The New Paper, 14 July 2013

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    • 74 1 PRAM WARS Are parents pushing it when it comes to their kids?8 ALL FUN GAMES? Our reporter tries to handle the stress in a childcare centre13 KOVAN DOUBLE MURDER ROGUE OFFICER CAUGHT AT JB RESTAURANT DID COP TURN KILLER OVER DEBT? Suspect declared bankrupt day after murders PICTURE: LIANHE ZAOBAO
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  • PEOPLE
    • 1156 2 / 3  -  Kovan double murders suspect was once a model police officer REPORT: JENNIFER DHANARAJ, ELIZABETH LAW tnp@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Maureen Koh, Zul Othman, David Sun, Gary Goh and Azim Azman He was once a rising star in the Singapore Police Force. He regularly won
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    • 698 2 / 3 Commissioner of Police Ng Joo Hee spoke at a press conference yesterday about the Kovan murders. We reproduce his statement here in full Today is a sad day for the police. Today, we have arrested a murder suspect who is also a policeman. The police have
      PICTURE: THE STRAITS TIMES  -  698 words
    • 1094 4 / 5 The suspect in the Kovan murders was on the run for more than two days after the killings. But the police caught up with him outside a restaurant in Johor Baru late Friday night The motive remains unclear. But what is certain is that the suspect,
      TNP PICTURES: MOHD ISHAK; TNP ILLUSTRATION: CELESTINO GULAPA  -  1,094 words
    • PRAM WARS
      • Article, Illustration
        445 8 / 9  -  A woman who won’t take her daughter out of the pram and fold it before boarding an SBS bus sparks off a 15-minute fight with the driver. Other mums say prams are a challenge while taking public transport, but other commuters say these mums shouldn’t expect special
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      • 420 8 / 9  -  MUMS WITH PRAMS SAY: REPORT: BENITA AW YEONG benitaay@sph.com.sg Try it for yourself, then you will understand. This is the message from mums The New Paper on Sunday spoke to about the issue of getting around Singapore with a baby and stroller in tow. Mrs Ruth
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    • 749 8 / 9  -  REPORT and PICTURES: AUDREY KANG audkang@sph.com.sg How hard can it be for a parent with a baby in arms to travel on public transport? A local mother who has lived in Sweden for four years volunteered to take her two
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    • 356 8 / 9  -  Armed with a 5kg sack of rice my “baby” I tested four prams. Could I fold and unfold it with one hand and still hold onto the child? Jennifer Dhanaraj THE CABIN PRAM (1) Babyzen Yoyo, $759 It took me at least five tries
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    • 540 10  -  Father of three says it’s crazy to take strollers out to crowded areas and expect others to give way COMMENT: MELVIN SINGH melvin@sph.com.sg The stroller made her do it. Having entrapped her poor unsuspecting child, the petulant pram forced the mother onto the bus
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    • 840 16 / 17  - Party hard feast! Go to the TNP Mardi Gras party to get food vouchers and a big discount on Sunday brunch, all for only $25 per pair of tickets REPORT: HEDY KHOO hedykhoo@sph.com.sg Celebrate TNP’s 25th anniversary with us and you’re in for scrumptious treats and special promotions. Be among
      PICTURES: HEDY KHOO, RIVERVIEW HOTEL  -  840 words
    • 717 18  -  Retired nurse patrols with volunteer group to help keep Jurong West safe REPORT: ANDRE JOSEPH THENG ajtheng@sph.com.sg She’s 72. While one would expect a senior citizen to stay home watching television dramas or playing mahjong, Madam Nancy Low is resolutely breaking this stereotype. The retired
      TNP PICTURE: LATASHNI GOBI NATHAN  -  717 words
    • 305 20 His left knee is shot and bullet grazes forehead in Penang shooting The bullets were apparently aimed at the father, but it was the four-year-old son who was hit. The boy, Shawn Yashwin, is lucky to be alive after he was shot
      PICTURE: SIN CHEW DAILY  -  305 words
    • 180 20 A woman in Penang was so angry with bad service, she wrecked her own car. Ms Kang Lee Chuin (left), 52, smashed the windscreen of her RM630,000 (S$250,000) MercedesBenz S300 in protest against the alleged failure of a service centre to fix a
      PICTURE: THE STAR  -  180 words
    • 350 20 Palestinian with visa problems gets food and money from passengers He’s all dressed up but has nowhere to go. For more than 50 days, this 22-year-old Palestinian has made the transit area of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) his
