The New Paper, 4 April 2009

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    21 1 the new paper 4 Apr 09 st a A SINGAPORE CM PRESS HOLDINGS S|Jj I PUBLICATION 70 CENTS MICA (P) 193/11/2008
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      63 1 I This Bar is closed Supermodel flies in tired and in no mood to talk PAGE 23 SHE TURNS DETECTIVE TO UNCOVER MAID’S HANKYPANKY IN HER FLAT S’pore employer finds used condom and other evidence. Maid allegedly confesses to having sex for money in home PAGE 4 EXPOSED Toa Payoh
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      Lock icon TWO DOWN, THREE TO GO
      98 1 UNITED STILL HAVE QUINTUPLE IN MIND IF Manchester United go on to win the English Premier League crown it will move them a step closer to a historic "Quintuple" of five major trophies in a season. Collecting the EPL title, the FA Cup and the
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      Lock icon 5 AND OUT? 'QUINTUPLE' MIGHT STILL NOT PROMPT FERGUSONTO QUIT
      515 2  -  BY SIMON STONE Special Correspondent O,winthe“Quintuple”andretire. It would be an achievement that could not be bettered, so why even try? Walk away in glory, sign off with the Uefa Champions League, the FA Cup and the English Premier League to
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      Lock icon Heir apparent – for two biggest jobs
      256 2  - Heir apparent for two biggest jobs BY TIM CLEMENT Special Correspondent DESPITE early success under Fabio Capello, recent experience has taught the English Football Association to have a back-up plan. The embarrassment of the failed Euro 2008 qualifying campaign, coupled with the farcical appointment of Capello’spredecessorSteveMcClaren, has taught the FA
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      Lock icon Replacing the irreplaceable
      278 2 THE subject of who will take over at Old Trafford when Sir Alex Ferguson retires generates plenty of debate, but who is best placed to take up the challenge of succeeding the most successful manager of his generation when the time does finally come for Ferguson to
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      Lock icon Raf can have the last laugh
      552 4/5  -  BY PETER MARSHALL Special Correspondent F there were still any lingering doubts that Liverpool are a team built in their manager’s image, recent events should have finally dispelled them. Short of form, out of luck and apparently cut adrift in the title race, the
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      Lock icon Murphy has eyes on Europe
      318 4/5  -  BY TIM CLEMENT Special Correspondent DANNY MURPHY did his old colleagues at Liverpool a massive favour when he helped bring them back into the title race by sinking Manchester United. The midfielder scored the opener as Fulham beat United 2-0, handing the Reds the chance
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      516 4/5  -  BY CARL MARKHAM Special Correspondent S OUTH KOREA international Cho Won Hee had a dream to play in the English Premier League. Now that has become a reality, he knows he cannot afford to let the chance slip through his fingers. The midfielder, 26 on April 17,
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      Lock icon Gosling ready for take-off
      275 4/5  -  BY TOM TOM FULLER Special Correspondent EVERTON midfielder Dan Gosling is most famous for a goal that millions didn’t see. Just two days after his 19th birthday back in February, the youngster sent arch-rivals Liverpool crashing out of the FA Cup with a goal in the
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      Lock icon Essien can help drive Chelsea on
      250 6  -  BY DIEGO DONIZETE Special Correspondent MICHAEL ESSIEN has proved his class with an impressive comeback for Chelsea, but his return has also served as a painful reminder of just how costly his absence has been. The combative midfielder missed six months of the season
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      Lock icon Harper gets his chance to shine
      469 6  -  BY DAMIAN SPELLMAN Special Correspondent TEVEHARPERmustnot know whether to laugh or cry. For the best part of 16 long years, the immensely patient Newcastle goalkeeper has waited for his chance. Signed from non-league Seaham RedStarduringKevinKeegan’s first spell as manager on Tyneside, he had to
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      Lock icon Diouf: We need belief
      385 7  -  BY MARK BOWERING Special Correspondent OMEcomfortshavebeenfew and far between for Blackburn this season. Exactly a decade since the Lancashire club last suffered relegation from the English Premier League,SamAllardyce’ssidefinds per itself chedjustoneplaceand two points above the bottom three with eight games left to play. Picking up points
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      Lock icon Bentley must let his feet do the talking
      585 7  -  FOOTBALLER’S LIFE BY TIM TIM CLEMENT Special Correspondent DAVID BENTLEYhas never been one to shy away from attention having compared himself in the past to the likes of Dennis Bergkamp and David Beckham. But having lost his place for club and country,
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      Lock icon Closed for food, open for gambling
      844 2/3 Police raid well-equipped gambling den hidden in Toa Payoh coffee shop REPORT AND PICTURES: SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT tnp@sph.com.sg RESIDENTSinToaPayohLorong7werepuzzled by a coffeeshop at Block 4 it wasalwaysclosed. Yet,forashopthatneveropenedforbusiness, it boasted high-tech security measures, including surveillance cameras and people actingaslook-outs. Therearwindowshadopaqueplasticcurtains, as if to prevent stray
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      Lock icon Empty condom box led to discovery
      661 4  -  Employer finds out maid used family flat as a brothel REPORT: SHREE ANN MATHAVAN shreeann@sph.com.sg ANEMPTYcondomboxdiscardedcare-lessly in her guest bedroom made an employer suspect her maid was up to nogood. Madam Arumugam Susie, 62, a hospital clerk, claimed that her checks showed that her
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      Lock icon A movie feast every week in...
