Noon Edition this Thursday CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL Who will be champions BARCELONA v MANCHESTER UTD SPORTS NOON EDITION newpaperthe A publication of •m •a />••• *o* i. ••••r A* ?>; if- it# r«: iV. :V vV«i? *'Wi 0 Trapped 52 <a V 57 >*\ K
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  • News Parliament
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      Lock icon Be careful of' false sense of security'
      749 6 / 7  -  Spendingis good during recession, says MP (left). Buthewarns... REPORT: NG TZE YONG tzeyong@sph.com.sg PAMPERED, with a sense of entitlement and a false sense of security. A Member of Parliament had these tough words for Singaporeans coping with the worst recessioninthe country’s history. In
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      Lock icon From nanny state to mummy state
      373 6 / 7  -  STREET TALK COMMENT: NG TZE YONG tzeyong@sph.com.sg WHEN Lehman Brothers collapsed last September, I braced myself for the end of the world. It was my first recession as a working adult. Seeing the scared bankers scared the living daylights out of me. But eight
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      45 8 Passers-by are transported into a fasci- nating water world while walking through the mall’s exit/entrance at the Orchard MRT station. ION Orchard wants to offer a premium shopping experience through a series of ambient art themed around natural elements. TNP PICTURE: MOHD ISHAK
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      279 8 SHOPPERTRENDS REPORT MORE Singaporeans are eating in instead of dining out, as part of belt-tightening in this economic downturn. But they are not taking this to extremes and cutting out the little luxuries in life. The average Singapore home now spends more on fresh food, groceries
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      Lock icon ERP rates reduced for June school holidays
      104 8 ELECTRONIC Road Pricing (ERP) reductions will follow the June school holidays again as the Land transport Authority (LTA) completes a review of ERP rates. ERP charges at 27 gantries is- landwide will be reduced by 50 cents or $1. The revised rates will
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      Lock icon Wage guidelines out on 3 Jun
      90 8 SINGAPORE’S National Wages Council’s (NWC) wage guidelines for 2009/2010 are expected to be out on 3 Jun. Chaired by Professor Lim Pin, the council has members from gov- ernment, unions and the employers’ and business federations. The Singapore National Employers Federation has organised a
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      128 8 CHANGES to the Central Provident Fund (CPF) Act were tabled in Parliament yesterday. The CPF (Amendment) Bill is to allow for the setting up of a LifeLong Income Fund, which will be used to collect premiums and also make payments under the Lifelong Income Scheme, or
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      776 9  -  Bloggers fight the clone war as others are stealing their content REPORT: HO LIAN-YI lianyi@sph.com.sg PIRATED bags, pirated clothes, pirated software, and now, pirated blogs? With advertising dollars to be had from site hits, copycats have come up with ever inventive ways of leeching
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      Lock icon What to do if your blog has been copied
      217 9 HERE are some things you can do if you suspect your site is being copied. Detect plagiarism Search for a distinctive line in your piece on Google and check what comes up. Copyscape (www.copyscape.com) is a paid service that will also
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      Lock icon What will you do to break records?
      482 10  -  Over 1,000ACS (I) students danced their wayintotheS’pore Book of Records Ervina Mohd Jamil –ErvinaMohdJamil,newsroomintern HANGING by the neck for the longest period of time, urinating the furthest distance and having the most number of people walk on broken glass. Outrageous? But that’s exactly
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      Lock icon Lorry load of trouble
      510 11  -  Foreign workers speak about perils of being ‘back-seat’passengers REPORT:HOLIAN-YI HO LIAN-YI lianyi@sph.com.sg IT’ScommontohearSingaporeansgripeabouthav-ing to be packed like sardines on trains and buses duringpeakhours. But take a look at these pictures see how foreign workersarebeingtransporteddaily. They put up with bumpy rides and battle the elements.Worse,itisdangerous. FourworkerswerekilledlastMondayafterthelorry thatwascarryingthemcrashedintoatraileratTuas.
