The New Paper, 21 August 2011

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    • 77 1 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION 2011 Women behind the men speakto TNP MRS TAN KIN LIAN: DOING THE RIGHT THING NEEDS COURAGE 2 ARSENAL 0 LIVERPOOL 2 GUNNERS SEE RED 58 The New Paper on AUG 21 2011 facebook.com/thenewpaper To subscribe: 6388 3838 Post-General Election 2011 Chen Show Mao’s invitation to community event
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  • News Presidential Election 2011
    • IRON LADIES
      • 696 2/3  -  No-nonsensewomenwhostandbytheirmen–presidential candidates’wivesopenup,manyforthefirsttime REPORTS: CHAI HUNG YIN chaihyn@sph.com.sg ASEEMINGLY stern “why should I be speaking to you?” greeted this reporter when The New Paper on Sunday first met Mrs Cecilia Tan for the interview. But as it soon became clear that Mrs Tan was not
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      • 559 2/3 WHEN it comes to the kitchen, Mrs Vivian Tan rules –evenifshehasadomestichelper. She would rather do the cooking herself, so that she knows exactly what nutrients are going in and so shecancalibratetheflavourstoherfamily’staste. Like many Asian mothers, food is the best way she
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      • 525 4  -  REPORT: zothman@sph.com.sg ZUL OTHMAN zothman@sph.com.sg SHE is the friendly presence at the side of presidential candidate Tan Jee Say. But if there is a word to describe Madam Patricia Khoo, it would be reticent. When she spoke to The New Paper on Sunday
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      • 195 4  -  REPORT: CHAI HUNG YIN REPORT: CHAI HUNGYIN chaihyn@sph.com.sg THE woman behind one of the presidential candidates, Dr Tony Tan, remains elusive. Not much has been written publiclyabout Dr Tan’swife, Madam Mary Chee Bee Kiang, 70 (right, with DrTan). AndDr Tan’soffice declined this paper’srequest tointerviewher,
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  • News
    • 707 5  -  WP MP posts on Facebook that organisers withdrew invitation dueto‘disagreement’withgrassrootsorganisation REPORT:BENSON BENSON ANG bang@sph.com.sg CONTROVERSY has broken afresh online after Members of Parliament (MPs) from the opposition ward of Aljunied had their invitations withdrawn from at least one ghost month dinner. Workers’ Party (WP)
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    • 872 6/7  -  China-born getai singer is now as Singaporean as the local dish REPORT: MAUREEN KOH maureenk@sph.com.sg WHETHERit’slocal dishes orour “rojak” lingo, Shanghai-born-singer Yuan Jin embraces all that is Singaporean. Integration, she says, is a two-way process and immigrants, like herself, have to play the part.
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    • 780 6/7  -  REPORT: OLIVIA HO oliviaho@sph.com.sg TODAY, Mr Samsudin Ali and his family will be breaking their fast with their favourite chicken curry. But this is no ordinary pot of curry. It is part of an island-wide response to the Facebookevent“CookandShareAPotofCurry!” organised by Miss Florence Leow and
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    • 691 10 / 11  -  S’poreanartistinthe spotlight after designing 2 covers for Marvel Comics Singapore Toy, Game and Comic Convention REPORT: BENSON ANG bang@sph.com.sg HIS portfolio caught the eye of Marvel Comics’internationaltalentscoutCBCebulski. And now, all eyes are on Singaporean Benjamin Ang, 27, who is seen as a rising star in
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    • 774 12 / 13  - A house of JOY, a chance to forgiv e Volunteers, social workers say serving community has changed and benefited them REPORT: GAN LING KAI ganlk@sph.com.sg SERVING the community can bring about life transformation not just for the beneficiaries but for the social workers and volunteers involved too. Such as a
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    • 550 14  -  Things settle down at Sungei Road flea market as vendors work out system to share limited space REPORT: AMANDA PHUA aphua@sph.com.sg UNDER a multi-hued, if a bit weath-er-worn, umbrella sat a hunched up old lady. Her “companions” along the row where she was sitting were
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    • 375 16 Market abuzz with talk of latest Apple tablet APPLEisexpectedtobegintrialproduc-tionofthenext-generationiPad3fromOctober. That’s what sources told the Wall Street Journal. The tablet computer is scheduled for releaseearlynextyear,theysaid. In its report, the newspaper said Apple is workingwithitscomponentsuppliersandits assemblerinAsia. TheiPad3isexpectedtofeatureahigh-res-olution display 2048 by 1536 compared to 1024by768intheiPad2–andApple’ssuppliers have
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    • 304 17 Chelseamanagerpraisesplayer’sbraveryandstrength CHELSEA player John Obi Mikel is a very brave man, said his manager Andre Villas-Boas. Despite the fact that his dad had been kidnapped 48 hours earlier in Nigeria, Mikel, 24, had decided to play the game against Stoke last week and
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    • 336 17 AN INDIAN restaurant delivery driver raped a sleeping Australian woman after he entered her home with her meal. Amit Hamal, 22, who claimed he was a member of the Nepalese royal family, was found guilty by a Sydney court yesterday.
