The New Paper, 1 July 2014

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    • 128 1 2014 SOCIETY FOR NEWS DESIGN EXCELLENCE AWARDS BEST IN OVERALL REDESIGN SPORTS REDESIGN NEWS-BREAKING PHOTO FEATURE DESIGN PAGES WORLD CUP LATEST IN NOON EDITION WORLD CUP ROUND OF 16 FRANCE 2 NIGERIA 0 Pogba heads Les Bleus into the last eight ›S2 NEIL HUMPHREYS: Brazil feels the heat. Why Qatar
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    • 129 1 2014 SOCIETY FOR NEWS DESIGN EXCELLENCE AWARDS BEST IN OVERALL REDESIGN SPORTS REDESIGN NEWS-BREAKING PHOTO FEATURE DESIGN PAGES LITTLE INDIA RIOT COMMITTEE OF INQUIRY RELEASES ITS FINDINGS A heroine recalls: I thought only of saving lives. I had no time to feel fear ›2 TNP PHOTO: jEREMy LONG WORLD CUP
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    • LITTLE INDIA RIOT INQUIRY FINDINGS
      • 1197 2 / 3  -  Lt Tiffany Neo says she’s no hero but was just doing her duty as an SCDF officer Report by NG JUN SEN ngjunsen@sph.com.sg I was just a little speck in a huge mess. Lieutenant Tiffany Neo, 26, said this yesterday in recalling her role in the Little
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      • 315 2 / 3  -  Foo Jie Ying She made the call to move the road accident victim’s body away from the mob into the ambulance despite it going against standard operating procedure. But Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) officer Lieutenant (Lt) Tiffany Neo’s act drew praise from Mr G.
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      • 515 4  -  Report by FOO JIE YING fjieying@sph.com.sg Yesterday, the Committee of Inquiry into the Little India riot, which broke out last December, released its findings. It had these recommendations: ImpROvE pOLIcE COMMUNICATION There should be a more effective communication system within the Singapore Police Force, the committee said.
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    • 44 6 18,000 The number of Singaporean taxi drivers set to receive eye checks in the coming months. The initiative was announced by ophthalmic optics company Essilor in association with the National Taxi Association, Health Promotion Board, Singapore Optometric Association and Singapore Polytechnic.
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    • 229 6 Some 1.6 million Singaporeans will receive letters in the first week of this month informing them of the various Budget 2014 benefits they are eligible for, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) said yesterday. These include the 2014 GST Voucher (GSTV), the 2014 GSTV Special Payments,
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    • 221 6 PUB to build new water line under Rail Corridor National water agency PUB plans to lay a new water pipeline under the southern half of the Rail Corridor to meet future water demand in the city area. About half of the 22-km pipeline will be
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    • 205 6 Singapore’s local banks are wellpositioned to meet the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (MAS) new liquidity coverage ratio (LCR) requirements, Fitch Ratings said yesterday. The agency said DBS Group, Oversea-Chi-nese Banking Corp and United Overseas Bank all enjoy strong domestic deposit franchises, with Singapore dollar
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    • 200 6 Starting today, motorcyclists making brief stops in Electronic Parking System (EPS) carparks are set to benefit from a new “perminute” charging system. Currently, motorcyclists have to pay 65 cents every time they enter a different carpark, regardless of the actual parking duration. Under the new
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    • 140 6 Starting today, Singapore will have three more anonymous HIV test sites to encourage individuals to have early testing for HIV. In a statement yesterday, the Ministry of Health said these sites are Doctors Clinic Surgery, Kensington Family Clinic and Q&M Medical Aesthetic Clinic
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    • 519 7  -  Coin toss underage sex case Report by ashaffiq@sph.com.sg SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB ashaffiq@sph.com.sg Her husband had pleaded guilty to sex with a minor. She also knew the last time he had sex with the girl was just two weeks before they registered their
