Today, 21 April 2003

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    Crunch time
    940 1  -  Ng Boon Yian One disease, many reactions time to end confusion by- boonyian(''ne\vstodayxum.sg IN FITS and spurts usually followed by heavy7 criticism and backlash. That's how Asian governments have been reacting to the Sars (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) outbreak since the highly-infectious disease reared its ugly head more
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    Lock icon Fann helps string in $6.6m
    74 1 ALVIN TOH ff almost did not happen because of the rain. Farm Wong, Christopher Lee and Allan Wu's heart-stopping tight rope act five storeys above ground drew almost 200,000 calls last night. Their act was titled Highly Strung. All in, last night's NKF Charily Show
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Mart closure extended
      569 2  -  Lee Ching Wern Chan Chao Peh Govt to seek alternative vegetable supplies by and news@newstoday.com.sg INSTEAD of the original three days, the Government yesterday ordered that the Pasir Panjang Vegetable Wholesale Market be closed for a longer period of 10 days to facilitate disinfection. With this move,
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      SARS UPDATE
      119 2 Another seven people have died from Sars in Hong Kong.The country now has the highest number of Sars-related deaths 88 in the world.The surge in cases in Hong Kong with 12 deaths on Saturday has sparked fears that the virus may have mutated into a more virulent form.
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      Chirac in a bind
      388 3 French President faces task of reconciling with US PAEIS French President Jacques Chirac (picture) is finding it hard to eat humble pie. Prior to the war in Iraq, Mr Chirac was leading the global antiwar camp, riding high on a wave of public opposition to the
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      Row over rebuilding of Iraq
      172 3 PARIS Now it's payback time for countries that supported the US-led war on Iraq as they queue up to get a slice of the reconstruction pie. But the process of doling out multi-million dollar contracts has caused much furore as Washington relegated foreign firms to
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      YESTERDAY'S DEVELOPMENTS
      112 3 German intelligence services tried to develop links with Saddam Hussein's secret service ahead of the war. In return, Iraqi authorities offered lucrative contracts to German firms if Berlin helped to prevent a US invasion of the country, The Sunday Telegraph reported. It quoted documents recovered from Iraqi intelligence
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      Lock icon Sacked over Sars
      297 4 Agencies China officials fired after leap in cases BEIJING China sacked its Health Minister and a high-ranking Beijing city official one hour after it announced a 10-fold increase in the number of Sars cases in Beijing. The announcement came in a terse message carried by the official
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      Lock icon Combat unit's precautions
      237 4 Channel News Asia THE commander of the Sars Combat Unit, Senior Minister of State for Transport and Information, Communications and the Arts Khaw Boon Wan, dropped by at Tan Tock Seng Hospital yesterday. The hospital has not seen a Sars case in the last five weeks. Mr
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Lock icon Carrot and stick way
      674 6 Financial relief for Sars cases who are self-employed and whose income have suffered IT appears that the Government has realised that it needs to use the carrot, not just the stick, when it comes to getting people to come forward if they think they have been
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      LIFE AS USUAL FOR THE PM
      136 6 For me, life has carried on as normal. I still play tennis with my friends and we ask one another, have you been to China, have you been to Hong Kong? There was a friend who had been to China, and he appeared and
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      Lock icon 'Go' ribbon for healthcare workers
      95 6 ALVINTOH AFFECTED deeply when she saw her doctor's warm smile behind a mask, Ms Carol Oliveiro decided to do something to show her support for the healthcare workers who are combating the Sars outbreak. She and her son, Cealan Marcel (below), have made about 390
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  • LETTERS
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      Copycat killers
      309 8  -  Steve Ngo and other problems of 0ne.99 Shop I REFER to the report, "How a retail icon faltered" (Today, April 17). Interestingly, Ms Nanz Chong spoke to Singapore Polytechnic students this year about entrepreneurship. Her company was the subject of a high-risk business case study last year when
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      SAFteam to aid Iraqi people
      256 8  -  Colonel Bernard Toh I REFER to the letter, "Send SAF medical team under United Nations Command, not US" (Today, April 15). The SAF medical team is not being sent to Iraq to participate in the war, but to provide humanitarian relief to the Iraqi people.
