The New Paper, 23 May 2004

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    • 1757 2  -  By] Low Ching Ling lowcl@sph.com.sg THE advertisement was short, punchy and sensational: "Willing to sell one of my kidneys for the right price, anyone interested pis sms me at xxxxxxxx. (Singapore)." It was also illegal. Yet those chilling words were carried on a Yahoo!
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    • 626 4 Deal as it was Done: Excerpts of the SMS exchange between our reporter and Mike on the different days MAY 7: Reporter: Hi saw yr ad on yahoo. Can call me at this no. to discuss further? Tks. Mike: Wat is the figure we
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    • 319 4  -  By Low Ching Ling lowcl@sph.com.sg MIKE claimed he did not know it was illegal to advertise or sell his kidney until his lawyer friend told him. Yet, 10 days after he backed out of the meeting with The New Paper on Sunday, his
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    • 954 6  -  Three in 10 S'poreans polled dream of retiring... By Low Ching Ling lowcl@sph.com.sg ALIFE of hard work deserves a reward. A few years to wind down. But where to spend your retirement? Do you stick with the familiarity and convenience of Singapore? Or go somewhere distant
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    • 324 7 AUSTRALIA has always been a traditional favourite with Singaporeans. In our poll, 12 of the 30 people who said they wished to retire overseas gave it as their dream destination. Customer service officer Iskandar Ahmad, 39, said: "It's relatively near to Singapore, the lifestyle
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    • 518 8  -  Übin man returns to kampung lifestyle ISLAND I\? RETIREMENT REPORTS BY FAWZIAH SELAMAT fa wziahs@sph. com.sg GOODBYE Singapore. Hello Pulau Übin. That's probably what Mr Othman Mohd Seh uttered as he set off on the bumboat for Pulau Übin four years ago: This
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    • 239 9 STEPPING off the jetty at Pulau Übin, we expected the kind of vehicles even Third World nations would reject. After all, Pulau Übin, aka Pulau Junkyard, is where koyak (Malay for rundown) cars go to die a natural death running till they can sputter no more.
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    • 242 9 WITH the beach just a short 10-minute walk from his house, it's not surprising that Mr Othman leads the ultimate beach-bum lifestyle. Lazing by the beach, fishing on the open seas and cycling around the island all that's missing is a choker of seashells around his
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    • 279 9 MY TOBASICS HOUSE HIS kampung house is not a mansion (it's as big as a three-room HDB flat) and the compound leaves much to be desired (discarded appliances and rubbish are piled up not too far away). City slickers will no doubt complain about Pulau Übin's less than modern ways
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      1016 10  -  IDEAL KJ' RETIREMENT REPORTS JOYCE LIM joycd@sph.com jg wants to be known only as Madam Lee. The couple declined to give their full names as they want to keep a low profile at their workplace. Her husband, a 28-year-old IT trainer, added: "I want to be able to
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    • 676 11  - Dual? Multiple? Make mine simple S'porean COMMENT I SYLVIA TOH PAIK CHOO WHEN people ask what my father did, I often would give the throwaway line: "He was a song and dance man". He played several musical instruments, and he could even do the tango. But, in another sense, he
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    • 322 11 YOU don't need to leave Singapore to enjoy a resort-style retirement. Mr Harry Teo, a retired xs planning to convert his property a corner semi-detached house with an outdoor swimming pool into a retirement village. It will be Singapore's first retirement village, claims the 55-year-old
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      860 14  -  He loved the view but didn't have time to enjoy it Costliest 3-room flats in S'pore in one block at Marine Parade REPORTS AND PICTURES JOYCE LIM jofcd@sph.com.sg IT was love at first sight. As soon as Mr Kenneth Tan saw the three-room HDB flat with the sea view,