      PICTURES: THE STAR  -  350 words
    • 493 21 US TV station duped into announcing fake Asiana airliner pilots’ names It was one of the worst pranks anybody could think of. Even as passengers of the Asiana Flight 214 which crash-landed at San Francisco International Airport last Saturday were reeling in shock, a TV station
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    • 302 21 Two women were killed and a man was wounded on Friday during a shooting incident in a shopping centre in a San Francisco neighbourhood. The area is home to home to police headquarters and several tech companies, authorities said. Investigators are trying
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    • 196 21 Chile’s president praised an 11-year-old girl for her “depth and maturity” after she said she wanted to give birth to her baby that was conceived after rape. The girl was raped by her mother’s partner. President Sebastian Pinera’s (above) comments caused anger in
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    • 586 23  -  Continuing our series profiling S-League players to watch, this Warriors FC midfielder shares how he overcame his darkest moments. TEXT: HEDY KHOO 1 I knew I wanted to be a footballer when... I was in primary school. But I didn’t get to join the school
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    • 668 30 / 31  -  A group of artists here are bonding through their passion for documenting Singapore through art REPORT: AUDREY KANG audkang@sph.com.sg They show the world, one drawing at a time. Forget art museums and paintings in small stuffy studios people around the world are joining the Urban Sketchers movement. The
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    • 497 33 From marathons to fun runs, there are all kinds of races coming up in Singapore. AUDREY KANG finds a few options. COLOR RUN When: Aug 17 and 18 Where: Sentosa Selling point: Runners will be pelted with coloured power at each kilometre mark of this 5km
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  • GROUND ZERO A BOTTOM-UP PERSPECTIVE ON ISSUES
    • 1099 12 / 13  -  MAUREEN KOH maureenk@sph.com.sg ureenk@sph.com.sg Parents have been dropping in unexpectedly this week at the childcare centre in Katong where she works. Most of them are discreet in their spot-checks, says the preschool teacher who wants to be known
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    • 678 12 / 13  -  Our reporter (below) tries being a childcare teacher for three hours... and leaves utterly exhausted and with new respect for the teachers REPORT: AUDREY KANG audkang@sph.com.sg How hard could it be? In the wake of the childcare centre abuse allegations
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  • THEN & NOW
    • 1309 14 / 15  -  The renowned Singapore Dance Theatre has come a long way since the days of holding rehearsals in a rickety building REPORT: BENSON ANG bang@sph.com.sg It is one of the Asia-Pacific’s leading dance companies, and has performed in places as far as France and the US. It
      PICTURES: GARY GOH, SINGAPORE DANCE THEATRE  -  1,309 words



  • Page 19 Advertisements
    • 102 19 WALK ON THE WILD SIDE WITH THE NEW PAPER ROBERTSON WALK. BE AT SINGAPORE’S FIRST fire dancers theloud silent partywith DJsGeorge&AndrewT dancerssamba batucada drummers Miss World befirstto seeTNP NewFace2013 finalists guest appearances Manhunt 2013 MissSingapore2013 JULY 26, 2013 ROBERTSON WALK, THE COURTYARD 5pm FAMILY FUN 7pmMARDI GRAS 10pmSILENT PARTY Tickets
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  • Page 22 Advertisements
    • 285 22 S' *?lt* PresentsHEALTH CO T CVJ More Exhibitors At Singapore's Biggest Health Wellness Event 20 21 July 2013, Sat Sun, 9am 9pm Hall 401 403, Suntec Singapore Win Prises hi Simply spend a minimum of $30 for your chance to win! Philips Bedroom Air Purifier (1 winner) Philips Air Fryer
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  • EATS
    • Article, Illustration
      464 24 / 25  -  HEDY KHOO hedykhoo@sph.com.sg HED CHEF If you’re in the mood for stew, save money and skip premium cuts of beef. The best cuts of beef for slow-cooking actually come from the neck and shoulder portion known as the chuck. Chuck is made up of a lot of connective
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    • 428 26 Brought to you by BAGUS Causeway Point Fried Kway Teow Operating hours: 10am 10pm This halal dish has a very enticing aroma. The prawns and cockles are fresh and add a nice texture. The noodles are fried well and are not too dry.
