The New Paper, 6 June 2010, Afternoon Edition

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  • 18 1 The New Paper on sunday June 6 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS S|dJ I PUBLICATION 80 CENTS MICA (P)
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    • 54 1 DAYS TO5 KICK-OFF I N S I D E CHEERS Where to gear up, cheer up, drink up JEERS Jason Johnson: Why pay when you can play? 25 FEARS Want to bet? Take a tip from two sore losers 14 TEARS EPL stars who are out and down 18 8
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  • News Snapshot
    • 417 2/3  -  Romaniandiplomat’sdetentionextended Amanda Yong FORMER Romanian diplomat Silviu Ionescu (right), 50, will remain in custody following the latest decision by hiscountry’scourts. On Thursday, a Bucharest district court granted Romanian prosecutors’ request to extend Ionescu’s detention period by 30 days, according to Romanian media reports. The former
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    • 359 2/3  -  Ho Lian-Yi LITTLE was said about the controversy surrounding the leaders of City Harvest Church. We will keep you updated, was all executive pastor Derek Dunn told the congregation at the megachurch’s first service since investigations into its finances began last Monday. No
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    • Article, Illustration
      36 2/3 CAVE IN: A driver of a Honda suffered minor injuries when his vehicle fell into this hole. The road had, apparently, collapsed suddenly. The incident happened on Thursday in Jiangxi Province, China. PICTURE: XINHUA
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    • 92 2/3 A SWISS national who works here was charged in court yesterday with trespass and the vandalism of an MRT train at the Changi depot. Oliver Fricker, 33, a business consultant, was charged with cutting the fence of the depot and damaging
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    • 97 2/3 VISITORS will now find it easier to get to Resorts World Sentosa (RWS). Local operator Transtar Travel has rolled out three bus services: from Dhoby Ghaut and Toa Payoh MRT stations, and from Hock Seng Building in Lavender, reported The Straits Times.
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    • 83 2/3 AFP US President Barack Obama yesterday nominated retired Air Force lieutenant-general James Clapper to serve as director of national intelligence. He is a retired three-star Air Force general. “Today I am proud to announce my choice for the next director of
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    • 216 2/3 Reuters ISRAEL’Snavy boardedanother aid ship to enforce a blockade of Gaza, despite Washington saying that the policywas“unsustainable”. Yesterday’sactioncomesfive days after Israeli troops killed nine people on a Turkish aid boat. The Israeli navy, whose action on Monday triggered international outrage,
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    • 83 2/3 AP US DEFENCE Secretary Robert Gates chided China for suspending military ties over US arms sales to Taiwan. He said Beijing’s stance “makes little sense” and renewed calls for stronger relations between the two militaries. Butatop Chinese officerrejected Mr Gates’view. “We
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    • 87 2/3 AFP MARKET convulsions sparked by Europe’s debt crisis show that major challenges remain to global economic recovery, G20 nations said as they vowed to fix their fiscal houses. After a two-day meeting in Busan, South Korea, finance ministers from the world’s
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  • Page 2/3 Miscellaneous

  • News Exchange
    • 405 4  -  THE BUZZ COMMENT: MELVIN SINGH melvin@sph.com.sg SOCOMPETITIVE.Howoftenhaveyouheardthatmentionedasanegativetrait?Well,insports, being competitiveis a goodthing. Sure, many people are into sports for recreation, but we,too,pushourselvestorunalittlefasterorfurther. But there are some who fear competition, saying: Whycan’tthingsstaythewaytheyhavebeenforyears? Likewith table tennis. Why can’t we beminnows in the world rankings? Or make the selection of paddlers
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    • 105 4 Weratethepastweek’snews–goodandbad Last week’s index: 180 This week’s index: 170 -10 The number of beggars picked up rose by one-third last year and most of them were locals. +30 The Singapore women’stable tennis team defeated China to become world champions. -10 Two people were killed, five others wounded
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    • 21 4 “Youknowyouarein trouble when your kids say,‘Howcomeyou canandIcannot?’” –Amanontheproblemshefacesasafather “Youcan’tfallsick. It 's not in your job description.” –Amantalkingtohiscolleague
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  • News 5 Days To KICK-OFF!
    • JEERS
      • 569 6 / 7  -  More than 100 gather in Speakers’Corner in show of unity oversubscription rates for TV broadcasts REPORTS:VIVIEN REPORTS:VIVIEN CHAN vivienc@sph.com.sg THE weather first rain, then the sun did not deter them. With friends and families, some with babies and even pet dogs in tow, about 100 soccer
        TNP PICTURE: BENJAMIN SEETOR; TNP ILLUSTRATION: KELVIN CHAN  -  569 words
      • 289 6 / 7  -  NOTE FROM THE EDITOR DOMINIC NATHAN dominic@sph.com.sg BRAZIL jersey, check. Fridge full of beer, check. Fast food restaurants on speed dial, check. Idon’t knowabout you,but I’m readyfor the World Cup.There is just oneitem lefton myto-do list see off GaryLim,TheNewPaper’s soccer correspondent, who will be
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      • 334 6 / 7 IT was not a protest, though there was jeering. It was a celebration, the organisers insisted. ButtheirFacebook groupis titled“Mass Boycott Starhub/SingtelOverpriced World CupPackage”. Said Mr Andy Tan, the leader of the nine-member organisingcommittee:“Weare notdemanding anything from the telcos. This is just a gathering
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    • CHEERS
      • 294 8 / 9  -  Whetheryou’reaHollandor Brazilsupporter,The HollandseCluboffersa homegroundforgroups REPORT: DANSON CHEONG dansonc@sph.com.sg PICTURE this: 400 rabid football fans clad in Brazil’s green and yellow with beer mugs raised in mid-sip, mouths full of chow, hanging open. No one dares to even blink. All eyes are fixed on the gigantic projector
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      • 272 8 / 9  -  REPORT: NG YANG HAN ngyh@sph.com.sg WANT the festive atmosphere of watching a livegame,butdon’twanttopayforairtickets to South Africa or the cover charge to a pub showing the game? Your best bet would be to head down to Chong Pang Community Centre, where the organisers for the World Cup
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      • 162 8 / 9 Central Cheng San 6 Ang Mo Kio St 53 Tel: 6458 8222 Telok Ayer Hong Lim Green 20 Upper Pickering Street Tel: 6533 3260 Toa Payoh East 160 Lor 6 Toa Payoh Tel: 6256 7601 North East Eunos 180 Bedok Reservoir Road Tel:
