The New Paper, 27 January 2011

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    12 1 the new paper THURSDAY JAN 27 2011 70 CENTS MICA (P) 114/01/2011
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      62 1 FiRST Why green, Mr Hornet? PAGE 26 M’sian Tiger mum’s twins, 10, ace top UK exam PAGE 17 WAS ‘RANDY ANDY’ SET UP? THURSDAY JAN 27 2011 Football presenter Andy Gray (left) sacked for sexually harassing co-presenter (right). He has history of womanising but believes his bosses ousted him because...
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      850 2/3 Football presenter Andy Gray (right) was sacked for his sexist and lewd behaviour. But there’stalkofa conspiracybehind thesackingof thenotorious womaniser ANDY Gray believes that his sacking from his £1.7 million-a-year (S$3.4 million) job was a set-up so that his employer, Sky Sports, can replace him with a younger
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      Lock icon Action junkie victim of Gray's lewd actions
      233 2/3 Action junkie victim of Gray s lewd actions HERnickname is “Action” Jackson becauseshe’ssports-crazy. But sports presenter Charlotte Jackson, 33, has paid a heavy price, racking up a number of injuries through the years, Daily Mail reported. The accident-prone sports fanatic has broken her metatarsal playing football, her leg skiing, her
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      Lock icon Local pundits condemn sexist comments
      326 2/3  -  REPORT: DAVID LEE davidlee@sph.com.sg SEXISM has no place in football. As the football world continues to buzz with more revelations and developments of disgraced football presenters Andy Gray and Richard Keys, those based here are unequivocal in condemning their controversial comments. ESPN’sJamieReevestoldTheNewPaper:“There arethreethingsIdeplore–sexism,racismand homophobia. “Suchsexismcommentsareananachronism.They
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      857 6  -  Shewants$280,000forit,hotel’s expertsaysit’sworthmuchless US millionaire sues hotel over missing ring REPORT: AMANDA YONG ayong@sph.com.sg THEtrialoveranAmericanwoman’smissingringtook another turn yesterday, as two gemologists disagreedoveritsvalue. The ring’s owner, American multi-millionaire businesswoman Anne Hendricks Bass, 68, is suing the Shangri-LaHotelforthelossoftheringduringherstay therefromFeb4toFeb7in2009. She is seeking compensation of US$220,000 (S$282,000) for the
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      89 5 imnw l\ TO KEEP SINGAPORE GOING Lee on his wife Kwa Geok Choo Lee Kuan Yew takes on his critics in 32 hours of interviews with Straits Times journalists on all the important issues that have shaped his thinking on Singapore and the world. He also answers personal questions on
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    560 7 The breakdancer the ballerina With diverse backgrounds,theylearndanceatNafa HE DREAMS of dancing in a Broadway musical or on the streets of New York. And with the help of the comprehensive training he receives from the Diploma in Dance offered by the Nanyang AcademyofFineArts(Nafa),MrHwaWei-an,21,hopesto fulfil his dream. His first introduction to dance
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      502 9  -  SCAMS REPORT: VIVIEN CHAN vivienc@sph.com.sg GOODnews–Singaporeis,overall,safer.Accordingtothepolice’sannualcrimestatisticsreleased yesterday, the number of crimes committedlastyearfellby0.6percentfrom2009. There were steep declines in some of the crimes, such as statutory rape, but there are other crimes that sawincreaseslastyear. And although the number of people cheated through phone scams have fallen, the amount
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      1032 10/11  -  With wider choices, more are sending the elderly to homes REPORTS: ARUL JOHN anathan@sph.com.sg SHE had never thought of putting her mother in a nursing home. Butafterafalllastyear, teacher Jane Koh admitted her 80-year-old mother to a nursing home run by a voluntary welfare organisation (VWO). But