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    • 557 7  -  Report by SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB ashaffiq@sph.com.sg Angry that a fellow prison inmate had got him in trouble, Mustafa Ya’acob, 58, emptied a pail of hot water on the man. The victim was rushed to Changi General Hospital with burns on 17 per cent of his
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    • 114 8 / 9 The number of convictions for sham marriages and making false statements was 56 for the first four months of this year, reported The Straits Times. The figure is about 20 per cent of last year’s total, but for a period covering a third
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    • 957 8 / 9  -  S’porean in bogus union with Vietnamese had to put on act during marriage registration Reports by TAN TAM MEI tantam@sph.com.sg They spent their first “date” chatting about their hobbies and interests in a Japanese restaurant. By their fourth meeting, they were married. This
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    • WORLD CUP 2014
      • 625 11  -  Can an injury-hit Switzerland hold Argentina? Oh Ming Xuan (mxoh@sph.com.sg) gets fans to rate their teams’ chances Oh Ming Xuan (mxoh@sph.com.sg) LEONEL FELICE, 31, ARGENTINIAN STRIKER WITH GEYLANG INTERNATIONAL Who is a better player Lionel Messi or Neymar? Right now, Neymar is playing better, but Messi
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      499 13  -  Actor Andie Chan almost misses birth of son after cab driver takes him to wrong airport Report by CHARLENE CHUA cchar@sph.com.sg Baby boy Aden was born yesterday to proud first-time parents Andie Chen and his Taiwanese actress wife Kate Pang. But the lead-up to his birth was somewhat
      PHOTOS: ANDIE CHEN  -  499 words
    • 426 14 / 15  -  Raised platform to be built to protect soil and animals Report by STEPHANIE GASCON sgascon@sph.com.sg Access to the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve will be limited for about two years from Sept 15. This is because the National Parks Board will carry out repair and restoration works on the
      TNP PHOTOS: JEREMY LONG  -  426 words
    • 167 16 A man who murdered his sister and pickled her head in Taiwan was handed a life sentence yesterday. Chen Chia Fu, 38, was taken into custody last March on suspicion of murdering and dismembering his sister. Prosecutors had sought the death penalty
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    • 483 16 He wants to scale skyscraper before foreigners get to it A foolhardy Malaysian photographer scaled the 1 Sentral tower in Kuala Lumpur Sentral on Sunday afternoon to present his Ramadan (Muslim fasting month) greetings without any safety harness or gear. The photographer was dressed
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    • 313 16 Major changes are likely to be made to the controversial Forest City project along the Johor Straits, as pressure from environmental non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and concerns from Singapore increases. Kuala Lumpur-based Asian Environmental Solutions, appointed by project developer Country Garden to prepare a preliminary
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    • 140 18  -  Ronald Loh NSmen who have completed their Operationally Ready National Service commitments but wish to continue serving may now be able to do so. The Expertise Conversion Scheme (ECS) now allows NSmen (operationally ready national servicemen) to volunteer in a new role based on
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      965 18  -  Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen spoke to reporters last week ahead of Singapore Armed Forces Day, which is celebrated today. He shares his views on what lies ahead for the SAF. RONALD LOH (rloh@sph.com.sg) reports reports RONALD LOH (rloh@sph.com.sg) Will there be changes to IPPT? Dr Ng: We
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    • THE BIG PICTURE
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        674 19  -  Photo of devotees getting their hands on food after prayer session is this week’s $500 winner Report by JUSTIN ZHUANG tnp@sph.com.sg When the video crew directed the camera towards the tables of food, Lee Dong Sheng knew a photo-worthy moment was coming up. The 17-year-old student readied his
