The New Paper, 25 October 2009

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    19 1 The New Paper on sunday 25 Oct 09 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS I PUBLICATION 80 CENTS MICA (P) 194/11/2008
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      88 1 DOUBLE TREAT $1.20 for this paper The Sunday Times Only at participating outlets. See page 3 for details Winner of Reporting Breaking News Award '09 Society of Publishers in Asia TOPLESS CAR WASH MODEL EXPELLED China student may have to leave S’pore after school drops her over risque photo shoot
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      701 2 / 3  -  for my studies, my family, my reputation TOPLESS CAR WASH FALLOUT Model,expelledjust2monthsbefore finishingadvanceddiplomacourse,may havetoleaveS’pore REPORT: TAY SHI’AN shian@sph.com.sg FOR an event organised to “create controversy”, Singapore’s first topless car wash has created a fallout bigger than its organiser may have bargained for. One of the models, 19, was
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      818 2 / 3 that 16-year-old model lied about being 3 years older CAR-WASH ORGANISER: I WAS FOOLED IN ANOTHER shock, one model told the organiser, Mr Gerald Chen of Motoring Exchange, that she is actually 16 years old. “Belle”had initially told both himand the freelance agent who found the models that
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      1298 4 / 5  -  Washing cars topless while others just watch REPORT: TAY SHI’AN shian@sph.com.sg WHAT really happened at the topless car wash? Were the models really topless? Were they misled into taking part, or did they go in with their eyes open? All four models and their freelance agent havechallengedtheorganiser’sversionofthe event.
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      Lock icon How we found out about car wash
      276 4 / 5 THE New Paper on Sunday found out about the topless car wash in early September, when we stumbled upon its Tease Wash Facebook page promoting the then-upcoming event. A topless car wash here, in Singapore? Was it possible? Was it a hoax? The
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      1008 6 / 7  -  Woman at centre of case recallshowstranger becameherfriendand victimofex-hubby(above) REPORT:ZAIHANMOHAMED ZAIHAN MOHAMED YUSOF zaihan@sph.com.sg IT was a crude remark by her then-husband that sparkedherfriendshipwiththeolder–andbigger– man. Madam Shirley Ee is the woman at the centre of one ofSingapore’smostunusualfights,whichsubsequently ended up in court. It was
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      Lock icon ABOUT THE CASE
      287 6 / 7 KER Ah Tee was convicted of voluntarily causing hurt with a dangerous weapon and fined $7,000 on Tuesday, for his role in what came to be known as the David and Goliath saga. Ker had attacked the taller Mr Mohd Rizal Abdullah with a chopper on 21
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      Lock icon Shophouse shrine to move after complaints
      867 8  -  Residentsupsetaboutnoise, debrisasHDBgiveswarning REPORT: CRYSTAL CHAN crystalc@sph.com.sg MORE than 100 people descended on an HDB shophouse in Tampines for Deepavali on 17 Oct. They were devotees from different races and walks of lives paying homage to the Hindu elephant god Ganesha at a shrine at
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      769 10 / 11  -  During an exclusive interview with The New Paper on Sunday, new mum Olympic silver-medallist Li Jiawei takes out a measuring tape and says: REPORT: MAUREEN KOH maureenk@sph.com.sg HER smashes may strike fear in her nentsbutnationaltable-tennisplayerLiJia-wei turns to putty when it comes to her baby, T erry Li Tian
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      Lock icon No show? But we won’tgo
      754 12 / 13  -  KoreanstarLeeMinHo’seventcalledofffor safety reasons, but some fans continue to wait REPORT: CHARLENE CHUA cchar@sph.com.sg THEY had queued for hours to get a glimpse of Korean superstar Lee Min Ho. But in the end, he was a no-show. The 800 fans, who had gathered at Plaza Singapura
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      Lock icon It’s not hard to be happy
      783 14  -  So says author Andrew Matthews, whoseself-helpbookshavesold 6 million copies in 60 countries REPORT: HEDY KHOO hedykhoo@sph.com.sg PAY cuts, job losses and financial woes. If it was hard for Singaporeans to be happy before going by our tendency to complain about almost anything it would
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      Lock icon Politician rescues kidnapped girl
      593 15 SHEwasdesperatetogetawayfromherabductorswhohadallegedlyrapedher.So,shethoughtofaplan. She told her two abductors that she wanted to use the bathroom at the rest area and they stopped at the North-SouthExpressway’sSlimRiverrestarea. That’swhenDatukSeriOngKaChuansawher. The Perak Malaysian Chinese Association party adviser and Tanjung Malim Member of Parliament then managed to rescue the 19-year-old, who’s from Kelantan.
