The New Paper, 13 December 2009

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    13 1 The New Paper on sunday 13 Dec 09 80 CENTS MICA (P) 096/11/2009
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      169 1 GODFREY ROBERT on Tiger’s absence Woods is bigger than golf 38 IAIN DOWIE on the big Pool will pull through 48 The New Paper on 13 Dec 09 Winner of Reporting Breaking News Award '09 Society of Publishers in Asia IRE OF THE TIGRESS Wife Elin, behind Tiger’s quit decision,
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  • News Tiger Woods Scandal
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      Lock icon MISTRESSES can’t match up to this TIGRESS
      1255 2/3 Feisty,smartanddisdainfuloffame,TigerWoods’wife (below)isworldsapartfromthewomenhebedded IF the Tiger Woods scandal were a movie as it is likely to be some day it could be called Snarling Tigress, Cowering Cheetah. Nowthattheworld’sbestgolferhasdecidedtotake an“indefinitebreak”fromthesportthathasmadehim the richest sportsman in the world, the question must be: Who could make Woods quit
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      Lock icon HIS $28M REFUGE
      704 4 Woodswantstomovetothis luxuryyachttoescapemediaglare WILL Elin Nordegren stick by Tiger Woods now that he is prepared to sacrifice golf to keep his family together? Woods aims to escape to his US$20 million ($28m) yacht from which he intends to seek refuge from intense media scrutiny. She has her own
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      Lock icon ‘People just can’t help themselves’
      675 6 / 7  -  Moredivorcecasesuseelectronicevidenceasproofofinfidelity REPORT: HO LIAN-YI lianyi@sph.com.sg HIS wife had been cheating on him with three men. But Aaron (not his real name), 43, a media professional, did not suspect a thing until one night when he was woken up by the beep of a handphone. It
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      Lock icon Be careful how you deal with phone evidence
      225 6 / 7 “IMISSyou andwehave not hadit fora long time.” What should you do if you saw that messageon your husband’s handphone,andit’s not fromyou? This, said private investigator Lionel De Souza, was what one of his clients saw while her husband was in the shower.
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      1126 8 / 9  -  Moreelderlypeopledyingalone. Someneighboursnoticerottingstench, butdonothing.Onesays: REPORT: ELYSA CHEN elysac@sph.com.sg HE was alone in death, his one-room flat a spacious coffin for six months. But Mr Tan Cheng Soon, who was 69, is not likely to be alone in the way he died. Not with the growing number
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      1202 10 / 11  -  Brit (right) writes to local newspaper after 34 yearstofindfirstlove but discovers heartbreak REPORT:SHREEANN SHREE ANN MATHAVAN shreeann@sph.com.sg FOR British national Graham Andrews, this Christmas will be especially melancholic. Every year without fail, he would hang a pair of handmade Chinese lanterns on his Christmas tree. The
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      Lock icon Triple-death flat cleaned and ready for rent
      295 10 / 11 ANG MO KIO FIRE AFTERMATH LAST month, Madam Anni Ong came home to find her flat burnt and her husband and two young children dead. The living room, where the fire started, was a blackened mess. But today, there is little in the
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      725 12  -  Mr Chiam See Tong celebrates25years asMPatdinnerbash REPORT: MAUREEN KOH maureenk@sph.com.sg HE WAS there when Mr Chiam See Tong, now 74, won his breakthrough election in Potong Pasirin 1984. Last night, even though he had moved out of the constituency, the faithful voter, who wanted
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        271 15  -  SingerNathan’s mosttreasured gift is a radio Win gifts from famous personalities in The New Paper Mystery Gift contest. This is our third and final instalment Teh Jen Lee HE’S only 18, but Singapore-born jazz singer Nathan Hartono already has three albums to his name.
