The New Paper, 23 December 2007

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1 59 The New Paper
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    23 1 the new Paper 23 DECEMBER 2007 Sunday Singapore Press VflV Holdings illlllll 8871 81 "*****9": MICA (P) 113/12/2007 80 CENTS the new paper
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      50 1 v i 8 WV- i -«v J gBQ Hew Paper 23 DECEMBER 2007 £af* *3 m n i *ECEtV£ 2i DEC 2001 s f 1 m \'i i i Hardcore fans vie to buy her hotel room toilet seat. But they'll have to settle for... e I i 111 I
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      Lock icon LURED BY EASY MONEY
      1191 2  -  DESPITE BOOMING ECONOMY... BUSINESS, ARTS GRADS TURN SOCIAL ESCORTS THE PERKS: CThey claim they earn 10,000 a month C' Flexible working hours THE PERILS: Jr Stigma M predators disease^': Maureen Koh maurcenk@sph.com.sg THEY are all recent graduates from universities here. One of them is even a
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      Lock icon LURED BY EDUCATED ESCORTS, SAY AGENCY OWNERS
      625 4  -  Grads turn escorts to meet demand from 'respectable' clients FORGET CHEAP SEX, BUSINESSMEN ARE... Maureen Koh maurecnk@sph.com.sg THE quality of female social escorts or professional companions has gone up, say agency owners and managers. Clients, they added, have become more discerning and demanding:
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      73 3 r Guests at the newly opened St Regis S'pore will be waited on hand and foot by a large team of butlers. Fast news 21 Our Sun Golf 41 HOTUHE 1800- 733 4455 Website tnp.sg E-mail tnp@sph.com.sg Fax 6319 8266 Operations Desk 6319 5544 Circulation Hotline 6388 3838 T *P
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      Lock icon Fans ask to bid for items from tennis star's room THEY WANT A PIECE OF MARIA... even her toilet seat
      909 6  -  LADIES and gentleman, welcome to the auction of "used items" from "Maria Sharapova Live in Singapore". Yes, items used and touched by tennis' top celebrity herself when she was in
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      Lock icon MINDER HAS TO 'PLAY MARIA'S FATHER'
      646 7  -  Ernest Luis tnp@sph.com.sg ON 31 Dec, Maria Sharapova will leave Singapore with pleasant memories. Or not. And the job of making sure that she wants to return here to play a tennis match or major tournament the next time has been given to Miss
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      Lock icon WHEELCHAIR MAN STANDS UP FOR CHARITY
      624 8  -  Cara van Miriah caravm@sph.com.sg HE had not stood up in public for three years. But yesterday night, Mr Gerard Fransis did it, all for a good cause. Everyone at a charity dinner at the Singapore Federation of Chinese Clan Association watched anxiously as he
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      Lock icon HER JOB: CHATTING HER PAY: UP TO $6,500
      961 9  -  Alvin Chiang alchiang @sph. com.sg TALK is certainly not cheap. Not when someone can be paid more than $6,000 to answer calls and talk on the phone. Meet Melissa, 22, an ex-model. She is one of 20 chatline "Angels" that callers pay
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      Lock icon WORKSHOP WHIZ KIDS
      930 10  -  These young, savvy car workshop owners run million-dollar businesses Faith Teo wtnli @sph.eom.sg WHEN people think of car workshops, they usually think of dreary industrial blocks with taciturn men in grease-stained clothes. Not anymore. Meet the new generation of workshop owners: They are young, eloquent and impeccably
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      421 11 THOSE who spot Ms Josephine Soh (left, with her husband) at race events usually do a double-take. The petite woman stands out at these testosterone-charged gatherings, but the 31-year-old is also part of a tiny, growing group of woman racers here. She took part in
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      919 12  -  NEW NEIGHBOUR MOVES IN, RESIDENTS CLASH OVER NEIGHBOURHOOD ICON REPORT AND PICTURES Joyce Lim joycel@sph.com.sg IT is a case of "bang table, being chair". On one side of this wooden table is one woman pushing for its removal. On the other: Those who oppose
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      Lock icon #FROM TOA APAYOH TO TOA PAYOH TO TOA PAYOH
