The New Paper, 11 July 2010

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  • 12 1 The New Paper on Sunday 11 2010 80 CENTS MICA (P) 118/01/2010
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    • 71 1 GET YOUR WORLD CUP NOON EDITION 3RD-PLACE PLAY-OFF URUGUAY v GERMANY TEACHER LOSES $130,000 IN ILLEGAL WORLD CUP BETS I WAS BLINDED BY GREEDTo pay off debts, he dips into girlfriend’s savings, takes up loans and is selling his two-year-old Honda car 2 TNP PHOTO ILLUSTRATION: MOHD ISHAK The Johor
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    • 758 2/3  -  Secondary school teacher in $130,000 debt overWorldCupbetsisforcedtosellHonda Odysseyfor$82,000andtakebankloans REPORTS:MAUREENKOH MAUREEN KOH maureenk@sph.com.sg HE was thrilled when Germany beat Australia 4-0 in the Group Stage match at the World Cup last month. In just under two hours, the first-time bettor made $6,000 the
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    • 713 2/3 IF you are a punter, you should know that the odds are stacked against you. There are always more losers than winners. And if it looks like you have a winningstreak,itcan’tgoonforever,and you will soon be back among the losers. But
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    • 653 4  -  It’sillegal,butregionalpuntersfavourSingapore bookiesforbeing‘fast,fairandprofessional’ REPORT: MAUREEN KOH maureenk@sph.com.sg SINGAPOREAN bookies who operate betting websites–arehot. Not only here but also in China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Thailand, Australia, the Philippines and Malaysia. At least, that’s what several punters and bookmakers contacted on various betting websites told The New Paper on Sunday. And
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    • 409 6  -  REPORT:ARUL ARUL JOHN anathan@sph.com.sg THEalmostbrand-newcarhadaleakingfueltank.As it was under warranty, the owner sent it for repairsattheauthorisedworkshop. Butwhilethere,itwasallegedlyfurtherdamaged. And this has upset the owner, who happens to be SultanIbrahimIsmailofJohor. The car, too, is no ordinary
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    • 187 6  -  Lin Zixin BEER, balls and...horns? Five guests got to compete on vuvuzelas at The New Paper-Tiger Beer World Cup party in St James Power Station Sports Bar yesterday to see who could produce and sustain the longest blow on the
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    • 646 8  -  REPORT:NG NG WAN CHING wanching@sph.com.sg IN February, she felt a lump on her left chest. It was growing bigger by the day. By March, she was diagnosed with lymphoma, cancer of the lymph nodes. But 15-year-old De Ming Wei did not let that
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    • 219 8 THEREwere10 winners for thisyear’s Singapore Blog Awards. Theyinclude PeterBreitkreutz’s blogat www.aussiepete.com. The self-professed “completely-localisedand proud ang moh” from Australia has been living and working in Singapore for many years. He won the Best WTH (what-the-hell) Blog. The Most Insightful Blog went to Violet Lim at www.violetlim.com. She
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    • NO PLASTIC vs NO CA$H
      • 620 10  -  Last week, the A TM network of DBS POSB was down for 7 hours, leaving many unable to withdraw cash or pay with their cards. To find out how dependent we are on plastic, JASON JOHNSON spent 48 hours
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      • 517 10  - Food seller doesn't take credit card, but gives credit more REPORT: SYLVIA TOH PAIK CHOO paikchoo@sph.com.sg I WENT to see Mani the parrot for a prediction. You take credit cards? No, obviously. The machine weighs more than he does. All right then, here are two of my ATM cards,canyou tellmewhich
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    • 244 11  -  REPORT: HO LIAN-YI lianyi@sph.com.sg DINERSataResortsWorldSentosa(RWS)restau-rant were startled by a bang from the kitchen around3pmyesterday. Then they heard a man screaming for help in the back of KT’s Grill, a New York-style restaurant in UniversalStudiosSingapore. Thiswasfollowedbythestrangesightofemployees rushingintothekitchencarryingpailsofwater. Mr Shawn Lim, 22, a full-time national serviceman
