The New Paper, 10 July 2004

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  • 33 1 the new paper SATURDAY, JULY 10, 2004 Press Holdings I Website: newpaper.asial.com.sg Email: tnp@sph.com.sg Hotline: 1800- 7 33 44 55 I MITA (P) 025/03/2004 70 CENTS 8 *****1 *****1 ihe 1 new paper
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  • SINGAPORE
    • 879 2  -  Girl's mum when told it was her sister's daughter. She was right. It was her own KIDS IN DISTRESS: Girl falls 4 storeys By Tay Shi'an shian@sph. com.sg SHE just could not pick up the phone. It rang on nine occasions after 7pm on Tuesday,
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    • 167 3 AS her father lifted Tiffany Tan, 4, into her twin sister Michelle's hospital bed, both girls' faces lit up into smiles. When her mother removed Tiffany's yellow slippers, the twins looked at each other and giggled. Michelle tugged at her blanket and tried to pull it
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    • 1067 4  -  KIDS IN DISTRESS Baby in pain, but can't cry. Tears just roll down Parents sing to him Baby opens eyes on Christmas Eve and Day to smile at parents His condition worsens afterthat By Andre Yeo and Faith Teo andrey@sph.com.sg, wenli@sph.com.sg MONTHS before Jakob Ajani Wu was
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    • 166 4 LISSENCEPHALY is a malformation of the brain, said Dr Bhavani Sriranv neonatology consultant at KKH. It is only rarely detected at or before birth. "When Lissencephaly occurs as part of other malformations then it will be detected only by performing a scan of the brain. However, it
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    • 970 5  -  By Ng Wan Cheng tnp@sph.com.sg THE call from the emergency department set the medical officer's heart racing. A 32-year-old Malaysian man was coming in with a completely severed hand at the wrist, needing re-attachment. The officer with the
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  • NEWS IQ
    • 327 6 CHANGE 1 Think small instead of big TO help keep small businesses competitive, "we should level the playing field and remove system biases that work against smaller players", said Deputy Prime Minister Tony Tan. To do this, he pointed out that Singapore
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    • 68 6 YUMMY: Indonesian boys try to pull out coins embedded in a fruit coated with motor oil in a game during a festival marking the 477 th birthday of Jakarta city. In Indonesia's presidential elections, Golkar party leaders Akbar Tandjung, Wiranto and
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    • 51 6 S'PORE COMPANIES ON NASDAQ (Close in US$/Change) Pacific Internet 7.76/+0.26 Creative Technology 10/+0.10 Flextronics 14.37/+0.26 Chartered Semiconductor 7.96/+0.13 Stats 7.75/+0.07 Yesterday's action Percentage change Close Dow Up 0.41% (41.66 pts) 10.213.22 Nasdaq Up 0.57% (11.01 pts) 1,946.33 S+P 500 Up 0.33% (3.7 pts) 1,112.81 STI Up 0.08% (1.53pts)
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    • 87 6 TWO of the three power stations involved in the Jiin 29 blackout will get alternative power supplies from Sumatra by the middle of next year, said Minister of State (Trade and Industry) Vivian Balakrishnan. So if one supply fails, stations can depend on another source before switching
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    • 72 6 TENGKU Razaleigh Hamzah has challenged Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah for presidency of the United Malays National Organisation (Umno) party. The former finance minister said this is so that democracy will "flourish" in the party. In another surprise, Kedah Umno members have nominated Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir,
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    • 76 6 THE car-buying boom seems to be slowing down, judging from the fall in the latest certificate of entitlement (COE) prices and a decrease in the number of bids. This is despite some car distributors offering 100 per cent financing, say industry experts. They say the market had been
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    • 75 6 UNITED Overseas Land (UOL) has decided to sell its 4.2 per cent stake in United Overseas Bank (UOB), following advice from its financial adviser, ING Bank. The shares will be sold at a minimum price of $13.56 apiece, possibly giving UOL shareholders returns of about
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    • 68 6 PRIME Minister Goh Chok Tong has donated almost $100,000 in prize money from a prestigious award he received in India, to a new Singapore-India Foundation. The foundation is to deepen links between the two countries, by awarding fellowships to outstanding Singaporeans or Indian nationals. Both countries are
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    • 59 6 TRADING firm Daewoo Singapore which has debts of more than $400 million, is to be wound up. Its major creditor Korea Asset Management Corp (Kamco) had asked for the company to be liquidated compulsorily in February. Kamco's investigations also allege that Daewoo's management had been involved in
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous

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  • 678 8 SINGAPORE NOSTALGIA has a great future but, it seems, only in small doses. The Orchard Road carpark hawkers are back, and you have all of three weeks left to have a swallow. It's open 6pm to 6am, until Jul 31. If you're under 25,
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  • SINGAPORE
    • 730 10 Do thev brine riches or drain the economy? By Teh Jen Lee and Grace Chua S. jenlee@sph.com.sg, caiui@sph.com.sg Korea co-hosted the soccer World Cup with Japan. Malaysia hosted the Commonwealth Games. M And the din has barely died down in Portugal after Euro 2004. Why
