The New Paper, 26 August 1999

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  • 25 1 the new paper THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 1999 Another quality publication of Singapore Press Holdings http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg MITA (P) 062/04/99 60 CENTS O 1 the new paper
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  • THENEWSTODAY
    • 863 2  -  Two years after tragic MI 185 crash, Silk Air says: 'Suicide is not the conclusion at this point, but it could be a cause.' By Melvin Singh, Ng Boon Yian, Carol Leong And Matthew Thommen YOU ARE now on board Flight
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    • 105 3 PILOTS WOES "There were indications that, at the time of the accident, the pilot-in-command (Captain Tsu Way Ming, left) was facing financial problems, and had experienced several company disciplinary actions." —From the crash investigators'interim update report CONTROLS RESET: "At impact, the horizontal stabiliser had a nose-down
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    • 471 3 A DAY after Silk Air Flight MI 185 crashed nearly two years ago, an unnamed Indonesian official was quoted as saying: "He's a good pilot. He knows what to do." Now, Captain Tsu Way Ming, who was 41 at the time of his death,
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
    • 429 4 SILKAIR CRASH INVESTIGATIONS ITS tired. It's old. All they want are answers so that they can have some sense of closure. But the families of those who died in the Silk Air crash are hearing the same things over and over again. Mrs Junitha Majeed felt that
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    • 582 4  -  COMMENT MELVIN SINGH IT was something 1 thought was impossible. I have been reporting and following up on the Silk Air crash story from the time it happened in December 1997. Somehow, the suicide theory was not in my books. I just
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 294 5 THENEWSTODAY WKy you speak like fnaf? Some Singaporeans still think there's nothing wrong with the form of English they speak. But, as humour columnists MIKE CHUA and HUP show, Singlish can make little sense to foreigners /Paulsen, before we sign the Er... I'm not so sure about that, Because they
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  • QUICKNEWS
    • 204 6 m CHAT-LINES YOU won't see any more advertisements for chat-lines on Singapore TV from next month. That's because the Media Corporation of Singapore has decided to pull the plug on such advertising. The Media Corp owns the Television Corporation of Singapore, the Radio Corporation of Singapore,
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    • Article, Illustration
      44 6 Hr Indonesian President BJ Habibie taking Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir's arm after a two-hour meeting In Malaysia on labour and other issues. Dr Mahathir also said after the meeting that he still wished to be Prime Minister. Picture/ New Straits Times
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    • News Break
      • 66 6 I COURT MR KEVIN Joseph Gaughan, 37, a British seaman, is suing P&O Nedlloyd and its contractor for more than $1 million. He claims that his workplace was not safe. He was told to lift a 186-kg antenna on May 27 this year But the three workers
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      • 52 6 CINEMAS THE 10-screen Studio Cinemas Causeway Point ran its last reel on Tuesday. Landlord Centrepoint Properties has seized the seventh-floor Woodlands shopping mall premises. It is believed that they failed to pay rent. The cinema operators could not be reached for comment. Golden Village may take over
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      • 60 6 1 EDUCATION 1 THIRTEEN new secondary schools will start running from next year. Most of them are in HDB new towns such as Pasir Ris, Sengkang and Yishun. The new schools are necessary because of the shifts in population, the Education Ministry said. It will also allow all
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      • 60 6 I BRITAIN THE man who abandoned his baby daughter at a Leeds police station so he could jet off on holiday has insisted he acted in his daughter's best interests. Former professional footballer Wayne Jackson, 35, blamed Chloe's mother for not collecting the child as arranged last
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      • 63 7 crTme A FATHER, 58, and his daughter, 20, are facing the death penalty after being arrested for drug dealing. They were arrested along with two other men when the drug squad raided a flat in Geylang yesterday. Police found I.4kg of heroin there. Tuesday saw the arrest of
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      • 62 7 COLISION WHY did a cruise liner and a container ship collide in the English Channel on Monday? Experts, who began nvestigating hours after the Norwegian Dream cruise ship and the Ever Decent cargo vessel ploughed into each other at night, are puzzled. The sky was clear, and the
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      • 62 7 MALAYSIA JOHOR Barn's crime rate is too high, says Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Abdul Ghani. It is the second time in two weeks he has raised the issue, saying it gave the state a bad image. He was concerned about the number of motorbikes being stolen and
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      • 66 7 THE US MORE than 1,000 guns bought from the public in one day. That's what the police in US capital Washington saw on Monday in response to their gun buy-back scheme. It lets the police buy weapons from gun owners. It was so successful 1,164 weapons were bought
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    • 26 6 The Dow Jones industrial average rose 42.74 points yesterday to close at 11,326.04. The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite index closed up 1.93 percent at 2,805.60.
