The New Paper, 21 December 2011

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    12 1 the new paper WEDNESDAY DEC 21 2011 70 CENTS MICA (P) 114/01/2011
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      66 1 FLAB IS FAB Plus-size girls get in the swim of things Page 20 SMRT CEO flamed again. WHAT NOW? Page 4 thenewpaper TNP PICTURE: BENJAMIN twitter.com/thenewpaper facebook.com/thenewpaper To subscribe: 6388 3838 WANTED: 3 S’POREANS FOR FOOTBALL KELONG IN ITALY Singapore police working with Italian counterparts in investigating match fixing in
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      Lock icon S'pore syndicate's ITALIAN JOB
      668 2/3 Investigating magistrate pointstoS’porelinkin Serie A and B match fixing zaihan@sph.com.sg HE HAD arrived at Malpensa airport in Milan at about 6am on Nov 4 and his suspicious behaviour caught the attention of the Italian police. The Singaporean by the name of Mr Choo was carrying a
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      Lock icon Match-fixing has gone on for 10 years
      237 2/3 IN A press release on Monday, Italian police said that the transnational syndicate has its “epicentre”inSingapore. The Italian players were allegedtohavebeen“pointsof contact”fortheSingaporean syndicate. Together with others from Macedonia, Slovenia, Serbia and Croatia, the group allegedly fixed five matches in Serie B and three
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      Lock icon Top official accused of taking $558,000
      209 2/3 CHINA: ONCE,hewasdirectorofreferees’committeein the Chinese Football Association (FA) and head of women’sfootball. Yesterday, Zhang Jianqiang and a football club boss went on trial for corruption. The 59-year-old Zhang was charged with accepting2.73 million yuan (S$558,000) from at least nine Chinese football clubs and regional soccerauthoritiesbetween1997and2009,Hong
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      Lock icon HOW HAPPY ARE WE?
      68 2/3 How happy are Singaporeans? We ask people what makes them happy and how happy they are NAME: MrChen JiXiang AGE: 30 OCCUPATION: Owner of reflexology shop WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY: “Iam happy to be a Singapore PR since I left China five years ago. Although COEprices
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      79 2/3 ‘Iwantto take care of mymum’(TNP, Dec 19): We reported that Madam Samai Chatthahan is not allowed to work in Singapore because she is on a long-term social visit pass. ICA has clarified that a Long Term Visit Pass (LTVP) holder is allowed to seek work in Singapore. When the
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      Lock icon Sedan-chair act riles netizens
      628 4  -  SMRTCEO’sentranceatcompanyD&D: REPORT: ANNABELLE LIANG and LEDIATI TAN tnp@sph.com.sg TWO months ago, SMRT CEO Saw Phaik Hwa sat on a sedan chair carried by eight bare-bodied men in a performance at her company’s dinner and dance. When the pictures were posted online in October, four days after
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      Lock icon Grieving family gets $5,000 from free insurance
      542 5  -  Lorry driver who died in barge accident covered byNTUCIncome’s scheme for the needy REPORT: JOYCE LIM joycel@sph.com.sg HER husband was killed in an accident last week after the lorry he was in fell off a barge and plunged into the sea. Madam Samai
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      Lock icon Snow in a dome
      443 6  -  Want to experience snow? From now till Saturday, you can visit the snow dome at 313@somerset. Reporter RENNIE WANG and infographics journalist TEOH YICHIE take a look at how it works RENNIE WANG THEYmetataChristmasparty.Five years on, the couple, who registered their marriage in April last year,
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      Lock icon Regional centre for transport excellence to be in S'pore
      91 8 / 9 THE Land Transport Authority (LTA) and the International Association of Public Transport (UITP) signed a memorandum of understanding yesterday to set up the UITP Centre for Transport Excellence for the Asia Pa- cific region in Singapore. The centre, housed in the
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      105 8 / 9 SINGTEL released its next generation of mobile technology known as LTE (long-term evolution) yesterday. This is the first time the technology will be available to retail consumers. M1 launched a similar service in June, but only to corporate customers. The new
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      Lock icon S'poreans growing cautious about spending: Survey
      115 8 / 9 MORE than 30 per cent of Singaporeans are expecting the economy to worsen, and most will be tightening their purse strings, a study says. The Consumer Attitudes to Savings study by Aviva polled 1,000 Singaporeans and found only 39 per cent willing to take
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      Lock icon LUCKY ESCAPE: A woman managed to return in time to grab her granddaughter from the HDB flat after the kitchen caught fire on Monday afternoon. The 1½-year-old girl was sleeping when Madam Zhou went to look for her grandson at the playground near Block 208, Toa Payoh North. Five minutes later, she saw smoke billowing from her kitchen window and rushed back to her 16th floor flat to rescue the child.Firemen took 10 minutes to douse the flames.
