The New Paper, 15 February 2010

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1 52 The New Paper

  • News RWS Opening
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      1196 2/3  -  They came in their thousands. Aunties and uncles, foreigners and former construction workers, all to see the openingofSingapore’s first casino SHOW BIG THE TEAM REPORTS:BENSONANG, REPORTS:BENSONANG, JULIANA JUNE RASUL and NURUL ASYIKIN MOHD NASIR INDec2004,itwasamereproposal.Thattobeaglobalcity,toattracttour-ists and to create jobs, Singapore had to adoptintegratedresorts(IR)asitsown. NotdoingsowouldriskSingaporebeinga backwaterisland.Andwhatofthejobs? The Government
      PICTURES: MOHD ISHAK, FRANCIS LEE  -  1,196 words
    • 601 4 BIG BLOW HE ARRIVED early. He got in line, and waited for the casino to open at 12.18am. But when Mr Dominic Poole reached the entrance 20 minutes later, he was turned away. The reason? He was wearing slippers. Said the 31-year-old: “I was
      TNP PICTURES: MOHD ISHAK  -  601 words
    • 717 6  -  JAM BIG VISITOR IN MONORAIL QUEUE: REPORT:JULIANA JULIANA JUNE RASUL julrasul@sph.com.sg WOULDyouhaveputyourmoneyonaquietmonorailtriptoSentosayes-terday? Some people did and found themselves stuckinamassivehumanjam. The trip to Sentosa on a normal day takes less than four minutes of travel time on the SentosaExpress. But as the crowds
      TNP PICTURES: JULIANA JUNE RASUL  -  717 words
    • 912 8  -  DEAL in.EI BIG BRIANMILLERpays $100‘entry levy’ to checkout S’pore’sfirst casino(above) BRIAN MILLER I WORE my lucky purple shirt. Tucked it in too. I rubbed my fingers through my son’s hair much to his annoyance, of course. Why? For luck, of course. I also
      TNP PICTURE: MOHD ISHAK; TNP PICTURE: FRANCIS LEE  -  912 words
    • 580 9 THRILL BIG UNIVERSAL STUDIO THEME PARK DRAWS HUGE CROWDS BEFORE the gates to Universal Studios theme park opened to the public for the first time yesterday afternoon, hundreds of people waited eagerly outside. Their eyes were fixed on the fairy-tale castle, giant dinosaur models and
      TNP PICTURES: FRANCIS LEE  -  580 words
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  • Page 2/3 Miscellaneous
    • 50 2/3 MlA Singapore Pools wishes all our customers good luck and prosperity in the lunar year. Tackpot snowballed to ftS.932,280 $jp Million Reunion Draw Today at 9.30pm Sales close at 9pm today k 1 5 p Y(i) Always play with care. responsibly] Do not bet illegally. RCB Reg No.: *****0202G SINGAPORE
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    • 474 7 (rJcr^Ccl S E N T O S A SINGAPORE CONGRATULATIONS ON ANOTHER MILESTONE THE OR SINGAPORE'S FIRST CASINO ABUNDANT DINING OPTIONS Choose from an array of cuisine options from any of the 9 outlets at the casino. From savouring Kagoshima beef at Crockfords™ Grill, relishing exquisite Cantonese cuisine at Feng
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  • News
    • 525 10  -  PM LEE ON IMPROVING PRODUCTIVITY: REPORT: VEENA BHARWANI veenab@sph.com.sg WHEN the call went out for workers here to be more productive, some grumbled that it meant longer hours. Not exactly. Singaporeans just have to learn the art of working smarter, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien
      PICTURE: LIANHE ZAOBAO  -  525 words
    • 357 10  -  Veena Bharwani FIRST, he reportedly crashed his car into a cyclist. He then hit a red car. And after the double mishap, the businessman walked into a restaurant for a meal. Police later arrested the driver on suspicion of drink driving. Shin Min
      PICTURE: SHIN MIN DAILY NEWS  -  357 words
