The New Paper, 13 June 2010, Afternoon Edition

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    14 1 WORLD CUP NOON EDITION the new paper 13 2010 80 CENTS MICA (P) 118/01/2010
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      64 1 I PICTURE: AP Robert Green’s bungle allows the US to draw with England WORLD CUP PULLOUT P4 80 CENTS MICA (P) 118/01/2010 He’s still England’s best, so he should continue, says Our Analyst Barry Whitbread WORLD CUP PULLOUT P8 Don’t make him a whipping boy, says Your English Kaki WORLD
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      7 1 Matchmaking agency probed over sham marriages 2
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      Lock icon Sham marriage ring EXPOSED
      1252 2 / 3  -  when mentally unsound hubby‘loses’IC Matchmaking agency under probe REPORT: CRYSTAL CHAN crystalc@sph.com.sg IN THE first case of its kind here, the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) is investigating a matchmaking agency for brokering sham marriages between China women and local men. Two ICA investigators, Deputy Officer
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      940 4 / 5  -  Sole survivor (right) ofM’siacarcrashsays driver looked tired fromthelongdrive REPORT: ZUBAIDAH NAZEER zubaidah@sph.com.sg THE last thing he remembered was his grandfather attempting to overtake a lorry on a sharp bend. The sole survivor of a horrific accident in Malaysia, Taufik Hidayat, 17, was half
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      363 4 / 5 HOW is my son? Thiswas what TaufikHidayat’s mother asked The New Paper on Sunday after we spoke to her son in hospital. Madam RohanaYasin had been so busy handling the burial arrangements for her parents and daughter that she had barely slept or
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      895 6 / 7  -  Morenon-Singaporeansrisk punishment for breaking strict laws REPORT: LIM WEI LI limweili@sph.com.sg THRILLseekersorignorantmadcaps?From car vandal Michael Fay to the “Spiderman” urban climber to the two Europeans who were allegedly behind the recent graffiti done on an MRT train, Singapore has seen its fair share of foreigners getting into trouble
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      664 8  -  Long queues for Big Walk registration REPORT:WOO WOO SIAN BOON, YEO SAM JO tnp@sph.com.sg SHE turned up at 7am yesterday to register for the Big Walk four hours early. Ms Doris Koh, 59, a housewife, knew thatregistrationwould open onlyat11am. Call her kiasu, but Ms Koh
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      614 10/11  -  25gotoNewFacesemi-finalsdespitesprainedankle,bruisesandWorldCuphangovers REPORT:KENNETH KENNETH GOH kengohsz@sph.com.sg SHE HAD picked up muay thai two weeks ago because it was a good form of self-defence and exercise. And all that kicking at her training session last Sunday left her aching and bruised. But that did not stop student Rachel Mak,
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      326 13  -  REPORT:NG NG YANG HAN ngyh@sph.com.sg THEGamesareintown.Well, it’s not quite the Youth Olympic Games (YOG). But in the same spirit of youth sports, a group of teens here will be slugging it out in a new reality TV seriestitledGameOn. The series, which is now airing
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        642 14/15  -  S’poreanentrepreneurgetsordersfor dog-sizejerseysfromaroundtheworld REPORT: MAUREEN KOH maureenk@sph.com.sg SHE may be rooting for Spain to win the World Cup, but businesswoman Lee I-Lin won’t part with $100 to buy a jersey for herself. Yet, she thinks nothing of splurging $35 on one for her five-year-old bedlington terrier,
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        462 14/15  -  REPORT: WOO SIAN BOON sbwoo@sph.com.sg IT WAS nearly 4am yesterday, way past their bedtime, but nine-year-olds Taran and Paul were not only up, they were pumping their arms in the air. Their favourite player, Thierry Henry, had just come on in the 70th minute to
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        531 19 Asapairofbrotherscuttiesoverfootball, otherpairsofsiblingsforgecloserbonds IT WILL be a case of brothers-in-arms for three sets of siblings at the World Cup. Portsmouth’s Ghanaian international Kevin-Prince Boateng has become a hate figure in Germany since his over-the-top tackle on Michael Ballack in the FA Cup final ruled him out
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        Lock icon They aim for TV world record watching the World Cup
        254 19 FIVE Australians will attempt to break a Guinness World Record by watching television continuously for more than 86 hours during the World Cup. The football fanatics will embark on the marathon session at 3pm today (5pm S’poretime) in Sydneyand hope
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      804 17 Dutch man charged with murder of Peruvian woman tells police AP AS BLOOD oozed from her head, he had coffee and ate four sponge cakes. This was what Dutchman Joran Van der Sloot, 22, told police who were investigating the murder of Miss
