The New Paper, 18 March 2009

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      Lock icon He said I’d be his wife
      534 2/3  -  She claims he made her pregnant andnowwon’tpayforabortion M’SIANWOMANWHOPUTSUPPOSTERSABOUTTAXIDRIVER: REPORT:LEDIATI LEDIATI TAN ledtan@sph.com.sg HE’Sa41-year-oldtaxidriver,she’sbe-lieved to be a Malaysian aged 30. Theygotintobedwithinhoursoffirst meeting. Now,theyarehangingtheirdirtylinenout foralltosee. The woman who calls herself Miss Helen hasputupmorethan10posterstoshamethe man,MrLee. The posters, carrying a blown-up picture of Mr Lee’s passport, are up
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      Lock icon She’s a prostitute trying to blackmail me
      645 2/3 HE REFUSES TO SEE HER, SAYS: “He never gave me any money, not even one cent. He did buy me a dress for $32. But I never asked him to buy. He wanted to buy it formebecausemywhiteclothesweredirty,” she said. Miss Helen said they
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      36 2/3 Getting retrenched is better than striking lottery (TNP, 15 Mar): For the first quarter of 2009, the number of retrenched workers among unionised companies in the electronics sector was 3,000, and not 1,000 as reported.
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      Lock icon Suspect surrenders at embassy in Bangkok
      834 4  -  13M CORTINA WATCH HEIST REPORT: ARUL JOHN,CHONG SHIN YEN tnp@sph.com.sg TIME has run out for the man who allegedly pulledofflastyear’sCortinaWatchheist. The New Paper understands that Jerry Ee, 35, a former senior supervisor with the luxury watch retailer, surrendered himself in Bangkok at about 9am
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      Lock icon Police beef up security of S’pore’s borders
      288 6 FOCUS: THREATS FROM SEA THE police will add 10 coastal patrol craft to its fleet, and the boats will have better radar and surveillance equipment. This will throw another ring of security around Singapore to repel threats from the sea, Home Affairs Minister
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      Lock icon NOL criticised for failing to quash rumours on rights issue
      99 6 IN A rare move, the Singapore Exchange has singled out Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) for criticism. This came after it failed to make timely announcements to quash market rumours about its rights is- sue. The local bourse said in a
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      Lock icon Pharmaceutical sector in Asia gets upbeat projection
      95 6 THE pharmaceutical industry in Asia is expected to grow by 14.3 per cent by 2012. This upbeat projection comes from forecasting publication IMS Market Prognosis, which has iden- tifedAsia asthe sector’s greenestpasture. Over the same time frame, the US market is tipped to
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      Lock icon Non-oil exports fall 23.7% in Feb, beating forecasts
      99 6 SINGAPORE’S non-oil exports fell 23.7 per cent in February from a year ago. This figure beats expectations of economists who had tipped this figure to slide 27.5 per cent. It was the 10th consecutive month of decline, but the numbers were far
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      Lock icon Drop in top-tier travellers hit Asian carriers
      115 6 AIRLINES are finding it tough to fill first and business class cabins, as the global economic downturn continues to hit demand. The number of travellers in these classes fell by 16.7 per cent in January, compared to a year ago, the worst showing
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      39 6 BACKINACTION:TheMerlion will start spouting water again today. The statue will re-open to the public on 23 Mar. It has been undergoing restoration works since it was hit by lightning on 28 Feb. TNP PICTURE: GAVIN FOO
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      Lock icon HOUSE OF DREAMS HOUSE OF DREAD
      899 8/9  -  Family finds HDB flat in Toh Yi Drive peaceful, quiet and perfect Now they claim they live in fear, alleging that neighbour harasses them Geraldine Yeo,Darren Foong newsroom interns THE Seahs thought they’d found their dreamflat–untiltheirfrightfulencounter with their nightmare neighbour two months after moving
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      Lock icon Burglar even raided fridge
      582 10  -  BREAK-IN AT COUNTRY CLUB IN KRANJI REPORT:VIVIEN VIVIEN CHAN vivienc@sph.com.sg ITWASoneofthreecountryclubsthatwastargeted by burglars in the past four weeks. And while looting the Pro shop at the National Service Resort and Country Club in Kranji,theculpritevenraidedthefridge. TheRevoGolfProshopsellsgolfingaccessories. The shop’s marketing executive, Ms Regene Yong, discovered the break-in. She
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      Lock icon Looking up with CPF top-ups
      597 11  -  CPF records $158m in 2008 top-ups, more than double the previous year REPORT: TAN MAY PING mayping@sph.com.sg WITHOUT a permanent job for the past three years, Mr Jackson Tan, 53, struggled to give his elderly father a monthly cash allowance. He didn’t know then that
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      Lock icon From songs to soft sell