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      Lock icon For auction: Motorised chair in traffic accident
      393 15 A POLICE department in a small town in Minnesota will put a motorised lounge chair up for auction next week after it was seized in a drink-driving incident. The black and blue leather lounge chair comes complete with stereo, foot-rest, cup-holders, headlights, a
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      Lock icon 6-year-old’s scalp torn off her head in horrific dog attack
      959 16/17  -  Despite surgery to reattach her scalp, doctors fearmostofitmayhavetoberemoveddueto severe cellular damage REPORT: HEDY KHOO hedykhoo@sph.com.sg IT WAS a horrific sight. A 6-year-old girl lay in a mangled mess, the victim of an attack by a sterilised Great Dane cross breed.
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      Lock icon Royal siblings in legal feud over $2b inheritance
      563 18 Once living in an orphanage, brother and sister wereadoptedbyaprincess–now... IT’SAclassicstoryofaroyalfeud,butwithamoderntwist and all the juicy ingredients of a riveting soap opera. Attheheartofthistaleistwoorphanspluckedfrom a London orphanage in the ’60s and introduced to a worldofsheerluxuryandopulence. The estate they came to live in included a 1,000-room
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      Lock icon Can’t speak English? Pay fine
      253 18 US police chief says sorry for giving trafficticketstonon-Englishspeakers A TEXAS police chief apologised on Friday after at least 39 people received traffic ticketsbecausetheycouldn’tspeak English. “Iwas surprisedand stunnedthat that would happen in the city of Dallas becausewearea very,verydiversecity,” Dallas police chief David Kunkle said at a
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      107 6 / 7 When you go to the movies, we want you to send in photos of yourself giving us your instant reviews. Stand next to the poster of the movie you’ve just watched, strike a pose and let your fingers do the rating. One to five fingers one for really poor and
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      383 9 This series is brought to you by East Asia Institute of Management EastAsiaInstitute of Management supportsstudents’ externalprojects His launchpad toa newcareer HISinstincts toldhim togofor it. ButEast Asia Instituteof Management(EASB) studentJeremiahNg,25, feltit wasa big steptotake: Developingapplications for a newoperatingsystem that,asof last December, wasnoteven availablehere. Afterall, hechose topursue a Bachelor ofScience (Hons)inBusinessInformation
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      17 16/17 TEEN SEX More than 500 teens caught sexually transmitted infections so far this year m thesundaytimes TODAY
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      Lock icon Companies urged to adopt fair wage system for older workers
      337 19 MANPOWER MINISTER: RELOOK PAY CUT AT 60 COMPANIES should adopt a fair and equitable stance in dealing with workers’ wages when they turn 60, Manpower Minister Gan Kim Yong urged yesterday. Mr Gan said employers should not simply reduce salaries
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        64 19 Buses emergingfromthe busstop before a Shell station at Thomson Road were obstructed by motorists waiting to pump cheap petrol. The petrol company was offering Shell Fuelsave, 95 and 98-octane petrol at $1 per litre, from 10am to 6pm yesterday at all Shell stations, except those at Pasir
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      Lock icon Asean to work on improving trade and tourism with East Asia
      111 19 ASEAN is working with China on an Air Transport Agreement to be concluded next year. Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said at the Asean Summit in Hua Hin that he hopes the agreement will be a trailblazer for
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      Lock icon China, Taiwan to set up tourism offices
      108 19 CHINA and Taiwan will establish semi-official tourism offices in each other’s territories early next year, a Taiwanese official said yesterday, in a landmark move that displayed the dramatically im- proved ties between both sides, reported AP. Mr Yang Rwei-chong confirmed that he was
