The New Paper, 23 March 2013

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  • 20 1 the new paper SATURDAY MARCH 23 2013 A SINGAPORE CT*y PRESS HOLDINGS Shi I PUBLICATION 70 CENTS MICA (P) 084/01/2013
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    • 78 1 thenewpaper TAMPINES FIGHT JAMAR ARIFFIN PICTURE: TNP SATURDAY MARCH 23 2013 Man’s nose slashed off by this... 35CM MONSTER KNIFE Witness: He had a ‘face full of blood’PAGE 2 Actress Rebecca Lim on surprise nomination for Star Awards: PICTURE: SHIN MIN DAILY NEWS WORLD CUP QUALIFIER: ISRAEL 3 PORTUGAL 3
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  • News
    • 680 2 / 3  -  Two in hospital after fight at Tampines REPORT: DAVID SUN davidsun@sph.com.sg SHE heard shouting below her block at about 6am yesterday. Curious, she decided to have a look with her younger sister who was in the same room with her. What they
      PICTURES: ARIFFIN JAMAR, SHIN MIN DAILY NEWS  -  680 words
    • 233 2 / 3 Downtown East Polytechnic student Darren Ng Wei Jie, 19, was killed in a gang clash at Downtown East in Pasir Ris on Oct 30, 2010. Twelve men involved in the case were later given jail sentences. In September last year, the last of the 12, Ng Wei
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    • 546 4  -  Restaurant worker sexually aroused by stolen women’s wallets REPORT: ELIZABETH LAW lawsm@sph.com.sg HE HAD been given two second chances by the court because of his psychiatric problem. But Low Ji Qing went back to his old ways. Yesterday, the restaurant worker was sentenced to
      TNP PICTURE ILLUSTRATION: MOHD ISHAK  -  546 words
    • 688 6  -  Universal Music warns public of fake websites and workers REPORT: NOOR ASHIKIN ABDUL RAHMAN, LYNETTE TAN tnp@sph.com.sg IN AN unusual move, music company Universal Music placed a full-page advertisement in The New Paper and a quarter-page ad in The Straits Times yesterday warning
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    • 472 7  -  Bangladeshi worker (below) dies after he’s hit by taxi while supervising roadworks REPORT: SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB ashaffiq@sph.com THE cabby who killed a family’s sole breadwinner is still out there. So far the only clues are bits of debris and parts of the “taxi” sign. This was
      TNP PICTURE: JEREMY LONG  -  472 words
    • Local News watch
      • 103 8 / 9 THIS year’s President’s Challenge was launched with a $1.5 million donation from Keppel Care Foundation, a registered charity related to Keppel Corporation. Keppel Corporation also pledged 5,000 hours of community service and company employees will mentor nominees of this year’s President’s Challenge Social
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      • 99 8 / 9 A 23-YEAR-OLD Indian national was fined $2,000 on Thursday for engaging an unlicensed employment agent the first employer successfully prosecuted under the amended Employment Agencies Act (EAA), which took effect in April 2011. In February 2011, Sadh Aakash Raman, director of Times Supermarket,
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      • 83 8 / 9 THE Central Narcotics Bureau arrested 123 suspected drug offenders, and seized drugs worth about $220,000 in a four-day island-wide operation that ended yesterday. The drugs seized included 127g of heroin, 315g of “Ice”, more than 10,000 Erimin-5 tablets, almost 500 Ecstasy
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      • 53 8 / 9 The National Geographic Channel Explorer Bus will be unveiled on Monday. The vehicle will feature more than 57 tropical plant species. The mobile garden the first of its kind here is part of a three-month nature education programme for children themed Nature In My Backyard. TNP
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      • 196 8 / 9 GRADUATE EMPLOYMENT SURVEY MORE than nine in 10 graduates from the National University of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University and Singapore Management University got jobs within six months of graduating. The first joint graduate employment survey conducted by the three universities showed that as of
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      • 85 8 / 9 PEOPLE who say they are fund raising for the Singapore Red Cross on the streets are scammers, said the organisation yesterday. This comes after it was told of individuals carrying fake fund-raising licences and falsified documents with the Singapore Red Cross logo. The
