The New Paper, 20 December 2014
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The New Paper
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Title Section17 2014-12-20 1 the new paper SATURdAy DECEMBER 20 2014 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION 70 CENTS MCI (P) 137/12/201417 words
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Advertisement82 2014-12-20 1 2014 SOCIETY FOR NEWS DESIGN EXCELLENCE AWARDS BEST IN OVERALL REDESIGN SPORTS REDESIGN NEWS-BREAKING PHOTO FEATURE DESIGN PAGES WANG PHYLLICIA PHOTO: TNP tOA PAyOH HOARDER’S FLAt CLEARED OF tRASH Neighbour says: We can finally breathe again›8 gone Local bloggers lose up to half their followers in Instagram clean-up PHOTO: ST82 words
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INSTAGRAM PURGES SPAM ACCOUNTS
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333 2014-12-20 2 / 3 Kim Kardashian is apparently the most-followed person on Instagram now, all thanks to the platform’s massive spring-cleaning. The US reality TV star might have lost 1.3 million followers but surged to the top after stealing the title from the previous front runner,333 words
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Article, Illustration730 2014-12-20 2 / 3 JOCELYN LEE - Local bloggers lose followers but welcome clean-up Report by JOCELYN LEE jocelee@sph.com.sg For prominent local bloggers, numbers are everything. The number of followers on their social media sites such as Twitter and Instagram, that is. So imagine the online stir yesterday when several of them found out thatPHOTOS: WENDY CHENG, PEGGY HENG, RACHEL KUM, MELODY YAP, ASIAROOMS.COM - 730 words
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Article435 2014-12-20 2 / 3 NOOR ASHIKIN ABDUL RAHMAN - Report by NOOR ASHIKIN ABDUL RAHMAN ashikinr@sph.com.sg It barely burns a hole in one’s pocket to buy fake followers on social media, says a social media expert. “It is extremely inexpensive. You can pay anything between $10 to $20 (on online sites that specifically offer435 words
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Article71 2014-12-20 4 $1.25b The record sum donated in the past 12 months, according to a survey commissioned by the National Volunteer and Philanthropy Centre. Only 83 per cent of the 1,800 people polled this year said they gave money to charities, down from 91 per cent in the 201271 words
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266 2014-12-20 4 Asian shares enjoyed their best day in 15 months yesterday, after Wall Street boasted its biggest two-day advance since late 2011. This is amid relief that the US Federal Reserve was in no rush to withdraw stimulus from the economy. The gains came266 words
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Article214 2014-12-20 4 The police are investigating 17 people who are suspected to be involved in more than 70 online purchase scams, involving a total value of some $134,000. The 10 men and 7 women, aged between 19 and 43, were identified in a two-day islandwide operation which214 words
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107 2014-12-20 4 The two public transport operators, SMRT and SBS Transit, have submitted applications for fare adjustments to the Public Transport Council. (PTC) Any fare increase this time cannot be higher than 2.8 per cent. The PTC said a month ago that it had started the107 words
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Article, Illustration205 2014-12-20 4 David Sun - David Sun The body of a Chinese woman was pulled out of the Johor Strait at Yishun Avenue 1 yesterday morning. A Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) spokesman said the woman was pronounced dead at the scene, in the areaTNP PHOTO: DAVID SUN - 205 words
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147 2014-12-20 5 Two Malaysian men, aged 18 and 23, were arrested on Thursday after drugs were found in the cars they were driving into Singapore. About 5.9kg of cannabis and 465g of heroin were seized, said the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) and147 words
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Article, Illustration523 2014-12-20 5 SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB - Given a second chance by ex-boss, receptionist steals from him again Report and photo by SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB ashaffiq@sph.com.sg After she was sacked for taking company money, she pleaded to her ex-boss for a second chance and he agreed to rehire her. But Norlinah Jafar, 36, who523 words
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Article, Illustration423 2014-12-20 5 NG JUN SEN - Report by NG JUN SEN ngjunsen@sph.com.sg A lucky family bagged this Bonus Challenge’s biggest jackpot so far: $9,000. And as Madam Helen Teo Sock Kuan posed for the camera with a thick wad of $50 bills yesterday evening, she could say only one423 words