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      87 19 A POWERFUL earthquake struck deep under the sea in eastern Indonesia yesterday, causing panic and sending residents running out of their homes, officials and witnesses said. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The quake had a preliminary magnitude of 7.0, but at a
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      Lock icon More than 100 US banks have failed
      89 19 THE number of failed regional US banks exceeded 100 on Friday, after authorities announced the collapse of seven more financial institutions around the country. A total of 106 regional banks failed in the US this year, a figure not seen since 1992, reported
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  • News Exchange
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      Lock icon Don’t play Cupid. Be our agony aunt instead
      571 20 / 21  -  THE BUZZ REPORT: NG TZE YONG tzeyong@sph.com.sg TWOyearsago,Imetsomeoneonaparkbench.Iwasearlyfor aninterview andshe happenedto walk by. We chatted for a bit. Five days later, we bumpedintoeachotheragainatVivoCity. Nextmonth,wewillbegettingmarried. Friends,whenwetellthemthisstory,liketosaywith asigh:“Yuanfen.”(Mandarinfor“fate”). But “yuan fen” is furthest from the Government’s mindasittriestogetSingaporeanstomeetandmarry. Recently,itannouncedanotherroundofchangesto its match-making efforts.I’m not cynical about
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      Lock icon 5 things about Microsoft Windows
      88 20 / 21 1 Microsoft founder Bill Gates almost named the first version of the software “Interface Manager” until someone persuaded him that Windows was a better name. 2 WhenWindows1.0 was releasedin1985,it lasted only twoweeks beforeMicrosoft hadtorelease a patchto fix bugsinthe software. 3 Accordingtofigures in2005, Windowscrashed an averageof
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      Lock icon S’PORE HAPPINESS INDEX
      152 20 / 21 Werate the past week’snews goodandbad. Last week’s index: 110 This week’s index: 120 +10 The Social Enterprise Association was launched, to give businesses with a social mission a better chance of survival by providing training and networking opportunities. +10 Passenger traffic at Changi airport rose for the
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      Lock icon OVERHEARD IN THE STREETS
      35 20 / 21 “I’llgetyoutwotin cans attached with astring.” –Amanrespondingtoafriendwho askedwhathandphonehecouldbuy to stand out from the crowd. “Evenifthereviews are bad, she die die will still want to watchit.” –Amanonhiswife’sblinddevotionto the sequel of vampire movie Twilight.
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      Lock icon CHARM SCHOOL
      1031 22 / 23  -  HisArtofSeductionMagic courseteachesyoutouse magictrickstowinherheart –butdoesitreallywork? REPORT: SHREE ANN MATHAVAN shreeann@sph.com.sg HEY guys, have a problem landing the girl of your dreams? Try a few magic tricks. That’s Mr Derick Ho’sadvice. The 27-year-old co-owns Secret Skills, a magic school which opened at Selegie Road three months ago. Mr Ho, a
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      Lock icon I was impressed by tricks, but not the corny lines
      461 22 / 23  -  Shree Ann Mathavan I LIKE magicians. I really do. Magic requires showmanship akin to art if done well. But the notion of using magic to woo doesn’t quitedo itfor me.To me, itborders on the cheesy. Besides, how would it be
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      Lock icon Turn reality game into real love
      422 24 Singles,signupforThe DatingChallengeorganised bytheSocialDevelopment Network and The New Paper WANT to meet new friends? Or better still, find your other half? Then take part in The Dating Challenge, an upcoming reality game organised by The New Paper and the Social Development Network (SDN). Singles are
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      Lock icon Save the planet, save $50–turn in old pair of jeans
      194 24 TURNyour oldjeansinto new youdo your bit for the environment too. At the Get What You Love, Give What You Loveevent organised by Levi’s– running from this Tuesday to 1 Nov at Takashimaya Square you’llgetan instant $50 discount when you bring
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        Lock icon Runway show on an actual runway?
