The New Paper, 19 March 2010

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1 76 The New Paper
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    • 30 1 Bedok woman killed, hubby falls to death PAGE 6 TNP PICTURE: GAVIN FOO TWO ARRESTED IN BEACH ROAD RAID SHOP SOLD RIFLE PARTS 70 CENTS MICA (P) 117/01/2010 PAGE 2
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  • News Exclusive: Beach Road Raid
    • 601 2  -  Two arrested at Beach Road shop which sold rifle parts REPORT: GAN LING KAI,LIM WEI LI tnp@sph.com.sg THE third level of Golden Mile Food Centre is a popular haunt for those looking for military surplus equipment. You can gear up from head
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    • 518 4  -  Beach Road shop offers The New Paper team illegal items REPORT: SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS tnp@sph.com.sg TENminutes.That was all the time it took for The New Paper team to find a firing pin for sale at a shop in the GoldenMileFoodCentretwoweeksago. Theplaceisknownforsellingmilitarysupplies. At
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    • 677 6/7  - Youth hears CRASH... followed by THUD then... BEDOK WOMAN KILLED, HUSBAND FALLS TO DEATH REPORT: ZAIHAN MOHAMED YUSOF zaihan@sph.com.sg IT’S a sound that will haunt a youth for the rest of his life. The loud crash, followed by a thud-like sound, happened barely 20m from where he and his friends
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  • Local News watch
    • 54 8 'BOUTIQUE' HOSPITAL: Minister for Health Khaw Boon Wan visits the new Parkway East Hospital yesterday. Formerly known as East Shore Hospital, it underwent upgrading works costing more than $2 million and took more than a year to complete. The 118-bed "boutique" hospital offers a broad range of clinical disciplines and
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    • 285 8 Hike reflects citizenship privileges ALL three Singapore public universities are raising tuition fees for the incoming cohort of students. The increase will also be sharper for permanent residents (PRs) and foreign students, in line with the Government’s policy of reflecting the responsibilities and privileges of
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    • 85 8 THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) yesterday announced it would tighten leadership at local banks and insurers, asking for more independent and more knowledgeable directors. The central bank is also suggesting an extra criterion that independent directors must meet. It said directors will be
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    • 101 8 A NEW water safety programme, SwimSafer, will be introduced at public swimming pools from July after a review of current schemes. The programme hopes to teach water survival skills and drowning prevention techniques. SwimSafer has six stages which prepare students to react appropriately when in sudden
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    • 92 8 THE Motor Insurance Taskforce yesterday released its set of recommendations to curb inflated and fraudulent claims that insurers say have been driving up the cost of premiums. Their nine-point wish list covered areas across the industry, such as introducing itemised workshop billing, making touting
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    • 649 10  -  Bleeding housewife asks neighbour (above) for help. She says... REPORT:VIVIEN VIVIEN CHAN,DANSON CHEONG tnp@sph.com.sg SHE was sitting on the sofa outside her flat yesterday morning when a woman, bleeding profusely from the head, ran towards her. “My son chopped me,” the woman told her before asking
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    • 697 12  -  Ex-actor convicted of molest. Psychiatrist says: REPORT: AMANDA YONG ayong@sph.com.sg ASEXUAL encounter that took place in his teens affected him so much that he entered a dark period of sexual confusion. Former modelling agency owner Mark Chow Yee Sze, 30, claimed he
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    • 119 12 A 57-year-old man allegedly tried to set himself on fire at the carpark of Block 335, Serangoon Avenue 3, at 8.25pm on Wednesday. According to a witness, as soon asthe man’spants caughtfire,he rushed to the grass patch to put it out. Then, he