      478 14 They pocket $200,000 in profit from moves IN just seven years, an elderly couple has moved house three times. And their relocations have earned them more than $200,000. So how did the couple, who only wished to be known as the
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      Lock icon ALL SMILES BECAUSE SHE'S GOING HOME FOR XMAS
      191 15 M'SIAN HEART TRANSPLANT GIRL IT was a journey fraught with risks and uncertainty. But yesterday, Malaysian heart transplant recipient Tee Hui Yi, 14, gave her doctors and family cause for joy when she was finally discharged from the National Heart Institute in
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      465 15 $7 million bail in cash? HE was allowed bail only if he paid NT$l5O million (s7m). The bail amount was the highest in Taiwan's history, surpassing the previous record of NTsl2om.And WK Technology chairman and founder Ke Wen Chang would have to be remanded if
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      483 16 OUTRAGE OVER US AIRLINE'S 'DEATH FEE' Cancel your dead mum's plane ticket? AIRLINE fees have become commonplace. A phone booking fee, a change of ticket fee or even a fee for a snack box. But what about a "death fee"? California resident lane Wilkens
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      684 17  -  Delegates blame her for delaying Bali deal. Then, she changes her mind. Now, White House reacting coolly to her U-turn The woman who made UN man cry and others angry Eugene Wee cugenew@sph.com.sg THE hall in Bali, Indonesia, may have been filled with diplomats.
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      433 18 UK woman, 57, faces driving ban for going too slow on highway SHE put a yellow signboard at the back of her car which said: "I do not drive fast, please overtake". Now, this British lady is facing a driving ban after being
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        43 19 Yes, the Web's ramifications and its cultural resonance are still to be discovered, but using the past as a way of considering the Web is like restricting and criticising micro-electronics because they exceed Stone Age expectations. Louis Black, The Austin Chronicle
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        Lock icon $4.5B LOTTERY PRIZE
        86 19 THE top prize in the world's richest lottery known as El Gordo, or 'The Fat One' was awarded yesterday to holders of tickets bearing the number *****. The prize money is 2.2 billion euro ($4.5b) with each holder of the winning ticket pocketing 300,000 euro, reported AP.
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        Lock icon Marry Christmas
        53 19 HE'S a prisoner in Makati City in the Phillipines. But that didn't stop him and 14 other inmates from tying the knot In fact the Filipino government and the Catholic Church went all out to organise a mass wedding for 15 couples as part of this year's Chrismas
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        80 19 SECURITY forces in Saudi Arabia have arrested an Al-Qaeda linked group planning a "terrorist act" during last week's haj pilgrimage, say authorities on Friday. The group aimed to trouble the "security of the pilgrimage" which attracted almost 2.5 million Muslim pilgrims from around the world earlier this
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        Lock icon SLOW SHARITY THIS XMAS
        175 19 Only 70 per cent of Boys 7 Brigade dpnafion target has been met 'TIS the season for giving but contributions this year have fallen short of targets, said The Boys' Brigade yesterday. This was revealed at the closing ceremony of its annual Sharity Gift Box. About
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        80 19 SINGAPORE tourism hit a new record yesterday when it received its 10 millionth visitor. The lucky tourist was Sanjeev Bhandari, 36, who arrived with his wife and two children to celebrate Christmas here. They were given prizes worth over $50,000 including air tickets and hotel stays. The Singapore
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        Lock icon DR M QUIZZED ON JUDICIAL SCANDAL
        199 19 MALAYSIAN anti-corruption officials have interviewed former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad as part of their investigation into a scandal over judicial appointments. The 82-year-old, who retired in late 2003, said yesterday that he was interviewed on Friday for about an Jiour but declined to reveal