      849 12/13  -  New Speak Mandarin campaign kicks off with non-Chinese child stars REPORT: NG TZE YONG tzeyong@sph.com.sg THIRTYyearsafteritslaunch,theSpeakMandarincampaign is pushing forward with new poster girls and boys among them a one-year-old Caucasianbaby. In a new advertisement that premiered on Channel 5 and 8 last night, the little
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      Lock icon Stopped subscription but bills kept coming
      586 14  -  Civil servant also gets warning letters, one of which threatens legal action Darren Foong, Eoin Ee Newsroom interns HE thought it was “a hiccup in the billing system” when he received bills and reminders for a magazine he was no longer subscribing to. When
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      246 14 HE received a letter last year informing him thathe had beenchosen for aReader’s Digest lucky draw. As no purchase was necessary to participate, he signed up. Instead of winning a prize, he received a book on spices and a bill. Singapore
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      Lock icon $340,000 worth of damage for $100 helmet
      494 15  -  REPORT:AMANDA AMANDA YONG ayong@sph.com.sg THE idea was to steal a motorcycle helmet. But a teenager ended up setting a fire so huge that it torched 52 motorcycles and two cars that were parked at the second floor of a multi-storey carpark. Forthepriceofahelmet–worth$100–he inflicted
      PICTURE: STRAITS TIMES  -  494 words
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      16 8/9 h Mah Bow Tan: Time to rein in errant property agents THE IN STRAITS TIMES TODAY
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      72 14 AU 5TRALI A hk! Australian Education Showcase 2009 Explore Australia. Disc ever Ycurself. SCHOOLS VOCATIONAL COLLEGES UNIVERSITIES The only Australian Education showcase organised by the Australian Government Discover new academic programmes and emerging employment trends Consider vocational education as alternative pathway to a degree Visit www.studyinaustralia.org for details on seminar
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      37 16 SHOTDEAD:A40-year-old insurance agent in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, had 10 bullets pumped into him outside his house by two assailants on Monday. He tried to drive away but failed. Police are investigating. PICTURE: SIN CHEW DAILY
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      Lock icon SPRATLY ISLANDS DISPUTE China protests new Philippine maritime law
      236 16 AFP A CHINESE legislator has postponed a visit to the Philippines this week, officials said yesterday, amid fresh tensions over disputed islands in the South China Sea. Mr Li Jianguo, vice chairman and secretary general of China’s NationalPeople’sCongress, postponed the visit
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      95 16 AFP INDONESIAN President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono called on Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi yesterday to help find a solution to the plight of thousands of migrant workers expected to be made jobless in the global economic crisis. Malaysia has slashed its work permit
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      Lock icon Gandhi faces criminal charges over anti-Muslim speech
      105 16 AP AUTHORITIES ordered criminal charges filed against the great-grandson of India’s first prime minister yesterday after footage emerged of him comparing a rival Muslim politician to Osama Bin Laden and threatening to cut the throats of Muslims during a political rally. “All the
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      Lock icon Najib didn’t shine: Mahathir
      103 16 MALAYSIA’S incoming prime minister Najib Razak needs to take swift action to reverse declining support for the government that has ruled for 51 years, influential ex-prime minister Mahathir Mohamad told Reuters. “Having watched Najib's performance as deputy (prime minister), he did not shine,” Dr Mahathir said
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      588 17 Malacca Chief Minister barred from fighting for Umno No 2post because of money politics HE WAS the surprise frontrunner in the battle for the no 2 spot in Umno, surging past heavyweight contenders like Trade and International Minister Muhyiddin Yassin. But yesterday, Mr Mohd
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      Lock icon Wife charged in husband’s murder
      262 17 AS HER husband lay in his bed, slashed to death by two men, Mrs R Kavitha was accused of conspiring with the attackers to murder him. This was the charge read out to herin aMagistrate’sCourtin Selangoron Monday, reported the New Straits Times. The 31 -year-old
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      Lock icon No jail for HK actress in drink-driving accident
      385 18 Bikers’groupupsetthatsentence is just community work and fine SHEhasahistoryofspeedingandtraf-ficoffences.So Hong Kong actress Angela Tong Ying Ying feared the worst when she turnedupincourtonMondayafteranotherdrivingoffence. Thistime,itwasforadrink-drivingcase inNovember. The 33-year-old, who is a familiar face inHongKongTVserials,hadhitamotorcycleinfrontofher,injuringthemotorcyclist andthepillionrider. Buttoherrelief,sheescapedjail,reportedtheHongKongpapers. Shewasorderedtodoonly160hoursof community work and was fined just HK$1,200($240).Her licencewasalsosuspendedforayear.