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    • FASHION GETS A DRESSING DOWN
      • 319 18/19 THE parents of 16-year-old model have sued a photographer and clothingchain Urban Outfitters over the use of sleazy picturesoftheir daughter. The US$28 million ($34 million) lawsuit charges that fashionphotographerJasonLee Parrysnappedthe“salacious”picture of Hailey Clauson when she was just 15 and that it
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      • 173 18/19 WHATwereyouthinking?That’s the obvious question anyone would askcosmeticscompanyNiveaafteritscontroversialadappearedinEsquire. The Nivea for Men ad, which appeared only in the September issue of the magazine, showed a preppilydressedblackmantossingawaythesevered head of a bearded, black man with an afro hairstyle. Thetextread,“re-civilizeyourself,”withtheaddition-alcaption,“Looklikeyougiveadarn”. The public outrage over the ad was immediate, with
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      • 166 18/19 FASHIONgiantZaraisunderinvestigationbyBrazil’s labour ministry after a supplier was accused of slave labour, a local seamstress union said on Wednesday. TheSpanishcompanyisownedbytheworld’s largest clothing retailer, Inditex SA. Government investigators raided four Sao Paulo sweatshops in late June, union officials told Reuters. All the garments discovered in
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  • Page 18/19 Miscellaneous
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  • News Snapshot
    • 108 21 VOUCHERS and gift cards from Borders Singapore are no longer valid. Following reports that the Borders bookshop at Wheelock Place is shutting down, some people tried to use their vouchers at the chain’s other outlet at Parkway Parade.
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    • 112 21 WITH millions of graduates from India and China entering the global market, it is important for Singapore to keep its legal market vibrant and make the profession relevant higher up the value chain, Law Minister K Shanmugam said yesterday. Speaking at
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    • 117 21 SAFEGUARDING the interests of the bumiputera remains the main agenda of the government, Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said yesterday. The Star reported Mr Muhyid- din as saying that although the interests of all races would be taken into consideration when
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    • 293 21 ‘Zerotolerance’of securitybreaches, saysMinister THELandTransportAuthority(LTA)willnothesi-tatetopenalisepublictransportoperatorSMRT,following a second security breach at a train depot. The Government adopts a zero-tolerance attitude to such incidents to ensure the security of Singapore’s transport system and commuters, Minister of State for TransportJosephineTeosaidyesterday. She was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a
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    • 67 21 AFP. INDIA aims to accelerate economic growth to 9 per cent, despite increasing global financial worries and domestic inflationary pressures, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said yesterday. ThehighertargethasbeensetalthoughIndia’scentral bank which has hiked interest rates 11 times in 18 months–saysthatslowerexpansionmaybeneeded toreininthecountry’sclosetodouble-digitinflation. While the
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    • Article, Illustration
      13 21 TRAIN-INGFORDISASTER:Fourhundredpeople tookpartinanemergencypreparednessexerciseheld yesterdaymorningbetweentheone-northandBuona VistaMRTstations.Theexercisewastotestthe operationalreadinessofthefinalstageoftheCircleLine fromMarymounttoHarbourFrontaheadofitsopening onOct8.Simulatedfireandsmokeonthemovingtrain weredesignedtotesttheequipmentandfacilitiesinthe eventofanemergency,reportedChannelNewsAsia. PICTURE: REUTERS
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  • Page 21 Miscellaneous

  • News Exchange
    • 497 22  -  THE BUZZ COMMENT: MELVIN SINGH melvin@sph.com.sg WHENonline,anythinggoes.People, often hiding behind anonymity, are comfortablelashingoutateveryissue. Of late, it has boiled over into dangerous territory, andnotjustonce. The invisible line when rational and sensible postings are discarded in favour of inflammatory and vile comments designed to spark irreparable damage has longbeencrossed.