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    • 52 6 International Herald Tribune: Bosnian Serb general is arrested in Vienna The New Straits Times: 4.1% growth in GDP for second quarter Asian Wall Street Journal: South Korea seeks to curb top conglomerates' clout BBC news: The US has welcomed the arrest of General Momir Talic on war
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    • 138 7 in FSHSus REAL estate developers want the Government to be cautious in its coming J anC J 5^(03, Representatives from the Real Estate Developers' Association of Singapore met National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan earlier this month, reports The Business Times. At the meeting, both the Hong Leong
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    • 64 7 The Straits Times: 'Human action' might have caused SilkAir Ml 185 crash The Business Times: Developers urge Govt to be cautious in land sales Uanhe Zaobao: Unlawful 'human action* might have caused SilkAir Ml 185 crash Berita Harian: SilkAir: 'Human intervention' RCS morning news: Unlawful 'human intervention'
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    • Article, Illustration
      4 7 Tongue ClǤek
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    • 74 7 Phua Chu Kang actually speaks some English, Singlish and doesn't Use bad words. Some contractors are definitely worse f. they use foul language. Mr Chua Choon Ling, general manager ofYeo's Soon Loi General Construction Company, on whether Phua Chu Kang (played by Gurmit Singh) gives contractors a bad
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
    • 1093 8 When siblings grow up and marry, they lead their separate lives, bump into each other only occasionally and generally grow apart, right? Not always. NG WAN CHING meets an extended family whose members have been living in
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    • 160 9 SO how do you help the elderly lead more comfortable and meaningful lives? Not everyone is as fortunate as Madam Su Chay Yeng, who has all her children and grandchildren living around her. A work group from the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Ageing Population has come up
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    • 493 10 Studies and business do mix ask Alex (right) While classmates were burying themselves in their books, just weeks before the final examinations, Mr Alex Loo Liat Wah was busy clinching deals and sniffing out business prospects. And while they are at their convocation at the Kallang Theatre today, the outspoken
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    • 136 10 OTHER young technopreneurs: Mr Leonard Chong Slow Kwang, 28; He is to get a Master's degree in Applied Science tomorrow. Together with two other friends, he started AudioTßlP.com. The company's website, www.audiotrip.com.sg, is a virtual community that promotes local music. It features many unsigned local
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    • SPEAK UP YOUR FORUM
      • 78 12 muifmuif Student Jean Foo, 17, who picked Zhonghua Secondary, a neighbourhood school close to her home in Ang Mo Kio which has topped the lists of 20 value-added schools since 1995: I am lucky to have landed in Zhonghua, because my school makes dreams come true. Like me,
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      • 264 12 Our report (TNP, Aug 11) highlighted the plight of Angelica Sharon Leongkong, 10, and her sister, Michelle, eight. Their Indonesian mother is married to a Singaporean. The two could not get into any local school because they didn't get student passes. Their stepfather, Mr Johnny Lim,
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      • 161 13 Rodani (e-mail) I AM a fan of M Nasir's and I went to his concert on Aug 20. I would first like to thank journalist Seto Nu-Wen on her article about my favourite artist. Unfortunately, her report about the concert was not accurate. Ms Seto
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      • 13 13 THANK you for pointing it out. It was my mistake.
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  • 499 14  -  ON THE JOB WHERE TO LOOK WHAT TO ASK FOR HOW TO COPE By Ng Wan Ching SHE may be deaf. But Miss Jessica Loo, 20, can do office work, like normal people. Even though it's only as a temp, for the time being. Initially, she
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
    • 443 16  -  Police spot two men behaving suspiciousty. Decide to check them out One of the men flees and jumps into Kallang River Swimming halfway across, he drowns By Ng Boon Yian Azhar Ghani THE man is believed to have just been released from detention.