    • 605 12 / 13  -  Mum of 3 who runs dental clinic juggledherroleswithparents’help PM LEE CHINESE NEW YEAR DAY MESSAGE REPORTS: SHREE ANN MATHAVAN shreeann@sph.com.sg THREEchildren,aprofessionalcareerandasociallife.HowdoesDrLuallyPhua,40,doit? Familysupport,shesaid. Dr Phua, who runs her own dental clinic, Lu Ally Dental Surgery at Raffles City, credits her mother, 64, and father,
      TNP PICTURE: SHREE ANN MATHAVAN  -  605 words
    • 356 12 / 13 BEING a mother of two, running her own medical practiceand beinga MemberofParliament couldn’t have been that easy. But somehow MP Dr Lily Neo, in her 50s, managed to juggle all three roles. Credit goes to her mum, 70, who looked after her kids
      PICTURE: COURTESY OF DR LILY NEO  -  356 words
    • 203 12 / 13 BALANCE the budget. Check. Manage the economy. Check. Change diapers. Well, check too. It may be hard to imagine but Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has had diaper duties too. Said PMLee: “Yes I did (change nappies) and folded them and learnt how touse
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    • 1061 14 / 15  -  Just because someone with brain injury is not awake does not mean that he is brain dead REPORT:NG NG WAN CHING wanching@sph.com.sg CANyoureadmymind?Thatusedtobeamagician’strick.But medical research now shows that doctors can sometimes read the minds of people who have sufferedbraindamage. A Belgian man who suffered
      PICTURES: ST FILE, LIANHE WANBAO FILE, REUTERS  -  1,061 words
    • 236 14 / 15  -  REPORT:BRYNA BRYNA SIM brynasim@sph.com.sg SHE thought her brother was brain dead but she has since learnt that she had misunderstood the diagnosis. Perhaps it was her layman understanding of the situation, but Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) said that storeman Thomas Yap Lam Choon, 51, was not brain
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  • Page 12 / 13 Advertisements
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  • You
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      46 21 FROM READER DEREK YIP HANDICAPPED PARKING: This parked car blocked a handicap lot at a Taman Jurong multi-storey carpark. Maybe it sheltered the car from the scorching sun, but what about the intended user? E-mail your pictures with your name and contact number to tnpclick@sph.com.sg
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    • 248 21 FROM READER GENEVIEVE KONG BUS SERVICE 198 I TAKE the SBS Transit bus number 198 everyMondayattheClementiStadium at around 6.20pm. For the past few years, 198 buses have been double-deckers but recently, I have noticed that some of the buses are sin-gle-deckers. On 8 Feb, commuters
      ST FILE PICTURE  -  248 words
    • 72 21 Reaction to residents in two housing estates who have gone up against the HDB on learning that new rental blocks were being built near their homes. “Lowerthe qualityoftheneighbourhood and the value of their homes? Hello, where do you think we should put these poor and needy familiesinstead?”
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    • 204 21 PAUL CHAN VICE-PRESIDENT, NETWORK PROGRAMMING PROMOTIONS, CHANNEL 8, MEDIACORP WEREFERtotheletter“Don’tbelittle communitywork”byreaderLiewKai Khuin (The New Paper, 5 Feb), and thank him for the opportunity to clarify some issues. The Life Transformers team, from the onset, works with NGOs and Family Service Centres to identify needy
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  • Page 21 Advertisements
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  • Show
    • ANIMAL ATTRACTION?
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        376 22 / 23  -  ChineseNewYear&Valentine’s Day: We ask celeb zodiac At first glance, these celebrity couplings may look like the unlikeliest pairs of lovers. But according to Chinese astrology, they are supposed to be perfect matches as each of the 12 animal signs of the Chinese zodiac has an ideal animal soulmate.
