The New Paper, 5 September 2010

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    13 1 The new paper on Sunday SEPT 5 2010 80 CENTS MICA (P) 118/01/2010
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      56 1 EURO 2012 QUALIFIERS: ENGLAND 4 BULGARIA Gary Lim on Rooney: No goals, so what? 50 Fainting, shrieking and shoving. It’s... K-pop ‘Khaos’ 11 ORIGINAL. TNP BOLLAHS m °Hly SB" '■Hrk TUP i_UEw PAPER TNP PICTURE: KUA CHEE SIONG Police and ambulance called in when 3,000 anxious fans swarmed Orchard Road
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      937 2 / 3  -  ChaosbreaksoutatSomerset mallas3,000fansqueuefor tickets to K-pop concert REPORT: ELYSA CHEN and BENSON ANG tnp@sph.com.sg THEYwerequeuingovernightforticketstoaKore-anPop (K-pop) concert.But there were somany ofthemthatthecrowdalmostgotoutofhand. A woman fainted. Plants were trampled on. Some teenagersranaboutanxiously.Shrieksandshoutswere heard, and even the police and an ambulance were calledin. But queue numbers were soon handed out, and by morning,orderwasrestored.
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      Lock icon GLITZ, GLORY, GRATITUDE FOR SECOND CHANCE
      812 4 / 5  -  Forgetaiperformers,their showsaremorethanjust entertainment for hungry ghostsandheartlanders REPORT:MAUREEN REPORT:MAUREEN KOH maureenk@sph.com.sg IT’Snotjustahotspotintheheartlandsforraucousfun,flamboyantdressingandrisqueacts.For some such as former jailbirds and bankrupts, thegetaigroundisasecondchancetomakegood. And for the downtrodden, the circuit offers a fresh breathoflife. Industry veterans from getai organisers to artistes and seventh-month committees said that such performers getanother
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      Lock icon TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT?
      920 6 / 7  -  TenantsofBalmoralPlaza,whichhousesmanykids’learning centres,areuneasyaboutmusicloungethathiresmaleentertainers REPORT:HEDY REPORT:HEDY KHOO tnp@tnp.com.sg THE tinted glass doors and signboard with the words “Melody Valley Music Lounge” do not stand out and may not catch your eye. But this nightspot and its denizens have been raising the eyebrows and ire of neighbouring tenants at
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      Lock icon Pretty, young Chinese women are main customers
      464 6 / 7  -  REPORT:GAN REPORT:GAN LING KAI and PEARLY TAN tnp@sph.com.sg THE Melody Valley Music Lounge at Balmoral Plaza (above), which employs only male singers, is a haven for KTV hostesses and pub waitresses who go there to unwind after work. Early on Wednesday, 14 singers,
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      Lock icon SQUEEZY but not SQUEEZED OUT
      578 8  -  With more than 5million people livingin S’pore now, SYLVIA TOH PAIK CHOO remembers the old days when a smaller population did not always mean less crowding STREET TALK SYLVIA TOH PAIK CHOO WEHAVEalwayshadtocompetewith“foreign-ers”becauseweareacountryofimmigrants.Iamanimmigrant. My father and mother left their native Malaya and brought me from
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      Lock icon Head over wheels in love
      1063 10 / 11  -  She’sdisabled,he’s not–buttheyfound loveonthedancefloor REPORTS:MAUREENKOH REPORTS:MAUREENKOH maureenk@sph.com.sg WHEN Mr Andy Ang decided to take up wheelchair dancing, he never thought he’d fall in love. Not just with dancing, but with a woman who would be his future wife –thoughsheiswheelchair-bound. The couple will tie the knot next
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      1023 12 / 13  -  Humiliated for being obese, man loses 75kg in 14 months and says: REPORTS:CHAIHUNG CHAI HUNG YIN chaihyn@sph.com.sg HE paid $17.70 to enter the Escape Theme Park last year. But Mr Mohammad Hafiz Amat, 26, ended up taking only one ride. The reason:
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      Lock icon Catering to the obese market
      436 12 / 13 TheHealthPromotionBoard’sNationalHealthSurvey 2004 showed that more people are obese. The prevalence among Singapore residents aged 18 to 69 old rose from 6 per cent in 1998 to 6.9 per cent in 2004. The next survey will be done this year. Three retailers selling plus-sized clothes said
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      Lock icon Overseas cases of extreme obesity last month
      344 12 / 13 Aug 29 (India): Mr Nazeer Ahmed Abdul RehmanofIndia couldn’tleave homefor four years because of his 190kg weight. The 53-year-old, who quit his job as an accountant five years ago because of weight problem, has stiffened limbs, complications like gout, and is bedridden. It
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      Lock icon Their legs & hands bound, heads covered with sarong