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      396 12  -  Several motorbikes skid, one woman ends up with bruises REPORT: CLARENCE CHEN sychen@sph.com.sg THEYwereontheirwaytoworkontheirmotorcycle yesterday morning when theyspottedatrailofoilontheroad. ChefManighantiswaranMoni,38,wasriding from the Causeway to his workplace at SixthAvenuewithhiscolleagueatabout8am. As he exited the Pan Island Expressway (PIE) and entered Eng Neo Avenue, he spotted two
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      578 13  -  Coffee shop patron who orders 20 cups of tea out of spite after bad service: REPORT:CLARENCE REPORT:CLARENCE CHEN and KWAN HUIXIAN tnp@sph.com.sg HE HAD just finished his meal and wanted to buy some tea to take away. But the drinks stall assistant refused
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      496 14 MM Lee on the influx of foreigners in new book Given the sudden rise in influx of foreigners and the simmering resentment that it has caused, is it time now to pay attention to soothing the feelings of citizens? We’re trying our
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      664 16 USPresidentObama’sannualStateoftheUnion address has many running to Google WHEN US President Barack Obama utteredthe phrase “This is ourgeneration’s Sputnik moment” in his annual State of the Union speech this morning, the Google search engine must have gone into overdrive. What’saSputnik? And why refer to an object
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      509 17 Raised on a strict study regime, twins, 10, ace exam meant for 16-year-olds TWO Hong Kong 10-year-olds brought up on a punishing schedule of study and swimming have sailed through British high school exams, as debateragesoverthe“TigerMother”modeofparenting. Twins Estephe and Perrine Corlin scored straight As in
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      523 19 Australians put aside flood woes to celebrate their national day IT WAS the time to forget the misery and desolation brought about by the floods. Leaving behind the arduous task of cleaning up after the mess, Australians spent yesterday celebrating Australia Day. Bondi Beach was
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      506 21 Used to keep them quiet, it turns them into addicts BREAKFAST for children in Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan, is markedly different from those from other parts of the world. No bread, no milk, no cereals. Just opium. Four-year-old Omaidullah gets it from his mother, Aziza. “If I
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      264 22 TV Show MyOne AndOnly StarMovies (StarHubCh 622), 9pm A motherdrives hertwo sons fromNew YorktoPittsburghtoSt Louisand eventuallyHollywoodin her questto find aman totake careof them all. StarringReneeZellweger, KevinBacon. WATCH’EM PICTURES:RUNAWAYHOME PRODUCTIONS LLC,GOLDEN VILLAGE PICTURES GreatWorld OnceMore (left) Channel8,8.30pm Thisnewvarietyspecial hostedbylocalactorChen Shuchenggoesbehind thescenesofdirector KelvinTong’slatestmovie It’sAGreatGreatWorldas castmemberslikeChew ChorMengandKymNg reminisceabouttheiconic 50sthemeparkandtalk abouttheirroles. CHANNEL5 Noon CompletelyHammered
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      123 23 WIN Sony HD camcorders worth $10,000 and grants worth $50,000 in FiRST FILM FEST p29 GREENSCREENctioncomedyTHEGREENHORNETwelookathowaolourcanON HORNET emas,welookathowamecolourcan comedy THE colour can ethanyoumaythink p26 reveal more than you may think p26 GREEN look at how a iceofcostumecolourcmaythink p2 As action cinemas, we choice of costume hits the hero’s 80 pairs
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  • WE KNOW MOVIES FIRST
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        667 24 / 25  -  Kicking off with this week’sTheGreen Hornet, 2011 will see a collection of some of the biggest names in superhero power on the big screen. HereisFiRST’s round-up of what to expect: TEXT:JONATHAN JONATHAN ROBERTS GREEN HORNET Opens today THEBACKGROUND Createdin 1936 asa radioplay,the exploitsofthe masked vigilantebeat thoseof