        PICTURE COURTESY OF TAY PING HUI  -  376 words
      • Article, Illustration
        228 22 / 23  -  Charlene Chua WHEN it comes to love, Fighting Spiders actor Andie Chen stands on both ends of the marriage spectrum. The 24-year-old is a commitment-phobe andlaments:“I’mnotready to bring home the bacon. So I’m careful when I date nowadays. It’s like if I hold her hand,wouldsheexpectmetomarryher?” Then again, Andie
        PICTURE COURTESY OF ANDIE CHEN; TNP PICTURES: KUA CHEE SIONG, KELVIN CHNG  -  228 words
      • Article, Illustration
        276 22 / 23  -  Charlene Chua HE IS arguably Singapore’s most eligible bachelor. So we had to ask local actor Tay Ping Hui the most obvious question: Are you that picky? Said the 39-year-old hunk: “Of course I am, shouldn’tweall be?Why shouldwe compromiseonsuchanimportantthinginlife?” He has met women whom he thought he could
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        203 22 / 23  -  Tan Kee Yun IFTHERE’Sanyone who truly embraces the joys of singlehood, it would be the sexy and alluring actress AnnKok. Looking amazing at 37, Ann who had been linked to Chew Chor Meng, Vincent Ng and Dai Yangtian overtheyears–toldusunabashedly:“Being single, I have unlimited freedom. “Whenever I feel like
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        290 24 / 25  -  Juliana June Rasul SHE turns only 18 in a week, so it’s no surprise that Tabitha Nauser says she’s much too young to think about love. “I want to do so many things before I settle down!” said the Singapore Idol 3 third-runner-up. The Republic Polytechnic stu- dent
        TNP PICTURE: JONATHAN CHOO  -  290 words
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        163 24 / 25  -  Tan Kee Yun WHEN you have a job like JJ Lin’s,perhapslovehastotake a backseat. Speakingtousoverthe phonefromTaipeiwherehe is currently based, the boyish 28-year-old singer-songwriter recalledpreviousfailed relationships where he found himself unable to reciprocate the feelings of his other partners. “Theyweresosweet,sowillingtogiveallthetime,” he said with a sigh. “Ithurtme.Becauseofmyhecticschedule,I couldn’tgivebackthesameamountoftimeand affection. “Ihavetoadmit,loveisnothighonmylistof priorities,”saidthecareer-orientedJJ.
        PICTURE: COURTESY OF OCEAN BUTTERFLIES MUSIC  -  163 words
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        241 24 / 25  -  Tan Kee Yun BELIEVE it or not, Ris Low has her “whole life planned out” when it comes to marriage and kids. Currently the youth spokesman for Espire Condoms, the 19-year-old former beauty queenshared:“I wanttogetmarriedat24.” She added with a wide grin: “In the future,Ihopetohavefourchildren– twoboysandtwo girls.” Looking cheerful
        TNP PICTURE: KUA CHEE SIONG  -  241 words
      • Article, Illustration
        181 24 / 25 FIRST, the good news. After three failed relationships including one high-profile engagement with paddler Li Jiawei former national shuttler Ronald Susilo is ready to moveon. “Idon’tseemypreviousre- lationships as setbacks,” said the toothy,down-to-earthathlete. “Every girl is different and every relationship is a newbeginningforme. “Just because I’ve had a few
        TNP PICTURE: KELVIN CHNG  -  181 words
      • They are no pumas & cougars
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          242 26 / 27  -  Juliana June Rasul HEHAS matured sincehis “performing monkey” days on Singapore Idol 2, but Joakim Gomez says he’s still not readyforlove. The22-year-oldactingma-jor at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts spent Valentine’s Day instead with the one woman whomattersmosttohim–hismum. When we spoke to Joakim, who’s half-Korean and half-Indian, last
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        • Article, Illustration
          336 26 / 27  -  Charlene Chua SHE has been dreaming of her wedding since she was in her teens. More importantly, she wants her happily-ever-af-ter. But one of the reasons why Apple Hong is still single has to do with supersti- tion. A few fortune tellers had told her that if she