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        236 15  -  Tay Shi’an ENTREPRENEUR Nanz Chong-Ko-mo, 40, describes herself as an optimistic, happy and forward-looking go-getter. Best known as the founder of One.99 stores, she bounced back from the chain’s 2003 failure and bankruptcy with her best-selling book One Business 99 Lessons. She now runs
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        163 15 WANT to win a mystery gift worth up to $100, bought by a celebrity? Tell us in 50 words or less why you deserve the gift from the personality of your choice. E-mail your entry, along with your full name, IC number and contact number to tnpcontest@sph.com.sg
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      Lock icon He cheated death four years ago
      612 16  -  Family of brain-dead getai singer pulls the plug REPORT:MAUREEN MAUREEN KOH maureenk@sph.com.sg HE suffered a stroke while doing what he likedmost–playingmahjong. Well known former getai singer Lin Dongcai, 52, collapsed and slipped into a coma on Thursday night. Doctors said he was brain dead
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      Lock icon ‘GI Janes’ march into Clarke Quay
      348 17  -  Theirmission:TofindCarlsbergdrinkersand... REPORT PICTURES: HEDY KHOO hedykhoo@sph.com.sg WITH their eye-catching outfits of camouflage patterned mini-skirts and white tank-tops, they had no trouble getting the attention of party-goers at Clarke Quay last night. They were even armed with “weapons” in the form of beer soakers. There
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      Lock icon Police, robbery victim set trap to nab robber
      374 18 HEshouldhavequitwhen he was ahead. But greed got the better of him and it led to his capture. The New Straits Times reported yesterday that two men had robbed a nurse of her purse containing RM30 ($12.30) on Thursday night at Bandar Baru
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      Lock icon Boy, 6, pulls car, aims for plane next
      332 18 WHILE most kids his age are playing with toy cars,he’spulling realones. The Star reported how T Santhosperumal, 6, who looks like any normal pre-school boy, has the strength of an adult. He became the youngest person to pull a car for a
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      226 18 SACKED as a pilot, he had to work as a fertiliser salesman, car dealer and taxi driver to support his family. After two hard years, his name has been cleared over a fatal crash. But he may not be able to fly so soon. On7Mar2007,MrMarwotoKomar’sGaruda
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      219 19 IT’Sa tale,or rathertail,ofa bravebeagleand a family that refused to give up. Buddy, a 4-year-old beagle, has been reunited with its New Jersey family on Monday after 98 days spent on uninhabitedGull Islandin New Jersey’s ManasquanInlet. FoxNews.com reported that the Kelleys, of Eatontown, NJ,
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      240 19 Malaysianengineer andparentskilledin collisionwithtourbus HE HAD planned to celebrate their nuptials with a banquet today. But what was supposed to have been a wedding is now a wake. Just three hours after his solemnisation ceremony, a groom and his parents were dead. The New Straits
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      325 20 EU’sclimate fundslammed DEVELOPING nations at the UN climate conference has rejected the European Union’s pledge of 7.2 billion euros ($14.6 billion) to help them tackle global warmingas “insignificant”. EU leaders had agreed on the funding to be paid out over three years at a
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      28 20 DECK THE HALLS: A house in Anhiers, northern France, decoratedto resembleSanta Claus’home. Morethan50,000 people visit annually to see it and donate money for charity. PICTURE: REUTERS
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      106 20 PRESIDENT Gloria Arroyo lifted martial law yesterday in a southern Philippine province where an elec-tion-linked massacre left 57 people dead, senior aides announced. President Arroyo met her top security advisers and the meeting concluded that the government had achieved its main objectives in
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      Lock icon 19 fire safety violations found in public buildings
      94 20 AN ENFORCEMENT blitz conducted by the Singapore Civil Defence Force and the Singapore Police Force on Friday night found 19 fire safety violations. Ten warning notices and two fines were issued between 8pm and 1am. Checks were made at public buildings, including
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      104 20 THE US House of Representatives on Friday approved the most sweeping regulatory overhaul of the financial sector since the Great Depression of the 1930s, a key goal of President Barack Obama. Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has described the measure as a
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      Lock icon Kallang Tennis Centre upgrades for Youth Olympic Games
      104 20 KALLANG Tennis Centre is the latest sports venue to get a facelift, where the tennis competition for the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) will be held next year. The Kallang Centre’s 14 courts were given new surfaces to ensure that the venue meets
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      586 21  -  THE BUZZ COMMENT: TEH JEN LEE jenlee@sph.com.sg EVERY time the bigwigs meet to talk about climate change, like they are now doing in Copenhagen, there is a danger that all that talk would just be yet another source of carbon dioxide emission. Andweallknowthere’salreadytoomuchhotairout there, right? Don’t
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      161 21 Weratethepastweek’snews–goodandbad. Last week’s index: 120 This week’s index: 110 +10 Local students who enrol in private schools here will enjoy the same fee protection as foreigners. They will get some of their money back if the schools go bust. -10 Singapore will not host the 2013 SEA
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      28 21 “(Ihave)decidedtojointhe growing list of people who will not deny they slept with Tiger Woods.” –Amancommentingonhisgolfhero on Facebook. “Idon’twanttoscarepeople bytakingoffmyshirt.” –Amanexplainingwhyheisn’tgoingto the ZoukOut beach party.