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      Lock icon Every trip overseas by Brits to be logged
      335 18 A MASSIVE new security database is being planned by the UK government. Itsaim:Torecord–andkeepfora decade–everytripmadeoutofthecountry, whether by rail, air, sea or Channel Tunnel and regardless of how brief the trip. By the end of this year, 60 per cent of all journeys out
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      Lock icon 3 As not enough for Cambridge
      470 19 From 2011, applicants must have A* and 2As IF YOU’VE been mugging hard to get the minimum three As at next year’s A levels to get into Cambridge University, you may have to work harder. One of those grades will have to be an
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      Lock icon AIG execs should quit or commit suicide
      898 20 / 21 AIG using taxpayer bailout money to pay millions in bonuses sparks public outrage in US. One senator says: QUESTION:WHATdothelettersinAIGmean?Answer:AmericaIsGullible. That dig above at American International Group (AIG) is just a small spark in the rage thatisflamingacrosstheUS. The company is giving executives US$165 million($253m)inbonusesafterbeing
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      13 16 DILBERT SCOTT ADAMS REGIONAL WEATHER KL:Thunderstorms High33˚,Low23˚ Jakarta:Thunderstorms High33˚,Low24˚ Bangkok:Thunderstorms High33˚,Low26˚ Manila:Thunderstorms High32˚,Low27˚
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      34 22 / 23 FROM READER KAMALIAH HASHIM STYLE OVER SAFETY? This picture looks like a cool scene from’70s Singapore,but there’s cause for concern as they flout safety laws along Lavender Street. E-mail your pictures to tnpclick@sph.com.sg
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      131 22 / 23 1 THE number of unemployed degree holders was 14,800 in December, up from 6,200 a year earlier. The number of jobless residents rose from 56,100 in September to 69,900 in December last year. 2 SALES of new private homes surged last month to 1,323
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      243 22 / 23 FROM READER DAVID LEONG OVERCHARGED AT FOOD CENTRE IREFER to the article “Why so expensive? (The New Paper, 17 Mar). I empathise with Mr Mike Rigby and his friends for the unpleasant incident they experienced at the Newton Food Centre last Saturday. Indeed, it’s
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      209 22 / 23 FROM READER TAY BOON BENG WILLIAM I REFER to the the latest initiative by the Singapore Exchange to allow 18-year-olds to open a Central Depository (CDP) account. Isupposethisisour“unique”wayof“churning” out entrepreneurs. But I am not sure whether an 18-year-old will be abletotellthedifferencebetween“investing”and “speculating”.