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    • 456 14  -  Despite muted opening, people say they enjoyed themselves Vinna Yip,Emily Wong newsroom interns SO,WEhaveagrandthemeparkhere.But how does Universal Studios Singapore compare with theme parks elsewhere,likeintheUS? The New Paper was there yesterday when the gates were opened to the public for the first time. Although tickets
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    • 521 15  -  REJECTED BACK HOME, AUSSIE EX-ADDICT HAS SECOND LIVER OP HERE REPORT: NG WAN CHING wanching@sph.com.sg THE 25-year-old former drug addict who was refused a second liver transplant in Australia has undergone living donor liver transplant surgery here. Her father, Mr Michael Murray, told The New Paper
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    • 518 16  -  Are these church fliers misleading? Ad body says yes, church says... REPORT: SHREE ANN MATHAVAN shreeann@sph.com.sg “DEAF and dumb healed.” “The lame walked.” “Boy born paralysed walking forthe firsttime.” These are the words used on at least five different fliers distributed by a
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  • Global News watch
    • 170 17 ‘DESPERATETO PLACATEPEOPLE’ NORTHKoreahasexecutedatopfinancialofficialblamedforthebungled currencyrevaluationthattriggered chaoslastyear,SouthKoreannews reportssaid. MrPakNamKi,whowasearlier reportedtohavebeensackedas chiefofthecommunistparty’s planningandfinancedepartment, wasshotatamilitaryrangein Pyongyanglastweek,Yonhapnews agencysaid. MrPak,77,waschargedwith ruiningthenationaleconomyasa “sonofabiglandowner”,Yonhapsaid,quotingsources familiar with events in the North. It said many North Koreans believe he was made a scapegoat for the revaluation, which fuelled inflation and worsened serious
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    • 81 17 HACKERS are targeting Facebook users with an e-mail scam that attempts to steal their passwords, Web security firm McAfee said on Wednesday. McAfee said some users of the world’sbiggestsocialnetworkingsitereceivede-mails, purportedly from Facebook, saying their password had been reset and to click on
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    • 91 17 AUSTRALIA yesterday warned that Tropical Cyclone Ului is expected to hit the Queensland coast over the weekend. The cyclone alert affects about 800km of Great Barrier Reef coastline, and comes a day after hundreds of tourists and residents started evacuating two islands, reported
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    • 82 17 AT LEAST 20 Tibetan high school students who protested in the streets intworemotetownsinChina’s Gansu province this week have been detained, residents said yesterday. The protests were to mark the 51st anniversaryofanuprisingagainstChineseruleinTibet. The protests appear to be the first Tibetan unrest at asensitivetime–thismonthmarkstheanniversaryof the Dalai Lama
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    • 457 18 Missing finance analyst and columnist with The Star was bashed to death HE was found four days after his family reported him missing. By then, the body was so decomposed his father could identify him only from a gold tooth and
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    • 538 19 $280 tickets to tourney shoot up to $3,300 each ASTHEworldawaitsthebiggestsportingevent,orthe return of Tiger Woods to golf, you would have to dig deep into your pockets to get a glimpseofhisswing. Ticket prices for the four-day US Masters tournamentnextmonthhavegonebeyondUS$2,000($2,800) each,saidreports. According to celebrity news website TMZ,
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    • 596 20 FirstTigerWoods,nowSandraBullock’shubby WHILE Sandra Bullock was away from her husband filming her Oscar-winning performance in The Blind Side, her husband found a distraction. That distraction is called Michelle “Bombshell” McGee. Their torrid affair lasted 11 month, said several reports quoting In Touch magazine.