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        71 19 A BRIDE wore a dress made of toilet paper for her wedding at a public restroom set up for the event in Times Square, New York, on 19 Dec. The gown was designed by the winner of the 2007 Toilet Paper Wedding Dress Contest, reported AP. The couple from
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      74 13 A TRIBUTE TO OUR PIONEERS Q Which S'pore founding father taught chess to pay his way through law school? David Marshall They are our founding fathers Know all of them? Learn more about the 10 political pioneers who made a difference to all our lives. Get this value gift pack
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      150 15 Congratulations to our mio Plan Lucky Draw winners You have each won a Sony BRAVIA 46" V Series LCD TV (KLV-46V200A) worth $4,999. 1. HO SOON SIANG (SXXXX7B7F) 6. LIM TECK CHYE (SXXXXOB9I) 2. NORITA BINTE ISMAIL (SXXXXS33Z) 7. SHI HENG CHEONG (SXXXX667C) 3. NURAZEAN BINTE SUDIN (SXXXX7IIG) 8. YANG
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  • OUR Sunday
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      951 20  -  Pamper yourself: Call on an army of 34 butlers at newly-opened St Regis S'pore Cara van Miriah caravm@sph.com.sg YOU won't need to lift a single finger during your stay at this hotel. Butlers will take care of your every need. No more fretting
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      342 21 Sing Tel prepaid card special HERE'S some festive cheer for SingTel's prepaid mobile card customers. Those who use hilCard, HOTSIOO and Kababayan SIM will get a 50 per cent discount for all global SMS to eight destinations: Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand and
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      Lock icon THIS XMAS, SHOPPERS ARE GIVING IN TO THE URGE TO SPLURGE
      697 22  -  Tan Mae Lynn maelynn @sph. com.sg r a 1 IS the season to spend, I spend, spend. When it comes .1. to shopping, it seems nothing can dampen the spirit of Singaporeans. So what if the global share market
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      714 23  -  Sorry, we're fully boc.ed M maelynn@sph.com.sg T F you still haven't made any plans I for your date this Christmas, you X may have to celebrate it at home. That's because a check by The New Donor on QnnHau r\f mror 1 Want to eat out
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      Lock icon Yes, we're still available... for now
      133 24 Les Amis 24 Dec dinner $220++; two tables left 25 Dec lunch $120++; selling fast La Strada (left) 24 Dec dinner $155++ Harbour Grill, Hilton Singapore 24 Dec dinner $160++ includes one glass of champagne 25 Dec brunch 150++ or $190++ with three glasses
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      Lock icon They party Swingapore style
      343 25  -  BELUNI ROOM BIRTHDAY BASH Sylvia Toh Paik Choo paikchoo @sph. com.sg YOU do not see a picture of Darius Mendoza here because he was all over the place. Everybody wanted him. His bad boy looks make him the hottest man in earrings this side of the
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      Lock icon The write way to send those cards
      516 26  -  Siva Choy Columnist tnp@sph.com.sg EVERY year, we're reminded to "post early for Christmas". That reminder goes way back to ye olde colonial days when Christmas cards and parcels were carried via foot or horsecart, to sailing ships at Keppel Harbour that carried them
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      Lock icon Too much hair-care can hurt
      285 27 NEGLECT can lead to hair problems, but taking too much p care could be just as bad. Property agent Winston Yang, 25, started with a healthy head of hair. For five years, he spent 20 minutes every morning styling his hair. Thrice a week, he
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      128 27 SVENSON'S chief hair care expert, Mr Teo Kim Tiek, says hair loss occurs in one out ot every three men, and in one out of every five women. Here are some signs you may have a problem: Excessively oily scalp Irritation of scalp Clumps of
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      Lock icon Jab for a sharper jawline
      604 28  -  Want a streamlined face like hers? Genevieve Jiang geneviev@sph.com.sg IT is common knowledge that Botox can smoothen out the wrinkles around your eyes and the crinkling on your forehead. But do you know that Botox can also reduce a squarish jawline and give you a
