The New Paper, 1 August 2010

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    13 1 The New Paper on sun day AUGUST 1 2010 80 CENTS MICA (P)
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      99 1 13 DAYS TO SINGAPORE 2010 YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES The New Paper on INDONESIA POLITICS’ NEW FACE OF DEFIANCE AUGUST 1 2010 MADAM MP WANNABE ‘So what if I'm sexy? Better sexy than greedy’ Page 18 PICTURE: INTERNET MOVING IN... on Orchard Rd Call me ‘mall walker’, says maid turned call
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  • News Orchard Road's 'Dirty Secret'
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      Lock icon 'MALL WALKERS'
      1039 2 / 3  -  WomeninOrchardRoad’ssleazy‘triangle’say they’remore‘highclass’thanGeylangprostitutes Streetwalkers? We’reactually... REPORT: MAUREEN KOH, CHAI HUNG YIN and GAN LING KAI tnp@sph.com.sg WHEN dusk descends on what is beginning to be labelled the “golden triangle” of Orchard Road, a transformation takes place. Down come the shutters of the tailoring shops and beauty parlours. The tuition
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      Lock icon KINKY &KAWAII*
      799 4 / 5  -  Inonenightofsleaze,formermaidwhotook Japanese classes makes twice her salary Japanese men find former Filipino maid... REPORT: MAUREEN KOH, CHAI HUNG YIN tnp@sph.com.sg FILIPINA Bebi and Chinese national Mei Li are both 23 years old and seasoned visitors to Singapore. Theyfrequentthesamebuilding–Orchard Plaza not as tourists, they admit, but to offer sex
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  • News Everitt Road Saga: The End?
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      Lock icon SAGA THAT CAPTIVATED STORE
      176 6 / 7 1993 The Everitt Road dispute reportedly starts over parking space. But chains and video cameras (pictured left) are soon added as instrumentsof dissent.Both sides allege abuse by the other party. 2002 Seven families seek help from Joo Chiat MP Chan Soo Sen (pictured right). Mediation efforts
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      Lock icon THE CHANS MOVE HOUSE
      642 6 / 7  -  In new neighbourhood Some are nervous, others say give them a chance On Everitt Road Ex-neighbours heave collective sigh of relief REPORTS:GAN GAN LING KAI ganlk@sph.com.sg APPREHENSION,temperedbyhope.That’s how some residents at JC Ville a cluster of 14 townhouses feel following news that a newfamilymovedintotheirestateyesterday. The reason:
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      Lock icon He’s happy that he FAILED
      969 8 / 9  -  A year ago, teen tried to kill himself seven times. Today... REPORTS:VEENA VEENA BHARWANI veenab@sph.com.sg THERE is an unusual skip in John’s steps these days.Itreflectsthe17-year-old’spositiveoutlook on life. Yet, just a year ago, he was a pale, darker version of himself. John had tried to kill
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      Lock icon She feels guilty she can't give daughter 'properfamily'
      1214 10 / 11 Whenteensgetmarried,whataretheirchancesofsuccess? Not too good, as CHARLENE TAN and JOLIN NG discover The writers are communication studies graduands of the Nanyang Technological University. The report is based on part of theirfinal-year project titled, Teenage, with Child. PREGNANT?Getmarried.That’s a quick fix for some teens
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      Lock icon Aye-aye for catching the eye
      594 14  -  WinnersofTheNewPaper BigWalk’scontestswent allouttoturnheads REPORT: ER YANBING eryb@sph.com.sg HE TOOK an eye-catching vest and painstakingly plastered it with colourful magazine clippings. Mr Rajagopalan Srikanthan took over four hours just to complete his fashion piece, which he wore to The New Paper Big Walk@Marina Bay 2010 on
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      Lock icon They strut with skits and themes
      439 15  -  LianhuaPrimarycelebratesBe Yourself Day with a difference REPORT: KENNETH GOH kengohsz@sph.com.sg THEYdidmorethanjustparadeintheircostumes.Pupils from Lianhua Primary School performed skits to mark Be Yourself Day on Friday. The New Paper’s Be Yourself Day, in its ninth year, is a chance for students to ditch theirschooluniformsanddressinsomething uniquetoexpresstheirindividuality. And
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      Lock icon Be yourself, be charitable
      103 15 THENew Paper’sBeYourself Day offers a chance for students to stand out as unique personalities, instead of wearing their school uniforms. Students can channel their creative juices into outfits that define their individuality. Participating students can alsodonate tomore than 30 charitiesunder the President’s Challenge. Interested schools can
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      Lock icon He earned his place in SMU while in prison
      656 16  -  Former gangster, who is set togetadoubledegree,wins National Youth Council award REPORT:VEENA VEENA BHARWANI veenab@sph.com.sg TEN years ago, he was carrying choppers and was involved in gang fights. Today, David Thorairajan Manickam, 28, is a far cry from his previous self he’s
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      Lock icon Taxiing SIA plane scrapes Air China jet in Beijing
      246 16 A SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) passenger aircraft bumped into a stationary Air China plane at Beijing Capital International Airport yesterday morning, causing both flights to be cancelled. The right wing of the taxiing SIA Boeing 777-200 scraped the rear of the Air
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      Lock icon S'pore is transit point for stolen cars
