The New Paper, 12 January 2014

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  • 21 1 the new paper on sunday January 12 2014 B A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS SldJ I PUBLICATION 80 CENTS MCI (P) 087/01/2014
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  • UPFRONT
    • 435 2  -  NATALIE SOH natalie@sph.com.sg tlie@sph.com.sg This week’s stories are giving the usually irascible me pause. Maybe, just maybe, we’re not raising a nation of spoiled brats after all. We interviewed hawker kids who help out at their parents’ stalls. It’s not glamorous and it seems
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    • 103 2 INDEX 10 Keep an eye on them Singaporeans to watch in 2014 4 Hawker kids Balancing schoolwork with taking orders for carrot cake and kopi-o TNP PICTURE: ARIFFIN JAMAR 29 Free meal Find out how you can get a one-for-one chicken dinner deal 16 Road to change Behind the scenes
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  • PEOPLE
    • 851 3  -  Secondary school student Yvonne Tan Li Xuan, 14, was helping out at her father’s drink stall at the Toa Payoh Lorong 8 Food Centre on Dec 22 when her right hand got caught in a sugar cane juicer. The machine crushed three fingers and tore
      PHOTOS: BENJAMIN SEETOR FACEBOOK/ YVONNE TAN  -  851 words
    • 462 4 / 5  -  NG JUN SEN ngjunsen@sph.com.sg Call me cynical, but I have seen too many cases of children abandoning their parents to think that filial piety still exists. Just last year alone, the Commission for the Maintenance of Parents saw 257 cases. This means that there were 257
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    • 398 4 / 5 Well wishes have been pouring for the family of Yvonne Tan Li Xuan since her accident at the drinks stall last month Since the news broke of her accident, readers have contacted The New Paper to offer cash donations to Yvonne’s family. Others have
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    • 624 4 / 5  -  It’s not work but family time for these little helpers REPORT AND PHOTO: MAUREEN KOH maureenk@sph.com.sg Regulars at this Jurong West coffee shop are used to the sight of a roly-poly boy running around. He knows them well enough to take their orders even
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    • 477 4 / 5  -  MAUREEN KOH maureenk@sph.com.sg My son, the older of two children, is the same age as Yvonne and to be honest, I don’t think I’d be able to get him to help out at a stall if I have one. As a mother and
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    • 951 9  -  Former bodyguard Ponno Kalastree talks about the dangers on the job REPORT: BENSON ANG bang@sph.com.sg He has faced an angry mob in India, and can even give this reporter an anecdote about a shooting incident. But for former bodyguard Ponno Kalastree, these dangers are merely
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    • People to watch in 2014
      • 458 10 / 11  -  They are developing mobile games, blazing the runway, designing keyboards for paralysed people and breaking into a cut-throat music market. These are the... BY JENNIFER DHANARAJ, BENITA AW YEONG, MAUREEN KOH After a string of small modelling assignments, Miss Poojaa Gill may have finally hit
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      • 446 10 / 11 You could say Mr Don Sim (left) and his two partners struck gold when they launched their first mobile game, Reign of Heroes, in December 2011. The game, played by more than two million users, attracted the attention of gaming monoliths Konami and Electronic
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    • Faces to inwatch2014
      • 496 12 / 13 It is no mean feat when you manage to sell more than 3,000 copies of your new single in Taiwan in just a couple of weeks. Especially when you are a rookie singer from Singapore. But Issac Dang (right) has done just that. And
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      • 261 12 / 13 The eldest son of Lions XII coach Fandi Ahmad and former model Wendy Jacobs is hot. His Instagram account sees a following of more than 15,000 not bad for someone who is only 16. On the field, Irfan shows promise of filling his father’s
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      • 496 12 / 13 This globally recognised professor will be in the thick of preparing the next generation of power women. This year, Prof Ong Soh Khim, who teaches at the National University of Singapore, will work with girls from low-income families to inspire
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      • 285 12 / 13  -  Benson Ang Zaihan Mohd Yusof 1. Kovan suspect Former police officer Iskandar Rahmat, 34, has been charged with the murder of a car work- shop owner and his son last year. Iskandar was caught with the help of the Malaysian police before he entered a popular
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    • 421 16 / 17  -  REPORT PICTURES ARIFFIN JAMAR jariffin@sph.com.sg Tucked away in the industrial estate of Paya Ubi, Vicious Cycles can be found by sound rather than by sight. The roars of powerful engines that is. In the workshop, Mr Matthew Lim hunkers over a gleaming hunk of chrome.
