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CLOSE SHAVE SOUTHAMPTON crept into the fourth round of the English FA Cup early this morning with the narrowest of victories. The Saints (Southampton's nickname) scored their first win in the competition for almost four years by 1-0 over First Division Ipswich Town at Portman Road. Southampton will now move

Quarterfinals: TOMORROW (Singapore time): Bolton v Wimbledon Tranmere vBoro THURSDAY: West Ham v Aston Villa Leicester City v Leeds (Round 4) PREMIERSHIP: SATURDAY: Arsenal v Wimbledon Aston Villa vSheff Wed Bradford v Newcastle Leicester v Derby Liverpool v Coventry Borov Tottenham Sunderland v Saints Watford v Everton West Ham v

Gunners struggle MORE OFTHIS MORNING'S ENGLISH FA CUP ACTION ARSENAL slipped on a banana skin in the opening period but regained its poise at Highbury early this morning. It was a real struggle as the Gunners (Arsenal's nickname) beat Second Division Blackpool 3-1 in an FA Cup third-round match. The

Please release Kanu AFP. ARSENAL faces a new battle over its star striker Nwankwo Kanu. The Premiership club is trying to stop Nigeria taking him away for seven matches later this month. Nigeria wants him to join its training camp in Spain on Dec 22 for the African Nations' Cup.

Asian ALL-Stars ICONTROVERSY OVER THE USE OF STARRY NAME The next Asian All-Stars match is scheduled for mid-January in Teheran, the capital of Iran, to celebrate Iran's national anniversary. It is learnt no player from Asean has been shortlisted. Reports/^ Suresh Nair DONT recklessly use the term Asian All-Stars. It

TOUGH SANCTIONS n& Responding to The New Paper query, FAS vice nra Irl n president Ibrahim Oth man said Singapore's tournaments and matches are "always sanctioned by the AFC\ "We've always given adequate notice of our International calendar. We never have prODt€iif» Willi the AFC," he said. THE book will

ONLY SINGAPOREAN TO PLAY ASIAN ALL-STAR Itkvizsonc of the proudest moments of my career to be selected for the Asian All-Stars. In the *****, and competition levels were very toufffiMFor a playerfirom Malaysia or Singapore to hit the Asian limelight was close to a miracle. That'B why J felt tremendously

We are not in the red RUGBY: WHY SINGAPORE PULLED OUT OT TAIWANT TOUR By; Adam Hashidy THAT is the message that Terence Khoo, general manager of the Singapore Rugby Union (SRU) wants the puSlic to know. *A week ago, we were a little cash strapped. But the money has

I wasn't sacked David Lee clears the air S-LEAGUE: TAMPINES ROVERS SHAKE-UP By Peter Siow I WAS not sacked by the club. I left on my own accord. Former Tampines Rovers goalkeeper David Lee (left) wanted to make this point clear yesterday. This statement by the keeper came after reports

NOW Stan is banned for doing 76kph CAUGHT NEAR CLINIC WHICH TREATS HIS DEPRESSION SPEED KINGS IN ENGLAND YET another English football star has fallen into the traffic police's net. Aston Villa striker Stan Collymore was banned from driving yesterday after he was caught speeding. The footballer was on his

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