The New Paper, 22 January 2012

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    21 1 the new paper on sunday JAN 22 2012 j A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS SJj I PUBLICATION 80 CENTS MICA (P) 089/01/2012
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      73 1 the new paper JAN 22 2012 THE GENERATION GAP HITS CNY TRADITIONS ENTER THE DRAGON The great reunion divide Will it be your year? 27 SABAH’SCAULDRON SURVIVING 58 and Irwan Shah (pictured) both see red for on-pitch scuffle SABAH 0 LIONSXII 1 Rough tackles, fireworks hurled. 10 Mafry Balang TNP
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon The pursuit of beauty or will I ever learn?
      564 2  -  NATALIE SOH natalie@sph.com.sg There is a weighty matter on my mind. Our journalists went undercover and exposed how easy it is to get anabolic steroids and other controlled substances here (read the story on Page 6). In the pursuit of physical
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    • Article
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      37 2 Celebrate Chinese New Year at the Istana on Feb 24 (TNP, yesterday): The Istana grounds will be open to the public from 8.30am to 6pm on Tuesday (Jan 24) in celebration of the Chinese New Year.
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      Lock icon Our photo editor picks his pictures of the week
      212 3  -  MOHD ISHAK SAMON ishak@sph.com.sg These photos show the strength of traditions we still hold dear. All over the world, ethnic Chinese people are preparing to herald the Chinese New Year, and the amazing spectacle of them rushing home for that all-important
      PICTURES: AFP, AP, XINHUA  -  212 words
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      Lock icon HAPPINESS INDEX
      158 3 We rate the past week’s news good and bad Fewer companies expect to hire new staff in the first quarter. A survey of 600 employers found only 44 per cent looking to expand headcount, down from 62 per cent in the same survey last year. All ATM cards
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      176 2 FEATURES 6 Undercover sting Illegal drugs readily available to gym goers 9 Mega reunions Some still insist all appear for dinner 16 Adrift at sea Swept away, couple hang on to hope 27 Dragon Tales Famous dragons and the forecast for the year SPORTS 42 Australian Open Tennis Djokovic and
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      31 2 QUICK ON THE DRAW SOPA anti-piracy bill gets shelved by US Congress after Jan 18 blackout protest by internet companies I guess I really wasn’t very popular. TNP INFOGRAPHICS: TEOH YI-CHIE
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  • SNAPSHOT
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      Lock icon Flash floods hit Tampines, Eunos, Sengkang, Seletar, Bukit Timah
      112 4 / 5 YESTERDAY’S heavy rain caused flash floods in areas in Tampines, Sengkang, Eunos, Seletar and Bukit Timah, said national water agency PUB. At one point, floods at Jalan Turi near Eunos caused the lanes to be unpassable. PUB issued an alert yesterday,
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      Lock icon Khaw: Property market stabilising as fewer units sold en bloc last year
      116 4 / 5 EN-BLOC sales of housing units, which hit “feverish heights” in 2006 and 2007, seem to be subsiding, noted National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan in a blog entry yesterday. He added: “If so, it signals the in- creasing
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      Lock icon SIA starting checks on A380 fleet after aviation body’s advice
      142 4 / 5 AFP. SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) has started checking two thirds of its 15-plane Airbus A380 fleet as the European Aviation Safety Agency warned of new cracks on the plane’s wings. SIA said it was instructed by the agency to check six
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    • Article, Illustration
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      71 4 / 5 DOUBLE THE LUCK? A double rainbow was seen in Singapore yesterday on the eve of Chinese New Year’s Eve. Some believe that one of the rainbows represents a person descending from heaven, while the other represents a person ascending from the material earth to the spiritual heaven. So
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    • Article
      Lock icon ‘Critical to preserve a S’pore core’
      544 4 / 5 PM Lee’s Chinese New Year message People should go beyond traditional beliefs in deciding to have children during particular years. Historically, more babies are born in a Dragon Year as some Chinese families believe them “to be smarter, more successful or lucky”, noted Prime
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      Lock icon Hong Kong freezes $54 m in Megaupload raids
      110 4 / 5 AFP Hong Kong Customs officers have raided offices, domestic premises and luxury hotel suites as part of a worldwide FBI Internet piracy investigation into file-sharing site Megaupload.com. Customs seized a large amount of digital evidence and uncovered about HK$330 million (S$54 m)
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      Lock icon US Congress delays anti-piracy legislation after online protest
      135 4 / 5 Reuters US LAWMAKERS stopped anti-piracy legislation in its tracks on Friday, delivering a win for Internet companies that staged an unprecedented online protest this week to kill the previously fast-moving Bills. Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid said he would postpone a critical
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      Lock icon Girl, 10, swallowed by croc while swimming in river in Indonesia
      118 4 / 5 AFP A WILD crocodile swallowed a girl while the 10-year-old was swimming in Wailolong river in eastern Indonesia and disappeared into the water on Thursday. “They only found the girl’s clothes three hours after the incident, some 200m away
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      Lock icon BOOBOO BOX
      156 4 / 5 2 The number of times skateboarder Sergio Ledesma tried to rob two banks by whispering threats to tellers. The first teller ignored him and the second set off a silent alarm. He was nabbed later. S$1,300 The bail amount set for American man Michael West, nabbed on strangulation
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      Lock icon dragon rules
      406 4 / 5  -  ARTIST’S IMPRESSION Chnese New Year is a time for family and tradition. There are also many customs and superstitions surrounding this time of year some stranger than others SIMON ANG simonang@sph.com.sg KEEP IT CLEAN The entire house should be clean for New Year’s Day and all cleaning equipment
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  • PEOPLE
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      Lock icon Pump me up, fast
      963 6 / 7  -  UNDERCOVER STING: Illegal steroids and substances easily available to gym goers who want results quick REPORTS: JOYCE LIM, SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB tnp@sph.com.sg They have fanciful names like dianabol, stanozolol and deca durabolin. But these substances can be harmful for those taking them without a doctor’s prescription, in
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      Lock icon Everyone must come!
