The New Paper, 7 October 2012

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  • UPFRONT
    • 620 2  -  JONATHAN ROBERTS jonrob@sph.com.sg How do you rate bravery? It’s not just about acts of heroism, of beating the fight-or-flight response for some amazing feat, or facing up to a fear. Bravery is also about endurance. It’s about facing up to your situation
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    • 170 2 FEATURES 3 A beautiful mind Paralysed from the neck down, she raises her kids, runs a household and creates art 6 Be my sugar mummy Local website offers young men to richer, older women 10 Hot spots of love Looking for a place for romance? We rate S’pore’s ‘erogenous’ zones
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  • PEOPLE
    • 1000 3  -  REPORT: BENITAAW YEONG benitaay@sph.com.sg Her hands break Into tiny spasms in the middle of the conversation. Without skipping a beat, she smiles warmly and explains that the spasms, a side effect of the car accident she was in nine years ago, happen occasionally.
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    • 772 4 / 5 The six months she spent in the hospital after the accident were excruciating not only physically, but emotionally. “After the operation, I kept trying to move my body, but couldn’t. It felt heavy, like stone. I was frustrated. “And I kept worrying about the kids,” she says
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    • 424 4 / 5 A buzzing housefly changed her life. Madam Zhang Kaini says she can remember the car accident which paralysed her from the shoulder down “vividly, like it was yesterday”. It was a Sunday morning in December nine years ago, and she and her husband, Mr Vincent Tong, were
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    • 912 6 / 7  -  Toy boys here have hit the Internet, offering companionship to sugar mummies for $100 a day, or even a monthly salary. In return, they’ll even do mundane things like cooking and cleaning REPORT: BENITA AW YEONG benitaay@sph.com.sg They can
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    • 982 10 / 11  -  The New Paper on Sunday checks out lovers’ hot spots and finds out why they’re popular REPORTS: ZAIHAN MOHAMED YUSOF zaihan@sph.com.sg As a child, my parents used to scare me from going to dark, secluded places. “Evil spirits will swallow you,” they warned.
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    • 387 10 / 11 Keep the passion burning in your relationship by committing to a plan. Have a once-a-week “date night” for starters, says Ms Violet Lim, founder of Lunch Actually, a well-known dating service here. Ms Lim says: “If you have children, get someone to help you look
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    • 866 14 Survey: More than half of Singaporeans would migrate if given a choice In the anonymous freedom of surveys, away from the glare of the National Conversation, more than half of us apparently do not want to be here. A Mindshare survey carried out early this year
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    • 261 20 M’sian syndicate busted for IPTV operation THE illegal Internet Pay Television (IPTV) service had been in operation for more than a year. And it even offered five pornography channels. Police in Malaysia busted the operation, which is believed to be the first of its
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    • 246 20 A Malaysian teen’s quick thinking saved her from possibly being raped and killed. The 17-year-old girl, who wanted to be known only as Iqa, was walking her eight-year-old cousin home from school along a road in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday. Suddenly, a
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    • 498 21 Adayane Matias lost a Brazilian beauty contest and the 20-year-old just couldn’t accept it. There was much at stake because the winner of the glamour competition in Cariacica, in south-east Brazil, would star in the music video of a well-known local band. Matias, who
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    • 346 21 A woman in Hong Kong underwent a blood transfusion, all in the name of beauty. This blood transfusion is normally used to prolong the survival rate of cancer patients after surgery, radiation or chemotherapy, and involves a transfusion of specially
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    • 295 22 Illusionist David Blaine to stay within wall of 1,000,000 volt electricity for three days Daredevil magician David Blaine lit up New York’s Pier 54 on Friday night (yesterday morning, Singapore time) for his latest feat. The illusionist is scheduled to spend three days and nights standing
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    • 520 22 He will be going 36km up to the edge of space, wearing just a pressurised suit and a parachute. Mr Felix Baumgartner, 43, will be inside a tiny capsule as it ascends to the heavens, pulled by one of the