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      270 17 IS Piers Morgan (left) all set to enter the American talk show scene? Reports have been swirling in both Britain and theUS that theBritain’s Got Talentjudge is being lined up as a replacement for Larry King, who hosts Larry King Live on CNN. London
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      Lock icon Hogwarts opens gates to Muggles? Not quite
      500 18 Harry Potter mini-park in Florida launched UNTIL now, Harry Potter fans could merely imagine the sensation of quaffing a butterbeer, finding a magic wand at Ollivander’s or escaping the steam from a snarling dragon’s snout. But finally, 13 years after the first of
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        106 21 IN A joint statement, public agencies have said that licences were issued to Marina Bay Sands resort only after all the necessary requirements had been met. The licences in question are the Temporary Occupation Permit (TOP) for the integrated resort, as well
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        111 21 AFP NORTH Korea threatened yesterday to attack loudspeakers set up to broadcast South Korean propaganda and said it could turn Seoul “intoaseaof flame”. The North’s General Staff of the Korean People’s Army made the threat after Seoul set up the speakers at
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        116 21 Reuters A BIDDER has agreed to pay US$2.63 million (S$3.7 million) for a steak lunch with billionaire investor Warren Buffett in a charity auctionheld on eBayInc’swebsite. The highest bid in the 11th annu- al auction topped the previous record of US$2.11m
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        106 21 AFP BP’S liabilities have skyrocketed in tandem with estimates of the growing scale of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Analysts believe the company may eventually pay out more than US$4 billion (S$5.6 billion). The British oil giant’s costs are tied
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        427 21 IMPACT OF EURO DEBT CRISIS Reuters CHINA’S exports surged 48.5 per cent in May from a year ago, said its commerce ministry. But the ministry, citing customs data, said that it typically takes Chinese companies two months or so to fulfil orders. So May’s shipments
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        43 21 CONTINENTAL RIDE: Spanish teacher Nacho Medina arrives on Friday at North West University Sports Village in Pochefstroom, South Africa, after riding across the African continent on his scooter for three months to see Spain competing in the World Cup. PICTURE: AFP
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        539 22  -  THE BUZZ COMMENT: YEOH WEE TECK weeteck@sph.com.sg IAM Singaporean and I am rude: What’s it to you? You’vegotaproblem,isit? I mean, I might as well be rude because it feels as if everyone under 21 is, and I do like to keep myself relevant. I am
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        109 22 Weratethepastweek’snews–goodandbad Last week’s index: 170 This week’s index: 170 +10 Two-thirds of Singaporeans will not litter under any circumstances, a study found. And fewer people have been caught for littering this year. -10 Lawsuits, accidents, glitches and delays have dogged the integrated resorts at Marina Bay and
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        28 22 “IfonlytheAfrican instrument of choice were the harp, or maybe the harmonica.” –AWorldCupfanonthenoisemade by the vuvuzelas “Youknowyouhavea violent streak when you seeadsthatread‘bags forclubbing’andthink ofweapons.” –Awomanonhowhermindworks
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      134 2 / 3 Have a ball with... thenewpaper ONline Rant. Rave. Give your two-cents worth on the day’s action. Check out our Soccer Babes and Futbolitas. Do it all and more online at tnppostman.com ON mobile We’re with you on the go with Football Kaki, our hot iPhone app. Stay updated. Keep score
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      232 4 / 5 my paper mm BLA T IN THEATRES JUNE 2 SNEAK PREVIEW Rating: To be advised Monday, 21 June 2010 6.45pm GV VivoCity 300 PAIRS OF PREVIEW TICKETS PLUS MOVIE PREMIUMS MUST BE WON! An action-comedy centered on a fugitive couple (Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz) on a glamorous and sometimes
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      45 10/11 thenewpaper TheNewPaper 2010 WorldCupsuper-size matchfixtureposter isout! HeaddowntoKomoco Motorsshowroom today withthe topand bottomhalvesofthe posterswhichappeared in Wednesdayand Thursday’snewspaperto exchangefor this mega pin-up. Alternatively,visit The NewPaper’s newsroomatNewsCentre from11am to6pm tomorrow toredeem your pin-up. Hurrythough, because redemptionendsonce all 3,000postershave been snappedup. SUPER-SIZE YOUR WORLDCUP WHEN:Today, 9amto1pm WHERE:KomocoMotors showroom,253 AlexandraRoad
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      287 12 The New Paper Prize includes a pair of return air tickets, 2 tickets to a semi-final match 3N accommodation Make it your goal to kick a ball straight into South Africa on our giant map of the world, and you could really be there, in the thick of the World
