Streats, 17 November 2001

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    21 1 STREATS Treats for the Streets SATURDAY 17 November 2001 Another quality publication of Singapore Press Holdings E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg MITA (P) 429/03/2001
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    Lock icon PM Goh outlines strategy to restructure economy Inno-nation
    580 1 BRIGHT ideas are what Singapore needs to shake off the economic downturn, Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said last night. The investment-driven strategy of the last 40 years needs to give way to an innovation-led campaign. A National Innovation Council, led by
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    Lock icon Q3 GDP down 5.6%
    100 1 morningri/sA SINGAPORE'S economy worsened in the third quarter as gross domestic product fell 5.6 per cent. On a quarter-on-quarter basis, the economy shrank 11 per cent, worse than the second quarter’s 9.7 per cent drop. All major sectors fared poorly against the previous quarter. Manufacturing fell
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  • Streatsmart local
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      Lock icon Healthcare board targets women
      349 2  -  2 new cancer screening programmes, more subsidie by ZUBAIDAH NAZEER GOOD news for women who care about their health. The age criterion for the Health Promotion Board’s (HPB) mammography screening subsidy will be reduced from 50 to 40 years. And the HPB will launch two cancer
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      Lock icon Dental care for secondary school kids
      69 2 THE Minister also announced the extension of the Dental Care Programme to secondary schools. By end of next year, eight dental clinics and 20 mobile ones will serve 80 secondary schools. In addition, HPB will invite private practitioners to provide their services to the
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      Lock icon Nepalese twins going home
      261 2  -  by 'ADAM HASHIDY AFTER more than a year in Singapore, Nepalese twins Ganga and Jamuna will return to Kathmandu tomorrow morning. The twins who were born joined at the tops of their heads were separated in a 97-hour operation at the Singapore General Hospital in April.
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    • news scan
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        Lock icon He stole to buy drug
        109 2  -  Deepa Vijiyasingam j AN Indonesian student stole his house' mate’s computer and sold it to pay for the illegal drug ice. Michael Wibisono, 19, took the $2,59£ laptop from a 17-year-old Chinese student’s room on Mountbatten Road on Oct 24. Wibisono wanted money, but he
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        Lock icon He stole from dad-in-law
        97 2  -  Deepa Vijiyasingam DANNY Chia Hock Lai stole the four HSBC cheques from the bedroom of his father-in-law’s Ang Mo Kio flat earlier this year, a court heard yesterday. Chia then filled in three of the cheques for a total of $16,500 and forged his father-in-law’s signature.
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        Lock icon Daylight snatch theft
        83 2 A SNATCH thief robbed a 71-year-old woman who was walking home at 9.30 am on Thursday. The woman felt someone shove her left arm and snatch her purse from under it as she walked along the void deck of Blk 54 Chai Chee Street. She ran after
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        Lock icon Burglar nets $l8,000
        63 2 A COUPLE living at Blk 93 Jalan Dua found their home ransacked when they returned at Bpm on Monday. About $lB,OOO in cash and jewellery were found to be missing from a bedroom cabinet. They said they had locked up when they left for work at Bam
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        Lock icon SIA to shed trainees
        73 2 SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) will not retain 114 cabin crew trainees. SIA said the decision yesterday follows earlier moves to suspend or reduce routes due to the global air travel slump. About half of the trainees are foreigners, mostly Malaysians. SIA said financial assistance will be given
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      Lock icon 25 to roll it on the river
      129 3 STREET performers from 25 countries will play along the Singapore River for two weeks from today to next Sunday, Nov 25. The buskers, including a juggler and a fire-eater, are here from Australia, Britain, Canada, Israel and the US for the fifth Singapore
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      Lock icon $180,000 treasure hunt on the Internet Can find, can win
      301 3  -  by KHUSHWANT SINGH THE can-do spirit is likely to infect thousands on Monday morning. That’s when they start to eyeball their computer screens, hunting for virtual cans in a treasure hunt to win prizes amounting to $lBO,OOO. Successful hunters could
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      Lock icon Our weather girl says...
      152 3 Our weather girl says A meteor shower is expected on Monday morning, so if there ever wai a good time to lose sleep for a few hours, that morning would be it. Between 2am and sam, you might be able to see the spectacular Leonid Shower in the skies to
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        Lock icon From today...