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        964 26 / 27  -  Greenmasks,bluetights,redboots,blackcapes–superheroescomeinamultitude ofcolouredcostumes.Theimportantquestionis:Hue’sthecoolestofthemall? JASON JOHNSON jjohnson@sph.com.sg You may not be able to tell a comic book by its cover, but you can certainly tell an awful lot about a superhero by the costume he wears– most ofallby its colour. In The Green Hornet, which opens here today, Seth Rogen
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        Lock icon A FAREWELL TO ARMS (AND LEGS)
        387 32  -  Itisn’t127 Hours’ raft ofpotentialOscar nominationsthat everyone’stalkingabout. It’s theself-amputation. Really,it’s nosecret thatthe entire film whichopenson Feb17 buildsup tothat particular point where James Franco as real-lifemountain-climbingsurvivorAron Ralston, trapped by a rock, decides to sacrifice part of himself for freedom. Suchisthepenultimate scene’srealism thatit’s said tohave madeaudiences shield
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    • FIRST BITES
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        157 28 Not many people have the honour and privilege of receiving a gift from their idol. But YES 933 deejay Lin Peifen was that special girl on Monday, when renowned French director Michel Gondry presented her with a spontaneous caricatureofher,complete withGondry’s cursive signature. Lin, 29, was the host of
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        138 28 The Oscars are great but what everyone really has more fun with is the Razzies. Yes, the awards that celebrate theworst ofthepast year’sfilms have announced their hit list. Usually harmless fun to those who take it in the right mood, this year sees a harsh indictment
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        206 28 FIRSTCOMMENT Has there been a safer year for the Oscars? It’s asolidline-upwith little room for surprises. Well, Christopher Nolan not being included in the Best Director category is a slight surprise, but then Inception is still science fiction, and the Academy is awfully snobbish about
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    • FIRST FILM FEST
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        533 29  - PICK UP THE CAMERA HAVE FUN JASON JOHNSON jjohnson@sph.com.sg The first submission we received a fewweeks agofor The New Paper’s inaugural FiRST Film Fest could not have been more appropriate in its tone, theme and content. This Is Us 1: Playground Kids is a straightforward story about young people converging
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        663 30  -  Kwok Kar Peng Chew Chor Meng has been an actor for 21 years, but he filmed his first movie only recently. Ironically, he has his chronic illness, spinal muscular atrophy, to thank. The 42-year-old stars as street hawker Ah Mengin localdirectorKelvinTong’s nostalgic movie It’s A Great Great World.
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    • FIRST FACE
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        272 31  -  Joanne Soh WHO’S THAT GIRL? The 35-year-oldBelgianbeauty isa householdnamein Europe,having worked for more than a decade on stage, film and television. WHERE YOU’VE SEEN HER In the French film The Spanish Apartment (2002) and its sequel, The Russian Dolls (2005).There’salso Around The World In 80 Days (2004),
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    • MOVIE DATE
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        Lock icon THE GREEN HORNET
        486 33  -  A Mars vs Venus look JASON JOHNSON jjohnson@sph.com.sg JEANMARIE TAN jeanm@sph.com.sg If anyone remembers anything about The Green Hornet TV series from the 60s, it is that the titular superhero was completely overshadowed by his Asian sidekick Kato, played by none other than Bruce Lee. It’s appropriate
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    • REVIEWS
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        Lock icon STILL HOT
        44 33 Catchall the moviesyou couldn’twait to see, but did wait to see. HEREAFTER ClintEastwood’s mournful but ultimately uplifting exploration of death and the afterlife. SOLOMONKANE (NC16) SimilartoSeasonOf The Witch, butabit better. Solidold-timey mayhem. MONSTERS The mostsensitive and nuanced monstermovie you’relikely tosee thisor anyyear.