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    • 341 18 A drive-by shooting rocked the town of Kota Kinabalu in the wee hours of yesterday. More than 20 places in the capital of the Malaysian state of Sabah were targeted by shooters. Glass panes and glass doors of hotels, shopping malls, banks and fast-food outlets were
      PHOTOS: THE STAR  -  341 words
    • 228 18 It could be a sign of the times. With rising prices and a challenging economic climate, even potatoes have become a target for thieves. Police smashed a potato theft ring and about RM100,000 (S$39,000) worth of tuber was seized in Shah Alam, Malay Mail
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    • 395 19 7 injured in Bangkok shooting For most of the past two months, the anti-government protest movement in Bangkok has been largely unopposed except for a few violent confrontations with the police. But a shooting yesterday, where seven people were wounded, has heightened fears of worsening violence
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    • 328 20 He’s raising money for teen (right) with brain tumour He has been running his Texas restaurant for 17 years. For Mr Michael De Beyer, Kaiserhof Restaurant has been his life’s work. But now, the German-born man is giving one of his employees a
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    • 167 20 She was labelled the world’s ugliest woman by heartless netizens. But that did not stop Ms Lizzie Velasquez (right), 24, from channelling the hatred into motivation and spreading the message of acceptance. She is one of the three known people who suffer from a
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    • 255 20 Almost half of Chinese women surveyed will give up sex for a month to keep their smartphones Women in China love their smartphones so much they will abstain from sex for a month rather than give up their devices. This was part of a report
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    • 734 21  -  The Walking Dead stars charm fans despite their poor aim REPORT: NOOR ASHIKIN ABDUL RAHMAN ashikinr@sph.com.sg They can talk the talk but can they walk the walk? At The Walking Dead Live event at LaSalle College of the Arts yesterday, US actor Norman Reedus battled
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    • 417 29  -  In the first of a new series, our journalists put their take on the world in a list COMMENT: JENNIFER DHANARAJ djenn@sph.com.sg 1 Candid selfies Everyone, from Rihanna to Prime Min- ister Lee Hsien Loong, got in on the act
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 102 8 ONE FINE DAY- y usof we are hayln^a >— 1 party at Aunty Susie’s! Come join us! AT THE PARTY... Hey Uncle rusof, why don’t you share with us some stories of your kampong days? Sure! g Okay! yd m Yeah! Have a GOOD IDEA to bring your neighbours together?
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  • CONFESSIONS OF A CLEANER
    • 920 14  -  BENITA AW YEONG benitaay@sph.com.sg The first two days of a new school year sends shivers down her spine, but not for reasons you might imagine. The mess created by Primary 1 pupils in the toilets can be a nightmare for cleaners like Sandy. “They do
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  • GROUND ZERO A BOTTOM-UP PERSPECTIVE ON ISSUES
    • 952 15  -  MAUREEN KOH maureenk@sph.com.sg The community-initiated smoke-free zone in Nee Soon South is not quite pardon the pun catching fire. The one-year pilot project was launched last Sunday by MP for Nee Soon GRC and grassroots adviser Lee Bee Wah. The zone covers communal spaces which include
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  • EATS
    • 757 22  -  HED CHEF HEDY KHOO hedykhoo@sph.com.sg This is no cheap counterfeit. For the second part of my Chinese New Year countdown, I may have found the solution to one of the trickiest and divisive dishes there is. I expected mock shark’s fin to be a lame substitute
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    • 564 23  -  K F SEETOH tnp@sph.com.sg I never thought I would be writing, with gleeful anticipation, about cupcakes. I am no fan of the sweet snack and I know there are other ways to get that sugary fix. That was until I passed by what seemed like a
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  • WHEELS