      566 6 FiRST movie mag will be free weekly pullout in The New Paper from 7 May WHAT do you get when you pair a winning movie magazine with a newspaper staffed by movie buffs? A special weekly treat for movie-lovers in Singapore. From 7 May,
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      38 8 SLEEPING‘BEAUTIES’:AChinatownresidentwroteto Lianhe Wanbao to complain that these benches near his block have been taken over by a group of men. These men, many of them middle-aged or elderly, often use them to sleep. PICTURE: LIANHE WANBAO
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      Lock icon Older S’poreans’concerns won’t be overlooked
      226 8 DPM: MORE NEW LEADERS BY NEXT POLL THE People's Action Party (PAP) will continue to field candidates to both reflect the views of the young and take care of older Singaporeans, Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean (right) said yesterday. “By the next election, we
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      Lock icon S’pore speeds up search for HFMD cure
      93 8 LOCAL scientists are working with Swiss technology to develop a treatment for hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD). The Singapore Immunology Network has signed a partnership agreement with Swiss biotech firm Cytos to use its technology to speed up its search for potential
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      Lock icon Cervical cancer vaccination: No urgency for kids
      90 8 THERE is no urgency to include cervical cancer vaccination in the childhood immunisation programme, Dr Balaji Sadasivan, the Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs said yesterday. As the virus, which causes cervical cancer, is transmitted through sexual contact, he said society may
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      Lock icon StarHub to join OpenNet for new broadband network
      92 8 STARHUB has won the race to install networking equipment that will direct data traffic across Singapore’sfuturebroadbandnetwork. The fibre-optic network will be capable of speeds 10 times faster than today’s. The Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore has offered generous subsidies to StarHub and
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      Lock icon High fashion gets PRACTICAL
      653 10/11  -  AT TEMASEKPOLY... REPORT: SHREE ANN MATHAVAN shreeann@sph.com.sg WEARABLE fashion was the order of the day at the graduating show for the 22 aspiring fashion designers at Temasek Polytechnic last week. As the economic crunch hits the fashion industry and terms like “recessionista” are bandied about, it
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      Lock icon Why are people still queueing up?
      432 12  -  More machines at POSB banks. So... REPORT:ELYSA ELYSA CHEN elysac@sph.com.sg IN minutes, Madam Lillian Tan could have drawn cash from the ATM. However, the 70-year-old retiree prefers going to theteller,because,shesaid,itis“safer”. To beat the long queues, which used to keep her waiting in line for
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      Lock icon Take a brake from shopping
      356 13  -  Look out for this to win a Mazda 6 in Suntec City Mall promo REPORT: KELVIN CHAN chanymk@sph.com.sg HE had just finished a meeting at a Suntec City office tower and was walking to the MRT station when something he saw stopped him in his
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      445 14  -  Police release maid after investigations REPORT: AMANDA YONG ayong@sph.com.sg WHATshesawwhenshegothomeonThursdaynightwouldhavebrokentheheartofanywife.Her husband, Mr Lim Joo Hock, 55, who had been confined to a wheelchair for seven years, was hangingfromastringintheirbedroom. The blue string was attached to a bar commonly used by the wheelchair-bound to aid them in their
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      Lock icon Manufacturing expands for first time in six months
      280 15 CHINA’SECONOMYSTABILISING? AFP CHINA’Seconomy isshowingsigns ofrecovering, according to the nation’s statistics chief. The government data indicated that manufacturing activity expanded last month, the first time in six months. The official Purchasing Managers’ Index, or PMI, for China’s manufacturing sector rose to 52.4 last
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      Lock icon US jobless rate at 26-year high, 663,000 jobs lost
      104 15 AP THE US unemployment rate jumped to 8.5 per cent last month, the highest since late 1983, as employers eliminated a net total of663,000 jobs. Most economists expect the cuts will continue for much of this year. The tally, released yesterday
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      95 15 AFP THE US Senate and House of Representatives passed separate versions of a massive US$3.5 trillion ($5.2 trillion) budget on Thursday. PresidentBarackObama’s Democratic allies, who control both chambers, slightly streamlined his spending proposals for the fiscal year that starts on 1 Oct, but largely
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      Lock icon Umno official wins libel suit against blogger Raja Petra
      95 15 AP A MALAYSIAN court has ordered blogger Raja Petra Raja Kamaruddin to pay RM1 million ($420,000) in libel damages to Mr Abdul Azim Mohd Zabidi. Mr Raja Petra is the editor of news portal Malaysia Today, while Mr Abdul Azim is
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      103 15 THE taxi fare from Johor Baru to Singapore has gone up, from RM10 to RM15 ($4 to $6) per head, effective Thursday. Acting chairman of the Johor Baru-Singapore Taxi Federation, Mr Ahmad Osman, said the Commercial Vehicles Licensing Board
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      42 15 BIGANDSMALL:Peopleseemlike the tiny Lilliputians next to this replica of literary character Lemuel Gulliver. Thousands of visitors have walked through the 60m-long plastic and canvas body, pinned down on its back, in a park in Taichung, Central Taiwan. PICTURE: REUTERS
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      Lock icon Najib took Malay lessons to speak better
      972 16/17 He did this to get closer to constituents, says bodyguard MALAYSIA’S sixth and latest prime minister was overcome with emotion as he attended prayers at his father’sgraveyesterday. Prime Minister Najib Razak is son to Malaysia’s second prime minister, Tun Abdul Razak. Mr Najib,
