The New Paper, 28 December 2009

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    20 1 the new paper 28 Dec 09 mon A SINGAPORE Crr>l PRESS HOLDINGS 9JdJ I PUBLICATION 70 CENTS MICA (P) 099/11/2009
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      Lock icon ‘Nevermind, let them die’
      1098 2 / 3  -  Chin Swee Road woman, who gives up on hope refuses help despite crippling pain,livesinfilthyflat withsisters who apparentlycan’ttake careof themselves REPORTS: VIVIEN CHAN vivienc@sph.com.sg HER legs are swollen to three times their normal size. There are bloody, festering sores on them, and yellow pus oozes from the
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      Lock icon She may have rare condition
      261 2 / 3 WHEN showed pictures of Madam Sim Siew Eng’slegs, ablood specialistat Mount Elizabeth Hospital said it looks like Madam Sim is suffering from elephantiasis. The disease is more commonly found in Africa and is caused by a group of tropical worms. It is transmitted to humans
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      Lock icon SHOCKED BY SQUALID FLAT & SKINNY SISTER
      199 2 / 3 SHOCKED BY SQUALID FLAT SKINNY SISTER NEIGHBOURS and staff at the Kreta Ayer Seniors Activity Centre (SAC) in the block were shocked that a third sister was living in the flat. They were also taken aback at the squalid conditions the youngest sister was living in. Ms Sim Siew Whay,
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      Lock icon Did last song cost her?
      868 4 / 5  -  Sezairi Sezali beats Sylvia Ratonel to S’poreIdolcrown REPORT: GERMAINE LIM, JULIANA JUNE RASUL tnp@sph.com.sg SHEwasKenLim’s shining star. Early into the audition rounds of Singapore Idol 3, the judge singled out 21-year-old secretary Sylvia Ratonel as a serious contender for a place in the top 12.
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      34 6 TRAGEDY:AtippertruckranoverMadamXuYao Zhen, 66, at about 8am on Saturday at the junction of Yishun Avenue 11 and Avenue 6. She died on the spot and the driver was arrested. PICTURE: SHIN MIN DAILY NEWS
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      Lock icon $24-million bus depot is S’pore’s largest
      261 6 New Boon Lay bus interchange opens BOONLaydepot,Singapore’slargestair-condi-tioned bus interchange, began operating yesterday. The $24-million facility is located along Jurong WestCentral. Mr Ang Wei Neng, vice-president of SBS Transit (West District), said several workers stayed overnight this weekend to prepare for the depot’s first dayof
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      Lock icon More cyclists caught riding illegally on footways
      118 6 THE Traffic Police are clamping down on cyclists who ride on footways as accidents with pedestrians can lead to serious injuries. More than 600 summons were issued to cyclists for riding illegally on the footways from January to September. That is up from
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      Lock icon NS registration starting on Wednesday
      103 6 MALE Singapore citizens and permanent residents born between 3 Jun 1992 and 6 Sep 1992 can register for national service from Wednesday until 20 Jan. They can register online at www.ns.sg or personally at the Central Manpower Base (CMPB) podium, reported The Straits Times. Those
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      Lock icon Pay restored to original levels at KPMG
      105 6 BIG Four accountancy firm KPMG hasrestoredemployees’paytooriginal levels. The cuts had mainly affected those at management level. All the lost pay has been paid back to staff. Other employees at KPMG have also been handed shopping, dining, and hotel and travel vouchers, reported The
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      Lock icon Give used bra to charity?
