The New Paper, 3 February 2013

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  • UPFRONT
    • 625 2  -  EUGENE WEE eugenew@sph.com.sg To reduce road accidents, we could add more traffic lights. Or perhaps throw in more zebra crossings, overhead pedestrian bridges, speed cameras and the latest safety gadgets in all our cars. But you know what? In the end, it won’t matter one
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    • 159 2 FEATURES 3 A mother’s grief When a road accident inTampines took her children 16 Cure for cancer? Is Sabah Snake Grass ‘snake oil’? 30 Snake-style fighter Martial arts master demonstrates the art of the Snake Fist COLUMNS 12 Ground Zero Heartlanders worry over projected 6.9 million population 13 Confessions of
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  • PEOPLE
    • 2261 3  -  When her sons were killed in an accident with a cement truck in Tampines, Madam Suliani Ang pedalled furiously to the scene, only to see their broken bodies next to their mangled bike. Recalling the traumatic episode, she breaks down in her
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    • 584 4 / 5  -  REPORT: BENITA AW YEONG benitaay@sph.com.sg It Is never easy for parents to mourn the sudden loss of their children. Apart from the grief, they have to deal with other emotions like guilt, shame and helplessness. It may take months, or even years, for them to
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    • 1349 6 / 7  -  REPORT: JUDITH TAN juditht@sph.com.sg The pain never goes away. Not even after 20 years. Former Aljunied GRC MP Cynthia Phua tears up as she relates how she broke down and cried when she learnt of the recent deaths of brothers Nigel, 13, and Donavan
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    • SNAKE STYLE!
      • 739 14 / 15  -  Zookeeper says snakes just have a bad reputation REPORT: CELINE CHEN cceline@sph.com.sg They are sly, cunning and a symbol of evil. Or at least, that’s how they’ve been presented throughout time. But Mr Jose Cairos who has been working with them for the last seven years knows
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      • 702 14 / 15  -  REPORT: JENNIFER DHANARAJ djenn@sph.com.sg As a child, he would often “save” his mum from snakes. Mr Sulaiman Mansor was an avid snake catcher then and would discreetly bring the ones he caught into his flat. Some of the reptiles would inadvertently escape and ended up
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      • 830 16 / 17  -  Demand for this plain-looking plant has slithered upwards after cancer-curing claims REPORTS PICTURES: ZAIHAN MOHAMED YUSOF zaihan@sph.com.sg Its leaves look like shoots of wild grass and its stem appears plastic-like. Nothing about this fruitless plant stands out. And it’s not surprising if most people mistake
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      • 195 16 / 17  -  Benita Aw Yeong Snake gall bladder (above, left) The gall bladder of a snake, believed to help cleanse blood and detoxify the body, can be found in traditional Chinese medical halls here. “It is not popular with locals, but mainland Chinese, especially those from Fujian and Xiamen,
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      • 422 16 / 17 What do you tell a child when her life may be cut short? That’s the question plaguing a mother whose daughter suffers from stomach cancer. To Niki Ng, seven, and her mother, Mrs Ng from Taiping, Perak, the Sabah Snake Grass is a godsend.
