The New Paper, 3 June 2012

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1 64 The New Paper
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  • Title Section
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    13 1 the new paper on sunday June 3 2012 80 CENTS MICA (P) 089/01/2012
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon Want good neighbours? Be one yourself
      602 2  -  JONATHAN ROBERTS jonrob@sph.com.sg Creating a home of your own is one of the most important things you will do in your adult life. Not just buying the place an immense enough task as it is, especially here in Singapore but creating your haven. Whether
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      163 2 FEATURES 9 HDB havens Instead of upgrading, some are splurging to create their dream homes 16 Then Now 40 years since napalm attack photo which defined Vietnam War 30 Belles love beer More women into hops even as they are targeted by brewers and distributors SPORTS 49 S’pore Bowling Open
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  • PEOPLE
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      Lock icon 17 people 3 rooms 2 families who don't know each other
      1221 3  -  REPORT ZUL OTHMAN zothman@sph.com.sg For the past year, cleaning supervisor Azman Mohd has been sharing an Interim Rental Housing (IRH) flat with another family. Altogether, there are 17 people living in the sparsely furnished three-room flat in Block 46,
      TNP PICTURES: MOHD ISHAK, NG JUN SEN  -  1,221 words
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      Lock icon HDB working to minimise discomfort
      348 4 / 5 Of the 100 cases she sees at her weekly Meet-the-People sessions, Interim Rental Housing (IRH) residents make up about 30 per cent, although they occupy just one block out of the 70 in her ward. Tanjong Pagar GRC Member of Parliament (MP) Lily Neo told
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      Lock icon Splash my cash
      615 9  -  More HDB flat owners are spending lavishly on remodelling and furnishing to create their dream homes REPORT BENITA AW YEONG benitaay@sph.com.sg Their home is in an old, slightly run-down HDB estate in Bishan. But their five-room maisonette opens up into a whole different world. An open-concept kitchen,
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      Lock icon Visionary but not crazy
      344 10 / 11  -  REPORTS BENITA AW YEONG benitaay@sph.com.sg Almost everything in this home from the altar table to the bed frame (and matching bedside tables) is customised to match its modern-resort theme. And every piece of furniture is hand-picked from different stores. Nothing less would do for Miss Shirley
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      Lock icon Lap of Luxury
      342 10 / 11 In picking their first home, married couple Jenson and Connie Fong decided that a small flat just would not do it. “It was out of the question because to us, a flat is a home. Because we plan to have a family eventually, it wouldn’t be practical
      TNP PICTURES: BENJAMIN SEETOR, GAVIN FOO  -  342 words
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      Lock icon Dreary to Cheery
      232 10 / 11 Anew lease of life was given to an old, cluttered shoebox flat when interior designer Stanley Tham ordered it to be completely gutted and given a makeover. The transformation of the tiny two-room unit, which is merely 550 sq ft in size, is impressive. Located in Chinatown,
      PICTURES COURTESY OF STANLEY THAM  -  232 words
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      Lock icon Granny dragged 20m under taxi
      588 12  -  Her eight-year-old grandson who followed her to buy groceries is also injured in Toh Guan crash REPORT CHAI HUNG YIN chaihyn@sph.com.sg In a horrific accident that has left his entire family shaken, Mr li Wei’s grandmother and youngest brother were struck by a taxi on
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      Lock icon Toddler dies in fall from fifth-storey condo balcony
      319 12  -  REPORT CHAI HUNG YIN chaihyn@sph.com.sg Kneeling next to the spot where the toddler had landed, she apologised repeatedly to her employer yesterday. The two-year-old boy fell to his death from their fifth-storey condominium unit at Hillview Green on Hume Avenue, at about
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      Lock icon Babysitter arrested over their girl’s death
      422 20 Post-mortem shows baby was suffocated The babysitter had claimed that three men had tried to kidnap her when she was out with the baby on Wednesday. Now, the police have arrested the 42-year-old single mother of two for the suspected murder of the four-month-old
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      Lock icon ‘Black Crows’ fly M’sian girls to Tokyo to be escorts
      267 20 Nigerian vice syndicates are allegedly sending Malaysian women to Tokyo to work as guest relation officers (GROs) there. They are allegedly offering these girls for 50,000 yen (S$8,300) for a 24-hour escort service. The Star stated in an investigative report
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      Lock icon Shock over $4m bill for M’sian youth day event
      173 20 The huge amount got netizens talking. A Malaysian events management company has sent a RM10 million (S$4 million) bill to the Youth and Sports Ministry for organising the “various segments” for the Hari Belia Negara 2012 event (National Youth Day), which
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      Lock icon Body-parts victim a China student
