The New Paper, 26 February 2012

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1 60 The New Paper
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    22 1 the new paper on sunday Feb 26 2012 j A SINGAPORE PRE SS HOLDINGS SJj I PUBLICATION 80 CENTS MICA (P) 089/01/2012
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      80 1 the new paper Feb 26 2012 Stop blaming Wenger CALLING ALL REDS FANS FREDDIE LJUNGBERG EXCLUSIVE: Win autographed Liverpool caps53 58 CALL ME VAIN This model says turning heads turns her on 11 DON’T CALL ME FAKE ‘Plastic baby’ spends $136,000 to change her looks 8 DON’T CALL ME TOMBOY
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon Why am I angry that Miss Plastic Baby turns heads?
      636 2  -  NATALIE SOH natalie@sph.com.sg Above all, you must fight conceit, envy and every kind of ill feeling in your heart, says author Abraham Cahan in his 1917 novel The Rise of David Levinsky. But it’s soooo easy to succumb to ill
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      126 2 COLUMNS 11 Confessions of a model: I don’t regret racy shots 14 Ground Zero Scholar’s ‘dog’ comment: Heartlanders explain the furore 34 Humour S M Ong on dog and cat labels and other taboos SPORTS 43 HSBC Golf tourney Taiwanese world no.1 Tseng Ya-ni still in fight 54 Carling Cup
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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  • SNAPSHOT
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      Lock icon Govt panel sets up task force to review animal welfare policies
      101 4 / 5 THE Government Parliamentary Committee for National Development is setting up a workgroup to review animal welfare policies. Mr Yeo Guat Kwang, who is a member of the committee, announced this on the sidelines of an animal welfare forum yesterday.
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      Lock icon Centre for the Physically Challenged officially launched
      102 4 / 5 SINCE it opened its doors in December 2010, the Centre for the Physically Challenged has helped more than 150 clients. Launched yesterday, it hopes to increase the number of clients by 50 per cent. A joint effort of the Handicaps Welfare Association and
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      Lock icon Opinion polls back Australian PM Gillard’s rival, Kevin Rudd
      115 4 / 5 AFP Mr Kevin Rudd’s bid to lead Australia again won a boost yesterday when opinion polls showed he remains more popular with the public than his rival, Prime Minister Julia Gillard. Mr Rudd will face off against Ms Gillard on Monday
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      Lock icon THE BIG PICTURE
      79 4 / 5 BAGS MARK THE SPOT: Tissue paper packets just won’t do in this case. If you’re heading for the Natas Fair 2012 at the Singapore Expo, do like these first-day visitors. Keen to be the first in when the doors opened on the fair’s first day on Friday,
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      Lock icon Round-island trail coming up
      364 4 / 5 GREENING SINGAPORE A green trail around the entire coast of Singapore is the next big step in the national landscaping of Singapore. The standout idea was among the 3,000 or so suggestions that people have given to the NParks on improving the island’s gardens and greenery,
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      Lock icon Explosion at Kranji Water Reclamation plant injures three
      120 4 / 5 AN EXPLOSION at national water agency PUB’s Kranji Water Reclamation Plant injured three workers on Thursday. The men were working at an empty sludge storage tank when the explosion happened at an adjacent tank at 11.30am, PUB said yesterday. It said some
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      Lock icon 19 arrested in Geylang for various illegal activities
      88 4 / 5 POLICE arrested 19 people in Geylang early yesterday morning. The suspects, aged between 21 and 49, were nabbed for various offences such as gang activities, peddling of contraband cigarettes, drug and immigration offences and selling of illegal sexual enhancement products. Investigations against
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      Lock icon Indonesia says Bali jail riot over
      119 4 / 5 INDONESIAN authorities said yesterday they had regained full control of an overcrowded jail housing 60 foreign inmates on the resort island of Bali, after riots erupted this week. All of the roughly 1,000 inmates at the Kerobokan prison where violence broke out on Tuesday
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      Lock icon BOOBOO BOX
      189 4 / 5 #P45 The broacast number in which a BBC weatherman accidentally said the c-word on air. Mr Alex Deakin, 37, was predicting “bucket loads of sunshine” but instead said “bucket loads of c***” before correcting himself. He tweeted: “I think the less said the better about that last broadcast
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      Lock icon LINSANE TRUTHS
      244 4 / 5  -  Chinese American basketball star Jeremy Lin has made history and launched a slew of puns on his name. Here are some Linsanity facts to add to your list... ARTIST’S IMPRESSION CELESTINO GULAPA cel@sph.com.sg History rewritten By scoring a total of 136 points, Jeremy Lin now holds the record
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      Lock icon Our photo editor picks his pictures of the week
