The New Paper, 26 August 2014

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  • 17 1 the new paper TUESDAY AUGUST 26 2014 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION 70 CENTS MCI (P) 088/01/2014
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    • 68 1 2014 SOCIETY FOR NEWS DESIGN EXCELLENCE AWARDS BEST IN OVERALL REDESIGN SPORTS REDESIGN NEWS-BREAKING PHOTO FEATURE DESIGN PAGES ACCIDENT VICTIM MEETS GOOD SAMARITAN Off-duty policeman uses lifesaving skills to make a difference Biker loses leg life but leather belt saves his ›2 TNP PICTURE: CHOO CHWEE HUA 1 *****1 tnp.sg
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    • 40 1 0 TUESDAY AUGUST 26 2014 TNP PICTURE: BENJAMIN SEETOR model at 15? Yes, but passion for maths comes first ›15 it’s cheaper, so acs (i) charters 5trains for students, supporters to c div schools rugby final at national stadium ›6
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  • news
    • 1168 2 / 3  -  Report by SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB ashaffiq@sph.com.sg When he got dressed that morning and slipped on his designer belt, he had no idea that he would later use it to save another man’s life. Police Staff Sergeant Lim, 33, used the Braun Buffel belt as a
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    • 45 4 $***** value of a new Agriculture Productivity Fund to help Singapore farms boost yields. Of this, $53 million is to help farms develop capabilities and improve productivity and the rest is to support research and development, the Ministry of National Development said.
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    • 256 4 Some seven in 10 single Singaporeans are open to marrying a divorcee, says a recent poll. The numbers are even higher for in-ter-ethnic pairings, with eight out of 10 respondents open to marrying a partner of a different ethnic background, said the report by international
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    • 186 4  -  Kindergarten principal charged with breach of trust ZAIHAN MOHAMED YUSOF A 60-year-old kindergarten principal has been charged with multiple counts of criminal breach of trust. Lee Ooi Chun was said to have committed the offences between 2009 and last year. The six charges that she
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    • 173 4 Singaporeans are now better than ever at paying their taxes. Tax arrears have hit a record low and on-time tax filing rates have improved. Overdue or unpaid taxes for the year ended March 31, 2014, hit a record low of 0.77
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    • 148 4 If you belong to Generation Y and Generation Z, here’s a chance for you to shape the corporate melting pot you’ll be working in. The Centre for Executive Education is conducting a research project on the topic Leading and Engaging Gen Y
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    • 79 4 PUNCHING BAG: Mr Xie Shuiping (far left) being punched by an athlete as part of a challenge in Nanchang, Jiangxi province, China, on Aug 18. Mr Xie, 48, has been challenging people to punch his belly for more than 10 years. He has promised to give the challenger 1,000 yuan
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    • 218 4 Alleged “Messiah” hacker James Raj Arokiasamy was slapped with an additional 105 charges of computer misuse yesterday, bringing the total number of charges he faces to 162. James Raj, who goes by the pseudonym Messiah, allegedly secured unauthorised access into the webservers of Fuji Xerox;
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    • 713 5  -  Aspire review rec mmends place-and-train programmes for ITE and poly grads Reports by LINETTE HENG linheng@sph.com.sg Her parents wanted her to pursue a degree right after she graduated from Republic Polytechnic (RP) last year. But Ms Shanice Sim, 21, who graduated with a diploma
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    • 282 5 The Place-and-Train programme is a powerful way to put applied learning and skills deepening into practice, said Education Minister Heng Swee Keat. The Applied Study in Polytechnics and ITE Review (Aspire) aims to provide more opportunities for polytechnic and ITE students to improve their
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    • 860 6 / 7  -  ACS (I) charters five trains to take students from school to match at Sports Hub reports by FOO JIE YING fjieying@sph.com.sg Playing at the new Sports Hub’s National Stadium is a privilege that has so far eluded even the national football team. Yet, the Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)
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    • 375 6 / 7 The sandy patches on the pitch at the new National Stadium drew criticism when it opened in June and hosted the Rugby World Club 10s in the same month. It was also the reason Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri rested star striker Carlos Tevez as