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      A 15-year ache...
      1109 9  -  Lee Sze Yong But kidney failure patient Koh Bock Yam remains upbeat about life by news@newstoday.com.sg TWO months before his wedding, Mr Koh Bock Yam (picture) was hospitalised with constant vomiting and severe diarrhoea. Then came the bad news. Doctors told him that both his kidneys had
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  • Business News
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      Lock icon Dollar doldrums
      509 10 -AFP End of Iraq war no panacea for the dollar's weakness LONDON The war in Iraq may be over but the gloom weighing on the dollar is unlikely to lift as investors focus on the United States' current account and budget deficits, analysts said. Cautious about the outlook
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    • Market Watch
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        Singapore
        57 10 FOR the holiday-shortened week, the benchmark STI fell 1.4 per cent to close at 1,282.51. Last Thursday also saw the Index's first decline in three days, after the Government cut Singapore's growth forecast to between 0.5 and 2.5 per cent this year. It had earlier expected the economy to
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        Commodities
        21 10 Gold uss/oi 325.95 Silver uss/oi 4.47 Platinum uss/oi 624.70 Rubber cents/kg 177.75 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1451.5 Brent crude uss/barrel 30.57
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        Lock icon Your S$1 buys
        41 10 SGX BLOOMBERG US$ 0.5661 UK£ 0.3596 Yen 67.7200 HK$ 4.4153 RM 2.1495 Euro 0.5201 Rupiah 4937.45 Baht 24.1692 Peso 29.609 A$ 0.9204 Indian Rs 26.810 Won 681.52 C$ 0.8208 Yuan 4.6855 NZ$ 1.0172 NTS 19.690 Information provided by:
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      Ready, get SET, go
      575 10 Professionals, let SET bring out the entrepreneurial spirit in you ENTREPRENEURS can be made, not just born. The SelfEmployment Training (SET) programme at the Singapore Institute of Management (SIM) has been inspiring people to start small businesses since April 1 last year Mr Rezal Ibrahim, 33,
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      Lock icon Up-and-down week
      435 12 Bloomberg Rough ride ahead for Asian stocks even as companies report better results TOKYO Although a number of Asian companies may show evidence of improvement when they report results this week, stock prices nevertheless may languish, some investors said. Most of the companies' earnings growth for the year
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      Lock icon Daiwa Securities to post $90m loss
      207 12 AFP TOKYO Japan's major brokerage house, Daiwa Securities Group, is expected to report a net loss of about six billion yen ($88.7 million) for the second straight year, a daily newspaper said. Daiwa's expected loss for the year to March is mainly due to
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      Lock icon Jet engine maker eyes UK's Chubb
      98 14 Bloomberg UNITED Technologies Corp, the maker of Pratt and Whitney jet engines, is in discussions to buy Chubb, the world's third-largest provider of security services, the Wall Street Journal reported. The talks are in early stages and a price hasn't been agreed, the Journal
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      Lock icon Sars may cost banks $280m
      95 14 Bloomberg LONDON HSBC Holdings and Standard Chartered may together incur costs of more than 100 million pounds ($279 million) as the Sars illness affects operations in Hong Kong, China and South-east Asia, the Independent said, citing analysts. Standard Chartered's commercial banking business is suffering as
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      Lock icon Tax cut remedy
      586 14 AFP This will lift spending, attract foreign capital to M'sia KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian experts have advised the government to cut taxes to offset a prolonged slump caused by the Iraq war and Sars. Tax cuts would help lift consumer confidence, prevent companies from going into bankruptcy and
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      Lock icon Mitsubishi wins $11m M'sian gas plant deal
      127 14 AFP TOKYO Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has won an eight billion yen ($ll million) order to mordernise natural gas plants in Malaysia, a newspaper said. Japan's largest comprehensive heavy machinery maker received the order from Petroliam National (Petronas), Malaysia's state-run oil firm, the
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      Bucking the downtrend
      560 16  -  by Carmen Lee Stocks with higher dividend yields act as hedge against market uncertainty news@newstoday.com.sg IN November of last year, we recommended SembCorp Marine (SMM) for its sound fundamentals and because its share price had fallen sharply following the failure by its parent company, SembCorp Industries, to