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    • 90 16 POLICE officers were checking on Mohadmed Eunos and another man at Block 67, Geylang Bahru at about 1 pm on Tuesday for suspected drug use. But Mohadmed managed to run away. The policemen gave chase, but lost sight of him near Block 65, Geylang Bahru, police said.
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  • WORLDTODAY
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    • 298 17 FALUNGONG Source: Wire services. MORE than 50 Falungong leaders have been arrested since China banned the controversial sect last month. The sect's core members "must be punished in accordance with the law", said a circular issued by the Communist Party and Cabinet. The
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    • 357 18 Source: AFP, The Nation. THAILAND'S Prime Minister and the police had been calling for him to give himself up. The Buddhist abbot charged with embezzling millions in temple funds had been holed up since Monday at his Dhammakaya temple complex outside of Bangkok. As many as 10,000
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    • 102 18 HE rode around in limousines, wearing sunglasses. It was not unusual for temples to ask for donations, but Phra Dhammachayo used modern marketing and teams of volunteers. At mass rituals, the monk's sermons told them to hand over cash to be able to meet Buddha in Heaven. Followers
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  • WORLDTODAY
    • 330 20  -  ...just in case EAST TIMOR ALERT By Peter Wilson REPORTING FROM SYDNEY AUSTRALIA is massing combat troops at its northern city of Darwin. Its not-so-secret destination: The Indonesian province of East Timor. But no one is saying so, The Sydney Morning Herald reported today. The biggest
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    • 84 20 THE trouble started 24 years ago when Indonesia invaded Catholic East Timor after its Portuguese colonial master left. For years, Indonesia insisted that East Timor would forever be part of the country. But thanks to President BJ Habibie's new policy, its 430,000 people will be allowed the decide
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    • 190 20 A MURDERER who spent 19 years in a US prison just could not cope with the modern world when he escaped. He stole a car, but when it ran out of petrol, he kept stealing others as he didn't know how to use the
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    • 457 21 Source: Wire services. THEY treated Miami airport as their smuggling paradise. After all, they had special airport clearance working as baggage handlers and food contractors for American Airlines. There were others allegedly in on the deal including an agriculture inspector, a sheriffs helper and
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  • 398 22 MALAYSIATODAY The hearing of Malaysian businessman Datuk Abdullah Hishan (above, right) against former newscaster Sharma Kumari Shukla (above, left) took on another twist yesterday. Datuk Hishan, who is being cross-examined by Sharma's lawyers, said he received death threats in frightening ways... Source: Bernama THREE dead black
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    • 428 23  -  [By 1 Hazel Tan REPORTING FflOMi«hGK<%B 1 work and I thumbs down for sdme of his Or crediting his co-star Aniki Jinjbr the success of hiiynovfif Anna Magdalene, It paid off. He has since performed creditably in such movies as The Storm Riders and Anna Magdalena. Up
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    • 297 24 YOU would know how big a star Aaron Kwok is if you had attended his press conference, held over a six-course dinner, in Hongkong last week. Top brass from Warner Music graced the event at the Regent Hotel. More than 100 media representatives were present, including
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    • 85 24 THE Millennium Bomb, expected to cost $3.5 million, is slated for release here and in Hongkong for the coming Chinese New Year. It will be directed by Hongkonger Gordon Chan, of Jackie Chan's movie, Gorgeous. It is written by Stu Zicherman, who also wrote Jackie Chan's upcoming Nosebleed.