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      Lock icon Home-grown vegetables in demand
      494 12/13  -  7% consumed here are produced by 53 local farms REPORT: TEH JEN LEE jenlee@sph.com.sg THE next time you eat vegetables, think about where they were grown. Did you know that local produce makes up 7 per cent of the leafy vegetables consumed here? Last year, close
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      581 14  -  Want to know how much wateryou’resaving? Han Yongming newsroom intern THIS shower head can talk. Step into the shower stall, and you’ll hear a voice telling you about the water you can save if you turn off the tap while soaping yourself. Turn
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  • Global News watch
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      Lock icon SECOND BLAST:
      10 15 SECONDBLAST:NorthKoreaannouncedyesterdaythatithad conductedasecondnucleartestintheKiljuregion,morepowerfulthan itsfirstinOctober2006.Italsotest-firedthreeground-to-airmissileswith arangeof130km(seegraphicsbelow).Countriesaroundtheworld condemnedthetests,andtheUnitedNationsSecurityCouncilwas expectedtomeetyesterdaytodiscussNorthKorea’sclaim. GRAPHICS: AFP
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      Lock icon Hundreds riot, defy curfew in Indian cities
      159 15 AUSTRIAN SIKH TEMPLE SHOOTING AFP. INDIA’sprimeminister,MrManmohanSingh,appealedforcalmasriotseruptedin severalnorthernIndiancities. HundredsinIndiadefieda curfewandarmypatrols,attacking policestationsandtorchingthecar ofaseniorofficerandseveraltrains. Rioterswereprotestingagainst thedeathofSantRamaNand,who waskilledbyfellowSikhsina templeintheAustriancapitalof ViennaonSundayasheaddressed 200worshippers. Intwoplaces,policeopenedfire on mobs, wounding at least four people, said senior police officer Khubi Ram. The violence in India centered on the north Indian city of J
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      Lock icon PAS to see 3-cornered fight
      84 15 Bernama. Mr Husam Musa, vice-president of the Pan Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), said yesterday that he will contestthedeputypresident’spostat the party congress next month. He said the decision was made after considering views of all quarters, including PAS spiritual leader Datuk Nik Aziz Nik Mat. It
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      Lock icon Anwar vows tough defence against sodomy charges
      64 15 AFP. MALAYSIAN opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim vowed yesterday to put up a strong defence against sodomy charges, saying it would not be easy to convict him of the offence for a second time. AddressingtheForeignCorrespondents’ Association in Singapore, he insisted that the case against
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      Lock icon Myanmar rejects Asean statement
      93 15 AFP. MYANMAR’S military government has “strongly rejected” a statement by Asean condemning the trial of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, state media said yesterday. Myanmar accused Thailand, which issued the statement one week ago as the rotating chairman of Asean, of interfering in its internal
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      Lock icon Ex-MP's car stripped
      259 16 HE found his car after it went missing for a few days. But by that time, it could hardly be called a car. Yes, the vehicle still had four tires and a steering wheel. But the driver would have to sit on the floor, since all the
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      Lock icon M'sia sex trade booms amid economic gloom
      275 16 THE world economy may be going bust, but solicited sex in Malaysia seems to be booming. The trade is worth billions. Sources in the local prostitution scene put it at RM3.2 billion ($1.3 billion) last year, reported New Straits Times. Statistics from the
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      Lock icon Actor sued after sex video leak