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      Lock icon Najib frees 13 ISA detainees
      132 16/17 MALAYSIA’Snew primeminister, Mr Najib Razak, announced the release of 13 people held under the Internal Security Act (ISA). Those freed include two ethnic Indian activists who were arrested in December 2007 for leading an anti-government campaign, three foreigners and eight suspected Islamic militants, Home Minister
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        472 18 Leadersoftheworld’slargesteconomieshave reached an agreement to tackle the global financial crisis with measures worth US$1 trillion ($1.5 trillion) SOURCE: AFP, BBC Key points The G20 has agreed to increase the resources available to the International Monetary Fund, which helps countries that get into difficulties,
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      119 19 Mr Straiton and neighbours made six 999 calls between 1.11am and 1.30am appealing for police help. CALL 1: One woman to operator: “Somethingquite nasty isgoingoff.” CALL 2: Womancrying: “I’mtoo frightened tolook outofthe window. They’re tryingtoget into hisflat or gethim tocome outside.” CALL 3 and 4: Mr Straiton calls twice,
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      Lock icon Six calls before police arrive
      368 19 UK man dies after he confronts drunken louts THEY dialled 999 six times but were told police were too busy. In the end, Mr James Straiton, 59, decided to confront the drunken thugs threatening to invade his home himself. When the UK police eventually arrived,
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      Lock icon Better dead than poor: UK millionaire
      516 20 He killed family himself after business failed,inquesttold HIS lifestyle was more important to him than his life. That is what a debt-ridden British millionaire, believed to have killed himself and his family, his colleaguetoldaninquest. Mr Christopher Foster, 50, appeared to be rich and successful
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      Lock icon HK driver dies while fleeing from cops over minor offences
      313 20 HE was driving with an expired licence, and using a handphone without a hands-free set. Both were minor traffic offences, but Mr He Jiale, 26, paid for them with his life. He was driving around Hong Kong at 5pm on
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      Lock icon LANDING IN TROUBLE
      391 21  - LANDING I N TROUBLE Over half of all airplane accidents occur during approach and landing, says the US Federal Aviation Administration. Infographics journalists FADZIL HAMZAH and PATRICK CHIA take a look at some of the most commonly encountered hazards 10 CRASHES IN 3 MONTHS FADZIL HAMZAH,PATRICK CHIA Infographics journalists BIRD
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      37 22 FROM READER IRWAN SHAH UNUSUAL:We’vemulti-storeycarparks and carparks at the basement of buildings. It seems this driver has found a novel way to park his car atthe voiddeck ofof HDBflatin TeckWhye Lane. E-mail your pictures to tnpclick@sph.com.sg
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      Lock icon Leave but don’t take Victoria School’s identity
      260 22 FROM READER SHI RONGHUA Victoria Junior College, Victoria School full Integrated Programme IREFERtothearticle“VJCmulls6-yearprogramme”(TheNewPaper,27Mar).IhaveattendedbothVictoriaSchool(VS)andVicto-ria Junior College (VJC) and I am rather disturbed that the issue of the latter’s integrated programme and the formergoingco-educationalhasbeenreignited. Based on news reports over the last few years, it seems
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      62 22 Comments on the benefits of Earth Hour: “EarthHour isanexercise that isnot going to make any difference in saving the sick Earth. My lights were on that Saturdayhour.(It’s) pointlesstoswitch off andliveindarkness.” hotwoks “Switchingoff your lightsfor anhour may not help but it does create more awareness among the ill-informed
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      243 22 FROMREADER DANIELLAW ZHEN YI I AM writing about the letter from Mr Jonathan EdwardD’Cruz“Schoolcanstillgiveall-rounded education”(TheNewPaper,31Mar). IapplaudMrD’Cruz’sviewsaboutVictoria Junior College (VJC) implementing a six-year integrated programme, and as an old boy of both VictoriaSchool(VS)andtheJC, I feelthatIam obliged to add to what he said. VS may
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      13 15 DILBERT SCOTT ADAMS REGIONAL WEATHER KL:Lightrain High32˚,Low24˚ Jakarta:Cloudy High33˚,Low25˚ Bangkok:Cloudy High34˚,Low26˚ Manila:Hazy High31˚,Low27˚
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      58 22 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 archive,
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      745 23  - I Just try to feel I happy' InS’poreforfirsttime, supermodel Bar Refaeli refuses to talk about boyfriend Leo DiCaprio or much else REPORT: GERMAINE LIM gerlim@sph.com.sg SEXY and spunky. That’s what the world has gotten to known Bar Refaeli as. But when The New Paper met the 24-year-old Israeli supermodel yesterday,
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      312 25  -  He is surrounded by gorgeous women, but TV host Soo Kui Jien only has one thing in mind Kerri Teo –KerriTeo,newsroomintern MEETINGsemi-nakedgirlsandFormula1driv-ersisallpartofaday’sworkforSooKuiJien.It sounds attractive and tempting for any hot-bloodedmale. But the 36-year-old host of TV show SingTel Grid GirlsOnTourhashismindononlyhisfamily. Hisprioritynow,hesaid,ishissonDylan,whoturns ayearoldthismonth. “He’sreallysuchalovelyboy,withacheekypersonality,” he gushed in
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        465 26  -  This is the first in our series on the latest in interior design, amazing furniture bargains creative home accessories. MY FAVEspot Michelle Tay –MichelleTay,newsroomintern CELEBRITYhairstylistAddyLeeleadsa“bor-ing”life–bycelebritystandardsthatis.The CEO of Monsoon Hair Group would rather stay at home, cook and watch television thanpartylikearockstar. Butwhy?Withhis10thsalonopeningatTamp-ines1thismonth,surelythe38-year-oldcanafford topartyalot,recessionornot. “Itjust feels morecomfortablebeing athome,” saidAddy,beaming.