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Article159 2014-12-20 6 Police in the Canadian capital of Ottawa were on the hunt on Thursday for a man who broke into a 101-year-old World War II veteran’s home, tied him up and robbed him. The suspect pretended to be a city employee to gain access to the159 words
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Article, Illustration570 2014-12-20 6 Neighbours in shock over grisly mass murder in family-friendly Cairns suburb A young man walked into a Cairns house to find eight of his siblings stabbed to death. Police were called to the home on Murray Street, in the suburb of Manoora, shortly beforePHOTOS: AFP - 570 words
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Article, Illustration874 2014-12-20 8 / 9 LINETTE HENG - Residents of Toa Payoh block relieved that filthy flat is finally cleaned out Report by LINETTE HENG linheng@sph.com.sg After two years, Madam Siti Hasan has found relief. She was finally able to crack open the front windows of her three-room flat. The mother ofTNP PHOTOS: PHYLLICIA WANG - 874 words
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Throwback 2014
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Article, Illustration217 2014-12-20 10 / 11 FOO JIE YING - Throwback2014hrowback We recap some of the big stories which caught your attention this year. February saw, among other stories, death threats to opposition politici n Kenneth Jeyaretnam and his f mily Reports by FOO JIE YING fjieying@sph.com.sg FEBRUARY 21 Opposition politician Kenneth Jeyaretnam said heTNP FILE PHOTO - 217 words
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Article, Illustration128 2014-12-20 10 / 11 FEBRUARY 20-28 The public hearing for the Committee of Inquiry (COI) tasked to investigate the Little India riot began this month. Presided over by a four-men panel led by former Supreme Court judge G. Pannir Selvam, the committee was tasked with finding out what led toTNP FILE PHOTO - 128 words
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Article, Illustration209 2014-12-20 10 / 11 FEBRUARY 6-7 He became notorious overnight after videos of his Honda Civic chasing and tailgating two other cars on the same day went viral. Undergraduate Quek Zhen Hao, 25, was dubbed a road bully, and immediately became targeted by online vigilantes. Other than slamming him forTNP FILE PHOTO - 209 words
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Article, Illustration161 2014-12-20 10 / 11 FEBRUARY 22 This year’s Budget saw a heavy focus on the pioneer generation those 16 years or older in 1965 and who received citizenship by Dec 31,1986. To thank our seniors an estimated 450,000 of them for their sacrifices during the early years of independence, the Government allocatedTNP FILE PHOTO - 161 words
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FASH BASH
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Article, Illustration592 2014-12-20 12 / 13 JEANMARIE TAN - Who’s on top? And wh ’s a fl p? Our headmistress o haute coutu e JEANMARIE TAN grades the bestand worst-dressed celebrities of the week JEANMARIE TAN In 1982, I was into ska music, James Dean and the Latino culture in my Southern California neighbourhood. As aPHOTOS: REUTERS, AFP - 592 words
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Article152 2014-12-20 14 A former school teacher has been charged with 11 counts of committing indecent acts with two teenage boys and getting one of them to massage his groin area. Clarence Hoe King Chuan, 37, who was head of department in a primary school, allegedly committed the offences152 words
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Article218 2014-12-20 14 ONTNP fAcebooK On the rat trapping operation at Bukit Batok by pest busters Corinna Liang The rainy weather that we’ve been experiencing does not lend them any advantage. Slippery and wet! Wendy Koh-Ong It’s not easy for the pest controllers. They take on a job few others would218 words
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Article, Illustration398 2014-12-20 15 NG JUN SEN - Cabby in his 70s nabbed for suspected drink driving at RWS Report by NG JUN SEN ngjunsen@sph.com.sg A cabby in his 70s was arrested for drink driving after leaving a trail of destruction in the wee hours of yesterday. The episode happenedPHOTOS: SHIN MIN DAILY NEWS - 398 words
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162 2014-12-20 16 AFP The World Pie Eating Championships were declared null and void when an intern sent the competition-sized pies to a divorce party instead, reports said. The world championships venue a pub in Wigan, north-west England received meat and potato pies twice the regulation diameter. TheAFP - 162 words
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Article, Illustration526 2014-12-20 16 Viet ‘Rat King’ uses special traps to catch rats for food, money Grinning widely, Mr Tran Quang Thieu brandishes the day’s haul: 10kg of rats caught in rice paddies near Hanoi. A menace to Vietnam’s rice crop, the vermin are regularly trapped and sometimes eaten. InPHOTOS: AFP - 526 words