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      645 20  -  Actor Pierre Png compares on-screen partners Report by JOCELYN LEE jocelee@sph.com.sg He not only bagged the Best Actor title at the annual Star Awards a few months ago, but local actor Pierre Png has been romancing the hottest MediaCorp actresses in his television dramas. The leading man of
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    • 41 1 Hitzfeld, ARe YOU fOR ReAl? Swiss coach’s decision not to man-mark 4-goal Messi will prove costly, says Sports Editor S Murali ›S4 tUESDAY JULY 1 2014 28-page pullout PHOTOs: afP, reuTers dark horses belgium need to step into the light ›s10
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    • WORLD CUP 2014
      • 202 2 / 3 Reuters Uruguay striker Luis Suarez has finally apologised for biting Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini during a World Cup match and vowed there would never be a repeat of the incident. After initially denying that he bit Chiellini, Suarez said, in a statement published on his
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      • 699 2 / 3  -  Deschamps’ men leave it late to end Nigerians’ dream of making the quarter-finals IAIN MACINTOSH npsports@sph.com.sg ROUND OF 16 FRANCE 2 (Paul Pogba 79, Joseph Yobo 90+2-og) NIGERIA 0 France advanced to the quarterfinals of the World Cup with a 2-0 victory over Nigeria, but
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      • Article, Illustration
        105 2 / 3 5 l James Rodriguez (Colombia, below) 4 l Neymar (Brazil) l Lionel Messi (Argentina) l Thomas Mueller (Germany) 3 l Robin van Persie (Holland) l Arjen Robben (Holland) l Karim Benzema (France) l Enner Valencia (Ecuador) l Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland) 2 l Alexis Sanchez (Chile) l Luis Suarez
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      • 471 4  -  Hitzf eld’s decision not to man-mark Messi could put Swiss on plane home S MURALI muralis@sph.com.sg COMMENT Switzerland coach Ottmar Hitzfeld, a German, is a trained mathematician. One of the few coaches in the world to win the Champions League with two different teams he is renown
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        623 6  -  on Messi may cost South Americans as he can’t prop them up forever IAIN MACINTOSH npsports@sph.com.sg Much has been made of Brazil’s unsteady start to this World Cup, but Argentina have barely been any more impressive. Single goal victories, largely inspired by Lionel Messi, have kept them on
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      • 41 7 Muscle rub creams relieve overworked, strained, or sprained muscles. Most creams work by stimulating blood circulation to encourage muscle healing. The creams are designed to relax stiffness and get oxygen into tense, painful tissues and muscles.
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      • 369 7 Wire Services He’s now called “the Messi of the Alps”, thanks to his World Cup hat-trick. And Xherdan Shaqiri hopes to conquer new peaks when Swit- zerland face Argentina in tonight’s last 16 clash. Shaqiri lived up to his flattering nickname with
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      • 133 8 / 9  -  REDZWAN KAMARUDIN Football fans who have yet to decide where to watch the grand final of the World Cup are in for a treat. The Hard Rock Cafe at 50 Cuscaden Road is inviting you to come down for a rocking good time. The
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      • Article, Illustration
        597 8 / 9 Argentina practise penalties ahead of Switzerland clash After five misses in the World Cup’s first penalty shoot-out, Argentina wisely practised spot-kicks on Sunday before flying to Sao Paulo for their Round of 16 clash with Switzerland tonight (Singapore time). The South Americans are heavily favoured to beat the
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      • 842 10 / 11  -  Belgium’s been invisible in World Cup so... NEIL HUMPHREYS npsports@sph.com.sg REPORTING FROM RIO DE JANEIRO Dark horses are supposed to be shadowy, but the Belgians have almost perfected their invisibility. Playing in Group H, far away from Brazil and Argentina’s headline