    • 863 24 / 25  -  The Ducati Superleggera is light in weight, but heavy on cost BIKER BOY ZAIHAN MOHD YUSOF zaihan@sph.com.sg To a seasoned biker, some bikes are literally dream machines. They invade your thoughts at night and I wager they are often Ducati-influenced. I used to have this recurring
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  • Page 24 / 25 Advertisements
    • 196 24 / 25 Ride, shoot win Here are the latest winners in the Vertix Raptor-i wireless helmet intercom contest. Congratulations to @juvena_1987 and rustygloves, who will each receive the non-FM radio helmet intercom. You’ll be hearing from us soon. As you can see, they’re both scooter aficionados yes, it’s not just the big
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  • ASPIRE/AFFORD
    • Article, Illustration
      353 26  -  JENNIFER DHANARAJ djenn@sph.com.sg Last year, after all the feuds, twitter rants and that mediocre album, Kanye West finally did something good for mankind. With his Christmas gift to Kim Kardashian, he single-handedly made everyone forget about the bad presents they received. He bought his fiancee a
      PHOTOS: INSTAGRAM/KIM KARDASHIAN, TOPSHOP, ZALORA, UYII, H&M  -  353 words

  • 749 27  -  BENSON ANG bang@sph.com.sg Boxing Think you know how to throw a punch? Think again. You must be swift and powerful. You must also stay focused in order to hit your target. Boxing is all about punching well. You can jab lightly, swing from the side,
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  • NIGHTLIFE
    • 776 28  -  Must-see music events for this month AFTER 7 ZUL ANDRA tnp@sph.com.sg January is providing a strong start to the 2014 nightlife calendar. With so much happening music-wise, here are some of the more notable events you should be attending. Phoenix When: Wednesday, Jan 15, 8pm Where:
      PHOTOS COURTESY OF NOWLIVE, LANEWAY MUSIC FESTIVAL, NO PARTY HER, RED BULL CONTENT POOL, ST FILE  -  776 words

  • Page 29 Advertisements
    • 135 29 100 sets of buy-one-get-one-free Chicken Dinner Set (worth $23.90) to be given away. The frst 100 readers of The New Paper who visit the Seasonal Salad Bar outlet listed below will receive a buy-one-get-one-free Chicken Dinner Set, inclusive of the salad bar bufet (worth $23.90). To redeem, simply cut out
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  • HUMOUR
    • 782 30  -  NOTES NEIL HUMPHREYS tnp@sph.com.sg To appease the letter writers before they get busy scribbling, I believe in censorship. That’s why my mother-in-law is allowed to swear at me like a drunken sailor (which she does). But she isn’t allowed to swear at my daughter
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    • 825 31  -  ACT BLUR S M ONG smong@sph.com.sg I thought I had today’s column planned out. I was going to write about former NUS scholar Alvin Tan breaking up with his sex-blogging partner, Miss Vivian Lee. Described as a “self-proclaimed aspiring porn star”, Mr
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    • REALLY? Odd news that’s for real
      • 122 31 Authorities at an airport in the US state of New Jersey said that a dog escaped from a Lufthansa plane while it was being unloaded on Wednesday evening. The dachshund raced on the tarmac for more than an hour before it was located
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      • 127 31 Norwegian officials said as many as 10,000 reindeer are being outfitted with reflector cuffs on their antlers to make them more visible to motorists and prevent road accidents. Ms Kristian Overnes, a senior adviser with Norway’s Public Roads Administration, said that the
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      • 169 31 An off-duty Texas firefighter heading home from a vacation extinguished a fire with a load of beer. Houston Fire Department’s Captain Craig Moreau said he and his wife were driving back from Austin on State Highway 71 when they spotted an 18-wheeler
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    • 29 32 BLUES HIGHON A HULL CITY 0 CHELSEA 2 Eden Hazard helps put Chelsea on top of EPL. But are they worthy leaders? SEE 24-PAGE SPORTS PULLOUT >S2 PICTURE: REUTERS
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    • 38 1 HULL CITy 0 CHELSEA 2 Belgian a bright spark in otherwise ordinary Chelsea performance ›S2 HAIL HAZARD SUNDAY JANUARY 12 2014 24-PAGE PULLOUT FORMER EPL GOALKEEPER JOHN BURRIDGE SET TO JOIN FAS’ COACHING SET-UP ›S24 P OTO: REUTERS
