The New Paper, 16 February 2002

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    • 35 1 US INTELLIGENCE REPORT ON CHINA'S BUGGED PLANE: Jiang Li Peng of Singaporean's foreign bride Brother-in-law and father-in-law molest her in shared flat Husband turns out to be security guard, not 'rich army officer' /Page 10
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  • 17 1 HK boy climbs out of 31st storey flat /Page 17 Picture/ Apple Daily
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  • NEWS
    • 301 2 AP. AFGHAN Prime Minister Hamid Karzai yesterday accused seven senior government officials of killing Aviation and Tourism Minister Abdul Rahman on Thursday. He said they were motivated by a long-standing feud. Four have been arrested and the others were being sought
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    • 520 2 US SOURCE ON BUGGING OFCHINA'S PRESIDENTIAL PLANE: WHEN the plane-bugging scandal broke in China last month, all eyes were on the US. The plane that was bugged was meant for Chinese President Jiang Zemin and it had been fitted out in the US.
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    • 113 2 rnn BTEC Higher National Diploma ImUaS Electrical Electronic Engineering London III.UM.HI.Mn J EDEXCEL FOUNDATION INCORPORATES BTEC ANO LONDON EXAMINATIONS Edexcel qualifications are offered in over 6000 schools, 450 colleges and nearty 100 higher education establishments. Edexcel qualifications are also offered in over 500 Employer centres and 300 Training Providers. There
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    • 6 2 What's on TV? Pages 30 31
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  • SINGAPORE
    • 868 4  -  The painter, his girlfriend and war hero Lim Bo Seng: What was their link? TOTAL DEFENCE DAY By Wee Li-En THEY both worked with war hero Lim Bo Seng, but didn't know it at first. They had known each other since 1934 and went to China together
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    • 172 5 THE National Cadet Corp Unit (NCC) of Serangoon Secondary School brought the war to school (above). There was even a dark tunnel in the converted classroom. Forty tables, more than 50 gvoundsheets anH props like first aid kits and stretchers were used. The
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    • 433 5  -  COMMENT SANTOKH SINGH WHAT happened to social defence? For, in what should have been the most serious Total Defence Day since it was started in 1998, the activities in schools did not really differ very much from those of the past. And the emphasis
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  • NEWS IQ
    • 256 6 THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) wants to set up a framework for mobile banking and payments, services expected to gain in popularity here. Thus, the MAS released yesterday a consultative paper which detailed security measures which banks and service providers should implement to protect customers
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    • 61 6 PICTURE THIS I WALK in this inflatable loop shaped as an eight, and you would feel like you were going on forever. That's what two different music tracks from loud-speakers, played in the walk-in object yesterday, suggest The loop, lying on thestagpofthe Frankfurt Schauspiel theatre
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    • 70 6 A SECOND heart centre has been set up in Singapore to cater to the large volume of people with cardiac problems. Called the National Heart Institute, it is headed by prominent cardio-thoracic surgeon CN Lee, the three-time president of the Singapore Cardiac Society. The departments planned for
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    • 64 6 A NEW centre to help develop an entrepreneurship culture among Malay/Muslims has been set up. The Ampro entrpreneurship centre will be launched today, reported the Berita Harian. The centre, a joint venture between Ampro Holdings and the AEC-Edu Group, aims to equip Malay/Muslims with the skills to start
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    • 76 6 ONE of Singapore's highly-regarded judges, Justice L P Thean, is leaving the judiciary to join a private firm on March 1. The 69-year-old, who has spent 18 years on the bench, will join Khattar Wong's corporate law department as a consultant. He is noted for his sharp
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    • 66 6 THE Ministry of Finance and the Monetary Authority of Singapore said yesterday the disclosure and corporate governance rules here were, for the most part, more stringent than new rules being proposed by the US Securities and Exchange Commission in response to the Enron debacle. But where local standards
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    • 78 6 THE police are investigating Singapore Democratic Party chief Chee Soon Juan for speaking on the tudung issue at the Speakers' Corner in Hong Lim Park yesterday. One of the conditions for speaking at the Corner is that speakers should not touch on religion or issues that may
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    • 67 6 SELANGOR religious officers detained 138 unmarried Muslim couples on Valentine's Day for "indecency". The couples were in parked cars, dark public parks and hotels when they were caught in an all-night operation code-named Red Rose. The tough action was in sharp contrast to that of government-owned
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    • 84 7 I know you've been doing a lot of jokes about a pretzel, so I thought would show everyone in the United States what the pretzel looked like. It isnt really a sissy pretzel. US First Lady Laura Bush who appeared on the Tonight Show this week with a fist-sized
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    • 230 7 US stocks fell yesterday as jitters about corporate accounting flared up after reports on firms ranging from International Business Machines Corp to graphics chipmaker Nvidia Corp. Traders headed to the sidelines ahead of a three-day holiday markets are shut on Monday for the Presidents Day holiday. Investors are
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    • 269 7 OH THE RACK HERE'S what Mr Ken Courtis, one of Goldman Sachs' top Asia hands, thinks about emerging markets. He is confident Asian stocks will benefit most from a US recovery that will be faster than people expect. How can global stock investors profit?