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      45 22 / 23 Do you think enough is being done to help foreign students assimilate here? “Yes.I thinkour opennessto foreignstudentshas given rise to great diversity in schools. Our local students have become used to having foreign students as classmates, so theydon’t treat them differently.” Kiwi Lai,27, financialconsultant
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      78 22 / 23 Comments on Singapore Day on 25 April being celebrated on a bigger scale this year, despite economic downturn: Wow! $6 million to attract 12,000people to attend. That works out to a costly $500 per person. Expensive especially during an economic downturn. newsstorm Singapore Day is something we
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      59 22 / 23 YOUR VIEWS 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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      38 22 / 23 TNP POST WOMAN .COM We’ve got a new Postwoman blog! Log on to tnppostwoman.com to find behind-the-scenes videos, photos and news about your favourite Asian and Hollywood celebs. thenewpaper 2nd-most read English paper daily (Nielsen Media Index ’08)
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      822 24 / 25  -  Cantopopqueen Joey Yung makes it big despitenaysayers REPORT:TAN TAN KEE YUN keeyunt@sph.com.sg SHE’S at the top of her game now, with 23 awards in her 10-year singing career. But it hasn’t always been a walk in the park for the current queen of Cantopop, Joey Yung. In
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      640 26  -  REPORT:KWOK KWOK KAR PENG karpengk@sph.com.sg THE story runs almost like an old Channel 8 TV serial. Two brothers, after 25 years of slogging in the fickle music industry, finally make good in their home country and in China and Taiwan. They come home
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        531 27  -  Over-the-top singer has taken the world by storm with her edgy music and fashion REPORT: SETO NU-WEN seto@sph.com.sg SHE’Sbrash,sexyandtotallyinyourface.From her shock blonde hair to her trashy hot-pants get-ups on-stage, Lady Gaga (real name Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta) is one artistewho’snotafraidtobeherself. Since the 22-year-old burst onto
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        Lock icon It’s time to say goodbye
        444 28  -  SIMONE HENG tnp@sph.com.sg GOODBYES have always gone well for me. It seems that every time I have left a country, be it Switzerland, Australia or Singapore, my farewells have come from a place of readiness. My contributions to The New Paper have seen me through
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        220 29  -  CLEO’SMOSTELIGIBLEBACHELORS REPORT: GERMAINE LIM gerlim@sph.com.sg SO THEY weren’t exactly Thunder from Down Under, the male revue troopers who stormed Singapore recently. But our very own stud muffins sure knew how to tease and charmthe socks– or rather, stockings off a screaming audience at Cleo
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        460 40  -  WILLIAMLOW’SGUIDETOKRANJITRACKWORK WILLIAM LOW’S EL SORDO impressed in his hit-out on the Polytrack at Kranji yesterday morning. The Michael Freedman-trained five-year-old Australian-bred looked sparkling and moved fluidly over 600m in 37.6sec. The going was good. Last time out on 20 Feb, El Sordo led by a
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        284 40 NST YHARO, a last-start beaten favourite, looks set to make amends in the Ladies Flame Handicap on Saturday. Taken out by jockey Benny Woodworth, the Austral-ian-bred gelding by Scenic jumped out smartly from the barriers and finished slightly behind Class 1 stablemate Enchanted Prince (Table Race 1,400m) at
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        289 40 CLASS 2 1,200m: Amadeus Mozart? ?and Zizou? 34.3. The Big Gee 35.6. Huat Chai? (J Saimee) 36.9. King And Infinite canter/35.9. KRANJI STAKES C 1,000m: Future Baby 39.6. Magic Leg? (HK Cheng) 36.1. Maxi Marine 38. JeramEverybody? ?37.1. Monday: Classicardo canter/38.8. GRADUATION 1,600m: Celine
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        517 41 COMMENTSFOR TODAY’SGREYVILLERACES RACE 1 (1,000m) 3 FESTIVAL SPIRIT showed promise at the Cape and only faded late in his second start there. He could be the one to beat. 1 BROOK GREEN was not too far off on debut after a slow start but the
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        168 41 TRIAL 1 (test): 1 Rollin Rich (A Feiruz) 2 Kim Loon (M Au) 3 Five Claws (M Gallagher) 4 Icy Domain (M Suhaimi) 5 Xavier 6 Lion City Emperor (I Saifudin) Margins and time: Hd, 31/2, 3, nk, 11/2(1min 02.96sec) TRIAL 2 (practice): 1 Richest Gift
