The New Paper, 2 January 2010

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    • 65 1 SERIAL CAT KILLER IN MARINE PARADE? Two cats hurled from high floor of HDB block PAGE 4 Winner of Reporting Breaking News Award ’09 Society of Publishers in Asia NEW YEAR TRAGEDY: MOTORCYCLIST’S FATHER SAYS: I told her not to ride bike,but... 70 CENTS MICA (P) 099/11/2009 PAGE 2 Rider
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  • News New Year's Day Crashes
    • 855 2/3  -  REPORT: AMANDA YONG ayong@sph.com.sg AS HIS daughter lay fighting for her life in hospital, he watched with regret from outside the glass panel of her hospital room. Mr Chen Jing Cai, who is in his 50s, couldonlysighandsay:“Itoldyouso.” His daughter, Miss Chen Jin Yu, 22,
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    • 333 2/3 TWO major accidents marred the otherwise festive mood on New Year’sDay yesterday. In Bangladesh, at least 18 people were killed and 35 others were injured yesterday when a bus crashedin thick fogin Bangladesh’s western district of Faridpur, police told AP. Mr Noor-e-Alam
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    • 50 2/3 newpaperthe SPORTS NOON EDITION GET THE LATEST IN OUR Thursday Carling Cup Semi-final (1st leg) Man City v Man Utd EPL Arsenal v Bolton No Sports Noon Edition on Monday TNP hotline: 1800-7 33 44 55 Website: tnp.sg Email: tnp@sph.com.sg Fax: 6319 8266 Operations desk: 6319 5544 Circulation: 6388 3838
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  • News
    • 620 4  -  They and 3 other cats may have been thrown from blocks, Marine Parade residents say REPORT: CRYSTAL CHAN crystalc@sph.com.sg ISAserialcatkilleronthelooseinMarineParade?This is what residents in the area are asking after two cats were found dead in the space of less than twomonths. Theyappeared to
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    • 1234 6/7  -  Thousands of dollars needed to treat boy, but volunteers face tough time getting donations INDONESIAN BOY, 1, HAS A HEAD SO BIG... REPORT: ELYSA CHEN elysac@sph.com.sg WHILE partygoers celebrate the passing of 2009 and usher in the New Year, little Yusra Al
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    • 544 6/7  -  LET FLY REPORT: CRYSTAL CHAN crystalc@sph.com.sg IS IT practical for a bus to be fitted with IT gadgets so passengers can surf the Internet on the go? Several commuters have let fly at SBS Transit for fitting one of its buses with laptops
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  • Local News watch
    • 46 8 LOST FOUND: Passers-by look on as police search for a 10-year-old boy (left) who went missing while cycling in Bukit Panjang at 2pm on Thursday. The family called the police and the boy was found six hours later in Sengkang, reported Lianhe Wanbao. PICTURE: LIANHE WANBAO
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    • 230 8 NEW YEAR JOY FOR STALLHOLDERS THERE was much to celebrateon New Year’s dayfor stallholders at an Ang Mo Kio market who saw their livelihoods go up in smoke two years ago. The Ang Mo Kio 628 market, on Ang Mo Kio Avenue 4, was
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    • 105 8 THE Sports Hub is expected to be ready by 2014 in time for Singapore to host the SEA Games the following year. And beyond that, how about a bid for the Asian Games? Mr Teo Ser Luck, Senior Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry
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    • 104 8 POLICE arrested five drink drivers in a six-hour islandwide operation which began on Thursday night. Simultaneous roadblocks were set up along areas such as Upper Thomson Road, Kallang Road, Ju- rong West Ave 2 and Sengkang East Drive by 1am yesterday to target
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    • 99 8 IN an islandwide enforcement efforton New Year’s Eveon Thursday night, environment officers issued 116 tickets for littering and another nine for illegal hawking. Last year, there were more than 27,600 cases of littering by Singaporeans, Channel NewsAsia reported. As for foreigners,