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    • 61 7 The Straits Times: Bush's pollution curbs draw howls of protest The Business Times: Global shakeup for NOL's container arm Lianhe Zaobao: EU to look into possibility of a free trade agreement with Singapore Berita Harian: Sept 11 has changed security awareness in Singapore NewsRadio 93.8FM: The Singapore History
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    • 47 7 International Herald Tribune: In US terror claim, a blow to Khatami New Straits Times: Don't push it, DPM warns BBC news: 3 senior officials from the interim government in Afghanistan have been arrested in connection with the killing of the Civil Aviation Minister Abdul Rahman
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    • 36 7 Dilbert /Scott Adams YOUR TRIP IS CANCELED 1\ WE USED UP THE TRAVEL BUDGET RENAMING OUR CALL CENTERS TO "CONTACT CENTERS." u BUT I NEEO THIS TRAIN ING. ISNT THAT ANOTHER DAY OF SAYING YOU'RE IGNORANT?
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  • SINGAPORE
    • 320 9  -  Catch these US 'uglies' at Chingay Report and picture/ Lan Tan IF you are looking for young, shapely babes in this US cheerleading team, forget it. What you have instead are paunches and receding hairlines. And, yes, lots of enthusiasm and hard work. For the Cheer
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    • 1079 10  - The young bride her 19 months of hell By Arul John THE UE: His family told the young woman that the man she was to marry was from a rich family. THE HORROR: When the 20-year-old bride arrived from India, she was beaten, threatened and even molested by her in-laws.
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    • 179 10 COMPOSITION is a way two parties reach a settlement for an offence without the hassle of court proceedings, according to lawyer Jagjit Singh. These are some offences that can be compounded: Molest without violence Simple hurt: Criminal intimidation, as long as the accused didn't threaten the
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    • 52 10 Anyone found guilty of molest could be jailed up to two years, fined, caned or any two punishments. Those guilty of using threats could be jailed up to seven years, fined or both. For causing hurt, those convicted could be jailed up to one year, fined up to $1,000
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  • SINGAPORE
    • 633 12  -  REPORTS JASON TAN CHINESE New Year didn't bring this project manager any cheer. Alan (he does not want us to use his real name) works for United Overseas Bank, and he spent this particular festive season
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    • 94 12 A UOB spokesman said the number of people to be laid off will be confirmed only when UOB and OUB are fully integrated. This is likely to be in the third quarter of this year. It will take into account the operational needs of the combined
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    • 250 12 TOUGH luck, you senior bank managers drawing fat salaries. Chances are, if you're retrenched, it's more difficult for you to find a job. On the other hand, bank staff doing front-end work like customer service and tele-marketing will find it easier to
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    • 270 14 WHEN you are stuck in traffic, do you ever ponder the economics of traffic jams? And why Singapore has unusual measures (ERP, COE) to ensure smooth traffic flow rather than simply building more roads? Probably not. So let Mr Khaw Boon Wan, Senior Minister of State (Transport
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    • 61 14 The Upper Serangoon viaduct is the first of its kind in Singapore with four levels of traffic flowing in one spot. It features: A viaduct at level one Upper Serangoon Road at level two Braddell Road underpass at level three North-East MRT line at level four With this,
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  • SINGAPORE
    • 573 16  -  By Michael Lee ONE slip of the finger. One wrong button pressed in haste and confusion. And an extra $1,250 is paid out in a Hash. That's what happened to Mr Asmani Rahman (above) last December. He was using a Self-service
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    • 139 16 STARHUB said it is aware about Mr Asmani Rahman's over-payment of $1,250. In reply e-mailed to The New Paper, a company spokesman said that Mr Asmani's request for a refund is being processed. But because of the "fairly large" amount involved, said the Star
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  • WORLD
    • 314 17 HK BOY CUMBS OUT OF 31ST STOREY RAT WHAT he was doing was very dangerous. Yet the boy was unaware of the precarious position he was in. Looking down from the 31st storey did not seem to scare Lau Chun-kit. Neither did it deter
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    • 161 17 AN air traffic controller in French Polynesia is under investigation after two Qantas jumbo jets, came within seconds of colliding head-on early this month, reported The Age. He is thought to have given permission for flight QF26 from Los Angeles to cruise at about the
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    • 196 18 A MOB attacked seven Chrisitian homes on the Indonesian island of Bali on Wednesday. The homes were set on fire in the hilly village of Katung, Kintamani, 45km from Bali's capital, Denpasar. One of the victims is in serious condition, reported the Jakarta Post.
