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    Pope's death felt around the world
    1060 1  -  Clement Mesenas Third World's downtrodden mourns loss of champion Foreign and Commentary Editor clement@newstoday.com.sg GRIEF swept across the world yesterday as more than 100,000 people packed the Vatican's cobblestoned square and surrounding streets for a huge open-air mass in memory of Pope John Paul
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    Lock icon It's all in the genes, says Miss S'pore
    538 1  -  Clarence Lim clarence@newstoday.com.sg TIGHTLY scheduled weeks of hard training and deportment classes were but a memory. First on the mind of 24-year-old veterinarian Cheryl Tay after being crowned Miss Singapore Universe 2005 on Saturday night was a typically Singaporean thought Food. "All
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      1 1 TOSHIBA
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      Lock icon President, PM offer condolences
      168 2 Shobha Tsering Bhalla SINGAPORE'S leaders, President SR Nathan and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, have both sent letters of condolence to His Eminence Cardinal Angelo Sodano, Secretary of State, The Holy See on the death of His Holiness Pope John Paul 11. In his letter, PM
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      Lock icon Bombs kill 2 in southern Thailand
      100 2 AFP BANGKOK Two people were killed and more than 40 wounded when three nearsimultaneous bombs exploded in southern Thailand's Songkhla province last night, police and hospital officials said. Two people died from a bomb blast at the airport in Hat Yai, the region's largest
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        From 'Who is he?' to revered leader
        708 3  -  Hilmi Toros Pope John Paul II persisted in his ministry to the end, teaching us a lesson in dying with dignity ISTANBUL "Ma, chi e> (Who is he?)" That was the question on the minds of many at St Peter's Square on the
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      How would Singapore react to terror attack?
      507 4  -  Derrick A Paulo Leadership, true information key to helping public cope: Expert derrick@newstoday.com.sg A TERRORIST attack may be the furthest thing from your mind when a football game goes to penalties, but one terrorism expert thinks the comparison is useful. Professor Herbert Huppert
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      Cruise-as-you-please around the French Riviera
      282 4  -  Patricia Yap IN A vote of confidence for Singapore's ship-building expertise, a leading cruise company chose Singapore's Keppel Shipyard to refurbish its first liner easyCruiseOne. The 289-feet-long ship left Singapore waters last week after spending six months at the shipyard. easy Cruise is one of
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      Lock icon State to assist would-be bank robber's family
      424 6  -  Derrick A Paulo Khoo episode indicates that needy are not turning to right channels HE TRIED to rob a bank and has been condemned to years in jail, but his family members will not be left high and dry. The family of Brian
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      MCYS to help weed out root of gambling addiction
      318 6  -  Derrick A Paulo MORE measures are under way to tackle gambling addiction in Singapore. They will be put in place regardless of whether a casino is built, Minister of Community Development, Youth and Sports Vivian Balakrishnan said yesterday. Speaking at a
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      Lock icon Arthritis hurts kids, too
      343 8  -  Sheralyn Tay sheralyn@newsto day, com. sg JOEL Si was just five years old when he was diagnosed with juvenile chronic arthritis OCA). That was 10 years ago, when awareness about the condition was so poor in Singapore that Joel's mother, Mrs Joyce Si, saw 14 doctors
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      Golden Shoe food centre revamp postponed for a month
      308 8 RENOVATION work at the food centre on the second and third storeys of the Golden Shoe carpark have been postponed "tentatively" for a month. A number of stallholders were left in a fix after letters from the National Environmental Agency (NEA)
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        CPF to mark golden anniversary
        55 8  -  Derrick Paulo The Central Provident Fund Board turns 50 in July and will launch several initiatives to celebrate. This will include organising an international conference on social security and publishing a commemorative book. Its anniversary webpage is at WWW.cpf.gov.sg and carries a video messaae from
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        Lock icon SAF continues to help Sumatra
        61 8 Channel News Asia The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) continues to assist the Indonesian authorities in carrying out relief operations in the earthquake-stricken areas in Sumatra. SAF Chinook helicopters have assisted in airlifting relief supplies to Nias, Teluk Dalam and Simeulue. The SAF medical team has
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      Lock icon No clear papal favourite
      444 10 Agencies VATICAN With Pope John Paul ll's death, a great guessing game has started in the Vatican: Who will be his successor? Informed wisdom suggests there is no frontrunner now. The conclave of cardinals that chooses the next Pope must decide whether to go for another
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      Lock icon Helicopter crash kills nine Australians on Nias mission