      432 14 Their legs hands bound, heads covered with sarong Mother&sonfounddeadinhome HERhusbandwhoisinEgyptwasexcit-edaboutcominghomeforHariRaya.Ms Norliza Ishak had even bought bus tickets as she had planned to leave for Kelantan,Malaysia,onThursday. But she will not be celebrating Hari Raya again. The 35-year-old teacher and her 10-year-old son Amirul Ayman Mohd Yusof were found dead in the
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      Lock icon 'Air hostesses can land plane'
      275 14 HIS ideas are quirky. If he sees an opportunity to save even a few cents he will go all out for it. No wonder that Michael O’Leary’s (below) budget airline Ryanair is such a roaring success. Now the 49-year-old Irishman has come up with a
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      Lock icon Curfew shuts down city
      666 15 Christchurch, New Zealand, hit by 7.0 magnitude earthquake. Then... BUILDINGSdestroyed.Infrastructure includingwater andsewage pipes– damaged. Reports of fighting and serious backlogs at petrolstations andtraffic jamson the city’sroads. It was frustration and anxiety all around in Christchurch, New Zealand, after authorities slapped a dusk-to-dawn curfew. The city went
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      699 16 UKwomanpoursherheartoutinYouTube videosafterbreakingupwithboyfriend KELLY Summers was devastated when her boyfriend walked out on her. Instead of hiding away her dejection, she decided that she needed an outlet for her pain and suffering. The 53-year-old singer spoke of her heartache, recorded it on videos and uploaded
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      303 16 She's 106 and still a virgin FOR some people, staying away from alcohol and cigarettes is the key to a long life. Forothers,it’s a no-meatdiet or plenty of exercise and healthy living. Butfor MissIsabellaBlyth,it’s none of the above. She is 106 and is still a virgin. Miss Blyth, from Gorgie,
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      Lock icon Melon Woman versus Pear Woman
      651 17 Some female candidates usesexappealtoattract voters in Brazil election AFP. ECONOMIC curves won’t be the only hot topic during campaigning for next month’sBrazilelection. A lascivious approach by a few would-be female lawmakers, who are known for showing off their feminine curves, is making headlines. But it
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      Lock icon Their heists read like scripts of movies
      642 18 Globe-trotting jewel thieves evenwearpinkafterthey were dubbed Pink Panthers THE Pink Panther gang has a certain style and glamour. They casually walk into the world’s greatest gem storesandwalkawaywithwhatevertheywant.It’sthat simple. Thatwas what happenedin Tokyo’supmarket Ginza shopping district three years ago. The gang took just 36
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      Lock icon It's official: DioGuardi's out of American Idol
      338 18 THE rumours have finally been confirmed. Songwriter Kara DioGuardi is leaving American Idol, Fox network announced on Friday. But not because she was sacked, according to the statement. She is the third of the four judges to leave the reality TV show this
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        Lock icon New graciousness campaign begins tomorrow
        111 19 THE Public Transport Council begins its six-month-long graciousness campaign, titled Love Your Ride, from tomorrow. The campaign aims to see commuters form orderly queues at MRT platforms and let passengers get off the train first before they board it, even during rush hour. Home-grown cabaret
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        Lock icon Obama outlines steps taken to help US middle class
        115 19 A HEALTHY economy needs bustling Main Streets and a thriving middle class even more than a healthy stock market, US President Barack Obama said yesterday as he reaffirmed his commitment to work hard for America’s hardworking men and women. In his
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        Lock icon Six million UK taxpayers paid wrong amount of income tax
        124 19 BRITISH tax collectors say a new computer system has revealed that almost six million people have paid the wrong amount of income tax. HM Revenue and Customs says 1.4 million will be told to repay an average of 1,500 pounds
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        Lock icon Tamil Murasu unveils new look at 75th anniversary
        100 19 TAMIL Murasu will don its new look, including a new masthead, from tomorrow. The revamp will mean more colour pages and pictures and a more reader-friendly layout. Sections such as cinema news will be beefed up and regular columns will be added.