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    • 117 15 THERE are now about 220,000 3-room flats in Singapore. Based on the first quarter of 2004, the average valuation of three-room resale flats with higher average valuation are located in Central, Marine Parade and Bukit Timah areas, said a Housing
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      847 15 He loved the view but had problems with payments People will pay a lot for a flat with a sea view. Even HDB flats. In February, for example, a three-room Marine Parade flat with a sea view went for $296,000 the highest resale price for a three-room HDB flat
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    • 1031 16  -  REPORTS JOSEPHINE CHEW ixtew@sha>rTUf THIS "crazy horse" once galloped on football pitches for 90 minutes on end without tiring. But now, ex-footballer Nasir Jalil (right) affectionately called 'Crazy Horse" because of his trademark runs can barely pick his pace above a
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    • 218 16 NASIR started his football career at the tender age of 7, playing on the Farrer Park fields just beside his home at the old KK Hospital quarters. His talent was quickly spotted and he was drafted into the Farrer Park
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    • 671 16  -  COMMENT WANG MENG MENG nfitporaQspkcrnnsf AN inspirational player and a wonderful friend. Former team-mates and Mends of Malaysia Cup hero Nasir Jalil were unanimous on their opinion of the man who has been nicknamed "Crazy Horse". "We didn't call Nasir 'Crazy Horse' because he's
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    • 895 17  -  S'pore's silly city slickers on jungle treks... By Teh Jen Lee jenlee@sph. com.sg THE men dress to impress, wearing branded shirts and neon-coloured clothes to draw the women's attention. And the women turn up with umbrellas to shield their
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    • 61 18 EVEN the pouring rain couldn't dampen Spain's mood yesterday as TV journalist Letizia Ortiz arrived at Madrid's Almudena Cathedral to marry Spain's Crown Prince Felipe. Just 15 minutes late, she planted a quick kiss on the prince's cheek of then entered the cathedral to the
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    • 283 18 \v\ Work and wages More jobs, but jobless rate may not plunge FIRST the good news: Another 14,000 to 15,000 jobs are being created in the second quarter of this year. This is similar to the 14,300 new jobs available between January and March, Acting Manpower Minister
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      • 120 18 Snapshots of the main news to save you time FOUR Chinese women, allegedly bound for the European sex trade, and a Singaporean man were arrested at Bangkok airport with forged documents, the Thai police said. The 30-year-old man was stopped with the four women, believed to be
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      • 101 18 SHE did not go quietly. A KTV mamasan suspected of supplying patrons with drugs was cornered by narcotics agents, but she responded by punching, kicking and scratching them. She was eventually subdued by a team of Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) officers. The early Friday morning scuffle at a KTV
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      • 125 18 A CAR bomb exploded outside the home of an Iraqi deputy minister in Baghdad yesterday, wounding him and killing at least five others. Mr Abdul-Jabbar Youssef al-Sheikhli, the deputy minister in charge of security, was slightly hurt on the forehead and right arm. A US soldier was
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      • 112 18 A PASSENGER from Singapore managed to breach security at Brisbane International Airport, delaying arrivals and departures there by several hours. The Brisbane Airport Corporation said the passenger arrived in a "sterile" area without the required security checks yesterday morning. The airport then ordered a recheck
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    • 940 19 LIFESTYLES OF THE RICH AND CHINESE THE cosy apartment of Mr Chen Xiaowen and his wife, Madam Xu Yan, is typical of the new breed of wealthy Chinese. They lounge on a black leather sofa, surfing the web on a silver Dell laptop. Three remote controls
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    • 593 21  -  Suspect Myriam Delay tries to clear over a dozen people of sex assaults, rapes and torture after 3 years of investigations THE 'LIAR' MYRIAM DELAY AP. ONE of the accused committed suicide. Others lost custody of their children. Together with the rest of