      282 10 -AFP GUNUNG SITOLI (Indonesia) Grief-stricken colleagues of nine Australians killed in a helicopter crash on an aid mission to quake-hit north-western Indonesia on Saturday vowed to continue their task even as Indonesians expressed shock at the new tragedy. The bodies of the
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      Lock icon Asia's Catholics mourn well-loved Pope
      343 10 Agencies MANILA In packed churches across the Philippines, hidden underground congregations in China and the quake-hit ruins of the Indonesian island of Nias, Catholics in Asia yesterday mourned Pope John Paul 11. In the Philippines where his 1981 visit is credited with sowing the seeds
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      Lock icon China's wooing of pariah states irks US
      362 12 AFP WASHINGTON The United States is becoming increasingly frustrated as nearly every country it tries to isolate for human rights abuses or impeding democratic freedom is being coddled by China. Itself branded one of the worst rights violators by Washington, China is stepping
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        Lock icon Woman to breastfeed tiger cubs
        63 12 AFP A lactating woman in Myanmar has volunteered to breastfeed a pair of endangered Bengal tiger cubs recently born at a Yangon zoo and separated from their aggressive mother, the Myanmar Times reported. Ms Hla Htay, 40, a mother of three including a seven-month-old baby,
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        Lock icon Baa baa big sheep
        57 12 AFP Shrek, a New Zealand sheep who won international fame a year ago with his substantial 27.5 kg fleece, has been left bleating in the background with the emergence of an even bigger woolly wonder. Fleece from Shrek 2 weighed 31 kg and measured three metres
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      Lock icon Myanmar 'rights abuses' worsening
      257 12 AFP MANILA Human rights violations have worsened over the past year in Myanmar and real democracy remains a distant reality in the Southeast Asian country, exiled pro-democracy legislators said yesterday. Members of the National League for Democracy (NLD), led by detained Nobel peace prize winner Aung
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      Lock icon Mugabe hopes to rule until 100
      533 14 Agencies Opposition refuses to accept flawed poll result but rules out mass action HARARE As fury grew at the apparentlyhuge discrepancies in the Zimbabwean elections, President Robert Mugabe joked that he hoped to stay in power until he was 100. However, all but his
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      Lock icon Iraqi MPs elect a Speaker at last
      243 14 AFP BAGHDAD Iraq's new Parliament elected a Speaker yesterday, ending finally fierce sectarian wrangling two months after the country's historic elections. The move came after an insurgent assault on the infamous US-run Abu Ghraib jail killed one rebel and wounded 44 US soldiers
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        Lock icon Communist rebels killed in southern Philippines
        83 14 AFP Seven communist guerrillas have been killed in separate clashes with government forces in the southern Philippines, the military said yesterday. Troops ran into a 60-strong group of New People's Army (NPA) rebels on Thursday near the southern city of Davao, triggering a gun
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        Syria to complete pullout from Lebanon by month-end
        65 14 Syria will complete the withdrawal of its troops from Lebanon by April 30, in accordance with a seven-month-old Security Council resolution, UN special envoy Terje Roed-Larsen said yesterday. "Foreign Minister (Faruq) al-Shara informed me that all Syrian troops, military assets and the
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        Lock icon Gambling crackdown in China
        102 14 "a AP Police carrying out a nationwide anti-gambling crackdown have arrested more than 1 0,000 people and closed about 400 illegal gambling parlours disguised as recreation centres for the elderly, the government said on Saturday. In the eastern Jiangsu province, police seized money and gambling equipment
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        Lock icon Taliban kill Afghan troops
        77 14 AFP Taliban militants stormed a government building in southern Afghanistan yesterday and killed nine Afghan soldiers in a two-hour gun battle before fleeing, officials said. The militants were in control of Helmand province's Deshu district headquarters, 700 km south of the capital Kabul, throughout the exchange
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        Lock icon Fear as Ebola-like virus spreads
        61 14 AFP Fear was stalking the streets of the Angolan capital Luanda yesterday as the deadly Ebola-like Marburg virus rampaged through northern provinces and moved closer to the city, despite frantic efforts by authorities and international experts to contain it. "Up until now, 145 people died
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      Focus On The Family
      267 16  -  Dr James Dobson Tbnsrs by, THE GAME OF LIFE When my daughter Danae was a teenager, she came home one day and she said, "Hey, Dad! There's a great new game out. I think you're going to enjoy it. It's called 'Monopoly." I just smiled. We
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      MORE BUS RIDERS' BLUES
      632 16 Hottalk news that moved you Yvonne Lim, Voices Editor THERE may be worse ways to start off the morning than by spending 25 minutes waiting for a bus but not many more, judging by the number of complaints that pour into the Today mailbox every week.