      735 17 M’sianpoliceclosinginoncartheftsyndicates MALAYSIAN police are getting closer to identifying four major syndicates involved in stealing cars and shipping them out of the country. Police have identified several transit points, including Thailand and Singapore, where stolen Malaysian cars were smuggled to before being sent to
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      Lock icon ‘Sexy better than GREEDY’
      755 18/19 Indonesianstar’selectionplansdividescountry WITH her tight-fitting low-cut dresses and sexy style, she is far from the norm of a political leader in conservative Indonesia. Political and religious leaders in the Mus-lim-majority nation have lashed out at Ms Julia Perez’s sexy shows and music videos, her celebration of female
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      Lock icon Canadian cows fed with wine for better flavour
      277 18/19 THE wine industry in British Columbia, Canada has just got a big boost from a new market segment: cows. According to the Vancouver Sun, cooks love the unique flavour of wine-fed cows, and the cattle seem to likeabottleofwinewithsupper. They spend the last
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      Lock icon Passenger booted off plane for fat teen's extra seat
      244 18/19 SOUTHWEST Airlines made headlines earlier this year for kicking overweight actor-director Kevin Smith off a flight because he took up more than one seat. Now the airline has removed a 1.6m-tall50kg woman from Sacramento, California from one of their aircraft so
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      Lock icon MCA councilman beaten to death and thrown in well
      485 20 He was said to have met workerathisfarmto lend him some cash HE HAD started his second term as a Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) city council member in Manjong, Perak, just three days ago. But the career and life of Mr Lin
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      Lock icon Robber holds parang to baby's neck
      295 20 A YOUNG mother watched in horror as an armed intruder held a parang to her newborn baby’sthroatduringarobberyinTokJiring, Terengganu, on Friday. In his haste to escape later, the robber threw the baby girl on a bed before fleeing. Fortunately, the 55-day-old infant did not suffer
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      Lock icon Castrate driver who allegedly raped girl, 10, say netizens
      361 20 FACEBOOK users and other netizens say the van driver who allegedly raped a 10-year-old schoolgirl on Friday deserves nothing but the most severe punishment for his crime. On Monday, the 51-year-old man, who is married with three children aged between 9
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      Lock icon Aishwarya upset over ‘lost’ bag at KL airport
      362 21 Bollywood superstar refuses to leave VIP lounge without her favourite bag IT was supposed to be a joyous moment for the Bollywood celebrity. ButAishwaryaRaiBachan’sarrivalinKuala Lumpur was marred for a few hours when she could not find her favourite bag. And she refused
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      99 8 / 9 When you’re at the movies, we want you to send us photos of yourself with your instant reviews. Stand next to the poster of the movie you’ve watched, strike a pose and let your fingers do the rating. One to five fingers one for really poor and five if the
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      Lock icon Black box found at Pakistan plane crash site
      100 22 AFP INVESTIGATORS searching the site of an airliner crash near Pakistan’s capital in which 152 people died have found the plane’s black box, an official said yesterday. The investigating team found the box “from the Margalla Hills this morning”, Pakistan Civil Aviation
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      Lock icon Russian forest fires kill at least 30 people
      119 22 AP AFP MORE than 2,000 troops were sent in to help over 16,000 firefighters battle forest fires raging across central Russia. The country is experiencing its worst heatwave since records began some 130 years ago. On Friday, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin visited
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      Lock icon Pakistan monsoon floods leave more than 400 dead
      105 22 AFP RESCUE workers and troops in northwest Pakistan struggled yesterday to reach thousands of people affected by the country’s worst floods in living memory, as the death toll rose past 400. Homes and farmland were destroyed in the northwest and Pakistani Kashmir,
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      Lock icon US recovery slows in second quarter
      116 22 Wire agencies THE United States’ economic recovery lost momentum in the second quarter as growth slowed to a 2.4 per cent pace, its most sluggish showing in nearly a year. Weaker spending by consum- ers, less growth from companies restocking inventory and a bigger
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      305 22 MOTHER TONGUE BOOSTS MALAYALAM and Malay languages received a push over the weekend. And Malayalam mother tongue language may be offered in Singapore schools. That is the goal of the newly-formed Malayalam Language Education Society Singapore. It was launched yesterday at the Naval Base Secondary School
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      54 22 FREE EXPRESSION: Zul, a prominent artist in the local urban arts scene, works on his art piece at Mandarin Gallery yesterday in support of a fund-raising campaign organised by Japanese streetwear brand, A Bathing Ape, and SingTel, in collaboration with the The Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund.
