Today, 16 February 2004

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    13 1 TODLAY we set you thinking todayonline.com Monday February 16, 2004 MITA (P) 002/11/2002
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    Lock icon Return to the Malaysia Cup?
    522 1  -  Jose Raymond Today Exclusive Officials to discuss possibility of S-League side entering historic competition IN 1994, after winning the Malaysian League and Cup double, Singapore walked out of the competition, citing the need to start its own football league. Ten years later, a Singapore presence
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      56 1 NEWS£yWWS Pool of death 24 die as roof collapses on swimmers in Russia/18 New Gandhis Family name there but is the brand weakening?/28 Trashy stunt? Walker explains her flash at the MTV awards/30 Role reversal Now a man is to play in a woman's golf event/40 Arts guide 8-page guide
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Lock icon Making babies in bathtubs
      458 2 Channel News Asia It will all be onTV, taught by Singapore's sex guru BATHTUB tutorials and a babymaking contest on television may be Singapore's latest answer to falling birthrates. Dr Love Singapore's selfstyled sex guru Wei Siang Yu has come up with some unique methods to
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      Lock icon After Jordan, FTAs with Egypt and Bahrain on the cards
      172 2 Channel News Asia SINGAPORE and Egypt have agreed to start talks on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) following Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong's visit to the country. By July, Singapore will also have an FTA with Jordan sealed. Further, talks
      – Channel News Asia  -  172 words
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      Lock icon Kerry queried about loyalty
      477 3 Agencies to country and wife, as Republican rhetoric heats up WASHINGTON Senator John Kerry took another step towards claiming the US Democratic Party's nomination for President over the weekend, but was faced with uncomfortable questions over his patriotism and character. He cruised to easy wins in
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      Lock icon Malaysia to protest Bush's black-market allegations
      284 3 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia will write to the US embassy to protest President George W Bush's allegations that it was involved in black-market nuclear proliferation, reports said yesterday. Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar was quoted by the Sunday Star as saying that Malaysia was
      -AFP  -  284 words
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      136 2 iKNOWYOURHEAimc^ TO EEZD dial 180° *****13 Closing date: 22 February 2004 PARTICIPATE I^.IJJI CHOOSE YOUR LANGUAGE One lucky winner with the correct answer iMTiin/MAiA/ PreSS 1 f°r EngllSh stands to win a weekly voucher worth IN THE KNOW -Press 2 for Mandarin Press 3 for Malay YOUR HEALTH "Press4forTamil T,
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      418 3 SIC GRADUATE SCHOOL SIC ENGLISH SCHOOL SIC LAW SCHOOL Singapore Institute masters English courses bachelor degrees r S~^s^.-k <-k rnn^r, English as Foreign Language (EFL) University of London Of COMMERCE yOumbria Business English J /""""SI" English Plus! Bachelor of Laws (LLB) Master of Business Administration lELTS SAT TOEFL 2ym graduate
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Lock icon Not just 'the owner's son'
      616 4  -  Joy Frances New Rouge Club director is a freshman who knows what he's talking about THE NEWEST director of five nightspots at Peranakan Place might be a young man, but he is one who knows his business. Mr Yung Ong, who turns 24 this month,
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      Xbox Live to hit Singapore in April
      127 6 IT WILL be another two months before impatient gamers can lay their battlehardened fingers on Microsoft's Xbox Live, the gaming console which allows multi-feature broadband gaming against other players worldwide. Current Xboxes can be upgraded to Live with a starter kit that will
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      Biosafety rules in the works
      291 6  -  Tan Hui Leng Govt developing framework after two recent lab-acquired Sars scares A FRAMEWORK for biosafety in laboratories here is now in the works, Minister of State for Health Balaji Sadasivan revealed at the Regional Quality Congress on Saturday. All aspects of biosafety from import