          PICTURES: KELVIN CHNG, JONATHAN CHOO, KUA CHEE SIONG, FLY ENTERTAINMENT  -  336 words
        • Article, Illustration
          268 26 / 27  -  Charlene Chua YOU’VE heard of guys who kiss on thefirstdate. Now,meet the hot ESPN presenter of English and Iban scentwhoinsistsoncommunicatingfirstandgettingphysicallater. Henry Golding may be just 23 years old, but he certainly knows what he wants. “I was recently in a relationship but we decided that perhaps we got
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        • Article, Illustration
          231 26 / 27  -  Tan Kee Yun THERE is nothing fantastic about being single, said popular TV host QuanYifeng. The affable 35-year-old, who’sknownforherstraight-talk-ing ways, couldn’t have been more blunt about her sin-gle-mum status. “What’s good about singlehood?Absolutelynothing,”shesaid. “Everyone needs a life partner, someone with whom you share great chemistry. “Being alone, it
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  • Page 22 / 23 Advertisements
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  • Page 26 / 27 Miscellaneous
    • 32 26 / 27 i, T;» BENICIO ANTHONY EMILY HUGO DEL TORO HOPKINS BLUNT WEAVING THE WOT.FMAN THE LEGEND IS ALIVE SPECIAL SNEAKS TODAY IN CINEMAS FEBRUARY 18 RATED NCT6 VIOLENCE. IN ENGUSH WITH CHINESE SUBTITLES
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  • Page 28 Miscellaneous
    • 251 28 WATCH’EM ParisHilton’sMy New BFF 2 MTV Asia (StarHub Ch 20), 10pm In the second season, Paris Hilton (right) cuts the fame-hungry winner of the first season loose and looks for a replacement gal pal from a new cast of girls.. The Amazing Race 16 AXN (StarHub Ch 19), 8pm In
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    • 296 28 CHANNEL 5 9.00am The Amazing Race 10.00 Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics Games Noon Mika Live in Paris 1.00pm Movie: Ocean's Twelve 3.30 Entertainment Tonight 4.00 Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics Games 6.00 Beyonce I Am.... Yours 7.00 Just For Laughs Gags 7.15 Movie: Shanghai Knights 9.30 News 5 Tonight 10.30 Movie:
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  • Page 32 Advertisements
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  • Sports
    • Sports Racing
      • 1461 33 RACE1 GENTLEMEN'S HONOUR was restless in the barrier and, shortly after the start, mis-strode on a number of occasions and became very uncoordinated in his galloping action. This resulted in his rider having to ease the horse on a number of
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      • 1082 34 GOING: GOOD RACE1 OB38 1.00 -1400m(LC) ChineseNewYearBlossomStakes Stakes:RM35,000 No. Last6runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/origin/sex,trainer-owner) 1 6-7851 IWish 57 (43) KTChengc1 11 (4agKLChong-Milton) 2 *****1 JeramLioncity 55.5 (40) BWoodworth 7 (4nzgARahim-GoldPlus) 3 0780-3 ReadyToGo 55 (39) SMutaza*c3 12 (6frgBBrogan-BrightStar) 4 *****- GoldCrusher 53 (35)
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      • 78 34 RACE1:2 Jeram Lioncity6World Superman1I Wish RACE2:7 TrueParadise 9 PonyExpress 2Rana’sMusic RACE 3:5 Concrescence 7 Supreme Aura 9 Bonbon Win RACE 4:2 Sazonar 4 Sain Vesuvio 3 Ishbiliya RACE 5:5 Graduate Boy 4 Exchequer 2 Flying Melang RACE 6:2 Great Friends 4 Harlequin 5 Tenth Avenue
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      • 170 34 THESE horses have won or placed on soft or heavy tracks: RACE 1: I Wish, Jeram Liocity, Ready To Go, World Superman, Christie, Inter Dancer, Hero Vin. RACE 2: Newsmaker, Rana’s Music, Ready To Run, Monopoly, True Paradise, Rook, Pony Express, Winning Eleven. RACE 3: Fashion Thunder, Shen Hin,
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      • 610 35 GOING: GOOD Race1 ShowersOfGoodFortuneStakes OB38(SC)1400m 11 SKYDRAGONBIRD50c50.5(71-25) ISaifudin (1) 7 7 1 (471) 7 YOU'REMYSUNSHINE53.5c51(11-5) SRuzaini* (5) 8 6 2 (439) Shd 4 ROADTOPEACE55c52.5(96-25) SMutaza* (4) 4 4 3 (425) Hd 6 DINKIMMA53.5(26-8) BWoodworth (2) 5 5 4 (481) 0.75 ?Winning stable: Sky. Trainer: M Sukri.