      834 17 PHILIPPINES’EDISONCHENSCANDAL AN EDISON Chen-like scandal has rocked the Philippines and at the centre of the storm is a cosmetic surgeon who has admitted to filming intimate moments with his lovers but denied uploading the clips. The scandal erupted after the steamy clips spread online
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      532 18/19 BATTLE OF BARE-BACKED BEAUTIES IN CANNES THEY are three of the most familiar Asian faces at Cannes. But when actresses Zhang Ziyi, Shu Qi and Michelle Yeoh walked down the red carpet, all eyes were on their backs. All three wore outfits which bared their backs and
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      Lock icon Oxford prof urged to quit over scandal
      456 20 Renowned poet asked to resign for alerting media to sexual harassment allegations against rival DIRTYtricksandsexualharassment–wordsnotnormally associated with the refined world of poetryandOxford. Throw in a Nobel laureate and things get even juicier. When acclaimed poet Ruth Padel became the first woman to be
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      11 15 DILBERTSCOTTADAMS REGIONAL WEATHER KL:Cloudy High32˚,Low24˚ Jakarta:Cloudy High32˚,Low24˚ Bangkok:Cloudy High32˚,Low27˚ Manila:Hazy High32˚,Low28˚
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      21 21 FROMREADER JUNAIDIBIN ABDUL RAHIM PICKINGUPMAIL:Our reader spottedthismailboxina pick-up truckat Bukit BatokBlk 154 carpark. E-mail yourpictures with your nameandcontact numberto tnpclick@sph.com.sg
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      29 21 OnSingapore’sfirstwomenteam conqueringtheworld’shighestpeak Mount Everest on Wednesday: “Thesix womenhavedoneour nation very very proud. They trained forseven yearsfor thismoment.” creativesti09 “Therearenow probablymore S’poreangalswho haveconquered Mt Everestthanguys. LOL.” Kallanggoonee
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      59 21 E-mail tnptalk@sph.com.sg or write to The New Paper, 1000 Toa Payoh North, Level 6, Annexe Block, Singapore *****4 Forverification,we needthe writer’sfull name andcontact number (preferably a handphone). We reserve the right to edit letters. By your submission, it is deemed that you have granted us the right to
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      399 21 GOHSHIHYONG ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS for CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AGRI-FOOD VETERINARY AUTHORITY Controlling the cat population WE REFER to the letter “AVA should provide free sterilisation instead of euthanasiaforcats”(TheNewPaper,18 May) by Dr Tan Chek Wee. We understand Dr Tan’s concern for stray cats and
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      222 21 FROM READER TAN SHAO KEN I READ with disappointment about the schoolboytrolleyvandalsinthearticle“Weare justified”(TheNewPaper,13May),wheretwo boys posted videos of themselves on YouTube performing various acts of vandalism. I really feel sorry for the residents, because they have not been able to get peace even in their
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      37 21 Should it be compulsory for drink stall owners to display their price lists? “Notreally.I think consumersshouldfind out the price of the drink before they order it.It’s up tothe drinkstall ownersto display theprice list.” KohLeeChing, 33,sales manager
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      975 22/23  -  Fired radio DJhas started weekday podcasts with ShareenWong–from his cupboard REPORT: JULIANA JUNE RASUL julrasul@sph.com.sg FROMalittlecupboardinBukitTimah,JoeAugus-tinisbroadcastingamorningshow.No, the DJ hasn’t been re-hired by any of the threeradiostationsheusedtoworkfor. He and former Power 98 morning show partner ShareenWong,34,havestartedapodcast,TheShareen &JoeShow. But you won't find this morning show on the radio
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      493 24  -  FIONAXIE’SCHARITY‘DRUMHELL’ REPORT: KWOK KAR PENG karpengk@sph.com.sg FIONA Xie has such a flair for exaggeration. The actress recently told The New Paper dramatically that she’s gone to hell and back. Taiko drum hell, that is. She has been undergoing trainingfor the Japanese drums in
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        Lock icon Mee and my char siew affair