        371 25  -  Starshangoutinhangarat Aviation Park for gala dinner REPORT: SYLVIA TOH PAIK CHOO paikchoo@sph.com.sg WHERE do you host 800 guests for a sit-down dinner in Singapore? In a hangar, of course! When Ion Orchard wanted to invite hundreds of its tenants to a fine makan and
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        Lock icon Boys, you can rise to the occasion
        443 26  -  Hedy Khoo hedykhoo@sph.com.sg ANY man who can manage his girlfriend should be able to manage a souffle. After all, the notoriously temperamental souffle is very much like a woman. It is about risk management, patience and juggling several ingredients all at once. Succeedandwatchyourgirlfriend’sface
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        Lock icon Twitter treats
        126 26 What are local celebritites tweeting about this week? LIM SAY HENG takes a peek Radio DJ Glenn Ong @GlennEgoman “Finish yourfood cos thereare peoplestarving in otherpartsof the world”!My reply: Peoplewill still starve regardless, you dumbs***! ActressCynthia Koh @Cynthia_Koh There is a purpose for obstacles in your life.... its
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        451 27  -  aspire With club wear taking dangerous plungesandhikes,youjustmaybe mistakenforagirlfriend-for-hire ANGELINE NEO tnp@sph.com.sg INEVERlikedthepopulardrink-inggame,5-10.Thegameistoomuch of ahassle– testing your hand-eye coordination, having to do mental sums in split seconds, c’mon, I can barely remember the number of Bellinis and vodka tonicswe’vealreadyordered. So my friends and I come up
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      Lock icon I’m enticed by Mickey Mouse flat race
      430 29  -  SYLVIA TOH PAIK CHOO JUST PAIK CHOO paikchoo@sph.com.sg IN THE real Chinatown of old, multiple families lived elbow-to-elbow in cubicled quarters upstairs ofshophouses. A family of nine, parents and seven children, would hunkerdownincrampedspacesthesizeofyourmaid’s room today. Cockroachesandmicewerepartofthedécor.Allthe tenants shared one bathroom and toilet in
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      Lock icon When kid’s genes spawn competition between parents
      425 29  -  S MURALI FATHER FIGURES muralis@sph.com.sg KIDS aregreat, aren’tthey? With theirbig eyes, bright smiles and large heads. But the question many of us ask is: Whose eyes, smiles and heads are we talking about? You see parenthood, for the spawn-less among you, is also
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      27 22 / 23 IS SKIN IN? Anight outdoesn’t mean youhave to dress like a lady of the night PAGE27 MICKEY MOUSE APARTMENTS It’sthenew rat race,says our columnist Paik Choo PAGE29
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      154 28 DILBERT SCOTTADAMS SEEINGSTARS BYKUAHSENGSENG Singapore’smostaccuratefakeastrologer. SCORPIO:If youbelieveyour horoscope everyweek, thenScorpio wouldlike you to helphim transfersome moneyout of Nigeria.Forasmallfee of course. SAGITTARIUS:No onewill believeyou wenttowatch Lesbian VampireKillers for its“feministinterpretationofa male-dominatedmythbased onEastern Europeanfolklore”. CAPRICORN:Itmay seemweird now, butmake an appointmentthis Tuesday for athoroughdelousing. Trustus. AQUARIUS:Here is aclue that you needa makeover– for Halloween,the
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      219 30 WATCH’EM SexAndTheCity: The Movie(above) HBO(StarHubCh60), 9pm A NewYorkwriteron sexandlove is finally getting marriedto herdreamguy,but herthree bestgirlfriends mustconsole her afteroneof theminadvertently leads himtojilt heratthe altar. StarringSarahJessicaParker,Kim Cattrall. PICTURE:WARNERBROTHERS LostBoys:TheTribe MAX(StarHubCh59),9pm ApairoforphanedsiblingswhomovetoLunaBayareinvitedtoa partyhostedbyvampires,withblood-thirstyconsequencesbefore thenightisover.StarringTadHilgenbrink,CoreyFeldman. PICTURE:20TH CENTURYFOX Mirrors(above) StarMovies(StarHubCh58),9pm Anex-copandhisfamilyarethetargetofanevilforcethatuses mirrorsasagatewayintotheirhome.StarringKieferSutherland, PaulaPatton. CHANNEL5 Noon FootballAsiaShow 2009 12.30pm Sports@SG 1.00 Movie:Air Buddies 2.45 SoYou
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  • Sports Racing
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      Lock icon TODAY’S PENANG RACE CARD
      1407 32 GOING FORECAST: GOOD TO YIELDING RACE1 C5 12.45 -1700m RecoveryHandicap Stakes:RM35,000 No. Last6runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/origin/sex,trainer-owner) 1 *****5 TerimaKaseh 57 (33) LSofhan 2 (6nzgMSukri-MDHassan) 2 4-1-25 SuperExpress 56.5 (32) BWoodworth 7 (6agJeromeTan-Ruby) 3 *****5 SpeedLion 56 (31) JacksonLow*c1 16 (7agMCLam-FirstHorse) 4 44-3-2 PowerNWin
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      Lock icon LAST FRIDAY’S SINGAPORE TURF CLUB STIPES’ REPORT HIGHLIGHTS
      1416 33 RACE 1 BOUNCE BACK was slow to begin after jumping away awkwardly. STAR DAZZLE jumped in at the start, bumping GRANDE STALLION in onto MR VANTASTIC. Shortly after the start, SUPREME GENERAL became unbalanced after making contact with SHEN FU. Near the
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      Lock icon YESTERDAY’S PENANG RESULTS
      572 34 Going: Yielding Race1 MS1100m 5 XINDONGTYCOON56.5c55.5(7-5) YAify (1) 1 1 1 (521) 8 WALKTHELINE51.5(94-18) SSalee (7) 2 2 2 (486) 6.5 6 STAYIWILL56c55(32-7) HSGill* (2) 4 3 3 (437) 0.5 10 OLDTOWN50(49-17) VSivan (6) 6 4 4 (449) 3.5 ?Winning stable: Xin Dong Tai. Trainer: Jerome Tan.