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        Lock icon IT’S A GREAT GREAT WORLD
        145 33  -  Kwok Kar Peng Withactor Chew ChorMengas narrator,thisKelvinTongperiod flick spinsfourstoriesabout thepeople whoworked atthe Great World amusementpark atKim Seng Road fromthe1940s untilit closeddown inthe 1970s. There’sa touchingtaleabout a filialson and hismother (played by HenryThia and Malaysian actress Lai Ming)and a sweetromance with JoannePeh and ZhangZhenhuan in thelead
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        Lock icon UNCLE BOONMEE WHO CAN RECALL HIS PAST LIVES
        120 33  -  Juliana June Rasul A man,struck by illness,returns to thenorth-eastof Thailandto liveout hislastdays. Talkabouta literalreconnection withthe past– theUncle Boonmee ofthetitle begins tosee and talkto hisdeadwife, and hislong-lost son turnsup aswell, asa monkeyspirit withglowing redeyes. Morestrange creatures and apparitionsabound inthe film includingacatfish,who is,believe it
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    • FIRST BUYS
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        Lock icon THE SOCIAL NETWORK
        339 34  -  Probably the best film of 2010 Joanne Soh MOVIE: EXTRAS: The initial idea of a movie about Facebook seemed ludicrous, but obviously David Fincher knew what he was doing. Insteadofa “techy”film, hechose tofocus on themes of brotherhood, ambition, greed, jealousy and betrayal. Working off a cleverly crafted
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        147 34  -  Jason Johnson MOVIE: EXTRAS: Almost comical in its ham-handed gangster earnestness, Takers is as tacky as it wants to be. The star power is actually of a fairly high wattage, with Chris Brown, Hayden Christensen, Michael Ealy, Paul Walker and hip-hop starTI playing agroup ofexpertbank robbers,and with Matt Dillon
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        Lock icon ADELE: RISE OF THE MUMMY
        154 34 MOVIE: EXTRAS: French director Luc Besson is an unrepentant fantasist, and God bless him. Somewhat reminiscent of The Fifth Element, but set in the early 20th Century rather than the future, Adele: Rise Of The Mummy tells the story of novelist and adventurer Adele Blanc-Sec
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        138 34  -  Kane Cunico MOVIE: EXTRAS: Sisters Jayne (Parker Posey) and Laura (Demi Moore) have to return to their small childhood town to look after their old dad (Rip Torn). Onlything is,theman issenile he’shookingup withhis wannabe trailer-park nurse (Ellen Barkin) who’sleachingoffhismoney, he’s poopingin hispants and he’s constantly drunk. Will it
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      48 26 / 27 GIVEAWAY WINTHEGREENHORNET MOVIEHAMPERS Weare givingaway20 sets ofThe GreenHornet movie hampers,courtesy ofSony Pictures. Eachset includes acap,a T-shirt,akey chain and amobilephone strap. Forachance towin, call Infolineat 1900-914 0801 and answerthisquestion: Namethe director ofthe movie TheGreen Hornet. 1. JayChou 2. SethRogen 3. MichelGondry The contestcloseson Sunday atmidnight. Each call costs20 cents.
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      143 28 GIVEAWAYS WINCNYCOMBO MOVIEHAMPERS sporting Razzies isWorst which The collecteda Clash NOROOMFOROSCARSURPRISE? (and, would thevote, clear nominations, surprisedat card. gloriousupset. Weare givingaway10 sets of hampersfrom thisyear’s Chinese NewYear movies ILove Hong Kong and All’sWellEnd’s Well 2011 courtesyofCathay-Keris Films,CloverFilmsand Shaw Organisation. Fivewinners will each winan I Love HongKong goodie bag comprisingaT-shirt, adeck
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      85 28 *1 MOVIE IN THE WORID TWO WEEKS IN A HOW! CATCH JAY CHOU IN HIS FIRST HOLLYWOOD MOVIE DEBUT! HE 1 3D SETH ROGEN JAY CHOU CHRISTORH WALTZ CAMERON .DIAZ C01UMBIA WEISphb rtlfll EL mini ahlmevMICHEI GQNDBY 'IKE tlEEi HI' EH JAMES BEMQS DAVID HARBDURaniTOM WILKINSON E «JAMES NEWION HOWARD