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    • Article, Illustration
      444 10  - HUGS MISSES Couples test their endurance at wedding and travel fair REPORT: AMANDA YONG ayong@sph.com.sg HOW long can you hug a loved one and not let go? That was what 17 couples hoped to find out at Suntec Convention Centre yesterday afternoon. But it was not a measure of love
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    • 495 12/13  -  Some spent money while others didn’tbutagoodtimewashadbyall at the Marina Barrage countdown REPORT:LEDIATI LEDIATI TAN ledtan@sph.com.sg FORMissFirzanahAziz’sfamily,thefes-tivities to usher in 2010 started even beforethesunhadset. The polytechnic student, 19, along with her family of 10, began their celebrations at 6pm, when
      TNP PICTURES: CHOO CHWEE HUA  -  495 words
    • 449 14  -  PCKTheMovie,Johnny Depp, F1 with Schumi, the World Cup (if we get it). Boythere’s muchto do this year, so hold tight REPORT: SYLVIA TOH PAIK CHOO paikchoo@sph.com.sg BUDGETdayspeech,NationalDayRal-lyspeech.BetweenthetwoinFebruaryandAugust,Ilookforwardtoministeri-al announcements of rebates for the forthcomingelectricityhike. Nowthatwillsurelylightupmyyear. What else for the rest of 2010? What’s ahead in
      PICTURES: MEDIACORPTV, AFP, ST, DISNEY ENTERPRISES, UIP, AP  -  449 words
  • Page 8 Miscellaneous

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    • 203 14 SINGAPORE ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH Towards Mctitaf Weffntss Presents An English Public Forum: "Coping better with Life Challenges" 9 Jan 2010, 2pm 5pm IRAS Auditorium, IRAS Centre Level 5 Supported by: Health //I/ Promotion Board 55 Newton Road, Revenue House S*****7 (Nearest MRT: Novena) Programme Duration Speaker The Forum is
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  • Global News watch
    • 235 16 INTELLIGENCECHIEF’SWARNING AFP FUTUREattackswillbehard-er to detect and stop as Al-Qaeda deepens its knowledge about US defence systems and how to get past them, the head of US national intelligencewarned. In a letter to staff, the director of national intelligence, Mr Dennis Blair, said:
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    • 101 16 Reuters US STOCKS ended 2009 with their best gains since 2003, driven by optimism about the economy’s recovery and a brighter outlook. The benchmark Standard Poor’s 500 index rose 23.5 per cent per for the year, while the Dow climbed 18.8
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    • 111 16 MALAYSIA yesterday raised the price of sugar by 20 sen to RM1.65 (67 cents) from yesterday, a hike of nearly 14 per cent. Domestic trade, cooperatives and consumerism ministry secre- tary-general Mohd Zain Mohd Dom said the the hike was necessary because of
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    • 111 16 AFP MORE than 12 out of every 100 people in China are now over the age of 60. It has put increasing pressure on the care system for the elderly, which is already not satisfying demand, state media reported. The number of people
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    • 502 18 / 19 Woman turns herself in hours after victim was found in cupboard INKL A WOMAN surrendered to the police early on Thursday, several hours after the body of a married woman was found in a cupboard at her Kuala Lumpur home. The woman and
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    • 281 18 / 19 INPENANG HE stayed away from his home for six months after his car and motorbike were torched on separate occasions. But when Mr Chong Chee Chiat, 25, returned homeonNewYear’seve,hewasshotintheheadat close range just as he was driving into the compound of his apartment building,
      PICTURES: CHINA PRESS  -  281 words
    • 558 20 / 21 Most people were only too keen to see off2009 ASTHEnewyearrolledalong,theworldreactedinmanyways.Places from Moscow to Singapore ushered in 2010withfireworks,lightsandperformances,nodifferentfrompreviousnewyears. But in Sri Lanka, 1 Jan 2010 was poignant as the country celebrated its first New Year’s Day in more than30yearswithoutwar. ityTamilpopulationscelebratedwithreligiousceremoniesatBuddhistandHindutemples. Large numbers of Sinhalese from other parts of