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      • 430 30 / 31  -  REPORT: MAUREEN KOH maureenk@sph.com.sg It’s a form of martial arts made famous by gongfu superstars Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung. Well, the Snake Fist, more commonly known as the Snake Style, is not just confined to the movies. It exists and it’s formidable, just like the It
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    • 548 22 Couple use homemade ventilator to keep road accident victim alive Madam Wang Lanqin sits by her son’s bed as her coarse hands grips a blue plastic ventilator that she pumps by hand to keep her injured son alive For years, she and her husband
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    • 329 22 As China suffered its worst two weeks of air pollution, a Chinese millionaire has sold eight million cans of fresh air in the last 10 days. Mr Chen Guangbiao, who made his fortune in the recycling business
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    • 169 22 A reservoir leak in north-west China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has left one dead and more than a dozen injured, rescuers said yesterday. The Lianfeng Reservoir in Kaziwan Village, located about 25km from regional capital Urumqi, began to lose water at around 6am, sources told
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    • 481 23 American Ken wannabe says Ukrainian Barbie looks like a drag queen Going for cosmetic surgery to look like Barbie and Ken? Apparently, it’s not impossible. The Barbie look-alike is Ukrainian Valeria Lukyanova, 23, with her long peroxide blonde hair, minuscule waist and
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    • 318 23 David Beckham is synonymous with fame itself. So why is he bothering to sit on the bench for Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) Football Club? His royal highness of football doesn’t need the money and he has said that he’ll donate his PSG salary to
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    • 517 24 The titan of the Internet industry said he laid out strict rules for his children when it came to using mobile phones. Microsoft founder Bill Gates, 57, made it clear to his three children that they will get their phones only after
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    • 391 24 Think you can crack Google’s Chro operating system? Calling all hackers. Google is so confident of the security on its Chrome operating system it is offering $3.***** million (S$3.9 million) in cash rewards for successful hacks of the system at this year’s Pwnium hacking contest. The
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  • GROUND ZERO A BOTTOM-UP PERSPECTIVE ON ISSUES
    • 760 12  -  MAUREEN KOHAUREEN KOH maureenk@sph.com.sg ureenk@sph.com.sg We get the idea and we know what is needed but please tell us where the space is coming from. That effectively sums up the sentiments of heartlanders randomly approached in Chinatown, Chai Chee and Jurong East last week,
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  • CONFESSIONS OF A STUNTMAN
    • Article, Illustration
      880 13  -  It’s his job BENITA AW YEONG benitaay@sph.com.sg As part of his job, Mr Desmond Teng sets himself on fire, falls off buildings and performs death-defying car stunts that often results in the vehicle flipping in mid-air and landing in a dented heap. You would think that this
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  • LIVE RIGHT
    • Article, Illustration
      934 18 / 19  -  More are opting for bariatric surgery to lose weight REPORT: BENSON ANG bang@sph.com.sg After Ms Tan Shu Han, 28, had a baby about eightyears ago, her weight ballooned to 105 kg due to an unhealthy diet. Still, she was happy until an innocent comment from her daughter
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    • 386 18 / 19 IT takes more than just bariatric surgery to lose weight and keep it that way. Dr Asim Shabbirfrom the National University Hospital (NUH) tells The New Paper on Sunday that although all patients do get lighter, the amount of weight loss differs
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  • AFTER DARK CHANGI VILLAGE
    • 706 20  -  ZUL OTHMAN zothman@sph.com.sg @sph.com.sg As far as neighbourhoods go, Changi Village is a paradox. By day, the picturesque low-rise housing estate dotted with small restaurants and coffee shops is a family destination. But by night, the area takes on a new life with its
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  • Page 24 Advertisements
    • 48 24 CLEAR OUT YOUR WARDROBE FOR CHINESE NEW YEAR. Sell your old clothes and buy new ones at www.STCIassifieds.sg. m STC assifieds.SG L 3 Available on the App Store Log on to STClassifieds.sg to buy or sell new or used items. A product of SPH, Singapore's trusted media group
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  • NIGHTLIFE
    • 716 25  -  ZUL OTHMAN zothman@sph.com.sg @sph.com.sg He owns and manages clubs in the rowdiest areas of the local night scene Romeo in Orchard Towers and The Arena in Clarke Quay. But for his latest venture, Mr Mike Lim has decided to try something more genteel. In December, Mr
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    • 390 25  -  COMMENT: ZUL OTHMAN zothman@sph.com.sg It used to be a place where you could while away a lunch hour and maybe even broaden your horizons while doing so. Ten years ago, popping by HMV at The Heeren on a weekend was my favourite activity. The new
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  • EATS
    • Article, Illustration
      374 26  -  HEDY KHOO hedykhoo@sph.com.sg Many people start the Chinese New Year on a lucky note by serving a whole steamed fish, a symbol of prosperity. As a Teochew, I have a fondness for the dish but this year I’ll be trying something different infusing Chinese tradition with a taste
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    • 346 26 Ingredients 500g whole red snapper Pinch of salt 1 tsp of white rice vinegar 370ml of water 30g galangal, sliced into rounds 5 stalks of lemongrass (Remove outer layer of each stalk and only use about 7cm of white root. Take two stalks and slice finely.