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      Lock icon #DUMP your negative thoughts
      833 29  -  Try this easy exercise to rind your true self Joe Nathan lourdes Columnist tnp@sph.com.sg HAVE you ever felt that you are not good enough? Thought that you are not smart enough? Believed that your body is not attractive enough? Have you ever thought about why you
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      Lock icon Marry Christmas with local flavour
      808 30  -  KFSeetoh Columnist tnp@sph.eom.sg CHRISTMAS here is all about fake snow, presents, plastic fir trees, Christmas carols, fairy lights, midnight shopping along Orchard Road in cold shopping malls, with desperate-to-spend merry makers dressed up in post-autumn sales designer gear. Gastronomically, it is matched with chestnut-stuffed roast
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      480 31  -  Yoga for good sex life pari 3 Bharat Thakur Columnist tnp@5ph.com.5g HAVE you ever given any thought to the condition of your body and how that impacts sexual activity? Apart from general fitness and sufficient stamina, the main muscles and parts of the body used in
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      602 32 Shrek Tha Halls Channel 5,9pm In this animated TV special, it's Christmas Eve and everyone's full of holiday cheer except for Shrek, who tries to get into the spirit as only an ogre can for the sake of Fiona and the kids. Voiced by Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz. Taxi 3
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    281 33 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 To my dear Jeslyn, it's been 5 yrs since we've known each other. May we last
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  • SUN RACING
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      Lock icon YESTERDAY'S PENANG RESULTS GOING: YIELDING (RACES 1-6); GOOD (RACES 7 & 8)
      801 35 YESTERDAY'S PENANG RESULTS GOING: YIELDING (RACES 1-6); GOOD (RACES 7 8) Race 1 MS 1200m 1 KEY COMMANDER 57 c 54 (33-14) .•< Elrwm (1) 1 1 1 (512) 4 WONDERFUL BOY 5£ (U S) 1 AAar (4) 3 3 2 (475) 0.75 3 SET1JI 57 (119-20) 1 (2) 4
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      Lock icon CHAVEZ HOUNDS AZHAR
      279 35  -  Malaysian jockeys' title chase hots up... Tan Thean Loon loon@sptl.com.sg High-riding Oscar Chavez is certainly breathing down three-time champion Azhar Ismail's neck in die jockeys' premiership quest in Malaysia. Another two winners at Penang yesterday, following his running double at the professional-amateur meeting in Kuala Lumpur last
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      Lock icon YESTERDAY'S PERTH (ASCOT) RESULTS GOING: GOOD
      554 35 a 2 BOM (TBI 55.0 (14-9) JCatary (7) i 4 SOCUU. IZBI 55.0 (47-12) B Mm (1) 2 9 mrna HO 53 5(8-5) PKta» (2) 3 Trainer OR Harrison. Marges: 3. shd, hd. Time: 58.26sec. Forecast: $16. Plan Forecast: $5 (Nos. 2-4), $3 (Nos.
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      Lock icon SUNDAY TOPTIPS
      196 36 Danny Khoo ife Marc Tan j rRtJ 4R2 r5?5^i R7-, \'l lO'iCf;T 2 Bee Bee Star > 1 U'ljio Mrj/ 3 Enchanted Prince Emm 4 Zankel 2 Brilliant tycoon JM i iiMf io 1 rr»r > ill »r-j 4 Speed Wang 1 Ir-l'I'V Viric.iy 7 Joker General 5
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      Lock icon TODAY'S PENANG RACE CARD (GOING FORECAST: GOOD)
      834 36 I RACE 1 warn •'^gyggi mtm inn'* 1 No. Last 6 r« ins HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/origln/sex, trainer-owner) 1 10-483 Niaetyfivo Seal 58 (73) CK Tan c4 11 (5am YN Liew-N'five Emperor) 2 9-0066 Melang Express 55 (67) H Mohamad c3
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      Lock icon BEST BET
      55 36 SOLO VENTURE (Race 1 No. 7) gave his younger rivals a galloping lesson last month and there is no reason why he cannot do it again. Though he is up against tougher company, he should measure up to the task. At his peak, this nine-year-old by Flying Spur
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      Lock icon MUDLARKS
      60 36 RACE 1: Ninetyfive Seal, Time To Remember, Light Easy, Mas Labu, Solo Venture, Baby Star, Tulsa, Wealth, Babe Classic. RACE 4: Smart Lion, Light of Success, Enchanted Prince, I Am, New Kuala Dipang, Jeram New Village, Labu Labu. RACE 5: Rejuvenation, Dane Hero, Sparkling Dragon. RACE 6: King's Carnival,
