The New Paper, 17 January 2009

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1 8 The New Paper
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    13 1 the new paper 17 Jan 09 st a 70 CENTS MICA (P) 193/11/2008
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      144 1 Dawn Yeoh celebs go CNY shopping New Year, new shoes NEW MAN? PAGE 31 with 8-page special with TRIVIAL SPAT, FIERY I don’t want to end up TNP PICTURE: GAVIN FOO LIKE SENG HAN THONG Petrol poured on cabby’s doorstep in Haig Rd dispute PAGE 2 70 CENTS MICA (P)
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      Lock icon We might have been BURNT ALIVE
      1279 2/3  -  Cabby (above) says angry neighbour splashed petrol outside HaigRoad flat REPORT: ELYSACHEN elysac@sph.com.sg FIREwastheweaponintheseattacks.Wax and incense paper was used in one.Intheother,whatisbelievedtobe petrol or thinner was splashed on a Member ofParliament. Butunlikeinthosecases,therewasnofire in this incident between neighbours only petrol. In the recent fallout between the
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      Lock icon Government to revise growth estimates
      248 4 PM LEE: TRADE NUMBERS DECLINING THE Government will revise this year's growth figures again before next Thursday's Budget announcement, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said yesterday, as the economic health of Singapore’s major trading partners have taken a turn for the worse since the year
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      Lock icon Two S’poreans arrested in Johor Baru drug bust
      86 4 TWO Singaporeans and a Thai woman were among eight people arrested in a major drug bust, following the discovery of a drug-processing laboratory. An assortment of drugs worth RM1.5million($620,000)andprocessingtoolswere seized in a series of operations at four locations in Johor Baru on
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      Lock icon 58% of investors of structured products to be compensated
      107 4 THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said yesterday that 58 per cent of investors, or 2,974, who complained of mis-selling of structured products will receive a full or partial settlement. Among these, 1,282 of the reviewed complaints of Lehman Minibonds, DBS
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      107 4 THE High Court has allowed the parents of Jeremy Tan, comatose for more than three years after an incident in camp when he was a full-time national serviceman, to seek disability compensation and medical benefits from the Ministry of Defence. On 3
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      Lock icon S’pore supports anti-piracy efforts in Gulf of Aden
      101 4 SINGAPORE supports the ongoing efforts by the United Nations (UN) and the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) to address the piracy situation in the Gulf of Aden, said Minister for Defence Teo Chee Hean. Mr Teo was speaking at the commissioning ceremony for
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      40 4 WHATACROC:Walkpastthisback alley in Joo Chiat and you might do a double take when you see this “crocodile”inafishtank.According to neighbours, it is actually a replica that has been there for a few months. PICTURE: SHIN MIN DAILY NEWS
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      Lock icon The art of losing
      562 6  -  STREET TALK COMMENT:ALDRINA ALDRINA THIRUNAGARAN tnp@sph.com.sg Thewriteris a picture researcherwith a media company based here. MYWOMEN’S futsalteamlost1-11 in an amateur league organised by ESPZen, for “weekend warriors”. And I refer to this as our “bestloss”todate. Oh, I could go on about how we had tough opposition
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      126 6 DEATHOFANA*StarSCHOLAR HISfather isstill not sure how hissondied. Former A*StarscholarLin ZiQiang,25, fell to hisdeath fromthe ninth floor ofher blockon Wednesday. ZiQianghadgone thereto askher tobe hisgirlfriendbut sherefused as shehad chosen hisclose friend instead. His father,Mr Lin,told LianheWanbaothat whenhe arrivedat the sceneon Wednesday,the young couple’s headswere bowed,
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      Lock icon Freeze or cut wages to save jobs? We’re already doing that, say firms
      726 8  -  NATIONAL WAGES COUNCIL RELEASES REVISED GUIDELINES REPORT: CRYSTAL CHAN crystalc@sph.com.sg THE National Wages Council has come up with recommendations that companies have already begun to implement: Wage freeze and cuts. As early as November, when the recession
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      Lock icon Mystery stomach pains hit 100 at Sports School
      191 8 OVER 100 students and staff at the Singapore Sports School have experienced stomach ache, diarrhoea and vomiting since Wednesday. When symptoms first started appearing among the students, some were sent to see a doctor. A spokesman for the school said that some
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      Lock icon Origami master’s towering achievement