      602 9  -  40 family members turn up at Qian Hu fish farm for the big reunion dinner and absence is not tolerated REPORT: SHAUN SOH shaunsoh@sph.com.sg Mr Yap DaZao, 25, was eagerly looking forward to his family reunion when this reporter caught up with him last week. His clan
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      Lock icon Rent a CNY date
      434 12 Scared of family pressures, singles in China hire escorts She will be bringing home for the Chinese New Year a boyfriend hired online. A man by her side when she is at her parents’ home means she faces fewer questions from relatives about her marriage plans.
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    • Article
      Lock icon Korean school bullies go for free Wi-Fi
      249 12 Anewform of bullying is taking place in South Korean schools. Victims are forced to subscribe to Wi-Fi access that costs about US$40 (S$50) a month and then turn on the Wi-Fi function on their smartphones, Reuters reported. This allows the bullies to take
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      Lock icon iPredict
      323 12 HK temple fortune-tellers cynical of divination app even as business is hit Even temples use apps nowadays. A famous temple in Hong Kong has gone high-tech with the launch of a smartphone application. The Wong Tai Sin Temple’s app will predict your future when you key in the number
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      Lock icon King Khan, I’m your next star
      621 13  -  Ourhumorist fishes fora role from Shah RukhKhanat Zee Cine Awards SYLVIA TOH PAIK CHOO paikchoo@sph.com.sg REPORTING FROM MACAU I asked Shah Rukh Khan for a part in his next film. He shook my hand and offered it to Jackie Chan instead. It was the
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      Lock icon She spends $130,000 on shopping spree
      448 14 Spending habits of M’sian PM’s wife in spotlight again The first lady of shopping. That’s how Madam Rosmah Mansor, the wife of Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, has been described in the Australian media. Malaysian liberal news portal Malaysiakini.com quoted a report in the
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      Lock icon Retiree wins M’sia’s biggest ever jackpot
      271 14 The man, in his 70s, won a massive RM57 million (S$23 million) in the Supreme Toto 6/58 game. The win is a record in Malaysia. The retiree, who didn’t want to be named or photographed, told The Star that it had been difficult to
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      Lock icon Their tragedies take a back seat
      525 15 Stars of new reality show are wheelchair-bound Angela Rockwood was an actress who appeared in The Fast And The Furious before an accident left her a quadriplegic. Model Tiphany Adams, 28, survived a drunk-driving crash in her senior high school year that left three
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      Lock icon This baby weighs the same as two iPhones
      264 15 A baby believed to be the third smallest birth-weight infant ever to survive left hospital in Los Angeles on Friday. Melinda Star Guido was born 16 weeks early last August and weighed only 270g less than a can of soda or the
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      Lock icon Countless lives lie in her hands
      661 18  -  Despite the stress, she has been an air traffic controller for 13 years REPORT: MAUREEN KOH maureenk@sph.com.sg It wouldn’t be wrong to call Miss Lorrine Oh an “Angel of the Skies”. After all, she’s just as important as the pilot who gets you safely
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      Lock icon WAYS OF THE DRAGONS
      70 27 It may be the only fictitious animal in the Chinese zodiac, but the dragon is called the mightiest of all the 12. Even among dragons, there are different personalities, according to each Chinese element type wood, fire, earth, metal and water. Turn the page to find
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      Lock icon determined intense Articulate Persuasive Competitive Vibrant quiet reflective Driven Imaginative
      687 28 / 29 Metal Dragon (2000) Individualistic and determined, the metal dragon doesn’t shrink from obstacles. The iron-willed dragon is also said to be a natural leader, someone others are happy to follow. This forceful dragon is a warrior in every sense and
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      Lock icon Feeling Lucky?