      405 7  -  Fortunately,‘donations’ like this are getting rarer overtime, say organisers of Sharity Gift Box REPORT: SHREE ANN MATHAVAN shreeann@sph.com.sg A USED black bra and expired food were just some of the inappropriate items given to the Boys’BrigadeSharityGiftBoxthisyear. Other unsuitable items include second-hand toys and clothes. Thankfully,
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      Lock icon Family first, so it’s farewell
      1109 8/9  -  Former football star Au-Yeong Pak Kuan migrates with wife, kids to Austria REPORT:LIM LIM SAY HENG sayheng@sph.com.sg ASTHEsettingsuncastitswarmorangerays on the Farrer Park field two Sundays ago, a local football legend cast hisgazeintothedistance. “I have not been here for years,” said former Malaysia Cup star Au-Yeong
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      Lock icon He didn’t know he was gifted
      731 10  -  Child psychologist shares his journey from gifted child to lecturer at Temasek Polytechnic REPORT: BRYNA SIM brynasim@sph.com.sg WHEN you were 3 years old, could you read, write and speak fluently in three languages? Mr Mikhy Brochez, who is of Jewish-Spanish descent,could–inHebrew,SpanishandEnglish. His gifted abilities
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      Lock icon Even govts need matchmakers
      705 11  -  S’porean’sarrestin Taiwan puts spotlight on people who help countries win allies REPORTS: ARUL JOHN anathan@sph.com.sg LIKE people, some governments go through matchmakers to make friends. Goh Soo Chye, 55, and Charles Ching Chi-jiu, 64, were two examples of such “matchmakers” between countries. Goh, a Singaporean who
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      Lock icon Scandal led to Cabinet resignations
      297 11 CHARLES Ching Chi-jiu, 64, and Goh Soo Chye, 55, were introduced to then Taiwanese deputy premier ChiouI-jen and foreignminister JamesHuang in 2006, reported The China Post. Lawyer Chia Foon Yeow, who is representing the Taiwanese government, told The New Paper that Ching and Goh gave
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      Lock icon She was cradling baby when they were flung out
      951 12/13  -  JOHOR HORROR CRASH Car rams into Malaysian family’svan after hitting a S’porecar REPORT:ELYSA REPORT:ELYSA CHEN elysac@sph.com.sg SHE was lucky that she and the baby in her arms wereflunghalfwayoutasthevanoverturned. It enabled passers-by to drag them to safety moments before the van burst
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      Lock icon Fame takes its toll on two-headed kid
      205 12/13 TWOheadsmaynot necessarilybe betterthan one– especially when it comes to handling the pressures of fame. A baby goat died two days after it was born, and its owner believed it was because of the fuss and attention it was getting. The kid, born last
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      Lock icon He was stabbed to death after snow fight
      361 14 Friendly‘fight’ turns violent SNOWfightscanbealotoffun.Buttoomuchofitcouldgetyoukilled.The Daily Mail reported that on Christmas Eve, a Christmas reveller was knifed to death when a neighbourlysnowballfightturnedviolent. MrAnthonyBurke,20,wasstabbedinthechestwith akitchenknifenearhishome. Neighbours said Mr Burke had been involved in a friendlysnowballfightwithotheryoungmenwhomhe knew. Butitturnednasty,andoneoftherevellersallegedly wentintoahouseandcameoutwithakitchenknife. Hediedlaterinhospital. Thesinglemanlivedwithhismotherinthevillageof Rhuddlan,nearRhyl,NorthWales. A neighbour, who
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      Lock icon Teens launch snowball attack on UK police patrol car
      224 14 WHILE the other two snowball fights ended in violence (see report above), one at least had some fun involved. The Daily Mail reported that dozens of teenagers launched a snowball attack on a police patrol car, forcing two police officers to
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      Lock icon To get $1.1b, she spends $1.1m on probes