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      • 102 8 / 9 THE last of eight specially outfitted buoys were deployed on Friday, in conjunction with World Water Day, as part of a $4 million project by the National Environment Agency (NEA). Project Neptune, a coastal-based monitoring system that collects water quality data
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      • Article, Illustration
        51 8 / 9 A burst water pipe sprayed water onto the second-storey flat of citizen website Stomp user nana early yesterday morning. She said the water hit the window panes of her home and seeped inside. The authorities arrived an hour later to shut the main water supply, she said. PICTURES:
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      • 221 8 / 9 REN CI Hospital will have more than 800 beds by 2015. This means an increase of about 60 per cent, the hospital said in a media release yesterday. Ren Ci now manages more than 500 beds across three
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    • 590 10 / 11  -  Workshop uses nude model to help bring art closer to the masses REPORT: LOW ZHANG QUAN zqlow@sph.com.sg THE room was near silent, save for the sound of pencils and brushes against canvas. For close to five hours at the Luxe Art Museum in Handy Road, 10
      PICTURES: JONATHAN CHOO  -  590 words
    • 1027 12  -  Daughter of prof who drowned in M’sia says: I didn’t know... REPORT: FOO JIE YING fjieying@sph.com.sg IT WAS her father’s sudden death that led her to rediscover his life. She knew her father was influential as a professor. But it was only when she set
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    • 453 13  -  Students add colour to Braddell Heights REPORT: AUDREY KANG audkang@sph.com.sg RESIDENTS of Braddell Heights woke up to a more colourful estate over the weekend after 900 students from Nanyang Junior College painted murals around the HDB estate. As part of the school’s 35th anniversary celebrations,
      TNP PICTURES: CHOO CHWEE HUA  -  453 words
    • News watch
      • 120 14 / 15 AFP MYANMAR declared a state of emergency yesterday in a riot-hit town where 20 people have been killed in Buddhist-Muslim violence. It has sparked fears of spreading unrest. Large parts of Meiktila, which is 130km north of the capital Naypyidaw, have been
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      • 121 14 / 15 CHINA’S new leader Xi Jinping arrived yesterday in Russian capital Moscow on his first foreign trip as president, to cement ties between the two countries by inking a raft of energy and investment accords. A key deal expected to be signed between
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      • 118 14 / 15 AFP AN INDIAN court overturned a gag order yesterday that prevented media access to the trial of four men charged with the fatal gang rape of a 23-year-old student on a bus in New Delhi, India, last December, lawyers said. The case
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      • 318 14 / 15 MINI COPTER SLAMS INTO CROWD A RADIO-CONTROLLED helicopter crashed into a crowd and killed an 18-month-old girl in a freak accident that marred the official opening of the country’s first synthetic football pitch in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan. Nurdamia Hisnina was in her father’s arms when
        PICTURE: REUTERS  -  318 words
      • 157 14 / 15 AFP AUSTRALIAN police said yesterday they had smashed a crime syndicate operating across Asia, leading to 27 arrests and the seizure of drugs and assets worth millions of dollars. The authorities said the organised gang operating in places including Hong Kong, Macau,
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      • Article, Illustration
        76 14 / 15 A Singaporean man is believed to have died of smoke inhalation after a fire in a doublestorey house in Jalan Setia Indah, Johor Baru, yesterday. The victim, Mr Koh Kok Leong, who was in his 30s, was found lying in a room on the upper storey. The firemen
        PICTURE: CHINA PRESS  -  76 words
      • 110 14 / 15 AFP PHILIPPINE President Benigno Aquino yesterday warned the nation’s ethnic Chinese businessmen who are failing to pay the correct amount of tax to stop evading the law or face prosecution. A recent government investigation led to “strange” and “truly unexpected” findings that just eight
