The New Paper, 22 April 2007

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    • 41 1 Jlew think SPATE OF DROWNINGS Will lifeguards make beaches safer? r er i Mi 22 APRIL 2007 LOVE AGAINST ALL ODDS Scorned... for loving prostitute In debt ...from legal fees Insecure ...from likely deportation YET S'PORE MAN PROPOSES TO IMPRI $lt!0
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  • SUN NEWS
    • PRISON HEARTBREAK
      • 1318 2  -  Why marry ex-Thai prostitute? Singaporean's Thai lover locked in prison cell She may be deported after one-year jail sentence Friends family aaainst match as sne was a prostitute Joyce lim joyed@ sph.com.sg THEIRS is an unlikely love fraught with heartache, despair and disappointment. But it
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      • 426 3  -  Joyce Lim joyed@ sph.com.sg reaches to her lover from behind bars in the only way possible through letters that she begs a fellow inmate at Portsdown prison to write for her. Mr Wai showed The New Paper on Sunday just two of their love letters. Dear
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    • 71 3 OUR lost beauties Jaime Teo's (below) star is still shining, but where are the rest of the beauty queens in S'pore? 22 OUR precious Earth Parental Guidance columnist Leong Ching says it's never too early to make the phrase "don't waste" part of your kids' vocabulary 29 OUR space Birthdays,
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  • 581 5  -  THEFT AT NUS CARPARK SUN NEWS Ho Lian-Yi lianyi@sph.com.sg AFTER dropping a pizza off at the university campus, the deliveryman didn't just leave. Instead, he allegedly decided to pinch some petrol from parked motorcycles, presumably to make up for his trip. That is what National University
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  • SUN NEWS
    • 687 7  -  Contention in China Beijing court rules against Crocodile as logo too similar tolacoste's Co-existence in Singapore Joyce lim joycel@sph.com.sg IN Singapore, these two fashion retail companies co-exist peacefully. For instance, Lacoste and Crocodile's retail stores are located a few doors away from each other at the Suntec
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    • 776 8 And it's all thanks to his versatile walkie-talkie CABBY Edmund Tan's Motorola walkie-talkie phone is not only a device which helps him make a living. It also turned out to be a life-saver in an emergency. Mr Tan, 43, once received a distress call on
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    • Article, Illustration
      672 9  -  p BpS DO S YOU I KNOVi ABOUT TUAS'| PICTURES Mohd Ishak tnp@sph.com.sg Ho Lian-Yi lianyi@sph.com.sg TUAS. The name conjures images of smokestacks, factories and workers in hard hats. Not the kind of place you'd expect to find a nature refuge. But you'd be surprised. Hidden in the
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    • 840 10  -  pPPwER BEACH DEATHS? Genevieve Jiang gencviev@sph.com.sg YOU hear a cry for help from the sea. Soon, a man with a bright red float dives into the sea and swims furiously towards the swimmer in trouble. A scene from Baywatch? No, but the Singapore Life Saving Society (SLSS) hopes
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    • 799 12  -  SO DOES* THIS MAN MATCHMAKER USES DOGS AS DATE BAIT Ho Lian-Yi lianyi@sph.com.sg DATING is going to the dogs. That is if Mr Herbert Lim, 40, has his way. You could say he is a rare breed: A professional dog trainer turned self-proclaimed "dating
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    • 97 13 ACCORDING to Mr Herbert Lim, these breeds are man's best friend in getting you a date: 1. Golden Retriever 2. Collie 3. Labrador Retriever 4. Schnauzer 5. Shih-Tzu 6. West Highland Terrier 7. Beagle 8. Poodle 9. Maltese 10. Old English Sheepdog Love unleashed: (Left)
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    • 421 14  -  72-year-old horseshoe-throwing competition high-scorer says: taking a chance By Cara van Miriah caravm @sph. com.sg LIKE a pro, he took his position behind the line. With the poise of a cowboy, he cast the horseshoe to the target with ease. The wobbling U-shaped contraption flew through air
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    • 353 15 NINA WANG'S FENGSHUI MASTER Good luck objects in sprawling bungalow HE is the sole beneficiary of Hong Kong tycoon Nina Wang's US$4.2 billion ($6.3b) fortune. But Mr Tony Chan Chun Chuen, a father of three, does not need the spare change. Although the 48-year-old property developer