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      Lock icon The Asian connection to Intel's mobile technology
      459 16 AFP CAVITE (Philippines) When Intel, the world's largest maker of computer chips, unveiled three new chips for mobile PCs last month, not many users knew they were produced in Asia. The US-based company's highly-automated assembly and testing facilities in the Philippines, Malaysia and
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      Ricoh to focus on digital cameras
      199 16 RICOH will stop making traditional filmloaded cameras by March next year and shift its focus to digital cameras. The Japanese office equipment manufacturer made the decision after the growing popularity of digital cameras pushed its film camera sector into the red, the Nihon Keizai
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon All in fury
      228 18 Agencies Palestinian PM storms out of talks with Arafat RAMALLAH (West Bank) The new moderate Palestinian Prime Minister, Mr Mahmud Abbas, stormed out during overnight talks with Mr Yasser Arafat over the Palestinian leader's refusal to appoint Gaza security chief Mohammed Dahlan as internal security head. Mr
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      Lock icon Trial nears for Jl head
      301 19 AFP Bali bomb attacks were catalyst for Bashir's arrest JAKARTA Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir, 64, accused of leading a terror network, will stand trial on Wednesday something that was unthinkable in Indonesia less than a year ago. He is charged with treason for attempting
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      Lock icon Forthesakeof paternal authority
      33 19 -AFP photo Two divorced fathers staging an unusual protest in fire protective suits in front of Madrid's High Court over the weekend. They were demanding more parental rights for fathers.
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      Lock icon Pension fund's low payout sparks anger
      194 19 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR A low dividend payout of 4.25 per cent for a 40-year pension by a state pension fund last year has provoked anger among its 10.3 million contributors, officials said yesterday. "Obviously we are not happy. We had hoped it would be
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  • COMMENTARY
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      Lock icon Don't miss the China train again
      1079 22  -  Yu-Foo Yee Shoon S'pore businesses must act fast and take the risk by news@newstoday.com.sg IN THE past few years, countless articles have been written about China's phenomenal pace of growth. The rise of China is best typified by the rapid changes in its largest
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  • WATZUP?
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      Straight from the heart
      466 23  -  Yong Shu Chiang Pulse joins art, science to produce meditation on mortality by shuchiang@newstoday. com, sg APPLAUSE may not always be sincere and feedback forms may be filled out with only a modicum of honesty. To find out how people really feel about what they see,
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      Moulin Rouge show to fund medical research
      217 23 MOULIN Rouge was an eye-popping film about the famous nightspot in Paris. Moulin Rouge (picture), the concert, hits the stage here next month. And, it's being performed by a group of children and young adults with Down Syndrome. Members of the troupe are
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      Winners from down south
      462 24  -  Ch'ng Poh Tiong by news@newstoday.com.sg AT the recently concluded Fifth Lianhe ZaobaoWine Review Challenge 2003, an annual wine competition that I had founded back in 1999, a record 576 wines were entered by 37 wine distributors in Singapore. The wines were tasted "blind" by a panel
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      Lock icon Maiden vogage
      363 24  -  Elisa Chia S.H.E happy to share stage at debut show Today photos by 1 WHILE most music groups might prefer to have the stage to themselves, pop kittens S.H.E (picture top) Selina Jen, 21, Hebe Tien, 20, and Ella Chen, 21 were happy to share the spotlight with
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    • IN CINEMAS
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        First Bond, then Hollywood
        736 25  -  Shanoo Maharaj Beauty queens lead Bollywood's charge on Tinseltown by news@newstodav.com.sg IS BOLLYWOOD all set to invade Hollywood? By the look of things, yes. The world's largest movie industry, which churns out close to a thousand films from its base in the western Indian city of
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    • LIVING LEARNING
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        Too much to remember?