      466 15 Ex-wife wants more money after divorce ASifwinning£27,500($62,000)amonthinmainte-nance was not enough, a bitter ex-wife now wantsmore. £500million($1.1billion)more,tobeprecise. The Daily Mail reported that Mrs Michelle Young, 45, wants that amount from property tycoon, Scot Young. But she may not be getting it as he
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      Lock icon Christmas drama: Girl rescued hours after kidnap
      422 15 A 5-year-oldgirl’sChristmas Dayalmost turned into a nightmare when she was abducted outside her Phoenix home in the US state of Arizona. Fortunately, Natalie Flores was rescued hours later afterpolicechased down thesuspect’s pickupand foundher“alive and well” inside,reported AP. She was located at around 9pm
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      30 16 Rescuers search for survivors among the debris of a partially constructed bridge which collapsed into a river in Kota, India, yesterday. At least 45 labourers were killed. PICTURE: AFP
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      Lock icon Nigerian suspect from prominent family
      245 16 Foiled Christmas Day plane bombing THE man charged with trying to blow up a US plane carrying 278 passengers last Friday is London-educated Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, 23, a Nigerian from a prominent and wealthy family. His father, Mr Umaru Mutallab, 70, was the former chief
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      Lock icon Johor: Shell’s V-Power petrol exempt from 20-litre cap
      91 16 THE 20-litre refuelling restriction imposed on foreign vehicles within 50km of the Singapore-Malaysia border does not apply to Shell’s V-Power petrol. A new directive exempting Shell V-Power from the ruling was sent last Thursday to Johor’sDomesticTrade, CooperativesandConsumerism department, reported The Star. The
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      Lock icon China villagers can now fire officials who do not perform
      109 16 CHINA has published new draft rules for village elections. Villagers can now fire officials who do not perform as promised. The new rules allow for one-fifth of villagers with voting rights, or one-third of village representatives, to impeach a village
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      Lock icon 6 dead, 20 missing in another Philippines ferry disaster
      118 16 AT LEAST six people died and 20 were missing after a small ferry sank in waters south of Manila, the coast guard said yesterday. This is the Philippines’ second sea disaster in three days. The ferry, which was carrying 88 passengers
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      13 16 DILBERT SCOTT ADAMS REGIONAL WEATHER KL:Thunderstorms High30˚,Low23˚ Jakarta:Thunderstorms High31˚,Low25˚ Bangkok:Thunderstorms High32˚,Low24˚ Manila:Thunderstorms High30˚,Low24˚
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      70 17 Cj m f i r I y n 'S #£w? < The all-new my paper now brings you even more global; business and financial news to fit your professional work life while retaining the touch of lifestyle and entertainment for your indulgence. The best of both worlds, smartly'packaged in one
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      Lock icon INTERNET HOT BITES
      53 18 On being allowed to drink plain water on the MRT: “Isee noharm. Patientswithurinary tract infectionneed to drinkwater intermittently.” StilettoKnife “Whatif commutersdrink 7-Up and claim it’s plain water? Must officials taste the drinks beforetaking action?” clang123 “Whynotinstall watercoolerson theplatforms? Thirsty commuters can just get out, have a sip
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      30 18 FROMREADER CHINGEI CHIEN CONTRADICTORY: Our reader spotted these two signs on a pillar at West Coast Market Square. E-mail your pictures with your name and contact number to tnpclick@sph.com.sg
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      Lock icon Why wasn’t he handcuffed?