      163 6  -  Mardi Gras, or to give it the less exotic translation, Fat Tuesday, was celebrated around the world this week. Traditionally a time of excess before Lent the Christian period of fasting it is celebrated with carnivals. In Brazil, they feature spectacular
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      Lock icon HAPPINESS INDEX
      155 6 We rate the week’s news good and bad Two-thirds of Singaporean households with family members who cannot look after themselves will qualify for help under new criteria for subsidised care. Factory output last month was down 8.8 per cent from January last year, but passenger traffic at Changi
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  • PEOPLE
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      Lock icon Wheelchair-bound woman applies for ATM card on Monday, but by the next day... Almost all her money is gone
      638 7  -  REPORT: MAUREEN KOH maureenk@sph.com.sg She knew she had a hospital appointment coming up and wanted to check that she had enough money to cover the visit. But when Madam Jahabar Nachiya
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      Lock icon Is her new look worth $136,000?
      1201 8 / 9  -  S’pore fashion designer spends this much in 4 years on plastic surgery, and even some doctors says that’s too much REPORTS: JOYCE LIM joycel@sph.com.sg CALL me “Plastic Baby”. Just don’t call me fake, says Miss Jacqueline Koh (left). “I would consider myself plastic and
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      Lock icon $300 creams ‘better’ than plastic surgery
      228 8 / 9 She can do without a designer handbag or shoes, but not without that $300 night cream she applies faithfully on her face every night. Madam Anna Ng, 55, says she won’t think twice about splurging on luxury skincare products if they promise good results.
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      Lock icon Is the ‘after’ really better?
      233 10 Not all stars admit to plastic surgery, even when faced with ‘before and ‘after’photos Before After Dolly Parton Parton was famous for her sizable bosom in the 70s. Now the 66-year-old country music and film star is turning heads, thanks to her plastic surgery. It’s
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      Lock icon VOYEUR’S DREAM, VICTIM’S NIGHTMARE
      810 12  -  REPORT: ZUL OTHMAN zothman@sph.com.sg A click from a phone camera roused her from a nap on the train. Diane (not her real name) opened her eyes and was horrified to see an old man taking pictures of her, focusing on her breasts. “It happened last year
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      Lock icon ‘Easier to depose dictator than dislodge freeloader’
      649 18  -  Couple release book with funny take on local nightlife REPORT: JOYCE LIM joycel@sph.com.sg He calls them freeloaders, while his wife describes them as cheapskates. And they are everywhere, Mr Ivan lim, 45, tells The New Paper on Sunday. They never fail to amuse
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      Lock icon Won this way
      471 19  -  Lady Gaga adds second show here after huge demand REPORT: MAUREEN KOH maureenk@sph.com.sg Here’s the good news for Lady Gaga fans. A second show will be added to the singer’s Born This Way Ball due to overwhelming response, promoter Live Nation confirmed last night. The five-time Grammy
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      Lock icon Bloody heist
      227 21 3 suspects shot dead afterjewellery store armed robbery, 2 escape The five men wore masks and were armed with a parang, pistols and hammers. On Friday afternoon, they stormed a jewellery shop in Banting, Selangor, and with one of them acting as a lookout outside, they walked away
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      Lock icon S’pore technician shot dead in escape bid
      274 21 M’SIA KIDNAPPING GOES WRONG He was having dinner with a couple at a Johor Baru food court on Thursday when four men confronted him. It’s not known whether they knew each other. The three of them were forced into a car and driven
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      Lock icon He lost his head to drug addiction
      568 22 He is a living example of what drugs can do to you. Mr Carlos “Halfy” Rodriguez lost half of his head after a serious accident. He blames that mishap on a drug-and-drink binge. Also known as Sosa, Mr Rodriguez, who is nowin his
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      Lock icon Nike shoes spark crowd concerns
      469 23 Police called, one person arrested US sneaker fanatics who lined up outside stores overnight in the US got their first crack at a new outer-space themed Nike basketball shoe on Friday. But they got so unruly in some cities that police were called to restore
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      Lock icon We lost our kitchen.... We lost our heart
      573 30 / 31  - We lost our kitchen. We lost our heart This Clementi kampung restaurant is closing its gates after half a century due to a land dispute, as fans flock fora last bite of its paper-wrapped chicken TEXT AND PICTURES BY GAVIN FOO gavinfoo@sph.com.sg GARY GOH garygoh@sph.com.sg It was the end of
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      113 10 Serangoon Gardens sinseh sits on $4 million goldmine What’s better than a Carl’s Jr. burger for lunch? ur Daily Star Combo meals at just $7.90. w Combo meals at 90 each ri v»> S <•» i'.V-V ..i Famous Star~ with Cheese Combo At Carl’s Jr., the best just got better.