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    • 124 22 Weratethepastweek’snews–goodandbad -10 More than 30,000 people here, about 7 per cent of the population above the age of 60, have to work to sustain themselves, figures from the International Longevity Centre Singapore show. +10 Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced new benefits in housing, health care and
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    • 40 22 “Whenyou’re at the traffic lights and the driver next to you is heartily digging his nose... And your eyes meet. –Atweetfromalocaleditorrespondingto the #ThatAwkwardMoment hashtag on Twitter. “Iamacitrusfruit.Ihave no core. –Overheardinalocalyogaclassaftera particularly punishing series involving abdominal exercises.
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  • enjoy
    • 951 23  -  Global cuisine restaurants are drawing diners and wakingupaonce-sleepy stretch in Tanjong KatongRoad REPORT: JOYCE LIM joycel@sph.com.sg YOU can probably drive downthe500mdragatTanjong Katong Road in less than 80 seconds. But you would see a smorgasbord of food choices that easily make the road the United
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    • 709 25  -  Queues at Old Airport Road stalls grow following TNP report on special soya bean dessert sold there REPORT:JOYCE JOYCE LIM joycel@sph.com.sg SOME went armed with copies of The New Paper; some travelled from the other side of the country. But all were at the Old
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    • Enjoy Shopping
      • 481 26  -  REPORT: YEO HWEE TECK weeteck@sph.com.sg BY NOW, everyone in your social media circle would probably have posted something about the Club 21 Bazaar Sale at the Pit Building next to Singapore Flyer. This is, for bargain hunters, the sale.
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    • Article, Illustration
      558 27  -  REPORT: SYLVIA TOH PAIK CHOO paikchoo@sph.com.sg A BOY whose ears she pierced a decade ago saved her day. As Miss Elim Chew says: “I was in Frankfurt airport, going to Davos in Switzerland, already late, gate just closed. The young man in charge stared at me and
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    • 211 27  -  –reportingbyAmandaPhua –reportingbyAmandaPhua ALLDRESSEDUP Launched in 2005 Background: Created by Lionel Leo, 55, and Tina Tan-Leo, 51, a husband and wife team, the brand brought local fashion to the catwalks of the bi-annual New York and Paris Fashion Week. Their fashion label can be found at 70
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    • Enjoy Fly on the Wall
      • 351 28  -  Swiss brand Breitling launches limited-edition timepieces at Paragon SYLVIA TOH PAIK CHOO JUST PAIK CHOO paikchoo@sph.com.sg HEREwegoagain,100piecesavailableworldwide, and the red dot of Singaporehasbeenapportioned30. The coveted allotment has come from Watches of Switzerland HQ itself, because Singapore its tribe of watchmen, anyway number6thgloballywhenitcomestobuying importedSwisstimepieces. And then
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    • Enjoy Family Matters
      • 556 29  -  JASON JOHNSON FATHER FIGURES jjohnson@sph.com.sg MY YOUNGER boy, S, lost a tooth the other night while he was sleeping. When he realised what had happened, he woke my wife, showing her the gap where a bottom incisor used to be. She later reported to me that
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    • Article, Illustration
      347 30/31 20 girls duke it out on the runway for $34,000 worth of prizes THE New Paper New Face 2011 is back with a batch of 20 new faces. And one of these young women will win a $20,000 top prize, comprising $10,000 cash and a $10,000 modelling
      PHOTO: KELVIN CHNG MAKE UP: MAYBELLINE NEW YORK HAIR: MONSOON HAIR HOUSE JEANS: LEVI’S  -  347 words
    • Enjoy 2 Wheels Good
      • 597 32  -  Biker Boy writes an open-letter to mothers on how safe the Can Am Spyder is ZAIHAN MOHD YUSOF BIKER BOY zaihan@sph.com.sg DEAR mothers, your sons will never lose their balance on the Can Am Spyder. You have my word. It’s practically impossible because the Spyder’s three-wheeled concept
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    • Enjoy Humour
      • 476 33  -  Unlikely pairings which can clinch a movie contract SYLVIA TOH PAIK CHOO JUST PAIK CHOO paikchoo@sph.com.sg AT FIRST sighting, the title Cowboys and Aliens is bound to convulse, haha I geddit, play on word “Indians”, with a sci-fi twist. (Actually no, it’s a
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      • REALLY
        • 28 33 Odd news that’s forreal Wires A61-YEAR-OLDNewYorkmansaidhelosthisjob asalifeguardwhenherefusedtowearskimpy swimtrunksfortheannualswimtest. MrRoyLestertoldtheNewYorkDailyNews thathewasforcedoutofthejobafter40yearsin 2007whenhewantedtotaketheswimtestin bikingshortsinsteadoftinyswimtrunks. HefiledalawsuitagainstthestateOfficeof Parks,RecreationandHistoricPreservationin 2009.Thelawsuitwasdismissed,butwas reinstatedbyanappealscourtlastweek. MrLester,atriathlete,saidnoonehisage shouldbewearingtinytrunks.Hesaidthebathing suitrequirementwasaimedatgettingridofolder lifeguards. Stateofficialsdeclinedtocomment.