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    • 189 10 NO BIG sports events here? Perhaps not. But Singapore's aiming for a different goal. Next year, the International Olympic Committee will convene here to decide on the 2012 Olympic host. That's right, Singapore scores on conventions and exhibitions. Last year Singapore hosted over
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    • 247 10 HOSTING a big sports event is always something of a gamble. South Korea and Japan co-hosted the World Cup 2002, but one gained more than the other. Both country's economies were in the doldrums, when they spent a total of $13.5 billion on
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    • 163 11 THE Greeks were not the only winners. Mr Supian Safar was equally ecstatic when told he had won a bike in the Ride with the Winner contest organised by Yamaha and The New Paper. His entry was one of the two picked from among those who
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    • 170 11 $1,000 from Tiger Been (IC number) *****79 and *****40 Nike Euro contest: *****52 (wins a Nike Distraction Portugal jersey) *****60 (wins a Nike Distraction Holland jersey) E-bay contest: *****53 (wins $688 to spend on the E-bay website Euro 2004 PC Game, worth $55, courtesy of EA Sports: Jun 25
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    • 60 10 Super shutterbug to the stars Gong Li was like a curious little girl, Quentin Tarantino aHHK, (above) turned out to be a crazy rollercoaster, and Paris |Bfi^ Hilton was just being herself These arejust some of the tidbits celebrated Singaporean photographer Leslie Kee (right) shared with The New Paper about
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  • WORLD
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    • 473 15 That's what memo orders managers at Britain's Work Ministry to do to 30,000 staff SACK 30,000 of your staff. And do it with a smile. That's what bosses at Britain's Work Ministry have been told to do in a controversial memo, reported The Mirror. The
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    • 37 15 DO: ✓Speak clearly and slowly ✓Make eye contact ✓Nod occasionally ✓Smile ✓Say 1 can see why you feel like this' DONT XMumble or gabble at length XLook bored XLie XPoint your finger
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    • 313 16 SHE allegedly served her kindergarten students a chocolate drink, laced with pesticide. Teacher Thananya Hommak, 33, was charged with attempted murder with intent in Thailand yesterday after she confessed to poisoning 32 students at Suan Praeksa Kindergarten in Samut Prakan. The police
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  • 420 17 With this ruse, man believed to have raped 30 victims MALAYSIA WOMEN were impressed. After all, he was royalty. He went around town in a Proton Wira bearing a licence plate with the words "Putera Raja Selangor", which means Selangor prince. They must
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  • WORLD
    • 482 20 S KOREAN GOVT TO FIRMS: SOUTH Korea has taken an extreme step towards solving some of the country's economic problems. The government is offering small and medium-sized businesses between 5.4 million won ($7,560) and 7.2 million won a year for every young recruit they take
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    • 601 21 First, they were lauded for adopting up to 17 special-needs children Now, they are alleged to have abused several of the children Wire services. A TENNESSEE couple has been charged with abusing the 18 children in their care, only one of whom is their
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  • Tech
    • 715 23  -  Gmail offers great Web links, thanks to e-mail scanning By Oo Gin Lee tnp@sph.com.sg THERE'S a new e-mail service in town, and like its Web search engine when it was launched years ago, it's a class act, and ahead of all its rivals. I'm
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    • 559 25  -  By Desmond Wong deswong@sph. com. sg GOOD news for Xbox console gamers. In a bid to capture a bigger slice of multi-million-dollar gaming market here, Microsoft has started a price war. Veteran gamers will tell you that prior to Xbox's entry, Sony's Playstation was
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  • TECH
    • 453 32 This e-book is so clear, it's almost like reading off paper THE text on Sony's new Librie electronic book reader (above) doesn't quite equal ink on a page in clarity, but it comes remarkably close. It's easier on the eyes than any electronic display yet. The
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    • 413 32 THIS hospital employee can work round the clock, does not eat or rest and will not ask for a raise. If your reaction is "that's not human", you are spot on. The 22.6 kg robot, which looks like a vacuum cleaner mated to a cabinet,
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    • 248 33 Wire services. FORGET the notebook and the multicoloured pen for your child's schoolbag. A Japanese firm has developed the latest in school supplies chip-embedded student ID cards. The cards make it easier for parents to keep tabs, on their youngsters, said Mr
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  • 303 35 TECH Wire services. Aline of Dell desktop computers running a version of the Linux operating system will be sold in Europe, broadening alternative offerings to Microsoft's übiquitous Windows software. The computers, being sold online by Questar of Milan, Italy, will ship with
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  • Hey!