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      • 284 8 / 9  -  REPORT: ZUBAIDAH NAZEER zubaidah@sph.com.sg HIGH costs or not, one establishment is not holding back on its screenings of World Cup matches. There will be more than 40 TV sets scattered across various St James Holdings outlets screening the World Cup, making it the
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      • 111 8 / 9 Where to go to support your favourite World Cup team: SPAIN La Viva Spanish Bar Tapas (Chijmes) 30 Victoria Street #01-12/13/14 Tel: 6339 4290 ENGLAND MuddyMurphy’s IrishPub 442 Orchard Road #B1 -01, Orchard Hotel Shopping Arcade Tel: 6735 0400 GERMANY Baden Restaurant
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      • 745 10 / 11  -  Footballa‘religion’ to him, he also wenttoKorea for2002 WorldCup REPORT:WOO REPORT:WOO SIAN BOON sbwoo@sph.com.sg WHILE there is a group of Singaporeans who baulk at paying $70 for World Cup telecasts on TV, here’s a group forking out thousands of dollars each
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      • 212 10 / 11  -  Veena Bharwani TRAVEL agents have not been able to cash in on this World Cup in the same way they did for the last two World Cups in Germany (2006) and South Korea and Japan (2002). Three travel agents said air ticket
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      • 389 10 / 11  -  REPORT: VEENA BHARWANI veenab@sph.com.sg THEY are close friends about to go off to university in different parts of the world. So the four full-time national servicemen thought: What better way to have one last hurrah than to fly to South Africa to
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      • 180 12 / 13 ARGENTINA World Cup star shirts are outselling thosefeaturing England’sFrank Lampard andDavid Beckham by three to one in UK. Tops with the name of Argentinian superstar Lionel Messi (right) are the fifth bestseller, reported The Sun. The only England players to beat the Barcelona ace are
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      • 530 12 / 13  -  S’poreEPLfansbuySpain,Braziljerseysinstead REPORT: GAN LING KAI ganlk@sph.com.sg YOU are what you wear. All the more so when it comes to support for soccer teams. So it’sironic that whilemost Singapore soccer fans are passionate about the English Premier League, it seems that the team they support in the World
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      • 268 12 / 13 FABIO Capello is not just a good football manager. He is a good designer, too. The 63-year-old England manager has contributed his part to the design of the Marks Spencer suit that the England team will wear at the World Cup. Most of
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    • FEARS
      • 437 14 / 15 WHILE reckless punters may be all prepped upfor the bettingseason, it’s ano-bets time for second-hand car salesman Vincent Ong. He learned his lesson the hard way. Mr Ong, 38, was declared a bankrupt in 2007 afterhemaxed out hisfive credit cards and borrowed money from
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      • 836 14 / 15  -  Bookies’WorldCuptacticsexposed REPORTS: MAUREEN KOH maureenk@sph.com.sg PURISTS will mourn if their favourite team is kicked out of the finals. But the odds are, there is another breed who will shed even more tears the punters. Those laughing all the way to the banks
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      • 951 16 / 17  -  Expertssayprecautions won’tguaranteeaterror attackwon’ttakeplace REPORT:ZUBAIDAH ZUBAIDAH NAZEER zubaidah@sph.com.sg FOOTBALL’S biggest event is less than a week away, but major security concerns still plague host nation South Africa. There have been some worrying signs. Last month, five white South African supremacists were charged with stockpiling weapons
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    • TEARS
      • 439 18 / 19 Injurycursehitscurrent andformerEPLplayers EVERY other day, football fans hear news of one English Premier League (EPL) star or the other pulling out with injuries. England skipper Rio Ferdinand (right) was forced to pull out after he hurt his knee during the first practice
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  • Page 14 / 15 Miscellaneous
    • 58 14 / 15 "FAMILY FUN! A hair-raising good time!" THE DOVE FOUNDATION °,AN S *N t I, H mi Ltiif f jASflKNF R? HILARIOUS! The whole family will enjoy!" 7 JOURS (Quebec) "Don't miss the FURRIEST, FUNNIEST FILM of the spring!" THE MOVIE SHOW PLUS" WMVD-TV (MNT) IRRESISTIBLE FILM ADVISORY BOARD He came.
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    • 316 16 / 17 Women do four times more housework than men Singapore's largest health and wellness event is back with more exhibitors, more activities, more fun and more prizes! Don't miss it! Suntec Singapore, Hall 402-404, 3 4 July 2010 MILO® Freestyle Conl Football Contest Nestle Presents Nestle MILO Calling all freestyle footballers,
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    • 282 18 / 19 r The New Paper Hyundai Present Prize includes a pair of return air tickets, 2 tickets to a semi-final match 3N accommodation Make it your goal to kick a ball straight into South Africa on our giant map of the world, and you could really be there, in the thick
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    • 305 18 / 19 <i20 YEARS OF ANIMATION iPIXAR S I N G A P O R c ANIMATION OTOlh/ gftilith I 11 I'i K-"" K Get (re)acquainted with Woody, Buzz, Nemo and Remy at this exciting event filled with fun activities and opportunities to make new friends! f FOR SINGLES ONLY Journey through
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  • enjoy
    • 372 20 / 21  -  Girls,theWorldCupisn’t justfortheboys.Aworld ofglamouroffthepitch awaits, so rock the look YEOH WEE TECK weeteck@sph.com.sg WHO DOESN’T want to be a WAG? It’s a lifestyle of parties, photo ops and shopping, seen from behind a pair of oversized designer sunglasses. The boys can idolise their football stars and thegirlshavethefootballer’swifeorgirlfriend. WAGs
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    • 306 20 / 21 UNLEASH your inner WAG. And as this is Singapore, call yourselves SWAGs (Singaporean wives and girlfriends). You don’t even need to have a partner who’s an athlete–it’stheattitudethatcounts. A WAG needs a designer wardrobe, sunglasses and the paparazzi. A SWAG needs to know how to shop
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    • 493 20 / 21 FOR the SWAG about town, show the legs and the cleavage. Even in our diabolically humid weather, looking turned out is important. Nurul (left) wears a toga floral dress that is perfectafteryou’vehad a suntanning session. Go crazy with the bangles because it’llbeyour own personalchime toannounce your arrival.