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  • sports
    • EPL
      • 760 2 / 3  -  Mourinho must sign a top striker this month to boost title hopes IAIN MACINTOSH npsports@sph.com.sg REPORTING FROM THE UK HULL CITY 0 CHELSEA 2 (Eden Hazard 56, Fernando Torres 87) Chelsea are still less than the sum of their parts and yet they are still scooping
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      • 709 2 / 3 PA Sport Hull have agreed a fee with Everton for striker Nikica Jelavic and look set to follow up their ongoing interest in West Brom’s Shane Long with a formal bid. Steve Bruce has made no secret of his desire to add firepower to his squad
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      • 144 4 SOUTHAMPTON 1 (Lallana 66) WEST BROM 0 West Brom head coach Pepe Mel watched his new side’s four-match unbeaten streak in the Premier League ended as Adam Lallana settled a match of little quality at Southampton. After 26 days of toing and
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      • 603 4 Puncheon’s miss proves costly as Spurs down Eagles TOTTENHAM 2 (Eriksen 50, Defoe 73) CRYSTAL PALACE 0 Toronto-bound Jermain Defoe started his Tottenham swansong by scoring the winner as Tim Sherwood enjoyed another victory. Tottenham confirmed on Friday that Defoe would leave for Toronto FC at
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      • 146 5 CARDIFF CITY 0 WEST HAM UNITED 2 (C.Cole 42, Noble 90) Ten-man West Ham eased the pressure on manager Sam Allardyce as they climbed out of the relegation zone with victory at Cardiff. Carlton Cole was on hand to convert from close range
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      • 655 5 McGeady deal clinched as Everton keep up fine form EVERTON 2 (Barry 23, Mirallas 59) NORWICH CITY 0 Superb goals from Gareth Barry and Kevin Mirallas saw Everton outclass Norwich to reclaim a place in the top four of the Premier League.
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      • 1000 6 / 7 City boss says Red Devils are one of six teams fighting for title PA Sport Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini has refused to dismiss the title threat of neighbours Manchester United. There has been much debate about the strength of United in the past
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      • 159 6 / 7 AFP Manchester United manager David Moyes was charged with misconduct by the Football Association (FA) on Friday for criticising match officials, after his side’s defeat by Sunderland last Tuesday. Moyes said United were “playing referees as well as the opposition” following a 2-1
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      • 354 6 / 7 PA Sport Newcastle midfielder Yohan Cabaye has shrugged off rumours of an imminent exit from the club. The 27-year-old Frenchman (below) was the subject of a failed £10 million ($20.9m) bid from Arsenal last summer and has been linked with a series of clubs, including the
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      • Article, Illustration
        682 8 Wenger wants Gunners, who play on Tuesday, to be focused PA Sport Arsene Wenger has challenged his Arsenal side to maintain their place at the top of the Premier League, whatever the results of other games this weekend. The Gunners, who tackle Aston Villa on Tuesday morning
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      • 894 16 / 17 December’s Player of the Month says he’s learnt to keep explosive temper under control Wire Services Liverpool striker Luis Suarez insists that his wayward ways are behind him as he constantly works on improving his attitude on the pitch. The Uruguay international set a new
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      • 509 16 / 17 PA Sport Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard admits the thought of winning the Premier League title is a scary one. He is unsure what his reaction would be if the Reds are to be crowned EPL champions, an achievement that would top his Champions
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    • racing
      • FRIDAY’S SINGAPORE STIPES’ REPORT HIGHLIGHTS