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    • 15th Emirates Singapore Derby
      • 377 12 / 13 Thoroughbreds, move aside, here come the real stars of Derby Day NO ONE knows when a sport dedicated to masculine egos and equine athleticism first decided to dip its toes into the often-fickle waters of fashion. No doubt, years ago, it would have been a matter
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      • 840 14 / 15 A Racing iconDerby Day The derby conjures up images of thundering horses and cheering crowds. But how did it all come about? TRAVEL the world and anywhere you find a length of turf or dirt, a stable and a winning post erected near anything that resembles a grandstand, you have
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      • 381 14 / 15 There are no standouts in a strongfieldinthisyear’sderby IT’Stough findinga Derby winner. The race itself is usually a combination of speed and stamina; of class and courage. Owners and trainers search high and low for a Derby winner and the preparation has to be perfect. Jockeys have
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    • 868 16 / 17  -  REPORT: CRYSTAL CHAN crystalc@sph.com.sg FOR five months, the 18-men crew of the Jewel of Muscat lived like medieval sailors as they made their way from Oman to Singapore. This meant bathing in sea water,
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    • 267 16 / 17  -  REPORT: VIVIEN HENG hengzyv@sph.com.sg THEnexttime you’reshoppingat VivoCity,hop over tothemall’s centralcourt on thefirst level for a journey back in time. There you’llfind anexhibition titledFrom China to Arabia: Ancient Treasure Ships and The Great Oman Voyage. The exhibition opened its doors on June 25, coinciding with the
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    • 551 18  -  People’sAssociationunitesresidentsof all ages to drum up support for the YOG REPORT:GAN GAN LING KAI ganlk@sph.com.sg THE Youth Olympic Games (YOG) is not just about youth and sports junkies.It’s forpeople of allwalks of life. To drum up awareness and support for the games, the
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    • 429 20 A WOMAN survived one accident, only to die with her brother in another accident just three hours later. Miss Tan Woan Yin, 24, and her brother Ben Sheng, 33, died on the spot after they
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    • 514 21 Poor Bangladeshi couplegaveupgirls toAussiewoman foradoptionin2007 ITWASanemotionalmomentforthemother.Three years after the Bangladeshi woman and her husband gave up their conjoined twins for tion,shewasreunitedwiththegirlslastweekinAustralia. And there was added joy for the 23-year-old Lovely Mallick–thetwinswereseparatedinacomplexsurgery lastyear. Herhusband,MrKartikChandraMallick,30,stayed behind in their hometown Khulna, some 135km south-westofDhaka,Bangladesh’scapital. He
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    • 480 22 Football legend claimed fugitivewashispaland a‘goodlad’ ONEofBritain’sbiggestmanhuntsend-ed dramatically yesterday when fugitivegunmanRaoulMoatshothimself dead after a six-hour stand-off with armed police. The usually quiet village of Rothbury in north-eastEnglandwasthefocusoftheentire countryasthe37-year-oldformer bouncer moved around the woodland near it to escape the police dragnet. Even as the police were
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      • 412 24  -  THE BUZZ COMMENT:ZUBAIDAH ZUBAIDAH NAZEER zubaidah@sph.com.sg DIDwe,asasociety,failMuhammadFadilAbdulHamid, 20, who was picked up by the Internal SecurityDepartmentinApril? Didwefailtheothertwomen–MuhammadAnwar Jailani,44,andMuhammadThahirShaikDawood,27? There are already a range of measures in place to counterthethreatofself-radicalisation. The Religious Rehabilitation Group of respected Islamicteacherswasformedfordetainedextremists. The Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (Muis) took
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      • 122 24 Weratethepastweek’snews–goodandbad Last week’s index: 160 This week’s index: 170 -10 A DBS Bank system crash left account holders unable to use online services or make ATM and other card transactions for seven hours. -10 The Purchasing Managers’Index last month dropped 0.9 points from May, indicating a slowdown