        75 3 There will be a bazaar at Geylang Serai until Dec 15, the Hari Raya Aidilfitri weekend. Jalan Pasarßaru (between Jalan Turi and Geylang Serai Road) will be closed to regular traffic 7pm-midnight Sundays to Thursdays and from spm on Fridays to 1.30 am Saturdays. Chinese Garden in Jurong
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        Lock icon Check this out...
        79 3 Check this out The aged should not miss this. The Senior Citizens'Carnival tomorrow will have workshops in all languages on active aging, e-lifestyle, healthy lifestyle and inter-generation relationships. It's at Jurong East Sports Complex, 21 [Jurong East St 13, I 7.30am-1 pm. It's free. J| Tel: 897-4600. SMRT will run
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      Lock icon Q3 non-oil domestic exports better than expected Economy may be bottoming out
      490 4 BETTER-THAN-EXPECTED trade fig ures for last month released yesterday buoyed hopes that the economy, which contracted 5.6 per cent in the third quarter, is nearing bottom, analysts said. Key non-oil domestic exports (NODX) fell 21.6 per cent last
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      Lock icon THIRD QUARTER REPORT CARD
      265 4 Good news Stable investments Manufacturing investment commitments amounted to $l.B billion, largely in the pharmaceuticals and electronics industries. This would create 6,084j0b5. Investment commitments in the services industries totalled $550 million, mainly for business headquarters, infocomm media and logistics. This would create 1,021 jobs. Expansion in
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      Lock icon Children enthralled as doctor 'talks dirty'
      373 4  -  by. ZUBAIDAH NAZEER ON Thursday, Dr George Forster talked dirty to children in a packed Science Centre auditorium. They were glued to their seats and giggling. They paid rapt attention as Dr Forster, a consultant with British research firm Science and Health Communications, explained
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      Lock icon Travellers taking shorter trips Holidays close to home
      303 5 THIS holiday fewer people are going far. Travel agents and airlines said Singaporeans are still snapping up holiday offers, but not venturing too far away from home. America and Europe used to be Singaporeans’ top holiday choices. But now they are picking
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      61 5 onekindact Zura Every morning I find it difficult to get a copy of Streats. But thanks to a colleague of mine, Cynthia, I always get to read it, because she brings me a copy. If you wish to highlight a kind act, no matter how small, write
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  • WAR
    • ...closing in
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        Lock icon Taleban leaders captured, Osama suspected to be in Pakistan
        270 6 Wire services IN a potential intelligence coup, Northern Alliance opposition forces on Thursday captured some senior Taleban leaders. But Osama bin Laden remained on the run despite US assertions it was “tightening the noose” on him. The latest development came as
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        Lock icon For Afghan warlords, loyalty remains fluid Foes to friends
        424 6 MAI DAN SHAHR, Afghanistan It was just before 11am, and Commander Abdullah was trying to negotiate a surrender. Two brothers, warlords in Wardak province southwest of Kabul, were ready to switch sides and recognise the authority of the Northern Alliance after
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        Lock icon Uneasy alliance
        255 6 KABUL The terror of the Taleban has been replaced by fear of a new round of blood-letting and ethnic cleansing as rival factions lay claim to Kabul. The Northern Alliance has stationed troops on every street corner. General Mohammed Fahim the Alliance’s military commander since the assassination of
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        Lock icon 'Wanted: Dead Osama'
        87 6 -AP* As US special forces try to fulfill President George W Bush's desire to get Osama bin Laden "dead or alive"many lawmakers say bluntly that dead is preferable. They are concerned about a trial, whether in open court or closed military tribunal. "Kill him. Shoot him. I
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        Lock icon Pentagon 'blues'
        69 7 The Pentagon is searching for a new colour for the food packets it is dropping over Afghanistan. It ruled out light blue because Afghans might object to a shade that dominates UN and Israeli flags, an official said on Thursday. The hunt began when the Pentagon realised that
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        Lock icon The Taleban's hasty retreat Strategy or rout?