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    • 374 27  -  K F SEETOH tnp@sph.com.sg In a country that has an ever-evolving food scene, twists, turns and flips of the pan and wok are bound to happen. The boundaries of what is considered the norm are constantly pushed, especially in Singapore. Take chicken rice, for example. A
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    • 599 27 So what does a former financial controller and a semi-retired musician do when they hook up? They moan about the fast pace of life here while having great dinners together and dream of better times. And indeed, when ex-financial wiz Jenny Teo figured that she had had
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  • WHEELS
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      757 28 / 29  -  BIKER BOY ZAIHAN MOHD YUSOF zaihan@sph.com.sgihn@sph.com.sg Your bonus isn’t fat enough for that new motorcycle? You could either wait and save up. Or you could accessorise your current ride. With the latest bike products for 2013 already in bikeshops, there’s no shortage of ideas on how to boost
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    • 403 28 / 29 She displays a survivor’s courage while recounting her accident. Yet, trainee teacher Hazel Ng, 26, wasn’t in just any “common” accident. She was in a collision that enraged many people who saw the footage, captured by an in-vehicle camera, online. This biker escaped death by inches.
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  • SECRET SHOPPER
    • Article, Illustration
      699 32 I have to admit that for a long time, I thought of Wheelock Place only as the mall that housed the bookstore Borders. Since Borders closed in late 2011, I only visit the mall to get my Mac fixed at the Epicentre there. But with the opening of
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  • Page 32 Advertisements
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  • ASPIRE/AFFORD
    • 445 33  -  REPORT: CELINE CHEN cceline@sph.com.sg Spring cleaning, check. Decorations, check. Mandarin oranges and bak kwa, both check. But if you feel that your home still lacks that finishing touch or if you’re just a panicky host try infusing your home with the sweet-smelling notes of a scented candle.
      PICTURES: YANKEE CANDLE COMPANY INC, MEMO INTERNATIONAL SA, FORNASETTI PROFUMI, LE LABO, PENHALIGON'S  -  445 words
  • Page 33 Advertisements
    • 158 33 Win tickets to Beautiful Creatures There’s no better date movie to catch this Valentine’s than Beautiful Creatures, the supernatural romance film based on the young adult novel of the same name. And for those who are sick of Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, the new pairing of Alice Englert and
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    • 350 33 1 RENDEZVOUS GRAND HOTEL SINGAPORE Kickoff the Year of the Snake with our buffet promotion at Straits Cafe from 21 January to 24 February 2013 V r N PRE-FESTIVE BUFFET 21 January 2013 to 8 February 2013 Lunch $45/adult Mon to Sat (12pm to 2.30pm) Brunch $51/adult Sun Public Holiday
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  • HUMOUR
    • 802 34  -  NOTES NEIL HUMPHREYS tnp@sph.com.sg When I was 11, I discovered what real congestion was; what it was like to be surrounded by thousands of people stretching in all directions. Well, it was my time standing on the old West Ham United terraces,