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    • 487 22  -  FaceofCalvinKlein’sundiesHidetoshiNakata charms the celebrity crowd, even with his clothes on REPORT: CHARLENE CHUA cchar@sph.com.sg WAS Hidetoshi Nakata in Calvin Klein undies on Friday night? The 800-strong crowd at a private party at a disused warehouse at the Tanjong Pagar Distripark couldn’t tell, as
      PICTURES: WORD OF MOUTH COMMUNICATIONS  -  487 words
    • Enjoy Biker Boy
      • 584 23  -  From donning team colours to being on the stands at games,racersgoallouttosupporttheirfaveclubs ZAIHAN MOHD YUSOF zaihan@sph.com.sg FOOTBALLandmotorbikeracing.They’reasdifferentasnightandday.Yet,themoreIlookatthesetwosports,themore similartheyappear. The search for answers began recently at a coffee shop, where some biker friends held the opinion that the2010FifaWorldCupwouldbeawasteoftime. Surely the “beautiful game” pales in comparison to the
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    • Enjoy Family Matters
      • 782 24/25  -  For these families, the World Cup is a time to bond and share their love of football REPORT: CHERYL LIM cheryll@sph.com.sg A LARGE, 42-inch flat-screen Philips television takes centre stage in the cosy Boon Lay living room of Madam Norewana Abdul Rashid. Over the next
        TNP PICTURE: CHOO CHWEE HUA; PICTURE COURTESY OF MR SEAH KIAN PENG  -  782 words
      • Dear Goondu Dear Sotong
        • 159 24/25 My brother supports England in the World Cup and I support Spain. We are always fighting about this. And our arguments are getting more heated as the World Cup draws nearer. How can we solve our differences?– Footballfan Sylvia Toh: Er, you move to Madrid
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        • 89 24/25 Myson’s Primary 6 mathshomework is sotough thatI haveproblems solving them. I don’twantto look stupid in frontof myson.Yet, I don’t know what to do when he asks me for help. Please help! PoorDad Sylvia Toh: As simple as one plus one, you have to have
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        • 233 24/25 I’masingle working woman.Lately, mycolleagues have been comparing how much they give their parents from their salary. I feel uncomfortable when discussing this with themas I thinkit’s aprivate matter. Besides, Idon’t think thereisa “correctsum” that working children should give their parents. Is there? FilialDaughter
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      • 529 24/25  -  JASON JOHNSON FATHER FIGURES jjohnson@sph.com.sg CAN you, by any chance, be thinking that as a journalist with The New Paper, I must be some sort of millionaire? Sadto say, I’mbarely athousandaire. Anyway, the point is that as a man of modest means,
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    • Enjoy Humour
      • REALLY?
        • 119 26 Odd news that’sfor real Reuters The average Briton turns up at work with a hangover three times a month, but the frequency is expected to increase during the World Cup, says a survey by UK charity group Drinkaware. The group found that each day, more than
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        • 111 26 A country split by Brazil Argentina AFP Bangladesh sits a lowly 157th in football’snational rankings, butthe World Cup excites wild rivalry as the countryis split downthe middle– Argentina or Brazil? The country, which has never qualified for the World Cup, first developed its obsession with Brazil and Argentina in 1982
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      • 443 26  -  S M ONG ACT BLUR smong@sph.com.sg THE year was 1990. New Kids On The Block was like the biggest thing on the planet. The World Cup was held in Italy. I was studying in the US and working at a
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      • 651 26  -  SIVA CHOY HUMOUR ME tnp@sph.com.sg “Theball isround.” I’ve heard that boring comment from football team managers, coaches, captains, sports interviewers and self-appointed tactical experts (those loud guys in bars and lounges watching the World Cup) for so many years that I will strangle
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    • 150 27 This week, as part of our special World Cup paper, we are showcasing snapshots from the around the world in anticipation of football's most watched event. Next week, we will be showcasing your most memorable wedding photos. Send your pictures and messages to tnpforum@sph.com.sg Blue palette
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    • Enjoy Hed Chef
      • 288 29  -  Hedy Khoo hedykhoo@sph.com.sg WHENitcomestothecrunch,instantnoodlesareasaferbetthanmen.There is no concrete evidence, (it may just be an old wives’ tale), to prove that eating instant noodles too often can cause hairloss. Butaseriesofbaddatescanmakeyoutear yourownhairout. Granted, a sedate Friday night dinner of instant noodles in front of the telly is not
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    • Enjoy Table For 4
      • 588 30  -  REPORT: CHERYL LIM cheryll@sph.com.sg AS this is my debut appearance in this returning food column, I thought I should give a brief introduction on where I stand in the world of food. I am no kitchen whiz. My culinary repertoire extends to stir-fried vegetables,
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  • Page 28 Miscellaneous
    • 292 28 WATCH’EM Defiance(above) StarMovies (StarHubCh 622), 9pm JewishbrothersinNazi-occupied EasternEurope escapeinto the Belarussianforestswhere they join Russianresistance fighterstobuild a villagethatwillprotect themselves and about1,000Jewish non-combatants. StarringDanielCraig, Liev Schreiber. LastChanceToSee BBCKnowledge(StarHubCh407), 9.05pm Inthisnewdocumentaryseries,zoologist MarkCarwardineandBritishcomedian StephenFryfollowintheirfriendDouglas Adams’footstepsinsearchofsomeofthe rarestandmostthreatenedanimalson Earth. Screamers:TheHunting MAX(StarHubCh611),10.30pm It’sbeen13yearssincetherobotickilling machinesknownasScreamersdestroyed thehumanpopulationofSirius6B,buta distresssignalbringsateamofrescuersto thesupposedlyabandonedplanet.Starring LanceHenriksen,GinaHolden. Slam CelestialMovies(StarHubCh868),9pm Ashyboyandhisfriendsfacethebulliesof thebasketballcourt.StarringLinXiaofan, ZhangYishan. DILBERT SCOTTADAMS CALVINANDHOBBES BILLWATTERSON
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  • Page 31 Miscellaneous
    • 30 31 Saturday,June ***** First Second Third 0099 6174 7762 Starters 9826 7539 5370 6133 2135 6417 3249 4145 2827 6439 Consolations 0543 9158 5311 8484 0093 8511 8578 7200 6981 2721
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  • sports
    • Sports Racing
      • 1291 31 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE1 OB49 1.00 -1200m(SC) Stakes:RM55,000 No. Last6runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/origin/sex,trainer-owner) 1 130-7 SpeedTrain 57 (49) IAzhar 4 (3nzgKCoetzee-GoldenKnight) 2 5-0278 StarFire 56.5 (48) YAifyc1 13 (5agJHTan-Happiness) 3 06-9-0 Powerfully 56 (47) JackieChuahc1 14 (4nzgHSLim-Powerfully) 4 RedCliff 56 (47) JacksonLowc1
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      • 108 31 RACE 1: 4 Red Cliff 1 Speed Train 2 Star Fire. RACE 2: 12 Glutinous Kid 11 Xanadu 8 Colourlandprestige. RACE 3:1 Best Of Time 7 Jeram Fashion 10 Prior King. RACE 4: 8 Captain Thule 4 Fellowship 17 Showa Modern. RACE 5: 9 Uptheante
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      • 1389 32/33 Race1 MS(SC)1200m 5 COOLCAT54.5(9-8) SCormack (1) 3 2 1 (462) 8 MYPAPPARICH52.5(26-8) OChavez (7) 7 7 2 (496) 1 6 RINDAJADE54(38-8) SJohn (3) 5 3 3 (472) 0.5 4 BERT55.5(36-9) RStewart (2) 2 4 4 (480) 1 7 DOUBLEFIANCHETTO53.5c52.5(72-11) MEwe* (10) 8 8 5
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      • 434 32/33  -  TAN THEAN LOON loon@sph.com.sg THE phrase “old but as good as gold” rang true for trainer Don Baertschiger at Kranij yesterday. Two of his “old boys”, TRUSTEE and CAPABLANCA, gave him a belated birthday double before JUST A MAN won the final of 12 events
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      • 480 32/33 Race1 OB49(SC)1200m 11 FIREBIRD53(9-5) JoseDeSouza (2) 1 2 1 (537) 6 BESTHONOUR55.5c56(36-11) NCallow (11) 5 5 2 (469) 0.75 7 BUSHRANGE55c53(33-7) LLTai* (7) 2 1 3 (456) 0.75 4 ROYALJOY56c55(37-12) SAnandan (3) 4 4 4 (465) 2.25 ?Winning stable: Fire Storm. Trainer: M Thwaites.Time: 1min 11.4sec
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      • 492 32/33 JOCKEY Saimee Jumaat has been granted a stay of sentence for his three-day suspension for careless riding. The Stipendiary Stewards had found Saimee guilty last Thursday of careless riding aboard Ghozi in Race 10 at the Singapore Turf Club Meeting May 30.