        470 7 THE Taleban is turning out to be a paper tiger, some experts have said. A week ago, they looked a formidable fighting force; today they are in tatters, the Chicago Sun-Times said yesterday. Their retreat has come much faster and the troops’ lack
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        Lock icon Boost for Osama hunt as spy chief defects
        200 7 THE US has made a major breakthrough in its search for Osama bin Laden. The Taleban intelligence chief in Kabul has defected, the Times of London said yesterday. Taleban deputy interior minister Haji Mullah Khaksar stayed behind in his official residence in
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      Lock icon 'Only Muslim terrorists being targeted' Dr M sees 'war on Islam'
      337 8 -afp KUALA LUMPUR The US-led hunt for terrorists is turning into a war against Muslims, Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad said yesterday. “What cannot be denied is that only Muslim terrorists are being targeted,”he said at a twoday
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      Lock icon Qantas boss to give up big bonus
      201 8 -AP SYDNEY The CEO of Australian airline Qantas showed solidarity with suffering workers by forgoing a A 5500,000 ($480,000) performance bonus. Mr Geoff Dixon said other senior executives would also lose their bonuses as the airline announced an 18-month wage freeze and prepared
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      Lock icon Japan crime hits post-war high
      159 8 -AP TOKYO Reported crime in Japan shot up 12 per cent last year to its highest level since World War 11. Incidents of crime rose to more than 3.25 million in 2000, from about 2.9 million the year before, a Justice Ministry spokesman said. Theft
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      Lock icon The point of healing animals
      268 8 -AP BANGKOK She gets a great deal of satisfaction out of sticking sharp implements into animals. Krongthong Oraveerakul draws her joy from the relief she gives to the worried animals’ owners. The Bangkok veterinarian says five years of veterinary acupuncture study in Australia seems worth
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      Lock icon Chivalrous workers win fight
      204 8 -AP SYDNEY A group of male workers have won women colleagues the right to negotiate new wages and conditions. Some 80 male workers at paper manufacturer Carter Holt Harvey in Sydney’s southwest staged a five-day strike last week. The men had recently negotiated a 14 per
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      Lock icon Plan to put cloned embryos in 200 women 'We'll have human clones by Christmas'
      257 9 -AFP CHICAGO The first cloned human embryos could be alive “pretty soon”, a man involved in a project to clone humans said on Thursday. Dr Panayotis Zavos said the production of the cloned embryos would take
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      Lock icon FROM ZERO TO ZEROES:
      51 9 Powerball winner David Edwards and his fiance, Shawna Maddux, posing in front of their new home and luxury car in Florida on Wednesday. Mr Edwards won US$27 million ($49 million) net in the Powerball lottery. He has given US$7OO,OOO, so far, to those who need it
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      Lock icon Microsoft launches Xbox
      223 9 -AFP Washington Microsoft’s Xbox was launched in the US this week. It’s a rival to Sony’s Play Station 2 and Nintendo’s which debuts in the US tomorrow. Xbox, which will hit Asia in February, was on the shelves in ’bore than 15,000 US stores by Thursday. Many
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    • weird world
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        Lock icon Japan doll is pregnant
        83 9 Reuters JAPAN'S version of “Barbie” is pregnant. Toymaker Takara has launched a pregnant edition of its wildly popular Rika-chan doll. When bought, the long-haired, wide-eyed doll is clearly expecting, complete with maternity dress and rounded belly. Delivery of the baby comes some two weeks later, after
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        Lock icon Firm's fowl play
        97 9 Reuters A THANKSGIVING promotion by a Los Angeles car parts salvage company got a roasting from animal activists. Glenn McElroy, of Pick Your Part salvage yards, bought 320 turkeys for customers to chase in his yards. If they caught one, they could pay 25 US cents (46
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        Lock icon $12,000 for stolen mutt
        94 9 Reuters A MAN is willing to pay Cslo,ooo ($11,540) for the safe return of his abducted mongrel. Gord Gates, who is offering the reward, has been searching for a month for Terry, a cocker spaniel-poodle cross.The“cockapoo” vanished during a walk with a family relative, Mr Gates
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        Lock icon Fancy a 7m bike ride?