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      YEP! If s a ComPACT alumni
      196 6  -  Ng Shing Vi THREE years and hundreds of overseas community projects later, the Youth Expedition Project (YEP) Alumni was launched on Saturday. Returning YEP participants will now be able to continue their civic engagement activities in Singapore by forming Community Partnership for Action and
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      Lock icon Dancing to ring in roaring good business
      61 6 Courts CEO TerryO'Connor (left) pined his company's five directors to head a lion each in the traditional lion dance at the official opening of Courts Toa Payoh on Saturday. Boasting a retail space of 32,000 square feet, the new Toa Payoh store is
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      291 4 HANDWRITING ANALYSIS EXPERT Live in Singapore! Bart Baggett, international author and recognized founder of the world's largest handwriting website, www.myhandwriting.com. He is the director of Handwriting University.com. An experienced radio/ tv guest with over 1300 radio/ tv appearances including CNN, CNBC and Fox News Network. He has appeared on many
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      89 5 I TORCH RELAY I H^T ATHENS 2004 I PROUD PRESENTER Will you represent Singapore in the Athens 2004 Olympic Torch Relay? Supported by: Qs^9 -<^y MM SINGAPORE OFFICIAL REGISTRATION FORM The closing date for all entries is 18 February 2004. Please complete this form, attach your letter to it and
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      Giving birth is not NS
      281 9  -  Michael Loh Yik Ming Motherhood can't be forced on reluctant women in the guise of being a service to the nation I REFER to the Obstetrical and Gynaecological Society of Singapore's (OGSS) efforts to educate childless couples about the medical facts of late pregnancy (Weekend
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      There are more serious teenage problems
      223 9  -  Patrick Fairley Scully I REFER to your report, "Our bad kids and their Beta files" (Weekend Today, Feb 14-15). I am glad that the Ministry of Education (MOE) has released some Beta data for 2002 and related statistics in a selected period. Many parents
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      Clarifications about 'Hope' and Temasek
      169 9 IN THE letter from the Ministry of Community Development and Sports titled, "When Hope applies and when it doesn't" (Today, Feb 13), we omitted the word "not" in the sentence Hope (Home Ownership Plus Education) does contradict our procreation policies". The sentence should have read
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Lock icon First Israeli company to trade on SGX
      244 10 Bloomberg TEL AVIV Singapore is likely to play host to the first Israeli company to trade in Asia, following attempts by the Singapore Exchange (SGX) to attract Asian companies from China and India to list here. Formula Telecom Solutions (FTS), an Israeli maker
      – Bloomberg  -  244 words
    • Market WATCH
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        160 10 -AFP SINGAPORE shares are expected to trade in a tight range this week with most major company results for the December 2003 quarter already out, dealers said last Friday. A public holiday in the United States on Monday will also dampen trading sentiment at the beginning of the week,
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 10 US$ 0.5975 UK£ 0.3159 Yen 62.9722 HK$ 4.6425 RM 2.2701 Euro 0.4663 Rupiah 5025.12 Baht 23.2088 Peso 33.4392 A$ 0.7588 Indian Rs 27.027 Won 693.4812 C$ 0.787 Yuan 4.946 NZ$ 0.8547 NTS 19.7608
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        23 10 SGX, Bloomberg Gold uss/oi 410.8 Silver uss/oz 6.582 Platinum uss/oz 845.6 Rubber ™tsAg 235.25 Palm oil Mm, 1,887 Brent crude uss/bomi 34.56
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      SingTel to go the distance Down Under
      274 12  -  Chan Chao Peh Telco pledges to raise Optus' commitment in remote areas SINGTEL, which earns twice as much revenue from Australia as it does from Singapore, has pledged to increase its commitment and investment in distant parts like the Northern Territory (NT) in
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      Dividends Declared by SGX Companies