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      • 513 32/33 RACE 1 HEART TO BEAT: Stood flat-footed. MAKING SENSE: Slow into stride. RINDA JADE: Inconvenienced. NIKOLAY: Bumped. FAST LANE YES: Bumped. NIKOLAY: Raced keenly. MAKING SENSE: Bled. NIKOLAY: Cast near-fore plate. RACE 2 ROYAL ZEST: Difficult to be loaded. BLITZ: Began awkwardly. MELANG
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      • 1006 34 TIPS AND COMMENTS BY PHILLIP WOO, COURTESY OF THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB. RACE 1 (1,200m) Good Smile (2) stayed on better for a season-best fourth behind the promising Little Bridge in his Class 4 debut last start and can figure with Brett
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      • 1019 34 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE1 CLASS4TURF 1200m TIME:12:15 Stakes:HK$625,000 NO. HORSENAME TRAINER JOCKEY WT(IB) BAR 1 LUCKYBOY KWLUI CYHO 133 10 2 GOODSMILE KLMAN BPREBBLE 132 11 3 BAITIWU YSTSUI YTCHENG 126 8 4 ENGINEERINGWONDER LHO MWLEUNG 126 9 5 DANESOUTH YOWONG HWLAI 122
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    • Sports Mad about Golf
      • 359 35 AP RICKIE Fowler tied the 36-hole record at the Memorial on Friday with a six-under 66 that gave him a four-shot lead among early starters as storm clouds again moved over Muirfield Village. The 21-year-old Fowler, who lost in a playoff on the PGA Tour last
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      • 163 35 JUVIC Pagunsan of the Philippines recorded his first win on the Mercedes-Benz Tour yesterday following a runaway seven-stroke victory in the US$60,000 ($84,000) Mercedes-Benz Masters Thailand. Starting the day with a four-stroke lead, he closed with a five-under 65 at Laguna Phuket Golf Club, reported worldsportgroup.
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      • 168 35 MOTOGP Reuters REIGNING MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi fractured his right shin bone in a crash during practice and has been ruled out of today’s Italian Grand Prix. The 31-year-old Yamaha rider was third fastest with 15 minutes remaining in yesterday’s final practice session when
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      • 325 35 EPL Wire Services TWO OF the reported candidates to fill Rafa Benitez’s vacated Liverpool hot seat have ruled themselves out of the running. The agents of Dutch managers Frank Rijkaard and Guus Hiddink have distanced their clients from the post claiming they intend to see
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    • Sports French Open
      • 671 36/37  -  ShebeatsfavouriteStosurtobefirst ItaliantowinGrandSlam 17-Francesca Schiavone bt 7-Samantha Stosur 6-4,7-6(7/2) BRIAN MILLER npsports@sph.com.sg WHAT a refreshing change. What a fillip for women’s tennis. To have a winner from outside the chosenfew. Andan Italianat that. Here’sabit of trivia. When was the last time an Italian won atRolandGarros?The answer: Never.They had
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      • 745 36/37 AP ON THE verge of another berth in the French Open final, Rafael Nadal hit his worst shot of the day and perhaps the entire tournament. The second serve on break-point bounced before it reached the net, costing him the game and a
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      • 407 38  -  LENNY LIM npsports@sph.com.sg WHEN talk of Malaysia’s women bowling is brought up, it is inevitable that the names tossed in will include Shalin Zulkifli and Esther Cheah. However, after the conclusion of the 43rd Singapore International Open Bowling Championships Women’s’ Division yesterday at Orchid
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      • 283 38  -  LENNY LIM MOST people would be very happy with a podium finish in the biggest bowling tournament in Singapore, the Singapore International Open Bowling Championships. But 18-year-old New Hui Fen is not like most people. The 2009 Asian Youth Games double gold medallist lamented,
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    • 179 39 Overthepasttwodays,wefeaturedfourbasicmovesfromthe newNationalFootballSyllabus,introducedearlierthismonthby theFootballAssociationofSingaporetoimprovethetechniqueof ouryoungplayers.Today,wefeatureanothertwobasicmoves. THE VIDEOS for all the moves will be available on the revamped FAS website soon. TNP ILLUSTRATION: TEOH YI CHIE Basic move 5 STEP1: Pretend to kick the ball with your left foot STEP 2: Use the inside of your left
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    • WORLD CUP 2010 5 DAYS TO GO
      • 718 40/41 AFP DRESSED only in tight-fitting football shirts or skimpy bikinis, and pouting enthusiastically for lucrative sportswear and magazine photoshoots, the World Cup WAGs are on the march. Staples of the tabloid press and countless Internet sites, footballers wives and girlfriends have created an entire
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      • 117 40/41 You could win up to $2,000 incashifyou’rechosen THE NEW Paper is looking for 12 Soccer Babes who love football tointroducetheWorldCupmatchesdaily.Youdon’tneeda coaching licence for this, just enough knowledge, interest and passion to truly enjoy a good game of football. Write in to npsports@sph.com.sg to tell
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      • 565 42  -  HOLLAND 6 (Van Persie 22, Sneijder 56, Robben 64,78, Van Bommel 71, Elia 75) HUNGARY1 (Balazs Dzsudzsak 6) DAVID LEE npsports@sph.com.sg OHH!OOH!Whoa!Ohmy!Phwoar!Wow!These are by no means exaggerated expressions, as Holland produced six quality finishes of the highest ordertohammer Hungary. These, after the Magyars had the temerity to
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      • 293 42 PA Sport FRANK Lampard has confirmed he is England’snew vice-captain. The Chelsea midfielder said he was handed the position by Fabio Capello following Steven Gerrard’s elevation to skipper in the wake of Rio Ferdinand’s World Cup-ending injury. “I am vice-captain,” said Lampard. “I was told
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      • 316 42  -  TNP football analyst TOHARI PAIJAN calls Holland dark horses IN THE KNOW TSANG WING HAN THE 6-1 demolishing of the Hungarians was a showcase of the vast attacking talents in the Dutch squad. The Oranje have four top-class creative attackers Arjen Robben, Robin van Persie, Wesley
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      • 571 44  -  ItwillbeLEECHUNGYONG’SfirstWorld Cup. But the South Korean star tells The New Paperthathewon’tbefeelingthejitters EXCLUSIVE GARY LIM npsports@sph.com.sg JUST a season into his English Premier League career, and Lee Chung Yong has already built a solid reputation for himself. Bolton Wanderers fans speak of his signing as the best