        • 549 9 Apprentice WL Tan has been warned following an inquiry into a bumping incident in Race 3 on Friday. It was established that approaching the 1,500m mark, Bungae checked when crowded for room by Profound, who initially shifted inwards and was then taken inwards slightly by U
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        • 548 9 Tan Thean Loon Larry Foley Brian Miller Mr X 4 12 5 RACE 1 RACE 2 RACE 3 RACE 4 RACE 5 RACE 6 RACE 7 RACE 8 RACE 9 RACE 10 RACE 11 Regal Salute Princess Janna Prussian Jack 10Zac Supreme 1 Gypsy Magic 12 Princess Janna
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      • 2739 10 / 11 GOING FORECAST: YIELDING TAN THEAN LOON’S KUALA LUMPUR TIPS RACE1: 3 Hit The Bull 5 Sunshine Pantheon 4 Magic Paul 9 Windsor Arch Two RACE 2: 3 Opportune Time 2 King Of The Creek 5 Track Hero 8 Saya Jantan RACE 3: 3 Ruling Elite
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      • 988 10 / 11 Race 1 METRO B (SC) 1200m Carlsberg Golden Success Cup 4 FOX COMMAND 56 (160-40) R Fakruddin* (3) 9 3 1 (478) 9 LEE BANK 53.5 (48-14) Jose De Souza (2) 3 4 2 (486) 0.75 10 STRALETA 53.5 c 54 (21-9) J Shankar (9) 5
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      • 1726 12 / 13 LARRY FOLEY’S COMMENTS ON TODAY’S KRANJI POLYTRACK MEETING RACE 1 (1,200M) 1 Gypsy MagicHHH Suited this grade, surface and distance. Should get a gun run. 2 Q Nine StarHH Still a maiden after 11 starts, but well drawn and has top rider. 3 SurpassH Slight improvement
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      • 1807 12 / 13 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE 1 C5 D1 12.50 —1200m Stakes: $35,000 No. Last 6 runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/Origin/Sex, trainer-owner) 1 *****4 Gypsy Magic 57 (37) BN Shahrul 4 (7ag Leslie Khoo-Gypsy Magic) 2 *****7 Q Nine Star 57 (37) C Brown 1
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      • 903 14 / 15 COMMENTS COURTESY OF THE AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS RACE 1 KYNETON (1,850M) 1 HEISMAN (23:4-5-4): Backed up Dec 19 win with another victory when he outclassed rivals by 8¾ lengths (55.0) 1,800m Burrumbeet Cup dead trk Jan 1. Looks the testing material. 2 POLKAFACE (21:3-4-4): Fitter for
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      • 947 14 / 15 12:35 Race 1 KYNETON—1850M 1 HEISMAN B RAWILLER (7) 60 2 POLKAFACE G BOSS (5) 60 3 DANZOYA JYE MC NEIL (3) 59 4 PALMERO D MOOR (6) 58.5 5 LIONPOWER J MOTT (4) 57.5 6 EGO’S BETTER REGAN BAYLISS (2) 56 7 GIDDYUP KIRKY
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      • 559 14 / 15 RACE 1 (AWAPUNI, NZ) 1st 5 Dragon Beauty ($19-$6) 2nd 6 Myminkcoat ($13) 3rd 17 Bellacat ($15) 4th 10 Leslie’s Legacy Forecast $37 Place Forecast (5-6) $14, (5-17) $11, (6-17) $36 Tierce $250 Trio $49 Quartet No winner ($1046 jackpot carried forward to next
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    • SERIE A
      • 647 18 AFP Champions Juventus travel to Cagliari tonight expecting to reinforce their lead at the top of Serie A as the Italian top flight reaches the halfway stage. Juventus played second fiddle to early-season pacesetters AS Roma for the first three months of the season but,
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      • 124 18 AFP Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has reaffirmed that none of his players will be leaving during this month’s transfer window, despite reported interest from English Premier League leaders Arsenal in Alvaro Morata. The Spanish Under-21 international striker has made just one league start this
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    • GOLF
      • 116 19 Thailand’s Wisut Artjanawat claimed his second Sabah Masters title and fifth Asean PGA Tour victory yesterday at Sutera Harbour Golf and Country Club in Kota Kinabalu. He pulled away from a packed leaderboard by firing a closing 68 to beat compatriot Sattaya Supupramai (68)
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      • 345 19 American holds one-shot lead after another 65 AFP Brian Stuard grabbed a oneshot lead after firing his second consecutive 65 in the second round of the US PGA Tour’s Sony Open in Hawaii yesterday morning (Singapore time). American Stuard, who leads a Tour event