      418 30 / 31  -  Feeling Feeling 1986, 1974, TIGER When: 1950, 1962, Rating: seem might It Outlook: seems do you nothing cause wishy-washy be don’t and Persevere 1989 1977, SNAKE When: 1953, 1965, of Year the it’s So for store in What’s gives KOH MAUREEN year’s this on twist an of help
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  • CONFESSIONS OF A HANDY MAN
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      Lock icon Fix-it man has his hands full
      818 8  -  JOYCE LIM Joycel@sph.com.sg There are some women out there who think a handyman’s job Is sexy. They are usually the single women who live on their own, claims 35-year-old Mike (not his real name), who started working as a full-time handyman five years ago.
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  • GROUND ZERO A BOTTOM-UP PERSPECTIVE ON ISSUES
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      Lock icon It’s tradition & must be kept
      468 10 / 11  - It’s tradition must be kept Older folks say the reunion dinner is important as it signifies family unity MAUREEN KOH maureenk@sph.com.sg If his mother had not thrown a hissy fit, Mr David Thong and his family would have ushered in the Year of the Dragon in Shanghai tonight. The 45-year-old
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      Lock icon It’s the Chinese Inquisition
      609 10 / 11  -  Younger folks say house visits are a pain because of probing relatives BENITA AW YEONG benitaay@sph.com.sg Much has been said (and written) aboutyoung people disliking the Chinese New Year. To the chagrin of our relatives, many of my peers have found a convenient way to escape:
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      326 10 / 11 UNPLUGGED HAPPY In search of peace in this wired world More reports/ NEXT PAGE rirelly ST JAMES POWER STAT ON HIM HIM. h i I mmmrm EVE OF LUNAR NEW YEAR ALL OUTLETS OPEN TONIGHT LADIES NIGHT DRAGONFLY LADIES DRESS TO IMPRESS AND GET UP TO 5 FREE DRINKS FROM
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  • THEN & NOW
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      Lock icon Six hours adrift
      1285 16 / 17  -  S’pore couple were swept away while diving off Thailand. Now, 15yearson, they recall how they survived being lost at sea REPORT: ZAIHAN MOHAMED YUSOF zaihan@sph.com.sg For almost six hours, they endured an ordeal that turned a holiday into every diver’s nightmare being left adrift and alone in
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      Lock icon 80 pairs of tickets to Chronicle to be won
      122 16 / 17 With great power comes great responsibility? Not so for a trio of hot-blooded, thrill-seeking teenagers in the new sci-fi flick Chronicle. Steve (Michael B Jordan), Andrew (Dane DeHaan) and Matt (Alex Russell) discover something strange in a hole in the woods
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  • LIVE RIGHT
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      Lock icon Caught in the web
      595 19  -  REPORTS: NUR ASYIQIN MOHAMAD SALLEH asyiqins@sph.com.sg Internet junkies, beware. When it comes to your brain, Twitter and Facebook could well be the equivalent of a shot of cocaine. A study on Internet addiction published in the US-based Public Library of Science’s PLoS ONE journal this month
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      221 19 iBM j mj\£ c c;dST a comprehensive Don't miss your copy w |th reviews, articles 11 11 J CHRONICLE IN THEATRES FEBRUARY Z (oxmovies.com.sg tfchromcle Rating: To be advised In the new century, we record, post, and comment every second of our lives, sharing our every emotion and opinion with
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  • WHEELS
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      Lock icon All my bags are packed
      457 20  -  TWO WHEELS GOOD DANSON CHEONG tnp@sph.com.sg I’m going on a trip. Off to a place where bikes outnumber people and swathe upon swathe of bike lanes roll silently into the horizon. Bike heaven? Well, close. Holland. In two days, I’ll leave Singapore for Rotterdam for
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      Lock icon Carriage for cycle
      480 20 Bike holidays are often full of the great things in life good food, good riding and good friends. And biking is one of the best ways to explore a foreign country. Writer Ernest Hemingway was right on the money when he said: “It is by riding a