      81 8 / 9 LUCKY ESCAPE: A woman managed to return in time to grab her granddaughter from the HDB flat after the kitchen caught fire on Monday afternoon. The 1½-year-old girl was sleeping when Madam Zhou went to look for her grandson at the playground near Block 208, Toa Payoh North. Five minutes
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      Lock icon Pay 12% less for CPF Home Protection
      254 8 / 9 Most HDB flat owners to get discount HDB flat owners will enjoy an average savings of 12 per cent on the premiums for their Home Protection Scheme from next year. About 362,500 CPF members will enjoy this discount. This makes up about 80
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      Lock icon 21 S'poreans rescued from Johor jungle
      309 8 / 9  -  Amanda Yong A GROUP of 21 Singaporeans and three Malaysians had to be air-lifted by helicopter out of Endau Rompin National Park in Johor yesterday after being trapped by rising flood waters. They had travelled to Kampung Peta home of the Jakun orang asli
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      Lock icon Signal fault blamed for 20min delay on NE Line
      142 8 / 9 A FAULT at a signal that turns the trains around at HarbourFront Station was responsible for a 20-minute delay on the North-East Line yesterday morning. Two trains stopped as part of a safety feature while engineers reset the system, said Ms
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      Lock icon Four more operators to raise taxi fares
      144 8 / 9 TRANS-CAB, Premier, Smart Automobile and Yellow Top have notified the Public Transport Council of their decision to raise fares, following the lead of ComfortDelGro and SMRT. Trans-Cab said basic flagdown fares would rise by 20 cents for most taxis, similar to changes by
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        Lock icon She did well against all odds
        392 10 / 11  -  Homelessness and dad’ssuicidedidn’t stop N(T) student from scoring in exams REPORT:ANNABELLE REPORT:ANNABELLE LIANG aliang@sph.com.sg HERfather,whowasthesolebreadwinner,com-mittedsuicidewhenshewas12.Unable to keep their house, Tan Li Xiang, her motherandsistermovedinwithherpaternalgrandparents. Soon,hermother,whofeltshewasbeingblamedfor herhusband’sdeath,sankintodepression. Li Xiang, her mother and sister then moved out to livewithhermaternalgrandparents. Butthingsdidnotworkoutthereeither. Due to family disputes, the family
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        381 10 / 11  -  REPORT:BRYNA REPORT:BRYNA SIM brynasim@sph.com.sg STUDENT Thamir Singh, 16, received not one but two surprises on Monday. Notonlywashethetopstudentofhisschool’s Normal Technical (NT) stream this year, he was also offeredaplaceintheschool’sNormalAcademic(NA) stream. ThisisonlythesecondtimeinStAndrew’s SecondarySchool’s(SASS)historythatastudentis being offered this place. Such post-GCE N-level examination results transfers are rare, although lateral transfers of
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        Lock icon Taking a step in the right direction
        225 10 / 11  -  Bryna Sim FOR one day each school week, Normal Technical (NT) stream studentsfromStHilda’sSecondary School (SHSS) go out of their classrooms to learn. Initiated last year by the school, this Step programme is for their Secondary 3 and 4 students. Step standsfor“SeekingToEngageour N(T)pupilsPurposefully”. Under
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        762 12 / 13  -  Families are the backbone of cancer patients. But often the caregivers too need support during the trying times. Two couplestellBENITA AWYEONG how they cope Husband’s wish for Christmas: BENITA AW YEONG CHRISTMAS will be bittersweet for Henry and Jess. Dec 24 is their wedding anniversary. They have
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        Lock icon He helped when she had cancer, now she helps him
        680 12 / 13 DURING her 10-year fight against breast cancer, her husband was her caregiver, her nurse, her pillar of strength. The disease required that she remove both her breasts and ovaries. It was one of the hardest things she had to do,
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        Lock icon Bring him back to M'sia to 'save him'