        513 25  -  K F SEETOH tnp@sph.com.sg THERE are char siew noodles and there is char siew mee. It is no secret I am a big fan of this comfort pasta dish. I am as Cantonese as they come and I have a particular intimacy with this
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        173 25 INGREDIENTS and marinate for char siew (for four): *Halfkilogramof pork– lean with streaks of fat, ask for wu hua rou (five flowers meat) *100gmwhite castor sugar Half teaspoon of salt 2 tablespoons (tbspn) of dark soy sauce Noodles and sauce: MeeKia (orthin egg wantonnoodles) enough for
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        Lock icon Little known gem
        480 26/27  -  Discover a treasure trove of dining options at this restaurant REPORT: YEOH WEE TECK weeteck@sph.com.sg When you’ve got a big group and a small bank account, seafood is usually not an option. A crab alone could set you back $100, and when you add everything up, the
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        329 26/27  -  David Ho –DavidHo,newsroomintern PEOPLE are turning to food courts for their meals these days. We checked out the bites at Kopitiam Plaza By The Park. The newly renovated Kopitiam can seat 340 and has 17 stalls. I would recommend the chicken biryani ($5.50) from the Mr
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        Lock icon A taste of Hokkaido in S'pore
        255 26/27  -  David Ho –DavidHo,newsroomintern IF YOU are a fan of Japanese cuisine, you should check out Royal Plaza on Scotts’ “Spring In Hokkaido”promotion. The dinner spread at Carousel restaurant features authentic delicacies such as the Hokkaido snow crab, king crab leg, surumi ika (squid) and
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        Lock icon Back to Bavarian basics
        209 26/27  -  David Ho –DavidHo,newsroomintern THERE is a new a la carte menu from Paulaner Brauhaus’ executive chef Klaus Lukarsch, and it promises back to basics authentic Bavarian specialities. Start with the aspic of cured pork knuckleandpickles($17.50).It’sbasically home-cured pork knuckle pieces set in terrine. I found the pork
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        684 37 FRIDAY C*****m *****8 Switchblade 58 (73) (4agSBurridge-ArexevanRacing) *****2 Abdicate 57.5 (72) (5agDesmondKoh-FastTrack) *****0 KingAndInfinite 57 (71) (7agDesmondKoh-Jumbo) 3275-7 RiskyBusiness 56 (69) (4agSBurridge-SBurridge) *****8 BayOfIsland 55.5 (68) (4nzgSGray-BigValley) *****3 Schmeichel 54.5 (66) (6iregPShaw-EMMA) 0-0156 Soloist 54 (65) (5nzgRBMarsh-TudorLodgeRacing) *****6 AceArriba 52.5 (62) (4nzgLLaxon-ACE) 25-044 JohnOfArch 52.5
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        908 37 RACE 1: SENTOSA BEAUTY was fractious in the barrier, reared and fell backwards. She was withdrawn. COOL OF FIRE cast his near-hind plate. RACE 2: GOLD SWEEP was squeezed on jumping between ACE FOX, who rolled out, and SKY SOLDIER, who
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        802 38 SUNDAY SG1 (SC)1400m Patrons'Bowl *****8 TheHornet 57 (103) (4agDDragon-Hornet) *****- Onceuponatime 57 (100) (4nzhDHill-AllStar) *****7 BigMaverick 57 (99) (4nzgLLaxon-Champagne) -***** DreamLad 57 (86) (4arggPShaw-EMMA) *****3 Ribeiro 57 (85) (4agMFreedman-KatsumiYoshida) *****1 Drovetti 57 (84) (4agSBurridge-N'fiveEmperor) -4-336 Dylan 57 (84) (4nzgLLaxon-OscarRacing) *****3 MyHero 57 (84)
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        481 38 RACE 1: A Fiezan, the rider of TEAMWORK, was found guilty of careless riding. At about the 300m, he shifted out, intimidating and carrying BLUE DRAGON out onto CAPITOL, who had to check. He was suspended three race days from yesterday
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        243 39 AFP. TAIWAN’S Yani Tseng fired a two-under par 67 to capture the LPGA Corning Classic by one stroke over fast-closing American Paula Creamer and South Korean Kang Soo Yun at Corning yesterday morning. Tseng finished 72 holes at 21-under par 267 to take the US$225,000 ($337,500) top