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      60 30 WINIT’SAGREATGREATWORLDMOVIEHAMPERS GIVEAWAY Weare givingaway20 setsof It’s A Great Great World movie hampers, courtesy of Golden Village Pictures. Each set includes an It’s A Great Great World themovie It’s AGreat GreatWorld. 1. JackNeo 2. Royston Tan 3. KelvinTong The contestcloseson Sundayat midnight.Each callcosts 20 cents. hongbaopacket and a mandarinorange carrier. Forachance
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      297 32 127 HOURS is the new film from Danny Boyle, the Academy Award® winning director of 2008's Best Picture, SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE. 127 HOURS is the true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston's (James Franco) remarkable adventure to save himself after a falling boulder crashes on his arm and traps him in
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        Lock icon Walker has a good one in Dejayal
        358 51  -  KRANJI NEWCOMERS BRIAN MILLER npracing@sph.com.sg DEJAYAL, a runner in Race 3 tomorrow, is an interesting character. The four-year-old Australian-bred by Thorn Park did all of his racing in New Zealand where he scored twice from five starts. Butthat’snotwhat’sinteresting. Dejayal has close “connections” with
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        Lock icon YESTERDAY'S HONG KONG (HAPPY VALLEY) RESULTS
        382 51 RACE1 CLASS5TURF 1650m 11 JOYFULYEARS116(73-22) THSO (10) 1 12 COVERBOY113(33-12) JLLOYD (6) 2 1 BULBTREASURE133(68-18) WMLAI (4) 3 7 BINGOKEY123(145-49) MGUYON (2) 4 XTrainer: L Ho. Margins: 0.5, 1.75. Time: 1min 41.22sec (Going: good). Forecast: $86.PlaceForecast:$51(Nos.1-11),$28(Nos.1-12),$38(Nos.11-12).Tierce:$4135. Trio: $521. Quartet: No winner ($***** jackpot carried
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        Lock icon TOMORROW'S SINGAPORE (POLYTRACK) RACE CARD
        564 51 RACE1-1200m C4D2 6.20 1 MagicMoxie OPlacais (11) 57 2 PowerAndGlory RShafiq* (12) 56.5 3 TriggerSynergy VDuric (4) 55 4 GoldenSprint KBSoo (7) 54.5 5 TheCinderellaMan JSaimee (6) 54 6 ExcellentBeauty ISaifudin (3) 53.5 7 DiamondFighter BTai (5) 53 8 SeizeTheDay JMoreira (9) 53 9 Incognito
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        Lock icon Winning gallop by Monterey
        415 52 / 53 Diamond Fighter goes fast THIRD in his last two starts, MONTEREY drew attention to his chances in Race 6 on Sunday with a sparkling gallop on the training track yesterday. With his regular rider John Powell in the saddle, the son of Scenic clocked 36.7sec for
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        681 52 / 53 RACE1-1600m MS 12.50 1 SteadfastWarrior VDuric (5) 59 2 MyRace TRehaizat* (8) 58.5 3 Sinseven MKellady (7) 58 4 Collecthelimit EAslam (9) 55.5 5 Icandoitto JPowell (1) 55.5 6 GoldCardusis VSivan (3) 55 7 SweetDream OPlacais (2) 55 8 GoldenColour JSaimee (12) 54.5 9 RomanGladiator
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        391 52 / 53 Race1 JuvenilePlate(Fillies) 1000M 10 TORY58(19-6) S'MKhumalo (11) 1 4 NEPHESH58(180-26) EWebber (9) 2 3 MOLLYMALONE58(8-6) MYeni (10) 3 1 BOJALLY58(59-10) GVenter (2) 4 XTrainer: G Smith. Margins: 0.25, 2.25, 3.5. Time: 59.36sec (Going: good). Forecast: $233. Place Forecast: $22 (Nos. 3-4), $3 (Nos. 3-10), $53
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        371 52 / 53 PENANG TRACKWORK NST ON his two-round workout in Ipoh yesterday, PAGSANJAN looks ready for a winning performance in the Beauty Miss Stakes for Restricted Maiden horses over 1,400m on Sunday. Taken out by a track rider, the three-year-old Australian colt by Umatilla cantered two
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      Lock icon Now PGA Tour wants rulebook review
      378 54 / 55 GOLF Reuters THE PGA Tour has asked the United States Golf Association (USGA) to review the rulebook following high-profile incidents involving Padraig Harrington and Camilo Villegas, commissioner Tim Finchem said on Tuesday. Irishman Harrington and Colombian Villegas were each disqualified this month from tournaments