      734 12 Tetekurs Financial Web: www.telekurs.conn.sg Email: sales. sg@telekurs. corn ABN AMRO Holding NV C ABN AMRO Holding NV CS AGVA Corporation Ltd C Aussino Group Ltd C Biotech Holders Trust C Boardroom Ltd C Chip Eng Seng Corporation Ltd C Chip Eng Seng Corporation Ltd C
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      Lock icon Telstra's $1b strategy to achieve 4% target growth by 2006
      233 12 Bloomberg MELBOURNE Telstra chief executive Ziggy Switkowski said an AsBoo-million ($1.05-billion) cost-cutting plan will help the phone company reach a 4-per cent annual growth target within three years. Some analysts have said the strategy focuses too much on costs at
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      Lock icon Sony aims big in digicam sales
      166 12 -AFP TOKYO Japanese technology giant Sony is aiming to boost its digital camera sales by 50 per cent year-on-year to 15 million units worldwide in the next financial year starting in April this year, a report said yesterday. To meet the rising global demand,
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      Lock icon Filipino studios expect a cartoon revival
      400 14 AFP They believe a return to the good times is possible by producing their own animated features MANILA Studios in the Philippines once the rising star of the world's cartoon industry are now getting animated about reviving their flagging fortunes. Competition is tougher, money
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      Spend a little, save your business
      631 16 Buying credit protection insurance will help stave off business continuity problems CREDIT protection should be an integral part of a business risk management plan. Most of us have heard the old maxim that it is necessary to spend money to make money. A business
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    • market BUZZ
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        SIA's Michael Tan joins M&C
        142 16 MILLENNIUM Copthorne Hotels (M&C), the London-listed hotel arm of the Hong Leong Group Singapore, has announced the appointment of Mr Michael Tan (picture) as its Executive Vice-President (Chairman's Office) with effect from today. Mr Tan, who retired recently as Senior Executive Vice-President (Commercial) of Singapore
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        Get high returns via NTUC Income
        144 16 EVER wondered if you could earn stable returns on your investments of up to 6 per cent per annum or even higher? Or simply wish to enjoy the highest medical cover up to $900,000 without paying any cash? Let Singapore's only insurance cooperative show
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      Lock icon Time is running out fast for Disney CEO
      204 16 Bloomberg WALT Disney presiding director George Mitchell has been urged by the company's board to find a replacement for chief executive officer Michael Eisner before the shareholder meeting on March 3, the London Sunday Times reported. Advisers to Disney, which received a
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      Lock icon Bird flu costs China's poultry sector $20b
      172 16 AFP SHANGHAI Bird flu has savaged China's multi-billion dollar poultry industry and if not brought under control soon, threatens to wipe out the entire sector, leaving millions of farmers without income. As countries have slapped bans on China's poultry shipments, the impact has
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      100 10 This announcement appears as a matter of record only February 2004 b it 810-TREAT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Incorporated in Bermuda on 22 August 2003) Invitation in respect of 233,800,000 ordinary shares of HK$O.4O each comprising 156,000,000 New Shares and 77,800,000 Vendor Shares as follows: (a) 15,000,000 Offer Shares at 550.46 each
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      189 10 Information orovided by I CONGRATULATIONS I to the following winners of the Samsung Wish Win Draw. I 40" LCD TV Seah Kok Yong *****202 C 42" Plasma TV Yeo See Kin *****651 C Ang Teck Heng Francis *****459J I Cool Select Zone™ SBS Refrigerator H Teng Moon Cheong *****266G Norhidirman
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon Pool of death
      341 18 Agencies Glass roof collapses, killing 24 swimmers MOSCOW Rescuers sifted through debris yesterday in a search for survivors after the glass roof of a popular Moscow swimming complex collapsed under the weight of snow, killing at least 24 people and injuring more than 100. Rescuers pulled 23