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      Lock icon Real Special chance again
      915 37 Race 1 (1,600 m) Cheerful Happiness (No. 2) hasn't been far off in five outings this term and can give a bold sight with a return to the Sha Tin mile, where he won twice last season. Celestial Wonder (1) has to overcome a 133-pound weight
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      Lock icon TODAY'S HONG KONG (SHA TIN) RACE CARD GOING FORECAST: GOOD
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    Lock icon GOLFING GOOD TIMES
    776 38 Sunday SPORTS Mad about golf IN SPORT, there are always winners and losers, those enjoying good times and those enduring bad times. Who did what in the world of golf in 2007? We start this week with the winners. Next week, the losers and the "mixed-fortunates". Merry
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  • SUN SPORTS
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      Lock icon Prayad prevails after shootout
      584 39 FINAL SCORES: 265: Prayad Marksaeng 67-69-64-65 (won at third play-off hole), Boonchu Ruangkit 64-69 66-66. 267: Angelo Que 70-65-66-66. 270 Kwanchai Tannin 66-70-68-66, Thaworn Wiratchant 66-69-70-65. 271: Kiradech Apibalrat 71-69-70-61. 272: Sattaya Supupramai 70-65-67-70. 276: Tepphatud Sanawong 71-71-63-71, Wisut Artjanawat 74-68-66-68. 279 Nakul Vijityuthasart 70-68-69-72, Varut
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      Lock icon Rose aiming for world's No. 1 spot
      436 39 Reuters EUROPEAN No. 1 Justin Rose believes he is good enough to one day overtake Tiger Woods as the world's top golfer. "In the short term, the next one or two years, No. 2 in the world is a realistic target for anyone
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      816 40 A SPORTING Singapore is nothing if it doesn't have a true "sporting soul", isn't sports-friendly, and lacks pro-active athletes and National Sports Associations (NSAs). After reviewing the issue of encouraging pro-activeness among local athletes last week, we review how the same
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      865 41  -  SPOTLIGHT ON PRO-ACTIVE ATHLETES Singapore's South-east Asia Games winners who returned from Korat, Thailand, recently, have started giving away their sports attire to refugees in Moldova. But among them, ARUN RAJ finds one fencer who has already been donating to charity and involved in community
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      578 41 AMID the hustle and bustle of the morning crowd last Wednesday, a group of Singapore SEA Games athletes gathered at the DHL hot-air balloon site on the outskirts of the Central Business District. They were there to donate their Games apparel to refugees in Moldova.
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      950 42  -  The Sporty BOSSES Ernest Luis npsports@sph.com.sg HIS job title: executive creative director. Having been in the advertising industry for 30 years with the last 20 years at Young Rubicam (Y&R) Patrick Low has really ruled by the word "creative" all his life. Let's take the
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      660 43  -  Here's what you get for paying top dollar for the Maria Sharapova match Ernest Luis npsports@sph.com.sg A CHANCE to have a photo of yourself taken with tennis' hottest celebrity, Maria Sharapova, on Saturday afternoon. A chance to have her autograph. Not enough? How about a chance, later that
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      289 44 DEAR readers, how would you like to write a letter with the heading "Dear Maria"? You've already read our extensive stories on Maria Sharapova tennis' only real celebrity in our news pages and, now, here in the sports pages. And the organisers of "Maria Sharapova Live" in Singapore,
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    • OEL EL CLASICO: BARCELONA v REAL MADRID
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        755 45  -  Pete Jenson Special Correspondent played at twice the speed, what can a fading footballer do to keep up with the pace? How about standing up to your vaist in freezing water or five minutes twice a reek? Or sleeping at titude? Or eating baby food? Real Madrid
