The New Paper, 22 February 2012

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  • 20 1 the new paper WEDNESDAY FEB 22 2012 j A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS S|J| I PUBLICATION CENTS 70 090/01/2012 (P) MICA
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    • 82 1 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE LATEST IN SPORTS NOON EDITION TNP WINS BIG AT JOURNALISM AWARDS Our football ‘kelong’ expose wins Story of the Year facebook.com/thenewpaper Our reporter wins Journalist of the Year Our art team wins two awards, plus one international biggie at the ‘Oscars’ of visual journalism Page 7 TNP PICTURE:
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    • 918 2 / 3  -  NUS CHINA SCHOLAR I HOT WATER OVER ON IN POSTS REPORT: RENNIE WHANG, MARK SOH tnp@sph.com.sg THE Chinese undergraduate called the “uncles” he encountered in Singapore “annoying”. He griped that they often stared at him and “complained endlessly” when he accidentally brushed
      TNP ILLUSTRATION: CHING CHOON HIONG  -  918 words
    • 387 2 / 3  -  Rennie Whang STUDENTS from China said that, with support from Singaporeans and fellow Chinese studying here, they did not face many difficulties in adapting to local life. A three-month bridging course is mandatory for all foreign scholars, although it is “mainly for the English
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    • 854 4  -  Court hears of maid’s traumatic experience as told by employer REPORT: PEARLY TAN pearlyt@sph.com.sg SHE went to visit her maid in hospital the day after she was allegedly raped. But she was so affected by how traumatised
      THE NEW PAPER, YESTERDAY  -  854 words
    • 136 4 REPORT: SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB ashaffiq@sph.com.sg A SCIENCE teacher, 37, has been hauled to court. The man was charged last Saturday with three counts of criminal trespass, with the intent to insult the modesty of the female toilet users in a fourth floor girls’
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    • 1007 5  -  Doctors said she wouldn’t live past two weeks, then two months, then 10 years REPORT: HEDY KHOO hedykhoo@sph.com.sg TURNING 21 is a milestone. But for Miss Ng Poh Peng, crossing the threshold into adulthood is all the more special because doctors had not expected
      TNP PICTURE: ARIFFIN JAMAR; PICTURE: SHIN MIN DAILY NEWS  -  1,007 words
    • 898 7  -  Journalist of the Year Infographics of the Year Illustration of the Year Special Awards of the Year for Excellence Society of News Design Award of Excellence for REPORT: VALERIE KOH valkoh@sph.com.sg THE New Paper journalist Zaihan Mohd Yusof found his usual composure shaken just minutes
      TNP PICTURE: KELVIN CHNG  -  898 words
    • 427 8 / 9  -  REPORT: RENNIE WHANG rennie@sph.com.sg WHILE on a family trip to Malacca, infographics journalist Kelvin Chan confined himself to his hotel for a day to work on the artwork while his wife went out shopping. Making sacrifices like this was the norm for Mr Chan and the rest of
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    • 473 8 / 9  -  COMMENT: KEN JALLEH JR kenjr@tnp.com.sg WITHIN reach of the keyboard that is stuttering these words sit eight volumes of a US publication called The Best of Newspaper Design. Within clapping distance: The winningest, most creative professionals I have ever had the privilege
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    • Local News watch
    • 550 12  -  Disabled confident in Govt’s masterplan to improve services REPORT: BENSON ANG bang@sph.com.sg HE WAS born blind. Yet he can fix computers, send text messages, use iPhone apps, and take the bus to work by himself. Things may get even easier for Mr Edwin Khoo, 35, soon,
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    • 214 12 THE Enabling Masterplan 2012 2016 was written by a steering committee comprising representatives from various voluntary welfare organisations, people with disabilities, their families, as well as Government officials. The committee took six months to prepare the report, after conducting focus group discussions with people with
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    • 994 14  -  Dog that national bowler Remy Ong ran over had just given birth REPORT: FABIAN KOH fabkoh@sph.com.sg THE dog that national bowler Remy Ong ran over wasn’t pregnant but had just given birth. The executive director of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
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    • 169 14 IN ADDITION to dogs, the Road Traffic Act refers to horses, cattle, asses, mules, sheep, pigs and goats. If you knock down any of these animals on Singapore roads and do not stop, you would have committed a traffic offence. But not, it
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    • 513 15 Anwar’s car attacked en route to headquarters THE Malaysian opposition Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) has slammed “Umno thugs” for their attack on Mr Anwar Ibrahim’s car on Sunday. The incident happened at Sembrong, Johor, at about 11.30pm when Mr Anwar (below), 64, was scheduled