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      Lock icon YESTERDAY’S AUSTRALIA (MOONEE VALLEY/TOOWOOMBA/ASCOT) RESULTS
      747 34 RACE 1 (Moonee Valley) 1st 6 Hanks ($58-$18) 2nd 4 Spacecraft ($15) 3rd 2 Viking Legend ($10) 4th 1 Carrara. EOB $28. Forecast $66. Place forecast $11 (2-4), $16 (2-6), $19 (4-6). Tierce $1245. Trio $197. Quartet $5075. RACE 2 (Moonee Valley) 1st 1 Apache
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      Lock icon Cox Plate to M’sian-owned So You Think
      176 34 THREE-YEAR-OLD So You Think, ridden by jockey Glen Boss, made it pillar to post in yesterday’s A$3 million ($3.88 million) Tatts Cox Plate over 2,040m at Moonee Valley. The win was the third Group 1 success in as many weeks for Australian Cups
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      Lock icon Medic Power the one to beat
      940 35 RACE 1 (1,200m) Mutual Gain (12) is Class 5 material but he did get away with a pair of 1,000m wins last season and does race well fresh. Top Speed (9) ran home nicely for fifth on opening day over the 1,200m and had
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      959 35 Going forecast: Good RACE1 CLASS5TURF 1200m TIME:1:00 Stakes:HK$485,000 NO. HORSENAME TRAINER JOCKEY WT(IB) BAR 1 SCOOTDALOOT TKNG WMLAI 133 9 2 WINNER DEFERRARIS WCMARWING 133 2 3 KINGPOWER YOWONG CWILLIAMS 132 5 4 GOSTITCH ATMILLARD JWINKS 131 7 5 GLITTERING PO'SULLIVAN ZPURTON 130 4 6
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      30 34 Saturday,24 Oct2009 First Second Third 2052 0969 9501 Starters 9003 3610 7399 9428 2029 9168 5425 5766 9049 8105 Consolation 7043 0687 1032 0051 9202 5862 1375 1442 6980 5902
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  • Sports Tennis
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      Lock icon Europe’s elite for S’pore Open
      133 36/37  -  GOLF LIM HAN MING SWEDEN’SRobertKarlssonleads anall-starEuro-pean cast to next week’s Barclays Singapore Open. The region’s richest national open is sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the European Tour for the first time. Karlsson is the latest addition to the star-stud-ded field, which includes Major champions
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      Lock icon Pucay makes charge
      141 36/37 AFP MARS Pucay of the Philippines closed in on overnight leader Himmat Rai of India when he posted a superb second-round seven-under-par 65 at the Iskandar Johor Open yesterday. But Rai, who finished his second round on Friday, held on to the outright lead with his two-day
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    • THE GREAT RIVALRY
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        Lock icon PETE SAMPRAS
        820 36/37 In separate interviews with IMG, the organisers for The Venetian Macao Tennis Showdown 2009 today, PETE SAMPRAS and ANDRE AGASSI talk about renewing their rivalry and other issues Are you looking forward to your match against Andre Agassi? SAMPRAS: WHENEVER I step out into the court against Andre,
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        834 36/37 What are you most looking forward to at The Venetian Macao Tennis Showdown? AGASSI: I AM looking forward to renewing my rivalry with Pete. It was a very important part of my career. We made history together. The Venetian is a spectacular event and I am excited to
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        Lock icon The Venetian Macao Tennis Showdown
        92 36/37 THE RIVALRY between Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras will be renewed in their first clash in seven years at The Venetian Macao Tennis Showdown 2009 today. They will be joined by rising stars Yuki Bhambri from India and Ryan Harrison from the United States. The
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      Lock icon Introducing the Manager Masher
      631 39  -  ALISON RATCLIFFE FOOTBALL FEMME npsports@sph.com.sg THIS will be one of my last columns. Because shortly I’ll be a multi-mil-lionaire. I’m going to call my inventionthe Manager Masher. Feed data on your manager’s skill sets into one end, let my computer programme mash it up, and out
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      570 40 Match: 0307 BOLTON v EVERTON ChanceforEverton FACT:Thisisa derbymatch,soit could gettesty. Proceedwith utmostcaution. Thesetwoclubsareabout 15kmapart. Evertonplayedin midweek, losing 5-0to Benfica. TEAMNEWS:Everton’sArtetais stillnursing an injury and could beout for anotherfortnight. MATCHGUIDE:Bolton have beendismalat The Reebok.Not only have theynotbeen ableto winmatches, they havealso been leakyindefence. Everton,if theydon’t retreatinto theirshells like
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      421 40 BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE *64 l WITTS W)in "ft PX |p ViiMHl *2J3ir' HEAD TO HEAD RECORDS Liverpool Matches 17, Liverpool: won 5, scored 23, Matches Drawn: 3, Man Utd: won 9, scored 25 Man Utd Matches 17, Man Utd: won 9, scored 25, Matches Drawn: 4, Liverpool:
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  • Sports EPL Sunday Showdown
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      Lock icon So you think you know all about Pool-United rivalry?