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      Lock icon Woods begins hunt at Torrey Pines
      455 54 / 55 W oods begins hunt at Torrey Pines Reuters TIGER Woods could not have hand-picked a better place to launch his 2011 PGA Tour campaign than Torrey Pines for this week’s Farmers Insurance Open where he will be seeking a record seventh victo ry. The picturesque venue which hugs the bluffs
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      299 54 / 55 Reuters TIGER Woods, who is still a relative novice on Twitter, refused to take the bait offered repeatedly on the social network by a playful Ian Poulter on Tuesday. Two days before making his first PGA Tour appearance of the year at Torrey Pines
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      324 54 / 55 CHRISTABEL Goh shot her way to the top of the leaderboard after day one of the HSBC Women’sChampionsLocalQualifyingTournament. She returned a five-over 77 to hold a two-stroke advantage over Amelia Yong in a rain-interrupted day of play at the Garden Course of the Tanah Merah Country
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        552 54 / 55 LA LAKERS 120 UTAH JAZZ 91 AP ADAY off and two days of practice since their previous game did the aging Los Angeles Lakers some good. Feeling refreshed, they led all the way in defeating Utah 120-91 yesterday morning (Singapore time) which handed Utah their
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        344 54 / 55 BOSTON CELTICS 112 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS 95 Reuters THE BOSTON Celtics brushed aside Cleveland in a 112-95 blowout yesterday morning (Singapore time) which consigned the Cavaliers to their 18th consecutive defeat. Paul Pierce scored a team-high 24 points in just 24
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        Lock icon No Rafa Slam
        542 56 / 57 F e r r e r e n d sW W mm AP RAFAEL Nadal’s bid to win four straight Grand Slam tournaments is over. An injury-affected Nadal lost for the second straight year in the Australian Open quarter-finals, going down 6-4, 6-2, 6-3 yesterday to fellow
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        Lock icon Kim's intentions loud and clear despite roar
        275 56 / 57 Reuters CHILLY weather and low-flying planes failed to throw Kim Clijsters off course yesterday as the Belgian overcame Poland’s Agnieszka Radwanska 6-3, 7-6 to reach the Australian Open semi-finals. Clijsters (left), a Melbourne finalist in 2004, underlined her billing as tournament favourite in
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        150 56 / 57 AFP FORMERwomen’sworldNo.1JustineHenin of Belgium retired for the second time yesterday, citing a recurrent elbow problem, Belgian daily Le Soir reported. “Today, the (medical) examinations are clear and the doctors are agreed that my elbow is too damaged for me to be able continuing with my passion and
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        526 56 / 57 AFP TWO OF Novak Djokovic’s greatest wins have been in Grand Slams against Roger Federer, and the in-form Serb gets his chance for another careermilestoneintomorrow’sAustralian Open semi-final. The world No. 3 has beaten the 16-time Major-winner in two Grand Slam semi-fi-nals, last year
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        350 56 / 57 AP KIM CLIJSTERS and Vera Zvonareva meet in a rematch of the last US Open final tomorrow, but only after No. 1-ranked Caroline Wozniacki and Li Na have played in their semi-final. The 20-year-old Wozniacki is already guaranteed to retain her No. 1 spot
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        592 58 / 59  -  Furore over missing nets at Schools National Netball Championships KWAN HUIXIAN kwanhx@sph.com.sg IMAGINE training for months for a netball competition, only to find out on the day of competition that some hoops have no nets. And when the hoops do have nets, they are in poor condition. Yes, this
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        Lock icon Lots of heart, but where's the hardware?