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      68 20 BIKE BOXES FOR RENT The Bike Butler Price: $120-$250 for 10 days Address: Block 645, Pasir Ris Drive 10, #06-16 Tel: 9668 8934 www.thebikebutler.com Athlete’s Circle Price: $180 for a week (hard case) Address: 27 Boon Tat Street Tel: 6372 6388 www.athletescircle.com 2XSFB Sports Price: $10 a day for at
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  • EATS
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      Lock icon Bakwan kepiting
      650 21  -  HED CHEF HEDY KHOO hedykhoo@sph.com.sg These meatballs pack a punch with the perfect combination of pork, crab meat and crunchy bamboo shoots. Bakwan Kepiting (translated to pork and crab meatballs, usually served in soup) is a must-have dish in many Peranakan households during Chinese New Year. It’s a
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      Lock icon Who cooks it best? We show, you choose
      575 22 THIS WEEK: PINEAPPLE TARTS Compiled byANNABELLE LIANG and VALERIE KOH Mini Toast House Chinatown Complex Market and Food Centre Block 335, Smith Street, #02-105 Opening hours: 8am to 10pm daily The pastry here is a little harder and more biscuit-like, making it
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      Lock icon For a belly full of wealth & abundance
      747 23  - For a belly full of wealth abundance FOOD FOR THOUGHT VANESSA FRIDA tnp@sph.com.sg I The writer is a fast-rising name on Singapore’s culinary scene. She organises cooking classes and personalised chef tables for groups. Find heronline at www.facebook.com/CulinaryNess I love Chinese New Year, the tradition of the family gathering on
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  • AFFORD / ASPIRE
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Enter the dragon
      504 24 / 25  -  Compiled by Yeoh Wee Teck and Chai Hung Yin Tomorrow is Chinese New Year and the start of the Year of the Dragon. We hope you’re ready to get all dressed up. The relatives will be watching. You see, the Chinese have a tradition of wearing new
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  • SECRET SHOPPER
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      Lock icon Tong Tong Friendship Store
      59 26 WHERE: 100 Beach Road #01 -04/05 Shaw Towers WHEN: 12pm-8pm on Mondays to Saturdays, 12pm-5pm on Sundays. HISTORY: Tong Tong Friendship Store is named after the original friendship stores in 1950s China that catered exclusively to tourists and foreigners. The store was opened in 2006 by
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      Lock icon Friendly but where’s the fit?
      671 26 When the Manchu women in China first wore them, cheongsams were baggy and revealed only their heads, hands and tips of their toes. More recently, local novelist and political critic Dr Catherine Lim, an ardent fan of the dress, called it “a startling panorama of
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  • HUMOUR
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      Lock icon Woohoo! I’m an English assignment question
      655 32  -  ACT BLUR S M ONG smong@sph.com.sg Many years ago, someone Introduced me to local literary lioness Catherine Lim. After the meeting, that someone told me Ms Lim requested never to have anything to do with me again. Yeah, I have that kind of effect
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    • REALLY? Odd news that's for real
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        Lock icon iPads? No, just bags of clay
        170 32 Wire services Several Canadian consumers had an unpleasant surprise last week. They opened the professionally sealed Apple packaging and boxes only to find bags of modelling clay inside. This has led some in the media to call them “nature’s iPads”. Time Magazine’s pithy comment
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      • Article
        Lock icon UK cops spend $70,000 to find out the time
        105 32 AFP London’s cops are not very good at telling time, it seems. Britain’s biggest police force has spent more than £35,000 (S$70,000) on finding out the time from an automated clock service over the past two years, figures showed last week.
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    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Feeling like an ah pek? Ah, it’s that time of the year
      538 32  -  MIDDLE CRASS HO LIAN-YI tnp@sph.com.sg Ah pek-hood creeps up on you like, well, a creepy ah pek. It seems like a slow and subtle thing to you, but to an outsider, it is obvious and uncomfortable to watch.