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        Lock icon View problems in perspective
        258 19 SMGOH CHIDESS’POREANS: SENIOR Minister Goh Chok Tong has chided Singaporeans for complaining too much about overcrowded trains, the lack of carpark spaces and public housing. He said that these were problems created by Singapore’s success, and urged the nation to look at them in context. “I
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        47 19 HIGH SPIRITS: This 40-table banquet was held at blocks 475 and 476 Tampines Street 44 from noon to 6pm yesterday. There were no guests to be seen enjoying the food as the banquet was held for the Hungry Ghost Festival. PICTURE: SHIN MIN DAILY NEWS
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        Lock icon Juggling act for home-buyers
        537 20  -  THE BUZZ COMMENT: DESMOND NG desmondn@sph.com.sg THERE good intentions behind the recent housing changes: Curb runaway prices, speculation and encourage financial prudence. But have the new rules made it more difficult for home-buyers? I think so. At the policy level, the new rules are straight-for-ward. But
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        Lock icon STORE'S HAPPINESS INDEX
        144 20 Weratethepastweek’snews–goodandbad +10 Home-buyers can look forward to 22,000 new flats next year, and fewer than three years to get their keys. Households earning between $8,000 and $10,000 can also now buy HDB flats. +10 National servicemen will get at least $9,000 as recognition of their contributions to
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      141 6 / 7 BID AND WIN WITH US! AUCTION SERIES 3 Aug 30 Sep 12, 2010 Cut and collect TNP$ from the front page of The New Paper and bid for what you want below Sony PlayStation Portable Product Code: GA01 Min. Bid: TNP$2,500 Mini Netbook Product Code: GA02 Min. Bid: TNP$3,000 iPod
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      133 9 www.vw.com.sg Grrrrrr! V yt L-"-rs Tiguan r i o s I —-ill The new Tiguan, with 7-speed DSG. Now you can unleash your wild side on all kinds of terrain, even city streets. The compact SUV now comes with a 7-speed DSG automatic gearbox that gives seamless gear changes and
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      28 20 QUICK ON THE DRAW GETAI SINGER OFFERS HER CLEAVAGE FOR HONGBAO... I ran out of cash with me. Do you accept credit cards? cel gulapa TNP ILLUSTRATION:CEL GULAPA
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      Lock icon AH KUA OR AQUA?