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      • 112 14 / 15 AFP THIRTY people were killed and many wounded when a fire broke out in a refugee camp in northern Thailand yesterday. The refugees were from neighbouring Myanmar, Thai officials said. “The fire destroyed 100 makeshift houses. There are 30 people dead and
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    • 291 16 Johor Baru robbery SHE was alone in her home and had left the door unlocked. An intruder entered and allegedly threatened the 26-year-old teacher with a knife. The man threatened to rape and stab her if she screamed, The New Straits Times reported. The
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    • Article, Illustration
      317 16 WILL members of K-pop girl group Girls’ Generation have to ditch their microshorts? Will police patrol the clubbing districts of Seoul with rulers to measure miniskirts? Is South Korea returning to its days of over-the-top censorship? These questions filled social media this week in South Korea after the
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    • 526 18 US CAR CHASE ENDS IN CRASH INVESTIGATORS from Colorado rushed to Texas, US, to determine if a parolee who was critically wounded by Texas police after a harrowing 160kmh car chase, is linked to the slaying of Colorado’s state prisons chief. The black Cadillac that
      PICTURES: REUTERS, AP  -  526 words
    • 426 18 RELATIVES of David Ranta rejoiced in a courtroom in Brooklyn, New York, on Thursday as Mr Ranta convicted more than two decades ago for the cold-blooded slaying of a well-known rabbi was released after prosecutors conceded that their review
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    • 589 19 China’s richest village Huaxi pays tribute to Wu Renbao, who turned farmers into millionaires RESIDENTS of China’s “richest village” bid farewell yesterday to the man who made Huaxi a socialist paradise, with a 20-vehicle funeral procession transporting his coffin and a helicopter flying overhead. Mr Wu
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    • 33 6 TUESDAY IN L O U D thenew paper JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE,ESQ. Tom Ford suit, check. Tie, check. The singer proves classy is key as he rolls out his elaborate strategy in The 20/20 Experience.
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  • Page 14 / 15 Miscellaneous
    • 29 14 / 15 DILBERT SCOTT ADAMS REGIONAL WEATHER •KL: Thunderstorms High 33˚, Low 24˚ •Jakarta: Thunderstorms High 32˚, Low 25˚ •Bangkok: Sunny High 37˚, Low 26˚ •Manila: Thunderstorms High 33˚, Low 24˚
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  • Show
    • 879 20 / 21  -  Actress Rebecca Lim is embarrassed with her Star Awards Sexiest Legs nomination REPORT: MERVIN TAY mervtay@sph.com.sg REBECCA Lim has an issue with one of her four Star Awards nominations this year. The 26-year-old MediaCorp actress has been nominated for Best Actress, Favourite Female Character,
      TNP PICTURE: CHOO CHWEE HUA  -  879 words
    • 110 20 / 21 THESE are supposedly the sexiest legs in local showbiz. They belong to the five nominees of the Sexiest Legs Award, one of the five categories at this year’s Star Awards that is open for online voting. The other categories are Favourite Male Character, Favourite Female Character, Favourite
      PICTURES: TNP FILE, ST FILE, LIANHE WANBAO  -  110 words
    • 1046 22  -  Noah Yap turned on by hard-to-get girls REPORT: CHARLENE CHUA cchar@sph.com.sg AT THE tender age of 19, Noah Yap comes across as someone far wiser than his years. Don’t be fooled by his cheeky smile and playful mannerisms. The baby of the Ah Boys
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    • Gadgets & Games
      • Article, Illustration
        473 23  -  In this regular column, celebrity tech-heads geek out over their favourite toys or games REPORT: CATHERINE ROBERT crobert@sph.com.sg YOU know him as part of the band behind the hit single How To Save A Life. What you may not know is that Joe King, the guitarist and backing vocalist
        PICTURE: APPLE  -  473 words
      • WHAT’S NEW
        • 113 23 Sony MDR-XB920 Price: TBC SO BUSY working that you don’t have time to party? Sony has created new headphones that will bring the party right into your ears. It has expanded its Extra Bass headphone series with a product that combines their powerful bass with hip