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    • 626 30 / 31  -  Sharin Keong, winner of The New Paper New Face 2012, still shares a room, secrets and clothes with her sister, and tries to help make dinner REPORT: NICHOLAS YEAM nickyeam@sph.com.sg It has been three days since Sharin Keong was crowned winner of The New
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    • 480 36  -  He waives the fees for some students who need help but face financial troubles REPORT: JENNIFER DHANARAJ djenn@sph.com.sg He noticed that one of his students had stopped attending his tuition classes. The student had been attending Mr Irwin See’s general paper (GP) class regularly
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  • GROUND ZERO A BOTTOM-UP PERSPECTIVE ON ISSUES
    • 767 8 / 9  -  ‘Star witness’in sex-for-contracts case has throngs of men waiting outside court building hoping to catch a glimpse of her MAUREEN KOH maureenk@sph.com.sg Each time she steps out of the car or out of the Subordinate Court building, you’d definitely hear the word “pretty”. Inevitably, there’d be someone
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  • SNAPSHOT
    • 216 12 / 13 Reuters A North Korean soldier killed two officers before crossing the heavily mined border into South Korea yesterday, South Korea’s defence ministry and media reports said. Defections across the Demilitarized Zone, a buffer area dividing the two Koreas, are rare as the
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    • 117 12 / 13 Flagship programmes for CHS, SCGS SNGS’ pioneer IP students THREE flagship programmes created by Catholic High School (CHS), CHIJ St Nicholas Girls’ School (SNGS) and Singapore Chinese Girls’ School (SCGS) will be included in the curriculum for their Inte- grated Programme (IP) students. The schools will accept their first batch
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    • 103 12 / 13 TWO new tests for to detect conditions like cataracts, diabetes and high blood cholesterol levels will be added to a free health screening programme. The programme, aimed at de- tecting chronic disease early, is under the Public Health Screening programme organised by
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    • Article, Illustration
      77 12 / 13 STRONG ARM TACTICS: Contestants fighting it out at the fourth Shin Min Arm-Wrestling Challenge, sponsored by Bavaria Beer yesterday at the S11 coffee shop on Ang Mo Kio Avenue 8. The contest organised by Chinese newspaper Shin Min Daily News had 64 men competing for more than $7,000
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    • 391 12 / 13 Employersupport for childbirth not enough, survey shows The National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) wants the Government to consider granting two weeks of paid paternity leave, in addition to the current 16 weeks of maternity leave. It should be possible to use this flexibly and
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    • 103 12 / 13 HDB’S pilot Greenprint precinct will be in Yuhua. The project, which aims to bring sustainable living into existing public housing estates, will begin with Blocks 209 to 240, Jurong East Street 21, comprising 3,194 units. To be completed in phases by 2014,
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    • 99 12 / 13 AFP MYANMAR banking officials reassured nervous savers yesterday after rumours regarding Aung Ko Win, boss of the country’s biggest private bank, saw account holders dash to withdraw their cash. Customers of Kanbawza Bank in Yangon pulled out around nine billion kyat (S$12.9
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    • 109 12 / 13 AFP THE Philippines lost more than S$3 billion through misuse of state funds and assets during the latter years of graft-tainted ex-president Gloria Arroyo’s rule, government auditors said yesterday. The Commission on Audit highlighted anomalies that mostly occurred in
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    • 129 12 / 13 We rate the past week’s new good and bad The Purchasing Managers’ Index fell to 48.7 in September, indicating a decline in factory activity for the third month in a row. The National University of Singapore has gone up 11 places to 29th and the Nanyang Technological University
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    • Article, Illustration
      56 12 / 13  -  ARTIST’S IMPRESSION TEOH YI CHIE teohyc@sph.com.sg When the area for Thieves’ Market was halved in July last year to make way for the building of Jalan Besar MRT station, there were fears that the place would have to close. I went down to sketch and record the
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  • CONFESSIONS OF A ‘DOOR *****’
    • 978 16 / 17  -  ZUL OTHMAN zothman@sph.com.sg To clubbers, she is the “door *****” the first person to greet or reject you. But Miss Chloe Kim Frugtniet, 28, is no ordinary keeper of good taste, image and fashion sense. Besides having been named