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    • 364 20 THE gift of her gab has earned her billions but this time, talk show host and media magnate Oprah Winfrey (right) will be in court for two weeks defending her comments. She is scheduled to appear in a court
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    • 289 21 ALLprofessionshaveguidelinesonstandardoper-atingproceduresandaMalaysianvicesyndicatedoesnotwanttobetheexception. The syndicate had drawn up an “employees’ handbook”withover20guidelineswhichincludedpenalties for those who come late or leave early, said a report in TheDailyChilli. Itwantedthe“employees”tobedisciplined,honest, punctualandbecommittedtotheirjobs. It also warned them not to be lazy, selfish or treat theirworkplaceasaholidayresort. The “handbook” was found during a police raid
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    • 674 22/23 The Indonesia that US President Barack Obama will visit next week is very different from the one he lived in as a boy called Barry *Welcomebackin BahasaIndonesia SOME things in the central Jakarta district of Matraman have barely changed since the late 1960s, when US President
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    • 13 17 DILBERT SCOTT ADAMS REGIONAL WEATHER KL:Cloudy High33˚,Low24˚ Jakarta:Hazy High31˚,Low25˚ Bangkok:Cloudy High34˚,Low26˚ Manila:Cloudy High32˚,Low27˚
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  • You
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      32 24 FROM READER ROMIE ABU BAKAR HEAVY MEANING: Sounds similar but different spelling? Our reader spotted this sign along Sembawang Road. E-mail your pictures with your name and contact number to tnpclick@sph.com.sg
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    • 59 24 Owners and architects behind Orchard Central are unfazed although the place has been said to be user-unfriendly. “Theplace (OrchardCentral) isbuilt for shoppers and not for architects... and the layout failsfortheshopperscompletely.” newsstorm “Ibelieve themall isdesignedto be promising but... lots of ground work at this present moment (is) needed
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    • 205 24 Cycling the issue FROM READER ACE KINDRED CHEONG IREFER to the report “Why can’t we share pavements like in Tampines?” (The New Paper, 17 Mar). I would like to recommend that the authorities provide a dedicated lane for cyclists. If Singapore roads can have lanes
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    • 181 24 FROM READER ALLAN ZHENG CYCLISTS claim they ride on footpaths because the roads are too dangerous for them. So, cyclists make it safe for themselves by riding on footpaths and putting pedestrians atrisk.Isn’tthissheerselfishness? Recently, my elderly mother and I were almost knocked down by a cyclist
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    • 244 24 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 archive,
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  • Special STUDY IN AUSTRALIA
    • 323 25  -  Study in Australia Education Fair 2010 highlights the opportunities for students heading Down Under Zackaria Abdul Rahim IF YOU are planning to study in Australia, there is one education fair that you must not miss Study in Australia. Held this weekend at Suntec Singapore, this is the only
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    • 445 26  -  Doug Chester Australian High Commissioner IN RECENT years, there has been a marked increase in the number of foreign students enrolling in Australian schools and educational institutions. Today, more than 630,000 foreign students are studying in Australia, including more than 9,300 Singaporean students. The number of
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    • 383 28/29  -  Singaporean students are drawn to Australia,s engaging learning environment and vibrant lifestyle Daphne Lee WITH a vibrant education scene and many courses to choose from, studying in Australia is a popular pick for Singaporean students. The cost of education and Australia’s proximity to Singapore are
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    • 250 28/29 ‘FT FEELING AT HOME The one thing I absolutely love about Australia is there is bit of everywhere here... In this country, everyone feels as though they are home. Amrita Advani, 21, Bachelor of Business in International Hotel and Resort Management, Blue Mountains Hotel School INDEPENDENT
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    • 316 30  -  Two Endeavour Awards winners tell Zackaria Abdul Rahim why the scholarship is attractive Zackaria Abdul Rahim WHEN Miss Beverley Loke (far right), 28, came across the Endeavour Awards, she quickly applied for it. “I was attracted to the Endeavour Award because of its prestige as
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  • Show
    • 558 31  -  Nominated every year since 1994, MediaCorp actor Huang Wenyonghas failed to make the REPORT: CHARLENE CHUA cchar@sph.com.sg IF HE gets to be one of the Top 10 most popular male artistes at this year’s Star Awards, veteran actor Huang Wenyong promises
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    • 18 31 YOUNGONES: NewcomersPeiXuan and JoshuaAng (above) are also on nomineeslist. For the completelist, turn the page.