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    • GLOBALroundup
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        Lock icon UK govt mulls plan to break up BBC
        92 18 AFP The British government is reportedly considering a plan to break up the BBC and remove its independent status after a row with the state-funded broadcaster over the Iraq war. Government papers detailing possible changes to the BBC's structure proposed breaking it
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        Lock icon From prison to house arrest
        80 18 AFP Mr Tin 00, vice-chairman of Myanmar's opposition National League for Democracy and the last senior NLD figure in prison, has been shifted to house arrest, a source close to his family said yesterday. Mr Tin Oo who is in his late 70s had been
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      Lock icon China store blaze claims 51 lives
      251 18 -AFP BEIJING A fire in a department store in north-east China's Jilin province yesterday killed at least 51 people and injured over 70, fire and hospital officials said. The blaze occurred at a five-storey Zhongbai department store in the city of Jilin at 11.20
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    • GLOBALroundup
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        Lock icon Oops! Cupid misfires
        163 27 Reuters An intimate Valentine's Day text message nearly caused a Malaysian couple to split when it went to a wrong mobile phone, a newspaper reported on Sunday. A 27-year-old man and his wife of two months were in a park in Seremban, off Kuala Lumpur, when his
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        Lock icon Shield for British Parliament
        145 27 -AFP The public gallery in Britain's House of Commons is to be sealed off from the rest of the chamber by a bullet-proof glass shield due to fears that terrorists might try to assassinate Prime Minister Tony Blair, a report said yesterday. The shield would block
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      Lock icon India-Pakistan talks on Kashmir to resume today
      249 27 AFP ISLAMABAD Pakistan and India return to the negotiating table after more than two-and-a-half years today in a bid to resolve the thorny Kashmir dispute, which has plagued relations since independence from Britain. The nuclear-capable countries have not discussed Kashmir since July 2001
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      163 19 O LIFE BEGINS AT 40: I I J SINGAPORE YOUTH V M If CHOIR CELEBRATES f 'UJ ACHIEVEMENT t^^^ LJ Come listen to the Singo ,i pore Youth Choir as they I i^J m^^^^^ 1 mark 40 years of achieve- —J B» I T J M ment in choral music
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      807 20 V Coolest Living Englishman jg^-pi* n >- n c 11 ll* vsr Bryan rerry-will make his '/wy ■"e-#!^^t ,',-r. only tour stop in Southeast y^*strr^^ tfi^^n, LVrffn^; Asia when he performs live rafjfe X taVl^ at Suntec City. Bryan Ferry is believed to be one of the W-Sfc- 9 most
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      712 24 for Identities", "Continuities in Traditions", and S "Contemporary I Perspectives". The JM contemporary artists whose tf^m works are on display include |^BL Nguyen Gia Tri, Fernando Amorsolo and S Sudjojono. Date: Till Feb 29 Time: 10am 7pm (Mon Sun); 10am 9pm (Fri) Venue: Singapore Art Museum Price: $3, $1.50 9rStk
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      835 25 Museum MOVING ON: Price: $3; $2 (Concession CONTEMPORARY for children) A CHINESE ART Enquiries: Call the museum /V L~ EXHIBITION at 6337 3888 J I. Ok ilfe This exhibition showcases ik fllfli _MIMm Chinese contemporary art SWEDENMADE DESIGN M|W *^t M through the works of 12 4STORIES U H jA
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      1215 26 PERANAKAN DINING Venue: DBS Arts Centre STH ASIA PACIFIC EXPERIENCE BS^Pi^M^^fl^^^^^B^^^^BtES^SjßSHKSßKfe'Sli^'^^V^^^^^^M Home of the Singapore DIGITAL ART The Tok Panjang exhibition is 133 <>i^K»fiß^^ &<t if^BVirl'l Repertory Theatre ANIMATION Peranakan formal dining BBS iPi^U Si Ticketing: Call SISTIC at SIGGRAPH (Special Interest experience (eoturinq IIb! A nf^f\rffC- H3 6348 5555
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  • COMMENTARY
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      Lock icon Will the Gandhi charm work?