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  • CONFESSIONS OF A MODEL
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      1038 11  -  JOYCE LIM Joycel@sph.com.sg She started posing in racy snapshots for lad mags like FHM, HOTstuff and the now-defunct Maxim when she was just 16. That was her route to fame, confesses Miss Calista Lim, 26. But no, she will not sleep with any
      HAIR & MAKE-UP: AMANDA CHEE / COVER ACADEMY PICTURE: ROVIN WONG / COVER LOOKS  -  1,038 words
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      308 13 Come and explore the opportunities at SMa Institute Open House 2012 City Campus. Learn about the range of programmes that we have got to offer. At SMa Institute, our students are given the opportunity to take part in networking sessions with industry practitioners whom are our corporate members. With over
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  • GROUND ZERO A BOTTOM-UP PERSPECTIVE ON ISSUES
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      Lock icon Why a few words set off an explosion
      1007 14  -  Chinese scholar’s comments on ‘more dogs than humans’ in S’pore MAUREEN KOH maureenk@sph.com.sg Every few Sunday mornings at 7, perhaps even today, I’ll wake up to a din that drives me mad. Picture this: A woman’s shrill screams piercing the quiet neighbourhood
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  • THEN & NOW
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      Lock icon Dog-tired but still making impact
      817 16  -  She galvanised a community who petitioned to save her life in2007. Blackie is old now but continues to bond residents REPORT: MARK SOH marksoh@sph.com.sg Her hazel brown eyes shine with health and happiness. In a week where the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
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      52 18 WAREHOUSE SALE! 27 Feb 01* Mar 2012 Up to 80% OFF IBHJOJUIE! Apparels, footwear. Bags AIL from $7.90 $25.90 —Am, X X WE ARE 1Oam- 6pm VENUE: 2C JALAN PESAWAT, jURONG (S) *****9 FOR ENQUIRIES, PLEASE CALL *****722 BUS 249 FROM BOON LAY INTERCHANGE ALIGHT AT THE 6TH STOP (JURONG
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      121 18 Win Joyful Noise movie tickets Think of it like Glee but with gospel music. Joyful Noise stars Dolly Parton and Queen Latifah as two strong-minded women, G.G. Sparrow and Vi Rose Hill, who must work together to save a small-town gospel choir in danger of being shut down because of
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      202 19 The New Paper/SingTel Contest SingTel 0P-u P Card hi!$2o ST (NiinaiwKin Card Top hl$20 GST inclusive 7 SingTel y SingTel I T °P' U P Lard n//$2o Card l I jwn^fiw You’d be angry if you missed the chance to be among the 30 readers to win not just one,
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      134 20 Marabelle Heng Podiatrist YOUR SUPPORT What do I do as a podiatrist? I improve your health starting with your feet. In short, I ensure that you have happy feet! Come and learn more how you too can be a podiatrist. Healthcare professionals provide a wide range of care for our
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      351 21 M I I Cosmic Qi-Gong And Science For Health Business Reg No: *****292X (Specialist) The Science of Cosmic Qi Gong Meditation Ladies and Gentlemen... All about yourself? Today, many are living with the risk of unknown internal body blockages. Seeing health problems and unexpected accidents happening among us in our
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      300 22 iiD M&i 0? MirjlSSS jVQkl* iS VM c;dST a comprehensive Don’t miss your copy with rev i e ws, articles II treats J DREAM A /HOLE LQJ lLCUDERJ j fa QUEEN DOLLY KEKE JEREMY LATIFAH PARTON PALMER JORDAN JOYFUL NOISE n Rating: PG The people of Pacashau, Georgia are counting
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  • LIVE RIGHT
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      Lock icon Sweetness AND FIGHT