      PICTURES: CHINA PRESS  -  513 words
    • Global News watch
      • 110 16 / 17 AFP MALAYSIA has ordered bookstores to stop selling a children’s sex education book by a British author over concerns it could “corrupt people’s minds” in the country. Malaysia’s Home Ministry said in a statement yesterday that bookstores were no longer allowed
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      • 109 16 / 17 AFP HONG Kong’s government yesterday launched an appeal against a landmark court ruling that grants foreign maids the right to seek permanent residency there. Government counsel David Pan- nick told the Court of Appeal that the ruling should be reversed, and that
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      • 106 16 / 17 AFP MYANMAR has promised to “seriously consider” allowing South-east Asian observers for by-elections marking the opposition’s return to mainstream politics, the Asean said. The April 1 polls, which will see Nobel laureate and Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi contest for
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      • 497 16 / 17 Police recover parts worth millions SELANGOR police have busted one of the biggest vehicles theft syndicates in Malaysia, following the arrest of 12 men and the recovery of thousands of engines and parts worth millions. The police stumbled upon the ring after detectives from Gombak police
        PICTURES: CHINA PRESS  -  497 words
      • 270 16 / 17 AFP AN ISLAMIC militant accused of beheading Philippine soldiers and a host of other attacks was arrested in the Philippines yesterday. He was taken by surprise in his remote island hideout, authorities said. Security forces captured Abdulpattah Ismael, a member of the Al-Qaeda-linked Abu
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      • 105 16 / 17 AFP FRENCH police detained former International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn for questioning over allegations he took part in orgies in Paris and Washington paid for by businessmen. The 62-year-old former Socialist minister had been summoned as a witness but prosecutors
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      • 112 16 / 17 Reuters EURO zone finance ministers sealed a 130 billion euro (S$215b) bailout for Greece to avert a chaotic default next month. The agreement was hailed as a step forward for Greece, but doubts immediately emerged as to whether it would do much
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    • 574 18 He’s nabbed after committing a string of robberies FIRST, it was a case of the taxi driver driving away with a couple’s notebook computer. The Bangkok police, acting on the complaint, arrested the driver, and a search yielded much more. In the process, the Bangkok
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    • 545 19 MONACO ‘PARTY PRINCE’ (RIGHT) BEATEN: IT WAS a battle royale at a trendy New York nightclub. In one corner was a grandson of the late Princess Grace of Monaco. In the other was a former night club owner. Prince Pierre Casiraghi suffered cuts
      PICTURES: AFP, REUTERS  -  545 words
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    • 377 13 4 V 4 c C a ti n £3 .JK u tfmr. Parkway East Hospital fJoin us and bring home a souvenir from our event! Parkway East Hospital Open House Family Day 26 February 2012 (Sunday) 10am 4pm Guest-of-Honour: Mr Charles Chong Deputy Speaker of Parliament, MR for Joo Chiat
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  • Page 16 / 17 Miscellaneous

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      67 20 READER ALLAN ZHENG AGEIST? Our reader spotted this poster at a bus stop and wonders if it smacks of ageism. He brought up the example of Apple founder Steve Jobs, who was in his 50s when he made it the world’s most valuable company. I E-mail pictures to tnpclick@sph.com.sg
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    • 222 20 FROM READER JOY WONG WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE? I WAS really glad to see the report, “Don’t make eye contact with pimps Mixed feelings as volunteers give roses and goodie bags to sex workers for Valentine’s Day” (The New Paper, Feb 16).
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    • 351 20 FROM READER MARIETTA KOH SANTOKH Singh’s commentary, “There’s nothing wrong with our teachers” (The New Paper, Feb 18), helped inject a sense of perspective to the much-hyped spate of scandals involving educators. As Mr Singh said, with about 45,000
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    • 155 20 FROM READER YE MOXING I WAS appalled to see the state of some of our drains on a recent walk. Heading back from City Plaza to a housing estate nearby, I saw through the kerbside gratings that the drains were clogged and I
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    • 161 20 FROM READER WILLIE SOO I DEVELOPED a cancerous growth on the right side of my face in June 2010. I went through therapy and had an operation in March last year. I had to stop working to undergo the treatment.