        533 58 / 59  -  SANTOKH SINGH santokh@sph.com.sg COMMENT HOW serious are we about schools’ sports? It was a question that was constantly running through my mind as I watched the opening matches of the Schools National Netball Championships. These were the first round matches for the South
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      Lock icon When rain hits the tennis courts
      430 60  -  DILENJIT SINGH dilen@sph.com.sg FOR AROUND three and half hours in the backdrop of seemingly endless rain yesterday, Kallang Tennis Centre was a sea of restless inactivity. Players were fiddling around with their mobile phones or on their laptops, ball kids were fidgety from the
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      114 60 AP BARCELONA forward Lionel Messi was punished with a fine and a booking on Tuesday for dedicating a goal to his mother on her birthday. After scoring a penalty in Saturday’s 3-0 win over Racing Santander, the Argentina forward lifted his jersey in front a television camera
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        Lock icon Back on track, thanks to football
        467 61  -  Afteratragic2010,Balestier’s KVikramanisnowlookingahead ALI KASIM aakasim@sph.com.sg IT WAS the happiest time of his life. He was in top form for his club Balestier Khalsa and had become a father for the first time. But K Vikraman’s life came crashing down around him last July, when
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        Lock icon Cunningham eyeing Kiwi call-up
        383 61  -  ALI KASIM AFTER a successful first year in the S-League, Balestier Khalsa defender Paul Cunningham is aspiring for bigger things in his sophomore year. Aside from an ambitious top-half finish, the 25-year-old Kiwi is also making no secret of his desire to earn a call-up to
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        Lock icon Wenger: We want to win everything
        484 62 SEMI-FINAL, SECOND-LEG ARSENAL3 (Nicklas Bendtner 61, Laurent Koscielny 64, Cesc Fabregas 77) IPSWICH0 I Arsenaladvance3-1onaggregate PA Sport ARSENE Wenger says Carling Cup finallists Arsenal will now target success on all fronts. In the wake of their 3-1 aggregate victory over Ipswich, Wenger has challenged
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        Lock icon Houllier: Bent has revived Villa
        604 62 WIGAN 1 (James McCarthy 80) ASTON VILLA 2 (Gabriel Agbonlahor 50, Ashley Young 60-pen) EPL AFP ASTON Villa manager Gerard Houllier believes the arrival of England striker Darren Bent has playedamajorroleinhisside’sresurgence. Bent, who made a £24 million ($48.7m) move to Villa Park from Sunderland last
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        Lock icon Better late than never for Ognenovski
        565 64 / 65 The 31-year-old Aussie defender was called up only two months ago after almost playing for Macedonia SEMI-FINAL AUSTRALIA 6 (Harry Kewell 5, Sasa Ognenovski 34, David Carney 65, Brett Emerton 74, Carl Valeri 82, Robbie Kruse 83) UZBEKISTAN0 AP IF MACEDONIA’S passport office had
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        Lock icon Uzbek coach says sorry
        507 64 / 65 AFP SHELL-shocked Uzbekistan coach Vadim Abramov has apologised for his team’s 6-0 annihilation by Australia in its Asian Cup semi-final, and vowed to lift his players for the third-place play-off. Despite a lowly world ranking of 108, Abramov taunted Australia before the game by saying they
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        Lock icon Kawashima receives the plaudits
        419 64 / 65 SEMI-FINAL JAPAN2 (Ryoichi Maeda 36, Hajime Hosogai 97) SOUTH KOREA 2 (Ki Sung Yueng 23-pen, Hwang Jae Won 120) I Afterextratime,Japanwin3-0onpenalties PA Sport JAPAN coach Alberto Zaccheroni hailed the performance of Eiji Kawashima, with the Italian confident the goalkeeper has proven his worthasJapan’sNo.1. “There are no