    • 933 37  -  Showtime&Ufestyle By Wendy Teo teowyu>@sph. com.sg TRYING to get some time with celebrated Singaporean photographer Leslie Kee is akin to trying to get that perfect shot. Elusive, and fleeting. The man was so busy, we had to resort to conducting the
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    • 91 37 PART of the Orchard Road underpass has been turned into a New York of sorts, as Tangs department store kicks off its summer campaign Hot In The City. A collaboration with New York-based photographer Leslie Kee, the 45-m stretch of underpass in front of Tangs
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    • 501 38  -  Show takes you in search of fresh ingredients, fine wine and great locations By Adeline Chia chiahta@sph.com.sg JAMIE Oliver once poured an entire pot of fish soup down the sink half an hour before serving time. He assumed it was
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    • 74 38 Ben O'Donoghue hosts Surfing The Menu, a travel-cum-cooking show, with fellow Aussie chef Curtis Stone. They travel the rugged landscape and coastline of Australia in search of fresh ingredients, fine wine and surf spots. The eight-parter features live outdoor cooking by the two laid-back,
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    • 260 39  -  NKF CHILDREN'S MEDICAL FUND CHARITY SHOW By Wendy Teo teowyw@sph. com.sg There will be a hair-raising finale performance for tomorrow night's NKF Children's Medical Fund Charity Show literally. Performing artistes including Tay Ping Hui, Fann Wong, Yvonne Lim and Vincent Ng, will be skipping
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    • 75 39 EXPECT a "fiery" performance from the MediaCorp artistes as they gear up to raise funds for the NKF Children's Medical Fund. The show will feature Vincent's Fire Karate, and the Fire Skipping Rope finale. Other highlights include Fann and Chen Hanwei's balancing act on poles. Meanwhile,
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    • 181 39 HE has been leading a double life for the past week: Commando by day, karate A kid by night. m The Heartlanders star is on reservist M duty, but is also in the charity show. I Vincent (right), 29, is performing a 1 Fire Karate item, in
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    • Offbeat, quirky, kooky, oddball
      • 283 40 PICK OF THE WEEK Badly Drawn Boy SOME music lovers enjoy playing it safe jazz, rock or R&B. If that's the case, I would recommend that they stay away from Badly Drawn Boy, aka Damon Gough. Styled as an offbeat, quirky artiste, Gough shies away
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      • Article, Illustration
        105 41 Faithless AS far a dance album goes, Faithless seems determined not to be reduced to fluffy pop beats. Each track on this album is geared to strike a mean rhythm-bone. The first half of the album focuses on rap and R&B, while the second half is made up
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        109 41 J J Lin SINCE scoring an underdog Best New Artiste win at the recent Golden Melody Awards, JJ is all the rage in Asia. His sophomore album bears testament to his songwriting talent and polished singing. It is sleekly produced, stylishly packaged and packed with pulsating hip-hop and smooth
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      • 125 41 Air Supply THEIR voices are still unmistakable. After all, most of us (okay, some of us) grew up listening to Air Supply's soppy ballads the perfect balm for broken hearts everywhere. With classics such as All Out of Love, they also had the ability to push
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      • 99 41 NAN QUAN MAMA'S SUMMER < Nan Quan Mama DAVID Tao has Tension. Now, Jay Chou has his own protege too, in the form of Nan Quan Mama. The new four-man band is, in a way, four Jays combined. The guys being his through-thick-and-thin school buddies or studio colleagues inevitably sing
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  • RACING
    • $100.000 SHIN MIN CUP: CLASS 1-1.200M
      • 344 50  -  No Super Racers in sight, ifs... By Danny Khoo dkhoo@sph.com.sg Bang-in-form trainer Tan Hor Khoon continued his hot trot when he took the inaugural running of the $100,000 Shin Min Cup with the mildly-supported Ayotee at Kranji yesterday. The noted runner led from start to
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      • 1641 50 5 LOVE AND PEACE 57 (36-14) SJohn (8) 1 1 1 (464) 1 CACTUS JACK 59 (37-13) E Wilkinson (10) 7 6 2 (487) Nk 6 MIRACLE POWER 57 (36-12) BWoodworth (13)10 8 3 (473) 0.75L 12 GOOD PROSPECT