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    • 393 27  -  K F SEETOH tnp@sph.com.sg A friendly stranger came up to me the other day. He told me how this coffee shop had been his hangout as a kid living around Chinatown. When I told him that the kopitiam would cease operations, he gulped before saying: “How
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    • 589 27 Tong Ah moving out Today is its last day. Tong Ah Eating House, the famous coffee shop at the corner of the distinctive triangular building on Keong Saik Road, will cease to exist there from tomor- row. The building was sold recently to an international buyer
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    • 29 26 For outlet locations and addresses go to: www.kopitiam.biz/outlet_singapore.html Enjoy 10% discount with Singapore’s first stored-value dining card Kopitiam Card Get more details at any Kopitiam outlet. Terms conditions apply
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  • SECRET SHOPPER
    • 503 28 Cheap very cheerful SECRET SHOPPER tnp@sph.com.sg July means it’s back to school for kids. But I say it’s never too late to stock up on school supplies. And trust this secret shopper: Nice new stationery will get you or your kid excited about the new school term. So this secret
      TNP PICTURES: CHOO CHWEE HUA  -  503 words
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    • 59 28 WATS CLASSIFIED BUY IT-SELL IT-FIND IT Explore scholarship or overseas education options at the CATS Recruit Scholars' Choice Preview 2013 presents Scholarship &Top University Fair today. PAGE C20 K V Commercial and residential moving services. CLASS 115 3T 'high-floor'upgraded unit at Marine Crescent. CLASS 441 Find these and other products
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  • ASPIRE/AFFORD
    • 466 29  - Lip smacking Give your lips a treat without making them look glittery or tacky CHEOW SUE-ANN sueannc@sph.com.sg Make Up For Ever Lab Shine $34 Depending on which collection you pick, the lip gloss has slightly different finishes. Of the three Star, Metal and Diamond my favourite would have to be
      TNP PICTURES: LATASHNI GOBI NATHAN  -  466 words
    • 227 29 TESTPutting online advice to the test DIY; Lip Scrub Username: xxnaivivxx Search terms: lip care I was initially inclined to dismiss this video as trash, after listening to the guru talk for a minute or so. She had the most annoying, whiny tone possible. But when I
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  • Page 34 Advertisements
    • 272 34 Looking for the deal job? VISIT THE STJOBS CAREER DEVELOPMENT FAIR 2013 Find M Dream STJobs 14% I i. Job V Upload your resume and record your video resume to search and apply for your ideal job i c* 5 V, TW ake-Me-Over s 0 Get made over and take
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  • NIGHTLIFE
    • 701 35  -  ZUL ANDRA tnp@sph.com.sg ZulAndra has been covering Singapore’s nightlife since 2005. He writes about drinking, parties and dance music for various magazines and websites. Follow him on Twitter @zulandra. AFTER 7 Never assume. A close friend coaxed me to hit up The Mad Men Attic
      TNP PICTURES: BENJAMIN SEETOR  -  701 words
    • 71 35 Maco Yoshino, 33, web designer As a tourist from Tokyo, what do you think of Mad Men Attic Bar? It’s really fun! I love the music. Although they aren’t a full band, they (Wayne and Wayne) are really energetic. It’s very crowded but that just adds
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    • 72 35 It’s Full Steam Ahead at Tanjong Beach Club this Saturday. The soundtrack for this full moon party will be provided by deck veterans Andrew Chow, Brandon P, Ming and Jean Reiki. They join the Steam Team regulars KFC, Tamahawk, Aidan Bamrah and Nad-Trix. Get your best
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  • HUMOUR
    • 852 36  -  NEIL HUMPHREYS tnp@sph.com.sg NOTES Before I came to Singapore, before I went through puberty, I nurtured several childhood ambitions. First, I was going to save a penalty in the FA Cup final for West Ham United. Second, I was going to marry Tiffany, the teenage pop
      TNP ILLUSTRATION: SIMON ANG  -  852 words
    • 807 37  -  S M ONG smong@sph.com.sg ong@sph.co.sg ACT BLUR Is history repeating itself? And so soon? Last week on its Facebook page, a fast-food chain announced that due to “overwhelming support”, it was running out of an item “way before schedule”. No,
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    • REALLY Odd news that’s for real
      • 143 37 Wires IF A man and a woman appeared at your door asking to skinny dip in the pool, would you think anything was strange? That happened to Mr Stephen Amaral, 54, of Crossville, tennessee, in the uS, who let the couple into his home.