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    • 769 35  -  S M ONG smong@sph.com.sg ong@sph.co.sg ACT BLUR “It’s all your fault,” he said. Huh? What I did do? I had just bumped into an old friend from the navy while j ogging and already he was blaming me for stuff. He was complaining about
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    • REALLY? Odd news that’s for real
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  • TV
    • 614 36  -  JONATHAN ROBERTS jonrob@sph.com.sg If the reports are true, the big TV talent and reality shows are in trouble and struggling to get the ratings they once enjoyed. Shows like American Idol have engineered it to have judges that apparently can’t stand each other, hopefully making the show
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  • RACING
    • 1738 37 GOING FORECAST: GOOD TANTHEAN LOON’S PENANG TIPS RACE 1: 3 Ghost Speedy 11 Planck Time 4 Bull And Bear 9 Chinese Street RACE 2: 8 Summer Promise 7 Githan 9 Darwin 5 Ninetyfive Rocket RACE 3: 7 Syce Cracker 2 I Wish 5 Space Invader 3
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    • 150 38 / 39  -  BESTBET TAN THEAN LOON Last-start winner MR ARMSTRONG is fit enough to score back-to-back wins in Race 7 at Kranji today. Another thing good about him is that Tim, the horse he beat on Dec 14 in a Restricted Maiden event over 1,200m on
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    • 490 38 / 39 SUPER SPIRIT, the $15 beaten favourite in the final event last Friday, was found to have bled. The horse will not be permitted to canter or gallop on the main training tracks of any racecourse for two months, and may not start in any race
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    • 1586 38 / 39 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE1 C5 D1 1.20 -1600m(Polytrack) Stakes: $35,000 No. Last 6 runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/origin/sex, trainer-owner) 1 78-874 Eighth Wonder 57 (43) J Moreira 2 (5ag Desmond Koh-Arowana) 2 *****4 All Approved 56.5 (42) M Nunes 5 (4eg
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    • 478 38 / 39 1 RACE Mr X Brian Miller Tan Thean Loon 1 1 Eighth Wonder Andrew Frost 1 Eighth Wonder Eighth Wonder 6 2 Darcistar 2 3 3 All Approved All Approved Star Ballad 9 8 4 12 3 8 8 Max Resource Kaepeeyai Kaepeeyai 6 Brilliant Deal Brilliant Deal
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    • 1725 40 / 41 ANDREW FROST’S COMMENTS ON TOD A Y’S SINGAPORE TURF/POL YTRACK MEETING RACE 1 (1,600m) 1 Eighth Wonder)))Supported last start and went close. Drawn perfectly and should win with Moreira aboard. 2 All Approved)))Maiden but foot on the till and should win sooner than later.
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    • 517 40 / 41 Race 1 MS 1400m 5 DOWNING STREET 52.5 c 51 (49-10) KM Lai* (6) 2 2 2 (471) Nk 2 NORTHERN NATIVE 55.5 c 51.5 (223-43) WT Chung (7) 4 4 3 (456) 3.25 4 JACK OF HEARTS 54.5 (12-5.10) WKYan XWinning stable: Jack Of Hearts. Trainer:
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    • 903 40 / 41 YESTERDAY’S NEW ZEALAND AUSTRALIA RESULTS RACE1 (Wingatui, NZ) 1st 3 Elite Street ($90-$22) 2nd 10 Kina Win ($9) 3rd 2 Schockemohle ($16) 4th 14 Honora flynn. Forecast $180. Place forecast $35 (2-3), $26 (2-10), $35 (3-10). Tierce No winner ($2582 jackpot carried forward to next race). Trio $363. Quartet No
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    • 711 42 RACE 1 CLASS 4 TURF 1000m CLASS 4 TURF 1000m 5 GRIMMY126 (11-6) ZPURTON (7) XTrainer: CH Yip. Margins: 2, 2. Time: 0min 57.10sec (good). Forecast: $14. Place Forecast: $39 (Nos. 5-8), $6 (Nos. 5-9), $65 (Nos. 8-9). Tierce: $468. Trio: $176. Quartet: $1755.