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      20 13 FATHER’S DAY (19 &20 June) Catch the World Cupaction at tRi action theverRiver Garden &River T River Terrace!pens(opens 24 Hours)
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      160 13 See Page 27/ Swopping books for a ball «r STRAITS TIMES. paper chase FUTURO Pal p W ft Sc.** Fuw 3.uw i £*si CoAS-k IMPORTANT INFORMATION Categories Sub-categories Date: 17 July 2010, Saturday Venue: East Coast Park, Fort Lawn Reporting Time: 7.30 am Cat A Age 17 to 19 Cat
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      297 16 BEERFEST ASIA 2010 with OCBC TITANIUM 16-20 June Marina Promenade r The largest beer festival in Singapore with tickets starting from only $10* World Cup Screenings > a JB f/ 'eC'.' Tribute to Rock! Live music nightly with Hell's Belles (USA), Killer Queen and The U2 Show Achtung Baby (Australia)
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      31 22 QUICK ON THE DRAW There seems something suspicious about that car but I can’t figure it out... Could it be the bumper? Nah, the tail lights? Nah...so hard... TNP ILLUSTRATION:CEL GULAPA
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      828 23  -  They may score hat-tricks on the pitch,butthesefootballers’hairtricks can make you scream off the pitch. Wefeaturethismonth’s WorldCup‘losers’ REPORT:CHERYL CHERYL LIM cheryll@sph.com.sg IT’S that dreaded time of the year that befalls us womenfolk. Once every four years, a substantial proportion of the male species is held captive by TV
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          486 25  -  DOLORES TAY doltay@sph.com.sg IF YOU are reading this column bright and cheery this morning, you are obviously not a World Cup fan. Right now, you’ll most likely find me under the covers recovering from the England versus US match just shown at 2.30am. Yes,
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        794 26  -  Biking duo being groomed to take on the big boys in racing ZAIHAN MOHD YUSOF zaihan@sph.com.sg YOU MAY be tempted to call them boys. Maybe it’s because one of them can barely sit on his motorcycle with both feet touching the ground, while the
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        820 28/29  -  Lookingfortheperfectfamilygetaway? REPORT: S MURALI muralis@sph.com.sg PICKING the right place to holiday is always a tricky thing in the Murali household. The parents foot the bill and make the bookings, but there is a strong little lobby group prancing around the house and driving
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          222 28/29 Ifeel tiredandoverworked,andI’m tiredofbeing in this rat race. I think there is more to life than earning money. But I have to be practical. I have a family to support and my kids are still young. How canI balance thetwo? Tired Dad SylviaToh: Look on
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          265 28/29 Sevenyears ago,I met this girl(let’s callher C), and we had a wonderful relationship that lasted three years. We broke it off because she had to go overseas for studies. When she was away, we kept in touch with e-mails, but that was it. Then I
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        495 28/29  -  S MURALI FATHER FIGURES muralis@sph.com.sg ARE kids in Singapore spoilt? Suretheyare. Andit’s ourfault.We spoilthem silly. Often, we do so in the attempt to protect them from harm, which is not a bad thing. But they are spoilt and soft nonetheless. Let me explain. Does
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        639 30  -  Marina Bay Sands restaurant stands out REPORT: CHERYL LIM cheryll@sph.com.sg WHEN it comes to Chinese cuisine, Singaporeans are spoilt for choice. There is an abundance of restaurants specialising in various types of Chinese food–Cantonese,Teochew,Hunan,Sichuan. Restaurants like Lei Garden, Carlton Hotel’s Wah Lok and Orchard Hotel’s
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        383 31  -  Hedy Khoo hedykhoo @sph. com. sg WORLD Cup or your woman? The kick-off to this soccer season can get you kicked in the behind if you are not careful. What to do if your partner is not quite enamoured withthesport?It’sallaboutstrategy. Think diversion. Think distraction. Encourage your
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        542 32  -  SYLVIA TOH PAIK CHOO JUST PAIK CHOO paikchoo@sph.com.sg FOUR years. Tch. More than 1,461 days after Zinedine Zidane made me jump, out of my skin and off the kopitiam stool, incredulous. Zizi, Zizi, Zizi, France could have lifted that World Cup in 2006,
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      • REALLY? Odd news that’s for real
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          125 32 Reuters A FAKE mourner in New Zealand has been attending up to four funerals a week to stock up on food. Theman, dubbedthe “grimeater”, would even fill up tupperware containers to take home. Harbour City Funeral Home director Danny Langstraat told local newspaper The Dominion