      399 18 FROM READER LIONEL DE SOUZA I WAS bemused by the way the police officers handled the apprehension of an alleged thief, as reportedinthearticle“Suspect:Iwilljump” (The New Paper, 21 Dec). The suspect threw a waist pouch down and threatened to jump off the roof of a covered driveway
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      79 18 BERNADETTE LOW MANAGER, CORPORATE MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS SMRT CORPORATION LTD IREFERtoreaderChanWhyeChuen’s letteronService960,“25minutesand there’sstillnobus”(TheNewPaper,16 Dec). Mr Chan wrote to us on 8 Dec on the same matter, and we have since shared our findings with him. OurinvestigationsonService960’s schedule in the three instances mentioned inMrChan’sletteron6and7Decshowed that our
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      24 18 Was 2009 a good year for you? “2009was a little rough but that made it quite an exciting ride as well.” LouisOng,21, NSF
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      59 18 YOUR VIEWS E-mail tnptalk@sph.com.sg or write to The New Paper, 1000 Toa Payoh North, Level 6, Annexe Block, Singapore *****4 Forverification,we needthe writer’sfull name andcontact number (preferably a handphone). We reserve the right to edit letters. By your submission, it is deemed that you have granted us the right to
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      Lock icon CREAM ON THE FLOP
      894 19  -  Our columnist rounds up the scandal-ridden stars who had a bad 2009 REPORT: SYLVIA TOH PAIK CHOO paikchoo@sph.com.sg WHO has not had a bad day? Ask Amy and Britney and Heather and Paris and Mel and Tom and Robert Downey Jr. Who have all heaved a
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      508 21  -  Taiwan singer hopes celebstatuswon’tmake him a target in the army REPORT: GAN LING KAI ganlk@sph.com.sg PRETTY boy Evan Yo is getting pretty “kan cheong”(Hokkienfornervous). The singer-songwriter is afraid he may “kena tekan” (Malay for being punished) by seniors in the army if they think
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      Lock icon Love rules local showbiz in 2009
      400 22 THEyear2009canbebestdescribedasayear of love for local showbiz, as you’d see from U-Weekly’s list of the biggest newsinentertainment. 1.Newlove There’sanadagethattruelove transcendsall boundaries. For 56-year-old radio DJ and compere Marcus Chin, that was certainly the case when he fell in love with his assistant, EileenXie,24. He divorced
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        Lock icon It’s tweet success for Kardashian
        143 23 Moneymatters– evento stars. We cashin onthe highsandlowsofcelebrity dough KIM Kardashian, the US social-ite-turned-reality TV starlet famous for doing absolutely nothing, is now going to get even more easy money. She reportedly commands up to US$10,000 ($14,000) for every tweet she posts on her Twitter account
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        Lock icon Timberlake tops charitable celebs list
        85 23 JUSTIN Timberlake has beaten tireless campaigners Bono and Madonna to top a new list of celebrity philanthropists. According to teenmusic.com, the 28-year-oldsinger’s continuedwork for the Shriners Hospital For Children has an annual impact of more than US$9 million ($12.7m), a figure that dwarfsMadonna’s US$5.5m for
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        Lock icon Cowell sets sail with gifts
        127 23 MEET Simon Cowell, the modern-day and very monied Santa. Trust the 50-year-old American Idol judge– who’s worth £112 million ($250m)– to hirea£625,000-a-week super yacht called Slipstream just so he can deliver his Christmas gifts to his celebrity pals as he cruises the Caribbean. Asourcetold the
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        Lock icon More money woes for Cage
        189 23 ONLY a few weeks after his 18-year-oldson’smother slapped him with a US$13 million ($18.3m) lawsuit, Nicolas Cage is facing more financial drama. Red Curb Investments claims the 45-year-old actor failed to repay it over US$5m in loans. The real estate firm also alleges that Cage
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        Lock icon Big bounce unlikely to happen again
        455 24  -  Stock markets sank in 2008, soared in 2009 LARRY HAVERKAMP mail@AskDrMoney.com SINGAPORE shares fell 50 per cent in 2008, made a U-turn and roared back with a 61 per cent gain in 2009. We have never seen anything like it before and probably never