      PICTURES: AP, AFP  -  558 words
    • 502 22 19-year-old sexual assault case sparks protests against abuse ofpower in India THE sexual assault of a young woman has turned into a tale of crime, suicide and corruption that has appalled India over the past week. The 1990 sexual attack on Miss Ruchika Girhotra, who was 14
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 13 16 DILBERT SCOTT ADAMS REGIONAL WEATHER KL:Thunderstorms High32˚,Low23˚ Jakarta:Thunderstorms High31˚,Low25˚ Bangkok:Partlycloudy High33,Low24˚ Manila:Thunderstorms High29˚,Low25˚
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      43 24 FROM READER PHUAAH SIM WHEELED AWAY: Our reader spotted a bike with its rear wheel missing near Chin Swee Rd. Youcanchain yourbike but that’snotgoing to stop people from stealing the wheel. E-mail your pictures with your name and contact number to tnpclick@sph.com.sg
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    • 147 24 FROM READER IVAN BAK KAI XING SEZAIRI Sezali won Singapore Idol simply because his performance was much betterthanSylviaRatonel’s. Sezairi’s performance on the final night proved that he “wanted” to win this competition more than Sylvia. However, she does have the overall package. And to me,
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    • 87 24 FROM READER JOHN WEE I WATCHED the show with great interest. When it came to voting, I sent in only one vote, like I did for my friend who was in the first season of Singapore Idol. Sending many votes only boostscommercialprofits.It’snot indicative of who was
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    • 305 24 S’POREIDOL FROM READER NUR LIYANA MOHD AKBAR FOR the first time in all three seasons of the show, I was a fan of both finalists. With her unique vocals and inspiring personal story, Sylvia was a credible contender, more than as a
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  • Show
    • 543 25  -  Ex-deejay Dongfang Billy heads to US for bone marrow transplant next month for recurring cancer REPORT: GAN LING KAI ganlk@sph.com.sg LETmelivepastmy50s.That’sformerlocalradiodeejayDongfangBilly’sprayerforthenewyear. But the 47-year-old’s doctors in Taiwan are not so optimistic. Afterall,thisleukaemiapatient,whoserealnameis Billy Wang, has an extremely high white blood cell count.
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    • 269 26 WAY Back To Love is a concert and more. Staged by Dongfang Billy at Max Pavilion at Singapore Expo next week, all proceeds from the ticket sales will be channelled to Dongfang Billy Trust, a foundation for the elderly. Said Billy: “We
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      • 548 27  -  MY FAVE spot Samuel Wee –SamuelWee,newsroomintern ITshouldcomeasnosurprisetopartygoers that Dennis Foo is anavidpartygoerhimself. After all, the 56-year-old CEO of St James Power Station is hardly what you’d call a stereotypical corporatebusinessman. Mr Foo prefers to enjoy the music and whisky at his clubs after workinsteadofheadinghome. Speakingtousfromhisfavourite
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      • 176 27 buzz TREND REGARDLESSofwhether you’reasocial drinker or a hard-drinking partygoer, the charm of a home bar is undeniable. Be the envy of your neighbours and gain the adoration of your friends by following these tips for building your own home bar. First, decide on a
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    • Show Net Noise
      • 242 29 We round up the Internet sites or videos that people are talking about What’sthenoise Actress Eva Longoria, 34, and her basketball star hubby Tony Parker, 27, have transformed themselves into musical stars. They channelled Grease lovebirds Danny and Sandy played by John Travolta and
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      • 175 29 What’sthenoise Actress Denise Richards recently came under fire after the paparazzi took snaps of her and her two daughters in the park. According to Access Hollywood, critics claimed she was staging the photo op to show howwellshe’sdoingincontrast to ex-husband Charlie Sheen’s current problems. Richards, 38,