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      8 21 TNP ILLUSTRATION: SIMON ANG
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        209 22/23  -  They’refitandfabulous,and they’redoingSingaporeproud. SHREEANNMATHAVAN checksoutthehottestlocal faces at the SEA Games enjoyYIPRENKAI,26, SHREE ANN MATHAVAN enjoyYIPRENKAI,26, VICE-CAPTAIN OF WATERPOLO TEAM VitalStats: The hunky centre-backstandsat1.83m and weighs 94kg. SEA Games impact: Put up an impressive show with his teammates to help Singapore win its 23rd straight gold medal and
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        115 22/23 MUHAMMAD ELFIMUSTAPA, 22, SPRINTER (LEFT) Vitalstatistics: Hestandsat1.76mand weighs a lean 69kg. SEA Games impact: Remains to be seen. He will be taking part in the 4x100m relay on Thursday. Fitness regime: He does weights and bench presses twice a week at the gym. The second-year NUS
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        180 22/23 Vital statistics: Ting Wen, a Raffles Institution (Junior College) student, stands at 1.74m and weighs 60kg. Amanda, a Singapore Sports School student, stands at 1.7m and weighs 56kg. SEA Games impact: Explosive. Ting Wen, who hasbeen toutedas JoscelinYeo’s heir apparent, claimed the gold medal in the
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        203 22/23 CHARLENE CHAI, 29, POOL PLAYER Vital statistics: The 2008/09 National 9 Ball open champion stands at 1.62m and weighs 50kg. SEA Games impact: Remains to be seen. Charlene will take part in the first of her two events today. Fitness regime: She typically spends at
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        124 22/23 HARISS HARUN, 19, FOOTBALLER Vital statistics: The muscular player stands at 1.82m and weighs 77kg. SEA Games impact: The Young Lions have secured a spot in the semi-finals after a 0-0 draw against host Laos. Midfielder Hariss scored the winning second goal against Myanmar
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      555 24  -  NUS student crowned Seventeen Queen of Queens REPORT: ELYSA CHEN elysac@sph.com.sg IT WAS the perfect way for a queen to be carried four young men supporting her as she posed, pranced and blew kisses to the audience, clad in a sexy black
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        517 25  -  Cutoutexcessandkeepthingspractical.Editingyourlife could give you a style that lasts a lot longer than the next trend. aspire ANGELINE NEO tnp@sph.com.sg FASHIONandbeautyfolksareoftencalledfrivo-lous.Ionce hadamagazine editortell me thatthose in my fashion and beauty team were the “bimbos of themagazine”. Itseemedtoescapeherthattheadrevenuegenerated by my beat alone was keeping the magazine profitshealthyandpayingherlucrativebonus. Nobrainsneededthere,Iguess.