      700 41 Try your hand at this quiz LIVERPOOL versus Manchester United is, without a doubt, the most famous fixture in English football and one of the most intense football rivalries around the world. When the Reds play the Devils, the football world
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      390 42 / 43  -  GARY LIM takes a tongue-in-cheek look at what goes on at the training ground as Liverpool and Manchester Unitedpreparefortonight’sbigclash. GARYLIMtakesatongue-in-cheeklookatwhatgoes Amigo, por Favor. NT I really need you to save my bottom this time I know you're still hurting, but even a halF-Fit Torres
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      1252 44 / 45  -  Former Liverpool player and assistant manager PHIL THOMPSON gives the lowdownontonight’sbig clashbetweenLiverpooland Manchester United EXCLUSIVE LIM HAN MING npsports@sph.com.sg Withthe form theyare in, Liverpoolcan’t ask for a worse time to play Manchester United,isn’t it? THOMPSON: THIS is probably the worst time for Liverpool to
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      114 44 / 45 WHAT: Liverpool v Man United special screening WHERE:Mulligan’s IrishBar at the Cannery, Clarke Quay. WHEN: 10pm, tonight Meet Liverpool legend Phil Thompson: The formerLiverpool captainwill be atMulligan’sfor half-timeand full-time commentson the match, as well as to answer your questions about Liverpool
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      Lock icon Benitez: I don’t talk to Fergie anymore
      625 46 / 47  -  STEVE BATES RAFA Benitez admitted that his relationship with rival Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has broken down beyond repair. And Kop chief Benitez claims it’s because Liverpool have now become more of a major threat to United than at any time
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      Lock icon Show Owen some respect
      861 46 / 47  -  EXCLUSIVE STEVE BATES npsports@sph.com.sg JAMIE Carragher has pleaded with Liverpool fans to show Michael Owen some respect at Anfield tonight even though the former Kop hero will be playing for bitter rivals Manchester United. Rafa Benitez had the chance to sign former Liverpool star Owen last
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      Lock icon United keep tabs on Adler
      231 46 / 47  -  STEVE BATES MANCHESTER United aren’t taking any chancesoverEdwin vanderSar’sfuture. The Red Devils have been watching German international goalkeeper Rene Adler. The 24-year-old Bayer Leverkuesen star (above) was voted the Bundesliga’s best goalkeeper last year and United scouts have been on his trail for a while.
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      Lock icon Sir Alex: Rooney is raring to go
      619 46 / 47  -  EXCLUSIVE STEVE BATES npsports@sph.com.sg SIR ALEX Ferguson revealed last night he believes Wayne Rooney is under more pressure to perform with England than Manchester United. Rooney, 24 yesterday, will be centre stage with United against Liverpool at Anfield tonight providing wife Coleen isn’t
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      Lock icon Carra on the way down?