      832 21  -  NofullhouseatSingaporean’sfirst-person playinNewYorkabouttranssexuals. Didlocalsthinkit’sabout‘water’? Hokkien term for transsexuals REPORT:CHARLENE CHARLENE CHUA cchar@sph.com.sg THE Ah Kua Show? Oh, you mean the Aqua Show. That’s what people who attended The New York International Fringe Festival three weeks ago probably thought they heard. The Ah Kua Show is really a
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      Lock icon Taking it slow with German beau
      226 22 TAKINGhershow to NewYorkhasn’tjust beenLeona Lo’s onlytriumph. She is also happily attached to a German man who knows that she is a transgendered woman. Said Lo:“Weare soulmates. Andwe feel passionately and strongly about each other...He’sveryaccepting of whoI am.” The couple, who have been dating since
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      Lock icon Knowing your own curve
      608 23  -  New Face girls try out Levi’snewsystem for better-fit jeans REPORT: YEOH WEE TECK weeteck@sph.com.sg THEY know their jeans, having been in the denim business since 1873. But it seems Levi’s knows its customers’ bottoms pretty well too. The company spoke to 60,000 women around the world
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        Lock icon Return of the Nile
        437 24/25  -  REPORT:SYLVIA SYLVIA TOH PAIK CHOO paikchoo@sph.com.sg THE Mummy’s a daddy, led in by his daughter, while her mummy parked the car. MummyBeverlyScottusedup“one king-size and one single bedsheet” to mummify daddy Douglas Scott for The Pharaoh’sBall. How’s the dressing going to work whenyouneedthemen’sroom? The Mummy, looking a
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        Lock icon Kiasu? We just want the best for our kids
        564 26  -  They set up website to help parentskeepupwithwhat othermumsanddadsknow REPORT:JOANNE JOANNE SOH joannes@sph.com.sg ARESingaporeanparentsbecomingtookiasu?Notparticularly,saidMrWilliamToh.The44-year-oldITprofessionalshouldknow. He is one of the founders of Kiasuparents.com, a networking website where mums and dads share their parentingexperiences. “Being a kiasu parent is just being an involved parent,
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        Lock icon The power and perils of what we say to kids
        534 27  -  S MURALI FATHER FIGURES muralis@sph.com.sg ITHINK some adults don’t realise the impact that their actions and words have on little children. The other day, my 10-year-old daughter stunned me by talking about something the two of us used to do
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        Lock icon MONSTER OF A RIDE
        635 28/29  -  TamingtheDucatiMonster 696,thegrandprizeof TheNewPaperAuction ZAIHAN MOHD YUSOF BIKER BOY zaihan@sph.com.sg MOST readers would have noticed that we’ve been flashing images of the The New Paper Auction grand prize the Ducati Monster 696. What’sitlike to rideone? Stoke your flames of desire for the Italian motorcycle with this review.
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        Lock icon Riders also need good 'fuel' for good performance
        533 28/29 YOUNG riders thesedays theydo not seemto letup. They rev up their engines, overtake you closely and speed down the track, leaving older ones like me (I’llbe 39 intwodays),literally, in thedust. No matter. Older riders have experience on our side. And with regular
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        Lock icon Pizzazz, not just pizza
        537 30  -  CHERYL LIM cheryll@sph.com.sg THIS week, we dined at a restaurant that has become a household name thanks to its pizza deliveries. Butpizzaisn’tallthatPizzaHutisabout. Since it opened its first Singapore branch in 1981, it has introduced new items to keep its customers coming back. Examples include the Stuffed
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        Lock icon Keep your love under wraps
        305 31  -  Hedy Khoo hedykhoo@sph.com.sg ROMANCE is stressful. To begin with, finding a suitable mate is no easy task. And finders are not always keepers in the game of love. How do you keep the potential love of your life by your side? Or worse, how do
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        Lock icon The real reasons why we don't want teens to have sex
        567 33  -  Andno,it’snot because they’re notreadyforit HO LIAN-YI MIDDLE CRASS lianyi@sph.com.sg ABSOLUTELYshocking.Remember a 15-year-old girl, Aishah, who was featured in the opening lines of an article inThe StraitsTimes acoupleof weeks ago? The one who said she was taught how to say
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          Lock icon Flower firepower
          101 33 Odd news that’sfor real AP. A FIRE on July 25 that caused US$20,000 (S$27,500) in damages to a north-east Arkansas home was caused by dead plants, an insurance investigator concluded. “Thefirewas causedby self-heating through decomposition of organic materials contained within aplasticflowerpot,” theAug 25 letter from State Farm Insurance
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          Lock icon Booby prize
          100 33 Reuters. A VENEZUELAN politician is offering breast implants as a prize in a raffle to raise funds for his parliamentary election campaign. “Somepeopleraffle TVs andwe decidedto offer this. It’s an interestingprizeandthere’s alot of interest,”GustavoRojas, an opposition candidate for a National Assembly position, told Reuters while campaigning in Caracas.