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        Lock icon Lounge in classic luxury
        193 26  -  TRENDbuzz Michelle Tay –MichelleTay,newsroomintern THE Chesterfield sofa is an old-time classic, and a must-have for some. Characterised by its deep tufted surface, it has been a symbol of luxury since 17th century Europe. Today, new-age brands like Philippe Starck and Moooi adapt this elegant look to
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        Lock icon Time to raise your pace
        559 27  -  REPORT: ZAIHAN MOHAMED YUSOF zaihan@sph.com.sg STILL asking your buddy to time your laps on the circuit using a stopwatch? Or have you been pressing the button on your handlebar to activate your motorcycle’s built-in lap timer? Ifyou’vebeen“thumbingthebutton”,thenyoumay find it a little distracting, especially when you’re
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        2420 38/39 Preview and tips by Australian Associated Press (Rosehill/Caulfield) and Mat Nowland (Perth) RACE 1 (Rosehill 1,500m) 2 HOT DANISH (LJ Bridge) (14:10-2-0): Super mare who was scratched from the Coolmore two weeks back due to her big weight. Resumed in tremendous style when reeled
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        995 38/39 10:45Race1 Quartet ROSEHILL 1500M 1 FORENSICS KMCEVOY (5) 57 2 HOTDANISH TIMCLARK (14) 57 3 GALLANTTESS JBOWMAN (6) 57 4 NEROLI DBEADMAN (9) 57 5 CULMINATE DOLIVER (12) 57 6 JUDGED JACASSIDY (4) 57 7 READYTOLIFT GSCHOFIELD (11) 57 8 VIETNAM BNSTEWART (10) 57 9
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        1463 40 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE1 MS QTT 1.15 -1200m(SC) Stakes:RM35,000 No. Last6runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/origin/sex,trainer-owner) 1 4 BestOfTime 57 (55) RBurnettc2 3 (5nzgMSukri-BestTime) 2 07---- GoodGirlfriend 56 (53) SMarzuki 6 (4amKCoetzee-Eastern) 3 JeramHappiness 56 (53) LLTai*c2 15 (4agFMaynard-GoldPlus) 4 PanAndy 56 (53) ANawawi*c4
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        319 41 Danny Khoo Tan Thean Loon Marc Tan RACE 11 RACE 10 RACE 9 RACE 8 RACE 7 RACE 6 RACE 5 RACE 4 RACE 3 RACE 2 RACE 1 Cizen Supreme Star Of The Park Best Of Time Perfect Pins Jeram Fatt Choy Bright Prince Wonderful Gift 1
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        493 41 KUALALUMPURTRACKWORK FLYING MELANG wrapped up his preparation for another success in the Class 3 event over 1,200m in Race 5 tomorrow with a one-round workout in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. Taken out by a track rider, the five-year-old Australian-bred gelding by Poliuto cantered one round on
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        381 41 RACE 1 1st 10 Europa Point ($91-$24) 2nd 7 Purely Spectacular ($15) 3rd 5 Capacitor ($5) 4th 6 Miss Aviatrix. EOB $33. Forecast $152. Place forecast $13 (5-7), $17 (5-10), $25 (7-10). Tierce $1857. Trio $168. Quartet No winner ($1680 jackpot carried forward to Race
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        140 41 WITH four wins and a third in as many starts, all on the Kuala Lumpur track, this Osman Sidek-trained youngster is going places. On his fastest win when he clocked 1min 09.7sec for 1,200m, the son of Van Nistelrooy is hard to