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      Lock icon Decision time: EPL or La Liga?
      503 23  -  THE BUZZ COMMENT: DAVID LEE davidlee@sph.com.sg IF MY mother and girlfriend both fell into the sea at the same time, who would I save? Not once in my life did I think this age-old poser would come to life for me. For football fanatics
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      Lock icon STORE'S HAPPINESS INDEX
      121 23 Weratethepastweek’snews–goodandbad -10 The suicide rate in Singapore went up from an average of one a day in 2008 to about 11 every 10 days last year. -10 Fuel prices went up at the pump and a new rule stopping Singapore motorists from getting subsidised petrol in Malaysia
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      18 23 “Hisfacelooks likeafist.” –Amanonhowfiercehis army superior looks “Iwanttowash thesky.” –Aboyshootinghiswatergun straight up into the air
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      Lock icon IT’S A FAIRY TALE COME TRUE (Prince Charming included)
      1028 24/25  -  Forget boring 10-course dinners in hotel ballrooms. Couples nowsay‘Ido’onaplane,inaclassroomandeveninafairytale set-up,completewithwhitehorseandPrinceCharming REPORT: CRYSTAL CHAN crystalc@sph.com.sg SHEwasCinderellaandhewasherPrinceCharm-ingontheirengagementday.Miss Jolene Chong, 26, and Mr Joseph Ong, 28, chose a fairytale theme for their engagement on July 24. Almost all the 200 guests were dressed up
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        Lock icon BIZy mums make time for kids
        601 26  -  Mums start their own businessesforflexibility to care for their kids REPORT:JOANNE JOANNE SOH joannes@sph.com.sg IT HAS always been a struggle for working mothers to strike a balance between their professional and family lives. And even more so for mums who own their own businesses.
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        Lock icon Interior decorating can be such a bore
        526 27  -  JASON JOHNSON FATHER FIGURES jjohnson@sph.com.sg WHEN I was a kid, I wanted a jungle room just like Elvis Presley’s. It wasn’t that I was a huge Elvis fan, it’sjustthatIreallylikedjungles,andI felt my bedroom should reflectmysenseofgoodtaste. I’m not quite sure what The King got up
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        Lock icon Beng's back with a bang
        148 27 IF SEX And The City can do it, so can Phua Chu Kang. Get adapted for the big screen, that is. Singapore’sfavourite contractor fromthe long-running local TV sitcom has his own movie now. Andit’s guaranteedto bebigger, betterand more beng than ever before. Phua Chu Kang
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        Lock icon FLOOD-PROOF FASHION aspire
        407 28  -  Keepingdrydoesn’tmean beingboring.Here’showto lookyourbestintherain DOLORES TAY doltay@sph.com.sg THE last time I found myself in a flashflood in Penang, my Jimmy Choos and I were fortunate to be in a giant SUV, safe from the dirty water and unglamorous outcomes. SingaporeisthelastplaceonearthI’dimagine would have flooding problems. But the floods came,
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        Lock icon Survive crazy weather with waterproof make-up
        229 28 Withthe crazyweather these days, there’s a high chance that you might just get caught in a downpour. To avoid looking like the Joker from Batman with bleeding mascara and eyeliner if you do get into a wet fix, stick to these tips on applying
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        667 30/31  -  Teen (left) will representS’porein YOGmountainbike and road race events DANSON CHEONG dansonc@sph.com.sg HIS cool, quiet demeanour might not give you pause. Daniel Koh, at 1.75m tall, looks like any other tall, lanky teenager. But put him on a bike and you will do more
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        Lock icon Crashing is one of my biggest fears, but...