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        Lock icon Too old to get NS Recognition Award, too young to die
        305 33  -  S M ONG ACT BLUR smong@sph.com.sg FREEmoney!That’swhatIblurtedoutwhenIheard that the Government was giving out money to NSmen againforour“contribution”. It was announced last week that every citizen NSman will receive the National Service Recognition Award (NSRA), which will amount to between
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      146 34 This week, we are showcasing your favourite snapshots of the Youth Olympic Games. For two weeks from Sept 19, we'll be publishing photographs of your Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebrations. Send your pictures and messages to tnpforum@sph.com.sg My name is Jacob Thien. I am two years old. Bowling is
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      28 21 BIKER BOY Helluva ride on Ducati Monster 696, the grand prize of The New Paper Auction PAGE28 HED CHEF Go on, wing it with paper-wrapped chicken PAGE31 September
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      74 27 ■J» J 1-- AT PLUS wi" 1 I* sss?- Milla Jovovich takes on zombies, motherhood and director-husband aul W S Anderson I Wmm GET UP TO SPEED ON THE STORY SO FAR WITH OUR COMIC STRIP RECAP Resident Evil: Afterlife premiums "SS Lartep Wentworth Miller find life after TV as
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      33 27 GENERATION NEXT Rise and shine kids! Today we start preparing you for the next YOG. But daddy, that’s four years away. 5.30am Well, then we don’t have much time now do we? 5.30am
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      87 28/29 $1,600worth of prizes to be won every month TO GET you on the road to better health and fitness, The New Paper is giving away $1,600 worth of prizes each month. The prizes: SIS nutrition packs sponsored by 2X SFB, Italian off-road helmets for kids sponsored by Dirt Wheel Motorand
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      278 32 WATCH’EM PICTURE:DREAMWORKSANIMATION MonstersvsAliens (above) HBO(StarHubCh601), 9pm Whena meteoritefrom outer spacehits a woman andturns herintoa giant, sheis taken toa secret governmentcompound whereshemeets a ragtaggroup ofmonsters who’vebeen roundedupoverthe years.Voiced by ReeseWitherspoon, HughLaurie. CampRock2: TheFinalJam DisneyChannel(StarHubCh312),7.30pm InthesequeltoDisney’soriginalTVmovie, Mitchieandherfriendsdiscoverthatanew musiccamphasopenedacrossthelake, puttingCampRockinjeopardy.Starring DemiLovato,TheJonasBrothers. TheSlingShot VVDrama(StarHubCh855),10.30pm ThisnewKoreanseriesrevolvesaroundaman whoseeksrevengeagainstarichheirwhotore hisfamilyapartandsnatchedhisgirlfriend away.StarringParkYongHa,ParkSiYeon. MissMarch StarMovies(StarHubCh622),9pm Ahaplessyoungmanwhowakesfromacoma todiscoverthathisonce-chastehighschool sweethearthasbecomeaPlayboyPlaymate, embarksonacross-countrytriptowinhisex
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        Lock icon Rocket Man, Jamal Malik should win
        1781 35 ANDREWFROST’SFORMCOMMENTSFORTODAY’SKRANJIRACES RACE1 (1,100m) 1 Unpickable))Shouldwinagaininthiscompany,only has to overcome wide gate. 2 Queen's Avenue))Upset win in what looked an unsuitable race last start and this is similar. Has to be respected although prefer him on turf. 3 Juwel)))Goes too well on this surface not to
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        Lock icon TODAY'S SINGAPORE (SHORT COURSE D/POLYTRACK) RACE CARD
        1215 36/37 GOING FORECAST: GOOD MUDLARKS THESE horses have won or placed on soft or heavy tracks: RACE 3: Cristoforo, Al Nader. RACE 6: Tobias. RACE7: Dolce Vita,Radar O’Reilly. RACE 9: Big Jin. RACE 12: Daring Commander. RACE1 C4D2 12.45 -1100m(Polytrack) Stakes:$55,000 No. Last6runs HORSE
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        Lock icon Shaw's ace is all class