      1309 24 / 25  -  MMA fighter may be brutal in the ring, but she’s a normal girl at heart This female pro REPORT: SHAUN SOH shaunsoh@sph.com.sg The sheer force of her kicks pounding the practice pads is astounding. The loud slam of every impact fills the gym. So powerful and aggressive
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  • EATS
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      712 26  -  HED CHEF HEDY KHOO hedykhoo@sph.com.sg Once you start, you can’t stop. This applies to the terribly addictive habit of eating and making of sambal belacan. The chilli paste can make you really popular with friends, family and, I dare say, even your worst enemy. Factory-produced versions are available
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      Lock icon Who cooks it best? We show, you choose
      596 27  -  THIS WEEK: CHWEE KUEH Compiled by FABIAN KOH, MARK SOH, NUR ASYIQIN, RENNIE WHANG, VALERIE KOH JIAN BO SHUI KUEH Tiong Bahru Market, Block 30, Seng Poh Road, #02-05. Opening hours: 6.30am to 10.30pm. It’s easy to find this stall simply look
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      Lock icon Thai it up with the right ingredients
      1030 28  -  FOOD FOR THOUGHT VANESSA FRIDA tnp@sph.com.sg IThe writer is a rising name on the culinary scene. She organises cooking classes and personalised chef tables for groups. Find her at www.facebook. com/Culinary Ness I love Thai food. Clean flavours, most times spicy and a
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  • WHEELS
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      Lock icon You want to ride? PROVE IT!
      738 29  -  BIKER BOY ZAIHAN MOHD YUSOF zaihan@sph.com.sg The moment my parents said “no” to me 23 years ago, my quest to own a motorcycle went full throttle. The bitter disappointment of learning of my parents’ disapproval made me all the more determined to ride even
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  • SECRET SHOPPER
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      Lock icon It’s worth sniffing out
      610 32 When it comes to making first impressions, there’s nothing quite like scents. The right fragrance, used sparingly, can leave that special someone wanting more. I made a trip to British fragrance boutique Jo Malone to see if its offerings have the power to titillate. SIGNATURE STYLE
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  • ASPIRE/AFFORD
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      Lock icon More than two scents’ worth
      502 33  -  Valerie Koh Scents are mysterious things. Perfumes, which mix essential oils and other prized ingredients, help communicate the wearer’s personality and profile. Slap a powerful scent on and the senses are charged for a showdown in the boardroom. A sweet scent with notes of roses,
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  • HUMOUR
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      Lock icon Dogs are better than cats – and other taboos
      601 34  - Dogs are better than cats and other taboos ACT BLUR S M ONG smong@sph.com.sg What is taboo? That was the question I was asked the most at last weekend’s All In! Young Writers Media Festival, where I was a panellist. Okay, I was asked the question only twice, but that
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    • REALLY? Odd news that’s for real
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        89 34 AP A MAN’S luck ran out when he won US$2,500 (S$3,100) playing blackjack at a casino near Philadelphia. Police said 34-year-old Mateen Johnson was arrested last Saturday because he had to produce identification to cash out his winnings at the Philadelphia Park Racetrack Casino in Bucks
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        Lock icon US ‘piggyback bandit’ strikes student athletes
        175 34 Wires SEVERAL US states have warned against a man they call the “piggyback bandit”. Sherwin Shayegan, 28, ingratiates himself with high school sports teams, then hoists his 1.7m, 109kg frame onto the backs of the student athletes. The man has been reported jumping or
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      Lock icon Who you gonna call if you see an animal on the loose?