        436 30/31 OnlygirlinYOGcyclingteam: BEING the rose among the thorns is difficult. Just ask 18-year-old Nasthasia Nadiah. Nasthasia is the only girl in the male-only Singapore Amateur Cycling Association Youth Development Squad. Thesquadis Singapore’sdefacto youth cycling team. Said Nasthasia:“Sometimesit’s hardbecause mygirlfriends don’tunderstand the problems I
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        Lock icon Flavours of national fervour
        603 32  -  CHERYL LIM cheryll@sph.com.sg THE time of the year when Singaporeans swell with pride for their country is here again. Singaporeans love to eat, this much is true. And along the way, we have dishes that reflect our heritage like chilli crab, laksa and bubur cha cha.
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        59 32 WHERE WE ATE PLAZA BRASSERIE, PARKROYALON BEACH ROAD 7500, Beach Road Singapore *****1 Tel: 6298 0011 If you wish to participate in Table For 4, e-mail cheryll@sph.com.sg with your name, age, occupation and mobile phone number. MARIE TEO, 42, Freelance public relations and marketing consultant ROSALIND SEE, 58,
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        Lock icon Never hurry to judge a curry
        366 33  -  HEDY KHOO hedykhoo@sph.com.sg DON’T judge a man by his clothes nor acurry by its colour. You never know how hot either one can be. A sloppily dressed date could be well-endowed whereitcounts–perhapshisbrainorwallet. Ifyou’relucky,maybeboth. That is why you should never be fooled by appearances. Don’t
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        547 34  -  New Face finalists at SPH Shop And Win Draw in Suntec City Mall REPORT: KENNETH GOH kengohsz@sph.com.sg SHE was all smiles and cheered for the contestants. But standing for three hours in 5-inch stilettos caused Zianna Zainal, 23, to feel the pain from the
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        Lock icon Mucho ado about bullfighting ban, but I say olé to that
        634 36  -  It’sabout time the sportisput out to pasture SIVA CHOY HUMOUR ME tnp@sph.com.sg BULLFIGHTING has been banned in Barcelona, Spain. That’slike banning popular, traditionalstadium sports like football in Manchester, ice hockey in Montreal, swimming in Shanghai and the stoning of
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        Lock icon Tucking in my shirt for free food at the races
        369 36  -  S M ONG ACT BLUR smong@sph.com.sg A FEW weeks ago, aNew Paper colleague bragged about the wonderful free food he enjoyed at the Emirates Singapore Derby. Furious,Iconfrontedanothercolleague,TNP’swily horse racing insider Tan Thean Loon, and demanded toknowwhyIwasn’tinvited. Fearing for his life,
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          Lock icon Not the final frontier
          139 36 REALLY?Oddnewsthat’sfor real Reuters Fans of Star Trek can now head to the Jenolan Caves in the west of Sydney for a Klingon tour. Currently, a self-guided audio tour of the caves in the Blue Mountains is offered in eight languages, but staff came up with the
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          Lock icon Don't forget to remember
          52 36 ABRITISHwoman wakesup each day likeit’s the first dayof herlife. Acar crash20 yearsago caused MsMichelle Philpottsto sufferfrom anterogradeamnesia,so shedoes nothave short-termmemory. Everynight andeverymorning, her husband,Ian, showsher their weddingphotographs toconvince her thatthe “stranger”in her bedis actuallyher husband,reported the DailyMail. Hertwo children alsohave to repeattheirnames to herevery day andshowher