        557 28  -  Jason Chong A mind map is like the Swiss Army knife of the brain by news@newstoday.com.sg HAVE you ever felt overwhelmed by the amount of information you encounter each day? Whether you are a student revising for an examination or an adult working to get a
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        Shatec wins yet again
        227 28 THE home-grown hotel and tourism education centre, Shatec, beat competitors from Indonesia, Hong Kong and Malaysia to win this year's Electrolux Culinary Institution of the Year Award at the recent World Gourmet Summit (WGS) Awards of Excellence. The award recognises a culinary institution that provides courses
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        The doors of the future
        814 29  -  Justyn Olby Open them and learn for the real world by news@newstoday.com. sg ALL THE doors to the future seem to be closed right about now: The exams were hard, all the years of studying came down to the final test and now you are
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    • EAT OUT
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        Feast of local fare
        506 30  -  Katrina Karim PrimaTaste has all the flavours and an air-con ambience I by eatout@newstoday.com.sg PRIMA Taste has opened its third outlet Prima Taste @The Atrium. Simply put, it offers traditional local favourites at a price that won't burn a hole in your pocket Located at downtown
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    • secretaries' week
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        Nivea cares about secretaries
        281 32 Skincare kit giveaway rewards efforts of Singapore's hardest-working employees SECRETARIES, listen up: You are about to be rewarded for your efforts and contributions at the office, even though the gift bearer is not your boss or colleague! Leading skincare brand, Nivea, has a host of goodies
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      1365 33 TV SingTel Connection, Live ch B,B P m Blue Streak Chs,7 P m Highnotes Walk On By: Sars Asia Fights Back, Part 2 cna, 8.02 P m MW'WTi'M The moiUy crew °fJack Neo Marcus I J ewe l thief Mike Logan The ROOO To Rock Roll '^jjjfc W-> China opens
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      611 34 Phoenix guard rises to hit winning three-pointer at the buzzer NBA playoffs Phoenix 96 San Antonio 95 Phoenix leads series 1-0 SAN ANTONIO The rebound of Tim Duncan's missed free throw was tapped outside to Stephon Marbury, who immediately headed upcourt with the clock ticking. What
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      Lock icon Greene: Drug takers should get busted
      263 34 -AFP WALNUT, (California) Reigning Olympic 100m champion Maurice Greene (picture) called for an investigation into allegations that prominent US Olympians, like Carl Lewis, failed drug tests in the build-up to the 1988 Seoul Games. "Everybody who tested positive should get busted. There shouldn't be
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      Lock icon O'Neal welcomes new 'Shaq'
      160 34 -AFP LOS ANGELES Los Angeles Lakers star Shaquille O'Neal and wife Shaunie welcomed a new baby boy, Shaquir Rashaun O'Neal, on Saturday (yesterday morning, Singapore time) at a Los Angeles hospital, local television reported. O'Neal had said he might miss one of the Lakers' National Basketball
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      Lock icon What about its defence?
      655 35  -  Tan Yo-Hinn Home United can't stop scoring, but... by yohinn@newstoday.com.sg THE season has completed seven rounds, but Home United is still not relinquishing its leadership of the NTUC Income S-League. And the main reason for Home's form this season is its goalscoring potency. The Protectors have
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      Kung wins
      65 35 LAS VEGAS Taiwan's Candie Kung has 42 fewer LPGA Tour titles than Annika Sorenstam, but she had to start somewhere. Kung, 21, claimed her first career win on Saturday (yesterday morning, Singapore time) holding off the Swedish superstar to post a two-stroke victory at the Takefuji Classic. Kung
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      Kato dies
      64 35 TOKYO Japanese motorcycling star Daijiro Kato, 26, died in hospital yesterday, two weeks after a horror crash at the Japan Grand Prix. The former 250cc world champion, rated as Japan's top rider, suffered serious injuries to the head, chest and neck when he spun off into a tyre
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      Asia sneaks it
      45 35 ASIA TRANS collected $1,500 after it won the Krisons Industrial Suppliers' seven-a--side tournament. Played on Friday at the Indian Association, Asia Trans held off Helu Trans, which came second and won $1,000. Bownti United finished third ($500) and Interconnex fourth (a trophy).