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Article, Illustration298 2014-12-20 16 When the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami hit Penang, S. Thulaasi was just 22 days old. She was swept out to sea, while still asleep on her mattress. Miraculously, she floated back to shore with the second wave. Now 10, she is a studentPHOTO: THE STAR - 298 words
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PROPERTY SERIES
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Article, Illustration567 2014-12-20 17 SAM BAKER - COMMENT by SAM BAKER Sam Baker is co-founder of SRX, an information exchange formed by leading real estate agencies in Singapore to disseminate market pricing information and facilitate property listings and transactions. For more information on buying, selling or567 words
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Page 4 Miscellaneous
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Advertisement64 2014-12-20 1 G UL’S OLDEN SATURDAY DECEMBER 20 2014 Ibrahim, son of former Singapore coach Rahim gul, wants to bring Sea games glory next year ›S24 GOAL HIGH HOPES: Ibrahim Gul is working hard to help hosts Singapore win a gold in squash at next year’s SEA Games. 24-page pullout TNP PHOTO:64 words
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24 PAGE PULLOUT sports
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EPL
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Article, Illustration844 2014-12-20 2 / 3 GARY LIM - Arsenal star is finished article but not Reds youngster GARY LIM garylim@sph.com.sg Liverpool went on a 5-1 rampage when they hosted Arsenal at Anfield in the EPL last season. Ten months on, the Reds look in no shape to take on the Gunners tomorrow, let alonePHOTOS: ALAN WALTER/JASON CAIRNDUFF/ ACTION IMAGES - 844 words
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220 2014-12-20 2 / 3 PA Sport Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has told teammate Raheem Sterling to commit his future to the club. Despite his current deal having two and a half seasons to run, Sterling, 20, has seen his contract situation at Anfield become a talking point. GerrardPA Sport - 220 words
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282 2014-12-20 2 / 3 PA Sport Arsene Wenger has hinted that Alexis Sanchez chose to move to Arsenal ahead of Liverpool due to a nearguarantee of Champions League football. Wenger’s Arsenal, who have qualified for the knockout stages of Europe’s elite competition for a 15th consecutive season, tomorrowPA Sport - 282 words
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Article, Illustration755 2014-12-20 4 / 5 Rodgers not his usual self, gives short answers at press briefing PA Sport Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers was in an uncharacteristically abrupt mood ahead of tomorrow’s visit of Arsenal. The Northern Irishman, usually so expansive in detailing his thoughts, provided only short responses to questions at hisPA Sport; PHOTO: REUTERS - 755 words
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164 2014-12-20 4 / 5 PA Sport Eden Hazard is set to sign a new contract with Chelsea, where Jose Mourinho believes he can become an all-time great. Now in his third season at Stamford Bridge, the 23-year-old winger is playing better than ever and has netted four goalsPA Sport - 164 words
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Article, Illustration581 2014-12-20 4 / 5 Gunners boss turns philosophical as he discusses ups and downs of an EPL manager AFP Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger knows all about the ups and downs of football management and expressed sympathy for his beleaguered Liverpool counterpart Brendan Rodgers ahead of their clash at AnfieldAFP; PHOTO: REUTERS - 581 words
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Article, Illustration514 2014-12-20 6 Mario repentant after being banned for one match and fined for Instagram post NOT SO SUPER MARIO In October, Mario Balotelli invoked the ire of Liverpool supporters by swopping shirts with Real Madrid defender Pepe as they headed down the Anfield tunnel at half-time of thePA Sport; PHOTO: JASON CAIRNDUFF/ACTION IMAGES - 514 words
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Article, Illustration693 2014-12-20 8 / 9 Van Gaal wants better performances to ensure resounding results AFP Louis van Gaal has told his predecessor Sir Alex Ferguson he is still far from happy with Manchester United’s performances despite an impressive run that has catapulted them into the Premier League top three. At least the UnitedAFP; PHOTOS: LEE SMITH/ACTION IMAGES - 693 words
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Article, Illustration704 2014-12-20 8 / 9 Defender Clark believes Villa’s pace and power can trouble United Wire Services Beware our pace and power. Aston Villa defender Ciaran Clark believes his team have the players to worry visitors Manchester United tonight (Singapore time). The Ireland international told Aston Villa’s official website: “ManWire Services; PHOTO: REUTERS - 704 words
