The New Paper, 11 February 2005

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  • 38 1 the new paper FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2005 off Singapore Press Holdings I Website: newpaper.asia I .com.sg Email: tnp@sph.com.sg Hotline: I800- 7 33 44 55 JHU YUbUr MICA (P) 025/03/2004 70 CENTS mi 8 *****1 *****1 the new paper
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  • SINGAPORE
    • 972 2  -  K Tiong Bahru's mystery 5 woman stumps residents REPORT AND PICTURES By Tay Shi'an shian@sph. com.sg THEY care and want to lend a helping hand. But concerned residents in Tiong Bahru don't know what they can do to help this elderly woman known only as
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    • 115 3 REMEMBER this number: 1800-*****79. It's the phone number for Destitute Persons Service. People who come across a person who appears homeless and destitute can call this agency. A spokesman from the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS) said that the specific circumstances and needs of
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    • 616 4  -  By Zaihan Mohd Yusof and Teh Jen Lee tnp@sph.com.sg Reckless motorists don't just damage their vehicles when they lose control of them on the roads. They wreak havoc on road fixtures like traffic lights, lamp posts and guardrails. Last year alone, it cost
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    • 267 4  -  By Zaihan Mohd Yusof zaihan@sph. com.sg THESE rails (above) have been hit 22 times in two years. It's no wonder then that the battered guardrails lean outwards with supports loosened from the ground. Motorists who travel regularly along this turn between Kranji Expressway and the Bukit
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  • SINGAPORE
    • What did you do over long break?
      • 339 6  -  By Arul John and Kelvin Chng tnp@sph.com.sg HUNDREDS of Singaporeans thronged 110 Singapore Pools outlets to cash in on their Chinese New Year luck on Wednesday. Even before the outlets opened at 2pm, long queues had already formed, reported Shin Min Daily News. The
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      • 100 6 k t IT was a popular way to welcome the Year of the Rooster. The crowd reached out as the 12m-high God of Fortune statue showered new year blessings in the form of golden confetti on them River Hongbao '05. Havingbeen left out of the festivities
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      • 223 7 THEY came, they saw, they pitched. Their tents, that is. The East Coast park proved irresistible to Singaporeans during the Chinese New Year holidays. There were at least 500 tents at the East Coast beach. Some people were seen barbecuing satay, bathing their children in the
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      • 187 7 FORMER old guard MPs joined the Jogging Association of Singapore as part of a get-together of fellow joggers and workout enthusiasts to usher in the Year of Rooster. Former MP, Mr Chan Chee Seng, 73, who is also the president of the Jogging Association of Singapore,
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  • The news watcher
    • 185 8  - N. Korea Iran: What now Mr Bush? |Ay mcmt vwAtilVltii I SETO NU-WEN fgf PRESIDENT George Bush's infamous "axis of evil" speech has returned to haunt him. North Korea has finally admitted it has nuclear weapons and Iran has vowed "scorching hell" if the US attacks. How big a threat
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    • 114 8 LOOKS like the Year of the Rooster will bring rich peckings for small businesses. Trade and Industry Minister Lim Hng Kiang has hinted that small and medium enterprises (SMEs) will be happy with this year's Budget. It's welcome relief for SMEs, who have long fought for
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    • 131 8 BARELY months into her new job as US Secretary of State, Condoleeza Rice is scoring with her bosses' old foes. Her charm tour of Europe and the Middle East has capped off with the final victory a reconciliation with France, whose ties with the US have
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    • 110 8 ALMOST a year after riding to victory on his concept of Islam Hadhari, Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi is finally putting some definition to the word. He has also released-a booklet which outlines the 10 principles of Islam Hadhari. Well-respected as a religious scholar, Mr Abdullah's
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    • 50 8 POLICEMEN survey the damage on the divi-divi tree, a unique tree with twisted seed pods that is the national symbol of the Caribbean island of Aruba, just south of Florida. Vandals cut the tree in half, which would likely cause it to die. Picture/ Reuters
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    • 143 8 A RISING number of local gamers are hacking into and stealing other gamers' accounts. 'We've received more than 25 police reports related to stolen gaming accounts over the past two years," says Station Inspector Teng Chuan Hak Teng. In one case, four gamers lost their game
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    • 24 8 Last week's action /o change Close Dow U pO.8% 1 0,750 Nasdaq S+P500 u u p 0.03% pO.42% 2 1 ,053 ,797