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        268 41  -  DANNY KHOO dkhoo@sph.com.sg SPARKLE, one of two raced newcomers entered for the Polytrack meeting at Kranji on Friday, is a first-up winner in Japan. The three-year-old Japanese-bred filly, who raced as Electric back home, scored at her debut over 1,000m at Asahikawa
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        535 41 GOING FORECAST: GOOD 6.20Race1 MaidenJuvenilePlate-1000M 1 BROOKGREEN KTeetan (6) 57 2 DANCER'SCHOICE RDanielson (9) 57 3 FESTIVALSPIRIT ISturgeon (2) 57 4 HOLMANHUNT ADelpech (7) 57 5 KINGFERNANDO LAfrica (5) 57 6 NEVERFOREVER SCormack (4) 57 7 NICETONIBBLE BLerena (3) 57 8 SILVERWAY BJacobson (8)
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        978 42 RACE 1 (1,650m) Old-timer Bobo Win (No. 1) has not won for some time but he nearly pulled it off when beaten a mere neck by Zero Gravity (6) over this trip in his Class 5 debut last month and should get every
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        675 42  -  GOING FORECAST: GOOD Tips and comments by Phillip Woo courtesy of The Hong Kong Jockey Club. RACE1 CLASS5 1650m TIME:7:15 Stakes:HK$485,000(Qtt) NO. HORSENAME TRAINER JOCKEY WT(IB) BAR 1 BOBOWIN DCRUZ WCMARWING 133 4 2 GOLDENOPPORTUNITY KLMAN ZPURTON 133 2 3 COMEHOCHOI TWLEUNG BDOYLE
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        582 43 AFP FIVE women, dubbed the “Dragon Ladies”, are taking the US LPGA Tour by storm, breathing new fire into a sport that needed a boost with the retirement of Annika Sorenstam. Rarely does a country produce so many athletes who mature into world-class competitors
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        314 43 AFP INDIAN golf star Jyoti Randhawa, buoyed by his first win in two years this month, is hoping to maintain an impressive home record in the SAIL Open this week. Randhawa (right), one of the sub-continent’s top players and Asia’s No. 1 in 2002, has
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        307 43 AP AUSTRALIAN golf officials support a new OneAsia Super Series, which has divided opinion in the region, because the schedule will likely involve about 20 tournaments by 2011, each offering at least US$1.5 million ($2.3m) in prize money. “This... is just the first
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        760 44/45  -  This week, CHERYL TAY tells you the story of Daim Hishammudin, a 10-year-old Singaporean who is good enough to sign for a professional kartingrace team in Malaysia CHERYL TAY The writer is a freelancer. IF DAIM Hishammudin grows up to realise his dream of
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        339 44/45  -  CHERYL TAY HISHAMMUDIN Hasan knew that his son Daim has the makings of a future racing champion. But who would invest on a 10-year-old? So the 39-year-old Singaporean, who works for Nestle Malaysia Sdn Bhd, took it upon himself to source for sponsors for his son.
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        646 46 Reuters THE NEW Brawn GP team will be the revelation of the Formula One season if the heirs to Honda are as fast on their race debut in Melbourne as they have been in testing. Staring into the abyss only weeks ago, with the Japanese car
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        272 46 AFP FORMULA One chiefs ruled yesterday that as of this season the drivers’ championship title will be awarded to the driver who wins the most races, and not he who collects the most points. The move is part of reforms aimed at giving a
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        722 47  -  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 HOW annoying it must be to be a referee. You keep yourself fit enough to be level with Didier
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        400 47 Uefa Cup AP MARSEILLE host Ajax in the Uefa Cup tonight confident that they can finish what they started when they beat the Dutch club last week. Marseille beat their fellow former European champions 2-1 in France to take a slim advantage into the second leg
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        1091 51 PowerTable runs the rule over the EPL weekend that was LIVERPOOL’S 4-1 winover Manchester United last Saturday was their best result at Old Trafford since a 5-2 win in 1936. This followed the fantastic 4-0 win over Real Madrid in the Champions League in midweek. Determination and confidence