        65 9 LEEDS City Council is wasting money on a cycle path just 7m long, said locals, who call it the Path To Nowhere. The bright red path runs in a semi-circle on a wide pavement outside terraced houses. The Council say a lot of thought went
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        Lock icon Why he should bathe her
        92 9 AN elderly English woman has lost her home help because she does not want to be bathed by a man, BBC News Online reported. Two weeks ago the local council told Mrs Una Penny, 93, a man would be taking over her carer’s duties including
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      Lock icon Presidental power
      249 10 Putin still practices judo, is proud of his KGB service and loves Russian classics -AP NEW YORK Russian President Vladimir Putin, who holds the equivalent of a black belt in judo, said he loves the sport “tremendously” and still practices regularly. Answering questions yesterday in a phone-in on
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      Lock icon Chen wants to seek China roots
      229 10 Reuters TAIPEI Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian has offered to visit China to search for his family roots, his office said on Friday. I In an interview that was I recorded on Thursday and Twill be broadcast to China later this month, Mr Chen said
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      Lock icon NZ PM wed for convenience
      176 10 -AP WELLINGTON New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark married her partner Peter Davis in 1981 for political reasons and wept on her wedding day, according to an authorised biography. Helen: Portrait of a Prime Minister, written by former broadcaster and Labor publicist Brian Edwards, was
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      Lock icon We two kings
      671 11  -  by YVONNE KWOK Romantic Lee Hom HE'S the man who declares himself a “romantic” and what’s more, he’s even best known for his self-composed romantic ballads. Still, reporters couldn’t help but be overwhelmed by the overly romantic tone of Taiwanese crooner Wang Lee Horn’s press conference yesterday
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      Lock icon One wild series
      300 12  -  MandaiZoo will feature in a 13-part series on cable channel Animal Planet starting late next year. Lovely orange-haired leading lady Ah Meng will be the star by YVONNE KWOK SINGAPORE'S very own Ah Meng will soon appear on TV all over Asia and in places as far
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      • Must-see TV
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          Lock icon MISS WORLD 2001 FINALS
          63 12 Saturday, 10pm, TV Works In its 51st year, the Miss World contest remains one of the most popular beauty pageants. Its 106 contestants far outreach the Miss Universe one, and its Beauty With A Purpose campaign has raised more than $lOO million for children’s chari-ties. Hosted
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          Lock icon HAPPY FAMILY
          66 12 Saturday, 7pm, Channel U Channel U’s first period sitcom has orphaned, widowed, tailor Yuan Da Wei (David Gan) being parent to his two younger sisters (Constance Song and Kym Ng) and his own two children (Apple Hong and Sean Lee). On the one hand, he wants to marry
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          Lock icon SNAP!
          36 12 Saturday, 7.30 pm, Channel U In The Cup Runneth Over Kym and Bryan look for Singapore’s bustiest women. Watch how Bryan gathers his courage to approach the wellendowed women, and meet the super E-Cup Queen.
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          Lock icon GREEN GREEN GRASS BY THE RIVER
          65 12 Sunday, 4pm, Channel U So it’s been shown before. Who cares? Qiong Yao’s melodramas are always good sob-value. Young Qing Qing is forced by her brother and sister-in-law to become an old man’s concubine. Poor little girl Xiao Cao is tortured by her aunt.