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      230 22 Charges dropped 6 years ago, but man still locked in mental hospital AP. HE insisted he should be released because charges against him were dropped. But that just landed him in more trouble. Officials at the US state mental hospital where Mr John Dunkes, 45, was locked up,
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    • 35 16 KALLANG KINGS: They still pull in the crowds the likes of 'Gelek King' Dollah Kassim and 'The Camel* S Rajagopal as S'pore found last weekend. But what became of' Allan Clarke* Mat Noh Pages 68—71
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    • 611 38  -  Goodness gracious me what a... By Sheela Narayanan and Eri Akbar sheela@sph.com.sg, eri@sph.com.sg IT was like dishing out candy to kids. Fans at the Singapore Indoor Stadium scrambled as passes for the coveted position the red carpet at the Bollywood equivalent of Oscars, the International Indian Film
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    • 483 39 SHE was different from the other noil—lndian fans at the Singapore Indoor Stadium yesterday. Mrs Teresa Long shares her Bollywood passion with her two children, Bernadette, 10 and Nicholas, 8. And the three of them were dressed in traditional Indian outfits to mark the lifa awards show
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    • 59 39 Best Picture: Kal Ho NaaHo Actor in a Leading Role: Hrithik Roshan, Koi Mil Gaya Actress in a Leading Role: Preity Zinta, Kal Ho NaaHo Actor In a Supporting Role: Saif Ali Khan, Kal Ho NaaHo Actress Ina Supporting Role: Jaya Bachchan, Kal
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    • 1049 40  -  For professional prize-grabbers... REPORT AND PICTURE By Rachel Cheng Rachel Cheng xinhui@sph.com.sg THERE'S a bunch of Singaporeans who give new meaning to the term kiasu. They are the roadshow junkies. Armed with empty haversacks and newspapers, they go in search of roadshows every weekend, just so they
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    • 49 40 Professional Prize-Grabbers such as Mrs Linda Ng (above, right) come well-prepared for the games at roadshows. While casual participants are happy to use equipment supplied by the show hosts, Mrs Ng and her son and daughter have their own gigantic pack of crayons, markers and colour pencils.
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    • 678 41  -  The skimpy top has hit the streets in the name of fashion. Go ahead, look REPORT AND PICTURES JOYCE LIM joycet@sph.com.sg SHE wore an itsy bitsy yellow polka-dot bikini... down Orchard Road. The colour may be different from the lyrics to the song, but the street is right.
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    • 235 43 THIS year, I struck up a friendship with a girl, R. Although we have only known each other for five months, I like her. R isn't pretty but she has an attractive smile. It makes me feel comfortable and at ease. I told her I
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    • 102 43 WHAT do you think this writer should do? Have you ever been in a similar situation? Do you have any advice? We are inviting YOU to act as counsellor to our Dear Aggie advice-seekers. E-mail us your advice to them before Tuesday to tnp@sph.com.sg or
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    • 221 43 I'M A Secondary 4 girl, and I recently saw my ex-boyfriend while I was at the Yishun Interchange near Northpoint. We lost contact with each other after getting our PSLE results in 2000. He is not exactly my ex but I really do miss him
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    • 787 44 JULIA is a 16-year-old girl. She has had a crush on a teacher in her school for the past three years. Her friends say he is a jerk, but she doesn't care. While her brain tells her she hates him, her heart tells her she
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    • 592 45  -  JANICE SEAH tnp@sph.com sg I'M all at sea. Well, not precisely at sea. Quite honestly, though, I'm not sure where I am. I started off in the direction of Perth's Murdoch University, but somehow I've landed up at the Neptune Theatre. At least that's
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  • Page 47 Miscellaneous