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      • 445 45 FRANCE0 CHINA 1 (Deng Zhuo Xiang 68) Wire Services FRANCE’S 1-0 loss to China in their final warm-up match dealt a blow to their confidence as the 2006 World Cup Finalists have conceded a goal in each of their last three friendlies while scoring only just as
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      • 275 45  -  The New Paper football analyst TOHARIPAIJAN also reveals France’sweakpoints INTHEKNOW TSANG WING HAN FRANCE, despite the immense talent in their squad, are having serious trouble turning up on the pitch. Coach Raymond Domenech is the root of the problem of the French team right now. Since the failure
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      • WORLD CUP SPECIAL
        • 834 46  -  ED AARONS npsports@sph.com.sg Our South African correspondent THERE’S something very special in the air at the moment in South Africa. With less than a week to go until the biggest tournament in global football arrives in the country, everywhere you turn, the sense of anticipation
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        • 364 47 RAYParlour’sboundlessenergy,enthusi-asm and endeavour guaranteed him cult hero status with Arsenal fans during a trophy-laden 12 seasons with the Gunners. And to this day, he remains one of the most popular and highly-decorated players tohaveeverrepresentedtheclub. Affectionately nicknamed the “Romford Pele”byteam-mateMarcOvermars(afterthe area of London which Ray was born in),
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        • 362 47 SOUTH AFRICA 1 (Katlego Mphela 76) DENMARK0 PA Sport HOSTS South Africa wrapped up preparations for the World Cup with another impressive display in a 1-0 victory against Denmark in Atteridgeville yesterday. Katlego Mphela scored the only goal his fourth in three matches 14 minutes from
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        • 1010 48  -  NEIL HUMPHREYS npsports@sph.com.sg ENGLAND will not win the World Cup. I can make that bold prediction with a certain superiority because I am English and Englishmen are raised to expect three things. 1. CRAPWEATHER When an Englishman dips a toe in the North Sea, he
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        • 824 49  -  KEIR RADNEDGE npsports@sph.com.sg WILL the joint favourites, Brazil and Spain, fulfil their vast potential? Are holders Italy too old to defend their title? Have Germany’s hopes been wrecked by injuries? Can Fabio Capello’s England end years of underachievement? What about the star of the
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        • 492 52/53  -  IAIN MACINTOSH YOUR ENGLISH KAKI npsports@sph.com.sg PREPARINGforthisWorldCuphasbeenlikecrammingforanexam.In order to clatter out 16,000 words of Tiger Beer previews, I’ve spent the last six weeks of my life with my head immersed in oldmatchreports,playerpreviewsandgrainy footage of Japanese defensive errors on Youtube. I’ve read piles of magazines, I’ve
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        • 520 52/53  -  GARY LIM npsports@sph.com.sg IN FIVE days’ time, the world will see a football extravaganza never witnessed before. Football’s decision-makers rightly decided some time ago that the hosting of the World Cup should not be restricted to Europe and South America alone. In
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    • 248 54  -  R JEGATHESAN SPORTS EDITOR THANK you for following our coverage of the World Cup Finals and football in general so far. We hope you have enjoyed it. There’smoretocomeforWorldCup2010–especiallyforyou, our readers. From today and throughout the week, we will reveal a string of “specials”thatwehavelinedupforyou. Starting
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    • ON TV
      • 42 56 LIVE TELECASTS S-LEAGUE Wednesday: ETOILE vTAMPINES StarHub TV Ch 222,7.25pm Friday: ALBIREXvSAFFC StarHub TV Ch 222,2.40am and MediaCorp Ch 5,7.25pm BRAZILIAN CHAMPIONSHIP Tomorrow: SANTOSvVASCO StarHub TV Ch 222,2.55am *Alltelecastliveunlessstatedotherwise. For latest, please checkwww.starhub.com/tv *Programme times, provided by StarHub, subject to change
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      • 22 56 CELTIC MANOR WALES OPEN Tonight: DAY 4 StarHub TV Ch 213,8.15pm THE MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT Tomorrow: DAY 4 StarHub TV Ch 213,1.45am
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      • 9 56 FRENCH OPEN Tonight: MEN’SFINAL StarHub TV Ch 203,9pm
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      • 16 56 REPEAT TELECASTS LIEBHERR WORLD TEAMC’SHIPS WOMEN’SFINAL: SINGAPORE v CHINA Today: StarHub TV Ch 201,9pm
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      • 37 56 S-LEAGUE Tonight: TAMPINESv BEIJING (Tampines Stadium, 7.45pm) Call 1900-*****13 after 10.15pm for the half-time and full-time results. Calls cost 30 cents a minute. Tomorrow: SENGKANGv WOODLANDS (Hougang Stadium, Kick-off 7.45pm) GEYLANG v ETOILE (Bedok Stadium, 7.45pm)
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    • 389 56 EVENTS/BLURB LOCAL EVENTS XIX COMMONWEALTH GAMES What:Queen’s Baton Relay When: Today Where:Indian HighCommissioner’s residence (India House) THEQUEEN’SBaton Relay, thecurtain-raiser for every Commonwealth Games since Cardiff,Wales,in 1958, continues– this time for the Games in New Delhi. The Singaporelegofthisyear’s relaywill start at 9.30am at India House and end at 5pm
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      56 56 EDSON Buddle (left) scored his first two international goals and Herculez Gomez added a third yesterday to lead the United States to a 3-1 victory over Australia in a World Cup warmup match in South Africa. Tim Cahill beat Everton team-mate Tim Howard in goal for his 20th
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    • 34 54 5 Russia's Oleg Salenko scored a tournament-record five goals in one game during a 6-1 win over Cameroon at the 1994 World Cup in the United States. TENNIS: FrancescaSchiavoneis firstItaliantowinaGrand Slam tennis title PAGE36
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    • 33 1 WORLD CUP 2010 Special to THE NEW PAPER from PA SPORT, UK WALLCHART Follow every game in South Africa THE STADIA In-depth guide to all the venues TEAM FOCUS All countries doing battle
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  • THE BIG KICK OFF