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    • 259 32 Sowhat’sthe buzzsurrounding thisyear’s nominees? Unfortunately,thereisn’t much,seeing thatthere were no shocks or surprises with the unveiling of the yawn-worthy lists. It might be a year of comebacks. Veteran actress Ann Kok will have a chance to relive her glory years. She was last one of
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    • Star Awards nominees
      • 47 32 Bryan Wong (above) Chen Hanwei ChenShucheng Dai Yangtian Dasmond Koh Dennis Chew Elvin Ng Guo Liang Gurmit Singh Huang Wenyong Joshua Ang Shaun Chen Pierre Png Pornsak Qi Yuwu Tay Ping Hui Terence Cao Zhang Yaodong Zheng Geping Zhu Houren
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      • 50 32 Ann Kok (above) Belinda Lee Felicia Chin Hong Huifang Jeanette Aw Jesseca Liu Jin Yin Ji Joanne Peh Kym Ng Lin Meijiao Michelle Chia Michelle Chong Pan Ling Ling Pei Xuan Priscelia Chan Quan Yifeng Rui En Vivian Lai Xiang Yun Yvonne Lim
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    • 381 33  -  M’sianpopviolinist Dennis Lau, 25, talks about his girlfriend, 37 REPORT:TAN TAN KEE YUN keeyunt@sph.com.sg LIKE fine wine, the older they are, the better they get. InDennisLau’scase,hecouldeither bereferring to his songwriting influences or the woman in his life. The 25-year-old Malaysian pop violinist, who counts
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      • 160 34 Whowas where,anddoing what? Here’sa round-upof the latest celebrity sightings in the region and Hollywood WHO: Gerard Butler, 40, and Jennifer Aniston, 41 WHERE: London and New York WHAT: Like that Beatles song, Butler and Aniston have literally been here, there and everywhere. And keeping everybody
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      • 84 34 Popstillrocks WHO:IggyPop, 62 WHERE:New York WHAT:Rocksinger IggyPop (right) stolethe showatthe 25thannual Rockand RollHall ofFame earlier this week. Popand his formerband, The Stooges,werehonoured this year in an event held at the Waldorf-Astoria. The Stooges were named finalists seven times but only got inducted this year. Inhis acceptance speech,
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    • 702 35  -  Jason Castro saysit’snopoint being famous if you’relonely REPORT: JEANMARIE TAN jeanm@sph.com.sg SINGER Jason Castro made a name for himself as the mellow, laid-back dude on the seventh season of American Idol. But the one thing that the 22-year-old heart-throb takes very seriously is marriage. Castro–whoseself-titleddebutalbumwill
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    • Show Travel
      • 502 36 Sun, sand and wildlife draw visitors nowthatTamilTigerthreatisgone SRI LANKA’S hotel owners are racing to refurbish and add thousands more rooms as foreign holidaymakers pour into the country after the end of nearly four decades of ethnic bloodshed. Leading hotel groups plan to spend millions
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      • 1215 53  -  Unbeaten star all set for $250,000 Singapore Three-Year-Old Sprint KRANJI BARRIER TRIALS TAN THEAN LOON loon@sph.com.sg UNBEATEN star BETTER THAN EVER yesterday put in one of the most sizzling trials seen, although his winning time was nothing to shout about. The Laurie Laxon-trained six-out-of-six hero gave
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      • 219 53 PENANG TRACKWORK NST KEEP THE TIME looks ready to open winning accounts in the Kaki Kuda Handicap for horses Banded 39-49 over 1,400m in Race 5 tomorrow. The four-year-old New Zealand gelding looked fighting fit in Penang yesterday when cantering two rounds. The going
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      • 78 53 KRANJITRACKWORK THERE were only three gallops done by horses running at the current Kranji double-header meeting, reports The New Paper trackwatcher William Low. All three were trained by Bruce Marsh. Fotune Hunter, who is engaged in the opening event today, cantered and then clocked
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      • 1689 54 LARRYFOLEY’SCOMMENTSFORTODAY’SKRANJIRACES RACE 1 (1,200m) 1 Blitz???Resuming after poor effort with support at his last start. Can win this on form prior to that run. 2 Dark Knight??Excuses not to finish closer at his last start but outside place looks best here. 3 Dermawan?Hard to
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      • 279 54 Tan Thean Loon Danny Khoo Marc Tan Larry Foley RACE 1 RACE 2 RACE 3 RACE 4 1 Blitz RoyalDanehill 12 Super Rich 10 Blitz My Papparich Super Rich RoyalDanehill 1 6 10 12 1 Blitz 5 3 Zambezi Rush Danger Money 1 Sky Protege 11 Cigar Million