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    • 68 8 NEH V MINE A contraction of "never mind". Can be used aggressively, as a threat. EXAMPLES: 1. "If you're too busy to help me, neh' mine." (It's alright if you're too busy to help me.) 2. "I always help you and now you sabo me like that? Neh' mine!" (I've
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  • SINGAPORE
    • 543 10  -  By Mindy Tan m indytan@sph. com.sg MR Jimmy Ng, 56, is your typical hawker. For 10 years, he has been selling fish soup at his stall at Sembawang Hill Food Centre. He didn't study beyond secondary school. And he is, by his
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    • 158 11 Coin dispenser 1. Made of bicycle parts and materials used in a fish tank, this bar releases exact change of $1.70. 2. Has a slot for dollar notes. 3. It can hold more than $10 each time. A tiny hole allows you to "save" money
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    • 167 10 MR Jimmy Ng*s inventions are nothing new. But what has impressed Mr Hong Geok Soon, 48, Associate Professor at NUS* Mechanical Engineering faculty, is Mr Ng s initiative to come up with such concepts. Said Mr Hong: "I am sure our students are
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  • 630 12 Funds total $10.6b last year (first nine months) NEWS IT may only be pure speculation but Singaporean investors are taking no chances. They're pumping big money into Malaysia, hoping that a ringgit re-peg will bring huge hongbaos in
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  • 518 14 SPEAKUP SPEAL UP YOUR FORUM Peter Ho I CONCUR with your recent article "Want quality, S'pore? Then let's pay for it" (TNP Feb 7). Your reprimand of both agents and employers deserves to be taken seriously by both parties. It's understandable that both want
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  • WORLD
    • 484 16 US school: Tags simplify attendance-taking, reduce vandalism improve student safety AP. THE school tells students it's for watching over their safety. But some parents protest it's like Big Brother is watching you. Brittan Elementary School appears to be the first US school to require students
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    • 350 17  -  Got a view? Call us Hotline; 1800-733-4455 US parents: Tags violate kids' privacy COMMENT By Wendy Wells tnp@sph.com.sg SO, a US school is now "tagging" its students, Similar trials are also underway in Japan and the UK. How long will it be
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    • 286 18 ITS illegal to spend money from the country's international reserves, the Bank of Thailand Governor, Mr Pridiyathorn Devakula said yesterday. He was trying calm the jittery Thai market following remarks by Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's chief policy strategist, Mr Pansak Vinyaratn. News reports
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    • 231 17 jt j|^nfgg M |a^a Reunion feasts more memorable at Melting Pot. Lunar New Year's Eve Reunion Buffet Dinner. l» J The Melting Pot brings you a fortune of great tastes with the best of f /jf T 7 east meets west. Savour the widest Local, Oriental and Continental buffet j^/
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    • 268 18 PROSPEROUS WELL-WISHES TRADITIONAL CHINESE TREATS FOR YOUR CHINESE NEW YEAR CELEBRATION This Lunar New Year, New Rark has lined up an attractive array of auspicious set menus and reunion buffets to whet your appetite. Toss to good luck with our delectable Yu Sheng (Ikan Rarang and Salmon) or for a
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  • 405 20 MALAYSIA HOME was just a 10-minute walk away. But the Primary 1 student, who asked to leave school early as he was not feeling well, never got there. While the 7-year-old boy was walking to his Petaling Jaya home with his 10-year-old
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  • WORLD
    • 208 21 Traditional linguistic forms are being forgotten by Japanese youth as they embrace the ultra-modern and lose respect for the past. In a move to counteract the declining use of a refined, centuries-old system for conveying deference, the Japanese government will publish a manual on speaking politely,
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    • 602 22 Queen of his heart but to the Brits she's... Wire services. ONE is glamorous and beloved, the other matronly and seen as a the other woman". Little wonder then that as the news of Prince Charles' wedding to lover Camilla Parker Bowles spread in Britain, some said she
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    • 457 24 9 W HBB ■Fji dBPBBSk I jJf B B iBl BjMjSmHBI ft&jHBHM BE,. IJiJJjyjß Mpf#'- -5; '*&%ss■ JL jB r In his new film, Constantine, Keanu Reeves plays a freelance exorcist whose I daibrgitod brings him in contact with the worst the underworid has to offer I jj^^B^^r JONATHAN ROBERTS
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    • 758 25 jfS Originally a male in the comic the movie's version of JOHN Constantine was born into the LKIyIHB heaven's sales rep on earth is comics world as a background J character in the series Swamp Thing. Much to the chagrin of His print incarnation differs 1 HH| slightly from the
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  • HEY!