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    • 1181 16 Virginia Tech massacre survivors remember: We y re alive because others died A narrative of death and survival pieced together from interviews with victims THE roommates crossed paths near the bathroom door at 5am the morning. In the Monday darkness, another school week at Virginia
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    • 282 18 BRITISH AIRWAYS AIRBRUSHES THEY'RE fierce rivals and they want each other out of the picture. Literally. In the latest tactic by British Airways (BA) in its battle with Virgin Atlantic, shots of the Virgin boss have been removed from the James Bond film Casino Royale
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    • 385 18 THE prizes may be big. But the price he is asked to pay proved to be too big for him to swallow. Tempted by the prize of a Honda Civic, Johor businessman Choh Bun Keng took part in a World Cup contest
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    • SNAP SHOT
      • 72 19 .g < %gr*« h< »*> V-' tfij$ >^£z K *&r THIS wreckage of a car that was placed by the authorities in the city centre as part of a accident-prevention campaign in Madrid has raised eyebrows. Cars that were involved in real accidents are on display
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      • 52 19 The rest of the world has two reasons for demanding American action: First, blaming America absolves them of responsibility ana, second, emissions restrictions will hobble America's economy, allowing the rest of the world to play catch-up. Mr lain Murray, senior fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, Washington, on
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      • 72 19 THE haze can help prevent extreme heat here, an academic has said. According to Dr John Yong, Natural Sciences Science Education, National Institute of Education, the haze reduces the amount of sunlight and deflects the sun's energy. It also helps in developing more clouds. The last time
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      • 92 19 A ROADSIDE bomb killed three soldiers and wounded one seriously in Thailand's south yesterday. The soldiers were in a Humvee on patrol in Pattani when the buried pipe bomb exploded as they drove past, the police said. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack in
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      • 154 19 20 YOUNG SAFETY AMBASSADORS TO BE APPOINTED LAST year, 190 people were killed on Singapore's roads. This translates to about one death every two days. Motorcyclists made up more than half of the total fatalities, many of them aged between 18 and 30. About 10,000
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      • 174 19 HEALTH Minister Khaw Boon Wan yesterday opened a two-day medical forum on cancer management. Four hundred experts are attending the forum here. Mr Jacques Ferlay from the International Agency for Research on Cancer in France, speaking at the The Lancet Asia Medical Forum 2007
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      • 43 19 A FIVE-LEGGED bull has become a star attraction at a Chinese zoo. The bull looks normal except for an extra leg growing on its back. It was taken to the zoo at the beginning of this year and became an instant success.
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    • 212 11 Mrs Singapore 2007/8 Classic Mr Singapore Classic Mrs Singapore 2007/8 Married ladies and men, its time to take the center-stage in Singapore's very own Married Women and Men contest. The Mrs Singapore, Classic Mr Singapore and Classic Mrs Singapore Pageant clearly separate the women from the girls and men from
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    • 166 11 SINCi APOR E Best Model of Singapore 2007 The Sranl Final 10th lane 2007 Mlllema Walk If you think you have what it takes to represent Singapore for Best Model of the World 2007 in Istanbul, Turkey. REGISTER NOW! Contestants will compete in separate MALE and FEMALE categories You must
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  • Page 19 Miscellaneous
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  • OUR Sunday
    • Article, Illustration
      991 20 Tonight as the spotlight falls on the Miss Singapore Universe HOO7 contest, AVIS WONG asks past pageant winners why most S'pore beauty queens seem to fade into oblivion THIS could well be the perfect beauty pageant Q&A stumper: How many past Miss Singapore Universe winners can you name?