    • 275 47 P»ge 50 THE NEW PAPER ON SUNDAY May 23,2004 S PI 1.30 am: World Of Rugby/Germany's Road To Euro 2004 11.30 am: Major League Baseball Saturday Houston 10.30 am: Fina Grand Prix Diving 2004, Canada Iceland v» Germany Astros vs Cincinnati Reds 1.30pm: 2004 Formula One Qualifying, Monaco Grand 2.00pm:
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    • 195 47 Highlights Bloodsport Channel i, 6.30pm Starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Forest Whitaker. Frank Dux enters the "kumite", an illegal underground martial arts competition where serious injury and even death are not unknown. Hy Best Friend's Wedding Channel 5, 7.30pm Starring Julia Roberts, Cameron Diaz. When a woman's long-time friend is engaged,
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  • 491 49  -  HEY! EDWIN YEO mp@iph com.sg OH good news. The economy is up 7.5 per cent! Well,no, I'm not sure that means our pay packages will go up. Who can tell these days, seeing that we're supposed to have flexible wages? I'm no economist, but I don't quite
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    • 170 50 THE NEW PAPER ON SUNDAY May 23,2004 Page 53 i HEY/i FUNNIES C 1 h jtht_bn IVWE&M f HDV4U3MG a 1 «VEKST\ MpT" I T\U- SOORE N VV < I 15 MIHUTCS. i* I'M BOREO.T HOTUW6 TO VO?/? K& A tXJ'Vt GOT THE WOUE OUT- TUERfS V BEMJT\FUL SUMMER DM/
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    • 49 51 JEAN-CLAUDE HAN DAMME r~ r~ r~ r~ p~ r J > J 4 BASED M' ON THE *T REAL STORY OE THE GREAT T J WHITE DRAGON. J0 0. »y> >: .if .mi, j r jEkev, *> 'Itirffik- «Bb ti? wft 4P* v 4 k I jj iftpf. HP Tonight
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    • 1260 52 9 IMMEDIATE EFFECT 51.5 c 53 (20-8) SMarzuki (4) 9 6 1 (487) 7 LAGINGPANALO52.5(83-19) MAu (11) 10 7 2 (463) 2 CANT THINK IT 56.5 (502-100) SHLee (13) 5 5 3 (473) Others in finishing orders: PICCO TIMING (45-14) D Chee, PROPER TIMING
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    • 298 52  -  By Tan Thean Loon loon@sph.com.sg Three-figure outsider Dashing Guru proved too smart for odds-on favourite Flying Wong Choy in Race 3 at Kuala Lumpur yesterday. Ridden by jockey Saifudin Ismail, the $105-chance moved up from midfield in the capacity 16-horse field to deny the
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    • 1862 53 R a r p 1 OmSDtv2 1.15 -1100m (SC) Stakes: RM25.000 No. Last 6 runt HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/originJsex. traher-owner) 1 0-4-06 RAFTAAR 57 (48) S Sale* 14 (4ag Lines-Confidence) 2 •***** REBEL PRINCE 57 m Anandan 10 (Sag J
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      294 54 |toptips RACING I RACE I Danny Khoo Tan Thean Loon Michael Lee K 12 Top Up Please 7 Summer Dream 4 Ml Bestz 10 Faithful Love 3 Rising Fortune 4 Mi Bestz 4 Ml Bestz 10 Faithful Love 7 Summer Dream 2 11 Ocean Conqueror 1 Business As Usual
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    • 82 54 Complete Harmony (Race 6 No. 4) Although this former Kranji-based galloper is just an ordinary horse, he should make a quick winning start in Malaysia. The six-year-old is currently in rattling form. At his Malaysian debut earlier this month, he flew home second to Calibrator over the Kuala
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    • 139 54 RACE 1: Raftaar. Rebel Prince, Winning Eagle, Summer Dream, Gaya Cergas, Top Up Please RACE 2: Business As Usual RACE 3: Horse King, Enchanted Prince, Diamond Arrow, The Nine Force, Celebrity Warrior, Citichamp, Crocodile Tycoon, Reimer RACE 4: Funny Girl, Manuscrito Tom, Shania Magic, Energy Special, West Of The
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    • 78 54 LUCKY EIGHT: Fightin' Man, ridden by jockey Lenny Beasley, finding a second burst in Race 4to atone for his previous run's failure on the fibresand. It was the Don Baertschiger-trained grey's fourth win in 35 starts PERFECT 10: The Stephen Gray-trained Dubrovnik
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      • 836 56 MONACO GRAND PRIX IN the light of Michael Schumacher's domination in the past five races, what's your opinion of the proposed rule changes for 2008 by Max Mosley? (That's when the current F1 constitution lapses, freeing the Formula One Authority to make changes freely to