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        230 24 SINGAPORE shares dropped 50 per cent in 2008 and then rose 61 per cent in 2009. Since 61 is more than 50, it appears gains exceeded losses, so everyone should be richer nowthan they were two years ago, in January 2008. Thismaylookobviousbutit’s wrong. On 2 Jan 2008,
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      70 22 This article was translated from the latest issue of U-Weekly. For more news on Asian entertainment, get a copy of U-Weekly, out on news-stands today. U-Weekly now gives you double the value. For only $2, you get your regular dose of celebrity news, as well as a free special pullout
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      693 29 Written by WOHCj W)i\ CllCH i? Parklane Veil House 12 Liang Seah Street Tel 6339 6589 Want to lunch? Check out this weekly food feature for savoury delights! A delightful journey After reading that headline, you may think this article is about a spiritual journey. It's really about my steamboat
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      439 38 GOING: YIELDING RACE1 CLASS5TURF 1000m 10 GLITTERING121(172-42) ZPurton (10) 1 11 MULTI-WINSPIRIT116(135-34) HWLai (2) 2 5 CHAINWIN132(28-10) JLloyd (13) 3 4 SMARTCODE133(118-29) KLChui (8) 4 ?Trainer:P O’Sullivan. Margins: 1.25,0.75. Time:57.86sec. Forecast: $887. Place Forecast: $87 (Nos. 5-10), $60 (Nos. 5-11), $175 (Nos. 10-11). Tierce: $*****. Trio:
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      670 38 GOING: GOOD Race1 C*****m 12 GUTSYPOWER55c53(19-7) MEwe* (11) 1 1 1 (472) 9 MIGHTYGREG55.5(45-15) LSofhan (14) 8 8 2 (460) Shd 17 INNERSANCTUM54c50.5(344-93) KMLai* (2) 5 4 3 (454) Shd 18 D'MIGHTYKINGDOM53.5c52.5(328-65) KTCheng (4) 9 9 4 (528) 3.25 ?Winning stable: Gutsy Star. Trainer: YN Liew. Time:
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      387 38  -  DANNY KHOO dkhoo@sph.com.sg AGEING stayer Raul turned back the clock in the RM1 million ($404,000) Yang Di Pertua Negeri Gold Cup in Penang yesterday. Not given much hope despite being undefeated at his last two starts, the 10-year-old Austral-ian-bred gelding by Hideyoshi made
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      31 38 Sunday, 27Dec 2009 First Second Third 8911 8746 0007 Starters 2906 1707 7906 4454 5632 9278 5711 6321 0254 6644 Consolation 4974 5307 8188 0856 7509 3018 2790 9807 0958 7892
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  • Sports EPL
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      419 39 EVERTON v BURNLEY (Live on Ch 22,11pm) PA Sport. DAVID Moyes is looking for Everton to rediscover their clinical touch as they attempt to climb away from the Premiership’sbasementbattle. The Toffees extended their unbeaten run to four games with a 1-1 draw at Sunderland on Boxing
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      363 39 BLACKBURNv SUNDERLAND (Live on Ch 21,11pm) PA Sport. BLACKBURN manager Sam Allardyce is eager for striker Benni McCarthy to get among the goals again as squandered chances are currently costing Rovers valuable points. The South Africa international scored his first Premiership goal of the season
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      622 40 WOLVES v MAN CITY (Tomorrow, 3.45am) Wire Services. WOLVES face a second tough assignment in three days with boss Mick McCarthy adamant they have now proven they are no pushovers. McCarthy witnessed his 10 men make Liverpool fightall the way for their 2-0
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      463 40 PA Sport. STOKE v BIRMINGHAM (Tonight, 11pm) STOKE boss Tony Pulis does not feel his players need to beat themselves up over their poor recent run. The Potters have collected just a single point in December so far and never looked like
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      302 43  -  TOTTENHAM v WEST HAM (Ch27 8.45pm) IAIN MACINTOSH npsports@sph.com.sg CONSISTENCY is Harry Redknapp’s problem this season. Tottenham have proven that they have the ability to crush the smaller teams and the determination to hold their own against their rivals, but they keep letting silly games
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      157 43  -  IAIN MACINTOSH HARRY Redknapp is certainly making all the right noises. The veteran boss has always been something of a patron saint for lost causes, but it all depends on Manchester City and their willingness to sell. Bellamy was certainly Mark Hughes’ man