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      • 41 24 “Isthishowyougetbreast cancer?” –Amancommentingonapictureof Paraguayan model Larissa Riquelme with a mobile phone tucked into her cleavage “AmItheonlyonewho thinks the bird and the octopusarenotmagical?” –Awomanonhowthebettingworldis obsessed with the World Cup picks of Mani the Parakeet and Paul the Octopus
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    • 97 25  -  REPORT:CHARLENE CHARLENE CHUA cchar@sph.com.sg THE World Cup final clash between Holland and Spain is finally happening tomorrow morning. It has been a month-long wait for Singaporeans who have been going nuts over the beautiful game since
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    • 176 25 CAROLE LIN LAST Thursday wasn’t a good day for former actress Carole Lin. She couldn’t believe it when Germany, whom she has been rooting for the past 16 years, crashed out of the competition. SaidLin,whoisinher30s:“Iwassoupset thatIwalkedout on my friends. We were watching Germany play
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    • 168 26 ROSALYN LEE You know you have World Cup fever when you have justspentthelastfourhoursporingoverOctopodes-re-lated material on the Internet. That’s what Germany fan 987FM deejay Rosalyn Lee did at the end of her shift at the radio station recently. Afew daysago, she hadbeen unhappy thatPaul an oracle octopus from
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    • 118 26 ANDIE CHEN After the quarter-final between Paraguay and Spain, Andie Chen became so sick he couldn’t get out of bed for two days. He had watched the 2.30am game at Resorts World Sentosa with friends, despite being tired after work. Recalled the 25-year-old: “We were
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    • 260 26 REBECCA LIM When actress Rebecca Lim was young, her mother was worried about the toothy man whose face she had plastered all over her walls. The Brazilian soccer player in the poster? Ronaldinho. Said Lim,24: “Sheused toask me‘youlike this kind ofman ah?’andI would say‘yah,
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    • 731 28  -  M’siansingerFauziahLatiff,intownfora Suriavarietyshow,lovestheoutdoors&thesea REPORT: SYAHIRAH ANWAR sanwar@sph.com.sg SHE’S made her name with her sweet, angelic looks and soft-spoken demeanour. But Malaysian songstress and actress FauziahLatiff’sdemurepersonalityvanishes the moment she is off screen. In real life, this woman is a bit of a daredevil. The svelte beauty is
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        • 466 29  -  Don’tletcheapperfumebetheoneitemthatruinsyourput-togetherlook DOLORES TAY doltay@sph.com.sg COCO Chanel once said: “A woman who doesn’twearperfumehasnofuture.” She may have been exaggerating the point,butChanelwasn’ttoofarfromthetruth. Do you know of any successful woman who smellslikeyesterday’sdirtysocks? I don’t. But I do know of one or two not-so-successful ones who seem oblivious to their offensive
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          43 29 Comprising Secret Wish, Flight of Fancy, Live Your Dream, Rock Me and Rock Me Summer of Love MINIATURE: Anna Sui miniature collection FOR COUPLES: Boss and Boss Femme ALL-TIME CLASSIC: Beautiful by Estee Lauder PICTURES: P&G, ESTEE LAUDER, ST FILE
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    • Enjoy Family Matters
      • 836 30  -  REPORT: JOANNE SOH joannes@sph.com.sg YOU’VE probably heard that it is never too early to start reading to your child, but to a newborn baby? Yes, it’s possible, says Ms Zubaidah Mohsen, 44, a senior librarian with the dren’sServicesteamofPublicLibrariesSingapore (PLS). “We encourage parents with children
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      • 490 32  -  S MURALI FATHER FIGURES muralis@sph.com.sg IT HAS been the best of times, and the worst of times. Why the best? Well, because the World Cup is on, of course. As a self-professed sports nut, it is something I look forward to every four years.