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Article, Illustration705 2014-12-20 15 Pellegrini is banking on his midfielders to deliver the goals against Palace PA Sport Manuel Pellegrini’s most immediate concern ahead of tonight’s visit of Crystal Palace is overcoming the absence of his captain Vincent Kompany and all three of his frontline strikers. Kompany suffered a recurrencePA Sport; PHOTO: MATTHEW CHILDS/ACTION IMAGES - 705 words
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racing
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2109 2014-12-20 10 / 11 COMMENTS COURTESY OF THE AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS RACE 1 DOOMBEN (1,615M) 7 TORNADO MISS (19:4-3-1): Climbed off the canvas last time with a gutsy win. Her racing pattern is ideally suited to this circuit and drawn the rails with Bell aboard.2,109 words
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Article, Illustration1622 2014-12-20 10 / 11 TODAY’S NZ (TE RAPA) AUSTRALIA (DOOMBEN/ASCOT/TOOWOOMBA) RACE CARD 12:05 Race 1 DOOMBEN—1615M 1 KURTLEY SAMUEL PAYNE (8) 59 2 IMPERIL M MC GUREN (4) 57 3 BLACK JET G COLLESS (10) 55.5 4 ROYAL JESTER C MUNCE (2) 55 5 LORD PYRUS MS T HARRISON (7) 54.5 6 SCARBOROUGH J1,622 words
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Article, Illustration1688 2014-12-20 12 / 13 PHILLIP WOO - COMMENTS BY PHILLIP WOO, PHILLIP WOO, COURTESY OF THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB RACE 1 (1,000M) EXCITABLE BOY (12) is itching to salute the judge. He went close in four of five sprints this term, including recent straight-course runs from the1,688 words
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1526 2014-12-20 12 / 13 GOING FORECAST:GOOD RACE 1 CLASS 4 TURF—1000m TIME 1:00 Stakes: HK$760,000 No. Horse name Trainer Jockey wt(ib) Bar 1 MELLIFLUENT C S SHUM N CALLAN 133 4 2 HAYHAY K W LUI D WHYTE 130 5 3 YAT DING WIN D CRUZ C1,526 words
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Article, Illustration1164 2014-12-20 12 / 13 RACE1 (MORPHETTVILLE): 1st 5 Magisue ($72-$27) 2nd 3 Blonde Missile ($9) 3rd 2 Alphabetic No 3rd dividend 4th 6 Prior To The Fire Forecast $24 Tierce $175 Trio $13 Quartet $233 Quadro $6 Scratching: 1 All Ruby RACE 2 (IPSWICH): 1st 5 Hurricane Cassie ($44-$10) 2nd 71,164 words
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Article232 2014-12-20 14 PENANG TRACKWORK: Topweight MESSI wound up preparations for another victory in tomorrow’s Tanjong Bungah Handicap for Class 4 horses over 1,600m in Race 5 with a sizzling workout at Batu Gantong yesterday. Taken out by jockey Zairi Hassim, the five-year-old Australian-bred gelding by Commands cantered232 words
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Article, Illustration1536 2014-12-20 14 20-12-2014 (Saturday) Live telecast of Korean races from Race 4 onwards. Coupon Betting please mark “SIN”. 12:00pm 4 Domestic 5 (Korean-bred) ₩37,000,000 sand1000m 1 515Speeder 2-kor-c 1] Lee Hyeok 6.4% 54 Khak Yong Hyo 10.1% 2 915Royal City 2-kor-c 2] Yoo Seung-Wan 8.8% 53 Heo Jae Young1,536 words
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654 2014-12-20 14 Race 1 Maiden Juvenile Plate 800M 4 PARADISE COVE 58 (65-22) Robert Khathi (2) 1 5 ROCK OF VICTORY 58 (6-5.10) Juan Paul V’D Merwe(3) 2 1 COXSWAIN 58 (41-13) Gift Funeka (1) 3 3 LANTINO MANTRA 58 (109-33) Sandile Khathi (6) 4 Trainer: Jacques654 words
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EPL BETTING
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Article, Illustration752 2014-12-20 16 / 17 GARY LIM BRIAN MILLER ALI KASIM BANKER Everton to beat Southampton The Saints entered the tailend of last month as the Premiership’s surprise package, apart from Liverpool. Now, they are just surprising everyone with how bad they have become. Five losses on the trot have depleted their confidence752 words
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Article, Illustration1508 2014-12-20 16 / 17 RICHARD LENTON - RICHARD LENTON npsports@sph.com.sg *Richard Lenton presents the best of the European action on Football 360 every Monday on MioStadium, plus “live” games on MioSports. MAN CITY v CRYSTAL PALACE Crystal Palace are capabale of frustrating big teams on their travels as the recent 0-1 defeatPHOTO: ACTION IMAGES/ CARL RECINE - 1,508 words
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Article134 2014-12-20 18 The Old Chang Kee Singapore Squash Open 2014 is all set for a Singapore-Malaysia final in the Women’s Premier category. In yesterday’s quarter-finals, Jerryca Teo beat fellow Singaporean Nur Adawiyah Abdul Aziz 11-8,11-4,11-9 to set up an allSingaporean semi-final against second seed Mao Shi Hui,134 words
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LA LIGA
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Article354 2014-12-20 18 Eibar defender Raul Albentosa will fulfil a dream by playing against his boyhood heroes Valencia tonight. Albentosa was a key component of Eibar’s Segunda Division title success last season and has helped the unfashionable Basque club into the top half of La Liga this term.354 words