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      • 452 10 / 11 Wire Services Attack will be the best form of defence when the US takes on Belgium tonight for a place in the World Cup quarter-finals, said its coach Juergen Klinsmann. The US confounded all pre-tournament predictions by battling their way out of a daunting Group
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      • 855 12 / 13  -  Van Gaal displays traits of the former United manager the force of his character, the shrewdness of his substitutions and never-say-die attitude IAIN MACINTOSH npsports@sph.com.sg ROUND OF 16 HOLLAND 2 (Wesley Sneijder 88, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 90+4-pen) MEXICO 1 (Giovanni dos Santos 48) If Manchester United supporters
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      • 702 12 / 13  -  Our analyst tells DAVID LEE that by taking off his captain van Persie, van Gaal shows that no one is indispensable in the Dutch team PAUL PARKER npsports@sph.com.sg l Paul Parker is a former England and Manchester United defender who won two EPL titles and earned 19
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      • 948 14 / 15  -  NEIL HUMPHREYS npsports@sph.com.sg REPORTING FROM RIO DE JANEIRO Holland’s dramatic victory over Mexico proved two things. The first is that Miguel Herrera’s men suffered a cruel injustice at the hands of myopic Fifa organisers. And second, the World Cup 2022 tournament must be taken away from
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      • 328 14 / 15 Neil Humphreys rounds up what’s happening around the grounds, on the streets and beneath the underbelly during the World Cup. FIFA BACKS TNP SCIENCE Clearly, Paul the dead octopus has got nothing on me. At the time of writing, my “Pick a Winner” prediction videos on the TNP
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      • 861 26 / 27 Wire Services ROUND OF 16 COSTA RICA 1 (Bryan Ruiz 52) GREECE1 (Sokratis Papastathopoulos 90+3) lCost Rica win 5-3 on penalties Costa Rica proved yesterday morning (Singapore time) they were not just an exciting attacking team, but could also defend when they knocked Greece out
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      • 142 26 / 27 Wire Services Uruguay and Liverpool striker Luis Suarez could earn £40 million ($85m) playing for Barcelona, but only if he agrees to a special “bite clause”. The Spanish side are offering the striker a five-year deal worth £160,000 a week to move to
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      • ON TV
        • 61 26 / 27 ROUND OF 16 Tonight: ARGENTINA v SWITZERLAND SingTel mio TV Ch 141; StarHub TV Ch 223 (World Cup), 11.59pm Tomorrow: BELGIUM v UNITED STATES SingTel mio TV Ch 141; StarHub TV Ch 223 (World Cup), 4am *All telecasts live unless otherwise stated. For the latest, please check www.mio.singtel.com/
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        • 29 26 / 27 FRANCE OPEN Thursday: DAY 1 StarHub TV Ch 213/255 (Golf Channel/Sports HD), 4.30pm 9.30pm THE GREENBRIER CLASSIC Friday: DAY 1 StarHub TV Ch 213/255 (Golf Channel/Sports HD), 3am
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        • 66 26 / 27 WIMBLEDON Today: QUARTER-FINALS StarHub TV Ch 208 (FOX Sports) SingTel mio TV Ch 114 (FOX Sports), 7.30pm; StarHub TV Ch 210 (FOX Sports Plus HD) SingTel mio TV Ch 117 (FOX Sports), 8pm Tomorrow: QUARTER-FINALS StarHub TV Ch 208 (FOX Sports) SingTel mio TV Ch 114 (FOX Sports), 7.30pm;
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        • 40 26 / 27 BRITISH GRAND PRIX Friday: PRACTICE SESSION 1 StarHub TV Ch 209 (STAR Sports) SingTel mio TV Ch 115 (STAR Sports) 4.55pm PRACTICE SESSION 2 StarHub TV Ch 209 (STAR Sports) SingTel mio TV Ch 115 (STAR Sports) 8.55pm
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      • 426 28 Goalkeeper Navas’ heroics keep Costa Rican dream alive Wire Services ROUND OF 16 COSTA RICA 1 (Bryan Ruiz 52) GREECE1 (Sokratis Papastathopoulos 90+1) l Costa Rica win 5-3 on penalties Greece coach Fernando Santos praised Costa Rica goalkeeper Keylor Navas claiming he was the difference between the
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    • 763 24 / 25  -  DPM Teo passes the torch to Tan, who wants to get close to various NSAs Report by SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ msazali@sph.com.sg The winds of change swept through the Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC) last night. SNOC president, Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean, stepped down