      448 34  -  JUST PAIK CHOO SYLVIA TOH PAIK CHOO paikchoo@sph.com.sg Taking the Ghostbusters’ rallying cry “who you gonna call” to its hairy (albeit logical) extension, the field’s now wide open. This comes after recent reports of a wandering monitor lizard
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      847 35  -  NEIL HUMPHREYS tnp@sph.com.sg When we were kelong kings He might be Journalist of the Year, but The New Paper’s Zaihan Mohd Yusof (right) ruined my life. He made me a kelong king. And now that he has collected the Journalist and Story of the Year gongs at the Singapore
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  • TV
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      Lock icon Back to the future
      525 36  -  Josh Lucas plays the world’s kindest lawyer, who’s back on the run from the mob in The Firm JASON JOHNSON jjohnson@sph.com.sg There was a time long ago when I wanted to be a lawyer, and now I think I must have been insane. LEGALLY insane! Lawyers
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      Lock icon OUR DEAR MCDEERES
      257 36 MITCH McDEERE (JOSH LUCAS) With the bluest eyes in the world and a voice that could hypnotise butter, Mitch McDeere is definitely the guy you want in your corner if you’ve raped or killed someone. He practises the law according to his principles, even though it always
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      Lock icon THE MUST-SEE THREE
      141 36 Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 1 HBO (StarHub Ch 601), 8pm As boy wizard Harry Potter and his pals race against time to destroy the Horcruxes, he uncovers the existence of three powerful objects in the wizarding world known as the Deathly Hallows. Starring Daniel
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  • RACING
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      Lock icon Inside draw suits Hard Stuff
      2183 37 ANDREW FROST’S COMMENTS ON TO DA Y’S KRANJI MEETING RACE 1 (1,200m) 1 Raffles Knight)))Appreciates solid debut and drawn well with leading hoop aboard. Hard to go past. 2 Ace Armando)))Hard-fought victory last start but should get a similar run from rails draw. Keep following.
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      Lock icon TODAY’S SINGAPORE (LONG COURSE A/POLYTRACK) RACE CARD
      2050 38 / 39 GOING FORECAST: GOOD (TURF& POLYTRACK) RACE 1 C4 D2 12.50 -1200m(Turf) Stakes: $55,000 No. Last 6 runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/origin/sex, trainer-owner) 1 4 Raffles Knight 57 (60) J Moreira 6 (4ag M Freedman-Raffles Racing) 2 54-521 Ace Armando 56 (58)
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      Lock icon TOTALITY (Race 11 No. 6)
      91 38 / 39  -  BESTBET TAN THEAN LOON TOTALITY Is on a roll. In his last three starts, he finished second twice before winning his last outing. So over today’s 1,400m trip in Race 11. And, what a win it was. The Michael Clem- ents-trained three-year-old made mince-meat of
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      Lock icon YESTERDAY’S NEW ZEALAND (OTAKI) & AUSTRALIA (ASCOT/GOLD COAST/TOOWOOMBA) RESULTS
      692 38 / 39 YESTERDAY’S NEW ZEALAND (OTAKI) AUSTRALIA (ASCOT/GOLD COAST/TOOWOOMBA) RESULTS RACE 1 (Otaki) 1st 2 Veyron ($13-$6) 2nd 10 Lady Kipling ($9) 3rd 8 Guiseppina ($7) 4th 3 Hold It Harvey. Forecast $26. Place forecast $5 (2-8), $9 (2-10), $9 (8-10). Tierce $98. Trio $1 6. Quartet $99. Quadro $23. RACE 2
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      Lock icon SUNDAY TIPS
      586 38 / 39 Andrew Frost 1 RACE Mr X Brian Miller Tan Thean Loon 9 9 Ravoux 9 1 1 Ravoux Raffles Knight Ravoux Ace Armando 1 2 9 Kompressor Raffles Knight Ravoux Raffles Knight 6 2 8 2 Ace Armando Ace Armando Big Fortune 5 4 A Cut Above Kompressor
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      Lock icon Zezao’s a leading chance in Race 6
      1756 40 / 41 I TIPS AND COMMENTS BY PHILLIP WOO, COURTESY OF THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB. RACE 1 (1,200m) MERIDIAN TREASURE (No. 3) tracked the speed and kept on nicely for a debut second to Giggles Forever last month over the 1,200m. He’s improved from
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      Lock icon TODAY’S HONG KONG (SHA TIN) RACE CARD GOING FORECAST: GOOD