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        • 121 23 Logitech G400s Optical Gaming Mouse Price: $65 LOGITECH has come up with a gaming optical mouse that improves on older models like their MX518 and the original G400. Looking for prime accuracy when you get on the gaming battlefield? The new mouse sports an exclusive
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        • 116 23 ASUS HD P1M Portable LED Projector Price: $799 ASUS has unveiled the new P1M Portable LED Projector, which delivers bright, crystal clear presentations in a compact package. The new mercury-free Eco-LED light source used in the P1M is said to have a lifespan of up
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    • Show watch
      • Article, Illustration
        95 24 US singer Pink stopped her show in Philadelphia on Sunday to comfort a little girl in the audience who was crying. The 33-year-old, who was on her The Truth About Love world tour, had asked: “Why is she crying? Why is she upset?” The singer, who has
        PICTURES: AP, AFP, REUTERS, HARD ROCK CAFE  -  95 words
      • 97 24 HE TURNED himself in at a Los Angeles courthouse and was jailed for only eight hours before he was released. American R&B singer Bobby Brown, 44, was supposed to serve a 55-day sentence and four years of summary probation for his most recent
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      • 119 24 DANNY Boyle and his ex-girlfriend, actress Rosario Dawson (both above), may have called it quits, but you would never have guessed it from their appearance at the London premiere of new thriller Trance. The English director and the US star were civil and
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      • 94 24 IT DIDN’T take long for US actor Bradley Cooper (above) to get over his broken heart. Months after his split from American actress Zoe Saldana, the 38-year-old is apparently dating a 20-year-old British model, Suki Waterhouse. The pair were first linked last month, when
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      • 105 24 HEAD down to Hard Rock Cafe Cuscaden Road at 3pm today to enjoy an afternoon of original tunes from homegrown bands. Four local rock outfits Tim Koh, ETH (above), Narrow Minded S and Outcry will battle it out at the finals of
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  • Page 25 Miscellaneous
    • 213 25 WATCH ’EM Silent Code (right) Star Chinese Movies (SingTel mio TV Ch 571/StarHub Ch 866), 9.30pm A reporter who looks for news on an Internet forum discovers signs that its owner’s ex-boyfriend may be the mastermind behind some online attacks. Starring Chen Bolin, Ivy Chen. how The earth Made Man
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  • Racing
    • 1067 33 Race 1 C5 D3 1600m C5 *****0m 1 SILENT POWER 57 (24-14) A Munro (9) 9 11 LONG FENG 51.5 c 52 (511-100) T Affandi (3) 10 8 9 (587) 0.5 1 (438) 2 NEWFOUNDJOY 56.5 (9-9) •Winning stable: New Wing, Newfoundluck. Trainer: L Dragon, S
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    • 374 33  -  TAN THEAN LOON loon@sph.com.sg IT MIGHT have been only a low Class 5 Div 3 event, but yesterday’s first of 10 races got racegoers off on a high. It ended with a dead-heat sen- sation with SILENT POWER getting up in the last stride to share first
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    • 1356 34 / 35 COMMENTS COURTESY OF THE AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS ROSEHILL/CAULFIELD RACE 1 Rosehill (2,000m) 13 FIVEANDAHALFSTAR (A J Cummings) 3g (18:3-5-1): Has really gone on this campaign after winning the VRC Derby in the spring. The one to beat. 8 GATEWOOD (C JWaller) 5h (13:5-2-1): Peaks
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    • 224 34 / 35 12:30 Race 1 ROSEHILL—2000M ROSEHILL--2000M 1 MANIGHAR L NOLEN 5 NIWOT 2 GANGSTER 0 P BOSSON (7) 59 3 FORETELLER J A CASSIDY (3) 59 4 MAWINGO J BOWMAN (5) 59 12:50 Race 2 CAULFIELD—1200M G BOSS (9) 59 6 KELINNI N RAWILLER (D 59
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    • 366 34 / 35 TODAY’S NZ (RICCARTON PARK) AUSTRALIA (ASCOT/MORPHETTVILLE) RACE CARD 12:16 Race 1 RICCARTON PARK—1800M RICCARTON PARK--1800M 1 MISTER SPIDERMAN DARRYL BRADLEY (14) 59 2 O’FABERGE BUDDY LAMMAS (17) 58.5 3 12 OLD GOLD ASHLEY FRYE (3) 58.5 4 15 ARCTIC FOX KYLIE WILLIAMS (8) 58 5 18 FROST BITE CHRIS JOHNSON
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    • 587 36 WILLIAM LOW’S GUIDE TO YESTERDAY’S KRANJI GALLOPS BY TOMORROW’S RUNNERS: RACE 1: Season’s Wonder 36.3. Gallant Force HH(D Bonilla) canter/48.7. RACE 2: Honky Tonk Man (Bonilla) 37.8. Win The Day 45.5. R ACE 4: Picture HH(M Firdaus) 44.8. Dragon Luck 35.3. R ACE 5: Super