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  • THEN & NOW
    • 1033 18 / 19  - ‘We were young fearless’ Hwa Chong Institution’s mountain trekking team share memories REPORT: AUDREY TAN audtan@sph.com.sg Harsh winds chilled their bones as they trudged cautiously in single file on a narrow mountain ridge carrying heavy military-style haversacks on their shoulders. This was 1977, and the intrepid trekkers, most aged around
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    • 13 20 He quit the Yakuza Missing fingers aside, ex-gangster lives to tell the tale
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  • 726 23 Brought to you by People’s Association A GOOD run is not just a way to work up a healthy sweat. It can also be a good way for runners to get to know one another better, and make the experience more enjoyable. The combination of
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  • EATS
    • Article, Illustration
      738 25  -  HED CHEF HEDY KHOO hedykhoo@sph.com.sg There are no pale strands of beehoon floating In a thin watery soup. This version of a local favourite, mee siam mamak (Indian Muslim), is thick and robust. You might even say it nourishes both the soul, and ahem the waistline. Housewife
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    • 1015 26  -  FOOD FOR THOUGHT VANESSA FRIDA tnp@sph.com.sg I The 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/CulinaryNess For my final column, I wish to share some good news I’m getting a golden
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    • 354 27  -  K F SEETOH tnp@sph.com.sg They are raved about in respected food circles and in food blogs. They make wanton ice cream on a bed of gritty coffee and chocolate, turn chicken rice into a salad with the flavoured rice surfacing as crispy puffs, and
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    • 683 27 He reeks of a confidence that can, at times, be seen as intimidating. Irritating, even. But to me, this is what belief is made of. The kind that commands respect. Damian D’Silva was in the aeronautics industry before he went on a
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  • ASPIRE/AFFORD
    • Article, Illustration
      223 28  -  REPORT: JENNIFER DHANARAJ djenn@sph.com.sg Parents can breathe a sigh of relief PSLE is over. It was also Children’s Day on Friday, so here are some toys to treat your kids with. AFFORD: Fliker Scooter (left) Price: $159.90 The red Fliker 1 Scooter is a way for kids to
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  • Page 28 Advertisements
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  • SECRET SHOPPER
    • 760 29 With the compact disc (CD) turning 30, I tried recalling the last time I went to a record store. I bought one of my last CDs four years ago at the HMV store at The Heeren. HMV has since moved to a large
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  • WHEELS
    • 552 32  -  BIKER BOY ZAIHAN MOHDYUSOF zaihan@sph.com.sg If you find it hard to be excited with the present crop of environmentally-friendly Class 2B motorcycles, there’s one bike that could change your mind. Compared to the past, when small, iconic two-stroke motorcycle like the Aprilia RS 125 and Yamaha RD
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    • 346 32 In line with the 2012 Ride Safe campaign, we continue to highlight the importance of wearing the right safety apparel. In the last Biker Boy column, we featured riding pants; this week, it’s gloves. Wearing poor-fitting gloves can have a detrimental effect on how you
      PICTURE COURTESY OF ALPINESTARS  -  346 words

  • HUMOUR
    • 784 33  -  NOTES NEIL HUMPHREYS tnp@sph.com.sg I was equally at fault. We were late. We were running along North Bridge Road and I was carrying my daughter who was in one of her “meaning of life” moods. She never wants to discuss the universe when
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    • 714 34  -  ACT BLUR SM ONG smong@sph.com.sg October is National Bullying Prevention Month in the US. This is not to be confused with Anti-Bullying Week in the UK, which is in November. It’s also not to be confused with Anti-Bullying Day in
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    • REALLY? Odd news that’s for real
      • 117 34 AP AN ALLIGATOR was found in a supermarket carpark on New York’s Long Island, just a day after another one was discovered in the same area. The alligator, measuring about 1 m, was discovered in the carpark on Wednesday afternoon. On Tuesday, a
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      • 151 34 Reuters A UKRAINIAN court has handed down a suspended three-year prison sentence to a student who fried eggs over the eternal flame at a World War Two memorial to protest against government policies. Hanna Sinkova was found guilty of desecrating The Tomb of