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        118 25 MILLA Jovovich seems to have cornered the market for playing heroines of sci-fi flicks. The Fifth Element, Resident Evil, Ultraviolet and now The Fourth Kind. In this fact-based thriller which takes its title from ufologist J Allen Hynek’sclassificationof extraterrestrial sightings, Jovovich plays a psychologist who
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        396 26  -  Hedy Khoo hedykhoo@sph.com.sg TIE them up and get them all hot, snug and shapely. But you might want to exercise some discretion in deciding how taut you want the strings. When roasting a hunk of meat like lamb, it’s not just about seasoning
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      Lock icon There may be no family trip this year
      307 27  -  Toughtofindaweekwhenallfourkidsarefree SANTOKH SINGH FATHER FIGURES santokh@sph.com.sg HAVEthreeormore,ifyoucanaffordit.SosaidtheGovernmentbackintheearly1990s.Beingloyalcitizens,thewifeandIdulyobliged. We had a lot of pleasure in having, and watching, ourfourlovelychildrengrowup. Honestly,wedidnothavefourchildrenbecausewe calculated that we could afford them. That thought neverreallycrossedourminds. Weweremoreconcernedwithbalancingthefamily. Ourfirsttwowereboys,sowefeltthattheyneededa sistertoprovidethefemininetouch. And, when we were blessed with a girl next, we felt
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      582 28/29 ONEweektheyweremakingpizzastogether,thenext,it’swar.The singles let their inner warriors out, completewithwarcries. ThankstoCombatSkirmish(itsofficialwebaddress is www.combatlasersingapore.com), our Dating Challenge singles turned up at Bougainvillea Park on DunearnRoad,readyforcombat. Theirtarget?Eachother. AnditturnedouttobeafunSundayinthesun. The seven singles came prepared for a good sweat. (One of them, undergraduate Petrina Ow, 21, didn’t turnupbecauseshewasill.) Recruitment consultant
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      50 28/29 DO YOU think you have an eye for matching people? Join us on the group dates and let us know who you think will make the perfect couple. Five lucky voters stand to win $100 cash each. We’llhave voting details next week.
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        438 30  -  SIVA CHOY HUMOUR ME tnp@sph.com.sg IN COPENHAGEN this week, the world’s leaders, scientists, environmentalists and rented demonstrators will tackle ways of reducing carbon emissions which most of them now (grudgingly) believe cause global pollution. Negotiations over how to do it will be fiercer and shriller
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        433 30  -  S M ONG ACT BLUR smong@sph.com.sg ON WEDNESDAY, a friend asked me if I was getting the iPhone since prices are going down because of the telco war that broke out last week. He already has an iPhone, but was thinking of
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      87 33 This week, we’re showcasing pictures of you enjoying a day out at the zoo. But from 27 Dec, we want to feature your favourite Christmas party snapshots. Send your pictures to tnpforum@sph.com.sg Ayah Razali Luv my 2 boys very much. Syahmi Syamil Fear not, mummy is always by
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      243 31 SEEING STARS BYKUAH SENGSENG Singapore’smostaccuratefakeastrologer SAGITTARIUS: Your raucous laughter will annoy your friends during movie night, especially since you will all be watching Schindler’sList. CAPRICORN Due to your sudden love for bakedbeans,youwillbelistedastheworld’s 13th highest producer of greenhouse gases. AQUARIUS: You will take part in The Biggest Loser Asia and win
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      98 32 MY STREET Think you know Singapore like the back of your hand? Try answering these questions related to our country in our My Street series. Check the answers in this space next Sunday. 1. What is the longest bus route in Singapore? 2. Before it housed hip new watering hole
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      274 32 WATCH’EM TheLoveGuru (above) HBO(StarHubCh60), 9pm A loveguru tries tobreakinto the self-helpbusiness withhis firstchallenge settlingthe romantic troublesandsubsequent professionalskid ofa star hockeyplayerwhose wife lefthim fora rival athlete. StarringMikeMyers, JessicaAlba. CHANNEL5 10.30am BeijingImpressions 11.00 What’sGoodFor You? Noon FootballAsiaShow 2009 12.30pm SEAGames2009: TodayAt The Games 1.00 Movie:Babe: Pig InTheCity 3.00 SoYou Think YouCanDance III
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      30 34 Saturday,12 Dec2009 First Second Third 1189 2848 2759 Starters 8254 7069 4446 2232 3500 0019 5166 7079 5082 7991 Consolation 7457 8945 4692 8464 9485 9928 7301 5981 0264 7038
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      12 40/41 football at the SEAGameslead tocallsfor... CHAMPIONS: TheSingaporewaterpoloteamis likelytogetmorefinancialsupportin itsquestforsuccessontheAsianstage. PICTURES:ST,BH Morefundingforteamsports getting
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      68 48/49 Sports men expert EPL Match of the Week got weekgame. “Arsene Wenger rule them out of the Premiership title race justyet. He said: “Arsenal are a developing side. Thekids areshowing alot ofpromise. undoubtedlyaverygoodplayer. “Now that he’s back from injury, I expect him to make a big difference to Liverpool’sstandard of
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      41 48/49 Theirproblem?Badluckwithinjuries can’t unhave a horthey went beatWestHam 4-0. Fletcher and defence midweek. Michael Essien problem big enough highlight Arare a tad likes of Man defensive atough,good playis a good presence. team, will looks comyou look at Chelsea, an inability Didier Drogsalvagehisjobbywinning
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      61 55 TNP POSTMAN EPL LIVERPOOL play host to Arsenal as the two teams clash in the match of the week at Anfield tonight. Readers, we want your reactions after the matches. Selected posts will published in The New Paper on Tuesday. Go to tnppostman.com to post your views or email npsports@sph.com.sg,
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      Lock icon Pool’s new dictator?