      805 28  -  Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr Rahul and Priyanka are banking on their family name but its brand equity has waned considerably IT WAS an irresistible temptation for the media: The political outing of Priyanka Gandhi and brother Rahul last month. The Gandhi children toured Amethi, the
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      103 28 fret* I V TODAY is proud to be the host and organiser of the much-anticipated Small and Medium Businesses (SMB)/TODAY breakfast seminar series. The fifth breakfast seminar is on 27 FebrUCl Vy 2004. Speakers: Ms Chen Yew Nah Managing Director, DP Information Network "Credit and Financing for SMEs The myth
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      Orrico: Role model
      223 30  -  Zul Othman CHRISTIAN singer Stacie Orrico's mission is to prove that pop music has room for people other than pop "tarts" such as Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera. Nominated for Favourite Breakthrough Artist at Saturday's MTV Asia Awards, Orrico said: "The reason I don't dress trashy is
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      Walker: Hideous kinky
      267 30 ONLOOKERS at the MTV Asia Awards thought Suzanne Walker's bare-a-bra stunt was "tacky" and "disgusting", but the local radio DJ and singer said it was for a laugh. "No laws were broken. So there's no way they could nail me," she said. The vocalist, whose close friends
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      Cool & slick
      465 30  - Cool slick Janice Lee Rockin' good MTV Asia Awards WHILE some may have been inclined to be someplace else on Valentine's Day night, the kinky costumes, flashy sets, fancy lights made the Singapore Indoor Stadium the place to be as the stars on parade and the witty show hosts wooed
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      Lock icon Parting is such suite sorrow
      670 32  -  Tor Ching Li Unlike furniture, friends come and go, but do we ever really lose touch? 'T^HERE is a wooden kitchen table sit--L ting in my bathtub at home. That's right, one of those functional, 1970s tables with a marbled green acrylic top. Not that
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      Lock icon Peas in a pod
      320 34  -  Zul Othman Dark chapter inspired Black Eyed Peas WHERE Is The Love?, one of the most positive pop hits in recent memory, was apparently inspired by a rather dark chapter in The Black Eyed Peas history. As rapper Will.i.am told Today: "I was going to counselling
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      Gates a success despite stammer
      249 34 HE IS best remembered as the stammering one who didn't win the UK's Pop Idol contest in 2002. But for someone who is often seen as a God-fearing, clean-cut and polite charttopping crooner, 19-year-old Gareth Gates is no stranger to controversy. Back in March 2002,
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        Lock icon Lessons in life...
        738 35  -  Cindy Tong At Ngee Ann Poly, estate management student Sarah can learn about cloning and genes IT DOES not matter if you are an arts, business, or engineering student. At Ngee Ann Polytechnic, even undergraduates specialising in film and media studies are spending time in the classroom
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        588 36 The Gapz merges Chinese and Japanese cuisines to come up with truly unique delights PRESENTING Chinese dim sum Japanese sushistyle, The Gapz Dim Sum Sushi Bar has coined a new cuisine the "Chiapanese" cuisine, which is touted by the restaurant as a
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        Find out why Hua Ting has the Greatest Table
        284 37  -  Karman Tse FOR two years in a row, the Greatest Table award for best Cantonese cuisine and the Great Table award for dim sum went to Hua Ting Restaurant. Receiving the award on behalf of the Cantonese restaurant at Orchard Hotel
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      520 40 -AFP Former Tour de France winner found in hotel room, autopsy ordered RIMINI, Italy Former Tour de France winner Marco Pantani was found dead on Saturday in a hotel room in a chic seaside resort here. The 34-year-olds half-naked and cold body was found on the floor
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      Yankees stun baseball world by nabbing Rangers' A-Rod
      344 40 NEW YORK The Boston Red Sox couldn't pull off a blockbuster deal for Alex Rodriguez (picture), and now the American League's Most Valuable Player is headed to hated arch-rival, the New York Yankees. In a stunning move, the Texas Rangers have agreed
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      252 40 Reuters MELBOURNE A golfer born in Adelaide as a man will create a world first by playing in the women's Australian Open next month, the Sunday Herald Sun newspaper reported here. Mianne Bagger had sex-change surgery in 1995 after a
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      90 40 AFP LOS ANGELES Indiana Pacers guard Fred Jones (picture) won the NBA's slam-dunk contest for the first time despite narrowly failing to convert a pass from a friend in the crowd on Saturday (yesterday morning, Singapore time). Golden State Warriors guard Jason Richardson looked set to triumph for