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    • 577 25  -  By Seto Nu-wen IRENE Ang says people might think she's a "siao char boh" (mad woman). Because she has been talking to herself lately. But relax, she has not gone bonkers. She's just getting into character for her role in the new season of the play
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    • 169 25 PULL up a chair and join in the dinner party because Ah Kong and his brood are partying again! Ah Kong's Birthday Party, which ran for a record nine weeks in July last year, is starting its run again. This time, the party is moving to
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    • Article, Illustration
      131 26 FELICITY star Amy Jo Johnson (right) found her starring role in TV movie Sweetwater: A True Rock Story hitting a bit too close to home. In the film, her character's mother dies of cancer, which made her recall memories of her mother's death from cancer. "I was a
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    • 168 26 SPEAKING of presences, Halle Berry (left) had an uncanny moment while making Introducing Dorothy Dandridge, a TV movie about the actress who died in 1965. Dandridge, the first black actress to be nominated for a Best Actress Oscar for Carmen Jones, was found dead in the bathroom of
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    • 110 26 COMEDIAN Jerry Seinfeld (above) had a holiday with his girlfriend, Jeseice Skier, in Italy, then dumped her. "Jessica wanted to turn our vacation into a honeymoon," Star quoted him as telling a friend. "She kept nagging me to get married. I had no choice but to tell
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    • 309 26 CONTEST 1 HE'S got the moves and the voice, and he will wow 300 fans on Sunday. We're talking about Latin American hunk Ricky Martin, who will be in town for a private showcase at a secret venue. Two lucky readers of The
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  • 487 27  -  spotlight WHAT: Wheel athon '99. WHERE: Starts at National Stadium East Entrance. WHEN: Sunday, 7.30 to 11.30 am. REGISTRATION FEE: $10 per participant. Participants can walk or use their wheelchairs to cover the 3-km stretch. Each participant gets a T-shirt and a cap. Those
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  • 442 28  -  e t cetera WITH DAVE ANG FOR years they had endured sheep and pigs and chicken. So when the cows came home, there was much celebration. The TV people, who had carefully trimmed their beards which grew long during all that waiting into fashionable goatees,
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  • Page 28 Miscellaneous
    • 119 28 COMICRELIEF The Concrete Jungle/Colin Goh LDON6,I'I*\CFF. IVFABI6 I lIWRESSWE*. IffWIUAV, I HALLO' 9 I'm LOCKED HOOCDMEfaJ'fie HEWNG lOOWflKE" CO&LUCK} +t-lAUI OOTOFIWFLAT/WD JRSB*- ffiSSS (S 2Ma^/^BJTSm i r— l ®systt Kgasss Calvin and Hobbes/Bili Watterson I M5L' *t'RE BtCCDTWIRSTf W*ST, It 9MWN OOGS• HERE. K— r PfcMtS-' _> HWSV WE. JOU.I
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  • 557 29  - Cool career, even Ihough it's hot By Tan Shou Min CAREER CHOICE By Tan Shou Min HE was hired as a baker's apprentice, but was told to sweep floors instead. He was determined to learn how to bake, however. So he paid close attention to the chief baker in the
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  • 499 31 FROM PAGE 31 CAREER CHOICE What qualification* do you need to be a baker? If you want to learn under me, there are only these conditions: One, you cannot be scared of getting dirty, and you must be willing to touch oil, eggs,
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    • 233 32 Career Choice An established distributor for FLUKE electrical and electronics instruments has a vacancy for: Requirements: ITC/ Diploma in Electrical/ Electronics Engineering Industrial sales experience would be an advantage Those without sales experience are welcome to apply Possess own car An attractlce salary/ commlslon package will be available to the
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    • 594 46 YESTERDAY'S GOING AT IPOH: YIELDING Cop Hero 36.2 Three Lucky 39.5 Golden Smile 36.4 Pebble Beach 38.5 Chinese Hero 42.1 Magnificent Fleet 35.6 Triple Six 36.9 Imperial Command 39.4 NST. COP HERO underlined his chances of scoring his maiden win in the Class 5 Div
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    • 366 46  -  By Danny Khoo A DREAM come true. That is how South African jockey Patrick Wynne described the turn of events the past two weeks. And understandably so. Until Aug 12, the 41-year-old had not ridden in a race for two years. He has since
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    • 244 46 NST PENANG-BASED trainer John Sargent's Noryn's Pride is the only Class 3 newcomer entered for the Perak Turf Club August/Septmber Meeting starting in Ipoh on Saturday. Racing as Fabulous back home, four-year-old bay New Zealand-bred filly by Vice Regal out of The Pulvereyesor raced
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    • 457 47  -  WHAT'S ON TODAY (2nd round): Women's singles: Camilla Martin (Den) v Melissa Claire Soegeng(Sin) YeZhaoying (Chn)v Karolina Ericsson (Swe) Gong Zhichao(Chn)v MihoTanaka (Jpn) Kelly Morgan (Wales) v Chan Ya-Lin(Tpe) Mette Sorensen (Den)vHeike Schoenharting (Ger) (3rd round): Men's singles: Peter GadeChristensen (Den)vßashid Sidek(Mas) Fung Permadi (Tpe)v Heryanto
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    • 205 47 IT was easily the most exciting match of the day. Defending champion H Hendrawan of Indonesia had to come up with all he had to defeat Saman Ismail of Malaysia in the second round. Trailing the unseeded Saman 9-14 in the deciding set, Hendrawan looked certain
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    • 527 48  -  SAFFC4 (V Selvarq 16th min, Mirko Grabovac 27th and 63rd, Ahmad LatifT 48th) Main sponsor: SAF Rocnittmont Csntrs Equipment sponsor Asics GOMBAK UNITED 0 Mala sponsor Shakey's Pbza Fnuinm«nt snonsor Umbra u Reports/ Peter Siow HE was on a spying mission and not afraid
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    • 211 48 DESPITE his demotion from the S-League to the youth squad, coach Dean Wheatley will remain at Marine Castle until the end of the season. The 42-year-old Englishman, who is away in Indonesia for a week's holiday, will start work with the various age-group squads.