      453 56 Wire Services HIS QUALITIES certainly lend him to the above nickname. No, it’s not Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez. Rather, it’s their new Italian signing for this season Alberto Aquilani. As fans await his expected full start in the Premiership tonight against Arsenal, Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard was
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    • Sports Racing
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        Lock icon BEST BET NERO (Race 2 No. 8)
        49 34 GET on the Nero bandwagon. The John Meagh-er-trained youngster looks the goods on his last-start second to Any Takers who franked the form with a convincing win at his next start. Nero’s chances has been boosted after drawing the favourable innermost gate.
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        Lock icon Sunday’s Tips
        440 34 Danny Khoo Tan Thean Loon Marc Tan Larry Foley RACE 12 RACE 11 RACE 10 RACE 9 RACE 8 RACE 7 RACE 6 RACE 5 RACE 4 RACE 3 RACE 2 RACE 1 Je Peux Fuku Kitaru Chapter Two Kin Keseki Fast Break Nero 5 5 8 2
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        Lock icon LAST FRIDAY’S SINGAPORE TURF CLUB STIPES’ REPORT HIGHLIGHTS
        237 34 RACE 1 BLITZ raced wide without cover from the 800m. VILLAGE laid in under pressure in the straight. RACE 2 S Ruzaini (QUEEN OF HEARTS) was fined $200 for failing to claim down to his declared riding weight. KING’S BRIDGE cast his
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        Lock icon YESTERDAY’S AUSTRALIA(ROSEHILL/ASCOT)RESULTS
        560 34 RACE 1:1st 8 Clothing ($96-$25) 2nd 1 Indirect ($16) 3rd 12 Break Card ($35) 4th 7 Cheap Thrills. EOB $33. Forecast $313. Place forecast $41 (1-8), $103 (1-12), $66 (8-12). Tierce $4436. Trio $1492. Quartet No winner ($600 jackpot carried forward to next race). Scratchings: Michelin Star and
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        Lock icon YESTERDAY’S AUSTRALIA (FLEMINGTON/TOOWOOMBA) RESULTS
        277 34 RACE 1: 1st 4 Right Fong ($20-$8) 2nd 2 Playwright ($20) 3rd 8 Diamondsondinside ($33) 4th 1 Stormhill. EOB $14. Forecast $29. Place forecast $7 (2-4), $36 (2-8), $15 (4-8). Tierce $372. Trio $61. Quartet $401. Scratchings: Road Worker and Struckbyait. RACE 2:1st 5 Tears I
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        Lock icon TODAY’S SINGAPORE(POLYTRACK)RACE CARD
        1259 35 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE1 MS 12.45 -1700m Stakes:$35,000 No. Last6runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/origin/sex,trainer-owner) 1 0 KingFaalcon 57.5 (55) RStewart 7 (4nzgRBMarsh-BtHoong) 2 07-085 Nobleman 54.5 (49) JMoreira 6 (4nzgDDragon-NoblemanNo2) 3 00-98 MrShowpiece 53.5 (47) KKNgc2 2 (4agDesmondKoh-Hydrocarbon) 4 ***** AtomicCannon 52.5 (45) DinAzis 10
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        Lock icon All rise and salute Breadwinner
        2533 36 LARRYFOLEY’SCOMMENTSFORTODAY’SKRANJIRACES RACE 1 (1,700m) 1 King Faalcon??Singapore debut only fair but this is easier and should improve on that run. 2 Nobleman???Had excuses not to finish closer at his last start and worth a look on that effort. 3 Mr Showpiece?Needs toshow more. 4 Atomic
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        Lock icon TODAY’S HONG KONG(SHATIN)RACE CARD
        927 37 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE1 CLASS3TURF 1200m TIME:12:25 Stakes:HK$850,000 NO. HORSENAME TRAINER JOCKEY WT(IB) BAR 1 MAELSTROM SWoods JVictoire 133 8 2 SUPERSPIRIT ASchutz ZPurton 129 9 3 MRTOPAZ LHo BDoyle 128 10 4 LOMBARDI PO'Sullivan ODoleuze 124 1 5 BLEDISLOE DEFerraris JLloyd 121 4 6 MRCELERITY