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    • CITY HARVEST CHURCH LEADERS TRIAL
      • 714 8  -  Kong Hee wanted ‘managing director’ printed on business cards Report by RONALD LOH rloh@sph.com.sg He had claimed he was only helping out with liaisons and negotiations. Why then did City Harvest Church (CHC) founder Kong Hee ask for the title of managing director to be printed
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    • 334 9  -  In the same month he tried to rape teen... Report by ZAIHAN MOHAMED YUSOF zaihan@sph.com.sg A 20-year-old man was charged in court yesterday with raping a four-year-old girl. The man is alleged to have abused the child in February 2012. Another charge of attempted rape
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    • 692 10 / 11  -  Actor Jackie Chan’s son was recently busted in China for drug abuse. Two parents whose children were caught with drugs say... Report by ZUL OTHMAN zothman@sph.com.sg Single mother, Madam Julie (not her real name) never thought she had to worry about her two sons, now
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    • 135 10 / 11 A video game based on Jaycee Chan’s arrest has drawn 60 million hits in a day and counting. Called All the People Search for Jaycee Chan, it went viral after it appeared last Tuesday on Chinese messaging app WeChat, reported Hong Kong’s South China Morning
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    • 321 10 / 11 The pain and anxiety that action movie star Jackie Chan and former Taiwanese actress Lin Feng-jiao must be feeling as parents is hard to imagine. Their son, actor and singer Jaycee, 32, was arrested in Beijing on Aug 14 on drugrelated charges. Jaycee, who
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    • 781 12 / 13 MMA growing in China where most fighters are former farmers Chinese fighters are making their mark in mixed martial arts (MMA) as the sport gains in popularity in Asia, with events being held at Resorts World Sentosa here. As Yao “The Master” Honggang pinned his opponent down and
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    • 626 14  -  King Of Mahjong actor Chapman To no longer has washboard abs Report by JOCELYN LEE jocelee@sph.com.sg Hong Kong comedic actor Chapman To sported a taut hot bod in R21 sex comedy Naked Ambition 2, which aired in cinemas in April. But the 42-year-old has gone
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    • THE BIG PICTURE
      • 717 19  -  By JUSTIN ZHUANG tnp@sph.com.sg She almost walked away from this winning photo. Madam Jasline Tan thought of the Big Picture contest when she saw this group of women preparing their fresh greens at the void deck of Block 419, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10. She
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    • 412 21  -  by ZAIHAN MOHAMED YUSOF zaihan@sph.com.sg COMMENT It may not have the capability to track multiple targets like Iron Man’s helmet. But judging by the buzz the Skully AR-1 is generating, it’s even better. Who would have thought that a simple safety gear like the helmet,
      SOURCE: WWW.SKULLYSYSTEMS.COM TNP INFOGRAPHICS: FADZIL HAMZAH  -  412 words
    • 1215 22 / 23  -  Wrecking Ball singer has homeless youth accept award for her at MTV VMAs Report by NOOR ASHIKIN ABDUL RAHMAN ashikinr@sph.com.sg Forget the booty shake from last year. But Miley Cyrus still grabbed the spotlight at the MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) on Sunday night (yesterday
      PHOTOS: AFP; PHOTOS: AFP INSTAGRAM/BIG SEAN  -  1,215 words
    • 142 22 / 23 Three people were shot at a Hollywood party hosted by Chris Brown early on Sunday, a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department spokesman said. The victims, two men and a woman, are expected to recover from their gunshot wounds, Deputy Jeff Gordon told CNN. Former
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    • 158 24 A photo of a couple in their underwear and appearing to pose for their wedding photos in front of a bank in Ipoh, Malaysia, is causing a stir on social media. The photographs show the couple in minimal dress. The “groom” is shirtless
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    • 272 24 Price of surrogacy in Thailand If you want to have a child with a beautiful partner, but you don’t have one, you can go to Thailand and pay a beauty queen to donate her eggs to be implanted in a surrogate mother who will bear your
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    • 202 24 The doctor at the centre of a scandal involving surrogate babies has agreed to turn himself in, Thai police said yesterday. The doctor wanted in connection with the so-called baby factory allegedly performed in vitro fertilisation on five women linked to a Japanese businessman.