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    • 246 49  -  SEMBAWANG RANGERS 2 (Joselito da Silva 6th, Tawan Sripan 63rd) Main sponsor Hyundai Group Equipment sponsor. Grandsport TAMPINES ROVERS 2 (Roniwardi Mamsa 16th, Marko Kraljevic 35th) Main sponsor Star Cruises Equipment sponsor Umbro BY Peter Siow THAILAND'S Tawan Sripan carried on the
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    • 539 50 COVENTRY 1 UVE John Aloisi 80th min MAN UNITED 2 by Paul Scholes 63 irrrnrv I f\\hl Dwight Yorke 75 JEFFREY LOW D WIGHT Yorke must have been hurt hurt so bad that he's coming back with a vengeance, all guns-a-firing. Yes, no prizes for guessing how
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    • ARSENAL 2 BRADFORD 0
      • 164 50 Reuters. ARSENAL gave the Premiership newcomer a footballing lesson at Highbury. Bradford manager Paul Jewell must be relieved at the 2-0 scoreline as the Gunners (Arsenal's nickname) scored both goals inside the first 17 minutes. Arsene Wenger went for goals as he picked Thierry Henry to start
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      • 80 50 AFP SHEFF WED 0 DERBY 2 DERBY County pulled off a surprise win at Hillsborough (Sheffield Wednesday's home ground). Rory Delap, operating as a makeshift striker alongside debutant Esteban Fuertes helped the Rams (Derby's nickname) to the first win of the season. He scored the
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    • 119 50 Reuters. EVERTOH4 WIMBLEDON 0 EVERTON is in great form. The Blues (Everton's nickname) scored the eighth goal in two home games in the 4-0 thumping of Wimbledon at Goodison Park. Last season, it wasn't until Feb 27, a run of 14 matches before Everton scored nine
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    • 536 51  -  NEWCASTLE 1 SUNDERLAND 2 MORE ON THIS MORNING'S PREMIERSHIP MATCHES Shearer came on in the second half. But he could not help Newcastle lose its fourth game in five through late goals by Niall Quinn and Kevin Phillips. BY Lan Brown IT came as a very big
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    • 282 51 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE QUALIFIER: CHELSEA 0 SKONTO 0 (Chelsea 3-0 on aggregate CHELSEA easily earned a place in the Champions League main draw with a 0-0 second-leg qualifying draw against Skonto Riga last night. Cushioned by three late goals from the first-leg at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea
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      575 52  -  Cuba's Daimi Pemia, sister-in-law of 1995 and 1997 800 m world champion Ana Quirot, won the 400 m hurdles title. Reigning world decathlon champion Thomas Dvorak defended his title, holding off challenges from Dean Macey (Britain) and Chris Huffins (US) Charles Friedek of Germany won the triple jump
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  • 363 54 Ja jV3U4I A SIJSIIK^s*^5*^ 100 m champion's quest for sprint double ends in agony as she collapses on track during 200 m semi-final in Seville, Spain Jones wanted four gold medals (100m, 200m, long jump and 4 x 100m relay) She won the 100 m (10.70
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