    • 710 3  -  By Frank Malley Special Correspondent A NEW World Cup. A new continent as host. A new winner? The next few weeks will provide the answer. This will be the 19th edition of the tournament but only seven countries know how it
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      228 4 1986: MARADONA, ARGENTINA v ENGLAND Arguably the best goal in World Cup history. Maradona picked up a pass close to the halfway line and dribbled his way around various sets of flailing England limbs, before dummying Peter Shilton and sliding the ball into the net. 1998: OWEN,
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    • 690 4  -  By Frank Malley Special Correspondent J UST mention of the names brings a rush of excitement. Cristiano Ronaldo, Fernando Torres, Xavi, Wesley Sneijder, Didier Drogba, Wayne Rooney, Kaka and the incomparable Lionel Messi. Has there ever been
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      253 5 1954 FINAL: W GERMANY 3 HUNGARY 2 A Ferenc Puskas-inspired Hungary were expected to lift the trophy and raced into a two-goal lead early on. Germany needed just 10 minutes to get back on level terms thanks to goals from Max Morlock and Helmut Rahn before Rahn
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    • WORLD CUP STATS GUIDE
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        174 6 FACTS South Africa’s earliest documented football match in South Africa was held in Cape Town, although Pietermaritzburg also claims to be the cradle of the game in the country. Football was brought to South Africa in the same way it was spread elsewhere in the world, through the
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      • 553 6  -  By Mike McGrath Special Correspondent A ARON MOKOENA’S determination to play every game possible for Portsmouth shows how much the World Cup means to the South Africa captain. Pompey were doomed to relegation from the Premier League when they were docked nine
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        631 7  -  Defender to play integral part in Les Bleus’ campaign By Paul Walker Special Correspondent W ILLIAM GALLAS has always been something of an enigma. But there is no doubt that when his mind is on the game, the veteran French defender is an integral team player. Arsenal centre-back
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        172 7 COACH: Javier Aguirre STAR MAN: Andres Guardado WC RECORD: 1930 (1st round), 1950 (1st rd), 1954 (1st rd), 1958 (1st rd), 1962 (1st rd), 1966 (1st rd), 1970 (q’ter-finals),1978 (1st rd),1986 (q’ter-finals),1994 (2nd rd),1998 (2nd rd), 2002 (2nd rd), 2006 (2nd rd). CHANCES: Unlikely to reach beyond the second
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        139 7 COACH: Oscar Washington Tabarez STAR MAN: Diego Forlan WC RECORD: 1930 (winners), 1950 (winners), 1954(4thplace),1962(1strd),1966 (q’ter-finals),1970(4thplace),1974 (1st rd), 1986 (2nd rd), 1990 (2nd rd), 2002(1strd). CHANCES: Good opportunity to reach at least the last 16. IT might smack of ridiculous to brand a former two-time winner of the World
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      • 289 8 FACT Argentina’s biggest win to date is 12-0 against Ecuador on January 22, 1942. KEY MEN Coach Diego Maradona Captain Javier Mascherano PLAYER FOCUS: LIONEL MESSI Born: 24 June 1987 Club: Barcelona Previous club: Newell’s Old Boys Position: Winger Height: 5ft 7in Caps: 41 Goals: 13 RECORD World Cup
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      • 617 8  -  JAVIER IS MUCH MORE IMPORTANT TO US THAN MESSI, SAYS BOSS By Carl Markham Special Correspondent A RGENTINA captain Javier Mascherano was described earlier this season by his Liverpool managerRafaelBenitezasone ofthetopfourorfiveplayersin his position in the world. Coming from Benitez, a man well known
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      • 693 9  -  SHITTU HOPES TO THRIVE ON EXPECTATIONS By Ken Gaunt Special Correspondent ANNY SHITTU may be Bolton's forgotten man, but he could find himself the centre of attention this summer. The central defender has been out in the cold at the Reebok Stadium and forced to settle
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        185 9 COACH: Huh Jung Moo STAR MAN: Park Ji Sung WC RECORD: 1986 (1st rd), 1990 (1st rd),1994 (1st rd),1998 1990 (1st rd),1994 (1st rd),1998 (1st rd), 2002 (4th), 2006 (1st rd). CHANCES: Better equipped to progress from the group phase this time around than in Germany. They are
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        160 9 COACH: Otto Rehhagel STAR MAN: Theofanis Gekas WC RECORD: 1994 (1st rd) CHANCES: Rehhagel’s super-defensive tactics prevailed in the 2004 European Championships, but while a passage to the last 16 is possible, they are surely too one-dimensional to go any further. OTTO REHHAGEL will be hoping his side can
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      • 197 10 KEY MEN Coach Fabio Capello Captain Rio Ferdinand PLAYER FOCUS: WAYNE ROONEY Born: 24 October 1985, Liverpool Club: Manchester United Previous club: Everton Position: Striker Height: 5ft 10in Caps: 60 Goals: 25 RECORD World Cup appearances 12 1950 First round group 1954 Quarter-finals 1958 First round group 1962 Quarter-finals
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      • 564 10  -  Rooney knows what it will take to join the true greats By Simon Stone Special Correspondent W AYNE ROONEY has a clear view on what he needs to do to join the football greats. When everyone, whether respected television pundits, fellow players, managers and the fans, match-going and
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      • 537 11  -  By Andy Hampson Special Correspondent E NGLAND cannot claim not to have been warned this time. When the national team travelled to Brazil to play in the World Cup for the first time in 1950, they did so with an air of arroganceandexpectationthat they only had
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        153 11 COACH: Matjal Kek STAR MAN: Milivoje Novakovic WC RECORD: 1st rd exit 2002. CHANCES: Have a close-knit squad with great spirit and work ethics, but they look up against it. CAPTAIN Robert Koren is determined to help Slovenia qualify for the knockout stages and banish the memory of their
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        168 11 COACH: Rabah Saadane STAR MAN: Yazid Mansouri WC RECORD: 1982 (1st rd),1986(1strd). CHANCES: Will struggle to get past the group stage, as a lack of experience against some of the world’s top players will get the better of them. THE distance between Algeria and South Africa is 6,891 kilometres.