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        131 41 RACE 2: Leading League, Robbins, Akashi Brothers, Rescue Bag, Colourland Way, Sir Tiki. RACE 3: Fast Tune, Jeram Frankie, Denbrobium, Northern Express, Tien Ching. RACE 4: E-Mission, Mutiara Mieko, China Angel. RACE 5: Bright Prince. RACE 6: Perfect Pins, Tivolli. RACE 7: Muthabaie, Starbeel, Thundershock, Leading Witness, Yippee Blue
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        1131 42 GOING: GOOD Race1 MS(LC)1400m 1 SPINMAESTRO59(13-5) JSaimee (8) 8 6 1 (478) 5 LUCKYOCEAN55.5(628-77) VDuric (5) 3 2 2 (494) 1.25 6 GIFTOFHONOUR55(123-20) ISaifudin (7) 5 3 3 (483) Hd 11 FAIRYSTORY50c46(55-14) MYap* (10) 2 4 4 (464) Shd 3 HIGHKEY56(11-5) RMcMahon (3) 4
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        88 43 THAILAND-BASED Pakistani Nadeem Inayat shot a course-record-equalling 64 to surge four strokes ahead at the rain-interrupted US$50,000 ($76,000) Singha Pattaya Open yesterday. Inayat, 40, credited his red-hot putter for the turnaround in his fortunes at the Mercedes-Benz Tour event. Inayat has a two-round total of 13-under-par 129
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        470 43 AP ONCE, twice, more times than would suffice in the first round of the Kraft Nabisco Championship, Michelle Wie stood over got-to-have putts that were out of gimme range. To succeed required a memory as short as she is long off the tee. The last time
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        255 43 AFP ASIAN Tour chief Kyi Hla Han yesterday refuted claims that he was jeopardising players’ livelihoods by fining or banning them if they compete inthismonth’s VolvoChina Open. The OneAsia Tour, which has taken over sanctioning of the China Open from the Asian Tour, earlier
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        602 44/45 In his weekly column, former Malaysian F1 driver Alex Yoong talks about what he expects at the Malaysian Grand Prix in Sepang tomorrow WHAT a great start to the season and amid much speculation, Brawn GP measured up to expectations. But the
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        688 46  -  FORZA! GEOFFREY LIP THERE is never a boring moment with Jose Mourinho. Even with the Italian League on hiatus due to the World Cup Qualifiers, the self-styled “Special One” has somehow found a way to make the headlines again. And this time it’s to say
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        152 47 For 299 matches (as at 23 Mar) 1x2 H: Home D: Draw A: Away H Number of times 131 D 80 A 88 GOAL -1.5/2.5 70 +1.5/2.5 229 TOTAL GOALS 0 333 1 56 2 64 3 75 4 41 5 23 6 5 7 1 8 1
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        234 47 The Player With The Most Shots On Target Cristiano Ronaldo (Man Utd) 93 Shots Off Target Steven Gerrard (Liverpool) 47 Shots Without Scoring Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough) 54 Shots Per Goal David Bentley (Tottenham) 61 Assists Dimitar Berbatov (Man Utd), Robin Van Persie (Arsenal), Steed Malbranque
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        433 54  -  IAIN MACINTOSH npsports@sph.com.sg HOW much will Rafa Benitez moan about the extra day off for his rivals? While Liverpool have to go into action against Fulham tonight, Manchester United get an extra day of rest before they play Aston Villa tomorrow.