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    • 515 21 From page 23 not stable, there're no set hours, no set salary but if you're fine with that, like I am, and you're the kind of person who would embrace that lifestyle, then good," says Jade Seah, last year's Miss Singapore Universe
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    • 271 21 IN Hong Kong, beauty pageants seem to be a sure way to showbusiness success. Maggie Cheung (right), who was Miss Hong Kong 1983 first runner-up, is now an acclaimed movie actress and international star. So are Christy Chung (Miss Chinese International 1993), Anita Yuen
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  • OUR SUNDAY
    • 501 23  -  At 1.78 m tall, Kill Bill star (left) almost as tall as SM Goh at green awards ceremony Sylvia Toh Paik Choo paikchoo@sph.com.sg THE Senior Minister, the replicant, the mermaid, the giant and the assassin. SM Goh Chok Tong was on the
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    • 118 24 AT the National Museum of Singapore where seemingly more people attend functions held in the salon than they do visiting the exhibits, alas a hair-raising event took place. It was Schwarzkopf professional hairdressing awards, fifth time in Singapore for the biannual affair with hair. There
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    • 632 25  -  You can take my lungs, my celebrity autographs ana my cneap flat, but... Sylvia Toh Paik Choo oaikchoo@sph.com.sg IN Britain last month, healthy people were advised to draw up "living wills" and appoint a family member or close friend to make life and
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    • 513 26  -  EARTH DAY 2007 Leong Ching chingl@sph.com.sg WE have a worm farm at our house that is a sure crowd pleaser. It is a sturdy green plastic box, with a tray at the bottom. The worms live in the moist, dark soil
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    • 447 27  -  Simple steps to ease j backaches I 1 Bharat Thakur tnp@sph.com.sg HOW did it go with last week's yoga asanas (exercises) to strengthen your back? lust keep in mind that if you want to see change, you need todo the exercises regularly. It is often
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    • 896 28  -  Curry so thick, you can almost eee KF Seetoh Columnist tnp@sph.com.sg I HAVE great admiration for Hainanese Singaporeans. They've contributed iconic dishes to our food culture that we proudly call our own, and they don't even seem remotely similar to what they have in their
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    • 749 29  -  Chua Wei Yng Columnist tnp@sph.eom.sg THE organic food scene is going to get even busier. Earlier this year, hotelier Christina Ong's Como Group bought over organic shop Supernature, and announced plans to expand the store. Many new shops also have sprouted up in the
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  • Page 30 Miscellaneous
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    272 31 OUR SUNDAY Getting married? Had a baby? Or just having a crush? Maybe you want to thank someone? Whatever it is, we want to know. Send your pictures and messages to... tnpforum@sph.com.sg HAPPY 19TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY TO MY DEAREST HUBBY IDRIS MOHAMED... may our love grow deeper everyday...
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  • SUN RACING
    • 81 33 BEST BET CAN be confidently followed on his creditable last-start second at Penang last month, which was his best showing for a while. Back to his home turf, this Chong Keng Leong-trained sprinter can lead his rivals on a merrychase over the Ipoh straight
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      24 33 Racing Editor Marc Tan a Deputy Racing Editor Danny Kbooj Tan Thaan Loon^ Race ■jf Denotes tipster's best bet of the day
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    • 814 33 RACE 1: PAGO KID jumped awkwardly in and bumped IN THE PINK in onto RECLINER. This resulted in RECLINER crowding SANDSTORM onto HULK GENERAL. D'MIGHTY CHIEF, who was to the inside of HULK GENERAL, was then severely crowded between HULK GENERAL and SANDSTORM, who jumped
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    • 44 33 1st 2nd 3rd B Shahrul 23 8 3 1 Azhar 20 15 16 L Sofhan 15 15 14 J Low 13 10 10 MWepner 11 12 12 A Chew 11 8 8 J Urn 10 6 8 0 Chavez 10 6 7
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    • 44 33 1st 2nd 3rd F Coetzee 37 16 17 B Brogan 14 11 12 A Rahim 13 8 4 E Breukelen 10 15 18 HARettlMM 9 16 13 F Maynard 9 6 10 P Tennent 8 11 10 KL Chong 8 7 7
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    • 2126 34 I GOING FORECAST: YIELDING 1 csaz 1 11IIB (STUUMTT) 12.46 St*cr MRt.COO No. Last 6 reus HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/origin/sei, trainer-owner) 1 *****2 July In Gold 57 (40) Alei Chew c3* 15 (6ag Kl Chong-lucky Nine) 1 *****0 Show Off 57 148) SSalee B
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    • 121 34 RACE 1: July In Gold, Show Off, Tashi Delek, Magic Sapphire, True Fighter, Lago Alumine. RACE 2: Circle Of Life, Keen Challenge, Popular, Hogansville, Tiger In The Hunt, Consequential. RACE 4; High Five, Reap Without, Tycoon Forever, Tough Power, Trust N Sincere, Jeram Mas, True Aristocrat. RACE 5: Happysolucky,
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    • 1071 35 RACE 1 (l,OOOm): Shangdong General (No. 1) wasn't comfortable tackling a bend for the first time 13 days ago over 1,200 m in race won by the promising Lucky Hero. But he did win nicely over today's course-and-distance in early March in his debut and
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    • 1203 35 GOING FORECAST: GOOD m. mmtum TIMBI L VTfS) IM 1 WNMCM «HH 1AL Mel K L Chul(-7) 132 5 2 HUUiM KWL 0 Ooteure (25 2 3 FAVMMTC SUPni ME CSS Y T Chenol-2) 12.1 6 4 MUJMtxoam Cf F Coetree 11G 1
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    • 290 36  -  mare tan marc@sph.com.sg JACK be nimble, Jack be quick. Apprentice Jacky Lim was certainly nimble and quick at Ipoh yesterday. The 22-year-old enjoyed the best day of his life when he booted home five winners in the card of 10 races. Incredibly, his first four winners were for
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    • 916 36 GOING: YIELDING Race 1 C5 D3 (STRAIGHT) 1100m 1 i i 2 BRASH 56 5 <2I'6-59) S SalM (5) 1 1 1 (454) 8 mrnai expwjs w ns-7) IbiMli (16) 2 2 2 (464) Nk 16 TOMAHAWK MISSILE 50 (126-41) 3 TWO) HEART 56 5 (16-5) HWapiMr
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    • 484 36 GOING: GOOD Race 1 FORREST PLACE H CAP 1200M ft MMI Ms (8) 1 nr rr T (3) -2 (4) 3 3 r»«FT» 5*5(14-6) tMl Traiaar DR Harrison. Margies 1.1.25, 2. Tiara: 1min 12sec. Faracaat $12. Placa Faracaat $7 (Nos. 3-5). $3 (Nos. 3-6), $6 (Nos.