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        Lock icon Hong Kong punters waiting for big Collection
        910 37 TIPS AND COMMENTS BY PHILLIP WOO, COURTESY OFTHE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB RACE 1 (1,200m) Lombardi (4) has made a nice impression for a placing in two local runs this term and is drawn for a cheeky run. Topping Light (9) needs luck
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    • Sports Mad about Golf
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        Lock icon THE GAME NEEDS WOODS
        941 38  -  GODFREY ROBERT npsports@sph.com.sg COMMENT SAYWHATyouwant.Condemn him for his “transgressions” and chastise him for clubbing the squeaky clean image of the gentleman’sgame. By now we all know that Tiger Woods is no saint, the backdrop being swirling rumours and quick confessions about him havingbedded 10women. The media,
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    • Sports | SEA Games 2009
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        Lock icon More funding for team sports
        462 40/41  -  Successofwaterpolo andresurgenceof football at the SEAGameslead tocallsfor... ERNEST LUIS npsports@sph.com.sg IT’S ABOUT time more funding is explored for team sports in Singapore that can do better. That’s why the comments of Teo Ser Luck Senior Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports and
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        Lock icon Why water polo, football need extra cash
        712 40/41  -  ERNEST LUIS npsports@sph.com.sg WATER polo and football officials have welcomed Teo Ser Luck’s announced intention to look into more funding for to bring team sports to a higher Asian level. This, as water polo started off the gold medal hunt for Team Singapore
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    • Sports SEA Games
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        Lock icon Thailand coach’s future in doubt
        341 42 FOOTBALL Wire Services THAI football chiefs said they would decide on the future of coach Steve Darby, whose under-23 side crashed out in the group stages on Friday after conceding two late goals to Malaysia. It ends a spectacular run for the Thais, who have
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        Lock icon POOL OF GOLD
        203 42 Wire Services SINGAPORE won four golds last night in swimming at the South-east Asia Games in Laos. Although swim queen Tao Li bagged a record-breaking win, the most impressive of the goldmedalwins camefrom Singapore’sthird. Seventeen-year-old Lynette Lim came in first in the women’s 800m freestyle in 8min
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    • Sports EPL
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        Lock icon Only the best for Champions League
        669 43  -  ALISON RATCLIFFE SPORTS FEMME npsports@sph.com.sg IF THE Premier League Top Four were in a Hollywood movie, they’d be a gang of chain-smoking, beer-bellied gangsters in pin-stripe suits the most feared in the hood sitting in a dingy back room. They would be growling together
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      • MEN ON THE BRINK
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          Lock icon RAFA BENITEZ
          349 47  -  Rafa Benitez andArsene Wenger go into the high-pressured Big Four clash tonightalreadyfeelingtheheat.LIMSAYHENGtakesalookatthe incidents that got the two managers hot under their collars LIM SAY HENG THIS was supposed to be the season where Liverpool finally ascend to the Premiership throne, after too many false dawns and broken hearts.