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      24 27 GENERATION NEXT Helmets? Check Elbow pads? Knee pads? Check Check Check Gloves? Did we forget anything? Yes daddy... the bicycles WHAP! TNP ILLUSTRATION:KELVIN CHAN
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        Lock icon TODAY'S SINGAPORE (POLYTRACK) RACE CARD
        1001 38/39 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE1 MS 1.30 -1200m Stakes:$35,000 No. Last6runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/origin/sex,trainer-owner) 1 876 PowerBalance 59 (52) MGallagher 10 (5agZLMok-PowerBalance) 2 *****2 LuckySorcerer 57.5 (49) VDuric 11 (5agBDean-LuckyUnicorn) 3 *****3 RobertE 56 (46) JPowell 6 (3amgDBaertschiger-Auric) 4 474 ThousandLight 56 (46)
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        Lock icon GOLDEN SPRINT (RACE 3 No. 1)
        123 38/39 BEST BET GOLDEN SPRINT is showing that you can’t keep a good horse down. The eight-year-old Australian gelding has scored five times in his career and two of them have come this year: over 1,100m on March 3 and over 1,200m on July 2,
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        Lock icon SUNDAY TIPS
        494 38/39 Tan Thean Loon Larry Foley Danny Khoo Marc Tan 1 RACE Lucky Sorcerer 2 3 4 Robert E 3 4 Thousand Light Robert E Thousand Light 2 3 2 Robert E Lucky Sorcerer Lucky Sorcerer 9 6 2 3 6 Lucky Sorcerer Robert E Uno Winning Dan 4
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        Lock icon LAST FRIDAY'S SINGAPORE STIPES' REPORT HIGHLIGHTS
        944 38/39 RACE 1 EQUIENCE: Jumped awkwardly, slow to begin. BLUE SCRAMBLE: Difficult to settle early. WONDERFUL APPROACH: raced wide without cover throughout. BIG PRIZE: Raced wide without cover throughout; laid out. SCARLET ROSE: Disappointed for a run between SWEET DREAM, which laid in, and BIG
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        Lock icon MAGIC GAIA is hard to beat
        1628 40 LARRYFOLEY’SCOMMENTSFORTODAY’SKRANJIRACES RACE1 (1,200m) 1 Power Balance?Needs to find a length or two before considering. 2 Lucky Sorcerer???Foot on the till and loves this surface, so hard to beat. 3 Robert E???Honest and blinkers back on to find a result for followers. 4 ThousandLight???Betterlast startand
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        1093 41 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE1 C5 1.45 -1200m(SC) Stakes:RM35,000 No. Last6runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/origin/sex,trainer-owner) 1 6203-- Rana'sMusic 57 (35) KEirwanc2 11 (8nzgPSKumaran-Denon) 2 *****- StoneCrab 57 (35) NCallow 14 (6agMSukri-Sky) 3 770 Garnasih 56.5 (34) ISaifudin 12 (4mmOSidek-SinarSuria) 4 *****0 NewEnergyStar 56.5 (34)
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        101 41 RACE1: 1Rana’sMusic 10 WorldSuperman6 Golden Orchid5 Zambucca. RACE 2: 9 Royal Joy 8 Mr Showpiece 2 Golden Ball 10 Smart Venture. RACE 3:2 Golden Might 5 Slipa Vista 11 Aussie Son 9 Northern Strength. RACE 4: 6 Snaring Tiger 5 Good Winner 3 Duke Greg 7
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        482 42 Race1 C5(SC)1200m 11 WORDOFHONOUR55c55.5(13-6) RBurnett (3) 5 5 1 (482) 1 ARKIN57c55(25-8) SRuzaini* (2) 4 4 2 (523) Ns 6 SHADOWWIND56(47-10) IAzhar (10) 3 3 3 (510) 0.5 15 OVERWEENING53.5(60-16) BWoodworth (6) 2 2 4 (512) 0.5 ?Winning stable: Teamwork. Trainer: M Sukri. Time: 1min 11.70sec
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        992 42 RACE 1 (Caulfield): 1st 1 Big Spirit ($54-$16) 2nd 3 Lucy’s Cash ($7) 3rd 6 Sona Gaire ($26) 4th 12 Bluey’s Mist. Forecast $47. Place forecast $16 (1-3), $57 (1-6), $15 (3-6). Tierce $557. Trio $120. Quartet No winner ($8096 jackpot carried forward to next race).