      112 10 / 11  -  REPORT: SHREE ANN MATHAVAN shreeann@sph.com.sg QUESTION: what weighs 200kg and is more than 6m long? Answer:Singapore’slargesthongbaolantern. It was made from almost 15,000 red packets and took origami master C H Tang and a few volunteers from Fei Yue Community Centre 120 days to make, using 300
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      Lock icon Hotels woo S’pore market with festive deals
      583 10 / 11  -  REPORT: CRYSTAL CHAN crystalc@sph.com.sg CALL it a Chinese New Year getaway at home. And it’s good news for those who want to get away without going too far several hotels here are making their Chinese New Year room promotionsbetterthan lastyear’s. Besides offering discounted
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      Lock icon Cabby turns PI to nab his robber
      741 12 / 13  -  He spends four hours tracking down passenger who robbed him of handphone REPORT: ELYSA CHEN elysac@sph.com.sg IT WAS an incident right out of a cops-and-robbers flick. The only difference was, he was no cop, but a taxi driver who had been robbed by
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      Lock icon Some may have hidden mental illness
      741 14  -  Psychiatrists glad more family members seeking help for loved ones REPORT: TEH JEN LEE jenlee@sph.com.sg ABNORMAL behaviour by their loved ones, such as insomnia or paranoia, has prompted more families here to seek help from their doctors. Psychiatrists welcome the move because sometimes these
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      Lock icon 4,300 pills in seven months
      598 16  -  Man (left) jailed 8 months after photocopying prescription for anti-depressants REPORT:CRYSTAL CRYSTAL CHAN crystalc@sph.com.sg WITH just one prescription, Koo Eng Hao managed to buy more than 4,300 anti-de-pressant pills over seven months. That works out to a monthly average of more than 600 pills. Using
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      52 18 HANDSTIED:Suspectedrobberswiththeirhandsboundlieonthe ground after being arrested near a bus station in Foshan, in southern China’s Guangdong province on Tuesday. While crime rates have risen in the last three decades of China’s economic growth, violent crime in the nation of more than 1.3 billion people is still relatively low. TNP
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      243 18 SENATE APPROVES USE OF US$350b BAIL-OUT FUND WITH the economy stuck in a deep rut, US presi-dent-elect Barack Obama is gathering the resources needed to get back on the road to growth. The Senate has given the green light for him to spend the remaining
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      Lock icon Thailand hopes to woo tourists with free visas
      106 18 AFP THAI Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said his government may waive visa fees for all tourists for three months in a bid to boost visitor numbers after last year’s siege of Bangkok airports. Mr Abhisit, who has come under fire for including
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      Lock icon Melamine death: Parents get $44,000 from Sanlu
      103 18 THE parents of the first child who died after drinking chemically tainted milk formula in China have accepted payment from the company, Sanlu Group. Thetwo villagers in Gangu Coun- ty of northwestern Gansu Province got 200,000 yuan ($43,800) from the company, Xinhua reported.
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      Lock icon M’sian official accused of pressuring voters quits
      94 18 AFP A TOP Malaysian election official has quit after the opposition accused him of pressuring voters to support the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition in a hotly contested by-election. Mr Mat Razali Mat Kassim, the mayor of Kuala Terengganu, had been appointed to
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      510 20 Opposition leader (right) scores points with Chinese voters in Kuala Terengganu, but result will depend on Malay majority MR ANWAR Ibrahim’s campaign trail for the Kuala Terengganu by-election took him to a famous seaside restaurant on Thursday night. The opposition leader couldn’t
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      Lock icon Cousins hug each other as they burn to death in Kota Baru blaze
      338 20 EVEN in their final moments, these two young boys clung to each other. Their charred bodies, found locked in an embrace, were all that was left of Tengku Idris Tengku Iskandar, 2, and his 5-year-old cousin Khairul
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      Lock icon VVIP wait turns into 14-vehicle pile-up
      145 21 A TIPPER lorry laden with iron ore crashed into 13 vehicles in a massive accident on Thursday in Gambang, Pahang. The cause of the massive pile-up? The 11 cars and two lorries were lined up and waiting at a junction to allow a VIP
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      Lock icon Mrs Madoff: Clueless wife or did she have an inkling?