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        204 39 Reuters. SOUTH Africa’s Rory Sabbatini withstood a late charge from Briton Brian Davis to clinch a two-stroke victory at the US$6.5 million ($9.75m) Byron Nelson Championship yesterday morning. Joint-leader overnight, Sabbatini carded a six-under 64 at the Four Seasons TPC in Irving to finish with a
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        230 39 PAUL Casey coolly birdied the last two holes to win the BMW PGA Championship by one stroke and rise to No. 3 in the world. Casey, 41st at the start of the year, fired a closing four-under 68 to hold off fast-charging local man Ross Fisher,
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        203 39  -  LIM HAN MING LAM CHIH Bing and Mardan Mamat failed in their bid to qualify for the US Open next month. The Singaporean duo were among 31 golfers who signed up for the 36-hole one-day sectional qualifier at Ryugasaki Country Club at Ibaraki Prefecture in Japan
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        1003 40 AP. THIS might be the year of the epic comeback in the French Open. Tennis historians already knew that such comebacks had good reason to be in the air at this year’s French Open, and Lleyton Hewitt confirmed it early on the opening day on
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        213 40 AFP. RAFAEL Nadal, bidding for an historic fifth successive French Open title, swept into the second round yesterday while women’s top seed Dinara Safina engineered a brutal centre-court humiliation. Top seed and world No. 1 Nadal, sporting a bright pink shirt, saw off plucky Brazilian qualifier Marcos
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        466 41  -  LIM HAN MING npsports@sph.com.sg THEY achieved their international breakthrough at last year’s competition. Hussain Al-Suwaidi of the United Arab Emirates and Singapore’s Cherie Tan will be hoping to make it two in a row when they defend their Open titles at the 42nd Singapore
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        271 42 EPL: Sunday: Arsenal 4 Stoke 1 Aston Villa 1 Newcastle 0 Blackburn 0 WBA 0 Fulham 0 Everton 2 Hull 0 Man United 1 Liverpool 3 Tottenham 1 Man City 1 Bolton 0 Sunderland 2 Chelsea 3 West Ham 2 Middlesbrough 1 Wigan 1 Portsmouth 0 Champions: Man United
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        1217 42 SPAIN: Saturday: Athletic Bilbao 1 Atletico Madrid 4 Barcelona 0 Osasuna 1 Getafe 1 Numancia 0 Malaga 1 Real Betis 1 Real Valladolid 1 Sporting Gijon 2 Recreativo 0 Racing Santander 1 Sevilla 1 Deportivo Coruna 0 Almeria 0 Espanyol 3 Villarreal 3 Valencia 1 Sunday: Real Madrid 1
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        621 43  -  Conspiracy theorists get hit when the champs play it straight at KC Stadium BRIAN MILLER npsports@sph.com.sg THEY streamed into the betting shop from early Sunday morning. From the look on their faces, it seemed like a personal pilgrimage. For those who had made
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        383 44/45  -  Our soccer commentator observed Cristiano Ronaldo at a Nike Mercurial Vapor press conference in Manchester recently and comes back with a different view of the football star ERNEST LUIS npsports@sph.com.sg WHEN my editor assigned me this trip to Old Trafford, to see Cristiano Ronaldo
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        920 44/45 FIRSTLY, the man’s really a peacock...and is not short of self-confi-dence. When asked why he likes the Nike Mercurial Vapor line of boots, he replied: “It’s nice to have boots that are light, fast and good-looking. Those are qualities I like (smiles
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          51 46 WITH the the absence of Rafael Marquez, Eric Abidal and DaniAlves,Barcelona’sdefencewillbeshaky. But “attack is the best form of defence” and Lionel Messi and Samuel Eto’o will be keeping a lookout for any holes in ManchesterUnited’sdefence.Barcaalsohaveoneofthebest playersintheworldinXaviHernandez. AlthoughManUnitedhaveWayneRooney,CristianoRonaldo, Carlos Tevez, Paul Scholes and well, Sir Alex Ferguson, Barcashouldgivethemarunfortheirmoney.