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      Alighting at front of bus? Tap card in 'Entry/Exit' mode
      323 16  -  KATHRYN LAU I Letter from Assistant corporate communications manager, Transit Link WE REFER to Mr Bernard Sim Choon Chye's letter, "Double charge mix-up" (March 31) and thank him for his feedback. We apologise to Mr Sim for any inconvenience and
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      Don't be harsh in judging employees who job hop, says employer
      308 18  -  GERALD ANGJOOHUAT I Letter from I REFER to the comments made by Mr Tan Kin Lian, CEO of NTUC Income, on the work ethics of employees (March 26 and 31). I do agree that, as with everything in life,
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      Remaking Orchard Road
      303 18  -  SULOCHANADASS LIM BOON HEE Mixed feelings and a call for creativity I Letter from I READ your report, "Orchard Road fairytale set to continue" (March 30), with mixed feelings. A total of four new plots of land are to be released for development, which to me is
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      Reward polite MRT passengers
      137 18  -  NELSON QUAH I Letter from I REFER to your report, "Small courtesies help Braddell MRT station clinch Station of the Year award" (March 31). I applaud the SMRT for recognising the efforts of its staff to make passenger travel pleasurable. SMRT should do something similar to
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      Lock icon A haven for the blind
      619 20  -  LEO LIM Sheralyn Tay ace in the cm I 45, busker THEY say Hong Kong is different from Singapore in many respects, but for disabled people like me, it is uniquely so. Perhaps you have seen me playing my keyboard in the Orchard Road underpass,
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      Greatronic CEO resigns
      714 22  -  Sol E Solomon His resignation comes about a week after chairman quits solomon@newstoday.com.sg TROUBLED Greatronic said in a statement to the Singapore Exchange on Saturday that chief executive officer Lim Kok Koon has resigned. In February, Greatronic's audit committee said that while probing into an outstanding $1.3
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      Lock icon The economic impact of bird flu
      226 22 Bloomberg THE economies of Singapore and Hong Kong would be most at risk of serious disruption from any pandemic of bird flu among humans, CLSA wrote in a report prepared for it by Bio Economic Research Associates. Both cities have a high number of
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        138 22 AFP SHARE prices are expected to continue trading in a narrow range this week, with concerns about volatile oil prices seen limiting gains, dealers said. "Sentiment is not exactly picking up as trading volumes are still thin," a dealer from a local brokerage said. "I think that investor interest
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 22 US$ 0.6034 UK£ 0.3206 Yen 64.896 HK$ 4.7056 RM 2.2928 Euro 0.4672 Rupiah 5707.9 Baht 23.669 Peso 33.014 A$ 0.7823 Indian Rs 26.398 Won 610.61 C$ 0.7326 Yuan 4.9938 NZ$ 0.8511 NTS 18.942
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        26 22 SGX, Bloomberg Gold uss/i 428.50 Silver uss/oz 7.03 Platinum uss/„z 862.80 Rubber ansAg 224.75 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1463.50 Brent crude uss/barrei 56.30 Information provided by
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        market BUZZ
        228 24 Want to 'walk away' with a Chevrolet? AS A celebration of the opening of its new eating outlet at Cuppage, the S-l 1 food chain is looking to give away a brand new Chevrolet car to the winner of its S-l 1 Walkathon Challenge. The endurance challenge will
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        DBS gets branch licence in New Delhi
        401 24 Also plans to scale up corporate and SME banking in India DBS Bank has received approval from the Reserve Bank of India for a new branch licence in New Delhi. Expected to open by the third quarter of this year, the New Delhi
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        Lock icon Output hike sought to calm oil prices
        218 26 ■AFP KUWAIT CITY The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) should start talks to consider pumping an additional 500,000 barrels per day (bpd) to calm soaring oil prices, said the cartel's president Sheikh Ahmad Fahd Al Sabah. "(On Friday) prices rose again to
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        Rising oil prices are a boon for Keppel Corp, SembMarine
        729 26  -  Dow Jones Rig-builders have billions of dollars in orders; will stay healthy for years RECORD-high oil prices are a bane for the global economy, but are turning out to be a boon for two Singapore companies that build rigs to
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        Lock icon Upbeat over economy, earnings
        727 29  -  Vasu Menon Fund managers slightly more positive about the outlook for the second quarter of 2005 news@newstoday.com.sg OCBC Bank's Wealth Management Unit recently polled 11 fund managers to seek their views on the investment outlook for the second quarter of this year and beyond. Aberdeen Asset
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        Approaching a potential employer
        678 30  -  John Bittleston OBJECTIVE: GET AN INTERVIEW. HERE'S HOW SUCCEED withß bittleston@btinternet.com WHETHER you are answering advertisements (not my recommended route to finding the right job) or approaching a potential employer out of the blue, there are certain basic rules you must follow. Your interviewer will be
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        20 30 It doesn't matter who you are, where you come from. The ability to triumph begins with you. Always.