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        • 28 33 Reuters LABRADORretrieversareknownfortheirhunting skillsandfriendlydispositions,butBeau,ablack labwholivesintheUSstateofMontana,is winningacclaimforhismathsabilities. OwnerDavidMadsensaidthatifhetellsBeau therearesixdogsattheparkandthreedogs leave,andthenaskshimhowmanyareleft,the dogreplies:“Woof,woof,woof.” Beauhasachievedadegreeofcelebrityfor hiscountingskills,becomingastaronvisitsto shops,restaurantsandcabinsintheFlathead LakeresortinMontanawheretheMadsenfamily spendssummers. “Hecounts,headdsandsubtracts,hecando somedivisionandhasmemorisedsquareroots,” MrMadsensaid. Adogwithbettermathsskillsthanmany peoplehaveseemsunbelievable,butthelocal firechiefsaidhevouchesforthedog’stalents. “Davewillsay,‘What’stwoandthree?’Then thedogwillgo,‘Bark,bark...bark,bark,bark,’” saidMrChrisRicciardi,chiefoftheFinley Point-YellowBay,MontanaFireDepartment.
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      • 301 33  -  S M ONG ACT BLUR smong@sph.com.sg I’VEbeenwaitingforthelongesttimeforsomeoneto use that word. Last Sunday, presidential candidate Tan Kin Lian finally broke the ice with a blog post entitled “Watershedpresidentialelection”. Yes!“Watershed”!Oh,howI’vemissedyousincethe end of the General Elections in May. Actually,MrTan’spostwasreferringtoaFacebook postbysomeoneelseabout“whythisPresidential Electionistherealwatershed”. Unfortunately,“watershed”hasn’tquitecaughton this time round. Instead,
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    • 53 34 Enjoy WATCH’EM PICTURE:20TH CENTURYFOX TV Comics ReignOfAssassins CelestialMovies(StarHubCh868),9pm Askilledassassinispursuedbyarivalteamwhenshebeginsaquest toreturntheremainsofamysticalBuddhistmonktoitsrightful restingplace.StarringMichelleYeoh,JungWooSung. TheVoice AXN(StarHubCh511),8pm Inthisnewseries,superstarjudges/vocalcoaches–Christina Aguilera,CeeLoGreen,AdamLevineandBlakeShelton–pickeight buddingsingerseachinsearchforAmerica’snextgreatvoice. TheA-Team StarMovies (StarHubCh 622), 9pm A teamofformerSpecial Forces soldiersgoesrogue toclear theirnames whenthey realise theywere set upfor a crimethey didnot commit. StarringLiamNeeson, Bradley Cooper. TheDoctors Li(SingTelmioTVCh22),11pm Thisnewtalkshowfeaturesamedicaldreamteamthatdispenses informationonthelatestmedicalbreakthroughsandcutting-edge procedures. ScottPilgrimvsTheWorld HBO(StarHubCh601),10pm Ayoungmanmustdefeathisnewgirlfriend’ssevenevilexesinorder towinherheart.StarringMichaelCera,MaryElizabethWinstead. DILBERT SCOTT
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    • 197 34 CHANNEL5 12.30pm Films&Stars Asia 1.00 America’sGotTalent 2.00 CrissAngel Mindfreak 3.00 K-19:The Widowmaker 5.45 TheMiddleman 6.45 Films&Stars Asia 7.15 TheIncredible Hulk 9.30 News5Tonight 10.00 UndercoverBossUK 11.00 LastMan Standing Midnight MyName IsEarl CHANNEL8 Noon WithYou, A 1000 Miles 12.30pm TRReport 1.00 Bioskin, AuntyLucy 1.30 DreamPotter 2.30 LuckyStars Go Places 4.30 PortraitOfHome 6.30
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  • sports
    • Racing
      • 1568 35 ANDREWFROST’SCOMMENTSONTODAY’SKRANJIPOLYTRACKMEETING RACE1 (1,200m) 1 April'sKnight))Nottoofarawayinfirstrunin this company last time and could sneak a place if race run to suit swoopers. 2 LongFeng)Needstoshowmore. 3 Lightning Ace)))Backing up after tidy effort last Sunday and looks one of the better chances. 4 Wing Warrior))Last-start winner over 1,700m
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      • 419 36 / 37 Race1 C*****m 7 BLAZINGWARRIOR54(18-8) ISaifudin (7) 6 3 1 (442) 3 AJAYSTAR56.5c54.5(13-8) HKCheng* (1) 1 1 2 (401) Nk 13 SPEEDGURU51c52(49-11) JoseDeSouza (6) 7 6 3 (410) 2.25 14 THAT'SME50.5c51.5(52-14) SJohn (2) 4 5 4 (469) Nk XWinningstable:RiseAgain.Trainer:JMcGillivray.Time:1min12.70sec(Going:soft).Forecast:$13.Tierce:$134. Quartet:$432. MalaysianW/P: RM29,RM10,RM25,RM16.PForecast:$6(7-3), $10 (3-13),$10(7-13).Trio: $31. Quadro:$53.Coursescratching:15:CityFighter Race2 C5MB1200m