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    • 397 24 15 gang members sent to prison Beijing authorities have busted a kidney trafficking ring whose members included doctors, in what is said to be the country’s largest such case. The 15 gang members who were active in the black market organ trade have been sentenced
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    • 174 8 Volunteers Required for Human Nutrition Clinical Research The Clinical Nutrition Research Centre at the Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences is recruiting volunteers for a study investigating how dietary intake will alter body fat composition changes. We invite healthy Chinese males or females who fulfill the following criteria to participate in
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    • 134 16 / 17 NEWFACE Tuesday, August 26 2014 THENEW PAPER THENEW PAPER Tuesday, August 26 2014 Diya Prabhakar was scouted a be 13, at model is she but giving not her on up studies. Her pet subject? Mathematics. “Math is very interesting,” she said. “I like challenge the a get I when hard
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    • 83 18 The New Paper New Face is in its 22nd year. The modelling competition has launched the careers of models, actresses and beauty queens such as actress Jayley Woo, social media star Eunice Annabel Lim and top model Vivien Ong. To get more New Face updates, follow TNPNewFace on Twitter and
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    • 258 20 The Fastest Drive Be among the first batch of golfers to sign up before Sept 2 and you may even drive to Sentosa FREE. Ten early birdie golfers will win $50 petrol vouchers each! Want to play golf for Singapore? Here’s your chance to compete with golfers just like you!
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    • 106 24 Congratulations to the winners of the Singapore Airlines Light Up The Night Carnival Car Decal Lucky Draw. PIT GRANDSTAND TICKET WINNERS: 1. Chua Wee Keong 2. Tan Li Wei PREMIER WALKABOUT TICKET WINNERS: 1. Ho Chee Wu 2. Koh Kian Boon Lewis 3. Lam Choong Peng Samuel 4. Lee Kun
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    • 42 1 TUESDAY AUGUST 26 2014 16-page pullout DON'T BE STUBBORN, VAN GAAL united lack the experience, finesse and pedigree to play a back three, says Neil Humphreys ›S2 PHOTO: AFP lioNSXii look to WiNgeR FaRiS FoR moRe bite agaiNSt JDt ii toNigHt ›S14
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  • 16 PAGE PULLOUT sports
    • EPL
      • 1036 2 / 3  - DOS DON’TS FOR LVG utchman must makeradical changes to stopthe rot NEIL HUMPHREYS npsports@sph.com.sg SUNDERLAND1 (Jack Rodwell 30) MAN UNITED 1 (Juan Mata 17) Manchester United’s draw against Sunderland wasn’t worrying, but the performance was. Sir Alex Ferguson suffered failed campaigns, but he never tolerated mediocrity. Being ordinary was once
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      • 528 2 / 3 Wire Services Louis van Gaal has demanded an immediate improvement from Manchester United after admitting their start to the season has not been good enough. The Red Devils avoided matching their worst opening sequence to a Premier League campaign since 1992 by earning a point
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      • 1336 4 / 5 Van Gaal must tweak his system to get the best out of di Maria Wire Services Manchester United are hoping to have the British record signing of Real Madrid winger Angel di Maria wrapped up by today. United have made no official comment on
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      • 303 4 / 5 Wire Services Louis van Gaal has shed light on why he has not used Shinji Kagawa in Manchester United’s first two Premiership matches. The Japan international (above) was named as a substitute in both the 2-1 defeat by Swansea on the opening day and
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      • 179 6 PA Sport Leicester boss Nigel Pearson is eyeing three new players before the end of the transfer window as the Foxes close in on Esteban Cambiasso. Pearson confirmed that talks have progressed with the 34-year-old former Inter Milan midfielder, who is available on a free
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      • 526 6 Mourinho believes the Blues are becoming the pass-and-move team that he wants PA Sport Jose Mourinho is confident that Chelsea have the DNA of a side capable of growing into title challengers this season. The Blues made it two wins from two at the start
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    • racing
      • 154 7 The Singapore Turf Club will be simulcasting Korea’s first international invitation race, the Asia Challenge Cup over 1,400m in Seoul, on Sunday. The 300 million won ($360,000) race on sand will be at 4.25pm. Singapore is represented by Trudeau (left), El Padrino and Speedy Cat.