      383 21 The murder victim whose body parts were mailed to Canada’s top political parties has been identified as Lin Jun, 33. Authorities in France are searching for the man blamed for the killing, which was videotaped and posted online. Montreal police have said Mr Lin dated
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      Lock icon Bride puts wedding night up for auction
      255 21 Your wedding night is just for you and your partner. But a bride-to-be in Germany has decided to spice up her wedding night. The 38-year-old with the online moniker of “NicoleBlow37” has put her wedding night up for auction online. She says that
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      Lock icon The Green Lantern is back – and he’s gay
      267 22 The Green Lantern is back and he’s gay DC Comics Is Introducing a gay version of the Green Lantern. It shows him in a kiss with his partner in civilian life before he dons his skin-tight unitard. Alan Scott is the gay Green Lantern in the title Earth 2, which
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      Lock icon Student arrested for having illegal firearms, bombs
      373 22 She talks of her love to “blow things up” and “loathing for the law and all governing authority”. The student’s public Facebook profile contains numerous pictures and statements regarding her love of guns. It also mentions the colleges she attended, which include Gainesville
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      Lock icon BEER for BELLES
      935 30 / 31  -  More women are drinking beer even as brewers gear up to target them REPORT PICTURES HEDY KHOO hedykhoo@sph.com.sg No cocktails or wines in finestemmed glasses for these women. They’d prefer cider to a Cosmopolitan and would rather swig a lager than sip a lychee martini. Meet the
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  • SNAPSHOT
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      Lock icon Malaysia to probe ‘illegal’ migrants on Borneo island
      246 6 / 7 AFP Malaysia will launch a probe Into the presence of thousands of Filipino and Indonesian illegal migrants on Borneo island amid claims they have been given citizenship, a report said yesterday as polls near. Activists and politicians in Sabah state have been
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      Lock icon Singapore, Indonesia leaders laud strong relations
      90 6 / 7 PRESIDENT Tony Tan Keng Yam and Indonesia’s President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono have lauded the strong relationship between both countries, and agreed to promote more exchanges at all levels. Mr Yudhoyono and First Lady Ibu Ani are in Singapore for the Shangri-La Dialogue. They were
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      Lock icon JB police go after S’pore drivers with outstanding summonses
      87 6 / 7 Malaysian police are targeting drivers of Singapore-registered vehicles who have not paid their dues and settled traffic summonses. Johor Baru (South) traffic chief Deputy Superintendent Ooi Kok Seong told Malaysian reporters that four million summonses had been issued to foreign vehicles
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      Lock icon BIG PICTURE
      136 6 / 7 FATAL ACCIDENT: A man, believed to be part of the Gurkha Contingent here, was killed yesterday night when a car mounted the pavement where he was jogging. The impact was hard enough to cause the car’s airbags to deploy, according to postings on citizen journalism website Stomp. Police
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      Lock icon 60% of US naval fleet for Pacific
      470 6 / 7 Four new warships to be deployed in Singapore The US will shift the bulk of its naval fleet to the Pacific Ocean by2020 as part of a new strategic focus on Asia, Defence Secretary Leon Panetta told a summit in Singapore yesterday. This,
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      Lock icon Thai premier: Reconcile or face ‘cycle of violence’
      99 6 / 7 AFP Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra yesterday warned the deeply divided kingdom faces a “cycle of violence” unless steps are taken towards reconciliation after years of civil unrest. Speaking on a weekly TV programme, she said a “reconciliation process” is the only
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      Lock icon Filipino fishermen rescued, hundreds more stranded by storm
      124 6 / 7 AFP Philippine emergency workers yesterday rescued 30 fishermen whose boat was left drifting in rough seas amid the country’s first tropical storm of the year, which also left hundreds of travellers stranded. The fishermen’s motorboat ran out of petrol off the coast
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      Lock icon Ex-Egypt president Mubarak sentenced to life in prison
      135 6 / 7 AP Hosni Mubarak was sentenced to life in prison yesterday for failing to stop the killing of protesters during the uprising that forced him out last year. The ousted president and his sons were acquitted, however, of corruption charges in a mixed
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      Lock icon HAPPINESS INDEX
      124 6 / 7 We rate the past week’s news good and bad The Land Transport Authority has shortened Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) hours for Orchard Road on Saturdays. Some Bishan Street 13 residents have objected to a planned 260-bed nursing home in their estate. NTUC Foodfare will open 120 hawker stalls