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      102 43  -  IAIN MACINTOSH NOT EVEN close. A win against Portsmouth was a much-needed boost to their ambitions, but the same insurmountable problems remain. They are flat broke and they owe millions to their debtors. There are four players at the club who can be sold
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      328 44  -  CHELSEA vFULHAM (LiveonCh27,11pm) DAVID LEE npsports@sph.com.sg STAMFORDBridge.These two words are enough to strikeuncertainty even inthe mostseasonedopponents. Liverpool,ManchesterUnitedandTottenham have all gone before Fulham, and come awayfromChelsea’sturfempty-handed. Notapoint,notevenagoal. There are also two words, however, that would be an encouragement to Roy Hodgson’sside,thelatestteamattemptingtobring downtheBridge. Notanymore. You see,
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      173 44  -  DAVID LEE AGAINST Fulham, the Blues’ frontline could very well be led by at least one rookie in Daniel Sturridge or Fabio Borini, who each only have four Premier League appearances in Chelsea colours and no goals to boast of. However highly-rated the duo may
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      170 44  -  DAVID LEE IFWEcan’tdependonDanielSturridgeor Fabio Borini for goals, the next best bet wouldbeChelsea’sFrankLampard. It does seem that the England international only knows how to score from penalties at the moment, but Lampard has a favourable history against Fulham, scoring eight goals in the last
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      505 45 PA Sport. ROBERTO Mancini insists Craig Bellamy is his “friend” even though he left the Welsh striker out of his first Manchester City starting line-up on Saturday afternoon. Bellamy was introduced as a sec-ond-half substitute at Eastlands as City recorded a 2-0 win over Stoke
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      336 46 AFP. STEVEN Gerrard is insistent that Liverpool can turn their season around as they prepare for two vital matches. After their 2-0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers, the Reds now face two sea-son-defining games against Aston Villa and Tottenham as they look to revitalise their Champions League
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      414 46 LIVERPOOL 2 (Gerrard 62, Benayoun 70) WOLVES0 Wire Services. THIS could finally be the turning point for Liverpool. The Reds got back to winning ways with a 2-0 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers on Boxing Day, courtesy of sec-ond-half strikes from Steven Gerrard and Yossi Benayoun. And Liverpool
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      223 46 Wire Services. JAMIE Carragher has warned that only the strongest Liverpool players will survive their disastrous season. The defender (above), 31, has watched Anfield wannabes come and go during his 15 years playing in front of the Kop. And Carragher believes that it is only in
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      428 47 CescFabregas comes off the bench to inspire his team and score two goals in a 27-minute cameo appearance. However, as a result of his second goal, Fabregas injures himself and has to be substituted himself MINS 65 1-0 LESS than 10 minutes after coming on as
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      Lock icon Gunners need Fabregas to fire
      214 47  -  DAVID LEE THE OBVIOUS talking point is Cesc Fabregas’double,butatwhatprice? In the first half, without Fabregas, Arsenal and Aston Villa cancelled each other out in midfield and there were plenty of mistakes. The Gunners were better in terms of vision but that was not matched in
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      285 48/49  -  COMMENT ARSENAL3 (Fabregas 65,81, Diaby 90) ASTONVILLA0 IAIN MACINTOSH YOUR ENGLISH KAKI npsports@sph.com.sg IN A sense. The introduction of a less-than-fit Cesc Fabregas may have changed the game for Arsenal, but the sight of the young Spaniard limping down the tunnel with a recurrence
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      256 48/49  -  IAIN MACINTOSH NOT AT all. No-onehasbeatenallfour“elite”teamsin a season since Leeds United in the 1994/95 campaign and, back then, you could hardly count Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal as “elite”. For Aston Villa to beat three out of four of them in the first half of this