      593 21 Fallenfinancier’swife gives up passport, has her assets frozen TO FRIENDS, they were “Bernie-and-Ruth” or “Ruth-and-Bernie”, a pair so inseparable that youcouldn’tmentiononewithouttheother. But little about the love story of Ruth and Bernard Madoff looks enviable today. According to court documents, on
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        758 22 / 23 M-I-R-A-C-L-EspellsoutpilotChesleySullenberger’sactions. His superb skills saved the lives of all 155 people on board when hemadeaverydifficultlandingonNewYork’sHudsonRiver According to pilots who spoke to US newspaper New York Daily News, this is what hero pilot and his co-pilot did to save the day TOfriends and family,United Airways pilotChesleySullenbergerisjust“Sully”. But after his
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        737 24 / 25 Quick reactions by and rescue teams from death in freezing waters MARKETING executive Darren Beck, 37, had just settled into Seat 3A of a Charlotte-bound passenger jet on Thursday afternoon when he heard a sickening thump. “We were gaining altitude, everything seemed normal, and there was a very,
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      Lock icon Obama to his girls: I’m sorry
      687 26 / 27 US PRESIDENT-ELECT PENS PUBLIC LETTER TO DAUGHTERS IT’S an emotional letter from a father to his two young daughters. But behind the personal message, Barack Obama has given an insight into his political passions and family ties. The President-elect was invited by Parade magazine
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      Lock icon Swan song at KTV for M’sia robbers
      254 26 / 27 THEY went to a karaoke joint to celebrate their $36,000 heist. But the KTV session turned out to be their swan song. A week ago, the robbers were wearing helmets and wielding parangs, charging into a Kuala Lumpur shop that melted down gold
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      258 28 Hello Kitty-themed hospitalisworld’sfirst FORGET queuing for Hello Kitty dolls the mania for the cat without a mouth has just reached a whole new level. A maternity and paediatric hospital in Yuanlin, in central Taiwan, is now the world’s first Hello Kitty-themed medical establishment. From birth certificates to cots
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      13 18 DILBERT SCOTT ADAMS REGIONAL WEATHER KL:Cloudy High32˚,24˚ Jakarta:Cloudy High30˚,23˚ Bangkok:Cloudy High27˚,Low18˚ Manila:Hazy High29˚,Low24˚
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      9 29 FROMREADER NURUL AIN SKATINGWITHDANGER:Agroupof skateboarderswasspottedusingthe roaddividerastheirplaygroundbyour reader. E-mailyourpicturestotnpclick@sph.com.sg
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      216 29 FROM READER ANDREW MAK WAI KWANG RESERVING SEATS RECENTLY I have seen many reports of diners complaining that this practice is inconsiderate. However, I don’t see any problem with people doing this. Let us assume that we do not use tissue to reserve seats. Most likely,
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      106 29 1 HOME Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng has told The Straits Times that it is“more plausible”that Mas Selamat has fled Singapore than that he is still on the island. 2 NOTING that 2009 will be a tough economic year, Mr Wong also said this
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      59 29 E-mail tnptalk@sph.com.sg or write to The New Paper, 1000 Toa Payoh North, Level 6, Annexe Block, Singapore *****4 Forverification,we needthe writer’sfull name andcontact number (preferably a handphone). We reserve the right to edit letters. By your submission, it is deemed that you have granted us the right to
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      121 29 FROM READER AC MAHESHVARY IAMwritingabouttheletter“Pregnantwife hadtogivewaytotissues”(TheNewPaper, 14 Jan). Idonotagreewiththewriter’sviewthat using a packet of tissue to reserve a table at a crowded coffeeshop is inconsiderate. In the first place, he had taken his pregnant wife and their baby in a stroller to thisplaceatapeaktime–7.45pmona Saturday. Pregnant
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      147 29 K M Syed Hussain, Director, PA Services IREFERtothearticle“Moreforeign workersclaimtheyweren’tpaid” (The New Paper, 15 Jan), and would like to correct the impression that the director of PA Services is missing. I most recently attended a meeting with the Ministry of Manpower on 7 Jan, where Mr Michael