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    • 251 18 Blind mother couldn't call for help for asthmatic son because faulty phone line was not fixed HER asthmatic son was dying in her arms, but the blind woman was without an active phone line to call for help with. Now Ms Rose Boulding blames
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    • 360 19 GEORGE BUSH: THE president of the world's only superpower prefers peanut butter sandwiches to sushi and Austin Powers to Titanic. As a candidate for president, Mr George Bush had never heard of Leonardo DiCaprio but Chuck Norris, the low-brow star of martial arts and mayhem, was
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    • 301 20 US POLICE SAY: IT was a week-long crime spree. On Sunday, he shot a woman. On Tuesday, he ploughed his car into 19 pedestrians. On Wednesday, he shot a cab driver. Then he stole another car, returned
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    • 317 21 Toymaker defends limited-edition figurines as art WHAT they did during World War II was not fun and games. Their war crimes were a matter of life and death for Jews, who were persecuted as a race. So, when a line of Nazi figurines
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    • 243 22 THE new Chief Executive for Hongkong will be named as early as Feb 28. And it appears that the present Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa (right) will be holding the job for a second term. The reason for this is simple nobody is contesting.
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    • 240 22 A CHINESE villa amid scenic gardens or a commercial hotel in the heart of the city? US President George Bush visits Beijing next week and the question of where he will put up has yet to be decided. Chinese officials are
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  • 319 23 sliced COMMENT "MAMA, buy me this and IH never ask for anything else." How often have I heard this refrain? And through experience, I know that the promise will last only till my son draws breath to make his next request. But just as my
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  • 732 24 Hey! Showtime Lifestyle ITS official. Tay Ping Hui has said that he's "definitely not" dating Li-lin. Good enough. But is he seeing anyone else exclusively? "Ugh, why does everyone keep asking me that? I'm not going to answer. Whether I'm seeing anyone or not doesn't
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  • HEY!
    • 460 25 Mr Tulip is the love of Kym's life SHE'S leaving for China on Friday, so Kym Ng (above, left) is eager to spend whatever time she has with her boyfriend of 10 years. She said: "It's been like Valentine's Day for us the past few
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    • 534 26  - Girl talk: Celest, Kit Tanya I By Chang May Choon DID you know that veteran songbird Kit Chan wears a black G-string with silver stars for luck? Or that tough rock chick Tanya Chua is a ditzy bimbo in disguise, and Channel U star Celest Chong is really a closet
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    • 125 26 AN Afghanistan of old has been created, complete with Taliban and all, right in the heart of Mumbai. No, don't worry. It is only the set for Manisha Koirala's latest movie, Escape to Afghanistan. The film is based on the story of a Kolkata housewife who escaped
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    • 266 27 HERE'S your chance to see Kit, Tanya and Celest perform together. They will be at Temasek Polytechnic on Feb 22 to serenade fans from Bpm onwards. The 1 Vz -hour-long outdoor showcase is part of the polytechnic's open house from Feb 20-22. Entry is only for
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    • 116 27 GUESS who has become a bookworm now? Karishma Kapoor's latest passion is said to be books. She reportedly devours any and every book she can lay her hands on. She is reading A Short History Of The World these days. The reason? To enrich
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    • 423 28  -  CHIP CMOL LEONG Cheap and Hip THEY are just little pieces of plastic. But stick them under a heavy object say, a fridge and it'll glide across the floor without too much huff and puff. The first time I saw a Magiglide, I was intrigued by
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    • 544 29 Digital photography may be the craze now but many digital camera users are still unsure where to get their prints done and how to archive them. Photojournalist JOYCE LlMsheds some light HERE'S how you can take advantage of the new technology. E-mail your
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    • Article, Illustration
      318 30  -  The battle hais anly just begun PRIME-TIME TV WATCH IT TAMDAWK WtJ THE perennial battle of the sexes just got a little more intense. Dr John Gray whipped up a frenzy a few years back with his self-help book, Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus (plus
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  • Page 30 Miscellaneous
    • 222 30 Chingay 2002 (Live) Channel U, 4.45pm Adrian Pang and Michelle Chia host this programme, which also features MediaWorks artistes like C el est Chong, Adam Chen and Sean Lee. Game Kids Channel 8, 11 pm A godson of a triad boss is appointed to take over after the latter dies.