        443 14 M’sianmaningayweddingcontroversy.Onegroupsays: PICTURESofaMalaysianmaninwhatappearstobeasame-sex marriage inIreland haveemerged ontheInternetandiscausingcontroversy. It shows Mr Ariff Alfian Rosli, 28, hugging a man at anevent,reportedlyacivilunion,atDublinCityHall. Mr Ariff did not deny or confirm that he is involved inacivilpartnershiporasame-sexrelationship. “I feel I have been inadvertently thrust into the public eye. I
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        Lock icon Man has sex with daughter 500 times but is cleared of rape
        371 14 A GERMAN father (below) who had sex with his daughter more than 500 times and produced three children from the incest was jailed for two years and eight months on Monday after a court declared he did not
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        Lock icon The price of beauty
        455 15 ElizabethTaylor’s treasures will hold their value, say auctioneers Reuters. IF EVER there was a sale that begged a “buyer ware”disclaimer,itmayhavebeenlastweek’sauction of Elizabeth Taylor’s jewellery, gowns and art thatfetchedmorethan400timesexperts’estimates. But for Taylor shoppers, who collectively paid US$157 million (S$203 million) to acquire items once owned by the
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      Lock icon Stop whining, be grateful no one died
      482 19  -  MRT BREAKDOWN FROM READER TAN TECK WEI IREFER to “MRT breakdowns: Readers air their unhappiness” (The New Paper, yesterday). All these complaints and calls for SMRT’s top management to resign are totally uncalled for. Who causes all the problems in the first place?
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      224 19  -  FROM READER EE-LYNN LEONG MANY passengers who were stranded when MRT trains broke down last week complained that there were not enough shuttle buses for them. But what about those who had to take regular buses at that
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      571 20/21  -  First-time swimsuit segment tests the confidence of plus-size customers-turned -models REPORT:KWOK KWOK KAR PENG karpengk@sph.com.sg STRUT,strikeapose,andsmile.Thebevy of bikini-clad models totally owned the catwalk as the 150-strong audience screamed and clapped. But this was a special fashion show on Mondaynight. Long stretch marks featured prominently
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      244 20/21 HE WEIGHS 64kg and she is more than double his weight–153kg. Butthey’renotlettingthesenumbersstandinthe way of true love. Mr Mohamed Firdaus Mohamed Sultan, 28, is a pillar of strength for his wife, Nur Khairunnisa Mohamed Azman, who is 1.55m tall. They were married last
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      521 22  -  MediaCorpstar’sbabybrother,FrederickLee,says their resemblance is a hindrance to his acting career REPORT:TAN TAN KEE YUN keeyunt@sph.com.sg LOOKINGlikeChristopherLeemightnotbeagoodthing.For 35-year-old Malaysian actor Frederick Lee, the younger brother of MediaCorp’s suave leading man, the physical similarities have workedagainsthim. “Ithinkit’sthereasonIcan’tmakeinroadsin Singapore’s showbiz industry,” Lee told The New Paper with a chuckle
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      455 23  -  S’poremodels(right)onSupermodelmecontest: REPORT:JOANNE JOANNE SOH joannes@sph.com.sg IT’S hard to imagine that the claws won’t come out when 12 aspiring models with different personalities are housed under one roof for two months. Local full-time models Petrina Ann, 18, and Danielle Lim, 23, are Singapore’s representatives in the third season of
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      375 24  -  DJKaskade (above) breaks the clubbing scene mould REPORT: GERALD GOH ggerald@sph.com.sg HE’Sthelifeofthebestpartiesintheworld,butisfarfrombeingapartyanimalhimself.MeetthewalkingparadoxthatisRyanRaddon, better known as superstar spinmeister Kaskade, one of the world’s foremost electronic dance music (EDM) DJs. Raddon, who is signed to indie EDM label Ultra Records,was intown lastFriday toperformatZouk for thefirsttime. It’s not the
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  • Racing