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        482 64 / 65 AFP SOUTH Korea coach Cho Kwang Rae says his side paid the price for bizarre officiating after it lost on penalties to arch-rivals Japan in the Asian Cup semi-finals. Japanprevailed3-0inatenseshoot-outatthe Al Gharafa Stadium on Tuesday, after Korean defender Hwang Jae Won’s goal
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        474 66 / 67 On-fire striker attributes comebackwintoclub’s winning mentality BLACKPOOL2 (Craig Cathcart 15, DJ Campbell 43) MAN UNITED 3 (Dimitar Berbatov 72,88, Javier Hernandez 74) AFP DIMITAR Berbatov hailed Manchester United’s mental strength after his brace helped Sir Alex Ferguson’s side come from two goals down to beat Blackpool
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        Lock icon Fightback could have big impact, says Fergie
        238 66 / 67 PA Sport SIR ALEX Ferguson feels Manchester United may look back on yesterdaymorning’s3-2winoverBlackpoolasapivotalmoment in their season. Trailing by two goals at the break, United rallied through a Dimitar Berbatov double and a Javier Hernandez effort to claim a victory that took them five
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      • ON TV
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          92 66 / 67 *Alltelecastsliveunlessotherwisestated.Forthelatest,pleasecheck www.mio.singtel.com/miotv&www.starhub.com/tv *Programmetimes,providedbySingTel&StarHub,subjecttochange LIVE TELECASTS ITALIAN CUP (Q-FINAL) Tomorrow: IJUVENTUSvROMA StarHub TV Ch 222 (Football Channel), 3.40am ASIAN CUP Tomorrow: I3RD/4THPLACING: SOUTH KOREAv UZBEKISTAN SingTel mio TV Ch 115 (STAR Sports), 10.55pm Saturday: IFINAL:AUSTRALIAv JAPAN SingTel mio TV Ch 115 (STAR Sports), 10.30pm FA CUP Saturday: IEVERTONv CHELSEA SingTel
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          43 66 / 67 AUSTRALIAN OPEN Today: IWOMEN’S &MEN’SSINGLES SEMI-FINALS SingTel mio TV Ch 115 (STAR Sports) mio TV Ch 117 (ESPN HD), 10.30am 4.30pm Tomorrow: IWOMEN’S DOUBLESFINAL/MIXED DOUBLES SEMI-FINALS/MEN’SSINGLES SEMI-FINAL SingTel mio TV Ch 115 (STAR Sports) mio TV Ch 117 (ESPN HD), noon 4.30pm
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          29 66 / 67 VOLVOGOLFCHAMPIONS Today: IDAY 1 StarHub TV Ch 213 (Golf Channel), 6.15pm FARMERS INSURANCE OPEN Tomorrow: IDAY 1 StarHub TV Ch 213 (Golf Channel) Ch 255 (Sports HD), 4am
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          20 66 / 67 NBA Today: ILA CLIPPERSvHOUSTON ROCKETS StarHub TV Ch 202 (SuperSports), 9.30am INEWORLEANS HORNETSvGOLDEN STATE WARRIORS StarHubTVCh201 (SuperSports Arena), 11.30am
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      Lock icon MANOR MACHINE?
      927 68  -  Giggshas defied the odds and could be the Premiership’sgreatest IAIN MACINTOSH YOUR ENGLISH KAKI npsports@sph.com.sg REPORTING FROM THE UK VIVANDERSONwillneverforgetthedaythatapainful-ly skinny 14-year-old trained with the Manchester Unitedfirstteam. Andersonwasaseniorplayer,oneofthecountry’sfinest right-backs, the winner of two European Cups and an internationalveteran, but hewas torn topieces ina matter ofseconds. “Whothef***inghellisthat?”hewailedastheyoungster zippedpasthimandvanishedintothedistance. ItwasRyanGiggs.
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      Lock icon 10 ofGiggs’best
      308 68 1. Arsenal wonder-goal (FA Cup semi-final, 1999) Hisdefining moment– the slalomthroughthe Arsenal defence before unleashing an unstoppable shot into the roof of David Seaman’sgoal.And offcame theshirt. 2. BreakingSirBobby Charlton’sappearance record(May 2008) Giggs wins his second Champions League title and breaks Charlton’sall-time Unitedappearancerecord of758 against Chelsea in the Moscow
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