      207 50  -  The tnppostman.com conducted five pollsontonight’sshowdownbetween Liverpool and Man United. Here are the results and what our writers say... LIM SAY HENG BARRING a few blips and his seven career own-goals, Jamie Carragher had been pool’sMrDependablethroughout his entire career. Which is why I think he is
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      Lock icon Lucas’ minimal impact
      163 50  -  DAVID LEE THIS is kind of like being caught in an agonising dilemma over who to date for a swimsuit party: Susan Boyle or Cher. At the Kop end, watching the inept Lucas (above) play could be more painful than Brazilian waxing while Nani almost inevitably invokes
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      Lock icon Torres is more focused
      242 50  -  IAI NMACINTOSH WITHOUT shadow of a doubt, it’s Fernando Torres. It’s not just his incredible goalscoring record that impresses, it’s his atttiude on the pitch. You rarely seem him whining or complaining, he doesn’t tend to get involved in disputes with the referee, he just remains
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      Lock icon Pool miss Alonso more
      212 50  -  LIM SAY HENG LIVERPOOL and Manchester United both had to deal with the departures of their star players this season Xabi Alonso for Liverpool and Cristiano Ronaldo for Man United. But which team is suffering more from the loss of its key player? Man United may
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      Lock icon Uphill task for Reds
      179 50  -  GARY LIM IT IS difficult to see the Reds winning tonight, even though they have beaten United twice last season. In truth, the English champions should be disappointed if they leave Anfield without all three points, even if they are without talismanic striker Wayne Rooney. Anfield
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      Lock icon Rafa’s fighting a losing battle
      224 48 / 49  -  LIVERPOOLvMANCHESTER UNITED(TONIGHT,10PM, CH 27) GARY LIM npsports@sph.com.sg SOWHATifLiverpoolbeatManchesterUnited?On the surface, it seems like a morale-boost-ing victory could be the catalyst to finally kick-startLiverpool’sseason. Yes, the psychological boost it can give to the playerswillbetremendous,too. For one, it will close the Reds’ gap with the current Premiership
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      Lock icon Can Rafa rally his troops in time?
      164 48 / 49  -  GARY LIM TO SAY that morale in the Liverpool camp is at an all-time low since Rafael Benitez joined the club in 2004 is not too far-fetched. At the moment, the Reds are staring at the prospect of Champions League elimination. Another loss
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      Lock icon Which is worse– no Torres or no Gerrard?
      164 48 / 49  -  GARY LIM IT’S A tough question to answer, and a choice which Rafael Benitezwouldn’trelishmaking. Fernando Torres (left, above) is one of the top strikers in the world. Liverpool simply don’t have any striker who is as sharp not David Ngog, nor Andriy
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      Lock icon Devils can finish Pool off
      244 48 / 49  -  GARY LIM npsports@sph.com.sg WHEN Sir Alex Ferguson took over the job at Manchester United in 1986, he immediately set out to knock Liverpool off their perch. That he has already done that, there’sno argument. Against Liverpool tonight (Singapore time), he has a chance to knock
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      Lock icon Can United keep a clean sheet?
      171 48 / 49  -  GARY LIM IN THEIR last four matches (all competitions), Liverpool have scored just one goal. Armed with this statistic, Sir Alex Ferguson will be optimistic about Man United’s chances of keeping a clean sheet against Liverpool. On paper, they should be able to shut
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      Lock icon What is United’s biggest worry?
      119 48 / 49  -  GARY LIM IRONICALLY, Liverpool’s current plight may just turn out to be their biggest weapon. Criticism of the owners, manager and players has coming in fast and furious since the loss to Lyon. This siege mentality, which Jose Mourinho perfected into an art when he
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      40 48 / 49 PICTURES:AFP ATTACK:UnitedwillcountonBerbatovandRooney (behind)todeliverthefatalblowtoLiverpool’stitlehopes. “Theyhaven’thadthebeststartto theseason,butevenifwebeatthem, itwouldbetooearlytowriteofftheir –UnitedcaptainGaryNevilleonLiverpool may just players has Lyon. Mourinho perChelsea, can themselves United GARYLIM MEN'S SKIN CARE BRAND REFRESHING CLEANSING GEL Deeply cleanses without drying skin Removes dirt and impurities Refreshes and recharges skin men expert
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      Lock icon Supersub leaves Spurs Whelan