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          Lock icon ARSENE WENGER
          388 47 HE MAY have an intellectual poise and an ice-cool demeanour, but give Arsene Wenger a few verbal jabs and you will get his reply so fast and so furious you’d thought that you’re in the midst of a Frenchworkers’ strike. While Monsieur Wenger is known to respond to
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        Lock icon Worst may be over for Pool
        639 48/49  -  TheNewPaperspeakstoformerPremiership footballerandex-CharltonmanagerIainDowie, whosizesupLiverpoolandArsenal’schances ahead of their clash at midnight tonight FORMEREPLSTARIAINDOWIESAYS: GARY LIM npsports@sph.com.sg IT IS a game neither side can afford to lose. Arsenal, eight points behind pace-setters Chelsea, could see their Premiership title hopes disappear with a defeat at Anfield. Liverpool, on
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        Lock icon Their problem? Bad luck with injuries
        437 48/49  -  GARY LIM npsports@sph.com.sg BOTH Liverpool and Arsenal can point to wretched luck with injuries for their poor showings so far. Indeed, Liverpool were missing key players Steven Gerrard, Fernando Torres and Alberto Aquilani. Robbed of their best players, their results suffered. Arsenal, on the
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        Lock icon Reds must stick with Rafa
        214 48/49  -  GARY LIM AFTER last season’s close fight, many expected Liverpool to be in this season’s Premiership title race again. However, they have already lost five Premiership games so far, and are too far off the pace by now to consider themselves contenders. The poor run
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        Lock icon Will this be turning point of Pool’s season?
        249 50  -  GARY LIM npsports@sph.com.sg FINALLY, there could be light at the end of a very long tunnel for Liverpool. In the Champions League match against Fiorentina on Wednesday, their three biggest stars, Fernando Torres, Steven Gerrard and Alberto Aquilani, made appearances. It raised
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        Lock icon What must Reds improve on?
        157 50  -  GARY LIM MUCH has been said about Liverpool’s lack of a proven goal-scorer in the absence of striker Fernando Torres. Truth is, they have issues to address at the back, too. The Reds have been uncharacteristically fragile in defence this season. In 15 Premiership matches,
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        Lock icon Can Arsenal deepen Pool’s woes?
        161 50  -  GARY LIM WITH the quality Arsene Wenger has at his disposal, Arsenal have the ability to beat any team on their day. This, despite their injury crisis. For Wenger has a group of talented youngsters ready to make the most of their chances to shine.
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        Lock icon Tevez at double to deny Bolton
        509 51  -  BY KEN MOSTON Special Correspondent PA Sport C ARLOSTEVEZsecureda pointfor10-man ManchesterCityina rousingencounter. TheArgentinastrikerscored hissecondgoalofthegameinthe 77thminuteafterCraigBellamy hadbeensentoff. IvanKlasnicalsoscoredtwice forBoltonwithGaryCahillalso ontarget,whileMicahRichards wasCity’sotherscorer. MarkHughesonlybrought Robinhooffthebench,butthe Citymanagerhadencouraging wordsforthefansaboutthe Braziliansuperstar,whosefuture atEastlandshasbeenthesubject ofrecentspeculation. “IknowRobi’sfeelings,”said Hughes.“Heisveryhappy aroundtheplaceandwithlifein Manchester.Healwayshasa smileonhisface. FRUSTRATED “Heisplayingalongsidegood playersinagoodteam.Heknows hecanbesuccessfulwiththeclub andtheplayersthatarehere already.Helikesthewayweplay, andwantstobeapartofthat. “Robiwasfrustratedearlierin theseasonbecausehewasn’t playing.Nowheisplaying, maybepeoplewillstartspeaking abouthisperformances.”