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      • 806 7 FRIDAY C2 1100m *****4 Golden Sand Steed 57 .5 (87) (5nzg M Walker-ST Resources) *****4 Sir Lovesalot 57 .5 (87) (6nzg RB Marsh-Tudor Lodge Racing) *****0 Rapido Star 57 (86) (6amh L Dragon-Rapido Boy) 9-6989 Valevole 57 (86) (6brzg B Dean-A L A Crabbia) *****6
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      • 934 7 SUNDAY OB 89 (LC) 1600m 15-2-1 Emperor’s Banquet 57 (85) (5ag P Shaw-Tmen) *****7 Rafaga 57 (85) (7nzg J O’Hara-Arm) 3 Magneto 54 (79) (4argc P Shaw-Avengers) -***** Magical Talent 53.5 (78) (5ag L Laxon-Tivic) 283-34 One Smart Cat 52 (75) (5nzg S
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      • 608 8 / 9 Taffetas defies 59kg to beat stablemate Stiletto The trainer Bruce Marsh-Arexevan Racing Stable combination could not have received a better sendoff ahead of their Korean raid this Sunday with Trudeau, when quality mare TAFFETAS snagged the $60,000 Perak Turf Club Trophy, an Open
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      • 1318 8 / 9 SUNDAY Cosmo d 1400m -1-12 Our Chick Man 57 .5 (58) (4amh P Pereira-Hudson) 1-1--2 Stormy Bruce 57.5 (58) (6ag S Cook-Stormy Bruce) 59-702 Ghost Speedy 57 (57) (5ag Jerome Tan-Ghost) *****6 Thundering Angel E3 57 (57) (7am PS Kumaran-Thundering Angel) -***** Halo Inspire 56.5 (54)
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      • 567 8 / 9 RACE1 ANGSANA: Difficult to be loaded into the barrier. Trainer S Yeoh, when questioned regarding the significant decrease in Angsana’s body weight, said that the gelding had returned from a spell and had trialled on a number of occasions. He felt that the horse was
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    • LA LIGA
      • 149 10 AFP A Vietnamese footballer was jailed for two-and-a-half years yesterday for fixing an AFC Cup match against a Malaysian team, state media reported. Eight other members of the Vissai Ninh Binh FC team were given suspended sentences of up to 27 months for manipulating the
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      • Article, Illustration
        542 10 Messi double delights new Barcelona coach Enrique AFP BARCELONA 3 (Lionel Messi 42, 63, Munir El Haddadi 46) ELCHE 0 Luis Enrique got off to a winning start as Barcelona coach as they shrugged off Javier Mascherano’s first-half red card to beat Elche 3-0, thanks to two goals
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    • TABLE TENNIS
      • 165 11 Wire Services Hunter Mahan fired a six-under 65 yesterday morning (Singapore time) to win The Barclays by two strokes, giving the American his first US PGA Tour victory in more than two years. Mahan, who had not taken a title since the 2012 Houston Open, birdied
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      • 717 11  -  Outgoing STTA chief also endorses Yam as deputy Report by DAVID LEE davidlee@sph.com.sg They have been endorsed by outgoing Singapore Table Tennis Association (STTA) president Lee Bee Wah as the ones to take over the most successful national sports association (NSA) in the
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      • 333 11 With fewer Asian and European Tour events for Singapore players, the Singapore Professional Golfers’ Association (SPGA) has increased the tournaments from seven to nine this year. Next on the schedule for local professionals is the inaugural Boustead Golf Open 2014 at the
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    • S.LEAGUE
      • 790 12 / 13  -  More delight for DPMM as Stags squander two-goal lead Report by SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ msazali@sph.com.sg ALBIREX NIIGATA 2 (Kazuki Sakamoto 74 pen, 88) TAMPINES ROVERS 2 (Noh Alam Shah 33, Jake Butler 61) For the second day in a row, Brunei DPMM were the biggest winners in
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      • 46 12 / 13 More than 250 Yuhua residents participating in a mass qigong demonstration during the half-time break of last night’s match between Albirex Niigata and Tampines Rovers. Albirex donates $1 to the Yuhua Community Sports Club for every fan who attends their home games.