      452 51  -  Tottenham ..................0 Stoke ..........................1 Kick-off 3pm (UK time) Stoke: Whelan (86) Tottenham: Gomes, Corluka, Woodgate (Dawson 14), Bassong, Assou-Ekotto, Lennon, Huddlestone (Jenas 71), Palacios, Kranjcar, Keane (Pavlyuchenko 63), Crouch. Subs not used: Cudicini, Hutton, Bale, Naughton. Stoke: Simonsen, Wilkinson, Faye, Shawcross, Collins, Delap (Whelan 57), Whitehead,
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      Lock icon Altidore too late for Hull bore draw
      232 51  -  Hull ............................0 Pompey ......................0 Kick-off 3pm (UK time) BY ANDY HAMPSON Special Correspondent PA Sport HULL and Portsmouth settled for a point apiece from a dismal basement scrap. Chances were few and far between the two lowly sides as they struggled for inspiration
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      Lock icon Big Mac tasty for Blues
      298 52  -  BY PAUL BURBRIDGE Special Correspondent IAMRIDGEWELLandJames McFadden doubled Birmingham’sPremier LeaguegoalstallyatStAndrew’s asSteveBruce’sSunderlandleft empty-handed. Ridgewell put the home side ahead eight minutes before the break and McFadden doubled his side’sadvantagebeforeBlues’ Scott Dann turned a Michael Turner header into his own net. Birmingham boss Alex McLeish waspleasedwithhisside’s performance,saying:“I’vesaid
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      Lock icon Hugo the boss for winning Latics
      285 52 PA Sport HUGO RODALLEGA is fast becomingWigan’slucky talisman this season as his two goalshelpedendBurnley’s100 per cent record at Turf Moor. After cancelling out Steven Fletcher’sfourth-minute opener just 11 minutes later, Rodallega added his second early after the restart. That was before a rare Emmerson
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      Lock icon O’Neill backs penalty call
      653 53 PA Sport MARTIN O’Neill had no complaints with the penalty award which helped Wolves hold his Aston Villa side to a 1-1 draw but did take issue with his own team’s performance at Molineux. Sylvan Ebanks-Blake’s first Premier League goal of the season, from the spot,
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      Lock icon Sidwell the Villain
      451 54  -  WOLVES 1 (Sylvan Ebanks-Blake 83-pen) ASTON VILLA 1 (Gabriel Agbonlahor 79) COMMENT DAVID LEE npsports@sph.com.sg ASILLY challenge by Aston Villa’s Steve Sidwell ensured his team’s lead lasted just four minutes towards the end of the second half. It was a tetchy match that looked like Villa, the
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      Lock icon Can Villa step it up?
      191 54  -  DAVID LEE THEY need to, if they still want to be involved in Europe next season. Having already been knocked out of the Europa League, you have to wonder if Aston Villa really welcome all the trouble. Gabriel Agbonlahor’s goal shows just what the Villans
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      48 54 EPL ACTION WITH WOLVES:Wayne Hennessey, RonaldZubar, Jody Craddock, ChristopheBerra, GeorgeElokobi, DavidEdwards(Nenad Milijas,76),KarlHenry, Segundo Castillo, MichaelKightly (Greg Halford,86),Sylvan Ebanks-Blake(Chris Iwelumo,86), Kevin ASTONVILLA: BradFriedel, Carlos Cuellar,JamesCollins, RichardDunne, Stephen Warnock,James Milner,StiliyanPetrov, SteveSidwell, Ashley Young,John Carew (EmileHeskey, 72), GabrielAgbonlahor MISTAKE:Steve unnecessaryfoulon MichaelKightlyputpaidto Villa’seffortslastnight. PICTURE:GETTYIMAGES wellslidinlateandonlysucceededinupendhesitation Sylvan straight League VillamanagerMartinO’Neillwillnodoubt considerthisastwopointslostfortheirEuroa of Boyce(76)
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      108 55 LIVE TELECASTS EPL Tonight: BOLTON vEVERTON Ch 21, 9.30pm LIVERPOOL v MAN UNITED Ch 27,10pm ManchesterUnited’sRio Ferdinand (right) is hoping to pile on the agony on Liverpool by avenging the double defeat last season. MAN CITYvFULHAM Ch 22,11pm Tomorrow: WEST HAM v ARSENAL Ch 27,12.10am SCOTTISH LEAGUE Tonight: HAMILTON
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      411 55 OVERSEAS EVENTS GOLF What: Iskandar Johor Open (Asian Tour) When: Ends today Where: Royal Johor Country Club, Johor, Malaysia MARS Pucay of the Philippines closed in onIndia’s Himmat Raiwhen he posted a superb second-round seven-under-par 65 yesterday. But Rai, who finished his second round on Friday, continues to
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      134 55 8"*****1"*****6 The Sunday Times The New Paper Sunday Bundle at $1.20 TNP POSTMAN LIVERPOOL v MANCHESTER UNITED LIVERPOOL did the double over Man United last season. Can they repeat the feat this time round? The first big clash between the two teams will take place at Anfield tonight. Who will
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