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        Lock icon The balancing act
        735 31  -  Patricia Yap With dynamism and flair, Shelley Siu epitomises multi-tasking patricia@newstoday.com.sg TWENTY-FOUR hours a day just isn't enough for Shelley Siu. It is little wonder why. Mrs Siu sits on the board of four companies a human resource consultancy, a branding company formerly known as Corporate Charisma
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      518 32  -  Lim Kuan Chiang Worthy winner helps pageant come into its own kuanchiang@newstoday.com.sg MISS Singapore Universe, the pageant, has arrived. Singapore's premier beauty contest affirmed its status with a well-produced grand final on Saturday and, more importantly, deserving winners. It was the best local pageant
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      309 32  -  Elisa Chia IT was his dream to be a part of The Apprentice. But if he could turn back the clock, Chris Russo would not have anything to do with the show. "I wanted to have the opportunity to work with the
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      439 34  -  Zul Othman Not on your life, says self-described pop rocker Lavigne news@newstoday.com.sg FOR a singer whose initial rise to fame rode on the punk rock revival led by Sum 41, it is surprising that Canadian moppet Avril Lavigne is now denying her
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      442 34  -  Mervin Tay ON average, Louis Koo ponders for about four seconds before answering questions. This was a statistical observation during an interview with the Hong Kong actor last Thursday. The 34-year-old was in town to attend a fashion event hosted by
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      269 34 A VJ1111U1 J.WJ. V WAV. AP LOS ANGELES The green slime poured down on celebrities and fans alike on Saturday night at the raucous ceremony for the 18th annual Kids Choice Awards. Rapper-actor Will Smith kicked off the evening, organised and telecast in the
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        673 38  -  Kwen Ow Esplanade newcomer Aria seems poised for stardom food@newstoday.com.sg THE Esplanade may be Singapore's pre-eminent arts venue. But on days when there are no major performances, I'd be willing to bet that it attracts more food lovers than arts enthusiasts. Slowly but surely, the Esplanade
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      578 41 Agencies Olympic champion surprised after lowering world mark SWIMMING US World Championship trials INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana He is back to his devastating Olympic best Aaron Peirsol broke his own world record in the 100 m backstroke, gliding to a surprising 53.17 seconds in the American trials
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      430 41 NBA New Orleans 99 Miami 111 NEW ORLEANS Miami Heat coach Stan Van Gundy has no problems with Shaquille O'Neal and Dwyane Wade dominating teams like the struggling New Orleans Hornets. He's just wondering whether that formula will work as
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      728 42  -  ERIC DING It's been a tumultuous few weeks, but Goh insists Woodlands can still make trophy history this season sports@newstoday.com.sg WHAT began as a dream start has turned into a nightmare for Woodlands Wellington. Kicking off the season with easy wins over minnows Paya Lebar Punggol
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      465 43  -  JOSE RAYMOND jose@newstoday.com.sg INCOMING Woodlands Wellington coach Karim Bencherifa is confident that his new team will still be able to find their form and finish the 2005 NTUC Income-Yeo's S-League with at least one of the titles at stake. Speaking to Today
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      611 44  -  ERIC DING After four games, Poulsen appears to be doing the business at SAFFC sports@newstoday.com.sg SAFFC are the most successful club in the S-League, but the four-time champions have ended up trophy-less in the last two seasons. Aiming to set the record straight, the former kingpins
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      270 44  -  Eric Ding WHILE most of his team-mates were on holiday during the international break last week, Albirex Niigata striker Issey Nakajima (picture) chose to remain in Singapore for extra training sessions. It was not a case of the S-League pin-up