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      • 1222 37 RACE 1 WISE CHOICE was restless in the barrier and broke the front gate open. BLITZ began awkwardly, shifted out and bumped LUCKY SORCERER. PRESUMED INNOCENT, SHEN WONG and DRUNKEN HERO bumped on jumping, resulting SHEN WONG becoming unbalanced. Passing the 800m, FLASH GORDON
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      • 334 37 NST FORMER Singapore galloper Sky Box wound up preparations for a comeback win in the Banded 38 below over 1,200m in Race 7 tomorrow with one-round workout in Ipoh yesterday. Taken out by jockey Wan Teck Moon, the six-year-old Australian-bred gelding by
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      • 487 38/39  -  DANNY KHOO dkhoo@sph.com.sg ONErunner– one winner. That was the perfect start for six-time Kranji champion Laurie Laxon yesterday, opening day of the 2010 racing season. To top it off, the victory of
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      • 1167 38/39 GOING: GOOD (RACES 1-8), YIELDING (9&10) Race1 MS1100m 6 BOSSMAN54c54.5(24-13) JPowell (2) 2 2 1 (568) 11 ZACPOWER50(21-8) RStewart (3) 4 4 2 (458) 3 4 BLITZ56.5(33-7) MGallagher (11) 10 10 3 (502) Hd 7 WISECHOICE54(44-16) DBeasley (1) 1 1 4 (507) 2.75 1
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      • 463 38/39 GOING: GOOD RACE1 CLASS4 1200m 5 BRAVEHEART127(8-5) DWhyte (9) 1 7 GOLDRUSH125(112-30) WPike (2) 2 3 ELITEFORTUNE129(72-18) BDoyle (3) 3 14 FULLBLESSINGS115(81-20) KLChui (1) 4 ?Trainer: P O’Sullivan. Margins: 1.75, ns. Time: 1min 10.1sec. Forecast: $42. Place Forecast: $11 (Nos. 3-5), $78 (Nos. 3-7), $20 (Nos.
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      • 1415 40 GOING FORECAST: GOOD DANNYKHOO’SIPOHTIPS RACE 1: 9 Jose-Jose 1 E-Motion 12 Pink Pearl RACE2:5 Mayo’s Dancer 9Century Fortune13 Fishing RACE 3:2 CAPTAIN DE LAGO* 6 Bright Master 8 Samurai Emperor RACE 4:1 Speedy Tiger 8 Breech 5 Line Account RACE 5:1 Royal General 8 Rags For
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      • 686 41 TIPS AND COMMENTS COURTESY OF AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS RACE 1 Rosehill (2,400m) 9 RED SPOT SPECIAL (KA Lees) 4m (10:1-1-1): Wasn’t disgraced here last outing. First try over 2,400m. Place hope. 2 SEVENTH REASON (Ms G Waterhouse) 4h (10:2-3-0): Starting to hit his
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      • 678 41 12:10Race1 ROSEHILL 2400M 1 FORCRUYFF'SSAKE KODYNESTOR (6) 58 2 SEVENTHREASON JBOWMAN (11) 56.5 3 TYRONEPRINCE TOMMYBERRY (4) 56.5 4 MODERNA NATHANBERRY (7) 55.5 5 DAAD'SOVERTIME MSKO'HARA (3) 53.5 6 UNIVERSALJEWEL BSHINN (12) 53.5 7 COLUMBIANSTRIKE PROBL (8) 53 8 PRINCEOFSNIPPERS JFORD (9) 53 9 REDSPOTSPECIAL CWBROWN
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    • Sports Football
      • 467 42  -  GARY LIM npsports@sph.com.sg JUST four days to go and the signs are not looking good. It was their final preparation match before their crucial Asian Cup Qualifier against regional powerhouses Iran on Wednesday. Yet, Singapore were comprehensively outclassed by Oman 4-1 at the Bishan Stadium
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      • 1494 44/45  -  Love or hate him for his headstrongviews,there’s no denying that JOHN BURRIDGE adds colour as a guest pundit on StarHub’sFootballChannel. In a two-part interview with DAVID LEE the former Man City goalkeeper, who was in Singapore with the Oman team this week, gives his
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      • 708 53  -  OOPS! EDWIN YEO npsports@sph.com.sg The writer is a freelancer. IT’S THAT time of the year again where we make our New Year’s resolutions and then see how long we take to break them. Using top-secret resources (calledMyImagination), agedtosecuretheNewYear’sresolutions of a few EPL personalities. Here’s the list of
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      • 443 53 AFP EXPECT Rafael Benitez to send out a strong side against Reading in their FA Cup third round tie today (tomorrowmorning, Singapore time). Having fallen way off the pace in the race for the Premier League title as well as being eliminated from the