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    • Article, Illustration
      1269 42 3-2-2013 (Sunday) 2:00pm 1 Cl 5 THE CHESTER HK$190,000 turf1500m 1 *****3Win A Little 6-nz-g 2] WT Pao -2 39 133 KW Chan *****00To Cherish 5-ir-h 8]d YM Choi -8 37 131 KC Hoi *****82 Chinese Kiddy 7-a-g [10] M Cangas-5 33 127 MC Tam *****40Dragon Flying 4-nz-g
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  • Page 37 Miscellaneous
    • 32 37 Saturday Feb 2 2013 First Second Third 2679 3304 5787 Starters 0883 1089 1677 3047 5064 6765 7483 8213 9307 9659 Consolations 2093 4073 5694 6833 7043 7350 8268 8319 8541 9805
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    • 123 47 Sun, 03/02/13 A League Adelaide Western Sydney 2.00pm LW, SB* Spanish League Malaga Real Zaragoza 7.00pm LW SB Italian League Chievo luventus 7.30pm LW, SB E Premier West Bromwich Tottenham 9.30pm LW, SB African Nations Cup Ivory Coast Nigeria 11.00pm LW, SB Mon, 04/03/13 SB*: Telecast available at SportsBuzz(PoMo) only
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  • sports people
    • 694 60  -  NEIL HUMPHREYS npsports@sph.com.sg NEWCASTLE 3 (Jonas Gutierrez 41, Moussa Sissoko 68, 90) CHELSEA 2 (Frank Lampard 55, Juan Mata 61) Vive la France, Newcastle United have a new hero. In the final minute of a pulsating contest, Moussa Sissoko rifled in the winner from the
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    • GOLF
      • 461 43 Fourth sub-par round sees S’porean make bright start to year A month’s idleness did not deter Singaporean No. 2 Quincy Quek from putting on a great show. A final-round two-under 70 his fourth sub-par score helped Quek finish second to Scotland’s James Byrne who carded
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      • 311 43 AFP PHIL Mickelson maintained a four-stroke lead at the Phoenix Open, despite denting an otherwise strong second round with a double-bogey at the 18th hole yesterday morning (Singapore time). Mickelson, who missed shooting golf’s magic number of 59 in the first round by only
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      • 227 43  -  GODFREY ROBERT godfrey@sph.com.sg HAVING a problem with your drive distance? Then Callaway’s X Hot drivers (right) could be the answer. Callaway Golf South Pacif- ic in Australia, a sub- sidiary of Calla- way Golf Com- pany, recently announced a new line of X HOT drivers and
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    • FORMULA ONE
      • 494 44 Ferrari have unveiled the car that they hope will end a run of four years without a Formula One title. AP The car’s name F138 is a combination of the year and a tribute to the V8 engines which will be used for the
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      • 464 44 NBA AP INDIANA PACERS 102 MIAMI HEAT 89 THE INDIANA Pacers proved one thing yesterday morning (Singapore time) beating Miami last month was no fluke. David West scored 30 points, Paul George added 15, and the Pacers never trailed after the first quarter
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    • TENNIS
      • 638 45 World No. 1 Novak Djokovic hardly broke a sweat as he steered Serbia to the brink of the Davis Cup quarter-finals yesterday (Singapore time). DAVIS CUP Wire Services But he described the makeshift court in Paris on which he eased past Belgian veteran Olivier
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      • 290 45 AFP RAFAEL Nadal admits that he could find things tough on his return to competitive tennis next week after seven months on the sidelines. The Spaniard arrived in Santiago, Chile, on Friday amid great expectation and was received by Chilean president Sebastian Pinera at
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    • S-LEAGUE
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        653 46  -  Wooden spoonists Woodlands target top-3 finish after signing new players such as Shariff SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ msazali@sph.com.sg They have finished rock bottom In each of the last three S-League seasons. But that has not stopped Woodlands Wellington from setting an audacious target this year. At the club’s fanfare
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    • FOOTBALL
      • 766 47  -  SHAHDAN SULAIMAN tells SHAMIR OSMAN why he left the LionsXII for Tam pines and spells out his wish to cement his place in the national team SHAMIR OSMAN I You were in startling form for the LionsXII at the start
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      • 1432 48 / 49 In an interview with Fifa.com, Brazilian striker NEYMAR talks about the national team, life as a father and his contract with Santos, which expires next year IHow do you feel about taking part in the Ballon d’Or Gala for a second time? NEYMAR: I’M VERY