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      521 34 YESTERDAY’SKRANJIBARRIERTRIAL TRIAL 1 (TEST) 1 Good Timing (S Sam) 2 Royce 3 Continental Flyer (YY Oon) 4 Sky Lord 5 Cartago (R Zawari) Margins and time: 1/2, 3/4, 11/4, 11/4. (1min 01.80sec). Sky Lord missed the jump and settled back last. Good Timing was out
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      487 34 7:05Race1 MaidenJuvenilePlate 900M 1 BABYHAKE RFourie (7) 58 2 BAYMARINER BFayd'Herbe (10) 58 3 CAPTAINDELAGO MByleveld (9) 58 4 DOGMATISM GWright (18) 58 5 GOOIMIELIES KNeisius (17) 58 6 GREYTHUNDER KTeetan (5) 58 7 HOLDONTIGER GNiekerk (8) 58 8 LAKEBENJAMIN CPuller (16) 58 9
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      508 34  -  I TIPSANDCOMMENTS BY HAROLD STERLEY HAROLD STERLEY RACE 1 (900m) 15 TIGER’S CHARM showed some very good pace last time and did everything right. Now that he knows the plot, he should go one better. 10 PARISIAN BOLT was not fancied in the
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      1229 35 I TIPSANDCOMMENTSBY PHILLIP WOO, COURTESY OF THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB RACE1 (1,000m) WISER (12) has found the line strongly in his past two starts over this course and distance for a 3 /4-length second to Happy Champion, before making good ground
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      673 35 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE1 CLASS4TURF 1000m TIME:7:15 Stakes:HK$675,000 NO. HORSENAME TRAINER JOCKEY WT(IB) BAR 1 LAGOEXPRESS ATMILLARD MCHADWICK 133 2 2 SUPREMEDEUNION DEFERRARIS NCALLAN 131 8 3 DANEWINTIGER ALEE GMOSSE 129 4 4 CITYOFLIGHTS CFOWNES TANGLAND 125 11 5 CRIMSON DJHALL BPREBBLE 125 6
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      Lock icon Big Red Point shows dash in morning gallop
      396 36 PENANG TRACKWORK NST. BIGREDPOINTcanstrikeintheGorillaHandicap for Class 3 horses over 1,700monSaturdaygoingbyhisworkoutinPenangyesterdaymorning. Taken out by a track rider, the six-year-old New Zealand gelding by Viking Ruler sprinted over the final 600m to clock 39sec.Thegoingwasgood. BIGREDPOINT,who arrivedunraced in April 2008, has five wins and seven
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      886 36 WednesdayC EUROPE 8:15 PM Deauville 1 CLASS €24,000 PRIX DE LA PIGEONNIERE 1300m No Form Name 1 *****0 2 *****0 3 *****7 4 *****0 5 *****5 6 *****9 7 *****0 Valerius Maximus Captain Chop Libre Temps King David Mubaarez Vauville Imperiale Noire Age Wgt Draw
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  • Sports Mad About Golf
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      Lock icon Furyk just makes it to the Masters
      327 37 AFP. AMERICAN Jim Furyk, the 2003 US Open winner, was among 11 golfers to secure a trip to the 2012 US Masters by finishing among the year-end top 50 in the world golf rankings issued on Monday. Furyk qualified for a 17th consecutive
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      109 37 GREGORY Foo, who represented Singapore at the recent South-east Asia Games in Indonesia, stormed into first place after the first round of the SICC/DBS Junior Invitational Golf Championship. He (left) shot a five-under 67 at the Singapore Island Country Club’s Island Course, making the most of home
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      427 37 ONEASIA’S growth will continue in 2012 with an expanded schedule featuring at least 14 events, three of them new tournaments, and an overall purse of nearly US$16 million ($20.8m). An impressive line-up of mil-lion-dollar events, including five national Opens, will be staged starting
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      46 37 Always play with care. Do not bet illegally. No person under the age of 18 years shall be allowed to purchase a ticket or to claim any prize. For details, visit www.singaporepools.com.sg or call 6786 6688 Towards Community Purpose and Benefit SINGAPORE RGB Reg No: *****0202G
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      816 38 SEASON REVIEW AFP. SEBASTIAN Vettel proved he was no one-hit wonder in 2011, the German in the rampant Red Bull cruising to a runaway defence of his title well before the season rounded its final bend. Vettel, who clinched the 2010 crown in a