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        55 48 ARSENAL are unbeaten in 17 games against Premiership opponents (nine wins, eight draws), while Manchester City are winless on the road in the league since 31 Aug. The Gunners are in fourth position, and within striking distance of third-placed Chelsea should the Blues falter. A home win all
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        1000 49 PA Sport FORMER Liverpool defender Gary Ablett believes the current side has to adopt an air of invincibility if it is to end its 19-year quest for a Premier League championship. Ablett (right) played in the last Liverpool team to win the title which was
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      381 53  -  We take a light-hearted look at football with this weekly column HISBLOG GARY LIM npsports@sph.com.sg I WONDER if you really need to be a former player to make a good manager. Because, if that’s the case, you need to be a horse previously to become an
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      667 53  -  HERBLOG Sara Ann K SaraAnn K,RazorTV host andfan of Liverpool and McLaren SILENCE. This week, I’ve learnt all about silence. How to keep still. How to let things be. How to not get so nervous and paranoid about everything. One of the great football coaches of
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        115 55 LIVE TELECASTS SERIEA Sunday: JUVENTUS v CHIEVO Ch 61 mioTV, 9pm ROMA v BOLOGNA Ch 61 mio TV, 11 pm (delayed) LALIGA Tomorrow: VALLADOLID v BARCELONA Ch 22,2am MALAGA v REAL MADRID Ch 27,3.55am Monday: VALENCIA vGETAFE Ch 21,1am SPORTING v RACING Ch 27, 3.55am EPL Today: BLACKBURN v
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        27 55 SHELL HOUSTON OPEN Tomorrow: DAY 3 Ch 26,1am Monday: DAY 4 Ch 26,3am ESTORIL OPEN Today: DAY 3 Ch 26, 9pm Tomorrow: DAY 4 Ch 26,9pm
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        13 55 SONY ERICSSON OPEN Today: SEMI-FINAL 2 Ch 22,7am Monday: FINAL Ch 22,1am
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        25 55 MALAYSIAN GP Today: QUALIFYING Ch 24,4.50pm Tomorrow: PREVIEW Ch 24,4pm RACE DAY Ch 24, 4.45pm *Repeat telecast at midnight ■CHEQUERED FLAG Ch 24,6.45pm
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        411 55 WHAT'S ON FIXTURES LOCAL EVENTS BOWLING What: National Masters Challenge When: Ends today Where: Orchid Bowl, Orchid Country Club JOHNNY Lee has a narrow 18-pinfall lead over second-placed Kwa Ai Teng after two days. The Masters final will be held today at 10am followed by the step-ladder grand final at
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      633 56  -  IAIN MACINTOSH YOUR ENGLISH KAKI npsports@sph.com.sg WHAT a strange sense of humour the fixture computer has. Manchester United and Liverpool will charge into the final furlong of the title race this weekend, but they’ll do it against each other’s most recent opponents. That means
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      22 56 ALAN SHEARER: Optimism may be misguided over his Newcastle appointment PAGE54 PICTURE: ACTIONIMAGES FORMULAONE: AlexYoong giveshis takeon tomorrow’s MalaysianGrand Prix. PAGE 45
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