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Article, Illustration750 2014-12-20 18 Brazilian forward back as Nou Camp side bid to cut Real’s lead to one point Neymar has been passed fit to return for Barcelona tonight, as they look to put some pressure on leaders Real Madrid. The Brazil forward has missed the past two games against Getafe in750 words
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FIFA
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Article, Illustration725 2014-12-20 19 Fifa chief Blatter says it would take an ‘earthquake’ to change World Cup hosts for 2018 and 2022 AFP Fifa will release an “appropriate” version of a report into alleged corruption surrounding the 2018 and 2022 World Cups but president Sepp Blatter yesterday ruled out moving the tournamentsAFP; PHOTO: REUTERS - 725 words
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GOLF
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Article, Illustration706 2014-12-20 20 / 21 McIlroy says he’s a much better player now, with clubs and mental game a perfect fit Reuters Rory McIlroy received plenty of criticism when he switched club manufacturers almost two years ago and he has now conceded that it took nearly 12 months to feel totally atReuters; PHOTO: AFP - 706 words
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Article, Illustration461 2014-12-20 20 / 21 India’s Shiv Kapur soared on eagle’s wings as he fired a superb six-under 66 to share the halfway lead with Thai prospect Pavit Tangkamolprasert at the inaugural Asian Tour’s Dubai Open yesterday. Kapur (above), who triumphed in Dubai on the European Challenge Tour at thePHOTO: FRANCOIS NEL/GETTY IMAGES - 461 words
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Article, Illustration95 2014-12-20 20 / 21 SHAMIR OSMAN - SHAMIR OSMAN It will officially kick off only next year, but aspiring footballers in Singapore got a taste of Italian giants’ Juventus Soccer School (JSS) this week. The JSS ran a three-day clinic from Tuesday to Thursday at the Rainforest Sports Hub, withPHOTO: JUVENTUS SOCCER SCHOOL - 95 words
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169 2014-12-20 22 AFP Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams were named as men’s and women’s World Champions for 2014 on Thursday by the International Tennis Federation (ITF). It is the fourth time that Djokovic has taken the top award after he won Wimbledon, the ATP World TourAFP - 169 words
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SWIMMING
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Article, Illustration552 2014-12-20 22 LIM SAY HENG - Thirteen-year-old finally breaks Dylan Koo’s national Under-14 400m IM record Report by LIM SAY HENG sayheng@sph.com.sg He has been aiming to break that age-group national record for more than a year. But, when Maximillian Ang, 13, finally rewrote the Under-14 400m individual medley mark at the Singapore NationalTNP PHOTO: SHAHRIYA YAHAYA - 552 words
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NBA
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Article, Illustration445 2014-12-20 23 MVP Durant limps off with sprained ankle in Oklahoma’s loss to Golden State AFP GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS 114 OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER 109 Kevin Durant’s hot start was cold comfort when the Oklahoma City star limped out at half-time of the Thunder’s 109-114 loss to the GoldenAFP; PHOTO: REUTERS - 445 words
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ON TV
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Article302 2014-12-20 23 AFF SUZUKI CUP FINAL Today: MALAYSIA v THAILAND 2ND LEG SingTel mio TV Ch 114 StarHub TV Ch 208 (FOX Sports), 7.55pm FIFA CLUB WORLD CUP FINAL Tomorrow: REAL MADRID V SAN LORENZO SingTel mio TV Ch 202 (SuperSports 2), 3.30am SERIEA Tomorrow: SASSUOLO v CESENA SingTel mio TV302 words
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Article29 2014-12-20 23 NBA SEASON 2014/15 Today: MIAMI HEAT v WASHINGTON WIZARDS StarHub TV Ch 216 (NBA TV), 8.30am MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES v CHICAGO BULLS StarHub TV Ch 202 (SuperSports 2), 9am29 words
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Article26 2014-12-20 23 BWF DESTINATION DUBAI 2014 WORLD SUPERSERIES FINALS Today: SEMI-FINALS StarHub TV Ch 201 (SuperSports 1), 5pm Tomorrow: FINALS StarHub TV Ch 201 (SuperSports 1), 6.30pm26 words
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SQUASH
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Article, Illustration664 2014-12-20 24 LIM SAY HENG - National squash coach Ibrahim confident of leading Singapore to glory, just as his father Rahim did Report by LIM SAY HENG sayheng@sph.com.sg Before he became coach of the Singapore men’s squash team this year, Ibrahim Gul had a more lucrative coaching offer in the United States.TNP PHOTO: SHAHRIYA YAHAYA; PHOTO: COURTESY OF IBRAHIM GUL - 664 words
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