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    • 64 20 YOUR VIEWS E-mail tnptalk@sph.com.sg or write to The New Paper, 1000 Toa Payoh North, Level 6, Annexe Block, Singapore *****4 For verification, we need the writer’s full name and contact number (preferably a handphone). We reserve the right to edit letters. By your submission, it is deemed that you have
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    • 1122 22 / 23  -  M’sian actress Chris Tong says she has a husband, but isn’t ready to settle down yet REPORT: KWOK KAR PENG karpengk@sph.com.sg SURPRISE! I’m married! It turns out that up-and-coming Malaysian actress Chris Tong, who has never mentioned to the local media that she has a husband, has
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    • 112 22 / 23 CHRIS Tong, one of the nominees for Babe Of The Year in The New Paper’s Flame Awards last year, looks set for bigger things. She took on lead roles in Channel 8 dramas like The Family Court, C.L.I.F and Code of Honour. She also starred in the
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    • 225 22 / 23 MY marriage and attitude are a result of my past painful romances, said Chris Tong. Her two earlier failed romances taught her a few lessons to put career ahead of love, to stop getting hurt, and to live without regrets. Love was very important to me when
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    • 514 24  -  Taiwanese band Mayday opens mosh pit for fans here REPORT: TAN KEE YUN keeyunt@sph.com.sg THEY have performed here no fewer than eight times in the past decade. But oddly enough, Taiwanese pop rock group Mayday has never had a dedicated mosh pit area at their live
      PICTURE: ROCK RECORDS; PICTURE: USA TODAY  -  514 words
    • 509 25  -  Five Republic Poly students go beyond their syllabus to organise DJ contest REPORT: TAN KEE YUN keeyunt@sph.com.sg FOR diploma students on the cusp of entering the workforce, what better way to get ready for the real world than to plunge boldly into it even before
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    • Couples Watch
      • 160 26 Love is in the air or not. We chart which showbiz couples are busy hooking up and breaking up. THE COUPLE: Jennifer Lawrence, 21 (right), and Nicholas Hoult, 22 (inset) ON OR OFF: The comely couple were photographed getting to first base last week,
        PICTURES: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX, AP, AFP, REUTERS  -  160 words
      • 191 26 THE COUPLE: Sophia Bush, 29 (right), and Austin Nichols, 31 (below, right) ON OR OFF: The serial heartbreaker of her TV co-stars has struck again. Bush reportedly dumped US actor boyfriend Nichols, her One Tree Hill onscreen hubby, after six years of on-off romance “because
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      • 188 26  -  compiled by Gerald Goh THE COUPLE: Ellie Goulding, 25, and Skrillex, 24 ON OR OFF: Lord of dubstep Skrillex and British singer Goulding have been dating since November, but have kept their relationship under wraps. The Daily Mail reported that Goulding did that to avoid
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  • Page 27 Miscellaneous
    • 156 27 WATCH ’EM Chakia And Sneakers II Channel 5, 9pm The second season of the local info-ed series is hosted by Fauzie Laily. It continues to feature two family members, each from a different generation, switching hobbies for a day. PICTURE: MEDIACORP The Day Before 2: Diane von Furstenberg Li (SingTel
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    • 166 37 FOOD SERVICE SALES EXECUTIVE required Servicing service apts, hotels, restaurants, ship chandlers institutions Computer knowledge Own car No experience welcome Send in your resume to: roland@walson.com.sg SALES REPRESENTATIVES wanted for investment leisure co. from UK. Good negotiation skills aggressive result oriented Able to perform under pressure Singaporean PRs only Call
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    • 152 37 Jurong Point Sony Ctr requires SALES PERSONNEL. S’porean/ PR. 6791-9793 SALES MKTG EXEC. $1800 $2500 per mth. Local/ overseas projects. S’porean PR. *****951 Fiona SALES EXECUTIVES URGENTLY NEEDED ?SHOULDSTARTIMMEDIATELY ?SHOULDBES’POREAN/PR BASICS$2000+COMMISSION &WEEKLYPAY=S$3000++ ?CORP.TRAINING&RAPIDPROMOTION CALL:6256 6134NOW! Maid Agency require Sales Assistant Near Lavender MRT Able to start immediately S’porean/ PR Call
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    • 254 37 SECURITY SERVICE OFFICER IHighest Salary IAnnual Leave IRetirement Cash Benefits ICash Medical Benefits IAdditional Insurance coverage ICareer advancement IBonus and lots MORE!! Day: SIMEI, HILLVIEW, QUEENSWAY, PENJURU, PARKWAY Night: SIMEI,ALEXANDRA, PENJURU, HILLVIEW Midnight: SEMBAWANG DAY/NIGHT RELIEFT ALSO RELIABLE. Walk-in interview at 33 Ubi Ave 3, Vertex Tower A, #05-61 Tel:
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    • 85 37 Security Agency needs SECURITY OFFICER *Bt Batok *Lor Chuan *Tanglin *Kaki Bukit *Tanjong Pagar Negotiable *****336/ *****837 SECURITY OFFICERS Needed. Immed vancancies 6738-6840 6273-7868 Perm/ Relief Guards for Jurong West Day Night Local or M’sian 8688 3358 SECURITY/ KEY CONTROL OFFICER Condo/ Commerical/ Construction site Tuas/ Sembawang/ City area/ Tampines
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    • 25 37 Licensed Security Officers Bt Panjang, Bt Timah, Sophia Road *****605 FIELD SURVEYOR Attractive salary will be offered to the right candidate. Please call Tel: 6289-0400
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    • 65 37 Technicians Woodlands/Tuas -Min NTC/ITC +1 yr Exp -Gross upto $1264 -3 Rotating Shift -Any Age/Gender/Race -S’POREANS preferred Call 6227 9035 for enquiries or email resume resume@p-serv.com.sg P-serv Pte Ltd (90C3494) COPIER TECHNICIAN preferably with experience. Own motorbike. Call 6742-8376/ hr@acp-os.com A Logistics Co. requires WAREHOUSE EXECUTIVE Preferably residing in the
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    • 70 37 Store Asst cum Despatch Toh Guan Above 21 yrs. Class 2 lic *5½day work/ OT provided Start work immed Min Sec/ S’poreans W/ w/o motorbike Walk-in interview 3-5pm 48 Toh Guan Rd East #04-99 Enterprise Hub WAREHOUSE ASST ùPhysically fit. ùAble to liaise with Mandarin speaking clients ùGood benefits. Daniel
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  • Racing
    • 1039 38 / 39 Three-time winner Country Club is also running back into form KRANJITRACKWORK KEEP an eye on BIDABULL in Friday’s Initiation event over the 1,400m. The there-year-old looked in good order at Kranji yesterday morning. Taken out by jockey Danny Beasley, the son of Estabul
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    • 550 38 / 39 I TIPS AND COMMENTS BY HAROLD STERLEY RACE1 (1,200m) (4) DISCO AL made a nice debut and the very well-bred son of Captain Al can go better. He has lots of scope and can show his class. (2) COMMODORE PETE improved
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    • 633 38 / 39 IPOH TRACKWORK HUMBLE HARVEST stepped up preparations for his third success in Sunday’s Class 5 event over 1,400m with a sizzling trial in Ipoh yesterday. Taken out by a track rider, the four-year-old New Zealand gelding by Bahhare matched strides with stablemate Joyful Affair
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    • 184 38 / 39 7:00 Race 1 Maiden Juvenile Plate 1200M Maiden Juvenile Plate 1200M 1 BLACK CORAL KSteyn (10) 58 2 COMMODORE PETE DAshby (4) 58 3 COUNT EMMANUALE RKhathi (14) 58 4 DISCO AL 7:35 Race 2 Maiden Plate 1000M '(6) 58 5 FISCARDO V Minott
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    • 773 40  -  KRANJI BARRIER TRIALS BRIAN MILLER brian@sph.com.sg ON A relatively quiet day with just three trials to be run on a drizzly morning, it was all about ROCKET MAN, who was taking another step forward in his preparation for the 2012 season. It was
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    • 825 40 Wednesday EUROPE 8:50 PM Cagnes-sur-Mer 1 CLASS €50,000 MAXIME HANDICAP 1600m No Form Name 1 *****1 2 *****1 3 *****7 4 *****2 5 *****0 6 *****2 7 *****1 8 *****8 9 *****0 10 *****3 11 *****5 12 *****1 13 *****3 14 *****6 15 *****7 16
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    • 1381 41 RACE 1 (2,200m) KING GALILEO (6) has been threatening to salute the judge with a placing in three of seven starts this term, coming up a short-head second to Cheerful Double this trip in November and closed off for two recent thirds
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    • 1098 41 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE 1 CLASS 5 TURF 2200m TIME 7:15 Stakes: HK$525,000 NO. HORSE NAME TRAINER JOCKEY WT(IB) BAR 1 SABINA A LEE G MOSSE 133 8 2 CHEERFUL DOUBLE C H YIP Z PURTON 130 11 3 EVEN EMAIL K L
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  • Sports
    • Mad About Golf
      • 628 42  -  JETHRO WANG jetwang@sph.com.sg HERE is the big question: Can anyone in the women’s game stop world No. 1 Tseng Ya-ni? Fresh from winning the Honda LPGA Thailand event last week her 13th LPGA Tour victory Tseng is brimming with confidence going into this week’s HSBC Women’s
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      • 158 42  -  JETHRO WANG THE FUTURE of the HSBC Women’s Champions remains in limbo. Giles Morgan, HSBC group head of sponsorship, told The New Paper yesterday that a final decision to extend the current contract would be taken only after this year’s tournament. “We will assess the success