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          104 32 THE parents of a three-year-old girl in China say she is addicted to smoking. The parents, who collect and sell garbage for money in Huizhou in southernChina’sFujian province,say little Ya Wen picked up the bad habit after a road accident, reported the Yangcheng Evening Post. YaWen’sparents
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        304 32  -  S M ONG ACT BLUR smong@sph.com.sg SINGPOST must be kicking itself. It was reported last week that SMRT workers mistook vandalism on a train for advertisement or artwork. The train was allowed to run with the spray-painted graffiti for days
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      89 34 This week, we are showcasing your most memorable wedding photos. For two weeks from June 20, send us your favourite World Cup fever snaps. Send your pictures and messages to tnpforum@sph.com.sg The sweetest moment just after our solemnisation on an eventful 08 August 2008. Zurah Yazid Happy third
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      75 24 Win air tickets to World Cup champion country Thereare four tripsto be givenout. CallSvenson todayat 1800-777 7333 fora free consultation. Svenson isoffering a specialWorldCup promotionfrom nowto June 30. Customerscanenjoy ahair and scalptreatment andafree shampoo foronly $38. LOSEsleep catching the WorldCup gamesthis month, butdon’t lose yourhair. Hair andscalpcare expert Svenson isgivingWorld
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      70 26 CruisewithTominKnightAndDay DOYOUmiss the Tom CruisefromJerry Maguire? Howabout theTom Cruise fromMission: Impossible? Cruise’s latestsplashy action-comedy, KnightAndDay, aims toshowthe softer, funnierside oftheHollywood actor whilehe’s stillblowing stuff up, ofcourse. Heplaysasecret agenton the runwho unwittinglygetsa woman(CameronDiaz) involvedin hislatest job. The fugitivecoupleembarkon a globe-spanningadventureand dealwith shiftingalliances and unexpectedbetrayals. KnightAndDay, directed by JamesMangold (WalkThe Line, Girl,Interrupted),openshere
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      82 27 Swoppingbooks for a ball 12teens,2teams, 8 featuredYouth OlympicSports.Teens takethesportschallenge SPORTShasitsbenefits.Asthemotherof14-year-old WesleyAuputit:“He’slostsomuchweight!” UnderthescorchingSentosasun,thebespectacledWest SpringSecondarySchoolstudenthadjustbeenputthrougha gruellingbeachvolleyballchallenge.ItwaspartofGameOn withMilo,ayouthsportsrealitygameshowfeaturing12 contestantsintwoteamsovereightepisodes,competingina differentsporteachtime.Thesesportswillbeplayedduring theSingapore2010YouthOlympicGames. Lastweek,Wesley’steam,TheUltimateHulks,wereup againstTheLemonatorzina6-on-6beachvolleyballgame underthewatchfuleyeofnationalbeachvolleyballplayer LucasLim,20. Wesleylookslikehe’smorecomfortableinfrontofbooks, butbeachvolleyballtaughthimalesson:Youdon’thaveto lead.Asasupportingplayer,Wesleyputinadecent performance.Hesaid:“I’velearnttoplayasupportingrole whenIdon’thavetheball.” ForCallieCrowe,14,fromTheLemonatorz,playingbeach volleyballwasachallengeinmorewaysthanone. “I’vebeenmoreofafootballplayer,soIguessIhavemore coordinationwithmyfeetthanmyhands,”shesaid,laughing. Thesandalsomadeitmoredifficultforhertomovearound swiftly. Buttheeffervescent8thgraderattheSingaporeAmerican School,whohaslivedinSingaporefor10months,thoughtthe biggestchallengeforherwastolearnhowtoworkwithher teammates. TheUltimateHulkseventuallybeatTheLemonatorz11-6 atvolleyballinathrillingencounter. Wesleysaidofhisteam’striumph:“Itwasfrustratingat timeswhenwelostpoints,butoverall,alotoffun.” Nextweek,anothertwocontestantswillsharetheir experiencesincanoeinginthesecondofasix-partseries. Whodoyouthinkexhibitsthebestsportsmanship?Vote foryourfavouriteMiloChampionandthreeluckyvotersstand towinaMilogoodiebagworth$50. Visitwww.starhub.com/gameonnowtovote! WesleyAu(intheUltimateHulk’sgreenjersey)andCallieCrowe(inThe Lemonatorz yellowjersey),both
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      51 33 WATCH’EM Land Of The Lost (above) HBO (StarHub Ch 601), 9pm A has-been scientist is sucked into a space-time vortex alongside his research assistantanda rednecksurvivalist as they try to keep alive in an alternate universe full of dinosaurs and other fantastical creatures. Starring Will Ferrell, Anna Friel. DILBERT SCOTTADAMS CALVINANDHOBBES
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      114 33 Lucky Days E City (StarHubCh 825), 7pm This new Taiwanese idol drama revolves around two quarrelsome young couples who realise that married life is not a bed of roses and are on the verge of divorce when something miraculous happens. Starring Chen Yirong, Chris Wong. Friday The 13th MAX (StarHubCh
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      39 33 Horsemen (above) Star Movies (StarHub Ch 622), 9pm A recently widowed detective still grieving overhiswife’sdeathdiscoversashocking connection between himself and the suspects in a serial killing spree linked to the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Starring Dennis Quaid, Zhang Ziyi.