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      93 48/49  -  IAIN MACINTOSH THERE was plenty for the England manager to chew over. Emile Heskey dominated Arsenal’s defenders in the first half, rising almost unopposed to any high ball. With better finishing from Gabriel Agbonlahor, he might have made more of an impact, but if
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      186 48/49  -  –IAINMACINTOSH STRONG PHILDowdwasn’tputting upwith anyfunnybusiness whatsoever.First he bookedAshleyYoung for diving and thenhe turned the cardon Alex Song, whodidn’t getthe hint and threw himselfover aStilian Petrov tackleinthe second half. Refereesdon’t get much praise,solet’s allsaluteDowdfor finally takingaction againstthe cheatsin thegame.More of thisplease. HEARTBREAK POORCescFabregas. As soonashe put thesecond goalaway,you could
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      379 50 HULL CITY 1 (Fagan 60-pen) MAN UNITED 2 (Rooney 45, Dawson 73-og, Berbatov 82) AFP. WAYNE Rooney went from hero to villain and back to hero again as Premier League champions Manchester United won 3-1 away to Hull City early this morning. Victory left
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    667 41 Match: 0311 TOTTENHAM v WEST HAM Spurs to score first FACT:TwoLondon-basedteams meet in thisone.Although theHammers are struggling,be warywhen bettingon matches likethis. TEAMNEWS:Tottenhamare expectingModricand King back for thisone. WestHamwon’thave Hines. MATCHGUIDE: With a chanceof seeingafull team, Spurs will fancy their chances.Beton them buildingfroman early goal. ODDS TIPSTERS Match:
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      909 42  -  JAMES EASTHAM Special Correspondent The writer is a freelancer. BLACKBURNv SUNDERLAND (Take Blackburn on the 1X2) SUNDERLAND welcomed back captain Lorik Cana for their Boxing Day fixture at home to Everton, but their poor run of form continued. Steve Bruce’s side drew 1-1, with most
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      30 42 This match is played on neutral ground. E Premier and E League Champ matches are also on sale. For more details, please check Singapore Pools website. LIVE TELECAST AT SPORTSBUZZ@PARADIZ
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      114 48/49 MATCH OF THE WEEK WITH bedisappointed? calawarenessinparticular. defended so well, first half. They lines tighter suffocate Arsenal’s creativetrioofSamirNasri,Andrei disappointing Theycouldn’tcopewiththe Walcott and are very for Villa fanstolookforwardtointhe newyear,ofthatyoucanbe –IAINMACINTOSH wasanythingtogoby. Theywerebothhighlyimpressive,especiallyinthefirsthalf. –IAINMACINTOSH ARSENAL:ManuelAlmuina, BacarySagna,Armand Traore,Thomas WilliamGallas, Denilson(Cesc 58)(AaronRamsey, Abou Diaby,SamirNasri, Eduardo(Theo Andrei Arshavin ASTONVILLA: Friedel,Carlos RichardDunne, StephenWarnock, LukeYoung Delph, They
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      32 50 EPL ACTION WITH BoazMyhill, Andy Dawson,Anthony Gardner, KamilZayatte, Bernard StephenHunt, SeyiOlofinjana,George Boateng(Deiberson Geovanni83),Richard Garcia(Jan Vennegoorof Hesselink77),Jozy Altidore(KamelGhilas 83),CraigFagan U:Tomasz Kuszczak,Patrice Evra,Wes Brown, NemanjaVidic, RafaelDa Silva RyanGiggs (GabrielObertan 78),Michael Carrick,Darren Valencia(Park Sung63), Berbatov
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      150 51 LIVE TELECASTS EPL Today: TOTTENHAM v WEST HAM StarHub TV Ch 27,8.45pm CHELSEA vFULHAM StarHub TV Ch 27,11pm EVERTON v BURNLEY StarHub TV Ch 22,11pm BLACKBURN v SUNDERLAND StarHub TV Ch 21,11pm STOKE v BIRMINGHAM StarHub TV Ch 118, FC 1,11pm Tomorrow: WOLVES v MAN CITY StarHub TV Ch
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      235 51 LOCAL EVENTS FOOTBALL What: Singapore Selection v Oman Selection When: Today, 7.30pm Where: Bishan Stadium What: Singapore v Oman When: Thursday, 6.30pm Where: Bishan Stadium SINGAPORE will play Oman in two friendly matches to prepare for their 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification match against Iran on 6
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      81 51 TNP POSTMAN EPL TELL us how you think the Big Four teams will fare in the new year. Selected posts will be published in The New Paper. Go to www.tnppostman.com, and be sure to indicate your full name, age, occupation and the club you support. SUBSCRIBE TO TNP Here’syourchance toget
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