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      • 149 12 / 13 AFP Tiger Woods has split with coach Sean Foley, the 14-time Major champion said on his website yesterday. “I’d like to thank Sean for his help as my coach and for his friendship,” Woods said in announcing the move. “Presently, I do not have a
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      • 552 12 / 13  -  Hougang’s payment to sacked Zuparic gives defender ‘hope’ Report by SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ msazali@sph.com.sg He has been anxiously waiting for over a month. But former national defender Sevki Sha’ban still hasn’t received an answer from the Football Association of Singapore’s (FAS) Player Status Committee (PSC)
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    • MALAYSIA CUP
      • 829 14 / 15  -  Fleet-footed winger could make the difference for Fandi’s men in must-win clash Report by DAVID LEE davidlee@sph.com.sg In what has been a poor season for the LionsXII, there has been at least one bright spark that has on occasion brought the Singapore team’s fans to the
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      • 112 14 / 15  -  DAVID LEE Singapore will take on Hong Kong and Papua New Guinea in upcoming “A” international friendlies next month and October, according to Fifa. Papua New Guinea, 200th in the Fifa rankings, will have a training tour in Singapore from Sept 2 to 14, and have
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      • 422 14 / 15  -  DAVID LEE As a former midfield general, it must be hard for LionsXII assistant coach Nazri Nasir to watch the team’s central midfielders struggle to make an impact this year. In his heyday in the 90s, former national captain Nazri (right) was known not just
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      • ON TV
        • 154 14 / 15 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Today: ZENIT ST PETERSBURG v STANDARD LIEGE SingTel mio TV Ch 111 (mio Sports 1), 11.55pm Tomorrow: PORTO v LILLE SingTel mio TV Ch 111 (mio Sports 1), 2.40am CELTIC v MARIBOR SingTel mio TV Ch 112 (mio Sports 2), 2.40am Thursday: ARSENAL v BESIKTAS SingTel mio
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        • 26 14 / 15 ITALIAN OPEN Thursday: DAY 1 StarHub TV Ch 204 (Golf Channel), 5.30pm DEUTSCHE BANK C’SHIP Friday: DAY 1 StarHub TV Ch 204 (Golf Channel), 2.30am
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        • 34 14 / 15 LI-NING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Today: DAY 2 StarHub TV Ch 203 (SuperSports 3), 5pm Tomorrow: DAY 3 StarHub TV Ch 203 (SuperSports 3), 5pm Thursday: DAY 4 StarHub TV Ch 203 (SuperSports 3), 7pm
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        • 49 14 / 15 US OPEN Today: DAY 1 (NIGHT SESSION) StarHub TV Ch 201 (SuperSports 1), 7am DAY 2 (DAY SESSION) StarHub TV Ch 201 (SuperSports 1), 11pm Tomorrow: DAY 2 (NIGHT SESSION) StarHub TV Ch 201 (SuperSports 1), 7am DAY 3 (DAY SESSION) StarHub TV Ch 201 (SuperSports 1), 11pm
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    • FORMULA ONE
      • 751 16 Team policy could change after Rosberg’s collision with Hamilton on Sunday Reuters Mercedes could review their policy of allowing their drivers to race each other freely, after Formula One leader Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton collided at the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday. “Unfortunately, yes,” Mercedes motorsport
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