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      35 30 Should big supermarket chains help shoppers in this economic downturn? “Westill needto shopfor necessities. If supermarkets offer more discounts or highlight local or house brands, it will help us cope withtherecession.” VBhuvaneshwari, 30,administrative officer
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      57 30 Comments on budget airline AirAsia building its own terminal: “Sortoutyour timeliness and call centresfirst.I’d rather pay premium for Singapore Airlines for peace of mind and flexibility instead of risking a change of travel plan and penalties from hotel cancellations.” –Refugees “Interesting.Is (AirAsia boss) Tony Fernandes planning to
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      207 30 RACES IN SPRING TUESDAY, 27 JANUARY 2009 Come celebrate the Lunar New Year at the Singapore Racecourse and enjoy these bountiful goodies lined up for you! LUNAR NEW YEAR PROSPERITY PACKAGE $68 nett per person 1. Admission to @Hibiscus 2. Buffet with free flow of soft drinks 3. Official raceday
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      34 30 Got a seasonal greeting or special message for someone close? Want to reach out to former colleagues, classmates? Send us your picture message: tnpforum@sph.com.sg thenewpaper 2nd-most read English paper daily (Nielsen Media Index ’08)
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      Lock icon New Year, new shoes, new man?
      558 31  -  Evenarecessioncan’tstop celebrities from shopping –andwishing–this ChineseNewYear. CHARLENECHUAand TAN KEE YUN report CHARLENE CHUA, TAN KEE YUN IF IT’S pink, you can be pretty sure Dawn Yeoh (right) likes it. And the sweet-looking actress will probably be in her favourite colour this Chinese New Year.
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      Lock icon Make my New Year ‘eggstra’special
      291 32/33 YOUprobably don’tknow thatThomasOng isa professional at spring cleaning and furniture rearrangement. Said theboyish 40-year-oldactor: “EveryChinese New Year, I will face my furniture in a different direction or move them into a new place. “It’snotaccordingto someauspicious zodiac direction Idon’t believein that. Iwill just movemycabinets, bookshelves, everything
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      Lock icon She finds ‘The One’ after mum’s death
      257 32/33 PRISCELIAChanwillneverforgetChineseNewYear’s Eve four years ago. Far from being a joyous affair, it was on that day that her 58-year-old mother died of heart failure. Saidthe30-year-oldactress:“Don’tworry,I’m okay now. “ThatwasmysaddestChineseNewYear,butatthe same time, it was right then that I knew Alan was the one.” Prisceliawas referring
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        554 34  -  How to tackle braking bumps ZAIHAN MOHD YUSOF zaihan@sph.com.sg EVER been hit in the groin by a sledgehammer? If the answer is no, that feeling could be waiting for you the next time you turn a corner at a dirt track. No thanks to braking bumps humps created
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        348 35  -  Mirror’sEdgeboasts intense gameplay REPORT: TAN OOI BOON ooiboon@sph.com.sg MOVEaside,Spidey.Thereisanewcyber-heroin town who leaps from building to building fightingthebaddies. But unlike Spidey, the heroine (yes, it’s a “she”), Faith,isnotdressedinsomesillycostume.Instead,the LucyLiulookalikeisdressedstylishlyinT-shirtandjeans. And her secret weapon? Her agility, which lets her treattheskyscrapersinthecityasherplaygound. True, there is nothing superhuman about the
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        311 43  -  DANNY KHOO dkhoo@sph.com.sg FANTASTIC OWNERS started the new season just as he endedthelast–awinner. And like his win last month, he had to fight tooth and nail to secure his fifth win in the Kranji Stakes A event over 1,200m last night. Partnered by Irishman Mark Gallagher
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        1151 43 GOING: GOOD Race1 C5(SC)1200m 2 ROYALEMBLEM57(18-9) BVorster (2) 1 1 1 (467) 14 LIM'SGLORY51(37-10) PKnuckey (12) 2 2 2 (486) 2 4 ENJOYTHERIDE56.5(28-10) MCahill (9) 8 8 3 (463) 2 5 SAADIYAT56.5(295-66) ELegrix (7) 9 7 4 (504) 0.5 6 SUNDAYWISH56.5(121-24) EDaSilva (8) 6
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        74 43 GALLOPS by horses engaged tomorrow: RACE2:SoldierOf Honour? ?40.2. RACE 3: Ernie 41.8. Old Faithful 40.2. RACE 4: Any Humour? canter/40.8. Signature Beauty 41.4. RACE 5: Aranda canter/41.3. Streets Ahead 43.6. RACE 6: Lucky Wish? 40.6. Hadrian? ?(AK Sabrina) galloped. RACE 7: Twice Regal? 36.4.Go ForGold? ?41.6.