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  • RACING
    • 733 37 Baby Chillies (Race 1 No. 9) A win from 20 starts is not exactly the form of a boom sprinter nor one who appeals as a top betting prospect. However, Baby Chillies must be seriously considered this afternoon for the Jetball four-year-old is racing as well as ever
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    • 69 37 RACE 1: Black Pepper, Victory Ranger, Our Super Gold. RACE 2: Passing, Kiko's Destiny, Blooming Dazzling. RACE 3: Juvenile King. RACE 4: Born To Be King, Ipoh Star, Club Loui, Little Emperor, Bowrick. RACE 5: Simple Delight, Summer Rose, Mr Gold. RACE 6: Blade Runner Abjar, Burnt Yates, That's
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    • 1887 38 BIG CHANCE: Rookie KT Cheng (left) has only one mount for the afternoon and Juvenile King is likely to command plenty of attention in the National Stud Farm Premier Stakes (Race 3). No. Li«t6 runs Horse Wl Rating Jockey Barrier (Agefariginhex, trainer-owner)
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    • 354 39 NST. HAPPY ALL THE TIME can shed his maiden status in the Class 4 Div 1 event over the Kuala Lumpur 1,900 m (Race 8) tomorrow. Taken out by a track rider yesterday, the New Zealand-bred gelding looked in good order when cantering one lap
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    • 120 39 AP. A KIWI woman jockey died in hospital on Thursday night after falling from a horse during a South Island race meeting Jo McGartland, 25, suffered severe head and chest injuries when she was thrown from her mount, True Justice, during the sixth race at
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    • 1690 40 TIME TO RELAX: Jockey Johnny Geroudis returning to scale aboard Race 7 winner Blizz Bless. Picture/ Drew Fritz 11 i——i ii mi mi ***** mi 9 KIM MAGIC 58 (363-72) 'CTKuah (2) 1 1 1 (476) 12 DESERT DREAM 57.5 (36-11)
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    • 283 40  -  By Lionel Lee BLIZZ BLESS put up another top display over 1,400 m at Kranji last night which could see him contesting the $250,000 EW Barker Memorial Trophy in a fortnight's time. Ridden by regular partner Johnny Geroudis, Blizz Bless quickly took up
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    • 1690 41 RACE 1: Due to a capacity field, MONDE GOLDS, WINNING FORMULA, HIGHBALL and CONGLOMERATE were withdrawn. Trainer HK Tan was fined $200 for declaringT Ong on LADY DRAGON without confirming with the rider. G Sharrol replaced T Ong on LADY DRAGON as Ong
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    • 203 42 APPRENTICE Alvin Kuah may not be the most sought-after rider at Kranji. But last night, the 26-year-old Singaporean had plenty to celebrate as the racing fraternity ushered in the Year of the Horse. Kuah's hongbao special came in the form of Kim Magic, who took
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      • 611 43 DO you know what is the biggest story at these Winter Games in Salt Lake City, Utah? Okay. Maybe that's not a fair question. How about this one? Do you KNOW that the Winter Olympics is in full swing in Salt Lake
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      • 386 43 AP. PLOTS against skaters. Accusations of cheating. Beauty on the ice, back stabbing off. With the flash of a scorecard, the 2002 Winter Olympics descended into scandal, and the problem isn't drugs or bribes but the darling of winter sports: Figure skating. Charges that judging improprieties gave
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      • 60 43 A joint first place was eventually awarded to Canadians Sale and Pelletier yesterday. The dramatic twist to the controversial tale came after the International Skating Union suspended French judge Le Gougne who voted for Russian duo Berezhnaya and Sikharulidze in the 5-4 split decision because of "misconduct". Explaining, the
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      703 44 I m lEAGU£ Sembawang Stallions Coach: Vorawan Chitanavich Team manager Alfred Loi Last season: Eighth out of 12 teams Gedkeeper Yazid Yasin Defenders Razif Mahamud, Niweat Siriwong, Taufiq Samadi. Mohd Fazal Senin, Hyrol Nezam Hussai. Mohd Rosli Masnin Midfielders Tawan Sripan, Ibrahim Noh, Teerasak Po-On, Adrian Jamil, Mohd Azrul Juarhryzam.