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      227 6 / 7  -  ARTISTS’ IMPRESSION If you’re bored of Draw Something, but the drawing app has ignited an artistic passion within you, there are more advanced apps that can turn your iPad into a sketchbook. Here’re some tips and recommendations to help unleash your inner Picasso... KELVIN CHAN kelvinc@sph.com.sg Hot art
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      284 8 »»>»»»» 26 May-24 June 2012 !>»»»»»»> SDC Grand Prix (9am 5pm) Race for free* with high speed remote controlled race car on a 15m x 10m circuit race track and stand to win a MONSTER ENERGY FALKEN TIRE FORD MUSTANG GT remote controlled race car. > Grand Prix Guided Tour
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  • THEN & NOW
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      Lock icon Her curse and her salvation
      752 16 / 17 Napalm girl’s photo (above) that defined Vietnam War horror 40 years ago turns out to be... AP It only took a second for Associated Press (AP) photographer Huynh Cong “Nick” Ut to snap the iconic black-and-white image 40 years ago. The picture of the naked
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      51 16 / 17 Get your FREE TREAT with every copy of TNP purchased at a Buzz pod* June 7 June 4 Colgate mouthrinse (20ml) June 6 Colgate toothpaste (20g) June 5 Cherry juice drink Handmade patchdoll June 8 MAGGI noodles (Single packet) *Terms and conditions apply. Promotion valid from June 4-8. While stocks
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      413 16 / 17 ■I Latest Gadgets, Great Bargains Non-Stop Thrills At Singapore’s Longest-Running IT and Consumer Electronics Show THE V PC SHOW 1 012 M 7 -10 June, 2012^fPP Levels 1, 3, 4 6 Suntec Singapore Opening Hours: 12 pm 9pm daily FREE ADMISSION Head down to The PC Show and get the
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      224 18 Ss i' m 0*, Jih 'Httu' Sophie Willocq, Editorial Model New Face 2005 Winner m I I M '•<. W >•: > m m i tmm V n ,s ■'I _3 h o f.4 N I *k /f r "7 V r/4 x>2 •7 m 7 k NEW FACE 2012
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  • CONFESSIONS OF A WEDDING PLANNER
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      Lock icon Nightmares behind dream weddings
      909 19  -  BENITA AW YEONG benitaay@sph.com.sg The bride in her white gown and her dashing groom a picture of perfection. What the wedding guests don’t see is the nightmare that sometimes lies behind that special day. “You’d be surprised at the kind of things that go on behind
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      87 21 ADAM LEVINE. THE OFFSPRING. 91.3FM DJ BOY THUNDER CHARMAINE YEE. RIHANNA. BRETT NEWSKI. THE SALLYS. K-POP COVER CONTEST WINNERS. KIMBRA. SCANDAL. DOMINIQUE TSAI. SHINEE. ADAM LEVINE. THE OFFSPRING. 91.3FM DJ BOY THUNDER CHARMAINE YEE. HOLLY GRABAREK. SHINEE. ADAM LEVINE. SELENA GOMEZ. FM DJ BOY THUNDER CHARMAINE YEE. .91.3FM DJ BOY
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      76 21 OKtl( IIIKO Chat Party 1900 9123 321 50 cents/ mm Ladies Free Line: ***** 800 i i Ghat Live to 121 9121 1900 JAJ Simply download Fasttalk from Apple App Store OR sms FASTTALK to *****808. fj Online payment available www.fasttalk.com.sg Callers must be 18 years above,A friendly reminderDo exercise
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      171 22 When Beauties Meet Superstar RICHIE JEN MISS Beauty Face Wellness Asia 2012 'wy Do not miss the special guest Superstar Richie Jen a 90 mins performance show Beauty Face Ambassador Teo Ser Lee Miss Singapore International. Miss Singapore World, Miss Singapore Globe 1st Runner-up of Miss Queen of the Midnight
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      231 23 Straits Times Appreciates Readers STAR event Be part of the Celebrate The Straits Times’ 167th birthday with a Straits Times Appreciates Readers (STAR) party on July 15 Jason Derulo A mega carnival and concert will be held at 4Minute The Meadow at Gardens by the Bay Catch performances by international
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  • Brought to you by Housing & Development Board
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      Lock icon An amazing race to explore their neighbourhood
      292 24 YOU might have seen youths in red T-shirts running around the island the previous week. They were participating in Amazing Heartland Race 2012, organised by the Housing Board, as part of the Heartland Youthoria! event. The race was meant to encourage youths to
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      Lock icon Bringing a smile to their faces
      195 24 THE winners for the North zone of Amazing Heartland Race 2012 came from Northland Secondary School. Team member Nursarah Bte Mawi, 15, said: “We even researched the history of Yishun before the race.” Some of the tasks they performed included building a terrarium (a
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      Lock icon Dancing into the residents’ hearts
      205 24 SHUFFLING may be popular these days, but have you seen anyone shuffle to traditional ethnic music? That is what the winning team for the East zone of the Amazing Heartland Race 2012 from Bedok Town Secondary School did. Team leader Catherine Tung said: “We danced
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  • EATS
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      Lock icon Savoury beer bread
      827 25  -  HED CHEF HEDY KHOO hedykhoo@sph.com.sg Splashes of wine or a dash of liquor can liven up a dish, but if you are up for a culinary adventure, consider beer as an ingredient. Ms Treys Ladrido, 42, a beverage specialist with 26 years of experience in the hospitality
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      Lock icon Who cooks it best?