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      • 1000 36 / 37 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE1 C5D1 1.20 -1200m Stakes:$35,000 No. Last6runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/origin/sex,trainer-owner) 1 *****6 April'sKnight 57 (43) VDuric 2 (5nzgSGray-StGeorge) 2 0000 LongFeng 57 (43) ISaifudin 8 (4nzgLeslieKhoo-LongFeng) 3 36-6-4 LightningAce 56.5 (42) YFLeong 4 (5agDesmondKoh-Ang) 4 *****- WingWarrior 56.5 (42)
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      • 187 36 / 37  -  BESTBET TAN THEAN LOON HIPPOCRATES Stable’s ONE MORE MINUTE is a horse going places. His form suggests so. From three starts, the Steven Burr-idge-trained four-year-old has scored twice, with a shorthead second in between his victories. He led all the way in both wins
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      • 481 36 / 37 1 RACE Mr X Brian Miller Tan Thean Loon 10 7 Golden Sprint Andrew Frost 10 Kukai Kukai 10 7 Kukai 3 10 3 Golden Sprint Lightning Ace 6 Vanquish 5 1 2 RACE 8 10 Don Inaki 3 April’s Knight 6 7 Yin Xin 8 6 5
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      • 765 38 / 39 ITIPSANDCOMMENTSCOURTESY OF THE AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS KALGOORLIE RACE 1 Kalgoorlie (1,200m) 1 PRIVATE CITY: Recent form has been in much stronger company and he will find this a whole deal easier. The one to beat. 2 AYLESFORD: Resuming from a short break and his form
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      • 456 38 / 39 1:03Race1 KALGOORLIE 1200M 1 PRIVATECITY MICHAELGRANTHAM (1) 57.5 2 AYLESFORD KYRAYUILL (11) 57.5 3 TOMOCHICHI HAYLEYDIENER (8) 57.5 4 BITTERHUMOUR JARRADNOSKE (3) 57.5 5 FIRSTFORGLORY ALEXLAWRENCE (6) 57.5 6 LONGEVITY BRADPARNHAM (7) 57.5 7 OHIYAS DANNYMILLER (4) 57.5 8 PIERLUIGIEXPRESS JESSICAVALAS (13) 57.5 9 MISSHECKYLL
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      • 480 38 / 39 RACE 1 (Warwick Farm) 1st 7 Skytrain ($51-$13) 2nd 4 Winter King ($6) 3rd 1 Neeson ($6) 4th 9 Izababe. Forecast $16. Place forecast $7 (1-4), $14 (1-7), $12 (4-7). Tierce $164. Trio $20. Quartet $1108. Quadro $75. RACE 2 (Moonee Valley) 1st
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      • 724 38 / 39 RACE 1 (Belmont) 1st 1 Cohort ($14-$5.10) 2nd 8 Risktaker ($14) 3rd 5 Attadale ($17) 4th 7 Kawatiri. Forecast $28. Place forecast $13 (1-5), $15 (1-8), $48 (5-8). Tierce $250. Trio $110. Quartet No winner ($510 jackpot carried forward to next race). Quadro $108. Scratching: 4
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      • 503 38 / 39 LASTFRIDAY’SSINGAPORETURFCLUBSTIPENDIARYSTEWARDS’REPORTHIGHLIGHTS JOCKEYS Oscar Chavez and Barend Vorster have been suspended for careless riding. Chavez received two race days over his handlingofJUSBEATITinRace9onAug14. At the conclusion of an inquiry last Friday, Chavez pleaded guilty to a charge of careless riding in that near the 800m, he allowed his mount
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      • 118 40 RACE 1 6 Warrior Spirit 14 Thunder Man 3 Stryker 4 Lucky Find RACE 2 1 Samui Beauty 11 Speed Happy 10 Speedy Hero 12 Zhen Dao RACE3 3 She’s Got Style 7 How You See 13 Super Sky Horse 10 Speed Leopard RACE 4
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      • 988 40 GOING FORECAST: SOFT RACE1 C5 2.10 -1200m Stakes:RM35,000 No. Last6runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/origin/sex,trainer-owner) 1 *****8 BestJourney 57 (33) SHLee 5 (5agBonnyNg-First) 2 2-20-0 SexyBaby 57 (33) EGDaCruz 11 (6amMSukri-Arowana) 3 8-5874 Stryker 57 (33) HBarnabasc2 10 (7nzgPKLeong-Conqueror) 4 *****0 LuckyFund 56.5 (32) JasonYeoh*c3
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    • Sports Mad about Golf