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    • Enjoy 2 Wheels Good
      • 566 33  -  TheRC8R(left)slicesthrough the wind at the race circuit ZAIHAN MOHD YUSOF BIKER BOY zaihan@sph.com.sg PEOPLEwhostareatthelatestKTMRC8Rsports-bikemayask:“Where’stheexhaustpipe?”The designers of the Austrian motorcycle havedecidedtoplaythegamealittledifferent. Its exhaust pipe is hidden under the engine with onlyasmallportionprotrudingfromthelowerfairing. Perhaps it’s a way to keep the RC8R’s mass centred andlowforbetterhandling. Otherdesigndetailsonthe1195ccsuperbikeaimat faithfully keeping
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    • Enjoy Table For 4
      • 615 34  - Where you can SING, SPIN SUP CHERYL LIM cheryll@sph.com.sg IF YOUR two loves are music and food, then this place will interest you. Music Cafe, a new restaurant downtown, allows diners to get up onstage and jam to theirheart’scontent. The place is a collaboration between Mr Benjamin Ying and Mr
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    • Enjoy Hed Chef
      • 337 35  -  HEDY KHOO hedykhoo@sph.com.sg NEVER mind if your man is too fixated on the World Cup to hold your hand. Get your very own pork trotter. It’s yours to keep and to hold. In fact, it will be hugging you, mostly around your waistline. But
        TNP PICTURES: KUA CHEE SIONG, HEDY KHOO  -  337 words
    • Enjoy Humour
      • 524 36  -  HO LIAN-YI MIDDLE CRASS lianyi@sph.com.sg THE upside: No more income tax for the next three years! The downside: No more income. Yup, I’m quitting as a reporter. A few months ago, I made the decision to return to studies full-time.
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      • REALLY?
        • 129 36 Odd news that’sfor real A BRITISH grandmother has become the first woman to get a 7th dan black belt in Spirit Combat International ju-jitsu. The award is rare for any martial artist, particularly when the recipient is 77 years old. MrsEnaMallet, who isonly
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        • 107 36 AP A 29-year-old man in Georgia has been charged with aggravated assault and false imprisonment after he is alleged to have held his mother hostage for failing to iron his clothes. CarrollCounty Sheriff’sOfficeSergeant Marc Griffith said the man has been in jail since the
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      • 311 36  - More annoying than the vuvuzela complaining about it S M ONG ACT BLUR smong@sph.com.sg IS THIS it? Is it finally going to be over? No,I’mnottalkingabouttheWorldCup, which ends tomorrow morning. AndI’mnottalkingaboutthevuvuzela, the annoying horn that World Cup 2010 unleashed on the unsuspecting world and is now available in Singapore. I’mtalkingaboutallthisbitchingabout the
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    • Article, Illustration
      110 38 This week, we are showcasing your World Cup snaps. For two weeks from July 18, we'll be publishing your favourite June school holiday pictures. Send your pictures and messages to tnpforum@sph.com.sg Germany, here we GOAL! From Thomas Serene Wong Everyone says that turning two is terrible, but to
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    • 178 27 Fencingisfun, getthe point? opponentaside. TheUltimateHulksthen equalised,beforeGiresh’steam tookanalmostunassailable3-1 leadthrougha series ofgood playsbyhis teammates. Theteensin green managedtopullback a point,and Nicole,a Secondary4student atRafflesGirls’ School,wasupnext in a do-or-diematch with herteam down 2-3. Justonemorewin woulddo it forGiresh’sside, butNicoledenied them a victory,and equaliseda secondtime. Theoutcomeof the challengewas decidedby twotie-breakers, which TheLemonatorz eventuallywon. SaidGiresh: “Ithink going forthekill
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    • 46 28 Show Look out for our new sections STAR TREKS STAR BUCKS What do stars spend their moolah on? We get celebs like Dennis Chew to open up their wallets Every Fri Every Mon Celebs like Joanne Peh share with us their travel tales and holiday snaps