      663 26  -  We show, you choose This week: BBQ Chicken Wings NUR MOHAMAD Compiled by NUR ASYIQIN MOHAMAD SALLEH, LIM YUFAN, GERALDINE MARK, DARYL YAM AH HWEE BBQ CHICKEN WINGS East Coast Lagoon Food Village Stall 14,1220, East Coast Parkway Opening hours: 4pm to 11pm daily The wings
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      Lock icon Getting Corny!
      752 27  -  FOOD FOR THOUGHT VANESSA FRIDA tnp@sph.com.sg Growing up, one of my favourite treats was steamed corn slathered with heaps of butter. All you need is to leave the kernels in a steamer for about six minutes, slap on some butter, add a light sprinkle of salt and you
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      Lock icon Fake national dishes
      371 28  -  K F SEETOH tnp@sph.com.sg The joke is stale by now: That in order to get Singapore’s “national noodle”, the Singapore noodle, you have to go overseas. To places such as Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand or even the US to find it. And it’s not even a Singapore
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      Lock icon This mee is not for Siam
      640 28 The first time I took my Thai makan pal Bonduba to try mee Siam at Tekka, he baulked. “What is this, some tom yum noodle gone wrong or what?” It’s not found in Thailand, but a food entrepreneur once suggested we “should bring this
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  • Page 27 Miscellaneous
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      54 27 THE FAIRYTALE IS OVER. X•: m a. t sir fi. y l 1 JANCF%«ilZE CHRIS it THlRON HEMSWORTH owWhiti HR LwE STE THE N RSAL -W0M CHINESE SUBTITLES HE PRODUCER OF ALICE. I-N W O N D E RLJEffi it Admission allowed for #Sl6iuq6d 13 anfl below ns ageat3 and
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  • WHEELS
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      Lock icon NEW UNIFORM: MORE SAFETY
      637 29  -  BIKER BOY ZAIHAN MOHD YUSOF zaihan@sph.com.sg Gone are the signature heavily-starched white tunics traditionally worn by Traffic Police motorcycle cops. They have been replaced with modern biker jackets made of lightweight ballistic nylon reinforced with shoulder, elbow and spine guards. Since the new uniforms were adopted
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  • ADRENALINE
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      Lock icon Shoot to thrill
      898 32 / 33  -  Who says Singapore is boring? In our final instalment of the series, we get some kicks out of clay shooting NUR ASYIQIN MOHAMAD SALLEH asyiqins@sph.com.sg It’s a cold chunk of metal, and its sheer weight is unexpected a whopping 4.5kg that can leave your arm muscles aching
      TNP PICTURES: JONATHAN CHOO, KELVIN CHNG  -  898 words
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      Lock icon Our reporter tries it:
      414 32 / 33 One night, my editor loomed over my cubicle and told me to shoot pigeons. In my mind, the clanging, shrieking soundtrack of the Psycho shower scene started playing. “Shoot... pigeons?” I asked in horror. “Yeeeees,” he said, in atone usually reserved for someone still drinking from
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  • SECRET SHOPPER
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      Lock icon Unique styles at low prices
      739 34 We have all winced at spotting someone else wearing the same outfit as us. This week, the secret shopper went off the beaten track to hunt for shops so obscure it would lower the chances of others owning the same piece as you. SIGNATURE STYLE
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      77 34 sph Scan Win Instant Prizes worth $15,000! 'I Search for “i-marker” in and download B Available on the ceuton App Store r* Google play 0 2 Scan the and you’ll receive an e-coupon. 3 Flash your e-coupon for an instant gift at the Singapore Book Fair! tr u y jbl
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  • ASPIRE/AFFORD
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      Lock icon Shoes that scream Summer!
      332 35  -  REPORT DARYL YAM darylyam@sph.com.sg You would have noticed the sun beating down upon the island lately. What better way to revel in the sun than to slip on a pair of espadrilles, with their distinctly European jute rope lining the edge of the soles? AFFORD #1
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  • HUMOUR
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      Lock icon My FB ‘friend’, no one cares what you eat
      829 36  -  NOTES NEIL HUMPHREYS tnp@sph.com.sg The plate of hor fun sent me over the edge. I’ve tolerated cakes, curries, roti prata and fish ball noodles, but it was an innocuous plate of hor fun that did it for me in the end.
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      Lock icon Gaga’s come & gone, time to protest against Katy Perry!
      740 37  - Gaga’s come gone, time to protest against Katy Perry! ACT BLUR S M ONG smong@sph.com.sg Is it Halloween already? No, it’s Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, better known as... All I hear is Lady Gaga, Lady Googoo, Lady Gaga. Halloween came early this year as Her Monstrosity completed her three-night stand
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    • REALLY? Odd news that’s for real
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        Lock icon Rats return to Hamelin
        129 37 AP The German city of Hamelin may be in need of another Pied Piper it seems the rats are back. City officials say a popular fountain has been put out of service after the rodents gnawed through a power cable, according to the Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper.