    • 566 26 Anita Sarawak teams up with hubby in dramedy ANITA Sarawak has been very quiet on this side of the Causeway. But in Malaysia, she is very busy with an album, a cooking show, a talk show and, now, a dramedy. So is her significant other,
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    • 135 27 LAST July, their very-public spat fuelled headlines on both sides of the Causeway. But now, Anita and Chef Wan are "the If you want to know how close they have grown, Anita said: "I'm meeting up with him for lunch over the weekend." The two celebrities had
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    • 132 27 IF Anita hadn't been so busy, she would have been on the Singapore Idol judging panel. She revealed that she was asked Wmfbto fill in the "Paula Abdul part" on f y the world-famous talent search enfranchise. The part went to Jm
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    • 638 28  -  American Chopper is shown on Discovery (Star Hub Ch 12) on Fridays at Bpm. By Feng Zengkun zengkun@sph. cotn.sg DAVID Letterman said of the show: "I can't stop watching it." TV Guide called it "our favourite new show". And the Boston Globe described it
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    • 91 30 HEY! WHAT PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT... Hellblazer or Constantine doesn't I of us on earth. I II If the character's Brit identity had "I )een P reserve d. the irreverence and %Nv wit of J<dm Constantine might Pr^* 3 V have had the same potency as firing a shot of
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    • 306 31 OPENING THIS WEEK y -fb mSiDo Stars: Adrian Pang, Sharon Au, Allan Wu Stone Has Jack Neo gone Stupid? Is the Money No Enough? Or will he score a Home Run with the new genre of romantic comedy? Bad puns aside, Sharon plays a career-minded woman who is caught between
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  • Page 32 Miscellaneous
    • 478 32 'age 32 TIME TV THENEWPAPER/Friday, February 11,2005 Highlights eB M ITiTJ [TT gfnrTTTnriTFTTO My Lucky Charm Channel B,9pm ree friend ft# ti< P Lixiang realises that. Meiya is the one Xiaoma truly loves. Final episode. lil#!®®!! |g§ Erin Brockovich Stars Christopher Lee, Mark Channel 5, I ipm U A legal
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    • 628 33 PRIME-TIME TV 6 5.30: The 5.00pm: Point 6.30: Singapore 6.00: Jackie 6.00: MTV 6.02: Here's 6.00:30 Seconds 6.00: The 6.00: Ultimate Amazing Race V Of No Return Today (News) Chan Ampuh (Variety) Looking At You, ToFime Simpsons Discovery— Dili (Variety) (Episodes 138 Adventures I Babe (Episodes 13,14, 6.30: The Drew
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  • 723 34  -  TECH Tech MP3 player 4-megapixel camera Video camera Voice recorder Torchlight TECH BUDDy EUGENE WEE eugenew@sph.com.sg ABOUT the size of an Apple iPod and half its weight, the Shiro DVM2OO is the proverbial Jack of all trades it crams in an MP3 player, 4-megapixel camera, video
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  • TECH
    • 362 38 Wire services. PEOPLE sending junk e-mail, or spam, in Germany will face fines of as much as 50,000 euros ($105,000). Germany's ruling coalition of Social Democrats and Greens is now working to come up with a draft of the law. "Spam e-mail is a big problem.
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    • 171 39 AFP. SO you think that a Vertu handphone cased in precious metals such as platinum, gold and silver is expensive with a going price of $8,000 and above? It's a steal compared to a handphone on auction on a South Korean website. The starting price
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    • 614 40 LAT-WP IT was more sticky wicket than groundbreaking moment when scientists tried to use high-tech electronic imaging equipment to find prehistoric fossils buried in Los Angeles. All that the ground-penetrating radar equipment scanning a subterranean area at the La Brea Tar Pits
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    • 380 52  -  By Danny Khoo dkhoo@sph. com.sg THE stakes get higher at Kranji today with the running of the Group 2 EW Barker Trophy after two consecutive runnings of the Group 3 races. And true to form, the $250,000 feature over 1,400 m has attracted what must
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    • 123 52 OCEAN DANCER (RACE5N0.7) Merits strong consideration on recent consistency. Won as he liked two starts ago and lost no marks when finishing third to Jackson. He is keeping form well and, from the favourable gate No. 2, should enjoy the run of the race over his pet 1,200m
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    • 216 54 NST WORKOUTS, on a good track, by horses running tomorrow: RACE 1: Light Off Glory pace work. Slow work: Epitome, THicaca. RACE 3: Daylight Warrior 43.9. Fullchamp pace work. Slow work: Xffive (S Salee), looking well. RACE 4: Alandra, fit, pace work. Slow work: Greenspot, Jaimee Blue. RACE
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      • 482 55 AP, AFP. LAST year, Vijay Singh won nine times, but the first one was right here, at Pebble Beach, the place where he came from behind on the last day to start the best year of his career. If Vijay (right) was on his
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      • 47 55 Reuters. PHIL Mickelson fired a tournament record 10-under 62 for the clubhouse lead in the first round of the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. He carded a bogey-free round at Spyglass Hill for the lowest round in the history of the tournament first played in 1937. Reuters.