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      Lock icon NOTES
      752 33  -  NEIL HUMPHREYS tnp@sph.com.sg Don’t faint at my feet My mother falls over a lot. When she’s out shopping, she turns into Bambi on ice. I can’t stop to peer in a shop window without her whizzing past and shouting: “I’ve gone over again, Neil. Catch me!” Her falls always
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  • Page 33 Miscellaneous
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      111 33 b DILBERT by SCOTT ADAMS dilbert.com o THIS IS DOGBERT'S TECH SUPPORT. HOU tAAY I ABUSE YOU? I THINK fAY DIGITAL tAODEfA IS BROKEN. PLEASE HOLD WHILE I PRETEND TO BE TESTING IT. OKAY, IT LOOKS FINE FROfA HERE. THE PROBLEfA tAUST BE IN YOUR WIRING. YOU'LL HAVE TO RIP
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  • TV
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      Lock icon The doctor is win
      538 34  -  Patrick Wilson plays an over-achieving surgeon learning life’s lessons in A Gifted Man JASON JOHNSON jjohnson@sph.com.sg Patrick Wilson must have grown weary of being underappreciated for his great work in films such as Hard Candy, Watchmen and Lakeview Terrace. Now he’s starring in this new TV
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      Lock icon Surgeries ‘R’ Us
      288 34 DR MICHAEL HOLT (PATRICK WILSON) The Lionel Messi of brain surgery, Dr Holt is all business, fixing brains left and right and making millions along the way. Though he might think he’s happy with his perfect house, perfect car, perfect office, perfect clothes and perfect face, he’s
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      Lock icon THE MUST-SEE THREE
      147 34 Megamind HBO (StarHub Ch 601), 8pm When a blue-skinned supervillain finally defeats his superhero nemesis, he loses all purpose and must find new meaning to his life by creating someone else he can fight. Voiced by Will Ferrell, Brad Pitt. Toy Story 3 FOX Family Movies (StarHub
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  • RACING
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      Lock icon Daring Youth resents use of whip
      796 35 LAST FRIDAY’S SINGAPORE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS’REPORT HIGHLIGHTS Jockey V Sivan was questioned regarding his ride on DARING YOUTH in the opening race last Friday. The stewards queried, in particular, his vigour in the straight. Sivan said that he had been instructed by the trainer that
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    • Article
      Lock icon YESTERDAY’S HONG KONG (SHA TIN) RESULTS
      700 35 RACE 1 CLASS 5AWT 1650m CLASS 5AWT—1650m 6 MIRAGE R130 (59-18) 8 BROTHERS IN ARMS 129 (63-21) M GUYON (3) 3 4 M'S MAGIC 131 <219-571 XTrainer: CS Shum. Margins: Nk, 1.25. Time: 1min 41.16sec (good). Forecast: $518. Place Forecast: $92 (Nos. 4-6), $120
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      Lock icon Freedman’s pair bound for Dubai
      923 36 / 37 The Comedian and Always Certain to leave on Feb 4 STC While Better Be The One and Cash Luck had already booked their tickets to Dubai, trainer Michael Freedman’s two other runners will also be hopping aboard after they passed their final test with flying
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    • Article
      Lock icon SINGAPORE (POLYTRACK) WEIGHTS AND RATINGS
      966 36 / 37 NEXT FRIDAY C3 (Polytrack) 1000m -***** Squall Line 57 (73) (6nzg B Dean-Phenomenal) *****- Wonder 55.5 (70) (6nzg RB Marsh-Tudor Lodge Racing) *****2 Palombaro 55 (69) (6nzg RB Marsh-Tudor Lodge R No 12) *****5 Kaiser 54.5 (68) (3ag T Kieser-Gryphon) *****0 Smart General 54 (67)
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      Lock icon SINGAPORE (LONG COURSE C/POLYTRACK) WEIGHTS AND RATINGS
      1272 36 / 37 NEXTSUNDAY OP (Turf) 1200m *****1 Better Be The One 59 (115) (5ag M Freedman-J Man) *****2 Eclair Fastpass 55 (107) (5ag Desmond Koh-CK Li) *****- Capablanca 52.5 (102) (10ag D Baertschiger-Capablanca) ***** Super Easy 51.5 (100) (3nzc M Freedman-Joy N Happiness) 3-5224 Ato
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      Lock icon Zafer, Grey Drama, Brimstone are top chances
      1118 38 / 39 THE AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS MORUYA RACE 1 Moruya (1,425m) 1 ZAFER (G R Nickson) 4m (16:2-2-3): Spelled after 43/4 len last (54.0) Timekeeper 1,600m Gosford (Bm65) slowtrkAug 16. Trialled twice, then first run for new stable posted sht1/2 hd win (55.5) Won’t Quit,
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      Lock icon TOMORROW’S AUSTRALIA (MORUYA) RACE CARD
      131 38 / 39 12:11 Race 1 MORUYA 1425M MORUYA 1425M 1 ZflFER D GREVILLE (6) 58.5 2 RED HOT ROCK 12:50 Race 2 MORUYA 1200M (2) 55.5 3 COMMANCHE ROSE G BUCKLEY (3) 54 4 FREUDIAN BP WARD (4) 54 5 OLD HIGHWAY JAZZOPARDI 13 RHYTHMIC CHIMES SGUYMER
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      136 38 / 39 12:35 Race 1 DUBBO 1300M DUBBO 1300M 1 BETARZI KODY NESTOR (111 59 2 DONATO JOSH CARTWRIGHT (5) 59 3 FINANCIAL GAIN 1:10 Race 2 DUBBO 1100M (6) 59 4 MARINER'S MYTH G M RYAN (1) 59 5 STAGE DOOR MICHAEL HACKETT 9 SCARLET CLOUD