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      • 143 34 Reuters BEES at a cluster of apiaries in north-eastern France have been producing honey in mysterious shades of blue and green, alarming their keepers. Since August, beekeepers around the town of Ribeauville in the region of Alsace have seen bees returning
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  • Page 33 Miscellaneous


  • TV
    • 569 35  -  BENSON ANG bang@sph.com.sg In real life, it’s really hard to look good all the time. Well, it is for me anyway. I can only watch in envy at the fash-ion-themed TV shows that make looking fabulous look so easy. Just take comedy-drama Jane By Design,
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  • Page 35 Advertisements
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  • Page 36 Advertisements
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  • RACING
    • 754 38 / 39 RACE 1 CLASS 5 TURF 1600m CLASS 5 TURF—1600m 10 HONG KONG FAT 126 (22-9) BPREBBLE (4) 1 13 FIERY PATROL 117 (455-82) XTrainer: KW Lui. Margins: Shd, 1.25. Time: 1min 36.57sec (Going: good). Forecast: $560. Place Forecast: $95 (Nos. 10-13), $28 (Nos. 4-10),
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    • 2063 38 / 39 GOING FORECAST: YIELDING (TURF), GOOD (POLYTRACK) RACE 1 C4 D2 12.50 -1400m(Turf) Stakes: $55,000 No. Last 6 runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/origin/sex, trainer-owner) 1 -426-8 Wassaic 58.5 (61) J Moreira 9 (6ag L Dragon-JS) 2 *****2 Good Buddy 57.5 (59) S
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    • 142 38 / 39  -  TAN THEAN LOON He had to switch out for a run at a crucial stage of his last start which cost him the race. After being balanced up to get going again, he closed the gap gradually but the grey Affirmation beat him by
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    • 564 38 / 39 Andrew Frost 1 RACE Mr X Brian Miller Tan Thean Loon 2 Wassaic 1 8 1 Premier Grade Good Buddy Wassaic Premier Grade 1 8 Afternoon Delight 5 1 5 5 Wassaic Afternoon Delight Wassaic 7 Afternoon Delight Solid Wood Danny 2 11 2 RACE 8 Good Buddy
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    • 2163 40 / 41 ANDREW FROST’S COMMENTS ON TOD A Y’S KRANJITURF/POL YTRACK MEETING RACE 1 (1,400m) 1 Wassaic)))Significant drop in grade today and will win sooner than later in this company. Follow. 2 Good Buddy)))Racing very well from wide gates recently. Should get gun run from
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    • 1472 40 / 41 GOING FORECAST: SOFTTO HEAVY TAN THEAN LOON’S PENANG TIPS RACE 1 :8 Made In Heaven 6 Freedom Bell 5 Wu Jin 3 Carey Island RACE 2:1 Speed Train 2 Three Thoughts 10 Kim Diva5 Sinar Gemilang RACE 3: 3 Distant Glory 6 Rock And Stone 10
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    • Article, Illustration
      564 42 / 43 THE SINGAPORE TURF CLUB STIPENDIARY STEWARDS’REPORT HIGHLIGHTS The Hideyuki Takaoka-trained VANQUISH was a lucky winner, Indeed. Ridden by jockey KK Ng, the seven-year-old had difficulty obtaining a clear run between the 400m and the 100m in the opening race last Friday. He only got clear galloping room close
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    • 524 42 / 43 Race 1 C5 1600m C*****m 5 COLOURLAND KID 54.5 (20-8) Jose De Souza (5) 5 4 4 (420) 1.5 XWinning stable: Conqueror. Trainer: SH Tan. Time: 1min 43.30sec (Going: heavy). Forecast: $20. Tierce: $185. Quartet: $783. Malaysian W/P: RM14, RM6, RM11, RM14. P Forecast: $11 (3-11),
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    • 553 42 / 43 CLAIRWOOD PREVIEWS RACE 1 (1,000m) (2) SHOES ’N COMPANY wasn’t disgraced first-up, finishing fourth at Scottsville. He should come on with that race experience. (11) BORN TO BE NOBLE was just ahead of the Shoes ’N Company and has Anton Marcus up. (7) ARGYLE BAY,
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    • 808 42 / 43 YESTERDAY’S NEW ZEALAND AUSTRALIA RESULTS RACE1 Hastings (NZ) 1st 7 Shez Sinsational ($51-$13) 2nd 9 Guiseppina ($14) 3rd 3 He’s Remarkable ($7) 4th 15 Xanadu. Forecast $112. Place forecast $42 (7-9), $13 (3-7), $30 (3-9). Tierce $552. Trio $129. Quartet No winner ($198 jackpot carried forward to next race). Quadro:
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    • 225 42 / 43 7:10 Race 1 Maiden Plate 1000M Maiden Plate 1000M 1 BIG CAT DIARY A Fortune (1) 60 2 SHOES’N COMPANY 0 Dillon(-2) (2) 60 3 MARCHE BLerena (15) 60 4 LIBERTY SON M Ntuli(-4) (8) 7:45 Race 2 Maiden Plate (F M) 2000M 5
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    • 605 44 Racing’s two most charismatic jockeys Christophe Soumillon and Frankie Dettori have had relatively low-key seasons but, here at Longchamp today, they both have chances to turn their seasons round. For 31-year-old Soumillon and the 10 years older Dettori clash as the co-favourites in Europe’s
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  • Page 42 / 43 Miscellaneous