      1504 40 / 41 RACE 1 CLASS 4TURF 1200m TIME 1:00 Stakes: HK$675,000 NO. HORSE NAME TRAINER JOCKEY WT(IB) BAR 1 SPEECHMAKER C W CHANG U RISPOLI 133 14 2 CHANCELLOR A S CRUZ M CHADWICK 131 5 3 MERIDIAN TREASURE C H YIP
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      Lock icon YESTERDAY’S AUSTRALIA (MORPHETTVILLE/EAGLE FARM) RESULTS
      301 40 / 41 RACE 1 (Morphettville) 1st 7 Rock Culture ($47-$11) 2nd 4 Fortza ($17) 3rd 9 Tsarina Wonder ($22) 4th 3 Super Silks. Forecast $225. Place forecast $25 (4-7), $59 (4-9), $55 (7-9). Tierce No winner ($3900 jackpot carried forward to next race). Trio $786. Quartet No
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      1066 40 / 41 Race 1 C5 (STRAIGHT) 1100m C5 (STRAIGHT) 1100m 2 FLAPJACK 56.5 c 54.5 (43-15) SSVanan* 6 MR SHOWPIECE 56 c 55 (83-25) J Shankar (1) 17 13 3 (443) 1.25 6 6 1 (507) Winning stable: Vince. Trainer: Cecil Robert. Time: 1min 03.80sec (Going: yielding). Forecast: $617.
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      1716 42 GOING FORECAST: YIELDING RACE 1 C5 1.40 -1100m (STRAIGHT) Stakes: RM35,000 No. Last 6 runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/origin/sex, trainer-owner) 1 --613- Rolling King 57 (39) M Leong c2 18 (9ag LN Danis-Cm Kim) 2 *****5 Lim's Quartz 56 (37) Jackie Chuah c1 1
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      Lock icon TAN THEAN LOON’S IPOH TIPS
      165 42 RACE 1: 15 A Ha Obama 12 Blessingindisguise 13 Space Invader 2 Lim’s Quartz RACE 2: 8 Hunter 6 Miyagisan 1 Excellent Goal 7 Lady Killer RACE 3: 10 Cayenne 9 Terror 4 Well Beyond 3 Hindi Power RACE 4: 2 RUSSIAN SAFARI) 1 Kampong
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      30 42 Sat 25/02/12 First Second Third 1673 2716 6130 Starters 2286 2918 2923 3710 4172 4589 6601 8406 8539 9413 Consolations 2920 3170 3492 5003 5039 6045 6448 7106 8399 9854
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  • GOLF
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      Lock icon Westwood through, Kaymer out
      446 43 MATCHPLAY CHAMPIONSHIP Reuters LEE Westwood, oozing confidence, reached the last eight for the first time at the WGC-Ac-centure Match Play Championship, while Germany’s Martin Kaymer became the biggest casualty in Friday’s third round in Marana, Arizona. World No. 3 Westwood never trailed on his way to
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      Lock icon A 67 keeps Tseng in the fight
      579 43  -  JETHRO WANG jetwang@sph.com.sg RAISE your hands if you wrote off Tseng Ya-ni’s chances after her first two rounds. For it’s about time you change your stance. A blistering third-round yesterday of five-un-der 67 put Tseng in good shape going into today’s final round
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      291 43 SAIL-SBI OPEN INDIA’S Anirban Lahiri endured several heart-stopping moments before he finally reigned supreme by defeating Thailand’s Prom Meesawat at the first play-off hole to win the SAIL-SBI Open yesterday. The home favourite admitted that he was lucky to pip Prom to the title, after
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      Lock icon Singapore turn the tables on M’sia
      650 44  -  Chaminda lives up to his belief with brilliant 91 notout GODFREY ROBERT npsports@sph.com.sg He made true his belief. On Friday night, he had an inner feeling that no way would Singapore lose this match. This was no boast, like that of “float-like-a-butterfly, sting-like-a-bee” boxing’s
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      Lock icon Local juniors crash out in qualifying
      341 44  -  TENNIS JETHRO WANG IT WAS a depressing day for our local players, as all three wildcards crashed out of the Manulife Singapore ATP Challenger 2012. Singaporeans Roy Hobbs, 22, Mitchell Fan, 25, and Isaac Ong (right), 14, failed to get past the first qualifying
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      Lock icon Singapore fall to China in final
      188 45  -  TABLE TENNIS RONALD LOH rloh@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE’S women paddlers lost 3-1 to China in the final of the 2012 Asian Championships in Macau yesterday. China had defeated South Korea in the semi-finals on Friday to book a showdown with Singapore. And the Chinese were the