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      • 299 55 Wire Services AlO-UNDER 282 over 72 holes is what is being touted as the winning total for the Women's World Cup of Golf over the par-73 The Links at Fancourt, South Africa, starting today. The opening day's play for the two-player teams from 20 countries will
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      • 234 55 v ON a day when 116 players played sub-par rounds, young Australian Steven Bowditch set a scorching of the New Zealand Open to be the sole leader with an fti at tViP On If* 1U v?X vJX dv lalXw V^%XXX Harbour Country Club
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      • 62 55 AFP 64 Steven Bowditch §5 Alastair Forsyth, Chris Hanell, Niclas Fasth, Joakim Haeggman, Simon Nash. 66 Garry Houston, Pierre Fulke, Jarrod Moseley, Adam Groom, Simon Khan, Aiistair Presnell, Jose Manuel Lara, Martin Marrtz, Oliver Wilson, Adam Crawford. 67 Kim Felton, Andrew McKenzie, Jason Dawes, Paul Sheehan, Damien McGrane,
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    • 648 56 EURO KICKOFF: ITALY. HOLLAND GERMANY REGRETS: Unhappy Inter midfielder Edgar Davids has admitted that he may have made a mistake in joining the club. The Dutchman has struggled to play regularly at the San Siro under Roberto Mancini. Davids, who was linked with a
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    • 208 56 PA Sport. ALKMAAR play host to. PSV Eindhoven tomorrow in the biggest game of the Eredivisie season so far. Alkmaar have been Holland's surprise package and currently lead the table by a point from Guus Hiddink's second-placed team. Their success has been all the remarkable given
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    • 268 56 PA Sport. BAYERN Munich travel to Arminia Bielefeld at the weekend in good heart and good form knowing that three points will move them that bit closer to winning back the title. Bayern aren't in action until Sunday by which time Schalke could have drawn
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    • 693 57 Tough tests for Real Barca EURO KICKOFF: SPAIN PA Sport. I J IGH tension is mM guaranteed this I weekend as Real Madrid and Barcelona take their battle for the Primera Liga title on the road. Last weekend saw Madrid defeat Espanyol 4-0 in the Santiago Bernabeu to close the
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    • 182 57 PA Sport. BARCELONA are on the upbeat off-the-pitch. The club's vice-president for economic affairs Ferran Soriano claims the club's income could be as high as 210 million euros ($446 million) this season depending on the success of the team. Soriano says the club are already on course
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    • 513 58 TRANSFER TRAIL PA Sport. LIVERPOOL: THE Reds are planning to'hijack Premiership rivals Chelsea's summer move for Real Betis' Spanish superstar Joaquin. Chelsea almost tied up a deal to sign the highly-rated 23-year-old in the January transfer window, but
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    • 136 60 i m i Ui IE POWER RANKING TEAM LAST WEEK EPL 1 MAN CITY 17 10 l 2 MAN UNITED 10 2 3 TOTTENHAM SO 9 4 LIVERPOOL 19 5 5 ARSENAL 7 3 6 MIDDLESBROUGH 16 6 fSKSS-j |Ei§§ rm BOLTON 6 7 1 1 8 NORWICH 3
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        152 60 David James was a giant in goal for Manchester City. He broke the hearts of the home fans at Stamford Bridge with one brilliant save after another. The save of the game, which many are saying is a strong contender for Save of the Season, was in
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        144 60 Roy Keane remains one of Man United's greatest players. We certainly did not need Sir Alex Ferguson to remind us that here lies one of the most decorated players in the English game. Against Birmingham last Saturday, Keane turned back the clock (which seems to be rather
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        156 61 White Hart Lane has found a new hero. His name? Mido. The Egyptian found an express ticket to the hearts of the fans on his debut when he scored two magnificent goals in the 3-1 win against Portsmouth. The visitors were certainly not ready to cope with Mido's
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        157 61 c?-? > v-'I At Anfield, the hardworking Fulham outfit made Liverpool sweat and toil to earn their keeps. But in the end, the great divide in class ensured that Liverpool eventually strolled to a 3-1 win. Fans were cheering their voices hoarse as they celebrated Fernando Morientes' first
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        155 61 The Gunners were merciless in the first half, as they pounded the helpless Aston Villa defence who at half-time, were already staring at a three-goal deficit. It was vintage Arsenal, as they showed fluency in attack and shrugged off any ill-effects they may have suffered from the 4-2
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        162 60 It was an unrecognisable Newcastle United side that took to the pitch against Charlton. They were blunt and bland and were a far cry from the attack-minded sides that earned them admirers in England and across Europe. Just how bad were they? Well, Alan Shearer and his team-mates