    • 32 42 / 43 Saturday Oct 6 2012 First Second Third 9791 1378 8854 Starters 0777 0945 1286 2004 3747 3832 6481 6535 7159 9794 Consolations 0053 0806 1232 2766 5297 6833 8040 8532 8671 8980
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  • CRICKET
    • 600 45 But Lankans prepared to handle tough situations AFP West Indies captain Darren Sammy promised a well-contested World Twenty20 final against hosts Sri Lanka today, saying his team had peaked at the right time. “We are determined to spoil the Sri Lankan party,” Sammy told
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    • GOLF
      • 189 45 SINGAPORE’S Choo Tze Huang battled to a two-over 74 to take a one-shot lead over Malaysia’s Akhmal Tarmizee and Filipino duo Jhonnel Ababa and Charles Hong after the third round of the PGM Sarawak Masters in Kuching yesterday. The 25-year-old Choo (right) seemed to be coasting
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      • 132 45 THE United States set a 36-hole scoring mark of 20-under 266 yesterday to maintain their lead at the 2012 World Amateur Team Championships, which has been shortened to 54 holes because of a second-round weather delay. The US’ Chris Williams repeated his first-round four-under 67 at
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      • 143 45 THAILAND’S Chinnarat Phadungsil knows he faces an uphill battle despite holding the third-round lead at 12 under through nine holes after play was suspended due to darkness at the CJ Invitational hosted by KJ Choi yesterday. South Korean Choi trailed closely behind after reaching the turn at
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  • TENNIS
    • 672 46 Reuters Andy Murray’s shock semi-final defeat to Milos Raonic at the Japan Open yesterday raised the same questions many thought had been answered by his Olympic gold medal and last month’s US Open triumph. Anguish etched across his face, the world No. 3 crashed out 3-6,7-6
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    • 301 46  -  RUNNING LIM SAY HENG ARE YOU a casual runner looking to run faster? Then you should run for the hills, literally. There are several ways to improve your running speed, as fitness consultant Ben Pulham told some 120 participants ahead of a Nike training run
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  • FORMULA ONE
    • 576 47 AFP Sebastian Vettel’s late charge for a Formula One world title hat-trick is gathering pace. The German stormed to pole position at the Japanese Grand Prix yesterday at the head of this year’s first all-Red Bull front row. The double defending world champion,
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    • 310 47 Wire Services MCLAREN driver Lewis Hamilton has warned he could struggle at the Japanese Grand Prix, after a mistake with his car’s set-up left him qualifying in ninth position. But Hamilton (right) was quick to put up his hand and admit responsi- bility, saying he had
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  • Page 47 Miscellaneous
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  • MALAYSIA CUP
    • 563 48  -  DAVID LEE davidlee@sph.com.sg It was his 47th birthday yesterday, but enjoying a slice of cake or a plate of rice with homemade curry was the furthest thing from LionsXII coach V Sundramoorthy’s mind. After a night of tossing and turning on his bed, analysing
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    • 390 48  -  DAVID LEE WHILE the injuries seem to be clearing up for the LionsXII on the attacking front, the same cannot be said of the defence. Fullback Irwan Shah and centre back Safuwan Baharudin, who scored an important equaliser against ATM FA last Friday, picked
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    • 175 48 THE LIONSXII face an uphill task after last Friday’s 1-1 draw against ATM FA to seal their progress to the 2012 Malaysia Cup final. And they need your support over at Selayang Stadium in Selangor on Thursday for the second leg of the
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  • FOOTBALL
    • 314 49  -  RHB SINGAPORE CUP LIM SAY HENG sayheng@sph.com.sg SEMI-FINAL, SECOND LEG GOMBAK UNITED 0 SAFFC 1 (Mislav Karoglan pen-79) I SAFFC win 2-0 on aggregate TWO disallowed goals, half a dozen missed chances and a dubious penalty. But SAFFC are through to the RHB
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    • 768 49  -  ALI KASIM aakasim@sph.com.sg For LionsXII vice-captain Hariss Harun, the semi-final, second leg against ATM FA has just become more crucial. The 21-year-old midfielder will not only be playing for a place in the Malaysia Cup final. Thursday’s game might also be his last
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    • 344 52 SERIEA Wire Services AC MILAN v INTER MILAN (Tomorrow, 2.40am, SingTel mioTVCh 111) THE Milan Derby is traditionally one of Serie A’s biggest matches but the fixture tomorrow (Singapore time) could be played in a half-empty stadium due to AC Milan’s poor