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    • 104 51 PROMISING Malaysian rookie Lim Hock Kheng (right) did not wait long to get off the mark at Kranji. In his only third outing down south, the Penang-born hoop booted home a double. His two winners Royal Kingdom and Sky Justice were both provided by Dr
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    • 1273 51 RACE 1: LE WIN (inappetant) was scratched. ENCHANTED EVENING jumped awkwardly in onto DAIHAKKAI. DUAL WONDER was inconvenienced and steadied when tightened between GOOD PROSPECT, who jumped awkwardly, and ICON OF VICTORY, who jumped awkwardly out. MYKANOS and CACTUS JACK were tightened between
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    • 443 52 NST. GAYAMENAWAN wrapped up his preparations for the Class 2 Div 2 event over 1,200 m in Race 6 tomorrow with a pleasing workout yesterday. Taken out by M Zaidi, the four-year-old Australian-bred gelding by Made Of Gold cantered one round and looked fit. The going
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    • 137 52 KUALA LUMPUR-BASED trainer K Velu can breathe a huge sigh of relief. Last Tuesday, the Selangor Turf Club's race meeting stewards heard his appeal against a three-year disqualification and a fine of RM20,000 ($9,000) imposed on Dec 22 last year. He had been punished for possessing
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    • 102 52 1st 2nd 3rd M Breukelen _29 14 28 R Lines 16 14 18 KHNg 16 11 9 J Brink 16 6 10 B Brogan 13 27 17 KF Wong 13 18 13 F Maynard 13 8 6 PPereira 12 6 11 S Ho 12 2 10 J Breukelen
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    • 697 52 1.30 RACE 1 »M1200m 1 Hidden Reserve *YAify 6) 57 2 Gosanke 3) 56 3 Bharty SSani 1) 55.5 4 De Dawn TM Wan (10) 55.5 5 Ptatinum Star 2) 55.5 6 Ranger Century T Williams 9) 55.5 7 High Handed V Sivan < 7 54
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    • 1282 53 MUDLARKS RACE 4: Hiraku, Cheers Again, Zap N Lari, Kelven's Express. RACE 6: Mr Speculator, Minnale Magic, Speedy Wong Choy, Babe Classic, Big Thank You, Club Loui. RACE 7: Goldfinch, Outrageous, Lucky Pioneer, Amazing, Smithie's Gold, Yearly Victory. RACE 8: Nachum.
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    • 100 53 Reuters. RESULT of July Cup, a Group 1 race for three-year-olds and upwards, run over 1,200 m at Newmarket, last Thursday: 1 Frizzante 14-1 (trained in England by James Fanshawe, owned by Jan Hopper and Elizabeth Grundy, ridden by Johnny Murtagh) 2 Ashdown Express 100-1 (Seb Sanders)
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    • 294 54 Racing Editor RACE Marc Tan Danny Khoo Tan Thean Loon Michael Lee 4 Cinemax 3 Magic Timing 11 Heavens Child S Emerging Force 41 Heavens Child 9 Unbroken Spirit 5 Emerging Force 1 f Heaven's Child 2 Legend OfThe Ring 11 Heaven'* Child 4 Cinemax 3
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    • 73 54 BEST BET After a few forgettable starts, this Kashani three-year-old seems to have finally put his foot right on the till. As trainer Cecil Robert took him out over longer trips, he started to show some signs of potential. He now steps over 1,700
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    • 730 55 EURO KICKOFF: SPAIN PA Sport. THIS weekend's presidential elections at Real Madrid will go a long way to shaping the future of the nine-time European champions. Amid much sniping among the three candidates, each has gained vast publicity for contrasting election pledges. The winner of Sunday's
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      • 571 58 LOUIS Saha has revealed for the first time how he copes with a secret asthma condition and why Paul Scholes is his inspiration. Like England star Scholes, French striker Saha suffers from asthma. He is forced to k carefully ■k manage the problem
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    • COPA AMERICA 2004
      • 694 59 BRAZIL 1 CHILE 0 SLOW in midfield and selfish in attack, Brazil's Copa America debut was a desperately laboured affair yesterday. They hardly deserved their last-minute 1-0 win over Chile. It was doubly disappointing for the fans since this side is full of players who still
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      • 285 59 AP. BRAZIL coach Carlos Alberto Parreira will consider starting Maicon and Diego against Costa Rica on Sunday. He might do this even though he was pleased with his new side's opening win over Chile yesterday. Brazil won 1-0 on a last-minute goal from Luis Fabiano to share