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    • 178 36 AP AUSTRALIAN wonder mare BLACK CAVIAR won her 24th consecutive race last night by capturing the 1,200m Williams Reid Stakes by four lengths at Moonee Valley. It was the six-year-old star sprinter’s 14th Group 1 win. Black Caviar last raced on Feb 16 after
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    • 428 36 RACE 1 Moonee Valley 1st 9 Angelic Light ($33-$10) 2nd 6 Flamberge ($11) 3rd 3 Crystal Web ($9) 4th 2 Underestimation Forecast $32 Place Forecast $14 (6-9) $11 (3-9) $11 (3-6) Tierce $168 Trio $32 Quartet $5099 Quadro $671 RACE 2 Moonee Valley 1st
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  • Sports
    • Sports watch
      • 94 37 PA Sport BRIGHTON boss Gus Poyet has turned down the Reading manager’s job, according to reports yesterday. The Premier League strugglers have been searching for a new boss since sacking Brian McDermott earlier this month but, having held talks with Reading officials on Wednesday,
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      • 106 37 AP FORMER tennis star Jennifer Capriati has been charged after police said she punched her ex-boyfriend on Valentine’s Day while he was working out at a gym. Palm Beach County court records show Capriati was charged by pros- ecutors on Wednesday. She has been
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      • 106 37 AP JANE Park shot a bogey-free six-un-der 66 to take the lead after the opening round of the Kia Classic at Aviara in California yesterday morning (Singapore time). Park had a one-stroke lead over Caroline Hedwall and Karrie Webb. Stacy Lewis, playing
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      • 521 37 DENVER NUGGETS 101 PHILADELPHIA 76ERS 100 NBA AP THE DENVER Nuggets’ streak lives on thanks to some luck and pluck. Corey Brewer sank three free-throws with 2.1 seconds left and the Denver Nuggets stretched their franchise-best winning streak to 14 games with a 101-100
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    • Mad About Golf
      • 553 38 AFP JUSTIN Rose, thriving in the spotlight that comes with playing alongside Tiger Woods, fired a sevenunder 65 yesterday to seize a two-shot lead at the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Orlando, Florida. England’s Rose had an eagle and six birdies in his tour of Bay
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      • 266 38 Reuters BIG-HITTING Thai Kiradech Aphibarnrat birdied his last hole of the day to retain his lead after two rounds of the weather-hit Malaysian Open yesterday. For the second successive day, thunderstorms led to delays and the Thai had turned in a three-under 33
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    • Tennis
      • 614 39 AFP SERENA Williams got her quest for a record sixth Miami WTA title off to a brisk start yesterday morning (Singapore time) with a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Italian Flavia Pennetta. The world No. 1 and top seed, playing her first tournament since falling to Victoria
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      • 342 39 AFP THE PRESIDENT of the French Anti-Doping Agency (AFLD) yesterday criticised leading international federations for not taking the fight against doping seriously enough. Bruno Genevois also expressed his frustration at the time taken to put into place the measures required to carry out
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    • Formula One
      • 643 40 Lotus ace continues his fine form as red mist descends on the two Bulls Wire Services WORLD championship leader Kimi Raikkonen put his stamp on the Malaysian Grand Prix yesterday when he outstripped the field on a rain-hit first day of
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      • 179 40 AFP MERCEDES announced yesterday that team CEO Nick Fry will depart next month, as they press ahead with sweeping changes in a bid to reach the pinnacle of Formula 1. The Briton, who has been with the former BAR and Brawn team for the past
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      • 165 40 FORMULA 1 fans here will be treated to an innovative viewing experience for the 2013 season with mio TV’s “Sports Multiview”. It is a multi-screen channel offering viewers four additional angles for this year’s Grands Prix. The additional views, provided by STAR Sports, will be available on