        366 36/37  -  BESTBET: ROCKET MAN (Race 10. No 1) TAN THEAN LOON loon@sph.com.sg WEIGHT can stop a train, so they say. But, it may notbe the casewhen Kranji’skingpin ROCKET MAN (left) resumes racing in the Group 3 Woodlands Handicap in Race 10 this afternoon. Handicapped with the
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        563 36/37 Tan Thean Loon Danny Khoo Andrew Frost Marc Tan 1 RACE Danny Lucky Diamond 4 3 Zac Nirvana 6 Lucky Diamond Juwel 6 Splitsville Juwel 6 Lucky Diamond 3 8 9 Midlife Crisis Unpickable Juwel Queen’s Avenue Queen’s Avenue 3 1 2 2 3 Juwel Midlife Crisis Zac
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        Lock icon Matterhorn has a bright future
        289 38 STC THREE-YEAR-OLD MATTERHORN (left) stepped uponhisthirdandsecondplacings byblitzinghis Restricted Maiden opposition over 1,400m in Race 2 at Kranji on Friday. Carrying only 51.5kg, the Michael Freedman-trained galloper was well rated by lightweight jockey Ronnie Stewart, who bounced him out to the lead before careering away in
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        Lock icon YESTERDAY'S AUSTRALIA (RANDWICK/EAGLE FARM/ FLEMINGTON) RESULTS
        871 38 RACE 1 (Randwick) 1st 1 Gathering ($57-$9) 2nd 3 Reprobate ($7) 3rd 9 Noble Edict ($19) 4th 4 Little Surfer Girl. Forecast $23. Place forecast $9 (1-3), $32 (1-9), $13 (3-9). Tierce $511. Trio $105. Quartet No winner ($1780 jackpot carried forward to next
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        833 38 RACE 1 (Hawkesbury) 1st 13 Sashimi ($22-$8) 2nd 3 Ocorize ($12) 3rd 11 Guessed ($9) 4th 6 Noonday. Forecast $80. Place forecast $28 (3-11), $14 (3-13), $6 (11-13). Tierce $414. Trio $122. Quartet No winner ($274 jackpot carried forward to next race). Scratchings: Parilla, Rabsha and
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        1502 39 TIPS AND COMMENTS BY PHILLIP WOO, COURTESY OF THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB RACE 1 (1,200m) General Danroad (3) caught the eye in his final run last season when working home to finish fourth behind Elite Fortune and did move well to win a
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        767 39 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE1 CLASS5TURF 1200m TIME:1:00 Stakes:HK$500,000 NO. HORSENAME TRAINER JOCKEY WT(IB) BAR 1 SUPREMEYEARS ALEE MLYEUNG 133 4 2 VALUECHOICE DEFERRARIS WCMARWING 133 10 3 GENERALDANROAD KWLUI ZPURTON 131 1 4 HEXAGON CFOWNES BPREBBLE 130 7 5 TATTENHALLDELIGHT TWLEUNG BDOYLE 130 2
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        407 40 AP. SPAIN’S Miguel Angel Jimenez maintained his three-shot lead after he produced a three-under 68 in the third round to reach 17-under in the European Masters yesterday. However, his advantage over the Italian Edoardo Molinari, in second place after a 68, could have been four shots
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        553 40 AP. ZACH Johnson and Jason Day beat the weather to claim a share of the lead at the Deutsche Bank Championship on Friday. Tiger Woods wasn’t so lucky, though, and faces missing the cut. Johnson strengthened his Ryder Cup case by rolling in putts
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        383 41  -  DAVID LEE davidlee@sph.com.sg HE LOOKED a happier man, gamely posing for photographs and signing autographs at the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) appreciation dinner for the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) football team at Amara Hotel last night. And with good reason,
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        519 41  -  TAMPINES1 (Aliff Shafaein 43) YOUNG LIONS 1 (Nazrul Ahmad Nazari 85) S-LEAGUE GREGORY LOO gregloo@sph.com.sg THES-LEAGUEtitleraceislikelytogodowntothewire after table-toppers Tampines Rovers were held toa 1-1draw by the YoungLions at TampinesStadiumlastnight. The Stags now have a two-point lead over sec-ond-placed Etoile with six games remaining, ahead of