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        354 43 Reuters A PEP talk from golfing great Annika Sorenstam spurred Taiwan’s Yani Tseng to grab a commanding four-shot lead in the second round of the women’s British Open on Friday, and into the third round early this morning. The 21-year-old Florida resident (right), who bought
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        369 43 AFP MALAYSIA’S Ben Leong returned to his best form to take a share of the third-round lead with overnight leader Siddikur of Bangladesh at the Brunei Open in Bandar Seri Begawan yesterday. Leong put himself in contention for a second Asian Tour title with
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        646 44/45  -  KENNETH CHEW speaks to prodigious 14-year-old Nour El Sherbini, who is widely regarded as a future world champ KENNETHCHEWspeakstoprodigious NOUR El Sherbini’s glittering record since she burst onto the international squash scene has been nothing short of phenomenal. When only 13 and taking on players up to
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        714 44/45  -  Butsquash’sthewinnerafter an excellent week of action, KENNETH CHEW reports KENNETHCHEWreports WORLD No. 1 Nicol David might have made it four titles in a row yesterday at the final of the CIMB Women’s Masters, but the true winner of the week must surely be the
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        573 46 WORLD champion Jenson Button has condemned “teamorders”inFormula One and said he would walk away from the sport if it was no longer a fair fight between drivers. The McLaren driver said he would not want to race for any team that had a recognised No.
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        510 46  -  LUKE NETTO npsports@sph.com.sg THE TWO Red Bull Racing cars were in a league of their own in qualifying yesterday. Top guns such as McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso were not even within a second of the two Red Bulls. In recent races, we have seen
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        276 47  -  GREGORY LOO npsports@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE’Sgirlshad tosettleforanother silver medal after losing out to South Korea in the girls’ team event at the Bowling Youth World Championships in Helsinki, Finland, yesterday. The girls have already won two medals from the doubles competition on Tuesday 19-year-old Daphne Tan and
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        352 47 ATHLETICS Wire Services SHE’S50,stillrunning, and definitelynot quittinganytime soon. Oh, make that sprinting, at the European Championships no less. Merlene Ottey became the oldest athlete to compete at the European Championships after anchoring Slovenia’s 4x100 metres women’s relay team yesterday. Ottey surpassed the record previously held by 47-year-old
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        298 47 PA Sport MARK Lewis-Fran-cis has accepted the blame as Britain’s 4x100 metres relay team failed to reach the final of the European Championships in Barcelona. Leon Baptiste and Craig Pickering gave the British quartet a superb start in yesterday’s semi-fi- nals in the
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        431 48  -  GREGORY LOO npsports@sph.com.sg JUSTIN Liu and Sherman Cheng were crowned 420 world champions at Haifa Sailing Club, Israel, last night (Singapore time). The boys finished their International 420 World Championship campaign in Haifa with 36 points 21 points ahead of nearest rivals Francesco Falcetelli and Gabriele
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        294 48 RUGBY AP FLYHALF Dan Carter scored one try, set up another and kicked 14 points as New Zealand beat Australia for the eighth straight time yesterday with a comprehensive 49-28 Tri-Nations win in Melbourne. Australia are now in their worst losing sequence to the All
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        427 49  -  TAMPINES vSAFFC (Tonight, 7.45pm, Tampines Stadium) CHUA SIANG YEE npsports@sph.com.sg TAMPINES against SAFFC is always a special fixture in the hearts of all S-League fans. Tonight’s match at the Tampines Stadium promises to be as entertaining as the previous matches, if not more. After all, this is
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        208 49 Wire Services CLUB game in the South-east Asia can look forward to getting a boost from a trans-na-tional soccer league should the proposal from Malaysia and Indonesia pan out. According to Malaysia’s Sports Minister, Ahmad Shabery Cheek, his Indonesian counterpart, Andi Mallarangeng, had approved of
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        183 49 SINGAPORE U-15 coach Kadir Yahaya has picked the 18 players to represent the nation at this month’s Youth Olympic Games. Said Kadir: “It was a very tough decision to choose the 18 boys. “All of them have worked very hard throughout the year and
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        707 50  -  SO MANY WAYS TO CRAFT THE ART FROM 12 YARDS, BUT UNIMAGINABLE IS THE... DAVID LEE npsports@sph.com.sg THINK you have seen it all when it comes to the art of scoring penalties? Think the Spaniards are only capable of sweet, mesmerising passing moves? Think again. Real Betis prodigy