      • 248 41  -  GODFREY ROBERT godfrey@sph.com.sg ONAdaywhenovernightleaderNeven Basic collapsed, Singapore’s Mardan Mamat held firm to stay on the leaderboard at the KansaiOpenontheJapanTour. AustralianBasic,whoshotaremarkable 10-under 61 on Friday, slumped to a six-over 77 to allow South Korean Cho Min Gyu (68) to take a two-shot lead over Japan’s
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      • 214 41 AFP. TOMMY Gainey wasn’t too happy with his game, but even so he managed to seize a three-shot lead on Friday after two rounds of the US PGA Tour’s Wyndham Championship at Greensboro, North Carolina. Gainey fired a five-under 65 on Friday for a
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        • 100 41 Reuters. WAQAR Younis will quit as Pakistan coach for medical reasonsafternextmonth’stourofZimbabwe,hesaidyesteday. Waqar, whose contract was due to run until 2012, announced his resignation at a news conference in Lahore. “I have no issues with anyone but, because of medical reasons, I have decided I can’t continue as
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        • 146 41 AFP. IAN Bell completed a maiden Test double century before rain gave India’s weary bowlers a welcome rest in the series finale at The Oval yesterday. Bell’s 235 was the cornerstone of England’s 591 for six at lunch on the third day of the Fourth Test.
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      • 140 41 AFP. SOUTHKOREA’SChoiNaYeonfoundhercomfortlevel playing alongside a familiar face in the opening round of theLPGATour’sSafewayClassiconFriday. Choi fired a six-under 65 to take a two-stroke lead over Grace Park going into yesterday’s second round at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club in Portland, Oregon. And her threesome included South Korean compatriot
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    • Sports Tennis
      • 491 42 Federer also loses in Cincinnati Masters AFP. RAFAEL Nadal and Roger Federer’s US Open preparations hit a snag at the ATP Cincinnati Masters yesterday morning (Singapore time) when both stars were booted out in the quarter-finals. Among the top men’s players, only world No.
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      • 98 42 Wire Services. KIM Clijsters, the two-time US Open champion, has withdrawn from this year’s tournament after failing to recover from a stom-ach-muscle injury. It has been an injury-hit season for the world No. 3, who missed most of the clay-court season and Wimbledon
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      • 322 42  -  SEA GAMES –AdditionalreportingbyALIKASIM –AdditionalreportingbyALIKASIM INDONESIA’SSouth-eastAsiaGamesOrganisingCom-mittee (Inasoc) is hoping to add six cycling events to November’s Games, a move that Singapore National Olympic Council secretary-general Chris Chan believes will not materialise. Inasoc chairwoman Rita Subowo said the additions were suggested by the Asian
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      • 541 43  -  ALI KASIM aakasim@sph.com.sg THEY say sporting genius runs in the blood. For local swimming sensation Joseph Schooling, the correlation could be spiritual as well. At least, that’s what Joseph’s father, Colin Schooling, thinks. Joseph, 16, who broke his
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      • 347 43  -  ATHLETICS ALI KASIM aakasim@sph.com.sg LEAVEittotheraintodampeneveryone’smood. AndJamesWong’sdiscusthrowing. The nine-time South-east Asia (SEA) Games gold medallist threw a mediocre 46.73 metres in the discus event at the 73rd Singapore Open Track and Field Championships yesterday. Still, it was enough for him to claim
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    • Sports Singapore Cup
      • 455 44 But Stars coach complains about card-happy referee QUARTER-FINAL SECOND LEG ETOILE 3 (Kevin Lefranc 10, Aly Doumbouya 70, Kamel Chaaouane 76) GOMBAK UNITED 1 (Hamqaamal Shah 21) I Etoilewin4-1onaggregate ETOILE advanced to the semi-finals of theonly competition they haven’t won at Jalan Besar Stadium last night.