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      • 390 42 AFP US GOLFING star Michelle Wie said she is feeling healthier after embarking on a gluten-free diet, inspired partly by the success story of tennis world No. 1 Novak Djokovic. “I heard that story that he turned gluten-free and became No. 1 in the world,”
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    • Hockey
      • 482 46  -  CRICKET GODFREY ROBERT godfrey@sph.com.sg THIS was a match that could have gone either way. Malaysia, who won the toss, started well with openers Shafiq Sharif and Rakesh Madhavan putting on 77 runs. Then they collapsed, finishing with a not-so-com-fortable 184 runs in 49 overs. That looked
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      • 542 46  -  Despite being the whipping boys, officials say sending young team is right decision DILENJIT SINGH dilen@sph.com.sg OLYMPICS 2012 QUALIFIERS CANADA 15 SINGAPORE 1 THREE games into Singapore’s Olympics 2012 hockey qualifying campaign in India, the results don’t make for happy reading. After yesterday’s 15-1 loss to
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    • Boxing
      • 449 43 BASKETBALL AFP NEW JERSEY NETS 100 NEW YORK KNICKS 92 JEREMY Lin flirted with a triple-double but the New York Knicks struggled to find the right chemistry with the return of Carmelo Anthony, losing 100-92 to the New Jersey Nets yesterday morning (Singapore time). “I
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      • Article, Illustration
        632 43 Chisora apologises for post-match brawl with Haye, while the latter is wanted by German police for questioning DAVID Haye and Dereck Chisora broke their silence on Monday over the shocking press conference brawl in Munich which left German police hunting Haye and British boxing chiefs investigating Chisora. Haye’s
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    • Football
      • 774 47  -  WACKY WEDNESDAY NEIL HUMPHREYS npsports@sph.com.sg FOOTBALL used to be such a simple game. At the end of every season, successful footballers picked up something shiny and silver, and ended up on open-top bus parades. Unsuccessful footballers picked up something shiny and naked, and
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      • 163 47 PA Sport DIDIER Drogba has rubbished suggestions that he sought to undermine Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas by giving a half-time team talk during the club’s FA Cup clash with Birmingham. The aftermath of Saturday’s 1-1 fifth-round draw saw Villas-Boas react furiously to the insinuation
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    • S-League
      • 917 44 / 45  -  Veteran coach ROBERT LIM, the man who first spotted the talents of Lionel Lewis, Hassan Sunny, Baihakki Khaizan and many others, rates the current youth development system in Singapore as 6/10 at best. He tells SAZALI ABDULAZIZwhy SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ I What is
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      • 330 44 / 45  -  SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ JUST four days after Geylang United chairman Patrick Ang stepped down from the role he had been in for 17 years on Jan 27, another figure synonymous with the Eagles left the club but with much less publicity. Veteran coach Robert Lim decided
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      • 330 44 / 45 AFP SOUTH Korea has vowed to show no mercy towards match-fixing after several sports have been hit by betting scandals, including the top football league. Culture and sports minister Choe Kwang Shik said any one involved in match-fixing would receive maximum penalties. “We
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    • EPL
      • 523 48 Nasri: Wenger should change philosophy PA Sport SAMIR Nasri believes his old club Arsenal are currently struggling because they do not know how to “win ugly”. “Sometimes it’s good to win ugly,” said the Frenchman, who has found it hard to live up to his price
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      • 271 48 PA Sport TOTTENHAM forward Rafael van der Vaart is confident he is winning his race to be fit for Sunday’s north London Derby at the Emirates. Van der Vaart (left) has missed Spurs’ last three games since hobbling off with a calf injury during
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      • 626 49 Pool’s much-maligned striker says he’s back to his best with Gerrard and Suarez back in the team PA Sport A MORE confident Andy Carroll feels his Liverpool career is starting to take off 12 months after arriving at Anfield. Since becoming the most expensive British