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      • 89 56 The aim in F1 president Max Mosley's words: "The changes would improve the racing spectacle without introducing artificial rules and it will put greater emphasis on driver skills." The main proposals: 2.4 litre V 8 engines which must last two races (currently, 3-litre VlO engines to last
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      • 198 56 RENAULT'S Jamo Trulli threatened to end Michael Schumacher's record start after seizing pole position for today's Monaco Grand Prix. It was the Italian's first pole position and he will be joined on the front row by in-form Jenson Button. Schumacher is bidding to become the first
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    • 722 57  -  THE GOLDEN AGE OF SINGAPORE SOCCER By Ernest Luis npsports@sph.com.sg IT was a project born almost five years ago. To get archive film footage of the glory years of Malaysia Cup finals onto digital video format. The result was 25,000 VCDs given to
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    • 122 57 There are still 1,000 more VCDs (of the 1979 and 1981 Malaysia Cup finals plus 100 years of Singapore soccer footage) to be given away, courtesy of Komoco Motors, distributors of Hyundai Cars. YOUR chance to get free VCDs. Cut out the coupon in yesterday's The New Paper and
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      1170 59 The current Arsenal side is threatening to end a decade of dominance by Manchester United. The Red Devils won four of the first five Premier League titles and were led to glory by their own French magician, Eric Cantona. Having won the old First Division with Leeds in
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    • THE HEROES
      • 732 61 ORIS IT ONE OF THESE? THE accolades have come fast and furious for Thierry Henry this season. Much like his football. Twice Professional Footballers Association and Football Writers' Association player of the year and Barclaycard's choice this year too, the Golden Boot winner scored 30
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      • 173 62 GET into Euro 2004 gear. That of Portugal and Holland to be precise. A set each of official Nike Replica jerseys and shorts of the two contenders are on offer in this easy-to-win contest. The jersey retails for $109 and the shorts $45
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    • 71 63 The human body is a magnificent piece of machinery. Only better. Formulated to function, it has parts which are tuned to titillate, operate, manipulate and even agitate. So it is, when all of it comes together, the product is indestructible. Sadly though, not all men are
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          341 65 V SUNDRAMOORTHY OLDER Singapore soccer fans still often debate who was the better player Fandi Ahmad or V Sundramoorthy. Yet, they understand that these two specimens were very different creatures. Fandi was an out-and-out marksman while Sundram was the dazzling dribbler whose mazy runs to the bye-line were
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        • 310 66 FANDI AHMAD IF the generation before his were all part-time players who had to work for a living, then Fandi Ahmad was probably Singapore's first professional. Recalled the 42-year-old striker who represents the last of the Malaysia Cup legends: "I remember working in Guthrie store selling
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        • 348 66 DAVID LEE AT 1.83 metres, he was always an imposing figure in goal for Singapore, keeping up the adulation levels going into the 1980s. From 1979 to 1992, David Lee quickly became the undisputed No 1 'keeper for Singapore. He stopped playing briefly from 1992-1993,
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      • 365 67 When Singaporeans talk about the Malaysia Cup, they easily refer to the golden era of local football in the 1970s and early 1980s. ERNEST LUIS talks to a few of the stars of that period who starred in last week's Sultan ofSelangor's Cup, which
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      • 599 67 QUAH KIM SONG, THE OTHER HERO OF THE 70s, IS OUT OF TOWN BEFORE Fandi Ahmad, there was the first heart-throb of Singapore soccer Mohammed Noh. Mat Noh, as everyone called him, was blessed with film-star looks, a lanky physique and fair skin (partly due to the