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      • 403 60 ARGENTINA v MEXICO AP. COACH Marcelo Bielsa is determined to retain the uncommon praise ringing in his ears by guiding Argentina to a win over Mexico and securing a quarter-finals berth tomorrow. Bielsa's decision to tweak his line-up by fielding three forwards for added offensive punch
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      • 172 60 URUGUAY v ECUADOR AP. URUGUAY hope Ecuador will still be reeling from their six-goal thrashing by Argentina when they meet in a Group B match tomorrow. Uruguay finished their first game on a high after a late header produced a 2-2 draw with Mexico. Ecuador, however, were
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      • 61 60 COPA AMERICA 5tr/k® 1 II (1) Uruguay 1.88 (X) Draw 887 (2) Ecuador 3 42 I 12 OOAl 1 Ururguay (-1 1/2) 8.36 Ecuador (♦1 1/2) 1.8ft j| TOTAL OPALS CZ29H 1 HQm|EQH HH 8.0O HO 8.30 HA 18.00 OH 5 40 DO 880 OA
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    • 326 61 TRANSFER TRAIL PA Sport. JIMMY Floyd Hasselbaink has joined Middlesbrough on a two-year deal. And he has warned the Premiership's defenders there are still plenty of goals left in his lethal boots. Coming just 24 hours after Mark Viduka was unveiled, Hasselbaink's arrival was touted as the
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    • 193 61 PA Sport. TOTTENHAM have signed Porto midfielder Pedro Mendes in a deal which takes striker Helder Postiga back to Portugal. Spurs had been looking to offload Postiga, who failed to impress last season, despite his goal against England in Euro 2004 which the host nation
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    • 338 61 PA Sport, Wire Services. MARSEILLE: Club president Christophe Bouchet yesterday denied that he had agreed a £22 million ($69.5 m) deal with Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich for Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba. "It's a never-ending soap drama," he said. "I've received no fax from Chelsea concerning
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    • 296 62 TRANSFER TRAIL BRYAN ROBSON SAYS GO MOVE to Manchester United now. That's the advice Red Devils legend Bryan Robson has given Wayne Rooney. This after the former England skipper likened the Everton teenager to former Red Devil Norman Whiteside. "Wayne reminds me as a
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    • 533 62 WANG MENG MENG SAYS HE SHOULD GO WE'VE seen his moves. Now see him move. For all the support, best-wishes and what little money that Everton can shower upon the golden head of Wayne Rooney, the Toffees are fighting a losing battle to hang on to
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    • 368 62 TOHARI PAIJAN SAYS GO IN Euro 2004, Rooney was surrounded by the best England players in the country. He had quality service from them and that was how he could score four goals in four games. He looked fresh and confident and was clearly
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    • 235 62 AGENT SAYS HE WILL GO PA Sport. LEADING agent Jon Smith believes Wayne Rooney will be prised away from Everton despite the Goodison Park club's best efforts to keep the England striker. Rooney saw his stock rise dramatically with four goals as England
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    • 187 62 CLUB WANT HIM TO STAY PA Sport. TALKS have opened between Everton and Wayne Rooney*s representatives to discuss the offer of a new five-year deal for the 18-year-old England striker. Rooney, is currently sidelined with a broken bone in his foot. Chelsea,
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      881 63 Wire Services. Wire Services. REAL Madrid presidential candidate Florentino Perez is stepping up his pursuit of England striker Wayne Rooney, according to the Spanish press. A large picture of the teenager dominated the front page of sports daily Marca yesterday, alongside the headline "Objective Rooney". Speculation has increased
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    • 92 62 tn CQPA AMERICA 2004 URUGUAY v ECUADOR 6.20 am, tomorrow ARGENTINA v MEXICO 8.35 am, tomorrow BRAZIL v COSTA RICA 3.50 am, Monday PARAGUAY v CHILE 6.05 am, Monday VENEZUELA v BOLIVIA 6.20 am, Tuesday PERU v COLOMBIA 8.35 am, Tuesday MEXICO v ECUADOR 6.20 am, Wednesday ARGENTINA v URUGUAY
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