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      • 381 55 BEST BET THREE starts and never once out of the board. That’s Ace Avida’s boast– upto now,that is. We reckon all that will change tonight when the galloper from Michael Freedman’s yard tackles the 1,800m trip on the Polytrack. Going on his runs leading up
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      • 930 55 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE1 MS 6.30 -1200m Stakes:$35,000 No. Last6runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/origin/sex,trainer-owner) 1 *****7 Blitz 59 (51) TRBarnabas*c3 5 (5agMClements-OHM'S) 2 *****0 DarkKnight 57 (47) JPowell 15 (4agDBaertschiger-KnightRacing) 3 --07 Dermawan 57 (47) SSam 10 (4agSamChua-ASH) 4 76-20 RacingClassic 57 (47) KBSoo
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      • 1154 56 TIPS AND COMMENTS COURTESY OF THE AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS RACE 1 (1,000m) 11 TRISARA (AJ Vasil) 2f (1:0-1-0): Well-bred filly. Just missed on debut when 1 /2 len 2nd (56.0) 1,050m M'ville Pewsey Vale dead trk 8 Mar. Went to Adelaide in search of black-type
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      • 478 56 3:45Race1 VALLEYEVENTSPlateRS0MW 1000M 1 ACROSSTHEMOON MZAHRA (5) 57 2 ARZIKI CNEWITT (3) 57 3 BROADWAYHARMONY SMURPHY (10) 57 4 DIVINECHOICE BRAWILLER (11) 57 5 FAITHFIREBIRD BRENTSTANLEY (2) 57 6 FILIOLA MRODD (4) 57 7 MARYSTREET NICHOLASHALL (1) 57 8 PROFITMARGIN JWINKS (7) 57 9 SAYAHAILMARY LNOLEN
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      • 602 57 WOODS’RETURNTOGOLFATMASTERS Reuters TIGER Woods’s return to golf at the US Masters next month will generate huge interest in the tournament but almost nothing in the way of immediate revenues or profits for the event. TV ratings will be up, sponsors will be pleased
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      • 201 57 AP VIJAY Singh withdrew from the Transitions Championship in Florida yesterday because of a back injury. Vijay has been dealing with nagging injuries over the last year, although he showed signs of improving his game with a tie for fourth at the Honda Classic and
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      • 237 57 AP THE MGM Mirage Race Sports Book lists Tiger Woods as a 3-1 favourite to win the Masters ahead of Phil Mickelson (6-1), Ernie Els and Geoff Ogilvy (10-1) and Padraig Harrington (12-1). “We never took him off the board,” said sports book director Jay Rood.
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      • 621 58  -  InherweeklyFutbolitacolumn,ASHIKINHASHIMlooksatthe lowsofBeckham’sluck,theWorldCupandAperturaArgentina ASHIKIN HASHIM POORDavidBeckham.Despite all the accusations thrown at him for being more of a celebrity than a footballer, all Becks wantedwas to goto the World Cup. He wanted it so badly he didn’t even care if he would go merely as a substitute. Sadly, no
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      • 834 60  -  A winner in football and a champion of life, Holland and AC Milan midfielder CLARENCE SEEDORF, 33, goes one-on-on with CNN correspondent Max Foster via a video interview CLARENCE SEEDORF FOSTER: First of all, just about your charity work. I guess you're going to be busy
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      • 529 62 ROUND OF 16 SECOND LEG BORDEAUX2 (Gourcuff 5, Chamakh 88) OLYMPIAKOS1 (Mitroglou 65) Bordeaux win 3-1 on aggregate Reuters HE MIGHT have more hair, but Yoann Gourcuff treated football fans to the second coming of Zinedine Zidane. Clad in the same dark blue Girondins Bordeaux kit
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      • 830 70/71  -  YEEwent through Day 2 oftheFifa Grassroots Proactive Course and gives a personal account CHUA SIANG The writer isa Newsroom Intern. HOW does Sir Alex Ferguson’s hairdryer treatment compare with Arsene Wenger’s professor-like approach? This and other questions were raised and answered
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      • 404 70/71 On grassroots football, problems faced at grassroots level, room for improvement “Thereisdefinitely more structureand more facilities for grassroots football in Singapore right now than during my time. It is a vital component to take Singapore football to the next level. However, besides techinical skills, we should also focus