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        25 41 Today: IGOMBAKvSAFFC (Jurong West Stadium, 7.45pm) Tomorrow: IGEYLANGv WOODLANDS (Bedok Stadium, 7.45pm) IHOMEvSENGKANG (Clementi Stadium, 7.45pm) Tuesday: IYOUNGLIONS vBEIJING (Jalan Besar Stadium, 7.45pm)
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        410 42/43 Nadal would rather focus on third round opponent, Gilles Simon than winning US Open Reuters. THE US Open is the only Grand Slam title missing from Rafael Nadal’s resume. Yet the world No. 1 is surprisingly not obsessed about winning in New York and joining an illustrious
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        399 42/43 Ivanoviclikensherselftoa character in comic book Reuters. FORMER world No. 1 Ana Ivanovic has likened herself to a striking character from the books of best-selling crime fiction author Stieg Larsson that refuses to accept authority. Lisbeth Salander is one of the main figures in the Swedish
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        267 42/43 Reuters. DAVID Nalbandian, many people’s outside bet to win the US Open, moved into the third round of the tournament on Friday with a confident 7-5, 6-4, 6-2 victory over Florent Serra of France. The 31st-seeded Argentine shook off the challenge of world No. 66 Serra in
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        397 42/43 Reuters. SERENA Williams, who pulled out of the US Open because of a foot injury, made a surprise appearance at Flushing Meadows on Friday. Impossible to miss in a cherry-red evening dress, the 13-time Grand Slam winner hammed it up with her older
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        341 42/43 AP. WEATHER: Overcast and humid with a brief rain delay, but not as hot as previous days. High of 28 C. ATTENDANCE: Day: 37,248. Night: 23,802. Total: 61,050. MEN’SSEEDED WINNERS:Second Round:1-Rafael Nadal, 4-Andy Murray, 8-Fernando Verdasco, 10-David Ferrer, 12-Mikhail Youzhny, 14-Nicolas Almagro, 18-John Isner, 20-Sam Querrey, 23-Feliciano Lopez,
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        312 44 PA Sport. JAMIECarragherhasalotofadmira-tion for the great managers in the game like Sir Alex Ferguson, Jose Mourinho and FabioCapello. But if there is one manager the erpooldefenderdoesn’tthinktoohighly of, it is former Reds manager GraemeSouness. The32-year-old Carragher,whohas made 635 appearances for Liverpool since making his debut in
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        161 44 PA Sport. FORMER Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier is keeping his cards close to his chest amid speculation he is being lined up for a role with Aston Villa. The 63-year-old Frenchman is reportedly in contention to fill the void left by the departure of Martin
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        306 45 SWEDEN 2 (Pontus Wernbloom 51,73) HUNGARY0 AP. SWEDEN midfielder Pontus Wernbloom scored two second-half goals yesterday morning (Singapore time) in a 2-0 win over Hungary in the Group E Euro 2012 Qualifier. Substitute Sebastian Larsson crossed from the right, and Wernbloom (right) moved in front of
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        511 45 GROUPE SANMARINO0 HOLLAND 5 (Kuyt 16-pen, Huntelaar 38,48,67, Van Nistelrooy 90+1) KLAAS-JAN Huntelaar scored a hat-trick but it was the returning Ruud van Nistelrooy who ultimately stole Dutch hearts with a late goal in the 5-0 drubbing of San Marino yesterday morning (Singapore time). Neutrals,
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        704 46 GROUP A BELGIUM0 GERMANY 1 (Miroslav Klose 51) AFP. GERMANY coach Joachim Loew said he is looking forward to taking on Azerbaijan at home on Wednesday (Singapore time) after his side opened its Euro 2012 qualifying campaign with a 1-0 win over Belgium. Evergreen striker
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        467 47 GROUPC ESTONIA 1 (Sergei Zenjov 31) ITALY 2 (Cassano 59, Bonucci 62) Wire Services. HE WAS once the enfant terrible of Italy. But Antonio Cassano is now the toast of his nation. The Samporia forward played an important role in Italy’s 2-1 win over Estonia in