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      469 39  -  S-League, M-League to dish out 5 days of action every week LIM SAY HENG sayheng@sph.com.sg FANS of local football can look forward to almost an entire week of action next season. The New Paper understands that Malaysian Super League games will be played on Tuesdays and Saturdays,
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      68 39 BASKETBALL SIX Singapore Slingers cagers and their general manager Michael Johnson were at the Raffles Place yesterday afternoon to give out free umbrellas, as part of The Spirit of Sharing initiative by sponsors JobStreet.com. They gave out about 3,000 umbrellas in total. The Slingers start their
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      501 40 Brazil hopes to reduce cleat-print for 2014 Finals AFP. WITH solar panels, recycled stadium seats and rainwater sprinklers, Brazil hopes to make the 2014 World Cup the most environmentally-friendly yet. At a dozen stadium construction and renovation sites around the country, builders are hoping to meet
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      212 40 Reuters. QATAR have sacked coach Sebastiao Lazaroni after less than five months in charge, despite the Brazilian taking the Gulf side to the brink of the fourth round of World Cup qualifying. A short Qatar Football Association statement late on Monday said the coach
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      728 41 La Liga crisis: Remaining clubs no match for Barca and Real AFP. REAL Madrid and Barcelona will always be judged by how well they perform against each other, and in that regard, amereglanceattheresultsoftheyear’sseven El Clasicos would suggest that not too much has changed in 12
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      463 41 UDINESE v JUVENTUS (Tomorrow, 12.55am, Football Channel, StarHub TV Ch 222) SERIEA AFP. ITALIAN league leaders Juventus must negotiate a tough midweek trip to third-placed Udinese tomorrow morning (Singapore time) if the Old Lady of Turin is to go into the holiday period top. This
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  • Sports EPL
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      Lock icon In Santa Mario's sack
      664 42  -  Our columnist takes a tongue-in -cheek approach to whatXmas presents footballers should get NEIL HUMPHREYS WACKY WEDNESDAY npsports@sph.com.sg MARIO Balotelli has been the target of the most fabulous rumour yet. On Twitter, it was revealed that the Manchester City forward drove around the city streets on
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      707 43 Pardew hopes Newcastle will keep punching above their weight NEWCASTLE v WEST BROM (Tomorrow, 3.45am SingTel mio TV Ch 106) Wire Services. NEWCASTLE United manager Alan Pardew is challenging his side to keep out-doing themselves. The Magpies, who face West Brom tomorrow morning (Singapore time), had an
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      Lock icon Reds finding their feet
      713 44  -  IAIN MACINTOSH YOUR ENGLISH KAKI npsports@sph.com.sg WIGAN v LIVERPOOL (Tomorrow, 4am, SingTel mio TV Ch 105) WHATadifferenceayearmakes.As Christmas 2010 approached, Roy Hodgson’s Liverpool were in theirfinaldeaththroes. BeatenbyNewcastleandheldbyUtrecht, the Reds waited 14 days as the snow fell and then capitulated at home to Wolverhampton Wanderers on Dec
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      517 45 AFP. ARSENAL goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny believes that the Gunners have something worth fighting for this season although they are 12 points behind leader Manchester City. The title may seem out of reach, but the Gunners still have an important mission on their hands to finish
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      230 45 PA Sport. ARSENAL and Chelsea fear their Boxing Day Premier League clashes against Wolves and Fulham could be under threat due to a planned tube strike. Arsenal have sold all 60,000 tickets available for the game at the Emirates Stadium, but access to the