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      • 549 43  -  IAIN MACINTOSH YOUR ENGLISH KAKI npsports@sph.com.sg WELCOME, my very dear friends, to a very special presentation by The New Paper. It’s that time of year again, you see. A chance to sift through the wreckage of 12 months of English football, to reward the noble and
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      • 479 46 PA Sport SIRALEXFergusoninsistshewillnev-erbeshortofchallengesatManches-terUnited. The Scot celebrated his 68th birthday onThursday,havingcompletedanincredi-ble23yearsintheOldTraffordhot-seat. Already the most decorated manager Britain has ever produced, Ferguson showsnosignoflosingthedriveandhunger that has kept him at the top of his profession,firstwithAberdeen,thenUnited,forwellover30years. Shouldthe Red Devils win the Premier League title this season, it would be his
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      • 323 46 PA Sport THE WORST may soon be over for Manchester United. The Red Devils are on the road to recovery from their recent injury woes in defence. With Gary Neville pencilled in for an outing in tomorrow’s mouthwatering FA Cup tie with Leeds at Old Trafford,
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      • 284 47  -  SARA ANN K HER BLOG npsports@sph.com.sg The writer is a RazorTVpresenter. WELCOME to the year 2010. Most Liverpool fans would know that starting out every season, there is so much hope. But I’ve realised that disappointments are really unfulfilled expectations. So for this new year,
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      • 357 47 TRANSFER TRAIL AP OLDFOESinSerieA,CarloAncelottiandRobertoMancini will go head-to-head again in the PremierLeagueinthismonth’stransferwindow. WithChelsea’stransferbantemporarilylifted,Ancelotti can use the spending power of Roman Abramovich, while Mancini will look to billionaire Manchester CityownerSheikMansour totopanything the Russian cando. “It’snottruethattheclubsaidwedon’twanttobuy newplayers,”ChelseamanagerAncelottisaid,butsuggestingtherewouldbefewmajorchangestothesquad. “Together, we took this decision to maintain this squad because we
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      • 139 47 PA Sport HARRY Redknapp has ruled out moves for West Ham defender Matthew Upson and Portsmouth goalkeeper David James. The Tottenham manager said: “Upson is a terrific player but I don’tneedanothercentraldefender, I’ve already got good cen-tre-halvesattheclub.” Redknapp was also quick to dismiss suggestions
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      • 143 47 PA Sport BENNI McCarthy has given the clearest indication yet that he is ready to leave Blackburn in order to fulfil his dreams of representing World Cup hosts South Africa. “I’dliketostayinEngland.This isagreatleague,”saidthestriker. “I’m unhappy with my situation and need to feel wanted again.I’mnotgettinganyyounger but I can still
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      • 665 48 Wire Services THE PREMIER League title still takes precedence over the FA Cup which starts at West Ham tomorrow for Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger. Wenger (above) has reassured Arsenal fans he can understand their love affair with the FA Cup, but insists the Gunners must not
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      • 580 48 PA Sport PORTSMOUTH seems to be constantly embroiled in monetary woes, late wage payment being their latest issue. Their players will be paid their December salaries only on Tuesday. The club had hoped the outstanding player salaries would be processed on Thursday, but the
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      • 317 49 PA Sport CHELSEA boss Carlo Ancelotti insists Manchester City are still in the Premier League title race this season under fellow-Italian Roberto Mancini. Ancelotti’s side heads into 2010 top of the table but suffered an inconsistent December, while City recorded back-to-back wins after appointing Mancini