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        Lock icon He loses bet, so he takes it all off at baseball game
        131 37 AP A streaker who ran onto the field during a St Louis Cardinals game says he did so because he lost a bet. Mr Collin Grundstrom, 22, of Jefferson City in Missouri, was arrested at Busch Stadium after
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        Lock icon Liquor banned in US state because of its name
        136 37 AP Idaho liquor regulators say a Utah liquor named “Five Wives Vodka” is in bad taste and they won’t stock bottles or take special orders at US state-owned stores. The vodka is from a distillery in Utah, where the Mormon church
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  • TV
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      Lock icon Hooray for anti-heroes
      609 38  -  TV’s top bad boys are great to watch, but not to emulate JONATHAN ROBERTS jonrob@sph.com.sg I love watching anti-heroes. They provide a shot of darkness a necessary balance to those so-called inspirational, feel-good shows. This culture of “everyone deserves their moment”, and “we’re all beautiful and unique”
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      Lock icon THE MUST-SEE THREE
      132 38 Take Me Home Tonight HBO (StarHub Ch 601), 11pm Four years after graduation, an awkward underachiever uses his sister’s boyfriend’s Labour Day party as the perfect opportunity to make his move on his high-school crush. Starring Topher Grace, Anna Faris. Rio FOX Movies Premium (StarHub Ch 622),
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  • RACING
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      Lock icon Outlier getting close to a win
      746 39 THE AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS KALGOORLIE RACE1 Kalgoorlie (1,400m) 4 INFORM: Finally showed what he is capable of when charging home to finish 3rd to Point Of Return. Good apprentice on board and can overcome wide draw. Big chance. 6 CHERRY BOMB: All three last-start
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      Lock icon TODAY’S AUSTRALIA (KALGOORLIE) RACE CARD
      152 39 1:00 Race 1 KALGOORLIE 1400M KALGOORLIE 1400M 1 ARCHIE'S DREAM R HANSON (3) 58 2 MY BOYFRIEND JOSEPH AZZOPARDI 1:35 Race 2 KALGOORLIE 1100M 58 3 CAVALLOTTI KBOHORUN (5) 58 4 INFORM N COLDBECK (8) 58 5 MAXIMUM PENALTY BEN PATERSON (7) 2:10 Race 3
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      Lock icon TODAY’S SINGAPORE (LONG COURSE C/POLYTRACK) RACECARD
      2509 40 / 41 Going forecast: Yielding (Turf); Good (Polytrack) RACE 1 C5 12.50 -1200m(Turf) Stakes: $35,000 No. Last 6 runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/origin/sex, trainer-owner) 1 9--880 Khuvsgol 59 (43) T Affandi* c3 16 (3nzg ZL Mok-Hippocrates) 2 -120-1 Rising Shadow 59 (43) M Airy
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      Lock icon TERMINATOR (Race 10 No.2)
      262 40 / 41  -  BESTBET TAN THEAN LOON loon@sph.com.sg All the indications are there. The Shane Baertschigertrained TERMINATOR is out to avenge his last-start defeat. On Thursday last week, the three-year-old caught the eye when winning his barrier trial. Taken out by today’s race-rider Oscar Chavez, he travelled sweetly behind
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      Lock icon KRANJI TRACKWORK
      74 40 / 41 WILLIAM LOW’S GUIDE TO FRIDAY’S WORKOUTS BYTODAY’S RUNNERS: RACE 1: Lucky Sun) )(A Ng) 42.6. RACE 2: Super Ahead (O Bosson) 49.2. Premier Grade) )36.5. RACE 3: Arabian Night 40.6. Red Sensation 39.2. RACE 6: Cansave 45.2. RACE 7: Weight In Gold 40.3. Old Faithful canter/44.3. RACE 8:
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      563 40 / 41 Andrew Frost 1 RACE Mr X Brian Miller Tan Thean Loon Sarong 3 3 8 12 6 9 Redpacketday Sacred Prince Lucky Sun Sarong 11 2 Mr Vantastic Rising Shadow Top Happiness Danger Money 4 4 14 12 Sinatra Sacred Prince Sinatra 4 Sinatra Lucky Sun Sinatra Khuvsgol
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      Lock icon Gingerbread Man for the Stewards’ Cup
      2375 42 / 43 ANDREW FROST’S COMMENTS ON TODAY’S KRANJI TURF POLYTRACK MEETING RACE 1 (1,200m) 1 Khuvsgol)Done nothing so far and badly drawn. 2 Rising Shadow)))Racing in great heart on the Poly and no slouch on turf either. Hard to run down. 3 Sarong)))Handy mare who will
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      Lock icon Jockey Gutierrez ready for Triple Crown
      508 42 / 43 Xinhua After winning the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes aboard I’ll Have Another, Mexican jockey Mario Gutierrez (right) is confident his mount can complete the Triple Crown with a victory in the final leg at next Saturday’s Belmont Stakes. Speaking in Vancouver, where