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    • 237 31 POSB Run for Kids 2010 We're running for the kids again. You can too! r XJ k 4 Calling runners of all ages! The POSB Run for Kids 2009 was a resounding success. So, we're doing it again! Together with Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC, POSB will organise the Run to raise
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    • 107 32 Win tickets to see Ong Bak 3 SOTONY Jaahas quit filmsand joinedthe monasteryasa Buddhistmonk. Whichmeans there’s nobetter time than to getre-acquainted withthe Thaiaction star’s awesomeboxingmovesfrom OngBak,his star-makingThai martialarts film trilogy. Inthe thirdand concluding chapter, Tien (Jaa)iscaptured and almost beaten todeath before heissaved and broughtback tothe Khon village. There, he’staughtmeditation and
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  • Page 32 Miscellaneous
    • 38 32 GENERATION NEXT Hey kids, why aren’t you watching your cartoons? Daddy says he’s watching the final. But the match isn’t till tomorrow morning! ...in a few hours, catch our pre-game preview of the pre-game preview... TNP ILLUSTRATION:KELVIN CHAN
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  • Page 37 Miscellaneous
    • 52 37 WATCH’EM CinderellaMan VVDrama(StarHubCh855),10.30pm Apoverty-strickenmanwhobarelygetsby findshislifeturnedupsidedownafter meetingarichlookalikeinthisnewKorean series.StarringKwonSangWoo,Yoona. JessicaSimpson’sThe PriceOfBeauty MTVAsia(StarHubCh533),7pm Singer-actressJessicaSimpsontravelsthe globetolookattheextraordinaryefforts womentaketolookbeautiful. PICTURES: INNOFORMMEDIA, SONYPICTURES TheArtOfWarIII: Retribution MAX(StarHubCh611),10pm Asecretagentonamission,findshimselfin jeopardywhenheisframedformurder. StarringAnthony“Treach”Criss,Warren Derosat. YearOne(above) HBO(StarHubCh601), 9pm Twolazy hunter-gatherersare banished fromtheir primitive villageandset off on anepicjourney to followthe women they love.StarringJack Black, MichaelCera. Taken(above) StarMovies(StarHubCh622),10pm Aformerspyspringsintoactiontosavehis estrangeddaughterwhohasbeen kidnapped.StarringLiamNeeson,Maggie Grace. DILBERT SCOTTADAMS
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    • 232 37 CHANNEL 5 8.30am GPRacing– On Track2010 9.00 ITTFJapan Open 2010 1.00pm Movie:WholeTen Yards 3.00 Crowned:The MotherOf All Pageants 4.00 America’sGotTalent 5.45 JustFor LaughsGags 6.00 EntertainmentOn 5 7.00 Movie:Music& Lyrics 9.00 Crimewatch 2010 9.30 News5Tonight 10.00 BreakingThe Magician’s Code 11.00 ThePupil Midnight EliStone CHANNEL8 10.00am KitchenLab 10.30 CheerfulDrum Beat 11.00 LiveWith
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    • 568 47 Man U head queue ofEPL clubs readytolaunchbigbidsfor GermanstarMesutOzil MANCHESTER United are set to make a £25 million ($50 million) bid for Germany’s Mesut Ozil. The Daily Express reported that the move for Werder Bremen player is likely after Holland’s Wesley Sneijder announced he wants to stay
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    • 348 48 He blows second chancetoreplace TigerWoodsatNo1 GOLF: Scottish Open AP PHIL Mickelson’s latest chance to go to No 1 in the world ended like his first opportunity two months ago he missed the cut in the Scottish Open at Luss on Friday. Mickelson hit three tee shots
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    • 401 48 John Deere Classic AP DEFENDING champion Steve Stricker broke the 36-hole record at the John Deere Classic on Friday to take a one-stroke lead heading into the third round. Stricker, playing in the morning, shot a five-under 66 for a two-round
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  • Page 44 Miscellaneous
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  • Page 47 Miscellaneous
    • 49 47 WORLDCUP2010: Tomorrow: FINAL:HOLLANDv SPAIN StarHubTVCh261 mio TVCh88 MediaCorpTVCh5, 2.30am GOLF:BARCLAYS SCOTTISHOPEN Tonight: DAY 4 StarHubTV Ch213, 9.00pm BRITISHGRANDPRIX Tonight: PREVIEW StarHubTV Ch273, 7.00pm MAIN RACE StarHubTV Ch273, 7.45pm CHEQUEREDFLAG StarHubTV Ch273, 9.45pm HOCKEY:SAMSUNG CHAMPIONSTROPHY Tonight: ARGENTINAv GERMANY StarHubTVCh201, 8.30pm HOLLANDv ENGLAND StarHubTVCh201, 11pm Tomorrow: NEW ZEALANDv CHINA StarHubTVCh201, 1.30am