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      • 341 68 HE was known as the Gelek King, the undisputed master of the dribble. In the 1975 Malaysia Cup, he once dribbled past five defenders from the halfway line, rounded the 'keeper and scored against Pahang, helping Singapore to a 6-0 thumping. From 1968 to 1979, Dollah formed
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    • 813 69 Page 72 SPORTS 1 E NEW PAPER ON SUNDAY May 23,*****92: v fj beginnings recorded on August 29, 151//■ Launch of the Lion City Cup, >/*S» 1892 with the founding of the 1 hailed by FAS chairman N Ganesan, as Singapore amateur the only Under-16 soccer tournament 'X V Football
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  • SPORTS
    • SUNDAY cheers FA CUP Final
      • 433 70 RUUD VAN NISTELROOY 3mins: The Dutch striker, playing in his first FA Cup final, gets ahead of marker Matt Lawrence to meet Cristiano Ronaldo's right-wing cross but sends a diving header wide. 16mins: Hassled out of possession on the edge of the area as the
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      • 341 70  -  BY Tim Hartley SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT PA Sport MANCHESTER UNITED Tim Howard: Had little to do as United dominated. Alert when needed. 7 Gary Neville: Set up Ronaldo's opener, an experienced display. 7 Wes Brown Always composed, he was never troubled in defence. 7 Christiano Ronaldo
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    • SUNDAY cheers FA CUP Final
      • 626 72  -  By Craig Thomas SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT PA Sport TEENAGE star Ronaldo was hailed as the key man by his team-mates after Manchester United's comprehensive Cup final demolition of Millwall. Full-back Gary Neville was full of praise for the young Portuguese winger, who headed United in front just
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      • 168 72 4 mins. Ronaldo crosses from the right but van Nistelrooy's header was wide. 15 mins. Giggs takes the ball around keeper Andy Marshall, but runs out of room. 19 mins. A foul on Ronaldo sparks a confrontation. He fires the free-kick wide. 23 mins. Roy
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      • 811 73  -  MANCHESTER UNITED 3 MILLWALL 0: CUP FINAL HEROES By Wang Meng Meng npsports@sph.com.sg YOU'VE bought the wrong Ronaldo! After a season of twists and turns, stops and starts, Sir Alex Ferguson's costly £12.24 million (s3Bm) Portuguese-acquisition has delivered the goods to lay those terrace taunts to rest.
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      • 558 74  -  By Adrian Chan npsports@sph.com.sg THERE was only one name on the lips of all Man U fans Cristiano Ronaldo. For it was through his dazzling performance that the Red Devils swept aside challengers Millwall to capture the FA Cup for a record 11th
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      • EURO KICKOFF: SCOTLAND, GERMANY
        • 154 74 Wire Services. SWEDEN striker Henrik Larsson enjoyed a glorious end to his Celtic career. He scored twice to help secure a 3-1 Scottish Cup final victory over Dunfermline Athletic to wrap up the domestic double. The prolific Larsson spoiled spirited Dunfermline's hopes of a first cup
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        • 162 74 Wire services. GERMAN international Sebastian Deisler completed a fairytale comeback to hand Bayern Munich automatic qualification for the Champions League. They beat SC Freiburg 2-0. It was a fitting send-off for manager Ottmar Hitzfeld who ended his six-year reign at Bayern after a trophyless season. Finalists in
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      • 18 75 Ronaldo w sparks Man United to easy victory MANCHESTER UNITED 3 MILLWALL 0 CUP FINAL HEROES
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      • 387 76 MANCHESTER UNITED 3 MILLWALL 0 Crowd: 71,350 Cantona II SIR Alex Ferguson prophecy that Cristiano Ronaldo would join the ranks of Eric Cantona and the Old Trafford gods is on its way to being fulfilled. Some of French legend Cantona's most memorable Manchester United moments were
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    • 81 76 rli3» SPANISH LEAGUE VALENCIA vALBACETE Delayed, Ch 22,2 am, Tuesday R MADRID vRSOCIEDAD Ch 22, 2.55 am, tomorrow ZARAGOZA v BARCELONA Ch 21, 2.55 am, tomorrow US PGA TOUR (BANK OF AMERICA COLONIAL) DAY 4 Ch i, 3am, tomorrow FORMULA ONE (MONACO GRAND PRIX) RACE DAY PREVIEW Ch 24, 7pm,
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