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    • AFRICAN NATIONS CUP
      • 597 50 Wire Services Yaya Toure is turning out to be a revelation in his new forward role for Ivory Coast. Coach Sabri Lamouchi has hinted he will continue with Toure up front for the African Nations Cup quarter-final against Nigeria tonight, but it is not
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      • 362 50 Wire Services THE Ghana Football Association (GFA) has shot down allegations of match-fixing at the African Nations Cup. The Black Stars progressed to the quarter-finals by beating Niger 3-0 in Port Elizabeth on Monday. A report by the state-run Ghana News Agency (GNA) and Radio Gold,
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    • EPL
      • 838 52  -  Fox Sports pundit PAUL PARKER tells LIM SA YHENG that David de Gea, the centre halves and the central midfield account for United’s inability to kill teams off PAUL PARKER npsports@sph.com.sg I Paul Parker is a former England and Manchester United defender who won
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      • 881 53 PA Sport Peter odemwingie’s West Brom career Is not over yet. His manager Steve Clarke insists that the striker has not played his last game for the club after seeing his hopes of a move to Queens Park Rangers dashed on Thursday. Clarke admits
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      • 706 54 / 55 PA Sport Roberto Mancini has a warning for his players. The Manchester City manager says Liverpool are capable of dealing another major blow to their title hopes in tonight’s showdown at Eastlands. The reigning Premier League champions wasted a chance to keep the pressure on
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      • 416 54 / 55 PA Sport MARIO Balotelli has hailed the Premier League as the world’s best but admitted the only thing he will miss about England is the football. The former Manchester City striker (right) spoke at a packed-out press conference in Italy on Friday
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      • 614 54 / 55 Pool assistant manager shrugs off defensive woes and is confident the Reds can finally beat a top-10 team Wire Services Liverpool assistant manager Colin Pascoe insists they have no concerns over their defensive capabilities despite some recent high-profile slip-ups. The Reds were 2-0 up at Arsenal
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      • 451 54 / 55 Wire Services NEW Liverpool signing Philippe Coutinho has the right mentality to succeed at Anfield, according to assistant manager Colin Pascoe. Less than a week ago, Reds boss Brendan Rodgers publicly criticised his younger players after their 3-2 FA Cup exit to League
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      • 645 56 QPR 0 NORWICH 0 NORWICH goalkeeper Mark Bunn saved a penalty as big-spending QPR were held to a goalless draw at Loftus Road. Deadline-day signings Christopher Samba, bought in a £12.5million deal from Anzhi Makhachkala, and midfielder Andros Townsend, on loan from Tottenham, both
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      • 331 56 WEST HAM 1 (Carroll 77) SWANSEA 0 ANDY CARROLL gave his team’s fight against the drop a much-needed boost as West Ham edged past Swansea at Upton Park. Making his first start since November, Caroll proved to be an effective battering ram for the
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      • 429 57 WIGAN 2 (Caldwell 25, Maloney 90) SOUTHAMPTON 2 (Lambert 64, Schneiderlin 85) SHAUN MALONEY salvaged what could prove to be a vital point for Wigan with a 90th-minute equaliser. It looked like it would be a good day for the Latics when Gary Caldwell
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      • 489 57 EVERTON 3 (Anichebe 21, Fellaini 69, 90) ASTON VILLA 3 (Benteke 2, 61, Agbonlahor 24) ASTON VILLA threw away a two-goal lead as Marouane Fellaini’s second of the match denied the visitors deep into added time. For a long time it
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      • 834 58 / 59  -  YOUR ENGLISH KAKI REPORTING FROM EMIRATES STADIUM IAIN MACINTOSH npsports@sph.com.sg ARSENAL1 (Lukas Podolski 78) STOKE CITY 0 Stoke City can no longer be counted as Arsenal’s bogey team. With four points and, more pertinently, two clean sheets, against their former tormentors, it seems that the Gunners’
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      • 875 58 / 59 PA Sport Paris St Germain will benefit hugely from the David Beckham “brand”, Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has claimed. The former England captain had been training with the Gunners before Thursday’s move to PSG was announced. Wenger said the 37-year-old’s latest move would be
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