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      • 593 35 RACE 1 (Kilmore) 1st 4 De Dion Bouton ($25-$7) 2nd 13 Rokonya ($97) 3rd 2 Kallogg ($14) 4th 3 Regibush. Forecast $1158. Place forecast $17 (2-4), $305 (2-13), $213 (4-13). Tierce No Winner ($6652 jackpot carried forward to next race). Trio $1410. Quartet No winner ($1554 jackpot carried
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      • 925 36 TIPS AND TERANG COMMENTS COURTESY OF AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS RACE 1 Terang (2,150m) 8 GUMNUT GIGGLER (WJ Hill) 7g By Polish Laughter-Assume Nothing (17:1-3-2): Knocking on the door with 11/4 len 2nd (53kg) Coulis 2053m Warrnambool (62) 19 Jan. 11/2 len 2nd (54) Selecta Minoria
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      • 567 36 12:20Race1 TERANG 2150M 1 SATUSAN MSMHAGLEY (4) 69 2 LASTSHOGUN ATRINDER (11) 68.5 3 LARBIES NDUNN (2) 68 4 IMMINENTDANGER CDURDEN (6) 67 5 BULLECOURT RWAYMOUTH (1) 65.5 6 SCENICLANDSCAPE WDSMITH (3) 64.5 7 EMEYEGEEGEE MBSCOTT (9) 64 8 GUMNUTGIGGLER PHAMBLIN (14) 64 9 GREYJEUNE GGILMOUR (12)
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    • 225 37 WHAT is the most romantic thing someone has done for you on Valentine’sDay? Top women golfers reply Catriona Matthew: “Tough question! I guess I’d better be nice to my husband and say that he takes me out for a nice romantic meal on Valentine’s Day. This year,
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    • 405 37 GOLF AUSTRALIA’S Andrew Dodt savoured the winning feeling for the first time by lifting the inaugural Avantha Masters trophy after carding a final-round four-under 68 yesterday. Dodt’s winning total of 14-under 274 was enough for him to win his maiden Asian Tour title by a single
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    • 206 37 Reuters WORLD NO. 1 Roger Federer sends the ball spinning into the net. His opponent, Ethiopian teenager, Jirata Demksa, smiles and prays the Swiss is having an off-day. But Federer just pauses and, taking a deep breath, serves a blistering ace. The 17-year-old, realising he’s beaten, simply shrugs.