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          88 46 SIR ALEX Ferguson is a manager who needs no introduction. Statistics do not lie. He has proven to be a seasoned master in his trade and very few managers can be placed in his elite group. He has witnessed and won too many battles. Can Josep
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          71 46 IN TERMS of playing style, Manchester United play a slower tempo. Barcelona have the edge over United in possession due to superiority in individual player skills. In attack, Man United will blow Barca away if they go for a three-pronged attack of Wayne Rooney, Carlos Tevez
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        225 46  -  MostreadersfeelthatBarcelona’s free-scoring attack will trouble Man United and Our Letter of the Weekend winner tells us thatBarca can win the Champions League final if they play their cards right LETTER OF THE WEEKEND Ivan Tan –IvanTan,18,student, Chelseafan THEREisnodoubtthatBarcelo-naare the favourites here. caarethebestteamatthemoment,havingscoredover150goals. This is in contrast
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        72 46 What is your most poignant moment of the 08/09 English Premiership season? THE WORD limit is 200 words and the deadline is 4pm tomorrow. Post your replies online at tnppostman.com or e-mail to tnppostman@gmail.com, under thetitle “DearPostman”. For those who e-mail, please include your full name,
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        136 46 THE LETTER of the Week will be published on Friday. The winner will receive a pair of Lotto Stadio Campioni FG O.L football boots worth $199 (above), and will be notified about prize collection after the end of the month. ThePostman’sWriter ofthe Month for May
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        689 47  -  GARY LIM npsports@sph.com.sg HIGH: I DON’T know for sure how fellow Liverpool fans make of this season. But I see it as a very successful one for the Reds. They managed to push Manchester United really close, by registering the club’s high-est-ever total points tally
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        718 48/49 GAMESHANNONREZELbringsyousomestatisticsofthe20EPLclubsforthe2008/2009season ARSENAL Top Scorer: Robin van Persie (11) Highest attendance: 60,109 v West Ham Biggest win: 4-0 v Blackburn Biggest loss: 1-4 v Chelsea Longest unbeaten run: 21 games Scored majority of goals in: 76-90min ASTON VILLA Top Scorer: Gabriel Agbonlahor (12) Highest attendance: 42,585 v Man
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        671 50  -  IAIN MACINTOSH YOUR ENGLISH KAKI npsports@sph.com.sg COMMENT HERE on Tyneside, the hangovers are just beginning to clear. Sunday night may have been spent at the bar, defiantly pledging allegiance to the cause, but yesterday morning saw the fuzzy-headed realisation that there will be no
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        454 51 LOCAL EVENTS BOWLING What: 42nd Singapore International Open Bowling Championships When: Today till 6 Jun Where: Superbowl Safra Mount Faber SANCTIONED by the World Tenpin Bowling Association, this tournament offers cash prizes of over $150,000. The UnitedArabEmirates’ Hussain Al-Suwaidiand Singapore’s ownCherie Tan will defendthe men’sand women’s titles respectively.
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      390 52 BURNLEY 1 (Wade Elliott 13) SHEFFIELDUNITED0 Wire Services. ITIStherichestgameinanyprofessionalsport.Thewinnersstandtowinapositivemint,whiletheloserswillcryallthewaybacktotheirdebtors. Youwouldthinkagameofthisfinancialmagnitude wouldinvolve teams like ManchesterUnited and Barcelona, and players like Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. Youwouldbewrong. Instead, it was played last night between Burnley andSheffieldUnitedatWembley,withformerBournemouth midfielder Wade Elliot scoring the only goal of thegame. Come next season, the
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      103 52 PA Sport. AUTHORITIES in Rome have enforced a blanket ban on the sale of alcohol in a bid to stave off the threat of trouble between Manchester United and Barcelona fans. Unitedtakeon Barcain Thursday’s(Singapore time) Champions League final in Rome with more than 67,000 fans expected
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      59 52 Reuters. GORDON Strachan has resigned as manager of Scottish Premier League side Celtic. “Ithas been an absolutehonour andprivilege tobe theclub’s manager for thepastfour years,” said theformer ManUnited andScotland star. and Scotland star. Strachan (right) joined Celtic from Southampton in 2005 and won three consecutive Scottish league titles before
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      87 51 FOOTBALL LIVETELECASTS CHAMPSLEAGUEFINAL Thursday: BARCELONAv MAN UNITED Ch23, 2.45am BarcelonadangermanLionelMessi (right) hasscored eightgoalsin the competition, buthasfailed to findthe net inany ofhis 10 matchesagainstEnglish clubs.Will he succeedagainstManUnited? COPALIBERTADORES Thursday: CRUZEIRO(BRA) vSAOPAULO (BRA) Ch 22, 8.45am CARACAS(VEN) vGREMIO (BRA) Ch27, 8.45am PALMEIRAS(BRA) v NACIONAL(URU) Ch27, 8.55am FACUPFINAL Saturday: CHELSEAvEVERTON Ch24, 10pm GOLF
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      36 51 S-LEAGUE Yesterday: YOUNG LIONS0 GOMBAK 4 Tonight: SUPER REDS vDPMM (Yishun Stadium, 7.45pm) Call 1900-*****13 after 10.15pm for the half-time and full-time results. Calls cost 30 cents a minute. Tomorrow: TAMPINES v BALESTIER (Tampines Stadium, 7.45pm)
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