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    • 123 1 World Cup final Holland v Spain BATTLE OF THE QUIET MEN Both are low-key. Both often let actions speak louder than words. The match-up between Spain coach Vicente Del Bosque and Holland coach Bert van Marwijk will be an interesting one Page 24 SCORE 11-1: Gary Lim is our only
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  • AM EDITION WORLD CUP 2010 KICK1
    • WORLD CUP 2010 Holland v Spain
      • 368 2 / 3  -  FINAL HOLLAND v SPAIN (Tomorrow morning, 2.30am, Live on StarHub TV Ch 261, mio TV Ch 88 and MediaCorp TV Ch 5) ENCUSHKAKE IAIN MACINTOSH npsports@sph.com.sg INEVERwinfootballbets.Idon’tevenknowwhyIbother.A few years ago, I put the price of a round of drinks on Manchester United beatingmybelovedSouthend. It
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      • 804 4 / 5  -  COLUMNIST NEIL HUMPHREYS NEIL HUMPHREYS npsports@sph.com.sg AT the risk of stating the obvious, this World Cup final guarantees a first-time champion tomorrow morning. It’seithertheoctopusortheparakeet. Spain and Holland are deserving finalists, but lack a blue jumper, a deranged French coach or a Peter Crouch to provide
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      • 47 4 / 5 Suarezisnot ahero, he’sa trivial cheat. What Hand of God? It was the handofthe devil.Ithink wecould’ve gone all the way to the final and springa big surprise anAfrican world champion. Ghana’sSerbiancoach Milovan Rajevac still seething at Luis Suarez’shandballwhich denied his side a semi-final spot
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      • 772 6 / 7 With the exception of TNP World Cup Man, GARYLIM,ouranalystsandcolumniststhink thisyear’strophywillgotoSpain FINAL HOLLAND v SPAIN (Tomorrow, 2.30am, Live on StarHub TV Ch 261, mio TV Ch 88 and MediaCorp TV Ch 5) WHERE THE MONEY IS: Spain are going into the final match against Holland as the
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      • 921 8  -  Holland are the only team to recover from a half-time deficit while Spain play the best possession football DAVID LEE IWAS not happy with Holland’s performance in the semi-final. Uruguay found the way to play against the Dutch ultra-offensive, aggressive pressure with their three forwards which
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      • 1128 10/11  -  Here’sthe inside track on some of the playersyou’ll see in action in tonight’sfinal •7SINSIDE RAY PARLOUR npsports@sph.com.sg GIOVANNI VAN BRONCKHORST I’VE TOLD you already what a nice guy Gio is but what I haven’t mentioned is that he’s your go-to man when it comes to buying
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      • 373 18 / 19 RANJE FLAVOURED SPANIARDS Spain reap benefits of Dutch legacy at Barca Reuters SPAINowealargedebtofgrati-tude to their World Cup final opponents Holland because ofthestrongDutchinfluenceatBarcelonadowntheyears,accordingto midfielderSergioBusquets. Seven Barca players started the semi-finalagainstGermany,includ-ing Xavi Hernandez, Andres Iniesta andBusquets, all of whom have inherited something of the legacy handed down from Dutch coaches Johan Cruyff
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      • 728 20 Holland and Spain will hope to avoid the dreaded penalty shootout AP WITH TWO stylish teams meeting in the World Cup final at Soccer City Stadium, the outcome will likely come down to Spain’s mesmerising possession game against the Holland’s sud-den-strike capability. The
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      • 652 24 / 25 Spain coach Vicente del Bosque: AP SPAIN coach Vicente del Bosque isn’t exactly known for joyous celebrations when his team scores, and his stoic behaviour isn’t about to change in the World Cup final. Del Bosque is on the verge of leading the European champions to