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      Lock icon Sterling City a leading chance in Race 7
      1981 44 / 45 RACE 1 (1,200m) HOT PEPPER (10) turned around some pretty ordinary form for a battling trip fourth to Mr Award and a rallying Happy Valley third to Novel Start in two earlier runs. He then had a recent failure on the dirt
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      Lock icon TODAY’S HONG KONG (SHATIN) RACE CARD
      1589 44 / 45 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE 1 CLASS 5TURF 1200m TIME 12:45 Stakes: HK$525,000 NO. HORSE NAME TRAINER JOCKEY WT(IB) BAR 1 FASTPLUS MASTER R GIBSON O DOLEUZE 133 7 2 DIAMOND AGATE A SCHUTZ A SUBORICS 132 8 3 GOOD SMILE L HO C W
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      Lock icon YESTERDAY’S IPOH RESULTS
      1062 44 / 45 Race 1 MS (LC) 1600m 4 I AM WHO I AM 53 c 53.5 (12-5.10) Calvin Goon (4) 7 7 1 (500) MS (LC) 1600m 4 1 AM WHO 1 AM 53 c 53.5 (12-5.10) 5 MR OK 50 c 51.5 (87-16) XWinning owner/trainer: R Lines. Time:
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      Lock icon LAST FRIDAY’S SINGAPORE TURF CLUB STIPENDIARY STEWARDS’REPORT HIGHLIGHTS
      714 46 RACE 1 ZENA: Slow to begin. SPEEDY PHIL: Began awkwardly; unable to improve. Jockey KB Soo, when questioned about the performance of SPEEDY PHIL, said that the gelding failed to show the anticipated early pace and did not travel well at any
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      Lock icon YESTERDAY’S NEW ZEALAND & AUSTRALIA RESULTS
      1329 46 YESTERDAY’S NEW ZEALAND AUSTRALIA RESULTS RACE 1 (Morphettville): 1st 16 Handsome As ($20-$5.10) 2nd 15 Bermondsey ($8) 3rd 10 Penzevengi ($13) 4th 6 Fresh Tell. Forecast $38. Place forecast $29 (10-15), $17 (10-16), $12 (15-16). Tierce $915. Trio $196. Quartet No winner ($64 jackpot carried forward to next race). Quadro
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      32 44 / 45 Saturday, June 2 2012 First Second Third 6478 2720 6237 Starters 0496 3535 4499 4541 5259 5321 5900 6094 6094 9178 Consolations 1262 2364 2557 2588 3183 3892 4079 4361 5483 5590
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  • NBA
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      Lock icon Garnett guides Celtics to victory
      400 47 AP EASTERN CONFERENCE FINAL GAME 3 BOSTON 101 MIAMI HEAT 91 I Heat lead the best-of-seven series 2-1 Kevin Garnett was fouled under the basket and went hard to the court yesterday morning (Singapore time). He remained on his back, motionless, as his teammates rushed
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      Lock icon One Rory leads, the other goes home
      398 47 GOLF AP RORY Sabbatini played his best golf in the worst weather on Friday at the Memorial and made a surprising appearance atop the leaderboard. Right behind him was a Tiger Woods that looked all too familiar. Sabbatini played bogey-free over his final
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      Lock icon SCC are champions
      90 47 CRICKET SINGAPORE Cricket Club (SCC) put an end to Singapore Cricket Association’s winning streak and won the Grand Final of the inaugural SCA Junior Cricket League 2012. SCC won by six wickets at the Kallang Cricket Ground. Scores: SCA 106 in 27.5 overs (Archit Goeka 32). SCC
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      83 47 For detailed match fixtures, please visit Singapore Pools website www.singaporepools.com.sg SB SportsBuzz@Kranji SportsBuzz@PoMo (For 18 yrs and above) LW fe£iREj Livewire MBS Livewire RWS (For 21 yrs and above) Ip y® Always play with care. [responsibly]* 1 Do not bet illegally. Towards Community Telephone Account Service. Call 6786 6688 for
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  • TENNIS
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      Lock icon Out of gloom into sunshine
      442 48 Lepchenko makes big Slam breakthrough AFP Penniless girl with big tennis dreams quits bleak, struggling Russia for the United States, leaves mother behind and makes a Grand Slam breakthrough. It may sound like the tale of how Maria Sharapova kissed her mother goodbye and, with
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      Lock icon Bottom’s up to Spain
      273 48 AFP SPAIN’S claycourt masters tightened their stranglehold on one half of the French Open draw yesterday, with both David Ferrer and Nicolas Almagro reaching the last 16 with straight-set wins. The sixth-seeded Ferrer (right) flattened Russia’s Mikhail Youzhny 6-0, 6-2, 6-2 in just 101 minutes, while