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        1384 35 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE1 Novice 1.15 -1200m DaMaCaiStakes Stakes:RM65,000 No. Last6runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/origin/sex,trainer-owner) 1 0355 LiberationSpirit 57 (56) JoseDeSouza 5 (5amgASelvaratnam-Midhish) 2 *****4 UniversalHero 57 (53) HKLimc1 8 (5agSHTan-Universal) 3 *****2 RichMan'sWorld 57 (52) KTChengc1 15 (4agKLChong-LuckyNine) 4 450 Grin 57
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        97 35 RACE1:3 RichMan’s World 2UniversalHero11 Kim Winner RACE 2:3 Jeram Future 4 Eastern Hero 2 Chase The Dream RACE 3:1 Ace Amante 2 Secretariat Prince 7 Laugh Heartily RACE4:2 SANJUAN?3 SalaamDubai4 TimeSpeed RACE 5:1 City Star 5 No Time To Wait 7 Up To You
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        412 36 LASTFRIDAY’SSINGAPORETURFCLUB STIPENDIARYSTEWARDS’REPORTHIGHLIGHTS JOCKEY Saimee Jumaat was questioned regarding the disappointing performance of last Friday’s Race 3 beaten favourite PROBO CHANDROSO. He said that after being caught wide throughout, his mount failed to run on over the concluding stages. His explanation
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        744 36 Race1 C5(SC)1200m 3 AMAZINGGRACE56.5(15-6) OChavez (4) 8 8 1 (402) 6 GOLDENVICTORY56c54.5(40-12) LLTai* (3) 3 3 2 (463) 2.75 8 ZAMBUCCA56(64-16) SSalee (8) 1 1 3 (496) 1.25 5 SUPREMESTAR56.5(77-28) BWoodworth (10) 5 4 4 (444) 1 ?Winning stable: Spade. Trainer: R Lines. Time: 1min 10.5sec
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        418 36 RACE1 CLASS5TURF 1400m 14 SHATINTREASURE113(246-68) MLYEUNG (13) 1 5 GREATUNITY129(21-5) ZPURTON (5) 2 1 SPEEDY133(39-14) DWHYTE (2) 3 4 ENERGIZED129(146-40) BPREBBLE (12) 4 ?Trainer: AT Millard. Margins: 1.25, Nk. Time: 1min 23.88sec (Going: good). Forecast: $192. Place Forecast: $15 (Nos. 1-5), $91 (Nos. 1-14), $60
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        699 37 TIPS AND COMMENTS COURTESY OF AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS RACE 1 Sunshine Coast (1,200m) 12 MANZANILLA, 14 SILVALITE, 11 ANDROMACHE. RACE 2 Sunshine Coast (1,200m) 4 IRISH DREAM (11:2-1-1): Strong 4th last start. Will find this much easier. 5 MAROON BELLS (12:2-2-1): Resuming. Only two wins
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        955 37 11:50Race1 (SUNSHINECOAST) 1200M 1 BENNY'SBUTTONS BPENGELLY (5) 58 2 GENTLEGIANT JHOLDER (16) 58 3 GOA APATTILLO (18) 58 4 ESPRESSO DBRERETON (17) 57.5 5 CELTICDANCER MSLGCHESHIRE (6) 57 6 SCENEOFTHECRIME DJBROWNE (19) 57 7 STAYPUT JBOWDITCH (7) 57 8 TEZUMA DJBROWNE (4) 57 9
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        589 38 Wire Services MCLAREN’S Lewis Hamilton won his third straight Canadian Grand Prix pole this morning (Singapore time), ending Red Bull’s Formula One sea-son-opening streak at seven. Hamilton, the winner in Turkey two weeks ago, took the top spot on his final lap in the third round
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        430 38 NBAFINALS AP INJURED or not, Los Angeles Lakers center Andrew Bynum wants to be on the floor for Game 5 of the NBA Finals against the Boston Celtics tomorrow night (Monday morning, Singapore time). Coach Phil Jackson plans to let
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        589 39 He returns to Pebble Beach not with hopes of winning but with hopes of finishing. A summer that once seemed to hold such promise seems to be slipping away even as it just begins. Everyoneseemstohaveanideawhat’s wrong with Tiger. No one really knows what’swrongwithTiger. Allwereallyknowisthathe’ssomehow different. Not different in ways he
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        Lock icon Once fearsome, now forgettable?