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        729 44 WESCAMERONANDMATNOWLAND’SCOMMENTSANDTIPSFORTODAY’SASCOTRACES RACE 1 (1,000m) 1 Wizards Point: Highly-promising youngster racing off a break. Has all the right ticks and should prove hard to beat. 4 Dino Mak: Won a trial in blistering fashion recently, scoring by six lengths. Will bounce out from his wide gate,
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        677 44 GOING FORECAST: GOOD 11:58Race1 LIVINGCOMFORTPLATE 1000M 1 1 4 1 2 WIZARDSPOINT JBrown (6) 57.0 2 5 1 2 5 MASTERTENBY YValenti (4) 55.0 3 1 BIZET JWhiting (7) 55.0 4 1 DINOMAK PCarbery (8) 55.0 5 4 HALLOWELLEXPRESS LCamilleri (5) 55.0 6 3 4
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        876 45 RACE 1 (1,000m) 1 TARIKS (DL Freedman) 2f (2:0-1-0): Hung in when tested in Listed event when 63/4-len 6th (55.5) Rostova 1000m F’ton Schiavello Stks dead track 4 Nov, 13/4-len 2nd (55.5) Country Club 1000m R’wick 2yoF Hcp 20 Dec when she led.
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        645 45 RACE2 RM 1.40 -1200m(SC) Stakes:RM35,000 No. Last6runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/origin/sex,trainer-owner) 1 ***** Kristhunder 55 (46) EAslamc2 3 (3nzgTonyYeoh-C&N) 2 ***** CheyenneShine 55 (37) VSivan 7 (3nzgFMaynard-DOC) 3 -7 BasicStrategy 55 HSGill*c2 2 (3nzgBTLim-Ong) 4 0 Conflience 55 OChavez 10 (3agRLines-Confidence) 5 7
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        492 46 SONYOPEN AP SHIGEKI Maruyama emerged from obscurity on the PGA Tour with a five-under 65 in the wind and occasional rain for a one-shot lead in the Sony Open in Hawaii. Maruyama, who failed to keep his Tour card last year for the first time this
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        348 46 SINGAPORE’S Quincy Quek and Goh Kun Yang failed to make the final stage of the Asian Tour’s Qualifying School at Rayong in Thailand yesterday. Amateur Quek missed the cut by one shot while rookie professional Goh was eliminated despite a reasonable one-over 74 yesterday. Japan’s
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        224 46 AP CHAD Campbell flew all the way to Hawaii and only got to play one round of golf. And it wasn’t even in a tournament. In a fluke start to his season, Campbell (right) forgot to sign up for this week’s Sony Open and didn’t
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        184 46 AFP VIJAY Singh, last year’s US PGA Tour playoff champion and top money winner, will miss the next three weeks of the season after undergoing arthroscopic right knee surgery. Vijay, who pulled out of this week’s PGA event in Hawaii, had surgery to repair
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        787 47  -  BRIAN MILLER npsports@sph.com.sg IN AUSTRALIA, they have this expression. Itgoeslike this: “Noworries”. Everyone uses it. You knock into someoneand he’llgo: “Noworries, mate.” At the casino, they plonk a stack of chips on red and it turns up black. They shrug: “No worries,there.” You spill beer
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        286 47  -  BRIAN MILLER BRITISH bookmakers are worried too. They stand to lose millions should Andy Murray win the Australian Open. Already, the 21-year-old Scot is the market leader with virtually all the leading bookmaking firms in Britain. Following his inspiring win at the Qatar Open in
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      418 48 SAMIRNASRI:In theabsence ofCesc Fabregas,Nasrihas becomeakey player forGunners. PICTURE:REUTERS Match: 0301 (1.85) (3.25) (3.55) (1.25) (3.35) TOTAL GOALS EXACT SCORE MAN CITY v WIGAN GARY ERIC HT FT 1X2 1 2 Man City Wigan Wigan Man City Wigan EASTHAM Draw Man CityMan City 2,3 H-H 2-1 (7.50) 2,3
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        708 50  -  JONATHAN TURNER PA Sport BOLTON v MAN UNITED (Bolton 0 Man United 1) THIS is trickier than it might have been givenUnited’sinjuryworries. Because of that, they are probably going to have to change the back four again. Already without Rio Ferdinand and Patrice Evra, the