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      Lock icon RESULTS
      140 48 Men’s third round: Janko Tipsarevic bt 29-Julien Benneteau 6-3,7-5,6-4; 12-Nicolas Almagro bt Leonardo Mayer 6-4,6-1,6-2; 6-David Ferrer bt 27-Mikhail Youzhny 6-0, 6-2,6-2; Andy Murray bt Santiago Giraldo 6-3,6-4,6-4. Friday: 1 -Novak Djokovic bt Nicolas Devilder 6-1,6-2,6-2; 3-Roger Federer bt Nicolas Mahut 6-3,4-6,6-2,7-5; 9-Juan Martin del Potro bt 21 -Marin
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  • BOWLING
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      Lock icon South Koreans storm S’pore Open
      480 49  -  NICHOLAS NEO nichneo@sph.com.sg It was her first international title. To make it even more unforgettable, South Korean bowler Jung Da Wun won it by beating her compatriot and close friend, Kim Moon Jeong, by just 11 pinfalls in the women’s Masters step-ladder final of the
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      Lock icon Heartbreak for local bowlers
      303 49  -  NICHOLAS NEO HE HAD topped the first round of the Masters finals on Friday. However, former national bowler Derek Chan (right) was unable to replicate his form yesterday, as he fell short in the third round of the 45th Singa- pore International Open finals. With a
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  • FOOTBALL
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      Lock icon Why Bayern are an institution
      832 50 / 51  -  TNP consulting editor GODFREY ROBERT, who covered the recent Champions League final in Munich, finds out what makes the Bavarian giants tick GODFREY ROBERT npsports@sph.com.sg A pall of gloom hovered over the Bayern Munich training headquarters in Harlaching, Munich, three Saturdays ago. It was the
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      Lock icon Bayern youth coach keen on S’pore job
      527 50 / 51  -  GODFREY ROBERT AFTER spending 12 years coaching at Bundesliga heavyweights Bayern Munich, former Malaysian international Lim Teong Kim is receptive to the idea of taking up a post in Singapore. What interests him most is junior football development with the Football Association of
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      Lock icon Lee: There’s still time to improve on rankings
      411 50 / 51  -  TABLE TENNIS LIM SAY HENG sayheng@sph.com.sg THE lion motif’s gold on their new jerseys represents their ambitions at next month’s London Olympics. But the Games-bound paddlers’ quest has taken a setback temporary or not with the latest world rankings released on Friday
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  • EURO 2012 – 5 DAYS TO GO
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      Lock icon Spain a shoo-in for semis
      756 52  -  PAUL PARKER npsports@sph.com.sg The European Championship is just five days away and I’m looking at either Germany, Holland or Spain to win it because they look to be the most attractive sides. Then again, one only needs to look at how Chelsea won the Champions
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      Lock icon New lease of life
      373 53  -  IAIN MACINTOSH npsports@sph.com.sg Arsenal fans won’t recall him with any fondness, but Andrey Arshavin is back to his best. Tired, lethargic and underwhelming in his last performances for the Gunners, the tiny Russian playmaker invigorated Zenit St Petersburg and helped them win their second consecutive title
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        Lock icon From reserve to starlet in six months
        412 54 / 55 AFP JUST six months ago, James McClean was languishing in Sunderland’s reserve team, but now the Ireland winger plans to cap a fairy-tale rise by stealing the spotlight at Euro 2012. Although the 23-year-old remains a novice on the international stage, he has
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        Lock icon Left the right path for Alba
        668 54 / 55 Chance for Group C’s rising stars to announce their arrival on the world stage AFP The left-back position became a problem for Spain after their 2010 World Cup triumph. But Valencia’s Jordi Alba has emerged as the leading candidate there for La in Po-
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        Lock icon Be magnificent, not mad, Mario
        534 54 / 55 AFP Mario Balotelli has an important role to play for Italy at Euro 2012. With Villarreal forward Giuseppe Rossi ruled out through injury, the 21 -year-old temperamental striker could get the nod up front over AC Milan’s Antonio Cassano in coach Cesare Prandelli’s starting line-up.