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      561 45 AFP It has been all about the Linsanity. While the New York Knicks breakout star Jeremy lin has grabbed the headlines lately, it’s the Miami Heat and Oklahoma City Thunder who top the standings as the hectic NBA season reaches its All-Star break. Just
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      Lock icon Late pull-out mars series
      459 46  -  RONALD LOH rloh@sph.com.sg The FighterZone Kickboxing World Series Max 2012 suffered a blowyesterday with four fighters pulling out at the eleventh hour. The trio of Victor Pinto, Antoine Pinto and Mathias Cassarino from Siangboxing Gym, together with Thailand’s Naruepol Fairtex, withdrew just minutes before the event
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      Lock icon Time for Real to be ruthless: Higuain
      311 46 LALIGA Wire Services REAL Madrid striker Gonzalo Higuain has urged his teammates to show no let-up as they attempt to move a step closer to their first Spanish league title since 2008 with victory over neighbouring Rayo Vallecano tonight. Real head into this
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      Lock icon Wozniacki loses Dubai crown
      207 46 TENNIS Wire Services DEFENDING champion Caroline Wozniacki lost in the semi-finals of the Dubai Tennis Championships, falling to Julia Goerges 7-6 (3), 7-5 on Friday. The former top-ranked Dane led 4-2 in the second set before Goerges regained control to close out the match in just
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      50 46 IpLAY® Always play with care. [responsibiyf 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 m POOLS RCB Reg No: *****0202G
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  • FOOTBALL
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      Lock icon Samurai surprise
      598 47  -  J-League Albirex’s youth team show strengths as they beat two S-League sides in friendlies SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ msazali@sph.com.sg Their oldest players maybe only 18 years of age. But the combined youth team of J-League side Albirex Niigata, who were in Singapore on a training tour last week, claimed
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      443 47  -  HASSANAL BOLKIAH TROPHY 2012 SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ THE odds are firmly stacked against them, but the Singapore Under-21 team are looking to make the most of their time in the Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy tournament. Robin Chitrakar was not even able to bring a full
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  • BUNDESLIGA
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      978 48  - Bayern 2012 Liverpool 1990? Dortmund’s rise could hasten the decline of the German giants GLENN CONNLEY FC WEEKEND npsports@sph.com.sg They have good reason to be arrogant at Bayern Munich. In Germany, no other club come close to the 22 titles, 15 German Cups and four European crowns which pack the
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      Lock icon Old boys prove AVB wrong
      829 49  -  NEIL HUMPHREYS npsports@sph.com.sg CHELSEA 3 (David Luiz 48, Didier Drogba 61, Frank Lampard 79) BOLTON 0 Andre Villas-Boas checked his watch continuously. He knew the score. Victory had bought him some time. Chelsea’s 3-0 win against a boring Bolton Wanderers allowed the Blues to sneak
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      Lock icon Pogrebnyak settles it
      615 50 QPR 0 FULHAM 1 (Pogrebnyak 7) PAVEL POGREBNYAK’S early goal secured Fulham victory in the west London derby at 10-man QPR. The Cottagers dominated firsthalf proceedings in a tense clash with Russian Pogrebnyak putting the visitors in front. QPR’s task was made harder in the 33rd minute
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      Lock icon Striker Bent carried off in stalemate
      314 50 WIGAN 0 ASTON VILLA 0 DARREN BENT was stretchered off in agony as Wigan and Aston Villa battled to a goalless draw at the DW Stadium. After a slow start, Villa eventually got themselves going and Robbie Keane’s 20-yard shot brought a vital save
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      Lock icon Connor delight as Wolves nick a point