        242 40  -  Tiger Woods TIM DAHLBERG ASSOCIATED PRESS SPORTS COLUMNIST THE swing is different, and so, too, is the man. Tiger Woods couldn’t help but change in the 10 years since he blew everyone away at Pebble Beach, sex scandal or not. He was 24 then, a talent
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      90 39 WORLDCUP2010 Tonight: ALGERIAv SLOVENIA StarHubTVCh261 mio TV Ch88, 7.30pm SERBIAv GHANA StarHubTVCh261 mio TV Ch88, 10pm Tomorrow: GERMANYvAUSTRALIA StarHubTVCh261; mio TV Ch88, 2.30am MediaCorpCh5, 2.30am HOLLANDvDENMARK StarHub TV Ch 261 mio TV Ch 88,7.30pm JAPANv CAMEROON StarHub TV Ch 261 mio TV Ch 88,10pm Tuesday: ITALYv PARAGUAY StarHubTVCh261 mio TV
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  • WORLD CUP 2010 KICK2
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      Lock icon From dream to NIGHTMARE
      646 2/3  -  ,OVR w CTMAN Group C ENGLAND1 (Steven Gerrard 4) UNITED STATES 1 (Clint Dempsey 40) REPORTING FROM RUSTENBURG GARY LIM npsports@sph.com.sg IT ALMOST felt like England. Fifa officials had earlier said that the organisers sold more tickets to American fans than England supporters for this morning’s
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      Lock icon US fan hurt in fight
      101 2/3  -  GARY LIM WHAT should have been a memorable night for a US fan became a bloody one instead. The US had created a minor upset by drawing 1-1 with England in Rustenburg this morning. But after the final whistle, a fight between two England fans
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      Lock icon GREEN'S HOWLER COSTS ENGLAND
      475 4 GROUPC ENGLAND1 (Steven Gerrard 4) UNITED STATES 1 (Clint Dempsey 40) Wire Services ROBERT Green dropped a World Cup clanger as England kicked off their campaign with a 1-1 draw against the United States in Rustenburg early this morning. Skipper Steven Gerrard gave England the perfect
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      Lock icon Gerrard: Robert will recover
      420 4 Wire Services ENGLAND captain Steven Gerrard said goalkeeper Robert Green would recover from his howler which handed the US the equaliser in their opening match of the World Cup. Gerrard gave his side a dream start with a fourth-minute strike at the Royal Bafokeng stadium, but
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      Lock icon Same ol' same ol' dismal England
      434 5  -  ENCLKHKAKE IAIN MACINTOSH npsports@sph.com.sg WATCHING England doesn’t get any easier. When I invited some friends over to my flat for the big game, it was no hard task to tell the veterans from the newcomers. From those who were enjoying their first tournament, there
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      Lock icon WHAT WAS ON YOUR MIND?
      143 6 ENGLAND V US Green DEMPSEY turns Gerrard and takes a shot at goal. What ought to have been a routine catch ends in a disaster for Green. The England goalkeeper misjudges the path of the ball and fails to catch it properly. The ball bounces
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      Lock icon I decided on Green earlier
      185 7 PA Sport FABIO Capello defended his decision not to name his goalkeeper until a couple of hours before kick-off. Capello, however, insisted his decision to keep his goalkeepers guessing until two hours before kick off at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium was not a mistake. “No,
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      Lock icon Ticking time bomb
      569 7  -  REPORTING FROM RUSTENBERG W^rMAN GARY LIM npsports@sph.com.sg ENGLAND’S list of goalkeeping blunders just keeps growing. And there doesn’t seem to be any end in sight. This time, it was Robert Green who has to face the brunt of criticism after he allowed Clint Dempsey’s 25-metre shot to
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      Lock icon FAIR AND SQUARE
      966 8/9  -  Englandneedto revamptactics and personnel ""'ANALYST BARRY WHITBREAD npsports@sph.com.sg Do you think 1 -1 was a fair result? I’VE GOT to admit that the draw was a fair result. England had more than enough chances to win it, but ultimately only had themselves to blame for their profligacy
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      Lock icon THOUGHT of the day
      49 8/9  -  Gary Lim WillEngland’s WorldCup campaign turn into yet another disaster? Much was expected of them. But they could only draw with the US. Or are they just not good enough? Certainly, performances like the one against the US will not win them the World Cup.