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  • Page 33 Miscellaneous
    • 37 33 /"k M > A m. iltiSv/ Saturday, 21 Apr 2007 First Second Third 7633 7502 2548 Starters 5420 4584 2636 6162 3308 7821 9584 4910 1702 3655 Consolation 5310 8250 0494 7704 5947 7674 5719 4178 2950 8133
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  • Sunday SPORTS
    • 706 37 Mad about golf THIS year's Masters was the 400 th Major championship in the history of the game, a significant landmark that seemed to pass largely unnouring Masters' week. Just for the record, the Ist Major was, of course, the first ever Open Championship
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    • 382 38  -  TANAH MERAH CC 25TH ANNIVERSARY Godfrey Robert npsports@sph.com.sg FORMER Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke, the Johor Sultan and former Thai Prime Minister Chatichai were all there. So were Annika Sorenstam, Grace Park, Vijay Singh, Ian Woosnam and Padraig Harrington. Not in flesh, but surely in spirit.
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    • 537 38 THERE'S no stopping Frenchman Raphael Jacquelin. He put himself in position for a wire-to-wire victory at the BMW Asian Open yesterday, carding a two-under-par 70 to take a one-stroke lead into the final round of the US$2.3 million ($3.5m) event. The 32-year-old (right), who led for
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    • 261 38 AP. MARK Calcavecchia was on the US PGA Tour before Zurich Classic first-round leader Kyle Reifers was born. They both put themselves in some tough spots during Friday's second round, and the seasoned pro handled it better than the tour rookie. "It's a miracle
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    • Article, Illustration
      825 39  -  By Lim Han Ming npsports @sph. com.sg ARE you a bomber or a technician? No matter what kind of golfer you are, TayiorMade has the perfect driver for you. If you are a bomber, you are probably someone who doesn't believe that fairway bunkers do exist. Safety
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    • 951 40  -  The Sporty iBOSSES Calling all sporty bosses, do you have an active sporting lifestyle away from your busy schedule in the office? Do you play one or more of non-traditional sports? Or do you know of such a boss? Please e-mail details to npsports@sph.com.sg Lim
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    • 257 40 WANT to work for Wilfried Kofmehl at Bank Julius Baer? Having a sporting background will help. As a sportsman, the 42-year-old Swiss knows the intrinsic benefits of doing sports. Kofmehl said: "It's not that I hire only sportsmen, but I found out over
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    • 72 41 DRIVING THEM CRAZY: What's a motor event without race queens? More pictures in THE ELECTRIC NEW PAPER tnp.sg NICE BODYWORK: Japan's famous drift driver Nobuteru Taniguchi (left), who is one of the judges for the best-dressed race car, provides a light moment when he
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    • 872 42 WHO says the term "Wags" (wives and girlfriends) only applies to football? The Wags of motor car enthusiasts were out in force at the MPT Super Time Attack last Monday. While their male companions slugged it out on the Sepang International Circuit under the hot
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    • 1112 43  -  REPORTING FROM SEPANG Lim Han Ming npsport@sph.com.sg THIS is why Singapore should build a permanent race track. While most Singaporeans were stuck in peak-hour traffic on their way to work on a Monday morning, some 72 car drivers from Singapore were gearing up for the ride
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    • 465 43  -  COMMENT Lim Han Ming npsport@sph.comsg THESE are exciting times for the motor sport industry. First, it was announced that Singapore may become one of the stops on the Formula One calendar. Negotiations are still ongoing, but what we know is that it will most
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    • 831 44 CRECKET WORLD CUP AP. WATCHING the Australians win match after match at the cricket World Cup is like seeing Roger Federer at Wimbledon or Tiger Woods at the British Open. No one, it seems, can stop them. South Africa, West Indies, England and Sri Lanka were all beaten