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    • racing
      • 946 17 FRIDAY SG3 (LC) 1800m Yew Tee Classic Stakes *****2 Iluminado 57 (78) (6argg S Burridge-Ian Brown) 403-51 U Got It 57 (58) (8nzg Leslie Khoo-Leslie Khoo) *****3 City Lad 55 (89) (5nzg Desmond Koh-KT) *****6 Blue Lion 53 (67) (5nzg S Baertschiger-GPI Racing)
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      • 1230 17 SUNDAY OP (Polytrack) 1200m *****-Captain Obvious 59 (109) (8ag HW Tan-Mdm PY Leong) *****6 El Milagro 56 (103) (5ag S Baertschiger-Bingo) -***** Huka Falls 55.5 (102) (4nzg L Laxon-Silver Fern R Brent Gil) *****7 Cavallo 52.5 (96) (4nzg Sam Chua-Beverly Hill) *****7 Martin
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      • 1062 18 / 19 COMMENTS COURTESY OF THE AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS GEELONG CESSNOCK RACE 1 GEELONG (2,200M) 8 TIGER TIME (Runs:31 Wins:3 (2G,1D) Places:3): 1½-len win 56kg over Newham 2,200m Geesyn RST58 June 17. 11 STRATRIC (Runs:37 Wins:3 (2G,1D) Places:6): 4-len 4th 57.5kg to Tiger Time 2,200m Geesyn RST58
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      • 912 18 / 19 12:25 Race 1 GEELONG—2200M 1 MANNERTONE ALAN CREIGHTON (16) 60 2 SPECIAL DYNASTY D MOOR (7) 60 3 WHAT A SAGA C NEWITT (13) 59.5 4 FROGSPLASH M PEGUS (2) 59 5 NEWHAM JOSH CARTWRIGHT (8) 59 6 HALUVA STORM MS K NISBET (3) 58
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      • 925 18 / 19 RACE1 OASIS SPUR: Slow into stride after jumping awkwardly; raced wide; apprentice J See reported that the gelding had returned with his saddle having shifted back during the race; confirmed by the veterinary surgeon. GOLDEN RABBIT: Raced keenly; got his head up after becoming
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      • 1497 20 / 21  -  COMMENTS BY PHILLIP WOO, COURTESY OF THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB RACE 1 (1,200M) GREAT SPEED (3) showed his inexperience in a recent fourth over 1,400m but the writing was on the wall after an earlier start over this course and distance
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      • 1673 20 / 21 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE 1 CLASS GRIFFIN TURF—1200m TIME 12:30 Stakes: HK$750,000 No. Horse name Trainer Jockey wt(ib) Bar 1 FRESH AND FRESH P F YIU A SUBORICS 133 4 2 FOTOGENIC K W LUI K C LEUNG 126 6 3 GREAT SPEED
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      • 1527 20 / 21 SUNDAY C4 1100m --2822 Travertine E2 58 (60) (6ag B Brogan-Newbury Racing) 202-19 Cobrador E3 57.5 (59) (5ag R Lines-Wesley Tong) -5-476 Emperor Blitz E4 57.5 (59) (5ireg BT Lim-Perfect Emperor) *****2 Keepitconfidential E5 57 .5 (59) (4ag F Maynard-Hippocrates) *****3 Coffeeshop Gossip 57 (58) (7ag
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    • TENNIS
      • 549 22 / 23 Japanese credits former world no. 2 for his most consistent year on tour Wire Services Japan’s Kei Nishikori reached the last 16 at Wimbledon for the first time yesterday and said working with former world No. 2 Michael Chang was paying dividends. Nishikori needed only four
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    • GOLF
      • 486 22 / 23 Reuters Justin Rose emerged as the last man standing to win the US$6.5 million ($8.1m) Quicken Loans National at the first extra hole in a play-off at Congressional Country Club in Maryland yesterday (Singapore time). Britain’s Rose sank a 15-foot bogey putt at final hole
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      • 287 22 / 23 AFP World No. 1 Stacy Lewis fired a six-under 65 yesterday morning (Singapore) to seize an emotional come-from-behind triumph in the LPGA Northwest Arkansas Championship. Lewis, who attended the University of Arkansas in nearby Fayetteville, collected her 11th career victory and third of the season with
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    • SPORTS
      • Article, Illustration
        556 24 / 25  -  Qiu Li the bright spark and Philippines side now have it all to do in second leg Report by SHAMIR OSMAN shamiro@sph.com.sg RHB SINGAPORE CUP HOME UNITED 2 (Qiu Li 61, yasir hanapi 66) LOYOLA MERALCO SPARKS 0 They may have been omitted from recent national team selections,
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