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      • 270 19 Reuters Dutchman Joost Luiten hit the first albatross of the European Tour season to take a share of a three-way lead after the second round of the Volvo Golf Champions in Durban yesterday morning (Singapore time). Luiten (right) holed his second shot on the par-five 512-metre 10th
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    • NBA
      • 604 20 Griffin and Co hand city rivals worst defeat in over 20 years Reuters LA CLIPPERS 123 LA LAKERS 87 The Los Angeles Clippers punished the Los Angeles Lakers by dealing them their worst defeat in over 20 years. A blistering opening quarter by the Clippers set the
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      • 119 20  -  SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ National sprinter Gary Yeo clocked 10.68sec in winning the 100m on the first day of the Intervarsity Polytechnic (IVP) athletics meet at the Singapore Polytechnic yesterday. His time was 0.02sec faster than when he finished fifth at last month’s South-east
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    • TENNIS
      • 127 21 AFP Juan Martin del Potro bludgeoned Bernard Tomic with his powerful forehand to win a lopsided Sydney International final yesterday. The Argentine world No. 5 took just 53 minutes to master the Australian defending champion 6-3, 6-1. It was del Potro’s 18th career title
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      • 623 21 Serena confident of winning sixth Australian Open crown to match legends’ 18 Slams AFP Serena Williams insisted that she can cope with the searing heat in Melbourne to win her sixth Australian Open title and match Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert’s 18 Grand Slams. The 32-year-old
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      • 119 22  -  SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ Singapore paddlers Gao Ning and Li Hu successfully defended their men’s doubles title at the World Tour Grand Finals yesterday. They beat Taiwan’s Chiang Hung-chieh and Huang Sheng-sheng 4-3 (6-11,12-10, 12-10, 8-11,11-8, 7-11,11-9) in a dramatic final at the Al
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      • 593 22 Armed with bigger racket and coached by Edberg, Swiss is optimistic of his chances Reuters Roger Federer warned that he is still a force to be reckoned as he heads into the Australian Open armed with a new, bigger racket and with Stefan Edberg in his
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    • 449 23 Japanese emulates new coach Michael Chang’s feat in winning Kooyong Classic AFP Japan’s Kei Nishikori followed the footsteps of new coach Michael Chang as he defeated Tomas Berdych 6-4, 7-5 to win the Kooyong Classic in Melbourne yesterday. Chang, newly-appointed coach of the Japanese No. 1, was
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    • ON TV
      • 232 23 EPL Tonight: NEWCASTLE v MAN CITY SingTel mio TV Ch 102 (mio Stadium); StarHub TV Ch 227,10.05pm Tomorrow: STOKE v LIVERPOOL SingTel mio TV Ch 102 (mio Stadium); StarHub TV Ch 227,12.10am Tuesday: ASTON VILLA v ARSENAL SingTel mio TV Ch 102 (mio Stadium); StarHub TV Ch 227, 4am
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      • 27 23 NBA Today: DETROIT PISTONS v PHOENIX SUNS StarHub TV Ch 216 (NBA TV), 8.30am PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS v BOSTON CELTICS StarHub TV Ch 202 (SuperSports), 11am
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      • 12 23 KOREA OPEN Today: FINAL StarHub TV Ch 203 (SuperSports Plus), 11am
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      • 34 23 VOLVO GOLF CHAMPIONS Tonight: DAY 4 StarHub TV Ch 213 (Golf Channel); Ch 255 (Sports HD), 6.30pm SONY OPEN Today: DAY 3 StarHub TV Ch 213 (Golf Channel); Ch 255 (Sports HD), 8am
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    • FOOTBALL
      • 485 24  -  Former Man City and Newcastle custodian to be roped in as goalkeeper coach instructor Report by SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ msazali@sph.com.sg He sat in the stands of Yishun Stadium on Thursday, intently watching the action on the pitch. Whenever Courts Young Lions goalkeeper Syazwan Buhari
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  • Page 10 / 11 Miscellaneous
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  • Page 18 Miscellaneous
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