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      • 625 59  -  ABBAS SAAD says AC Milan will miss Beckham in their challenge for the Serie A title ABBAS SAAD WHAT an extraordinary few days of Italianfootballwe’veseen. Serie A is fast becoming one of the best and most exciting competitions after so many years in the doldrums. Gone
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        525 64 / 65 Q: Thierry,how do you describe Messi? A: AP THIERRY Henry summed up Lionel Messi’s recent form with one simple word: Ridiculous. Messi scored two goals and set up another as Barcelona rolled over Stuttgart 4-0 yesterday morning to reach the Champions League quarter-finals. The Argentina forward has notched 31
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      • 73 64 / 65 LIONEL Messi cuts in from the right, keeps dribbling towards goal before lashing an unstoppable shot to the top left-hand corner as four defenders fail to stop him. What Tohari says: A top goal by Messi. Defenders, worried that Messi will take them on, are afraid to commit,
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      • 86 64 / 65 THE recent form of both Lionel Messi and Wayne Rooney is just exceptional. Messi has eight goals in his last four games, while Rooney managed seven goals in the same number of games. LIONEL MESSI App Goals LaLiga: 20 22 ChampionsLeague: 7 4 SuperCup:
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      • 283 64 / 65  -  TOHARI PAIJAN FOOTBALL ANALYST npsports@sph.com.sg IT TOOK Lionel Messi only seven seconds from receiving the ball and scoring the wonderful first goal against Stuttgart. The ball was glued to his left foot and the defenders dared not risk a yellow card to stop him. He might
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      • 394 64 / 65  -  TSANG WING HAN NewsroomInternTSANG MANY believe Lionel Messi is the greatest player since Diego Maradona. Messi is the current World Player of the Year and there is talk that he could be dethroned by Wayne Rooney who has been firing on all cylinders for Man
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      • 410 66 / 67  -  ROUNDOF 16 SECONDLEG BARCELONA4 (Messi12, 60, Pedro 22, Krkic 89) STUTTGART0 IAIN MACINTOSH npsports@sph.com.sg THEY certainly sent a message out to the rest of Europe with this performance. They didn’t just beat Stuttgart they slapped them to the floor and spent 90 minutes jumping up and
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      • 223 66 / 67  -  –IAIN MACINTOSH BRAINS OF THE OPERATION FORALL the entirely justifiablepraise ofLionel Messi, somewords mustbe said aboutAndresIniesta. The Spanishmidfieldermakesreal footballlook likea computergame. Ifhe wantstheball 50 metresup the fieldtothe rightfoot ofPedro, then press L2and X, and that’sexactly whereitgoes. I could watch him passtheball allnight.Some ofStuttgart’s players actually did. ELECTRIC DANIAlvesisa
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      • 104 66 / 67  -  IAIN MACINTOSH TURNING up at the Nou Camp was probably their first mistake. They should have stayed in their hotel. Gross’side nevergot to grips with itsopponents. From the first moment to the last, Stuttgart were second best in every department. They weren’t able to pressurise
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      • 99 66 / 67  -  IAIN MACINTOSH POSSIBLY. With Sergi Busquets as a lone defensive midfielder, there is a chance that they could be swamped in the central areas. Manchester United, for example, could use Darren Fletcher to keep an handle on Messi while Paul Scholes and Michael
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      • 324 66 / 67 PA Sport BARCELONA captain Carles Puyol insists his side will not get carried away with its four-goal Champions League demolition of Stuttgart. Barca cruised through to the quarter-finals with a convincing 5-1 aggregate victory over the German side following yesterday morning’s triumph. They
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      • 561 68  -  GOMBAK UNITED 1 (Subara 40) SAFFC0 SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ npsports@sph.com.sg The writer is a freelancer. ANDSOtheWarriors’wretched run at the Jurong WestStadiumcontinues. After their 1-0 defeat last night, SAFFC have now failed to beat Gombak United in five attempts in the league at the ground
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      • 481 69 Wire Services HAVING finally pacified one of his disgruntled wingers in Ryan Babel, Rafa Benitez was dealt a stinging tirade by another. Spanish winger Albert Riera launched an astonishing broadside on his compatriot on Spanish radio station Radio Marca before Liverpool’s Europa League clash against Lille