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      • 276 49 PA Sport WOLVES are reportedly set to seek permission from Reading to speak to manager Brian McDermott after identifying the 50-year-old as a prime candidate to replace the sacked Mick McCarthy. The Midlands club have altered their stance after initially stating Premier League experience
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      • 772 52 / 53  -  All-out attacking style in the English Premier League doesn’t work, says Your English Kaki YOUR ENGLISH KAKI npsports@sph.com.sg IAIN MACINTOSH npsports@sph.com.sg DIEGO Maradona believes that Roberto Mancini is too defensive and that his cautious approach will cost Manchester City the Premier League title. He’s absolutely right. What Mancini
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      • 510 54 / 55 United boss admits he has mellowed, but insists he has not lost any of his edge PA Sport MANCHESTER United manager Sir Alex Ferguson insists the days of doling out his infamous “hairdryer treatment” to underperforming players are long gone. The 70-year-old Scot (left), who believes
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      • 505 54 / 55 PA Sport AS MUCH as Sir Alex Ferguson hates to admit it, he was beaten by arch-rivals Manchester City. The United boss revealed that years ago, he missed out on a chance to sign England goalkeeper Joe Hart for just £100,000 ($198,000). He was to rue
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      • 259 54 / 55 PA Sport MANCHESTER United have announced their revenue increased to £175 million ($347m) in the last six months of 2011. United, who are second in the table behind neighbours and bitter rivals Manchester City, released their financial report for the fourth quarter of 2011
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      • ON TV
        • 175 54 / 55 LIVE TELECASTS CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Tomorrow: I BASEL v BAYERN MUNICH SingTel mio TV Ch 102 (mio Stadium), 3.40am I MARSEILLE v INTER MILAN SingTel mio TV Ch 103 (mio Stadium), 3.45am EUROPA LEAGUE Tomorrow: IMAN CITY v PORTO SingTel mio TV Ch 102 (mio Stadium), 1 am Friday: IVALENCIA
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        • 20 54 / 55 2012 HSBC WOMEN’S CHAMPIONS Tomorrow: I DAY 1 StarHub TV Ch 213 (Golf Channel) Ch 255 (SuperSports Arena), 11.30am
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        • 71 54 / 55 NBA REGULAR SEASON Today: I CLEVELAND CAVALIERS v DETROIT PISTONS StarHub TV Ch 216 (NBA TV), 8am Tomorrow: I CHICAGO BULLS v MILWAUKEE BUCKS StarHub TV Ch 216 (NBA TV), 9am I DALLAS MAVERICKS v LA LAKERS StarHub TV Ch 202 (SuperSports), 10.30am I LA CLIPPERS v DENVER NUGGETS
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    • Europa League
      • 601 52 / 53 PA Sport MANCHESTER City manager Roberto Mancini has refused to say whether he has met or intends to meet Carlos Tevez. Tevez reported back to the club’s training ground last week after spending more than three months in Argentina without the club’s permission. The 28-year-old
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      • 491 52 / 53 AFP YAYA Toure has warned his Manchester City teammates that they still have work to do to reach the Europa League’s Round-of-16 stage. The Premier League leaders start tomorrow morning’s (Singapore time) Round-of-32, second-leg tie with holders Porto as firm favourites to progress
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    • Champions League
      • 532 50 / 51 Reuters INTER Milan’s season has been so up and down few fans would be shocked if they put on a stunning show at Marseille in tomorrow morning’s (Singapore time) Champions League Round-of-16 first leg despite their poor form. The 2010 European champions have lost their last
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      • 553 50 / 51 Reuters BAYERN Munich’s Champions League visit to Basel tomorrow morning (Singapore time) has all the ingredients for an upset, with the German side in the middle of a rocky patch. Bastian Schweinsteiger’s injury, Arjen Robben’s loss of form and a dull goalless draw at Bundesliga
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  • Page 43 Miscellaneous
    • 131 43 SPORTS FIXTURES For fixtures of all UE Champions, UE Europe, E League Champ, Italian and A League, please visit Singapore Pools website. LIVE TELECAST AT LIVEWIRE(MARINA BAY SANDS RESORTS WORLD SENTOSA) AND SPORTSBUZZ(POAAO) A League Olym Football Gold Coast Utd Malaysia Olym Central Coast Japan Olym Wed, 22/02/12 5.00pm Wed,
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  • Page 44 / 45 Advertisements
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