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      • 392 44 WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS Wire Services. CHINA have called up several veterans, including former captain Li Weifeng, for the World Cup qualifier against Singapore on Sept 2. NewChinacoachJoseAntonioCamachohas also included other experienced players such as defender Sun Xiang, 29, midfielder Zheng Zhi, 30, and
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    • Sports Football
      • Article, Illustration
        874 45  -  OurcolumnistsaysLoew’s men can rule Europe with tyros GLENN CONNLEY FC WEEKEND npsports@sph.com.sg AT THIS time of the year, I’m always reminded of a quote from the big screenadaptationofNickHornby’sultimate football novel, Fever Pitch. “The great thing is that it comes around again and again. There’s always another season. Lose
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      • 316 46 PA Sport. CESCFabregasknowshehasafightonhishandsforfirst-team opportunities at Barcelona but insists he had to leave Arsenal because he had “stagnated”. The midfielder returned to Barca last week to conclude one of the most protracted transfer sagas in worldfootball. Barca paid an initial 29 million euros ($50m) to
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      • 445 46 VALENCIA winger Juan Mata will soon put pen to paper on a transfer to Chelsea, Spanish media claimed on Friday in a deal worth between 27 and 30 million euros ($47 and $52.3 million). “Mata will play for Chelsea,” said the As newspaper
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      • 471 48 / 49 PA Sport. MANCHESTER United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has shrugged off potential concerns over the youthful back-line that will take to the field at Old Trafford on Tuesday morning (Singapore time). With Edwin van der Sar now retired and defenders Rio Ferdinand and captain
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      • 633 48 / 49 Van der Vaart believes red-hot Tottenham can cause an unlikely upset at Old Trafford MAN UNITED v TOTTENHAM (Tuesday,3am,SingTelmio TV Ch102) Wire Services. THE CONFIDENCE level at Tottenham is at a healthy high, leading Rafael van der Vaart to claim that they can beat anyone, including
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      • 188 48 / 49 PA Sport. LUKA Modric will remain at Tottenham despite Harry Redknapp’sclaimthatthesquadcouldbenefitfromhis departure, Spurs assistant manager Kevin Bond insists. Chelsea have made unsuccessful bids of £22 million ($43.9m) and £27m for the player this summer, but rumours persist that the Blues are not willing to
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      • 623 50 / 51  -  Former Man United defender Paul Parker tells DILENJITSINGH that Aguero will replace, not partner, Tevez BOLTON v MAN CITY (Tonight, 11pm, SingTel mio TV Ch 102) PAUL PARKER npsports@sph.com.sg ROBERTO Mancini might think that his Argentinian strikers “can play well together”,but Ithink hewantsonlyoneto still be at
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      • 820 50 / 51 PA Sport. MANCHESTER City boss Roberto Mancini admits he could have trouble accommodating all his attacking options this season. Mancini has bolstered his already-consid-erable forward line with the club-record £38 million ($76m) signing of Sergio Aguero from Atletico Madrid during the current transfer
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      • 563 52  -  BY IAN PARKES Special Correspondent ALEXMcLEISHwasabletosavourtheapplauseoftheAstonVillafaithfulatthe endofaconvincingfirsthome victoryasmanager. GoalsfromGabbyAgbonlahor, EmileHeskeyandDarrenBent alsogaveMcLeishhisfirst PremierLeaguewinoverafellow Scotinchargeathis12th attempt. ForoppositenumberSteve Kean,ithasbeenaneightdaysto thestartoftheseasontoforget, withback-to-backlosses sanwdwichingacourtdwichingacourt appearanceinwhichhewas bannedfromdrivingfor18 monthsfordrinkdriving. McLeishwasgivenagood receptionbythehomefansashe madehiswaytothedugout shortlybeforekick-off,andagain whenhisnamewasannounced overthepublicaddresssystema fewminuteslater. Thatwasinstarkcontrastto thebitteranimositythathad greetedhisappointmenttwo monthsagoduetohisprevious allegiancewithCityrivals Birmingham. AfteraslowstartMcLeishwas onhisfeet,alongwiththerestof VillaPark,inthe12thminute afterwatchinghissidescoretheir firstgoaloftheseason. Attackingfromtheleftandinto thearea,GabrielAgbonlahor thenconjuredastunningrightfootangledcurlerbeyond goalkeeperPaulRobinsonfrom
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      • 466 53  -  Everton 0 Queens Park Rangers..1 QPR: Smith 31 Kick-off 3pm (UK time) BY CARL MARKHAM Special Correspondent QPRsecuredtheirfirstpointsontheirreturntotheEnglishPremierLeaguewithadeservedvictory overEverton. TommySmithscoredtheonly goalinthefirsthalftoinflictthe Toffees’firsthomeLeaguedefeat sinceDecember. Theclosestthehomeside cametoscoringwaswhen LeightonBaineshitthebarwith afirst-halffree-kick. Smithwasfirsttoattackforthe visitors,firingalowsnap-shot half-volleythatnarrowlyflew wide. EvertoncounteredwithLeon Osman’sdangerouscrossbeing headedclearbyFitzHall. RefereeKevinFriendthen wavedawayappealsforapenalty whenJackRodwellwentdown underthechallengeofMatthew Connolly. CLEARED Everton’s17-year-oldRoss Barkleycutinfromtherightand twicefeignedtoshootonthe edgeoftheareabeforehewas broughtdownbyHall.