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        559 52/53  -  COMMENT WESTHAM 0 WESTBROM 0 IAIN MACINTOSH YOUR ENGLISH KAKI npsports@sph.com.sg SO WEST Bromwich Albion are just a pretty team are they? Tell that to Rob Green, the West Ham goalkeeper who felt the full wrath of the struggler’s newly-found nasty side yesterday morning. Tony
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        216 52/53  -  IAINMACINTOSH LOSER ANYONEunfortunate enough towatch thisgamewas areal loserand I includemyself inthat number. There weretimeswhen Upton Parkwas soquiet that youcould almost hear peopleinthe opposite stand unwrappingtoffees.WestBromwich Albiononly hit thecrossbarwhen theyhit the goalkeeperfirstand WestHamdidn’teven manage that.After the excitementofSaturdayat OldTrafford,this was a crushingreturntonormality. SPEEDY IN SAVIO’Sdefence,he isveryquick indeed. Gianfranco Zolahasbeen cautious
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        825 52/53 Wire Services WEST Brom boss Tony Mowbray was upset after his side was denied a penalty in its Premier League stalemate against West Ham at Upton Park yesterday morning. Baggies defender Paul Robinson appeared to be held by Lucas Neill in the first half
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        179 52/53 PA Sport WEST HAM goalkeeper Robert Green felt he was fortunate to escape without serious injury when he was caught by Jonas Olsson’s elbow in yesterday morning’s stalemate against West Brom at Upton Park. The 29-year-old required treatment when he attempted to claim a cross, which
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        410 48 AP FIFAlookssettohaveafullteamof11bidders lining up to host the 2018 and2022WorldCups. The interested candidates are: ia,England,Indonesia,Japan,Mexico,Qatar,Russia,USandSouthKorea,plusjoint bids from Belgium-Holland and Spain-Portugal. Allwantoneofthetwoprizesonoffer– hosting 32 teams and hundreds of thousandsof visitors fora four-week festival of football that is the planet’s most-watched sportsevent. Fifa’s24-manexecutivecommitteewill choosethetwowinningbidsinDecember nextyear. The
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        406 48 AP THE BIDS are pouring into Fifa from countries who want to stage either the 2018 or 2022 World Cup, and some are convinced theycan’tdoitalone. Despite strong statements from Fifa president Sepp Blatter that co-hosting is out, Spain and Portugal are teaming up and
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        407 48 PA Sport FORMER Sheffield United manager Neil Warnock could pursue a personal compensation claim against West Ham over the Carlos Tevez affair. The Blades and West Ham settled out of court on Monday with the Hammers agreeing to pay their rivals an undisclosed fee following the Sheffield
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      616 49 From football to rugby union, as the credit crunch hits, the respective administrative bodies are trying to find ways to curb player wages AFP ENGLISH rugby’s player drain to France, EU authorities considering measures to cap salaries in football clubs, and the David Beckham saga. Rarely have
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      300 49 Wire Services BASKETBALL THE NATIONAL Basketball Association in the USoperate a“soft cap” system.Like the NFL, the cap is calculated as a percentage of the league’srevenues, with the2008/9 season’s salary cap at US$58.68m ($89.95m) per club. However, the rules can be bent to allow wage increases
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        665 50  -  1 -4 scoreline paid $1,250 for $10 outlay BRIAN MILLER npsports@sph.com.sg EDDIE is a guy with elephantiasis of the ego. But, on Saturday night, he saw it take a beating. Like so many other punters, Eddie not his real name had taken
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      543 54  -  Defeatwasonlya hiccup, Ballack GEOFFREY LIP UNITEDVA–VA-VROOM: npsports@sph.com.sg UNITEDVA–VA-VROOM: COMMENT HOPEsprings eternal. It’s a phrase I tend to use often when things lookbleak. It’s probably what Michael Ballack and Chelsea were thinking when Manchester United were humbled 4-1 byLiverpoollast Saturday. “There is hope,” they must have thought, like
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        320 55 LOCAL EVENTS FOOTBALL What: AFC Champions League Group G match (SAFFC v Suwon Samsung) When: Today Time: 7.30pm Where: Jalan Besar Stadium Tickets: Adult: $8 (Grandstand), $5 (Gallery) Child: $8 (Grandstand), $2 (Gallery) Senior Citizen: $8 (Grandstand), $2 (Gallery) S-LEAGUE champions Singapore Armed Forces FC and K-League champions
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