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      114 45 Match: 0305 ASTON VILLA v ARSENAL ToughforGunners TEAMUPDATE: Lastseason when these twoteamsmet, both lostathome. Onthe injury front,Villa havefew problems.Only Lichaj’sout withathigh problem. Arsenalwill be hoping Wilshirecan be patchedupfor this. Sagna,Diaby,Gibbs 4.70 3.60 1.57 1.43 (+1.5) and Lennonareout. FORMGUIDE (Last 4 EPLresults): AstonVilla (Home) LWL L. Arsenal(Away) W WWL. WHENTHEYMETLAST SEASON:
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      Lock icon United relieved as injuries clear up
      689 46 / 47 FULHAM v MAN UNITED (Tomorrow, 4am, SingTel mio TV Ch 102) AFP. MANCHESTER United manager Sir Alex Ferguson believes the club’s injury problems are finally starting to clear up as he prepares to head to Fulham tomorrow morning (Singapore time). The first half of
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      Lock icon Red Devils join chase for Tiote
      481 46 / 47 Chelsea linked with Rodwell, Pool lining up Northern Irish striker Wire Services. SINCEhemadehisdebutforNewcastleUnited,theMagpies’ winning percentage is nearly twice as goodwithhiminthestartingline-up(40percent) thaninhisabsence(21percent). No wonder the race for Cheik Tiote’s signature is hottingupasnextmonth’stransferwindownears. The Daily Mail reported yesterday that Manchester United have joined in the chase
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      165 46 / 47 AFP. MANCHESTER United have complained to the English Football Association (FA) over their allocation of tickets for next month’seagerly-awaitedFACup clash with Manchester City, reports said yesterday. FA rules state that visiting teamsareentitledtoaticketallocation equivalent to 15 per cent of capacity, which would give United 7,100 tickets
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      482 48 / 49 City boss Mancini wants to head table at the end of the season AFP. ROBERTO Mancini says he is not bothered if Manchester City are top of the Premier LeaguetableatChristmas–solongastheyare there after the final game of the season on May 13. City will head into the
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      207 48 / 49 PA Sport. MANCHESTER City manager Roberto Mancini has reiterated the Blues will not allow Carlos Tevez to leave the club on loan. City officials will meet their Milan counterparts tomorrow in an attempt to reach a deal. Milan have already said they do not have
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      155 48 / 49 PA Sport. ROBERTO Mancini has challenged Mario Balotelli to temper his wayward streak. The young Italian (above) has become a crowd favourite at Manchester City and, as he proved during Sunday’s encounter with Arsenal, is capable of making a match-winning contribution for the club. However, there
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      Lock icon In the Hart of City’s title charge
      648 50 / 51  -  GARY LIM garylim@sph.com.sg MAN CITY v STOKE (Tomorrow, 3.40am, SingTel mio TV Ch 104) THIS was a star-studded attacking line-up that was geared towards terrorising defences into crying out for help. And yet, for all their firepower, Manchester City could manage just one
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      479 50 / 51 PA Sport. MANCHESTER City defender Kolo Toure has revealed the Blues have come up with a secret weapon to stop Stoke tomorrow morning (Singapore time). City entertain Tony Pulis’ outfit at the Etihad Stadium knowing they only need a point to secure top
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        189 50 / 51 LIVE TELECASTS EPL Tomorrow: IMAN CITYv STOKECITY SingTel mio TV Ch 104 (mio Stadium), 3.40am IASTONVILLA vARSENAL SingTel mio TV Ch 103 (mio Stadium), 3.45am INEWCASTLEvWEST BROM SingTel mio TV Ch 106 (mio Stadium), 3.45am IFULHAMv MAN UNITED SingTel mio TV Ch 102 (mio Stadium), 4am IWIGANvLIVERPOOL SingTel mio
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        31 50 / 51 PRE-SEASON Today: IBOSTONCELTICSv TORONTO StarHub TV Ch 216 (NBA TV), 8.30am REGULAR SEASON Sunday: INYKNICKSv BOSTONCELTICS StarHub TV Ch 202 (SuperSports), 1 am IDALLASvMIAMIHEAT StarHub TV Ch 202 (SuperSports), 3.30am
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