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      Lock icon Big Daly can end 9-year barren run
      614 41 Reuters Controversial fan-favourite says he is still hungry after so many lows GOLF Buick International SAN DIEGO -John Daly appeared unfazed by his sudden rise to the top of a leaderboard, even though it has been nine years since he last won on
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      Lock icon Susilo wants quality sparring partners, eyes Olympics spot
      338 41  -  TANYO-HINN HE HAS been Singapore's No 1 badminton player for the past two years. But Ronald Susilo, the world No 18, feels he needs better quality sparring partners if he is to challenge the top ranked players. Speaking ahead of the 2004
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        Thongchai first, Mardan fourth
        68 41 YANGON Thongchai Jaidee (picture) marched to his second victory in two months at the US$2OO,OOO ($335,000) Myanmar Open yesterday after firing a 3-under-par 69 in the final round at Yangon Golf Club. American Andrew Pitts finished in second spot. Singapore-based Australian Unho Park was in third
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        58 41 BRUSSELS Belgian cyclist Johan Sermon has died in his sleep at the age of 21, news agency Belga reported yesterday. Sermon, of the Daikin team, appeared to have died of natural causes, his team manager said. It came a day after former Tour De France winner Marco
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        Davis wins with birdie
        61 41 SYDNEY England's Brian Davis birdied the final hole to win the NZ$l.5 million ($1.75 million) ANZ Championship at Port Stephens yesterday. Davis finished with a 7-under par round of 65 and 44 points to win the in the co-sanctioned Australasian European event modified stableford tournament. Last
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        Fish to meet Roddick in final
        62 41 SAN JOSE, California Third seed Mardy Fish claimed one of the biggest wins of his career when he beat Andre Agassi 5-7, 6-4, 6-2 for a place in the final of the San Jose Open. Fish will meet top seed Andy Roddick, who delivered
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        France, Wales start with wins
        93 41 LONDON France got the 2004 Six Nations Championship under way with a 35-17 win over Ireland in Paris on Saturday. Wales ripped apart Scotland 23-10. In a repeat of their World Cup quarter-final, France overcame a rusty start to score four tries and begin the
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      496 42  -  JOSE RAYMOND Lions looking for at least a draw against India EVEN the most ardent Singapore fan will agree the Lions do not stand a chance of progressing to the second round of the Pre-World Cup qualifiers. With only the top team moving on
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      Lock icon Anti-climax for Teo in Masters final
      287 42  -  Tan Yo-Hinn SINGAPORE'S top young bowler Valeric Teo was looking to round off her week in the best manner possible. After winning the all-events and girls' doubles (with Michelle Kwang) at the 12th title Asian Youth Tenpin Bowling Championships in Hong Kong, the 19-year-old
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      612 43 United fans oppose Glazer and Magnier amid takeover rumours MANCHESTER Many of the nearly 70,000 fans at Old Trafford for the Manchester Cup derby last Saturday were die-hard Red Devils. They have been through thick and thin at the club. Ever since the English Premiership was born,
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      445 43 LONDON Glenn Hoddle has moved to reassure James Beattie after the Southampton striker expressed his concerns about his former boss' potential return. Resentment ran high on the south coast after the former England coach's exit to Tottenham in March 2003 among players as well
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      398 44 Ranieri sings the Blues as Gunners move into the quarter-finals FA CUP, FIFTH ROUND Arsenal 2 Chelsea 1 LONDON Jose Antonio Reyes scored his first goals for Arsenal as they ended Chelsea's FA Cup ambitions for the fourth successive season. Chelsea looked comfortable for long periods in a
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      Lock icon Champions Tunisia want Lemerre to stay on as coach
      381 44 AFP FOOTBALL African Nations Cup TUNIS Tunisian football federation president Hammouda Ben Hammar will sit down with Roger Lemerre this week in the hope of hammering out a new deal after the French coach led the country to their first ever
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      386 44 LONDON Middlesbrough defender Gareth Southgate and Leeds striker Alan Smith were both recalled to the England squad by Sven Goran Eriksson for Wednesday's friendly away to Portugal. The Swede also included Aston Villa's Darius Vassell upfront, with Southampton's James Beattie missing
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