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      • 270 53  -  Swansea City..............0 Wigan Athletic............0 BY ANDREW GWILYM Special Correspondent GOALKEEPER Michel Vorm was the hero for Swansea as he saved BenWatson’spenaltytoearnthe Welsh club their first Premier League point. The Dutchman got down low to his right to make the stop after captain Ashley Williams gave
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      • 801 54 / 55  -  SUNDERLAND0 NEWCASTLE 1 (Ryan Taylor 62) IAIN MACINTOSH YOUR ENGLISH KAKI npsports@sph.com.sg REPORTING FROM THE UK NOTHINGchangesattheSta-diumofLight.A new season, a new start, a phalanx of new players, but the local bragging rights remain withNewcastle. Ryan Taylor’s powerful free-kick, smashed home midway through the second half, was
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      • 886 56 / 57 PA Sport. LIVERPOOL manager Kenny Dalglish and defender Jamie Carragher felt their side were fully deserving of the 2-0 win against Arsenal last night in their English Premier League clash at the Emirates. With Cesc Fabregas leaving for boyhood club Barcelona, the likes of Johan
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      • 116 56 / 57 ARSENAL and Arsene Wenger must be surely feeling down. A spate of injuries and suspensions, plus defeat by Liverpool at home last night, mean the Gunners are feeling a new low. Their record: Two games, one point, no goals scored and two conceded. Will the
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      • 926 58 / 59  -  Nothing’sgoingright for depleted Arsenal ARSENAL0 LIVERPOOL 2 (Aaron Ramsey 78-og, Luis Suarez 90) GARY LIM garylim@sph.com.sg ITDOESN’TjustrainatArsenal.Man,itpours.Any hope that the Gunners would at last have something to smile about over the weekend was dashed following last night’s (Singaporetime)2-0homelosstoLiverpool. Never mind a 14-game unbeaten home streakagainsttheReds. At
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      • ON TV
        • 162 58 / 59 *Alltelecastsliveunlessotherwisestated.Forthelatest,pleasecheck www.mio.singtel.com/miotv&www.starhub.com/tv *Programmetimes,providedbySingTel&StarHub,subjecttochange LIVE TELECASTS EPL Tonight: INORWICHv STOKE SingTel mio TV Ch 102 (mio stadium), 8.30pm IWOLVESv FULHAM SingTel mio TV Ch 103 (mio stadium), 10pm IBOLTONv MAN CITY SingTel mio TV Ch 102 (mio stadium), 11 pm Tuesday: IMAN UNITEDv TOTTENHAM SingTelmio TVCh102 (miostadium), 3am NPOWER CHAMPIONSHIP
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        • 12 58 / 59 CINCINNATI MASTERS Tomorrow: IFINAL StarHub TV Ch 211 (Racquet Channel), 12.30am
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        • 21 58 / 59 GOLF CZECH OPEN Tonight: IDAY 4 StarHub TV Ch 213 (Golf Channel), 7.30pm WYNDHAM CHAMPIONSHIP Tomorrow: IDAY 4 StarHubTVCh213 (Golf Channel),3am
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        • 13 58 / 59 Last night’s q-final: IETOILE 3 GOMBAK1 (Etoile win 4-1 on aggregate)
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