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        459 51 CELTIC 2 (Gary Hooper 82, Georgios Samaras 89) LYON 2 (Michel Bastos 28, Harry Novillo 54) EMIRATES CUP AFP CELTIC showed the fighting spirit they will need to recover from their Champions League flop as the Scottish club battled back to earn a 2-2
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        212 51 PA Sport NATHAN Burns scored the only goal as Rangers lost their final Sydney Festival of Football match to AEK Athens 1-0 yesterday. Despite turning in a good performance in an occasionally niggly game, Walter Smith’s side succumbed to a 72nd-minute goal from AEK’s Australian substitute
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        219 51 PA Sport TOTTENHAM goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes has warned Manchester City that money is no guarantee of success. The Blues have been busy in the transfer market this summer, splashing the cash in an effort to close on the Premier League’s top four. They were pipped
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        386 52/53 Sports SLAM1 TOTTENHAM manager Harry Redknapp has launched a frustrated rant regarding his club’s fixture congestion and the logic of an international week before the new season. Spurs lost a pre-season friendly 4-1 to Villarreal on Thursday night and are now due to take on
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        333 52/53 AFP A DRAMATIC late goal from substitute Alexandre Lacazette earned hosts France a 2-1 victory over Spain in the final of the Under-19 European Championship in Caen, northern France on Friday. The 19-year-old Lyon forward headed home bravely from close range in the 85th
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        474 52/53 SLAM2 ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger discarded his usual diplomacy when he dismissed the Premier League’s newsquad rules as “disastrousfor football”on Friday. The rules introduced by the Premier League, adapted from Uefa’s Champions League squad rules, state that clubs have to register a squad of
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        479 52/53 PA Sport ARSENE Wenger maintains Arsenal are at the start of another cycle of dominance which must include captain Cesc Fabregas at the heart of the team. The Gunners hosted AC Milan in the Emirates Cup last night and then take on Scottish
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        468 54 Sir Bobby Charlton tells Manchester United that second best will not be accepted Wire Services OLD Trafford legend Sir Bobby Charlton insists that Sir Alex Ferguson must reclaim the Premier League title. United had to watch as Carlo Ancelotti’s Chelsea pipped them by one point in
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        254 54 Hernandez on target against Man United Wire Services JAVIER “Chicharito” Hernandez scored against his new club. Hernandez played the first half for his old club and the second for Manchester United as the Red Devils were beaten 3-2 by Chivas Guadalajara in the last match of their North American tour
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        78 55 LIVE TELECASTS FIFA UNDER-20 WOMEN’SWORLDCUP Today: 3RD PLACING: SOUTH KOREA v COLOMBIA StarHub TV Ch 222,5.55pm EMIRATES CUP 2010 Tonight: AC MILAN v OLYMPIQUE LYONNAIS StarHub TV Ch 202,8.55pm ARSENAL v CELTIC StarHub TV Ch 202,11.10pm LIGA TOTAL! CUP 2010 Tonight: 3RD PLACING StarHub TV Ch 222,10.40pm Tomorrow: FINAL
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        9 55 THE GREENBRIER CLASSIC Tomorrow: DAY 4 StarHubTVCh 213,3am
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        8 55 AFRICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS Today: DAY 5 StarHubTVCh 205,8pm
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        29 55 HUNGARIAN GRAND PRIX Tonight: MAIN RACE StarHub TV Ch 273 SingTel mio TV Ch 115, 7.45pm CHEQUERED FLAG StarHub TV Ch 273 SingTel mio TV Ch 115, 9.45pm
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        147 55 JUNIOR racers took a spin around the go-kart-ing track at the Jalan Besar Sports Fest yesterday in the first pit-stop of the K1 Karting Series. This year, apart from the general public, K1 aims to reach out to school students through dedicated karting hours. Students, alongside
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        455 55 EVENTS/BLURB/FIXTURES LOCAL EVENTS BASKETBALL What: Women National Basketball League “Open” 2010 When: Till Aug 8 Where: Singapore Basketball Centre TODAY’Sgames: (5.30pm) QunYan v Stackers, (7pm) Fu Tian Dian Athletics Association v Eng Tat Hornets, (8.30pm) Stackers Teens v Ling Yun. WALKING What: New Moon Big Walk 2010 When:
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      805 56  -  GREGORY LOO npsports@sph.com.sg SHE’S only been there for less than three months, but national swimmer Quah Ting Wen already feels a difference in the US approach towards sports. The 17-year-old freestyle specialist left Singapore at the end of March this year to further her studies under a
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      30 56 WORLD CHAMPIONS: Sailors Justin Liu and Sherman Cheng claim 420 gold in Israel. Page 48 ANGRYBOSSES: Redknapp rants at match schedules, Wenger whacks FA for new EPL rule. Pages 52-53
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