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      • 204 18 FACT Germany’s biggest win to date is 16-0 against Russia on July 1, 1912. KEY MEN Coach Joachim Loew Captain Philipp Lahm PLAYER FOCUS: PIOTR TROCHOWSKI Born: 22 March 1984 Club: Hamburg Previous club: Bayern Munich Position: Midfielder Height: 5ft 6in Caps: 24 Goals: 2 RECORD World Cup appearances
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      • 668 18  -  Neuer faces stiff task to keep the No. 1 jersey By SpecialCorrespondent Johnny Cooper SpecialCorrespondent Special Correspondent G ERMANY head to the 2010 World Cup as one of the favourites but with doubts still lingering over the position they used to be able to
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      • 685 19  -  WIZARD OF OZ GOES IN SEARCH OF CUP GLORY By Jeremy Butler Special Correspondent T IM CAHILL was a rookie international when he manfully strode onto the pitch and turned into a national hero back in 2006. Australia were losing to Japan in an opening game they expectedtowinwhenhearrived
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        173 19 COACH: Radi Antic STAR MAN: Dejan Stankovic WC RECORD: None as Serbia CHANCES: Qualified ahead of France and with quality through the spine of the team in the shape of Nemanja Vidic, Stankovic and the giant Nikola Zigic up front, they would be a good bet for a last-16
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        152 19 COACH: Milovan Rajevac STAR MAN: Sulley Muntari WC RECORD: 2006 (second round). CHANCES: The Black Stars are a sound unit with their top stars playing at the very highest level in Europe. A repeat of their 2006 success in reaching the last 16 would be an excellent achievement. THE
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      • 172 20 KEY MEN Coach Bert van Marwijk Captain Wesley Sneijder PLAYER FOCUS: WESLEY SNEIJDER Born: 9 June 1984, Utrecht Club: Inter Previous club: Real Position: Midfielder Height: 5ft 7in Caps: 56 Goals: 12 RECORD World Cup appearances 8 1934 Round 1 1938 Round 1 1974 Final 1978 Final 1990 Last
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      • 744 20  -  By Jim van Wijk Special Correspondent OBIN VAN PERSIE'S season of frustration over what might have been with Arsenal could just end with World Cup glory for Holland. The all-action forward started the campaign in glorious fashion, scoring seven goals in 11 Barclays Premier
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      • 595 21  -  By SpecialCorrespondent Mike McGrath Special Correspondent S EBASTIEN BASSONG has vowed to make up for his African Nations Cup heartbreak by playing a big part of Cameroon’s World Cup campaign. Bassong’s omission from the African Nations Cup squad raised eyebrows after a big-money move from
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        150 21 COACH: Morten Olsen STAR MAN: Christian Poulsen WC RECORD: 1986 (2nd rd), 1998 (quarter-finals), 2002 (2nd rd). CHANCES: Their strong defensive base will make them hard to beat. A good bet for a second-placed group finish and a last-16 exit. DENMARK’S passage to this summer’sWorld Cup was remarkably smooth
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        137 21 COACH: Takeshi Okada STAR MAN: Shunsuke Nakamura WC RECORD: 1998 (1st rd), 2002 (2nd rd), 2006 (1st rd). CHANCES: Qualified without too much difficulty, but will have a real struggle on their hands to get out of this tricky group. JAPAN go into the World Cup with the weight
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      • 213 22 FACT Italy have won theWorld Cup four times in 1934, 1938, 1982 and 2006. KEY MEN Coach Marcello Lippi Captain Fabio Cannavaro PLAYER FOCUS: ANDREA PIRLO Born: 19 May 1979 Club: AC Milan Previous club: Inter Milan Position: Midfielder Height: 5ft 10in Caps: 64 Goals: 8 RECORD World Cup
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      • 469 22  -  By Cindy Garcia-Bennett Special Correspondent A C MILAN playmaker Andrea Pirlo needs no introduction to rival goalkeepers as they have been on the receiving end of his masterful free-kicks for more than a decade. The 30-year-old has become a decisive player for the Azzurri since
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      • 710 23  -  By Daniella Matar Special Correspondent OQUE SANTA CRUZ and his wife are known as Paraguay’s equivalent to “Posh and Becks” with the amount of gossip column inches they generate but there he will be hoping the similarities end. For while David Beckham will feel
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        171 23 COACH: Vladimir Weiss Sr STAR MAN: Marek Hamsik WC RECORD: None CHANCES: World Cup debutants with plenty of talent as well as team spirit, but a lack of cup pedigree. Weiss Sr. has got the whole squad working well for him and Liverpool defender Martin Skrtel is likely to
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        161 23 COACH: Ricki Herbert STAR MAN: Ryan Nelsen WC RECORD: 1982 (1st rd) CHANCES: The All Whites ensure a truly global event, being the Oceania region’s representative.Defender Nelsen has the quality and stature, but there are few of similar ability. NEW ZEALAND are heading to the World Cup this
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      • 187 24 KEY MEN Coach Dunga Captain Lucio PLAYER FOCUS: KAKA Born: 22 April 1982 Club: Real Madrid Previous club: AC Milan Position: Midfielder Height: 6ft 1in Caps: 73 Goals: 26 RECORD World Cup appearances 18 1930 Round 1 1934 Round 1 1938 Semi-finals 1950 Final 1954 Quarter-finals 1958 Champions 1962
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      • 579 24  -  By Jamie Gardner Special Correspondent G ILBERTO SILVA is relishing his role this summer as the glue which will bind Brazil together and help them escape what he describes as “the Group of Death” to claim a sixth World Cup crown. The
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      • 589 25  -  By Chris Devine Special Correspondent I T SEEMS almost crazy to suggest it, but Cristiano Ronaldo heads to this summer’s World Cup with a point to prove. The 25-year-old is unquestionably one of the finest players on the planet and has quickly