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      • 414 24 / 25 HollandcoachBertvanMarwijk: FOR a country renowned for coaching gurus like Louis van Gaal and Guus Hiddink, it seems quite surprising that Holland reached their first World Cup final since 1978 with a lesser-known name like Bert van Marwijk. UnlikehispredecessorMarcovanBasten,whodidn’t have much coaching experience, Van Marwijk worked
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      • 564 28  -  GODFREY ROBERT npsports@sph.com.sg AFTER every sporting contest winners are hailed, remembered and sometimes immortalised. And there is little or no place for the run-ners-up. Their confirmed status: The Nearly Men. And often the No 2s are forgotten, lumped with the also-rans and condemned
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      • 119 28  -  H&CHEF HEDY KHOO hedykhoo@sph.com.sg THIS power-packed tonic soup is the perfect Sunday night supper. Boost your energy levels and improve your blood circulation with a hot steaming bowl of this herbal concoction. Exactly what you need to see you through this final night of the World
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      • 107 28  -  HEDY KHOO THE Spaniards have shown the world that they are the best keepers. In their semi-final against Germany, they were so possessive that the Germans couldn’tplaytheirnormal game. Spain keep the ball expertly just like a chef who can retain the flavours of all the ingredients.
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    • 309 12  -  TOHARI PAIJAN npsports@sph.com.sg THIS will be an interesting clash between two sides that share an interesting footballing heritage dating back to the days of the legendary Johan Cruyff and his “Dutch influence”atthe NouCamp. Once again, the steely resolve of Mark van Bommel and Nigel de Jong
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      • 573 14 / 15  -  .^TIPSTER BRIAN MILLER npsports@sph.com.sg DO you know how to yell “the refneeds glasses”inDutch? Well, I do. It goes something like this: “De scheids heeft een bril nodig.” Of course, make sure when you yell, your eyes pop out and your neck veins
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      • 286 14 / 15  -  BRIAN MILLER RONALD Wan isn’t a fan of Mani the parakeet. And unless it’s fried calamari, hedoesn’t care much for live seafood. Indeed, and while he didn’t come straight outand say it– most probablyfor fear of offending animal activists he seems to believe
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      • 496 14 / 15  -  CONSPIRACY THEORY ERIC DING npsports@sph.com.sg HISTORY beckons for Holland and Spain when the two European powerhouses square off tonight. Both countries have never won football’s biggest prize and whoever wins it will be the eighth winner of the coveted trophy. It will be the very
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      • 22 14 / 15 BRIAN MILLER STRIKE CARD HITS 133 ERIC DING STRIKE CARD HITS 117 GARY LIM STRIKE CARD HITS 115
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    • 440 16 / 17 That's the plea Dutch police have made to fans, while in Spain there have been calls for a national holiday if they win. That’s how strong World Cup fever is in these countries which have never won the final AFP FOOTBALL fever swept
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    • 245 22 / 23 We ask the 12 TNP SoccerBabeswhothey thinkisthebestlooking playerintheWorldCup FERNANDO TORRES: The Liverpool and Spain star has yet to shine in this World Cup but in the looks department, he still holds sway. He is the favourite of (from left) Gidania Wong, Faith Lim, Janice Chian and
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    • 121 22 / 23 WAYNEROONEY:The Englandstriker isthe ugly pickof fiveSoccerBabes NikkiSim, Vieny Ho, Joanna Li, Wahidah Ibrahim and Julia Huang. “Idon’t likethe teeth, thehair (he’sgetting bald),the grin, theface... Idon’t likeeverything abouthim,”says Vieny Ho. DIDIER DROGBA: The Ivory Coast star getstwovotes from Faith Lim and Gidania Womg, who both