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      Lock icon Fit-and-fresh Super Vixen set to take Dubbo Race 2
      818 38 / 39 THE AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS DUBBO RACE 1 Dubbo (1,300m) 9 FAD (Luke Griffith) 4m By Mossman Chic Choice (5:0-2-1): 1/2 hd 2nd (56.0) Gejosi 1,100m Scone Mdn Plate Dec 27. 31/4 len 4th (57.0) Grande Zariz 1,200m Tamworth Mdn Plate Jan
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      521 38 / 39 RACE 1 (Rosehill): 1st 8 War Charm ($37-$10) 2nd 6 Aberrant ($18) 3rd 1 Cindarockinrella ($19) 4th 10 Aliyana Tilde. Forecast $153. Place forecast $33 (1-6), $33 (1 -8), $35 (6-8). Tierce No winner ($1925 jackpot carried forward to next race). Trio $353. Quartet No winner
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      703 38 / 39 YESTERDAY’S NZ (TRENTHAM) AUSTRALIA (ASCOT/TOOWOOMBA) RESULTS RACE 1 (Trentham): 1st 9 Viadana ($17-$7) 2nd 8 The Diamond Duke ($8) 3rd 12 Nuits St Georges ($13) 4th 6 Likeapins. Forecast $26. Place forecast $8 (8-9), $17 (8-12), $13 (9-12). Tierce $76. Trio $26. Quartet No winner ($206 jackpot carried forward to
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      Lock icon TOMORROW’S KUALA LUMPUR RACE CARD
      1691 40 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE 1 C5 1.00 -1200m (SC) Abundance Of Wealth Stakes Stakes: RM35,000 No. Last 6 runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/origin/sex, trainer-owner) 1 *****8 Such A Good Time 58 (39) R Burnett c1 8 (6ag MH Wee-Best Time) 2 -40-8- Distant
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      144 40 RACE 1: 7 City Lights 4 Eastern Hero 10 Bobby London 5 Suspect RACE 2: 1 Grin 2 Glutinous Kid 7 Jose-Jose 8 Lorelei RACE 3: 7 The Challenge 1 Casper 2 Honestly Speaking 9 Mama Mia RACE 4: 4 Touch Luck 1 Great
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      32 36 / 37 Saturday, Jan 21 2012 First Second Third 0412 4245 1392 Starters 4210 1656 2885 2687 5439 5018 6923 3620 2088 0288 Consolations 4306 7883 6446 4133 6675 9180 0475 3008 3378 0945
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  • NBA
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      Lock icon Howard piles on misery for Lakers
      484 41 ORLANDO MAGIC 92 LA LAKERS 80 Wire Services Orlando star Dwight Howard scored 21 points with 23 rebounds yesterday morning (Singapore time) to lead the Magic to a92-80victory over the struggling Los Angeles Lakers. Howard, who early in this lockout-shortened season made it clear
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      Lock icon Putting practice pays off for Crane
      216 41 GOLF Reuters BOOSTED by extra work spent on his putting last week, Ben Crane fired a sparkling nine-under 63 to surge into a tie for the second-round lead in the Humana Challenge at La Quinta, California, yesterday morning (Singapore time). The 35-year-old American birdied
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      Lock icon Lipsky tops qualifiers
      100 41 AMERICAN David Lipsky won the Qualifying School Final Stage in Cha Am in Thailand yesterday to lead a strong cast of young guns into the new Asian Tour season. Lipsky, who is half Korean, closed with a final round four-under 68 to win by two shots over
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      87 41 SPORTS FIXTURES For fixtures of all E Premier, E League Champ, Spanish, Italian, German and A League, please visit Singapore Pools website. FOR FULL LIVE TELECAST SCHEDULE AND VENUE DETAILS, PLEASE VISIT SINGAPORE POOLS WEBSITE. Always play with care. Do not bet illegally. No person under the age of 18
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  • AUSTRALIAN OPEN
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      435 42 / 43 AFP Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray had time for jokes and smiles as they breezed into the Australian Open fourth round yesterday. Serena Williams thrashed Greta Arn as she moved towards her sixth Melbourne title in ominous fashion, Kei Nishikori made history for
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      Lock icon Kukushkin flies flag high for Kazakhstan
      345 42 / 43 AFP WORLD No. 92 Mikhail Kukushkin wrote his name into Kazakhstan’s history with the country’s best-ever male performance at a Grand Slam yesterday, thanks to a bizarre victory over injury-hit Gael Monfils. Kukushkin capitalised on a back problem which drastically restricted the athletic Monfils
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      Lock icon Li Na in horror draw with ‘mirror’ Clijsters
      584 42 / 43 AFP China’s Li Na was left ruing a nightmare Australian Open draw as she prepared to face Belgian champion Kim Clijsters in the fourth round, in a re-run of last year’s thrilling final. French Open winner Li said playing the four-time Grand
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      Lock icon Nishikori and Zheng roll on
      413 42 / 43 AFP KEI NISHIKORI became the first Japanese man to reach the Australian Open Round of 16 in the open era yesterday as Zheng Jie joined Chinese No. 1 Li Na in the fourth round. Nishikori, the 24th seed, matched his best performance at a Grand