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        258 50 aib 21 Matches Played 1 20 For Ag For Ag 22 29 Goals Scored 33 10 86 65 Minutes per goal 55 180 How The Goals Are Scored 8 14 Right Foot 22 4 7 4 Left Foot 8 1 7 11 Headers 3 4 0 0 Others 0 1
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        338 51 Boro are skydiving without parachutes. No wins in their last 10 matches. Flip the coin over and dungeon-dwellers West Brom have two wins and two draws to show for their last five outings. This positive attitude might just see them break the shackles which
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        151 51 For 207 matches (as at 15Jan) 1x2 H: Home D: Draw A: Away H D A Number of times GOAL -1.5/2.5 +1.5/2.5 89 53 65 TOTAL GOALS 46 161 21 37 40 58 27 17 5 1 1 Nil 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
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        229 51 BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE STATISTICS 2008/2009 The Player With The Most shots On Target Cristiano Ronaldo (Man Utd) 62 Shots Off Target Steven Gerrard (Liverpool) 36 Shots Without Scoring Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough) 40 shots Per Goal David Bentley (Tottenham) 54 Assists Steed Malbranque (Sunderland) 9 Offsides Marlon King (Hull) 39 Fouls
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        1013 52  -  JAMES EASTHAM Special Correspondent James Eastham is a UK-based betting writer and consultant. He previously worked for gambling magazine Inside Edge, The Sportsman and sports newspaper Sport First. He was shortlisted for British Young Journalist of the Year in 2001 and 2002. CHELSEA v STOKE
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        607 53  -  BRIAN MILLER brian@sph.com.sg I FEEL sorry for Blackburn. Just when it appears like a door has opened for them, someone comes along and slams it shut. Take this week. They entertain Newcastle at Ewood Park. It should be three points in the bag, given the Magpies’
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        259 53 v LABOF^^I 1 u>r20 Matches Played 21 For Ag For Ag 22 36 Goals Scored 28 34 82 50 Minutes per goal 68 56 How The Goals Are Scored 11 20 Right Foot 16 17 4 9 Left Foot 5 13 7 6 Headers 7 4 0 1 Others 0
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        453 54  -  ERIC DING npsports@sph.com.sg The writer is a freelancer. LIVERPOOL are the official league leaders in the Premiership but Wigan Athletic are the team to back– as faras bettingis concerned. Out of the 21 matches so far, Wigan have won 14, drawn once and lost
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        272 54  -  GARY LIM npsports@sph.com.sg MONEY COME Blackburn to beat Newcastle on the 1X2 IT IS no coincidence that Sam Allardyce stopped Blackburn’srunofpoorresults. Since he replaced Paul Ince as manager, he has steered his side to an unbeaten run of five games in all competitions. The fact that they scored
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        411 55 PA Sport IF ALL goes well, Wigan midfielder Wilson Palacios could be a Tottenham Hotspur player soon. Wigan manager Steve Bruce has confirmed that a £14 million ($31m) deal to sell the Honduran midfielder to Spurs has been“virtuallyagreed”. Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp is seeking to
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        539 55 MAN CITY TRACK MATERAZZI MANCHESTER City are reportedly keen on signing Italian defender Marco Materazzi from Inter-Milan. The 35-year-old is out of favour under coach Jose Mourinho, who prefers the central defensive partnership of Walter Samuel and Ivan Cordoba. Materazzi joined Inter in 2001 from Perugia. With the
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        155 55 Wire Services RAFAEL Benitez has thrown his future at Liverpool into doubt by rejecting the club’s offer of a new contract. It is believed that the Spaniard (left) has accepted the length of the deal and salary offered by American co-owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett