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        106 44 Italy's star striker Francesco Totti might have a kick around with Singaporean footballer players in June. Signed to an endorsement deal with Diadora in January, the AS Roma skipper could be part of the company's initiative to bring his team here en route
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        64 44 In a bid to inspire young footballers, the Football Development Academy (FDA), headed by former Tanjong Pagar United striker Hyrizan Jufri, have organised a series of events to promote the game. Singapore international and Woodlands Wellington star Daniel Bennett, who is also FDA's ambassador, will
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        67 44 Tampines Rovers defender Scad Muratovic (left) will make his fourth attempt at passing the S-League's mandatory Beep test at the Yio Chu Kang sports hall today. The Serbian and Montenegrin star is in confident mood having undergone intensive physical trainings during the past month. However,
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        55 44 With Chinese defender He Hongji ruled out through a long injury layoff, S-League cellar-dwellers Paya Lebar Punggol could sign 1 9-year-old midfielder Lijisheng to replace He. Li, a former Dalian squad player in China, should make his debut against SAFFC on Thursday once he clears his
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      483 45  -  ERIC DING sports@newstoday.com.sg IN any football league, strikers usually dominate the goal-scorers charts. In the S-League, Balestier Khalsa midfielder Akihiro Nakamura (picture) provides a rare exception at the top of the charts. Since arriving in 2002, the much travelled journeyman has represented four
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      870 46  -  JASMINE ZHAO Noraza's football love affair began 11 years ago with the Spore legend WHEN SINGAPORE striker Fandi Ahmad lifted the Malaysia Cup in 1994, she was among the delirious crowd, screaming herself hoarse in support of her country. That day, the teenager fell in love.
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      750 47  -  ERIC DING CLASH OF THE WEEK Young Lions v Woodlands Yishun Stadium Tomorrow, 7.30pm Coach Fandi not taking Woodlands for granted sports@newstoday.com.sg UNBEATEN at home for the whole of the 2004 season, the Young Lions rode on that record to finish in third place.
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      120 47 Toa Payoh Stadium Friday, 7pm Live on Channel News Asia BALESTIER Khalsa, the surprise S-League package of this season, will be seeking to clinch their fourth win on the trot. After beating Paya Lebar, Home and Sinchi in the last few weeks, the Tigers have the opportunity
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      111 47 Jurong Stadium Sunday, 7.30pm TWO consecutive lacklustre performances from Sinchi have driven vice-chairman Wang Jinhui to issue his team an ultimatum: They must finish in the top six. However, the Chilins' displays so far suggest that will be a difficult target to reach. Tampines, the reigning S-League
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      115 47 Jurong East Stadium Sunday, 7.30pm THESE are difficult times at Jurong East as Albirex have yet to register a win after four matches this season. After the White Swans overcame their scoring quandary, their problem now lies in their defence, held together by skipper Kenji Arai and
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      641 48  -  TAN YO-HINN Sevens boss Browne concerned after Singapore struggle against Thailand's pace IN BANGKOK yohinn@newstoday.com.sg THE draw for the Standard Chartered Sevens Singapore 2005 saw Singapore drawn in the same group as rugby powerhouses New Zealand and Australia and Asia's No. 2 team Taiwan. With
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      218 48 -AFP PRIMERA LIGA Villarreal 3 Athletic Bilbao 1 MADRID Villarreal kept up their challenge for a place in next season's Champions League with a 3-1 win over Athletic Bilbao on Saturday (yesterday morning, Singapore time). The three points see Villarreal, who were promoted to
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      361 48 AFP ROME The Italian sporting community, with whom Pope John Paul II always enjoyed a close relationship, has paid tribute to the late Pontiff who passed away on Saturday (yesterday morning, Singapore time). A keen skier, climber and footballer in his youth, he
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