      620 51 NEWCASTLE 2 (Cisse 6, Gutierrez 18) WOLVES 2 (Jarvis 50, Doyle 66) KEVIN DOYLE grabbed a Premier League lifeline for Wolves as Terry Connor’s relegation-haunted side staged an unlikely comeback at Newcastle. The Magpies were coasting after Papiss Cisse and Jonas Gutierrez fired
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      Lock icon Cats sunk by Peter the great
      236 51 WEST BROM 4 (Odemwingie 3,48, Morrison 41, Andrews 90) SUNDERLAND 0 TWO-GOAL Peter Odemwingie helped West Brom clinch their first home win in three months as they saw off below-par Sunderland. Odemwingie followed up his hat-trick against Wolves with another impressive performance while James
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      Lock icon Nani rues poor form
      162 55 AFP LUIS Nani has admitted he is struggling to regain his top form since returning from injury for Manchester United. The Portugal international played in both legs against Ajax in the Europa League after being sidelined fora month. And although Nani (right) helped United edge past
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      Lock icon Norwich are safe: Fergie
      715 55 PA Sport Manchester United head to Norwich for the first time in seven years with Sir Alex Ferguson certain he will be planning another trip next term. Paul Lambert’s men have confounded pre-season odds that had them tipped to make a quick return to the Championship.
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    • TALES OF 2 BOSSES
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      1518 58 / 59  -  Ex-Gunner Freddie Ljungberg tells GARYLIM what makes the difference between The Invincibles back in 2004 and the struggling side now GARY LIM garylim@sph.com.sg Freddie Ljungberg is a reminder of the times when Arsenal were the team to beat in English football. An integral part of The
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        191 58 / 59 LIVE TELECASTS EPL Today: I ARSENAL v TOTTENHAM SingTel mio TV Ch 102 (mio Stadium), 9.30pm I NORWICH v MAN UNITED SingTel mio TV Ch 103 (mio Stadium), 9.30pm I STOKE CITY v SWANSEA SingTel mio TV Ch 104 (mio Stadium), 11 pm CARLING CUP FINAL Today: I CARDIFF
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        27 58 / 59 HSBC WOMEN’S CHAMPIONS Today: I DAY 4 StarHub TV Ch213 (Golf Channel), 11.30am ACCENTURE MATCH PLAYC’SHIPS Today: I DAY 5 StarHub TV Ch213 (Golf Channel), 10pm
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        23 58 / 59 NBA Today: I NBA ALL-STAR SATURDAY StarHubTV Ch 202 (SuperSports), 9.30am Tomorrow: I NBA ALL-STAR 2012 StarHub TV Ch 202 (SuperSports), 8am
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  • CARLING CUP FINAL
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      1134 52 / 53  -  Liverpool legend Ian Callaghan believes that will be their motivation to beat Cardiff SAW TEK MENG tekmeng@sph.com.sg REPORTING FROM LIVERPOOL In April, Ian Callaghan will turn 70, but he remembers one particular day 34 years ago as if it were yesterday. The 1978
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      Lock icon Meeting King Kenny
      537 52 / 53  -  SAW TEK MENG THE TRIP to watch Liverpool play Tottenham Hotspur earlier this month was for a good cause. Organised by The Business Times and Standard Chartered Bank, it raised $21,000 for two worthy causes BT’s Budding Artists Fund and The New Paper’s Project Helping Hands. The
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      Lock icon Stevie G:This is just the first step
      588 54 Wire Services Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard insists it would be “stupid” to rest on their laurels should they win the Carling Cup today. The Reds have been trophyless since winning the FA Cup in 2006, but there is a growing feeling that victory
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      Lock icon Anthony to stop cousin Gerrard at all costs
      370 54 PA Sport CARDIFF defender Anthony Gerrard will have no qualms about hacking down his cousin Steven tonight if it means he leaves Wembley with a Carling Cup winners’ medal. The 26-year-old will have to wait for the outcome of Mark Hudson’s fitness
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