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    • 656 38 / 39  -  START to Sportsisjust notthesame withoutTiger Woodswhois inhidingfrom hishuge scandal. Infographics journalist CELGULAPA offersaboard game featuring other sportsmen involvedin scandalswho mightoffer lessonsfor Tiger... CEL GULAPA start to dice Throw Sign new multi-milllion contract Start collecting product endorsement deals Accept Oprah’s invitation Write autobiography already FINISH Like these
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    • Sports Football
      • 544 40 / 41  -  EXCLUSIVE ASHIKIN HASHIM npsports@sph.com.sg The writer is a freelancer. IT’S CRISTIANO Ronaldo like you’ve never seen him before. Known for his flamboyance on the pitch and misdemeanours off it, it is perhaps fitting that designer Giorgio Armani hand-picked the Real Madrid “jogador” and his six-pack to
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      • 323 40 / 41  -  ASHIKIN HASHIM THESE days, it isn’t just undergarments that have altered the way football fans view fashion. German high-end designers Hugo Boss have been Real Madrid’s official outfitters since 2007, which sees the Madridistas travelling to all their away games wearing the suits. Hugo Boss
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      • 633 42  -  116DAYSTOWORLDCUP ALISON RATCLIFFE SPORTS FEMME npsports@sph.com.sg SO FAR it’s been all about the murders and the muggings. South African World Cup chief Danny Jordaan says there’ll be none at all during the tournament this year. But the English and German press won’t stop
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        300 42 CUP HEROES: Former Argentine stars Sergio Batista (left) and Mario Kempes with the World Cup trophy after its arrival in Argentina as part of a world tour. PICTURE:REUTERS PICTURE: REUTERS MARIO KEMPES THE Argentina star (left) in his heyday. Born on 15 July, 1954, the 55-year-old Mario Kempes
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    • 520 43  -  DILENJIT SINGH npsports@sph.com.sg HE MIGHT be in Dubai trying to salvage his marriage and escape from the intense media scrutiny in England,butthere’s norefuge for John Terry online. In the aftermath of his recent scandals, anonline pranksteredited JohnTerry’s Wikipedia page, embellishing it with liberal doses of references
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    • 428 43 Drogba wants to get even better PA Sport DIDIER Drogba has been in sensational form this season, but he is determined to continue to improve. The Ivory Coast striker was exceptional again in Chelsea’s 4-1 demolition of Championship side Cardiff in the FA Cup fifth round at
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    • Sports FA Cup
      • 615 44  -  FACUP5TH ROUND MAN CITY 1 (Wright-Phillips 11) STOKE CITY 1 (Fuller 57) COMMENT IAIN MACINTOSH npsports@sph.com.sg WHY don’t Manchester City win games like this with ease? Your guess is as good as RobertoMancini’s. Just as they did against Bolton in midweek, Manchester City dominated the
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      • 220 44  -  –IAINMACINTOSH CLUELESS WHATonearth was RyanShawcross thinking? Allthe Stokecentre-backhad todo was tohead StephenIreland’s longball outofplay. Instead, he air-kickedhisattempted clearance,slid offthepitch and then,for reasons beyondcomprehension,kept theball inplay by headingback toShaun Wright-Phillipsand allowing him totap into anempty net.All things considered,the young Englishdefender can’thavebeen pleased thatFabio Capellowas in town. SAFE HANDS TONYPulis
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      • 543 45 BOLTON 1 (Davies 34) TOTTENHAM 1 (Defoe 61) PA Sport TOTTENHAM were outplayed for long periods but hit the crossbar twice and missed a second-half penalty as their exhilarating FA Cup fifth-round tie at Bolton finished 1-1. Wanderers were the superior side for an hour and
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      • 412 45 PA Sport BOLTON striker Kevin Davies believes his side missed an opportunity to reach the quarter-finals of the FA Cup following its 1-1 draw at home to Tottenham. Davies (right) fired the Trotters ahead after 31 minutes as they dominated the opening half of the match.
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    • Sports EPL
      • 627 46  -  As the Year of the Tiger begins, IAIN MACINTOSH picks his best and his worst from the English Premier League in the Year of the Ox AstheYearoftheTigerbegins, IAINMACINTOSHpickshisbestand BEST GOAL I’MTORN betweenWayne Rooney gallopingthe length of the Emirates Stadium and laying off for Cristiano Ronaldo
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    • Sports YOG Singapore 2010
      • The 3Ms of YOG
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          62 47 THE YOUTH Olympic Games mascots were unveiled on 21 Nov last year. Merly got her name from “mer” (meaning the sea) and “ly” for liveliness and youthfulness. Ontheotherhand,Lyo–alioncub–standsfor“LionoftheYouthOlympics”. Lyo’s mane resembles the Flame of Passion of the Spirit of Youth, the emblem of the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games.