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      S'pore bids for 2010IAAF World Cup
      369 35  -  Tan Yo-Hinn SINGAPORE may not have the capacity to stage a major sporting event just yet, but that isn't stopping one local national sports association from attempting to do just that It was learnt on Thursday that the Singapore Amateur Athletic Association (SAAA) aims
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      Joggers can give shoes a trial run
      326 35  -  Tan Yo-Hinn WHEN you're shopping, a pair of running shoes catch your fancy and you try them on in the store, but you still aren't convinced until you actually try running in them in the rough outdoors. It's a common dilemma for runners
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      Lock icon Schumacher wins after mother's death
      525 36 Reuters Wearing a black armband, German gives Ferrari first win San Marino Grand Prix Results: 1 Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) 1:28:12.058, 2 Kimi Raikkonen (McLaren) 1:28:13.940, 3 Rubens Barrichello (Ferrari) 1:28:14.349, 4 Ralf Schumacher (Williams) 1:28:20.861, 5 David Coulthard (McLaren) 1:28:21.469, 6 Fernando Alonso (Renault) 1:28:55.747,
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      McLaren may hold off new car
      325 36 IMOLA McLaren could delay the debut of its new Formula One car until the British Grand Prix in July, more than halfway through the season. Team boss Ron Dennis said at the San Marino Grand Prix yesterday that the team would not introduce the
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      Lock icon Chenab's controversial win
      515 37  -  Tan Yo-Hinn SRC left fuming after disallowed goal allows Chenab to pull ahead by yohinn@newstoday.com.sg IF CHENAB does go on to win the Singapore Hockey Federation (SHF) Men's Premier League title, it will look back upon its match against SRC as a very significant one. For SRC
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      Lock icon Valdano: Real will bounce back against Man United
      436 37 Reuters Primera Liga Real Madrid 1 Barcelona 1 Real's poor domestic form endures MADRID Real Madrid sporting director Jorge Valdano is convinced the European champion can wrap up Wednesday's Champions League quarter-final tie against Manchester United despite the team's recent loss of
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      Lock icon Juve edges closer to title
      168 37 AFP ROME Italian champion Juventus took a step closer to retaining its title after defeating AS Roma 2-1 at a rain-soaked Delle Alpi stadium on Saturday. All the goals came in a blistering 13-minute spell in an otherwise dreary match. Alessandro Del Piero's penalty on
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      Lock icon We've got title edge
      743 38 Agencies Wenger claims Arsenal now has the upper hand in Premiership race MIDDLESBROUGH Apparently, the pendulum has swung back to the Gunners. Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger fired another shot in his psychological battle with Alex Ferguson by claiming his side had regained the edge in the
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      Lock icon Cole in police probe
      595 39 West Ham midfielder accused of punching Mendy MANCHESTER West Ham United and England midfielder Joe Cole faces the possibility of police action after tempers frayed at the end of West Ham's 1-0 defeat by Bolton Wanderers at the Reebok Stadium on Saturday, which left the Hammers
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      Lock icon Reid slams sorry Leeds
      178 39 AFP SOUTHAMPTON Bolton's victory over West Ham on Saturday was probably enough to ensure Leeds will retain its Premiership status. But after its 3-2 defeat at Southampton on Saturday, caretaker boss Peter Reid did not pull any punches in his attack on his side, describing his
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