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      • 665 72 PA Sport PARK Ji Sung never felt like quitting Manchester United even in his despair at being completely overlooked for the 2008 Champions League final. Despite being one of the most industrious players in Sir Alex Ferguson’s squad, Park did not even make the bench for the
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      • 50 72 GERMANY’SHelmutRahnscoredthewinning goal against Hungary in the 84th minute of the 1954 World Cup in Switzerland. The game, foreverknownas“TheMiracleofBerne’’,saw the Germans win their first World Cup in one ofthemost dramatic finals ever. How will the current team (above) do in South Africa? PICTURE: AP
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      • 136 72 PA Sport MANCHESTER United legend Denis Irwin has hailed Patrice Evra (above) as the world’sbestleft-back. Irwin should know a thing or two about the position, having played there in the 1999 Champions League final, one of his 529 appearances in a 12-year stint with the Old Trafford
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      • 249 73 We asked our readers to pen Rafael Benitez a letter instructing him on how he could lead Liverpool to victory against Man United on Sunday. Our pick of the picks was Sunil Rai who impersonated Real Madrid boss Florentino Perez to try and hoodwink the Spaniard...
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        • 66 73 Dear Rafa-san Manchester United look unstoppable at this moment with Rooney on fire now but no team is unbeatable. I think you can put two fast wingers and concentrate on attacking on the left-hand side of the field where you can try to expose right-back Gary Neville
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        • 55 73 Dear Rafa You should contact Norwich City and ask for their jerseys. With Man United fans wearing scarves of Norwich City’s colours for the past few months in support of the Red Knights’ takeover plan, United players might mistake your lads for their fans and go easy
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        • 70 73 Dear Mr Rafael Benitez Now how can you stop a hurricane in the form of Wayne Rooney? I would assign Javier Mascherano to man-mark Rooney throughout the game. Fernando Torres can outsmart Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic I’msure. I wish you all the luck, Mr Benitez. Do remember
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        • 55 73 Dear Rafa Benitez If you wish to salvage any pride, please listen to my recommendations on how to defeat the Red Devils this Sunday. Deploy a five-man midfield with Torres alone upfront to break United’smidfield. Field a stronger line-up. Let Alberto Aquilani stand in for Lucas just for
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      • 222 73 ifc AB(JvNBU$ 1 Anything But United Nothing But United EE HOW’Sthisforanewtypeofwatertorture? TheNewPaper’sAnythingButUnited(ABU)vNothing But United (NBU) Challenge goes to St James Powerstaion’sPeppermintParkSportsBarthisSundayforthe live screening of Manchester United v Liverpool and, as if the match isn’t excitement enough, United fan Gordon Foo is suggesting a friendly bet with
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      507 74  -  IAIN MACINTOSH npsports@sph.com.sg THANKheav-ens that Diego THANKheav-ens Maradona is still the managerofArgentina. If it was anyone else, this summer’s World Cup might be something of a foregone conclusion. Fresh from his hat-trick heroics against Valencia last weekend, Lionel Messi tore Stuttgart apart at the Nou Camp yesterday morning
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        160 75 LIVE TELECASTS EPL Tomorrow: ASTON VILLA v WOLVES StarHub TV Ch 27,8.40pm EVERTON v BOLTON StarHub TV Ch 27,10.55pm PORTSMOUTH v HULL StarHub TV Ch 118,11pm SUNDERLAND v BIRMINGHAM StarHub TV Ch 119,11pm WIGANv BURNLEY StarHub TV Ch 120,11pm STOKE v TOTTENHAM StarHub TV Ch 121,11pm Sunday: ARSENAL v
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      • 687 75 WHAT'S ON BLURBS FIXTURES LOCAL EVENTS FOOTBALL What: Fifa Grassroots Festival When: Tomorrow, 8am Where: Jalan Besar Stadium THIS festival is aimed at improving youngsters’technique, intelligenceofthe game and to boost their enthusiasm for the Beautiful Game. A total of 350 children from various organisations will be taking part. What: Sports
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