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      • 160 37 AP IT’S well known that it can get so hot in Death Valley in California that you can fry an egg using just the heat of the sun. It has been done by visitors to the infamous US desert, but last week, a Death
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      • 148 37 AP A MINNESOTA college student’s video of a tumorous rabbit dubbed “Frankenstein” has attracted hundreds of thousands of Internet views. Mr Gunnar Boettcher, 20, and his brother took photos and a video of the rabbit, which looks to have spike-like tumours growing around
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  • Page 36 Miscellaneous


  • TV
    • 613 38  -  MARIE LIM marielim@sph.com.sg lim@sph.com.sg It’s not often that we review documentaries. Yes, we review reality shows and reality shows pretending to be documentaries, but not shows with facts and figures. Getting younger eyeballs on current affairs shows is close to impossible these days, unless
      PICTURE COURTESY OF FOX CRIME  -  613 words
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  • RACING
    • 2014 39 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE 1 KS-D 12.45 —1200m(Turf) Hello United Arab Emirates Stakes Stakes: $35,000 No. Last 6 runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/Origin/Sex, trainer-owner) 1 7476-4 Dreamcatcher 58 (55) J McDonald 6 (4nzg M Walker-T T) 2 Pokaiwhenua 58 (55) S
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    • 2115 40 / 41 LARRY FOLEY’S COMMENTS ON TODAY’S KRANJI MEETING RACE 1 (1,200m) 1 DreamcatcherHHH Up in weight but will find this easier than last outing. 2 PokaiwhenuaHHH Won a maiden over 1,200m at Te Teko. Trialled well recently. Nicely drawn with 3kg claim, so
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    • 531 40 / 41 Larry Foley 1 RACE Mr X Brian Miller Tan Thean Loon 11 11 Board Walk 9 2 1 Pokaiwhenua Board Walk Fiscal Wings Dreamcatcher 1 9 Fiscal Wings Dreamcatcher Fiscal Wings Pokaiwhenua 2 4 9 1 Fast Fast Boy Thrust Dreamcatcher 12 2 1 2 RACE Pokaiwhenua Fiscal
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    • 1397 42 / 43 18TH EMIRATES SINGAPORE DERBY TAKE away the Hideyuki Takaoka-trained triple clas-sic-winning mare (right) and today’s $1.15 million Emirates Singapore Derby will be thrown wide open. That’s how most racing pundits look at the Group 1 Kranji showpiece over 2,000m in Race 10 at the Singapore
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    • 453 44 RACE 1 GOLDEN ROSEWOOD: Buffeted. HAPPY RAINBOW: Bumped inwards. HELLOLO: Bumped; crowded. CRACKERJACK: Crowded. ZAC APPEAL: Steadied when racing tight. DUTYFREE: Raced wide. RACE 2 Q NINE STAR: Crowded on jumping; straightened wide. SUGAR MAN: Jumped awkwardly inwards; carried inwards. MACAU TREASURE:
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    • 757 44 Race 1 C5 1400m 12 HUNTER 50.5 c 49.5 (512-111) CF Wong* (15) 1 1 1 (548) 13 RENDEZVOUS 50.5 c 51.5 (87-22)....................... J Shankar (12) 7 7 2 (481) Ns 12 HUNTER 50.5 c 49.5 (512-111) CF Wong* (15) 1 1 1 (548) 13 RENDEZVOUS 50.5
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    • 1609 46 / 47 GOING FORECAST: GOOD C4 1.35 —1200m Lyndhurst Stud Trophy Stakes: RM55,000 No. Last 6 runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/Origin/Sex, trainer-owner) RACE 1 1 311 Cizen Man 57 (58) SL Lam* c3 5 (3ag SH Tan-Paint Emperor) 2 0-9--2 Kim Bay 56.5 (57) Jackson Low
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    • 124 46 / 47 RACE 1:1 Cizen Man 11 Thestarishere 5 Birralee Road 8 Jack Of Hearts RACE 2: 2 HAPPY SURPRISER H 10 Guan Yi 1 A Perfectionist 4 Sunny Star RACE 3: 2 Say Stars 11 Pisces Star 7 Good Meaning 9 Booky Boy RACE 4: 11
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    • 242 46 / 47  -  TAN THEAN LOON Former Kranji galloper KING EMPIRE has had two beneficial starts in Malaysia and is set to capture the RM500,000 ($200,000) Penang Sprint Trophy in Race 7 today. Although the field looks a bit open, the five-year-old’s Kranji record stands
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    • 495 46 / 47 RACE 1 Caulfield 1st 9 Rock Princess ($18-$8) 2nd 16 Fabriano ($34) 3rd 8 Midnight Glory ($9) 4th 1 Constant Force Forecast $170 Place Forecast (9-16) $55, (8-9) $6, (8-16) $67. Tierce $713 Trio $327 Quartet No winner ($54 jackpot carried forward to next race) Quadro No
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    • 880 46 / 47 YESTERDAY’S NEW ZEALAND AUSTRALIA RESULTS RACE 1 Trentham (NZ) 1st 8 Lil Mer ($14-$6) 2nd 6 Mr Darcee’s Gold ($14) 3rd 15 Running Late ($17) 4th 14 Our Moon Shadow Forecast $24 Place Forecast (6-8) $11, (8-15) $12, (6-15) $47. Tierce $1541 Trio $68 Quartet $1213 Quadro No winner ($380
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  • Page 44 Miscellaneous
    • 32 44 Saturday, July 13 2013 First Second Third 5482 1755 8003 Starters 0258 0843 2012 2454 4958 5543 6115 7887 8726 9058 Consolations 0806 1921 2322 2332 3160 4952 7283 7539 7802 9582
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  • Page 45 Advertisements
    • 36 45 18 Years And Running The prestigious 18th Emirates Singapore Derby reunites exhilarating sport, timeless fashion and Emirates’ renowned hospitality at the Singapore Racecourse today. emirates.com/sg For more information, visit emirates.com/sg or call Emirates at 6622 1770.