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        Lock icon Sorensen is super saver for Stoke
        229 51  -  BY CARL MARKHAM Special Correspondent STOKE came from behind twice toearnadraw–buthad goalkeeper Thomas Sorensen to thank for saving an 89th-minute Hugo Rodallega penalty. EmmersonBoyce’searlyheader for Wigan was cancelled out by TuncaySanli’sfirstgoalforStoke before the interval. Maynor Figueroa scored one of the goals of the season
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        Lock icon Kaboulsaves the day
        391 52  -  BY PAUL LEWIS Special Correspondent OUNIS KABOULsnatcheda precious point for rock-bottom Portsmouth with an injury-time strike at Sunderland and was then promptly sent off. The defender struck three minutes into stoppage time in this Premier League clash at the Stadium of Light and was then dismissed for
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        Lock icon Lee-sy does it for in-form Bowyer
        266 52 ROUND-UP PA Sport LEE BOWYER scored the winner against his former club tocementBirmingham’splace in the top half of the Premier League with a 1-0 win that will increase the relegation worries of West Ham. Bowyer, who made the permanent switch from Upton Park in
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        Lock icon Spurs stunned by Wolves’ bite
        736 53  -  TOTTENHAM0 WOLVES 1 (Kevin Doyle 3) DAVID LEE npsports@sph.com.sg COMMENT THEY huffed, they puffed and the big, bad Wolves blew White Hart Lane down. And a whole host of long-standing records collapsed as a result. Prior to this match, Wolves were looking for successive top-flight
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      • Article
        Lock icon HOW DID MODRIC FARE?
        196 53  -  DAVID LEE THE CROATIAN pocket dynamo was warming up as early as the 30th minute as his team just couldn’t find a way past Wolves, who were happy to put 10 men behind the ball after taking the early lead. But it wasn’t until the 59th
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        Lock icon What’s wrong with Blues?
        447 54  -  CHELSEA3 (Drogba 18, 59, Anelka 23) EVERTON 3 (Cech 12 og, Yakubu 45, Saha 63) IAIN MACINTOSH YOUR ENGLISH KAKI npsports@sph.com.sg REPORTING FROM STAMFORD BRIDGE CHELSEA are like a posh box of chocolates this winter. They look lovely, but they’ve got a surpisingly soft centre and
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        Lock icon It’s not all bad though, is it?
        153 54  -  IAIN MACINTOSH NOT AT all. At the other end of the pitch, Didier Drogba is looking as good as he ever did under Jose Mourinho. He has always brought pace and power to the frontline, but this is certainly as clinicalasI’ve everseen him.
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    • Sports Football
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        Lock icon The first diabetic footballer to play for England
        1081 44/45  -  LIM SAY HENG speaks toGaryMabbuttinan exclusiveinterviewabout hisillustriouscareer. The48-year-oldTottenham legendishereforafootball camp organised by the club LIM SAY HENG What was the first thought that went through your mind when you were diagnosed with diabetes at the age of 17? MABBUTT I WAS playing
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    • Sports EPL Betting
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        Lock icon Rafa’s boys to bounce back
        1136 46 LIVERPOOL v ARSENAL Ch 27, tonight midnight PA Sport LIVERPOOL and Arsenal produced a sensational 4-4 draw in their previous Anfield encounter back in April of last season but don’t expect a high-scoring affair this time round. Rafael Benitez’s side has endured a nightmare campaign
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    • SPORTS ON TV
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        Lock icon FOOTBALL/SEAGAMES
        147 55 LIVE TELECASTS 25TH SEA GAMES Today to 18 Dec: SEA GAMES ACTION Ch 5,7pm-9.30pm HIGHLIGHTS Ch 5,10pm-10.30pm *Any late daily switches in live telecast timings willbemadeon Channel5’s webpage at http://5.mediacorptv.sg/seagames, as well as on-air crawlers. EPL Today: LIVERPOOL v ARSENAL StarHub TV Ch 27, midnight Theo Walcott (right) aims
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        11 55 ALFRED DUNHILL CHAMPIONSHIP Today: DAY 4 StarHub TV Ch 26,6.45pm
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        Lock icon WHAT'S ON /BLURBS
        434 55 LOCAL EVENTS 25TH SEA GAMES What: South-east Asia Games When: Till Friday Where: Vientiane, Laos CATCH selected live telecasts as well as highlights of Team Singapore athletes in action, on the official Team Singaporewebsite teamsingapore.com.sg. FOOTBALL What: Super Reds FC Selection Trials When: Today, 10.15am to 1
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      23 56 GARYMABBUTT: Diabetic, but he still played for country. Pages 44-45 SEAGAMES: SingaporeswimmerswinfourmoreeventstobringRepublic’sgoldtallyto18.Page42 IAIN DOWIE: WORST MAY BE OVER FOR LIVERPOOL Pages 48 49
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