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      • 137 60 Crystal Palace's Andrew Johnson, Danny Granville, Wayne Routledge and Dougie Freedraan should be hung out to dry. They missed one gilt-edged chance after another that if this was a Cup final, we are sure there will be at least one Crystal Palace fan sent to hospital for
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        150 61 It was a battle of the cellar-dwellers and Norwich City came out tops in a thrilling 3-2 win. For West Brom, it was heartbreak all round as they remained stuck to the foot of the table with 17 points. Twice, WBA found themselves a goal ahead, only
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        136 61 It was a match that pitted the fourth-placed team against the second-from-bottom side. But for a majority of the match, it was hard to tell which was which as Everton struggled against Southampton. Only a last-gasp equaliser from Marcus Bent in the 90th minute saved manager David Moyes
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        154 61 So, their lead now is cut to nine and suddenly, there is a slight glimmer of hope for title-chasers Manchester United. Without the injured Arjen Robben's electric pace and mazy dribbles to torment opponents, Chelsea suddenly do not look so comfortable in the driving seat anymore. Sure, they
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    • 385 62  -  EXCLUSIVE I I I EVERTONv CHELSEA m r—\ tr MIKEL ARTETA EVERTON ITS only been a short time for me with Everton but I can feel the very vibrant mood at Goodison Park. I joined Everton because I see them as being one of the Premiership's
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    • 258 62  -  BIRMINGHAM v LIVERPOOL to SALIF DIAO BIRMINGHAM THERE is better news for me on the injury front. My calf strain has been responding well to treatment and this week I spent some time on the bike at our training ground
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    • 222 62  -  Br LUIS GARCIA LIVERPOOL I'M really glad that I decided to join Liverpool. Coming here from Barcelona was not a straightforward decision because I was doing well for them at the time and was happy in Spain. But I will say
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    • 203 63  -  STAR exclusive By MANUEL ALMUNIA ARSENAL IT goes without saying that I was disappointed to be dropped by Arsene Wenger last weekend. I am not going to sulk about the prospect of going back to the reserves. I have an obligation to do my best in
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    • 205 63 PA Sport. ARSENAL goalkeeper Jens Lehmann is upbeat. He revelled in his recent upturn in fortunes after playing the full 90 minutes in Germany's 2-2 draw with Argentina on Wednesday. Lehmann has had to play second fiddle to Manuel Almunia at Highbury for much of the
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  • 616 64 INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY: ENGLAND 0 HOLLAND 0 Wire Services. Michael Owen has admitted that he's missing the Premiership and even refers to it as his league. Despite his impressive scoring stats in La Liga, the striker is still not in favour and spends most of his
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  • 145 64 PA Sport. JOSE Antonio Reyes is "flattered" by reports linking him with Real Madrid but insists he is fully focused on winning trophies with Arsenal. The Spaniard's agent has revealed Madrid's interest in the winger, but the player himself is keen to distance himself from
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    • 530 66 INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY: ENGLAND 0 HOLLAND 0 PLAYED WEDNESDAY THE case for Shaun WrightPhillips being included in the England team, never mind replacing the captain i David Beckham, backfired at Villa Park. Now the critics could argue with some impunity that the subject should never
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      • 362 66 CLIVE WHITE IT has taken three successive coaches at Real Madrid to prove what one at Manchester United worked out long ago. And that is that David Beckham cannot play in central midfield to any great effect. First, because he lacks the required invention and
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      • 389 67 PA Sport. ENGLAND manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has come out in support of under-fire Shaun Wright-Phillips. He said the midfielder's self-belief would not be undermined by his failure to convert two clear chances on his full England debut. Wright-Phillips may have scored as a substitute against
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      • 526 67 PA Sport. *~;I '1 r-" n>; 'f K > J3:lx£ f'M-A lJ £i.;. ''*X%& J JP 3STGLAND skipper David Beckham has OT; thanked his home fans for not turning ■■lagainst him during what he admits has been a dip in form. Beckham has struggled to
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