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      • 486 26 JULIA HUANG Spain fan TAKE THAT, GERMANY FANS! EVERYONE around me knows that I am one crazy Spain supporter and how I’ve been constantly emphasising that the Spaniards will win the World Cup because I had faith in them. A few days ago, I had a fierce
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      • ON TV
    • 971 27  -  COLUMNIST KEIR RADNEDGE npsports@sph.com.sg THE 2010 World Cup has been wonderful for the nation and population of South Africa. This Nelson Mandela/Sepp Blatter project created: A tourism spending spike to stabilise the Rand for the time being; Enforced a deadline for the completion of
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      134 29 Here’satip: Don’tfollow MickJagger’s selections Wire Services SIR Mick Jagger has become a bad luck charm for the teams he has been backing at the World Cup. First, the Rolling Stones frontman backed the US against Ghana, then he went to watch England humbled 4-1 by Germany. Next
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    • 122 29 AFP THE final has attracted members of both country’s royal families with the Dutch due to be supported by International Olympic Committee member the Prince of Orange Willem-Alexan-der, who was with his wife Princess Maxima at the semi-final. His mother however, Queen Beatrix will
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    • 103 29 BERT VAN MARWIJK has displayed a dry sense of humour on several occasions during this tournament, and there was no exception at his press conference today. He dealt with three questions from a Dutch news channel in short, sharp fashion. Question one: Are
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    • 96 29 ELEVEN of the Dutch squad have been awarded the unusual honour of having their names given to marmosets who arrived at an animal refuge centre earlier this week. Among those so feted are Robin van Persie, captain Giovanni van Bronckhorst, playmaker Wesley Sneijder and Rafael
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    • 55 29 Wire Services AROUND 90,000 flowers grown in Holland will be placed in Cibeles square in Madrid for tomorrow morning’s final where 150,000 Spanish fans are expected to watch the game on the big screens. Similarly 40,000 flowers will be placed in Amsterdam, as a sign of “the
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    • 447 30 Wim TODAY: Germany goalkeeper still as imposing as ever REPORTING FROM JOHANNESBURG GOALKEEPERS have the toughest job in a team. A superb save is quickly forgotten. A glaring mistake finds its way into the memory. So, it came as no surprise that among the 10 nominees
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    • 619 31 Suarez’shand-balltakes thunderawayfromother goalkeepers Reuters THE standard of goalkeeping at the World Cup can be summed up by the fact that the most memorable save of the tournament was made by a centre-forward. Conversely, two of the best displays by a man wearing gloves came from
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    • 136 26 CONNECT WITH US READERS, we want your say on tnppostman.com. ■CENTRE CIRCLE EVERYday, wewill postthe day’s hottest World Cup issue in our Centre Circle section because we want to know what you think. MATCH REACTIONS CAN’Tbelieve FernandoTorres missed that easy shot, or wonder why the referee made that dubious decision?
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    • 96 26 SHARE YOUR AFRICAN ADVENTURE WITH US DID YOU watch Germany tear Australia apart from the stands in the Durban Stadium, or walked the streets of Johannesburg with the boisterous England fans? Or perhaps you contributed to the cacophony that has become synonymous with this World Cup by blowing the vuvuzela
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  • Page 32 Miscellaneous
    • 56 32 MANI’S MAZE Help Mani the oracle from Little India navigate the huge Jabulani maze to find the right path amidst distraction from Miller the punter and Paul the German octopus. He needs to guide his team Holland to attain the World Cup trophy or else he’s one steaming hot deep-fried
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