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      Lock icon Catch stars and ducks
      223 15  -  by EIKTHA MURLI KHEMLANI HERE'S a chance to get up close to Media Works artistes Bryan Wong and Ah Girl Cynthia Lee, and DJs from UnionWorks’ new station, WKRZ9I.3FM. Just come on down to the Millenia Walk roadshow today at Ipm for a day of fun,
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      Lock icon He's the 'sexiest man alive'
      228 15 PIERCE BROSNAN, aka James Bond, has been picked as People magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive this year. The magazine has traditionally picked so-called bad boys for the title past inductees have included George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise and the original Bond, Sean Connery. But it
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      Lock icon Kidman, Cruise reach secret pact
      165 15 DIVORCED superstars Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman have reached a friendly agreement on how to divide their wealth and share custody of their two children, their lawyers said on Thursday. “This was done to ensure the best interests of their children were protected,” they said,
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      Lock icon Back to beers
      548 16  -  Premium alcohol like wines and hard liquor have taken a back seat as beers become the preferred choice among cost-conscious party-goers by i CARAVAN MIRIAH WITH revellers tightening their belts these days, entertainment outlets have noticed a drop in orders for hard liquor. Fancy cocktails priced above
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    • easyStreats sports
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        Lock icon Lewis favoured to beat Hashim this time Seeking lost lustre
        469 17 -AFP LAS VEGAS Lennox Lewis seeks more than the heavyweight world title when he challenges Hashim Rahman in a championship rematch today (tomorrow, Singapore time). He seeks to regain the lustre he lost when Hashim knocked him out on April
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        Lock icon Lakers maintains winning streak
        218 17 -AP CHAMPIONSHIPS Houston Rockets 97 LA Lakers 98 J Houston During overtime, the Los Angeles Lakers gave the basketball to Shaquille O’Neal. As a result, it hasn’t yet lost, seven games and nearly three weeks into a season that went from mundane to mad in hvo
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        Lock icon Tiger gets ready to pounce
        107 17 •GOLF -AFP GOTEMBA, Japan Michael Campbell and David Smail combined smoothly to fire New Zealand into a four-shot lead in the World Cup team competition. The Kiwi duo followed up a nine-under 63 in the opening four-ball with a flawless 66 in yesterday’s foursomes to
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        Lock icon Singapore squad for futsal
        93 17 •soccer THE Football Association of Singapore named its 16-man squad for the Tiger 5s futsal tournament yesterday. Six players were dropped from the original list of 20, including goalkeeper YazidYasin, Tan Kim Leng, Hafizat Jauharmi, Razali Johari, A Sivakumar and Syed Fadhil. Geylang United goalkeeper Shahril
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        Lock icon Beckham, Figo, Raul nominated for World Player of the Year Three of the best
        428 18 Wire services LONDON Will David Beckham walk away with the golden double? That was the thought uppermost in fans’ minds after he was nominated for the Fifa’s World Player of the Year award on Thursday. Other
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        Lock icon Rivaldo to focus on Liverpool tie
        174 18 Wire services BARCELONA Barcelona star Rivaldo has been given permission to miss the weekend Spanish league clash with Las Palmas so that he will be fresh to face Liverpool in the Champions League. He said: ‘T am focusing completely on that match and will
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        Lock icon Beckenbauer tips France or Argentina to win World Cup 'England has no chance'
        352 19 Wire services LONDON Franz Beckenbauer has written off Germany and England’s chances of winning next year’s World Cup, and believes that his country would avenge its recent humiliating defeat if the two sides meet during the 2002
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        Lock icon Mccarthy: They are all heroes
        299 19 Wire services TEHERAN Ireland coach Mick McCarthy’s thoughts turned to home after his side booked its tickets to the World Cup finals. He has presided over two previous play-off failures ahead of World Cup 1998 and Euro 2000. After his success, in spite of a
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        Lock icon Venables: Australia can make it this time
        297 19 Soccer TALK -AFP STREATS will launch its second column on the English Premiership on Monday. Soccer Talk by TAN KIM HAN will provide readers with incisive commentaries, talking points or player profiles of the weekend that was. Last month, it launched Soccer Smart,
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        Lock icon Sol and a prayer
        488 20  -  Soccer SMART by LIM HAN MING GLENN Hoddle will be saying a silent prayer before the powderkeg clash against Arsenal today. Nope, the Tottenham Hotspur manager is not praying for the safety of former Spurs captain Sol Campbell (right), who returns to the club for the
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        Lock icon The match-ups
        455 20 n'ODAY: Aston Villa v Middlesbrough Head-ffrhead. Villa won 57, Boro won 35, Draws 29 Sept 23: Boro 1 Villa 1; Feb 10: Villa 1 Boro 1 Last six league matches: Villa WWLWWL; Boro DLDWLW Villa Mellberg, Merson fit. Boro Campbell injured, Ince suspended; Okon, Schwarzer on WC duty.
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      90 17 Inthelivingroom BASKETBALL: NBA: LA Clippers v Toronto Raptors (Star Sports Ch24,11.30am). GOLF: WGC World Cup of Golf, Japan (City TV, Ipm). RUGBY: International friendly: Ireland v New Zealand (City TV, 10.30 pm). SOCCER: EPL: Blackburn Rovers v Liverpool (7.50 pm), Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal (10.50 pm- ESPN Ch 23. Manchester
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