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        • 159 47 TORCH relays for all future Olympic Games will be held within the host city. That is the decision the International Olympic Committee took in March last year. However, an exception has been made for the Youth Olympic Games. Being the first YOG, the Journey of the Youth
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          91 47 TEN ENTRIES for the design of the YOG medal have been shortlisted from more than 100 submissions worldwide. A jury from the International Olympic Committee will make a decision on 9 Mar, and the winning design will be featured on one side of all the YOG medals. The Singapore
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          79 47 YOG MERCHANDISE are now on sale in two stores (Ngee Ann City and ION Orchard) and 10 SingPost outlets. At the moment, items such as YOG keychains, fridge magnets and schoolbags are on sale at the stores, as well as online at the official YOG website (www.singapore2010.sg). READYMARKET: Ng
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        • 161 47 US$75 million ($106m) Budget for organising the Games $10 million Estimated figure on the amount spent on revampingthe 18 competition and 12 training venues. $6.2 million Budget for training, overseas competitions and added coaching support $140,000 What the YOG football team received from a mystery donor
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      • 576 48/49 The inaugural Youth Olympic Games will keep Singapore buzzing this August at 18 competition venues and 12 training locations across the island. *SCAPE YOUTH SPACE, ORCHARD BASKETBALL 3-on-3 basketball played on half court with one basketball hoop. The first team to score 33 points within three five-minute periods,
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    • SPORTS ON TV
      • 33 51 LIVE TELECASTS EPL Wednesday: STOKE v MAN CITY StarHub TV Ch 27,3.40am Thursday: WIGANv BOLTON StarHub TV Ch 27,3.55am COPA LIBERTADORES Friday: ALIANZA LIMA (PER) v ESTUDIANTES (ARG) StarHub TV Ch 27,8.25am
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      • 21 51 ACCENTURE MATCH PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP Thursday: DAY 1 StarHub TV Ch 26, 3.15am HONDA-PTT LPGA THAILAND Friday: DAY 1 StarHubTVCh 26,3.15pm
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      • Article, Illustration
        39 51 DUBAI TOUR Today: 1ST DAY StarHub TV Ch 113,9am 4pm Tomorrow: 2ND DAY StarHub TV Ch 113,9am 4pm REGIONS MORGAN KEEGANC’HIPS Friday: 2ND ROUND StarHub TV Ch 22,3am 8.30am *Alltelecastliveunlessstatedotherwise. For latest, please check www.starhub.com/tv *Programmetimes,providedbyStarHub,subjecttochange PICTURE: AP
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      • 29 51 VANCOUVER 2010 WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES Tomorrow: X-COUNTRY(Women’s 10km Individual) StarHubTVCh23, 1.55am SNOWBOARD StarHubTVCh23, 3.15am 6am X-COUNTRY(Men’s 15km) StarHubTVCh23, 4.50am SPEEDSKATING (Men’s500m) StarHubTVCh23, 7.25am FIGURESKATING (Free program,Pairs) StarHubTVCh23, 10.50am
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      • 823 51 LOCAL EVENTS HOCKEY What:SHFU21 Championships 2010 When: Weekends till 13 Mar Where: Sengkang Sports and Recreation Centre INTHE boys’category, the Singapore Youth Olympic Games squad will be playing against the Old Rafflesians Association this Sunday. Singapore Recreation Club (SRC) Team 1 will play against Khalsa. Inthegirls’ category, the
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    • 78 37 LIVE TELECAST: S.LEAGUE MATCH ON WED, 17 FEB 7.30PM E Premier, E League Champ, Spanish League, UE Champions and UE Europe matches are also on sale. For more details, please check Singapore Pools website. Ip A V© Always play with care. Do not bet illegally. No person under the age
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    • 63 50 HISTORY Making In six months' time, Singapore will welcome about 3,600 athletes and 1,400 officials from 205 countries and territories for the first Youth Olympic Games. In a three-part Chinese New Year special package, The New Paper has come up with an all-you-need-to-know guide on the inaugural Games. TNP ILLUSTRATIONS:
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