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    • 256 45 THE NEW PAPER SOCCER STAR CHALLENGE Candidates for The New Paper's Soccer Star Challenge will perform at Movida, St James Power Station, today. Three will go into the final voting round. IVAN LIM introduces them once again Daniel Chua, 27 He'll perform a hip-hop dance routine
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    • 75 45 Bring along a copy of today's edition of The New Paper on Sunday and come to Movida, St James Power Station (It's at 3, Sentosa Gateway, opposite Vivocity) to cheer for your favourite TNP Soccer Star candidate. Doors open at 4pm. Soul Cool will entertain, with
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      • 318 46  -  G By David John PA Sport Newcastle v Chelsea (Newcastle 1 Chelsea 3) CHELSEA continue to match leaders Manchester United blow for blow down the stretch in the race for the title, and majestically swept aside struggling West Ham on Wednesday. Whether Jose Mourinho hangs
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      • 593 46 PA Sport. HE costs a bomb but the impact is little. With just one goal in eight appearances since his £8 million ($24m) move from Watford to Aston Villa in January, Ashley Young is hardly a bargain. But despite the low return on investment,
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      • 452 47  -  =betting TEAM FACTS by LIM HAN MING MARKET TALK by BRIAN MILLER INJURIES/ SUSPENSIONS: NEWCASTLE UNITED: Owen, Duff, Given (injured); Sibierski, Parker, Dyer (doubtful) CHELSEA: Robben (injured); Shevchenko (doubtful) LAST MEETING: 20 Dec, 2006 Newcastle 0 Chelsea 1 (Carting Cup) HEAD-TO-HEAD: Newcastle 47; Chelsea 59;
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      • 450 47 INJURIES/ SUSPENSIONS: ASTON VILLA: Sutton (injured); Carew, Ridgewell, Delaney (doubtful) PORTSMOUTH: Johnson, Todorov, Mendes (injured); Benjani (doubtful) LAST MEETING: 2 Dec, 2006 Portsmouth 2 Villa 2 (EPL) HEAD-TO-HEAD: Villa 35; Portsmouth 22; draws 20 LAST FIVE LEAGUE RESULTS: VILLA: W-D-W-D-D PORTSMOUTH: W-L-W-D-D GOAL STATS
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      • 375 50 Marlins 20 goals NEWCASTLE v CHELSEA PA Sport NEWCASTLE United striker Obafemi Martins is desperate. Desperate for goals, that is. The 22-year-old Nigeria international wants to crown his first season in England by reaching the 20-goal mark. He heads into tonight's Premiership clash with Chelsea having collected 17 goals since
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      • 344 51  -  By Jim van Wijk Special Corresponent PA Sport CHARLTON missed the chance to climb out of the Barclays Premiership drop zone as fellow relegation battlers Sheffield United earned a share of the spoils at The Valley. Alan Pardew's men who remain two points behind the Blades
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      • 504 52  -  By Paul Walker Special Correspondent DIRK KUYT scored a goal in each half as Liverpool strolled to victory and sent Wigan closer to the relegation zone. The Dutchman took his tally to 13 for the season as manager Rafael Benitez's rotated his squad to
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      • 235 52  -  By Adrian Curtis Special Correspondent PA Sport A FIRST-HALF goal from Bobby Zamora gave West Ham a precious lifeline in their bid to escape relegation from the Premiership. Zamora earned West Ham a vital victory when he smashed the ball into the top corner of the
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        86 53 TIME: 64th min SCORE: 0-1 TOURE Fabregas floats a free-kick to the far post and Toure goes around the Spurs defence to scramble the ball past Robinson. TIME: 78th min SCORE: 1-2 ADEBAYOR Adebayor outjumps Rocha and Jenas to get on the end of a Fabregas free-kick.
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      • 602 54 TOTTENHAM 2 (Keane 30, Jenas 90+5) ARSENAL 2 (Toure 64, Adebayor 78) PA Sport THE man who saved Spurs a point has blasted his own defence. Jermaine Jenas told Tottenham to stop giving away "sloppy" goals after rescuing the club with an injury-time strike in the
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