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        141 46 Air conditioning gives ont a mix of air and nitrogen that simulates conditions of altitode of 7,620 m which favours sportsmen RAUL GONZALEZ BLANCO Age: 30 Team: Real Madrid, captain Scored in the 1998,2002 and 2006 World Cup. Became the first player to score 50 goals in
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        458 47  -  Ashikin Hashim npsports @sph. com.sg ONE supports Real Madrid and the other, Barcelona. But for Andres De Zulueta and Ignasi Buxade, tonight's El Clcisico showdown isn't just a match between two of Spain's biggest teams. You see, they both grew up in Spain specifically,
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        780 48  -  Andy Schooler PA Sport BLACKBURN v CHELSEA (Blackburn 1 Chelsea 1) IT'S hard to be confident about what will happen in this game. Chelsea have only lost to Manchester United and Arsenal since Avram Grant took over back in September, but they arrive
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        Lock icon MATCH 0308: MAN UTD v EVERTON
        352 49 INJURIES/SUSPENSIONS: MANCHESTER UNITED: Scholes, Silvestre, Park, Foster (injured) EVERTON: Osman, Baines, Stubbs, Turner (injured) HEAD-TO-HEAD: Man U 75; Everton 61; draws 38 LAST MEETING: 15 Sep, 2007 Everton 0 Man U 1 (EPL) LAST FIVE LEAGUE RESULTS: MAN U: W-W-W-L-W EVERTON: W-W-D-W-D GOAL STATS
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        373 49 TEAM FACTS: LIM HAH MIHG; BEST PICK: BRIAH MILLER; WHO'S HOT, WHO'S HOT: lAIN MACIHTOSH (Reporting Irom London) INJURIES/SUSPENSIONS: NEWCASTLE UNITED: Carr, Faye, Owen, Ramage (injured) DERBY COUNTY: Todd (injured) HEAD-TO-HEAD: Newcastle 50; Derby 37; draws 31 LAST MEETING: 17 Sep, 2007 Derby 1 Newcastle
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        369 50 INJURIES/SUSPENSIONS: BLACKBURN ROVERS: Ooijer (injured) CHELSEA: Terry, Drogba, Malouda (injured) HEAD-TO-HEAD: Blackburn 34; Chelsea 40; draws 27 LAST MEETING: 15 Sep, 2007 Chelsea 0 Blackburn 0 (EPL) LAST FIVE LEAGUE RESULTS: BLACKBURN: L-L-W-L-D CHELSEA: L-W-W-W-D GOAL STATS (SCORED, CONCEDED): BLACKBURN 0-15 min: 3,2 16-30: 2,3
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        408 50 CLAUDIO Cacapa will stroll straight back into the lions' den when Newcastle tackle Derby tonight. The 31-year-old former Lyon defender will run out at St James' Park for the first time since he had the ignominy of being substituted after only IT minutes
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        513 51 PA Sport. SIR Alex Ferguson is confident the future of football is in safe hands as long as players like Wayne Rooney are around. The Manchester United striker is expected to face former club Everton at Old Trafford today, knowing he will be subjected to
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        103 51 '''jjraL"' 1 P'. Dear Readers, JOIN the growing number of TNP readers who get their views published in our pages. Send your reactions for tonight's matches: MAN UNITED v EVERTON BLACKBURN v CHELSEA Avoid run-of-play descriptions. We want more of your opinion on the bigger picture,
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        338 51 PA Sport A VRAM Grant is determined to avoid a repeat performance of the holiday horror that cost Chelsea the title last season. The Blues recorded just one win from four games over the Christmas and New Year period last term. Their
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      78 47 PREDICTIONS THE New Paper asked Andres and Buxade for their predictions for the big game. "You can't predict the outcome of such a match!" said Andres. "But I think it will end up 2-1 to Real with goals from Van Nistelrooy and Raul." "This is going to be a difficult
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        644 53  -  Aston Villa ..................1 Man CHy 1 Acton Villa: Carew 14 Man City: Bianchi 11 Aston VWa: Carson, Meiiberg, Knight. Laursen. Bouma, Maloney (Petrov 75). Barry. Young, Agbonlahor, Carew. Subs not used: Taytor. Harewood. Davies, Gardner. Man City: Hart, Onuoha, Dunne. Richards. Ball. Vassell. Hamann (CorluKa
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        243 53  -  Bolton 3 Birmingham 0 Bolton: Diouf 72, Anelka 78,90 Ndhofl3|»{UKtMj BoKon: Jaaskeiainen, Hunt Meite. O'Brien, Gardner. Nolan, Campo (McCann 59). Guthrie. Dawes (Samuel 79). Anelka. Diouf. Subs not used: Al Habsi. Speed. Giannakopouios. Birmtnfham: Taylor. Kelly. Jatdi. Schmrtz. Sadler (Kapo 46). Larsson. Johnson. Q)ourou.