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  • Page 51 Miscellaneous
    • 99 51 Live telecast of USA 2013 matches at Livewire(RWS) Liueuuire(MBS) LW*: Telecast not available at Livewire(Singapore Pools) For the latest ‘Live’ telecast listing, visit www.singaporepools.com.sg IW Hwii'irc] Livewire (MBS) Livewire (RWS) (21 yrs and above) LW Livewire (Singapore Pools) (21 yrs and above during live’ telecast) SB SportsBuzzOKranji (18 yrs and
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  • sports people
    • 333 60  -  Singapore Under-23s boost chances of booking football ticket to Myanmar DAVID LEE davidlee@sph.com.sg FOOTBALL FRIENDLY SINGAPORE U-23 1 (Shahfiq Ghani 10-pen) INDONESIA U-23 0 The Singapore Under-23s have a “good chance” of heading to Myanmar for this year’s South-east Asia (SEA) Games after beating their Indonesian
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    • MAD ABOUT GOLF
      • GOLF SHORTS
        • 165 48 AFP THREE Thai golfers will compete in this week’s British Open at Muirfield for the first time in the event’s history. Thongchai Jaidee will be contesting golf’s oldest Major for the sixth time, and a fifth in succession, and will be joined by Thaworn Wirachant,
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        • 125 48 Reuters FOUR-TIME Major winner Ernie Els, who will defend his British Open title at Muirfield this week, missed the cut in the Scottish Open at Inverness on Friday. The 43-year-old South African (above) made an early exit after carding a 70 for a two-under
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        • 151 48 AFP SCOTLAND’S Catriona Matthew had an eagle and five birdies in a seven-under 64 to seize sole possession of the Manulife Financial Classic LPGA lead in Waterloo, Canada, after yesterday morning’s (Singapore time) second round. Matthew, ranked 13th in the world, had a 36hole total
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      • 596 48 McIlroy and Woods face troubles ahead of British Open AFP Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy will start as British Open favourites at Muirfield this week, but both will have question marks against their names for the year’s third Major. For Woods, the doubt is over
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      • 335 49 NBA Reuters THE Brooklyn Nets officially acquired Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce from the Boston Celtics yesterday as part of a nine-player blockbuster trade that puts them on the short list of NBA title contenders. The rebuilding Celtics, who also agreed to part ways
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      • 531 49  -  It aims to develop junior golf, train local instructors ALI KASIM aakasim@sph.com.sg David Leow and Mizuno want to break a common misconception about golf. Tell Leow, senior manager of Mizuno, that golf is an expensive sport, accessible only to the elite and he
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      • 186 49 THESE days, Tour professionals are starting to replace their long irons (right) with hybrids (far right). It makes sense. For why make the game any harder than it already is? Long irons are very difficult to hit, especially out of long grass.
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    • CRICKET
      • 673 50 PA Sport Chris Rogers’ unbeaten halfcentury kept Australia on course to take the First Ashes Test to the wire, after Englishman Ian Bell’s century had set the tourists a ground-record target at Trent Bridge in Birmingham. Rogers (50 not out) shared an opening stand of 84
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    • 311 50 CYCLING AFP OMEGA-PHARMA’S Matteo Trentin gave Italy its maiden win of the 100th Tour de France when he beat Swiss Michael Albasini and American Andrew Talansky in a sprint finish at the end of an entertaining 14th stage yesterday. Britain’s yellow jersey holder Chris
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    • ATHLETICS
      • 320 51  -  GREGORY LOO gregloo@sph.com.sg She was so racked with disappointment that her coach Margaret Oh answered her phone for her initially as she was in tears. After setting her sights on breaking the women’s 200m national record of 24.54 seconds during the semi-finals of
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      • 331 51 PA Sport JAMES Dasaolu produced a stunning run of 9.91 seconds to become the second-fastest Briton of all time in the 100 metres semi-finals at the British Championships in Birmingham yesterday. The 25-year-old (below) went quicker than even Usain Bolt has managed this year to catapult
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    • 176 51 TENNIS AFP MARIA Sharapova hired former world No. 1 and eight-time Grand Slam title winner Jimmy Connors as her new coach yesterday, just a day after splitting with Thomas Hogstedt. “I am happy to announce that Jimmy Connors will be my new coach,” said world
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    • FOOTBALL
      • 652 52 / 53 Cottagers’ new owner promises an open approach, unlike other foreign bosses Fulham’s new chief Shahid Khan, the Premier League’s latest foreign owner, is likely to break the mould. He looks set to be one of the most open and public of billionaires to take
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      • 385 52 / 53 Reuters MOHAMED Al Fayed, the man behind Fulham’s modern rebirth, has asked the fans to get behind new owner Shahid Khan while describing Friday’s takeover as a “new era” for the club. Al Fayed sought to soothe the nerves of supporters as the London
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      • 561 52 / 53 PA Sport Arsene Wenger is ready to commit his long-term future to Arsenal and has held preliminary contract talks with the club. The Frenchman’s current deal expires at the end of the impending season and he was linked earlier this summer with Paris Saint-Germain.