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  • FC WEEKEND
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      Lock icon Bayern will not win any silverware
      980 44  -  With the Bundesliga resuming yesterday, our columnist reviews the highs and lows in his mid-season report GLENN CONNLEY npsports@sph.com.sg BEST SO FAR BAYERN MUNICH YESTERDAY morning’s (Singapore time) 3-1 defeat by Borussia Moenchengladbach aside, it had looked like the Bavarian giants might run away
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  • AFRICAN NATIONS CUP
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      Lock icon Ivory Coast look for second elusive title
      676 45 AFP GROUP B IVORY COAST v SUDAN (Tonight, 11.55pm, StarHub TV Ch 205) The Elephants want to send out a message tonight. Star-studded Ivory Coast are expecting to beat Sudan comprehensively tonight to set the tone in their quest for a second African
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      188 45 thenewpaper To celebrate the return of the Serie A season, a jersey autographed by AC Milan star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic is up for grabs. To win, answer this correctly: Q: Which StarHub TV channel can you catch the Italian Serie A on? 1. Golf Channel (Ch 213) 2. Football Channel
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  • EPL
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      Lock icon Rangers relief but more Wigan woe
      672 46 QPR 3 (Helguson 33 pen, Buzsaky 45, Smith 81) WIGAN 1 (Rodallega 66) MARKHUGHES registered his first Premier League victory as QPR manager with a convincing win over fellow strugglers Wigan. They took the lead when Heidar Helguson slotted home from the penalty spot
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      Lock icon Sessegnon scuppers Swansea
      229 46 SUNDERLAND 2 (Sessegnon 14, Gardner 85) SWANSEA 0 STEPHANE SESSEGNON’S superb goal set Sunderland on the way to victory as they extended their unbeaten home record under Martin O’Neill. The Benin international produced a fine 14th-minute finish to open the scoring, and substitute Craig Gardner made sure
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      Lock icon Keane rescues Villa
      651 47 WOLVES 2 (Kightly 21, Edwards 31) ASTON VILLA 3 (Bent pen 11, Keane 51, 84) TWO-GOAL Robbie Keane marked his full Aston Villa debut with a superb second-half winner against his former club. The on-loan Los Angeles Galaxy striker helped Villa to come from behind with his
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      Lock icon Sorensen at fault as Baggies triumph
      307 47 STOKE 1 (Jerome 86) WEST BROM 2 (Morrison 35, Dorrans 90) WEST BROM ended their 30-year hoodoo at Stoke as well as bringing the curtain down on their recent miserable run in the League. However, it required two mistakes from Stoke keeper Thomas Sorensen
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      Lock icon Geylang old boy blows El Nino away
      699 48 / 49  -  NORWICH 0 CHELSEA 0 NEIL HUMPHREYS npsports@sph.com.sg Fernando Torres remains the English Premier League’s most expensive footballer. Zak Whitbread once kicked a ball around a pockmarked Bedok Stadium for Geylang’s youth team. Torres earns enough money to buy Geylang United. Whitbread earns only
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      Lock icon Villas-Boas defends Torres again
      553 48 / 49 PA Sport Not again. How many more times must Andre Villas-Boas come to the defence of Fernando Torres before he loses patience with the misfiring Spanish striker? The Chelsea manager demanded greater efficiency in front of goal from his team after the goalless draw against Norwich
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      Lock icon Dempsey spearheads Fulham’s comeback
      652 48 / 49 PA Sport FULHAM 5 (Danny Murphy 52-pen, Clint Dempsey 59,65, 89, Bobby Zamora 68-pen) NEWCASTLE 2 (Danny Guthrie 43, Hatem Ben Arfa 85) CLINT Dempsey’s hat-trick helped Fulham come from behind to comprehensively thrash Newcastle. The United States international was named his country’s Player of the
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      Lock icon Rooney: We must stop van Persie
      762 50 / 51 Wire Services Wayne Rooney has admitted that Manchester United must keep a keen eye on in-form Arsenal striker Robin van Persie if the champions are to keep their title defence on track with a victory at the Emirates Stadium tonight. Sir Alex Ferguson’s side
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      Lock icon Henry: I was scared of ‘incredible’ Scholes
      649 50 / 51 Wire Services Arsenal striker Thierry Henry faces a late fitness test ahead of tonight’s clash against Manchester United as the French star struggles with a calf injury. Henry has made two substitute appearances for Arsenal, including a match-win-ning performance against Leeds United on
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      Lock icon Don’t expect any fireworks