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        274 47 FAROEISLANDS0 SERBIA 3 (Lazovic 13, Stankovic 18, Zigic 90+1) Wire Services SERBIA began their Euro 2012 qualifying campaign with an easy 3-0 win over the Faroe Islands in Group C. Danko Lazovic (left) and captain Dejan Stankovic scored inside the first 20 minutes for RadomirAntic’sside. A
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        590 50 / 51  -  GARY LIM garylim@sph.com.sg IT HAS been almost exactly a year since Wayne Rooney scored for England. Even as England tore Bulgaria apart yesterday morning (Singapore time) with a 4-0 win in a Euro 2012 Qualifier, a Rooney goal was still nowhere in sight. Twelve matches have passed
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        244 50 / 51 PA Sport. ENGLAND skipper Steven Gerrard paid tribute to Wayne Rooney after his fellow Liverpudlian starred in England’s 4-0 romp over Bulgaria. WhileacknowledgingJermainDefoehad“stolentheheadlines” with his first England hat-trick, Gerrard was keen to steer some of the plaudits in the direction of Rooney. “It’s important not
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        108 50 / 51 StrikerhadahandinallfourofEngland’sgoals againstBulgaria.Here’showhedidit WAYNE Rooney starts the move with a deft chip into the penalty box for Ashley Cole. Cole finds Jermain Defoe, who scores to get England off to a roaring start. SOMETIMES,it’s not aboutthe technique. Rooney shows the importance of awareness as he finds Adam Johnson with
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        625 52 / 53  -  GROUP G ENGLAND4 (Defoe 3,61,86, Adam Johnson 83) BULGARIA0 GARY LIM garylim@sph.com.sg JERMAIN Defoe has never been accorded the proper recognition by England manager Fabio Capello. That should change after the Tottenham striker scored a hat-trick against Bulgaria in the Group G Euro 2012 Qualifier
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        505 52 / 53 PA Sport. THERE were many question marks hanging over England and Fabio Capello heading into yesterday morning’s (Singapore time) Euro 2012 Qualifier with Bulgaria at Wembley. Not all of them were answered in the convincing 4-0 win, but the future certainly looks brighter for
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        1008 52 / 53  -  YOUR ENGLISH KAKI IAIN MACINTOSH npsports@sph.com.sg REPORTING FROM THE UK FROMamonstertoagod?Well,notquite.Fabio Capello complained before kick-off that the press had turned him from deity into demon, but they won’t be transforminghimbackjustyet. An emphatic 4-0 victory over Bulgaria mighthaveblownthe cobwebsoffWembley, butitwill takeconsistentsuccess toerasethe grimmemoriesofthesummer. England’s problem is
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        699 54  -  GROUPG ENGLAND 4 (Jermain Defoe 3,61,86, Adam Johnson 83) BULGARIA0 FRANK MALLEY PA Sport Chief Writer FABIO Capello might be long on discipline and short on temper. But he does have a Hart. A Joe Hart. An England goalkeeper who at last looks the
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        73 54 EnglandmanagerFabioCapello singlesoutthreeplayersfor praisesafterthe4-0winover Bulgariayesterday 1. JOE HART “Hartisplayingvery,verywell.He made two fantastic saves. The most importantthingwastowin.” 2. JERMAIN DEFOE “Defoeisalwaysveryimportantforus. He can shoot with his left foot and his right and his performance was really, really good and his movement without theballwasfantastic.” 3. WAYNE ROONEY “IplayedRooneyinapositiondifferent than usual.
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      678 55  -  We need higher benchmarks, not excuses, to build on YOG success S MURALI SPORTS EDITOR muralis@sph.com.sg I KNOW that most people are still on a high after the Youth Olympic Games (YOG), and rightly so. But I hope that the euphoria does not
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