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        158 25 COACH: Sven-Goran Eriksson STAR MAN: Didier Drogba WC RECORD: 2006 (1st rd) CHANCES: Man for man the Elephants look about the best side representing Africa and they could match Cameroon’s achievements of 1990 by reaching the last eight, although a lacklustre showing at the African Nations Cup suggests
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        164 25 COACH: Kim Jong Hun STAR MAN: Jong Tae Se WCRECORD:1966(q’ter-finals) CHANCES: Plenty of attention will fall on the North Koreans, who for political and social reasons will be one of the great curiosities of the Finals. On the pitch, they are unlikely to progress to the last 16
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      • 211 26 FACT Between November 2006 and June 2009, Spain went undefeated for a 35 consecutive matches a record shared with Brazil including a record 15-game winning streak. KEY MEN Coach Vicente del Bosque Captain Iker Casillas PLAYER FOCUS: XAVI Born: 25 January 1980 Club: Barcelona Previous club: N/A Position: Midfielder
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      • 594 26  -  Spain hitman motors his way towards goal record By Mike Perez By SpecialCorrespondent H AVING had to wait until the age of 23 to first earn senior recognition from his country, David Villa would barely have imagined that just five years down the line he could be on
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      • 156 26 SPAIN striker Fernando Torres fears his lack of recent bigmatch action could spoil his chances of lighting up the World Cup finals this summer. A second operation in three months in April sidelined the 26-year-old in a season which has been plagued not only by knee
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      • 562 27  -  By Cindy Garcia- Bennett Special Correspondent ALEXIS SANCHEZ has great expectations heading into his first World Cup with Chile. The “wonder boy”, as he is known in South America, was a pivotal player for Chile as they earned a ticket to the top football
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        158 27 COACH: Reinaldo Rueda STAR MAN: Wilson Palacios WC RECORD: 1982 (1st rd) CHANCES: Rueda’s men have some top-level European experience with the likes of Palacios performing well at Tottenham, but it would be a big shock if Honduras made it to the second round from a tough looking group.
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        152 27 COACH: Ottmar Hitzfeld STAR MAN: Tranquillo Barnetta WCRECORD:1934 (q’ter-finals),1938 (q’ter-finals),1950 (1st rd),1954 (q’terfinals),1962 (1t rd),1966 (1st rd),1994 (2nd rd), 2006 (2nd rd). Chances: In Hitzfeld the Swiss have the potential to reach the second round and maybe even the last eight. SWITZERLAND’SWorld Cup record is less than inspiring and
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      373 12 Your turn to play at manager.. Who would be in your world XI? We get the argument going... IT’S not who you pick, it’s who you leave out of the best team in the world. TheWorld Cup will see the planet’s best players on show in South Africa, but
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    • 660 14/15 GROUP A 11 June, 10pm, Soccer City, Johannesburg SOUTH AFRICA MEXICO Scorers 12 June, 2.30am, Cape Town URUGUAY FRANCE Scorers 17 June, 2.30am, Pretoria SOUTH AFRICA URUGUAY Scorers 18 June, 2.30am, Polokwane FRANCE MEXICO Scorers 22 June, 10pm, Rustenburg MEXICO URUGUAY Scorers 22 June,
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    • 78 16 MATCHES: June 13 Germany v Australia; June 16 Spain v Switzerland; June 19 Holland v Japan; June 22 Nigeria v South Korea; June 25 Portugal v Brazil; June 28 last 16 game; July 7 semi-final. CAPACITY: 70,000 CITY: DURBAN A newly-built arena, constructed on the site of
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    • 81 16 MATCHES: June 12 South Korea v Greece; June 15 Ivory Coast v Portugal; June 18 Germany v Serbia; June 21 Chile v Switzerland; June 23 Slovenia v England; June 26 last 16 match; July 2 quarter-final; July 10 third-place play-off. CAPACITY: 48,000 CITY: PORT ELIZABETH Completed
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    • 71 16 MATCHES: June 14 Japan v Cameroon; June 17 Greece v Nigeria; June 20 Slovakia v Paraguay; June 22 France v South Africa; June 25 Switzerland v Honduras; June 27 last 16 match. CAPACITY: 48,000 CITY: BLOEMFONTEIN Upgraded from a capacity of 38,000 for the World Cup, the
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    • 79 16 SOCCER CITY STADIUM THE FINAL MATCHES: June 11 South Africa v Mexico; June 14 Holland v Denmark; June 17 Argentina v South Korea; June 20 Brazil v Ivory Coast; June 23 Ghana v Germany; June 27 last 16 match; July 2 quarter-final; July 11 final. CAPACITY: 94,700 Located in the
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    • 80 16 MATCHES: June 12 Argentina v Nigeria; June 15 Brazil v North Korea; June 18 Slovenia v US; June 21 Spain v Honduras; June 24 Slovakia v Italy; June 28 last 16 game; July 3 quarter-final. CAPACITY: 62,000 CITY: JOHANNESBURG The home of Orlando Pirates, Ellis Park’s capacity
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    • 48 16 MATCHES: June 16 Honduras v Chile; June 20 Italy v New Zealand; June 23 Australia v Serbia; June 25 North Korea v Ivory Coast. CAPACITY: 46,000 CITY: NELSPRUIT Another newly-built venue for the World Cup, the Mbombela Stadium is close to the world-famous Kruger National Park.
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    • 72 16 MATCHES: June 12 England v US; June 15 New Zealand v Slovakia; June 19 Ghana v Australia; June 22 Mexico v Uruguay; June 24 Denmark v Japan; June 26 last 16 match. CAPACITY: 42,000 CITY: RUSTENBURG Originally built as a venue for the 1995 Rugby World Cup,
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    • 70 16 MATCHES: June 11 Uruguayv France; June 14 Italy v Paraguay; June 18 England v Algeria; June 21 Portugal v North Korea; June 24 Cameroon v Holland; June 29 last 16 game; July 3 quarterfinal; July 6 semi-final. CAPACITY: 70,000 CITY: CAPE TOWN The newly-built Green Point Stadium,
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    • 76 16 MATCHES: June 13 Serbia v Ghana; June 16 South Africa v Uruguay; June 19 Cameroon v Denmark; June 23 US v Algeria; June 25 Chile v Spain; June 29 last 16 match. CAPACITY: 50,000 CITY: PRETORIA One of the oldest stadiums in South Africa, construction began on
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