      679 52 Wire Services Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is not expecting an explosive affair at the Emirates tonight. Any United meeting with Arsenal triggers memories of their past feuds, notably that Highbury tunnel bust-up between Roy Keane and Patrick Vieira in 2005. However, since that duo
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      Lock icon Don’t expect an Arsenal victory
      698 53  -  Our analyst tells DILENJIT SINGH that this is the worst Gunners team under Arsene Wenger PAUL PARKER npsports@sph.com.sg I Paul Parker is a former England and Manchester United defender who won two EPL titles and earned 19 caps for his country. He is currently a
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      Lock icon High stakes for City, Spurs
      714 54 / 55  -  YOUR ENGLISH KAKI IAIN MACINTOSH npspo rts@sph.com. sg Harry Redknapp has warned Roberto Mancini that he won’t tolerate any imaginary card-waving when their sides meet at the Etihad Stadium today. The high-flying Tottenham manager has even threatened to set Joe Jordan on his opposite number
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      Lock icon Redknapp, Mancini in war of words
      556 54 / 55 PA Sport Harry Redknapp claims he would be in a good position to win the Premier League with Tottenham if he had the money Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has at his disposal. City boss Mancini (above, right) and predecessor Mark Hughes have spent
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      339 54 / 55 FLASHBACK TEN years ago this week, Manchester City were battling another big team in the pursuit of silverware. Unfortunately for them, the big team were Watford and the silverware was what is now known as The Championship. They won 2-1. ADEBAYOR NOT MISSED? TOTTENHAM will miss Emmanuel
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      56 53 SIGN UP FOR FREE AT FACEBOOK.COM/TIGERFOOTBALLSG stayed on the premier tournament next season. FLOP:Andrey Arshavin’s form for Arsenal has been embarrassing. PICTURE: AP I Paul Parker is a former England and Manchester United defender who won two EPL titles and earned 19 caps for his country. He is currently a
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  • MALAYSIAN SUPER LEAGUE
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      658 56 / 57  -  Expect the LionsXII to win by the odd goal through a set-piece, ex-national defender R SASIKUMAR tells DILENJIT SINGH DILENJIT SINGH I What are your thoughts on the match? SASIKUMAR: In the first 20 minutes, it looked like Sabah would be able to do something and possibly
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      Lock icon Hariss, Isa the heroes
      713 56 / 57  -  ALI KASIM aakasim@sph.com.sg REPORTING FROM KOTA KINABALU He was blinded by the floodlights. But even obsure vision couldn’t stop Hariss Harun from scoring his first goal of the Malaysian Super League season at the Likas Stadium last night. As Shahdan Sulaiman swung in a corner kick
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      Lock icon Doe does the double for Turtles
      203 56 / 57 ROUND-UP Wire Services TERENGGANU, the LionsXII’s next opponents, came out tops in last night’s Battle of the Turtles, thanks to a brace by Liberian striker Francis Doe Forkey. The former Al-Ahly forward netted a 20th-minute penalty and found the winner in the 56th minute
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      1206 58 / 59  -  LionsXII survive Likas ordeal to claim first away win ALI KASIM aakasim@sph.com.sg SABAH 0 LIONSXII 1 (Hariss Harun 20) REPORTING FROM KOTA KINABALU The LionsXII survived in the Likas cauldron in Kota Kinabalu last night. In fact, they did more than that. They silenced the SabaHawks’ boast
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    • ON TV
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        210 58 / 59 *All telecasts live unless otherwise stated. For the latest, please check www.mio.singtel.com/miotv www.starhub.com/tv *Programme times, provided by SingTel StarHub, subject to change LIVE TELECASTS ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE Tonight: I MAN CITY v TOTTENHAM SingTel mioTV Ch 102 (mio Stadium), 9.30pm I ARSENAL v MAN UNITED SingTel mio TV Ch
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        41 58 / 59 AUSTRALIAN OPEN Today: I MEN’S WOMEN’S 4TH ROUND SingTel mio TV Ch 115 (STAR Sports) Ch 117 (ESPN HD), 8am 4pm Tomorrow: I MEN’S WOMEN’S 4TH ROUND SingTel mio TV Ch 115 (STAR Sports) Ch 117 (ESPN HD), 8am 4pm
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        57 58 / 59 NBA REGULAR SEASON Today: I MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES v SACREMENTO KINGS StarHub TV Ch 216 (NBA TV), 9am I CHICAGO BULLS v CHARLOTTE BOBCATS StarHub TV Ch 202 (SuperSports), 9am Tomorrow: I NEW JERSEY NETS v CHARLOTTE BOBCATS StarHub TV Ch 216 (NBA TV), 7am I LA LAKERS v INDIANA
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        32 58 / 59 VOLVO GOLF CHAMPIONS Tonight: I DAY 4 StarHub TV Ch 213 (Golf Channel), 7pm HUMANA CHALLENGE Tomorrow: I DAY 4 StarHub TV Ch 213 (Golf Channel) Ch 255 (Sports HD), 5am
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