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        Lock icon Slow and steady the way to go for Jelavic
        474 54 / 55 AFP CROATIAN striker Nikica Jelavic is looking to finally translate his potent club scoring form onto the international stage at his first major Finals at Euro 2012. At 26, the Everton star has seen his value and star rise relatively late
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      Lock icon Bilic seeks golden swansong
      790 56 / 57 AFP Slaven Bilic is a man on a mission. After six years in charge of Croatia, he would like nothing better than to lift the Euro 2012 trophy before moving into club management with Russian side Lokomotiv Moscow. And it’s not just a pipe dream: the
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      Lock icon Croatia
      674 56 / 57 AP GOALKEEPERS Stipe Pletikosa (Team: Rostov, Age: 23) HAS KEPT his place despite patchy qualifying form. Excellent shot-stopper, but struggles with crosses. Danijel Subasic (Monaco, 27) MADE debut in 5-0 friendly win over Lichtenstein in 2009, but has not made a competitive appearance despite Pletikosa’s inconsistentcy. Ivan Kelava (Dinamo
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      Lock icon MR COOL
      715 58 / 59 MR C OOL Italy coach brings understated calm to the Azzurri AFP Cesare Prandelli may not be a household name outside Italy. Some may even find it surprising that the quiet and stylish former Juventus midfielder (above) even occupies the position at all. He does not have the high profile
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      Lock icon Italy
      634 58 / 59 GOALKEEPERS Gianluigi Buffon (Club: Juventus, Age: 34) ARGUABLY still one of the best in the world. The 2006 World Cup winner is a man never afraid to speak his mind. Morgan De Sanctis (Napoli, 35) IN the squad at Euro 2008 and the last World Cup but remains in
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      Lock icon Defence lets Azzurri down
      474 60 / 61  -  YOUR ENGLISH KAKI IAIN MACINTOSH npsports@sph.com.sg INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY ITALY 0 RUSSIA 3 (Aleksandr Kerzhakov 60, Roman Shirokov 75,89) It seems like Italy’s troubles are not about to end soon. If Italian football fans were hoping that the match-fixing scandal of 2012 would act as a stimulant
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      Lock icon Prandelli: Defeat will make us stronger
      341 60 / 61 PA Sport ITALY coach Cesare Prandelli believes their defeat by Russia will only make his team stronger ahead of the European Championship. The Azzurri lost 3-0 in Zurich in their last test yesterday morning (Singapore time) before Euro 2012 in Poland and Ukraine. “We
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      Lock icon Rooney considered for vice-captaincy
      442 60 / 61 PA Sport Wayne Rooney could be England’s vice-captain at Euro 2012. When Fabio Capello appointed John Terry as his skipper, he also confirmed Rio Ferdinand and Steven Gerrard as deputies. With Terry out of the running for disciplinary reasons, England manager Roy Hodgson had elected Gerrard
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      Lock icon Co-hosts fail to find form
      126 60 / 61 Reuters AUSTRIA 3 (Zlatko Junuzovic 3, Marko Arnautovic 62,88) UKRAINE 2 (Oleh Gusyev 56,65) EURO 2012 co-hosts Ukraine were beaten 3-2 by Austria in Innsbruck yesterday morning (Singapore) in their penultimate warm-up friendly ahead of the tournament. The visitors were caught cold after three minutes
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      Lock icon Full-strength Czechs lose
      162 60 / 61 Reuters CZECH REPUBLIC 1 (Michal Kadlec 24-pen) HUNGARY2 (Balazs Dzsudzsak 6, Adam Gyurcso 88) THE CZECH Republic suffered a 2-1 home defeat by Hungary in their final Euro 2012 warm-up game. Adam Gyurcso struck a late winner for the visitors yesterday morning (Singapore time). The unmarked Gyurcso
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      Lock icon Lambert leaves Norwich for Villa
      304 62 / 63 EPL PA Sport PAUL Lambert has been named as the new manager of Aston Villa. A club statement issued yesterday said: “The board of Aston Villa are delighted to confirm that Paul Lambert (right) has been appointed Villa manager. Lambert led Norwich to a 12th-place
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      Lock icon Italy must wash off dirty stains
      788 62 / 63  -  Latest match-fixing scandal further damages credibility of Italian football NEIL HUMPHREYS npsports@sph.com.sg Police raid England’s training camp. Officers ransack Ashley Cole’s bedroom before taking him away for questioning. England’s first-choice left-back is implicated in a match-fixing scandal allegedly involving an Eastern European crime syndicate.
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      Lock icon Criscito: I’m a scapegoat
      441 62 / 63 AP DOMENICO Criscito has criticised Italy’s football federation for leaving him out of their Euro 2012 squad. He believes he has been turned into a scapegoat for the match-fixing scandal. The defender was dropped from the squad after he was questioned by investigators over alleged wrongdoings
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    • ON TV
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        84 62 / 63 LIVE TELECASTS WORLD CUP 2014 QUALIFIER Today: I ARGENTINA v ECUADOR StarHub TV Ch 222 (Football Channel), 6.25am Tomorrow: I PERU v COLOMBIA StarHub TV Ch 222 (Football Channel), 5.55am CLUB FRIENDLY (LEGENDS) Tomorrow: I REAL MADRID v MAN UNITED StarHub TV Ch 222 (Football Channel), 1.25am INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLIES
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        Lock icon NBA
        31 62 / 63 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS Today: I OKLAHOMA CITY v SAN ANTONIO StarHub TV Ch 202 (SuperSports), 9am EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS Tomorrow: I BOSTON v MIAMI StarHub TV Ch 202 (SuperSports), 8.30am
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        18 62 / 63 FRENCH OPEN Today: I DAY 8 StarHub TV Ch 211 (Racquet Channel) Ch 255 (Sports HD), 5pm
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        29 62 / 63 HANDA WALES OPEN Today: I DAY 4 StarHub TV Ch 213 (Golf Channel), 8pm THE MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT Tomorrow: I DAY 4 StarHub TV Ch 213 (Golf Channel), midnight
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