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        526 54  -  Round-up Special Correspondent SUNDERLAND were hit by another late blow for the second week running after Stephen Hunt condemned them to a 2-1 defeat at Reading. Roy Keane's side thought they had beaten Aston Villa at the death last week only to have
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        669 54  -  Middlesbrough 1 West Ham 2 Middlesbrough: Wheater 40 West Ham: Ashton 44, Parker 90 Kkk-ofl 3pa (UK lat) Middlesbrough: Schwarzer. Young. Woodgate (Huth 63). Wheater, Pogatetz, Johnson (Cattermole 77). Boateng. Area. Downing. Aliadiere. Sanli. Sobs not used: Tumbul, Shawky, Lee Booked Area. Boateng West Ham:
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        696 55  -  LIVERPOOL 4 PORTSMOUTH 1 Ernest Luis npsports@sph.com.sg LET'S be honest, did the exit caused by Chelsea in last week's Carling Cup really hurt Liverpool? No. Because the Carling Cup is not the forbidden fruit. Or should we make that the fruit that has been denied thus
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        393 56 Readers react CLASSIC commentary by David Pleat who said: "Keane does not miss..." The moment he said that, I just had this feeling Robbie Keane was indeed going to miss that penalty. But what a game that was. Initially, judging by the first half, it didn't
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        340 56  -  Ernest Luis npsports@sph.com.sg WITH Christmas around the comer, the TNPPostman is in a nostalgic mood. So there's no better time to reflect on the English Premier League's (EPL) "Big Four" group that has dominated the collective mindset in recent years. We're talking about
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        687 57 ARSENAL 2 TOTTENHAM 1 THE last time Tottenham beat Arsenal away from home, as you will have read numerous times in the last few days, was in 1993 when they conquered their rivals 3-1 at Highbury. At this time of the season, somewhere in Scotland, a man
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        385 58 THROWING a 19-year-old rookie into a North London derby was a brave move by Juande Ramos, but the performance of young Jamie O'Hara certainly justified his boldness. The tenacious midfielder was absolutely first class yesterday and he showed no signs of nerves in what was
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        165 58 ...MATHIEU Flamini had opened the scoring in the second minute? The French midfielder had a shot from inside the area, but could only hook it around the post. Arsenal could have saved themselves a lot of stress by taking an early lead. ...THE Paul Robinson of the first
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        284 58 PA Sport. EMMANUEL Adebayor admitted Arsenal had been pushed all the way after they claimed a 2-1 victory over London rivals Tottenham. Adebayor scored the opener shortly after half-time following Cesc Fabregas' exquisite back-heel. However, Dimitar Berbatov levelled from a tight angle before Spurs had the
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      335 59 THE ISSUE OF CROWD ABUSE ON PLAYERS PA Sport. SUNDERLAND manager Roy Keane has admitted there have been times when he wanted to "do a Cantona" when faced with abuse from the crowd. Former Manchester United team-mate Eric Cantona was banned for
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      99 58 SPORTSDNTV Football: EPL MAN UTD v EVERTON Ch 27, 7.55pm, tonight NEWCASTLE v DERBY Ch 27, 9.55pm, tonight J. Ch 27, 12.05 am, tomorrow Football: Spanish League A MADRID v ESPANYOL Ch 22, 11.55pm, tonight ;M;TH 4111 r r1;I i 1 Mi];l i] *Live, unless stated. For latest, check www.starhub.com/cabletv
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