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    • 530 45  -  BYI LEONARD LAU THE tale of David Beckham has turned into a tragic one for some fans across England and the world. It's no longer fun to hate the Man U midfielder. Growing up does take the sting out of some things in life, doesn't
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    • 178 45  -  FIXTURES Today. Pakistan v Japan (Bpm) Tomorrow: Japan v Belgium (Bpm) Monday: S'pore Selection v Belgium (Bpm) Feb 27: England v Belgium (6pm) By Sumrr Mukherjee WANT to experience a slice of hockey magic? Then head for the Delta Sports Complex where hockey wizards from Pakistan will be
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    • 574 46 =€5 IF there's one player waiting to explode on the world scene, it is Real Madrid's Spanish forward, Fernando Morientes. All the attention in the past has gone to his strike partner at club level, Raul Gonzalez. But Morientes is now providing the one thing that Real
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    • 502 47 ftWWJ21 »1 V3SIT JllVl w.\; AT THE CARLSBERG CUP IN HONGKONG THE battle of the World Cup newcomers ended in Hongkong with Slovenia edging China 4-3 in a penalty shoot-out after the teams drew 0-0 at the Carlsberg Cup. Both sides, which this
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    • 476 48 WHO'S WHO WEST Ham used to be famous for producing great players who put a premium on brains rather than brawn. Now there are echoes of its former role as a nursery of exquisite talent with the arrival of Joe Cole and Michael Carrick. But whereas Cole,
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    • 547 49 TIGER BEER FORM GUIDE Home Team Tonight STH ROUND Walsall Middlesbro West Bromwich Albion Arsenal CALL INFOUNE Call 1900-*****13 after 1.30 am for results of today 's matches. Call after 6.30 am on Monday for results of tomorrow's matches. Calls cost 30 cents a minute. Tomorrow Everton Tottenham Chelsea TNP
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    • 45 49 WLSALL v FULHAM LIVE, Super Sports, 7.55 pm, tonight ARSENAL vGILLINGHAM LIVE, Super Sports, 10.55 pm, tonight EVERTON v CREW LIVE, Super Sports, 9.25 pm, tomorrow CHELSEA v PRESTON LIVE, Super Sports, 11.55 pm, tomorrow NEWCASTLE v MAN CITY LIVE, Super Sports, 2.25 am, Monday
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      • 682 50  -  ARSENAL v GILLINGHAM WITH EDWIN YEO M A t HEN Arsenal beat Everton last weekend with the luckiest of goals, W W my Manchester United friend f declared it was all over. "If they can win like that, they are going to win the
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      • 41 50 TONIGHT Arsenal v Gillingham Middlesbrough v Blackburn Rovers Walsall v Fulham West Bromwich Albion v Cheltenham Town TOMORROW Chelsea v Preston North End Everton v Crewe Alexandra Tottenham Hotspur v Tranmere Rovers MONDAY Newcastle United v Manchester City
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    • 429 51 Kit FA CUP FiniH?olJN[) t MIGHTY Arsenal may be without a host of big-name stars, but little Gillingham couldn't care less. For Gillingham, it doesn't matter who is in the Arsenal lineup. Just playing against the Gunners is enough. "At whatever level of
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    • 126 51 Reuters DANISH international Thomas Gravesen (left) has issued a public apology to Everton manager Walter Smith. Last December, the midfielder was reported as questioning the club's ambition and saying he felt his future would be better served elsewhere. "I would like to apologise for everything that's been
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    • 263 52 AP VETERAN soccer star Romario repeated his hope to be included on Brazil's World Cup team, saying yesterday that he is still "the best". "I'd love to be at the World Cup because it would be a marvelous farewell for me," the Vasco da Gama striker
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    • 146 52 ARGENTINA winger Kily Gonzalez has singled out Michael Owen as England's main threat at the World Cup. But he has amazingly claimed their Group F encounter will give the South Americans a chance to avenge "what happened in the Falklands War", reported ananova. He said: "We are in
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