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      • 272 52 / 53 BORUSSIA Dortmund’s new signing PierreEmerick Aubameyang has clocked a faster time in sprint training than Olympic champion Usain Bolt ran when he set the world record in 2009. The 24-year-old Aubameyang clocked 3.7 seconds over 30 metres during sprint training with the
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      • 1033 54 / 55  -  Evans, Cleverley and Rafael know the score, and Moyes will hope they deliver MAN UNITED IN BANGKOK LEONARD THOMAS leonardt@sph.com.sg Leonard Thomas’ trip to Bangkok is sponsored by Nike. REPORTING FROM BANGKOK Jonny Evans, Tom Cleverley and Rafael da Silva would not be what Americans
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      • 475 54 / 55 PA Sport SINGHA ALL-STARS 1 (Teeratep Winothai 50) MAN UNITED 0 David Moyes’ first game as Manchester United manager ended in defeat as Teeratep Winothai scored the only goal for Singha All-Stars in Bangkok yesterday. No manager likes to lose, especially their first game
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      • 672 57  -  DAVID LEE davidlee@sph.com.sg Today is his 19th birthday. But no other presents will be bigger than what Singapore football coach Bernd Stange has handed him a national team call-up. Courts Young Lions (CYL) midfielder Anumanthan Kumar could barely conceal his excitement when The New Paper congratulated
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      • 890 58 / 59  -  Sundram’s men have work ahead if they want to win a medal in December’s SEA Games DAVID LEE davidlee@sph.com.sg FRIENDLY SINGAPORE U-23 1 (Shahfiq Ghani 10 pen) INDONESIA U-23 0 They may be able to book their tickets to Myanmar for the South-east Asia Games
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      • 620 58 / 59  -  S-LEAGUE GREGORY LOO gregloo@sph.com.sg TAMPINES ROVERS v HOME UNITED (Tonight, 8pm, Clementi Stadium) The gap at the summit of the Great Eastern-Yeo’s S-League has been slashed to just one point. League leaders Tampines Rovers’ 1-0 win over Harimau Muda B earlier this month
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      • ON TV
        • 153 58 / 59 LIVE TELECASTS CLUB FRIENDLIES Today: SUPERSPORT UNITED v MAN CITY SingTel mio TV Ch 102 (mio Stadium), 8.55pm INDONESIA XI V ARSENAL SingTel mio TV Ch 103 (mio Stadium), 9.30pm Wednesday: VIETNAM v ARSENAL SingTel mio TV Ch 102 (mio Stadium), 8pm SINGHA All STARS v CHELSEA StarHub TV
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        • 14 58 / 59 WORLD YOUTH C’SHIPS Today: DAY 5 StarHub TV Ch 203 (SuperSports Plus), 8.40am
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        • 54 58 / 59 NBA SUMMER LEAGUE Today: CHICAGO BULLS v MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES StarHub TV Ch 216 (NBA TV), 8am DENVER NUGGETS v MILWAUKEE BUCKS StarHub TV Ch 216 (NBA TV), 10am Tomorrow: CLEVELAND CAVALIERS v MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES StarHub TV Ch 216 (NBA TV), 8am ATLANTA HAWKS v MIAMI HEAT StarHub TV Ch
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        • 33 58 / 59 SCOTTISH OPEN Today: DAY 4 StarHub TV Ch 213 (Golf Channel) Ch 255 (Sports HD), 9.30pm JOHN DEERE CLASSIC Tomorrow: DAY 4 StarHub TV Ch 213 (Golf Channel) Ch 255 (Sports HD),3am
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    • EPL
      • 725 56  -  IAIN MACINTOSH npsports@sph.com.sg YOUR ENGLISH KAKI REPORTING FROM THE UK Jose Mourinho insists that he’s a new man, but some things never change. The Chelsea manager still likes to cause mischief with every press conference. This week, he’s been prodding Manchester United manager David Moyes with
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