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      • 226 49 PA Sport CARLO Ancelotti insists Chelsea’s mid-season blip has nothing to do with comments from Arsene Wenger, who he has labelled a “magician” after the Frenchman predicted the Premier League leaders would drop points. Wenger’s comments appeared foolish as they came straight after his Arsenal side was convincingly
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      • 370 49 PA Sport MICHAEL Ballack insists it is unfair to put Chelsea’s youngsters under pressure as the Blues face this month without four of their key players. Ivory Coast strikers Didier Drogba, who has 19 goals this season, and Salomon Kalou have already left for the
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    • Sports FA Cup Betting
      • 977 50  -  BEN LINFOOT PA Sport CHELSEA redressed the balance last season for the Big Four in the FA Cup. Portsmouth ruined the monopoly by winning the trophy in 2008, but apart from that, either Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal or Liverpool have won the competition
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      • 665 51  -  BRIAN MILLER npsports@sph.com.sg MY FRIEND, Phil, believes he has seen the light. And, he says, it’s bright. Now,Phil isn’t fanatical about anything betting included. He is one of those retirees who hangs around betting shops, studying the flickering numbers on the TV
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    • Sports FA Cup
      • 557 52 Manciniwantshisplayers tofocusontoday’sgame withMiddlesbrough PA Sport NEW Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini has warned his players not to risk becoming the victims of an FA Cup shock by letting their minds wander to Wednesday’s Carling Cup semi-final showdown with Manchester United. England’smostprestigiouscup competition has taken a bit
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      • 410 54 PA Sport STEWART Downing has challenged Aston Villa to respond in a positive fashion after their dismal Christmas results as they prepare for two Cup meetings with Blackburn in the space of four days. MartinO’Neill’ssidesurrendereditstop-fourspotin the Premier League after being beaten 3-0 at Arsenal and then
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      • 451 54 PA Sport TOTTENHAM manager Harry Redknapp may be making changes to his starting line-up for his side’sFACupclashagainstPeterborough today. But he insists the FA Cup is still important to him this season. Spurs start 2010 in fourth place in the Premier League and with their
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    • SPORTS ON TV
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        135 55 LIVE TELECASTS FA CUP Tonight: BRISTOL CITY v CARDIFF CITY StarHub TV Ch 24,8.30pm MIDDLESBROUGH v MAN CITY StarHub TV Ch 24,11pm Tomorrow: READING v LIVERPOOL StarHub TV Ch 24,1.15am Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez (right) will resist the temptation to make wholesale changes to his side for the trip
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      • 448 55 LOCAL EVENTS FOOTBALL What: Singapore v Iran When: 6 Jan, 7.30pm Where: National Stadium SINGAPORE take on Iran in their penultimate Group E match in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification match. With two games remaining, Iran remain at the top of the table with seven points and
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      457 56 With foreign invasion ofEPL, Big Sam worries for England Wire Services ENGLAND’S national team faces a bleak future, Blackburn Rovers manager Sam Allardyce warned after Wednesday’s game between Portsmouth and Arsenal became the first in the top flight not to feature an English player in the starting line-up.
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    • 31 56 THE MOUTH AND CLOTHES: We meet John Burridge, who wants to be an entertaining football pundit PAGES 44-45 SMALL KIDS: Raddy Avramovic slams Lions after poor Asian Cup warm-up. PAGE 42
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