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        524 56/57  -  GARYLIM previews the weekend’slive EPL matches BOLTON v MAN UNITED (Tonight, 10.55pm, Ch 27) GARY LIM npsports@sph.com.sg IT WASN’T so long ago when the peak of the Premiership resembled Mount Everest to Manchester United. Now, the Red Devils are at Camp Four, the final resting stop before
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        540 56/57 Rest of the action TOTTENHAM v PORTSMOUTH (Tomorrow, 11.55pm, Ch 27) THERE will be no lack of fireworks when Spurs take on Portsmouth at White Hart Lane. For there are quite a few scores to settle. Manager Harry Redknapp, who defected from
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        508 56/57  -  HullCity’sMICHAELTURNER wants to repeat the giant-killing heroics against the Gunners MICHAEL TURNER Icons Will this week's FA Cup win against Newcastle kick-start your performances in the Premier League? I SAT out the Cup game but hopefully the win will give us the confidence boost we
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        474 58 PA Sport MANCHESTER United are still ahead of the rest. That was the resounding conclusion from last weekend which saw Chelsea soundly beaten 3-0atOldTrafford. United followed that up with a 1-0 win over Wigan on Wednesday and are now only two points behind Premiership leaders Liverpool.
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        368 58 PA Sport PLAYERS are important, but so is the manager especially in Manchester United’scase. A pivotal factor in guiding the Red Devils back to the top of the English game is Sir Alex Ferguson’s 22-year stint as manager. Three seasons ago, it appeared United’sdominancewasover.Anotheryear without
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        724 59  -  THE FINK TANK DANIEL FINKELSTEIN Special Correspondent The writer is a soccer columnist and associate editor with The Times in London. A Chelsea fan, he was awarded an OBE in 1997. SO MANCHESTER City are willing to splash out nearly £107 million ($233m) on one player.
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        469 59 Alex Ferguson: I FIND it hard to get my head round, to be honest. It is amazing. Football is football. From time to time you get shocks and surprises. This is surprising everyone. When Manchester City were taken over we were told they had a lot of
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        480 60 1 KAKA Man City are reportedly ready to pay AC Milan £107 million for Brazilian superstar Kaka. Yet for the same money, they could buy a whole new team. We look at a team of British talent available for around that price PA Sport Goalkeeper: BEN FOSTER (Man United, potential
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        994 61  -  FRANK MALLEY PA Sport PA Sport IF AN Arab sheikh with more money than he can shake a stick at wants to spend £107 million ($233m) on one footballer then so be it. There is no law against chucking your own money away on
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      414 62  -  IAIN MACINTOSH theansweris for£107m? YOUR ENGLISH KAKI theansweris HAVE you ever been stood at a bar patiently waiting to be served a drink, only to see everyone else around you get theirsfirst? Or in a meeting, continually making points that no-one acknowledges?
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        137 63 EPL Tonight: BOLTON v MAN UTD Ch 27,10.55pm CHELSEA v STOKE CITY How will Frank Lampard (right) fare on his 400th appearance for Chelsea tonight? Ch 22,10.55pm BLACKBURN v NEWCASTLE Ch 21,10.55pm Tomorrow: HULL CITY v ARSENAL Ch 27,1.25am MAN CITYvWIGAN Ch 27, 7am (same day delayed) SUNDERLAND v
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        22 63 ABU DHABI C’SHIP Today: DAY 3 Ch 26, 5pm SONY OPEN Today: DAY 2 Ch 26,7.30am *Programme times subject to change
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