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      Lock icon Don't make Green whipping boy
      484 10  -  EMLISHKAKI IAIN MACINTOSH npsports@sph.com.sg EVEN as I type these words, I can hear the scraping of a thousand knives being hastily sharpened in the offices of England’s national newspapers. By the time I’ve hit ‘send’ on my email, be assured that this country’s sports editors
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      Lock icon CAPELLO'S CONUNDRUMS
      653 10  -  FRANK MALLEY Chief Writer, PA Sport FABIO Capello cannot say he was not warned. Just about everyone in football had been telling him for the past couple of years that his goalkeeping position was his weakest link. But no-one could have predicted that those warnings would come to
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      Lock icon Eyes on Golden Boot
      835 11 ArgentinastrikerGonzaloHiguainhashighhopesinSouthAfrica Have you already begun dreaming of lifting the World Cup? I’MONLY22,soplayingintheWorldCupFinalsis going to be a huge privilege and an honour for me. It’sthemostbeautifulcompetitionanyfootballer can be a part of, so I am going to fulfil a lifelong fantasy. Have I dreamt of winning it? Of course,
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      Lock icon 1. BETTER THAN BARCELONA
      352 12  -  GROUP B ARGENTINA 1 (Gabriel Heinze 6) NIGERIA0 DAVID LEE npsports@sph.com.sg YOUAREwrong,DaniAlves.Argentina are in no way inferior to Barcelona ifyesterday’smatchisanythingtogoby. The Brazilian full-back had claimed earlier that his Barcelona team-mate Lionel Messi struggles to replicatehisscintillatingclubform(47goalsin53games)on theinternationalstagebecauseBarcaareabetterteam thanArgentina. Alves might still be removing his foot from his
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      101 12  -  DAVID LEE ON A DAY when all eyes were on World Player of the Year Lionel Messi to light up World Cup 2010, Nigeria goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama proved to be his equal. We may as well call him Vincent Eczema. Flinging his body
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      300 12  -  DAVID LEE MAGIC MOMENT: It could be any of Vincent Enyeama’shalf-dozenspectacular interventions. But the pick of the lot was the 37th-minute save when he stoppedLionelMessi’seffort fromgoinginto the top corner after a quick free-kick and one-two with Javier Mascherano. LASER-GUIDED: His passing abilities gradually faded, but it was still
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      Lock icon 3. Were Argentina perfect?
      154 12  -  DAVID LEE NOT QUITE. As much as they were swashbuckling in attack, as any team which can boast the likes of Lionel Messi, Carlos Tevez and Gonzalo Higuain is expected to, there were still some hairy moments at the back. Aiyegbeni Yakubu and Chinedu Ogbuke repeatedly
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      Lock icon Impressive Argentina
      443 13  -  OuranalystsaysifnotforNigeria’s pluckygoalkeeper,Argentinawould havewonbyabiggermargin TSANG WING HAN How did Argentina’sattack fare? LIONEL Messi was brilliant. He had five chances to score but was unlucky to meet an opponent in Nigeria goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama, who made some outstanding saves throughout the match. Gonzalo Higuain should also count himself unfortunate for
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      Lock icon When the big boys come out to play
      741 14/15  -  COLUMNIST JEFFREY LOW npsports@sph.com.sg WHEN the big boys come out to play, football is at its best array, delighting the world with big goals, big saves and big mistakes. Like Lionel Messi. Was he playing under the mistaken belief that he is
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      Lock icon 'We were too wasteful'
      407 16 AP DIEGO Maradona chided his Argentina players for wasting too many chances in their opening win against Nigeria at the World Cup, saying they need to score more goals in future games. Maradona said it seemed like his players “couldn’t see the goal” and were too
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      Lock icon Who can challenge him?
      589 17  -  COLMNIST Argentina’sLionelMessiis thefirstWorldCupstarto liveuptohisreputation KEIR RADNEDGE npsports@sph.com.sg ARGENTINA, down all the decades, have managed a football miracle, in producing exponents of the highest class. Not merely good footballers, not merely outstanding footballers but elite footballers, even great ones. Now they parade one more who perpetuates that
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      Lock icon Ball at his feet is like sweet treat for Messi
      153 17 AP HE’S THE most feared forward in football and the world’s best player, but Lionel Messi is apparently nothing more than a child carrying a sweet treat when on the field with the ball at his feet. Atleastthat’s how Argentina
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      Lock icon Ghana weak without leader Essien
      299 18  -  ommLYST TOHARI PAIJAN TSANG WING HAN npsports@sph.com.sg WITH Michael Essien (below) out of the squad, Ghana really lack a key leader in the team and a quality defensive midfielder to protect the back four. Against Holland, the two centre-backs were exposed by the quick playing
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      Lock icon Expect no surprises from Algeria
      323 20  -  «■ANALYST TOHARI PAIJAN TSANG WING HAN npsports@sph.com.sg ALGERIA, returning to the biggest football stage after 24 years, are unlikely to spring any surprises against Slovenia. The biggest problem with the Algerians is that they are an extremely emotional team. They wind up easily and let
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      Lock icon Germany will crush Socceroos
      351 21  -  ANALYST TOHARI PAIJAN TSANG WING HAN npsports@sph.com.sg EVEN without the service of their inspirational captain Michael Ballack, Germany still have plenty of talent in their ranks. Take Mesut Ozil and Marko Marin for example. These two creative midfielders were part of the European Under-21 champion team.
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      Lock icon 1. LOW PLAYS MIND GAMES
      273 22  -  ENGLISHKAKI IAIN MACINTOSH npsports@sph.com.sg ITDIDN’TworkforBayernMunich’sLou-isvanGaal.But Germany boss Joachim Low seems to believe that he can tempt difficult opponents into opening up by publicly criticisingtheirtactics. Van Gaal tried this trick in the build-up to ingthatRealMadridwouldneverhireamanagerwhorefusestocomeoutandattack. If only Inter Milan would charge forward and leave themselves exposed
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      Lock icon 2. How will the Germans line up?