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  • LA LIGA
    • 673 50 / 51  -  ANDY PENDERS npsports@sph.com.sg The El Clasico tomorrow morning (Singapore time) is set to go a notch higher than the two Super Cup games earlier this season. The focus is now on the league, and this battle between Barcelona and Real Madrid, the two most
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    • 498 50 / 51 Reuters REAL Madrid’s players are over their early-season malaise and have regained their focus, coach Jose Mourinho said yesterday ahead of their trip to play La liga leaders Barcelona. The champions meet the Catalans at the Nou Camp tomorrow morning (Singapore time), eight points adrift
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    • 718 50 / 51  -  STEVE MCMAHON tells TNP the Catalans won’t lose this STEVE MCMAHON npsports@sph.com.sg I It’s always hard to guess who will win this match. But, based on form, do Barcelona have the advantage? MCMAHON: Obviously! They have a 100 per cent winning record and now that
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    • 1072 53 PA Sport Jermain Defoe insists he is not worried about losing his place in the Tottenham starting XI despite the return of Emmanuel Adebayor. Adebayor will be in Tottenham’s squad for the first time in over a month as Andre Villas-Boas’ men look to bounce
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    • 584 54 / 55  -  Former Man United defender tells LIMSAYHENG that the Red Devils need to find balance in midfield to counter Newcastle 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
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    • 1090 54 / 55 PA Sport Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson wants a reaction similar to that which followed defeat at Newcastle last season as his side travel to Tyneside again. United crashed to a 3-0 loss when they visited the Sports Direct Arena in January, but they
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    • 378 54 / 55 Wire Services LIVERPOOL v STOKE (Tonight, 9.50pm, SingTel mio TV Ch 104) LIVERPOOL defender Daniel Agger has ended speculation over his future by signing a new contract with the Premier League club last Friday. Agger (left) had been linked with a move to Manchester City
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    • 712 56 CHELSEA 4 (Torres 14, Lampard 22, Hazard 31, Ivanovic 76) NORWICH 1 (Holt 11) JOHN TERRY and Ashley Cole were predictably feted as heroes as they helped Chelsea come storming back to crush Norwich and move four points clear at the top of
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    • 225 56 SWANSEA 2 (Michu 71, Routledge 78 READING 2 (Pogrebnyak 31, Hunt 44) READING are still without a Premier League win this season after throwing away a two-goal lead at Swansea. The Royals went 1-0 up against the run of play in the 31st minute when
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    • 425 57 WEST BROM 3 (Morrison (5), Gera (22), Mulumbu (85) QPR 2 Taarabt (35), Granero (90) WEST BROM increased the pressure on QPR boss Mark Hughes as a fifth defeat in seven games left them anchored at the bottom of the table. Rangers were always
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    • 549 57 WIGAN 2 (Kone (10), Di Santo (23) EVERTON 2 (Jelavic (11), Baines pen (87) LEIGHTON BAINES lashed home an 88th-minute penalty to deny his former club their first home win of the League season. Baines kept his nerve after Kevin Mirallas
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    • 524 58 / 59  -  GARY LIM garylim@sph.com.sg MAN CITY 3 (Aleksandar Kolarov 5, Sergio Aguero 60, James Milner 89) SUNDERLAND 0 The midweek draw with Borussia Dortmund served as a sobering reminder of the gap Manchester City have yet to bridge in Europe. Sunderland lack genuine pedigree to offer
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    • 566 58 / 59 PA Sport MANCHESTER City manager Roberto Mancini was full of praise for his side following their 3-0 win over Sunderland at the Etihad Stadium last night. It was the perfect fillip for the champions, after a less-than-impressive performance against Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League last
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    • ON TV
      • 195 58 / 59 LIVE TELECASTS EPL Tonight: I SOUTHAMPTON v FULHAM SingTel mioTV Ch 102 (mio Stadium), 8.30pm I TOTTENHAM v ASTON VILLA SingTel mioTV Ch 103 (mioStadium), 9.50pm I LIVERPOOL v STOKE CITY SingTel mioTV Ch 104 (mioStadium), 9.50pm I NEWCASTLE v MAN UNITED SingTel mio TV Ch 102 (mio Stadium),
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      • 34 58 / 59 JAPANESE GRAND PRIX Today: I MAIN RACE SingTel mio TV Ch 115 (STAR Sports), Ch 117 (ESPN HD), 1.45pm I CHEQUERED FLAG SingTel mioTVCh 115 (STAR Sports), Ch 117 (ESPN HD), 3.45pm
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