      131 22  -  IAIN MACINTOSH JOACHIM Low is unlikely to stray too far from his favoured 4-2-3-1 formation, with Miroslav Klose leading the line. The big Bayern Munich striker (left) has been out of favour for months at the Allianz Arena, but Low has always believed
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      Lock icon 3. Do Australia have any worries?
      118 22  -  IAIN MACINTOSH THEY have no injuries at all, an astonishing feat given that Harry Kewell is in the squad. The former Liverpool midfielder, who has been rumoured to bruise if he even thinks about playing football, could even start the game, though his lack
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      Lock icon 1. Serbia can spring surprise
      367 23  -  DAVID LEE npsports@sph.com.sg WITH giants in defence and variety in attack, Serbia have what it takes to spring a surprise at this World Cup. In Nemanja Vidic (1.88m), Branislav Ivanovic (1.88m), Aleksandar Kolarov (1.87m) and Aleksandar Lukovic (1.85m), Serbia have the defenders on the right
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      Lock icon 2. How will Ghana cope without Essien?
      203 23  -  DAVID LEE WELL, the Black Stars managed to finish run-ners-up at the African Nations Cup without Michael Essien. In doing so, Ghana have also unearthed dependable deputies who are now ready to step up in the absence of the midfield general, on the
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      Lock icon 3. What is at stake?
      115 23  -  DAVID LEE THIS is the proverbial six-pointer. With both teams still to meet top seeds Germany, neither side will want to fall three points behind with Die Mannschaft waiting to pounce in a group that could be the most competitive of them all. A win
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      Lock icon No end to Aussie wretched run
      507 24  -  STIPSTER BRIAN MILLER npsports@sph.com.sg YOU have got to feel sorry for the Australians. They love their sports and they are such great sports. But of late, they’ve been having a bum run on the playing field. Just last month, their cricket team took a
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        Lock icon Torn between job and country
        594 25  -  Conspiracy Theory ERIC DING npsports@sph.com.sg THERE are 12 foreign coaches at this World Cup and the first one to face his native country is Milovan Rajevac. Tonight, the Ghana coach will lead his troops out against Serbia in what should be an emotional struggle for
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        411 26/27 ARGENTINA 1 NIGERIA0 ARGENTINA can count themselves lucky that Nigeria left their scoring boots at home. Vincent Enyeama had a storming game and was beaten only by a great goal from Gabriel Heinze. Diego Maradona has to realise that teams have been studying Lionel Messi for the past
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        Lock icon WHAT A BLOOPER!
        211 26/27  -  TNP Soccer Babe NIKKI SIM, an England fan, is shocked by RobertGreen’s blunder. TNP SOCCER BABE NIKKI SIM ENGLAND 1 UNITED STATES 1 WHAT a blooper! Robert Green’s butter fingers gave the US an undeserved equaliser that left the rest of England grim-faced. The fluke goal killed
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        Lock icon CENTRE CIRCLE
        81 26/27 ShouldCarlosVela’sgoalagainst South Africa have stood? GO TO the Fifa website and read The Rules of The Game. It states: It is not an offence in itself to be in an offside position. A player is in an offside position ifhe is nearer to his opponents’ goal line than
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    • FUTBOLITAS!
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        517 26/27  -  ASHIKIN HASHIM npsports@sph.com.sg THE Germans love their football and their beer. And that’s what exactly what our German Futbolita, Julia Richter from Kassel (a city near Frankfurt) will indulge in when Die Mannschaft take on the Socceroos tonight. “It took a while for the German
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        945 26/27 Question Answer TheWorldCupFutbolitas,JuliaRichter,RaioGomesandHannekeHamelink, respondtoquestionsfromTheNewPaperreaders JULIA RICHTER German Futbolita BENJAMIN: Who do you think should be Germany’sfirst-choice striker(s)? Lukas Podolski and Miroslav Klose have not been in good form for their respective clubs while Cacau and Thomas Muller lack big-match experience. JULIA: All four of them are, without any question, strikers
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      Lock icon ON TV
      98 26/27 WORLD CUP 2010 Tonight: ALGERIA v SLOVENIA StarHub TV Ch 261 mio TV Ch 88, 7.30pm SERBIA v GHANA StarHub TV Ch 261 &mioTVCh 88,10pm Catch the live telecast of the World Cup matches at your nearest CCs When: Tonight Time: 7.30pm What: Algeria vs Slovenia Where: Braddell
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      Lock icon OUR MAIN STRENGTH IS OUR UNITY
      840 28 Former World Player of the Year and Italy captain Fabio Cannavaro speaks about theAzzurri’s strengthsand challenges sportmediasolutions Italy were unbeaten in Group 8 during the qualifying campaign. How much confidence does that give the team as you prepare for the Finals? CANNAVARO: We were
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