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    • Sailing
      • 543 41  -  Fathin Rasyiqah and Fathin Rasyiqin aim to team up for 2015 SEA Games LIM SAY HENG sayheng@sph.com.sg THEY took up sailing because it looked exciting. They cried in their maiden outing on an Optimist dinghy because the strong winds scared them. But that was seven
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      • 368 41  -  SWIMMING LIM SAY HENG HE MAY have won the battle, but the war lies ahead. Last night, Singapore’s Danny Yeo clocked 51.13 seconds to beat Indonesia’s Triady Fauzi (51.43sec) in the men’s 100m freestyle final (18 and above) at the Singapore National Age
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    • S-League
      • 748 42  -  HOUGANG UNITED 2 (Robert Eziakor 13, Hasree Zais 52) TANJONG PAGAR 3 (Hafiz Nor 44, Ismael Benahmed 75, 84) SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ msazali@sph.com.sg TWICE last night, they found themselves trailing. But Tanjong Pagar United were not about to roll over and succumb to a second defeat
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      • 77 42 GEYLANG International will be looking to bounce back from last week’s disappointing defeat when they entertain Home United at the Bedok Stadium tonight. Warriors FC handed the Eagles their third loss of the season when they beat them 3-0 last Saturday. Geylang are desperate to
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      • 521 43  -  Coach Bacina says champs have to expect congestion ALI KASIM aakasim@sph.com.sg ON PAPER, Tampines Rovers have certainly lived up to their billing. Four wins in four matches mean the defending champions are one of only two teams along with Albirex Niigata (S)
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      • 425 43 Wire Services AC Milan midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng, who led a walk-off in a club friendly in January after being racially abused, believes the game needs to be more multi-cul-tural. The Ghana player has since decided his protest in the match against Italian fourth-tier side
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    • Asian Cup Qualifiers
      • 424 44 GROUP C CHINA 1 (Yu Dabao 90+3) IRAQ 0 AFP A DRAMATIC stoppage-time winner earned China a 1-0 win over 10-man Iraq yesterday, igniting their Asian Cup qualifying campaign and throwing a lifeline to embattled boss Jose Antonio Camacho. In appalling, rain-soaked conditions in the south-central
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      • 472 44 Reuters QATAR would be willing to host the 2022 World Cup in the European winter despite winning the bid with a controversial summer proposal, local organisers said yesterday. “Concerning the timing of the 2022 Fifa World Cup, we have always reiterated that
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    • EPL
      • 391 45 PA Sport MICHAEL Owen has admitted that a lack of match action contributed to his decision to announce his retirement from football. The 33-year-old former England striker this week confirmed he would hang up his boots at the end of the season, having struggled
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      • 456 45 AP NEWCASTLE defender Massadio Haidara feared his career had been “ruined” by Callum McManaman’s knee-high tackle and is angry that the English Football Association took no action against the Wigan midfielder. McManaman escaped punishment for his violent challenge on Haidara in the Premier League last
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      • 542 46 / 47 Man City chief executive Soriano gives beleaguered manager public backing PA Sport Manchester city chief executive Ferran Soriano has offered his vote of confidence to manager Roberto Mancini. It has been widely reported that City have been considering alternative options for next season, with Mancini having
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      • 349 46 / 47 PA Sport WEST Ham were handed the keys to the Olympic Stadium yesterday after a deal for the London 2012 centrepiece was finally agreed. The Hammers were named preferred bidders in December but negotiations with the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) have been
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      • 683 46 / 47 PA Sport DAVID de Gea has reiterated he wants to stay at Manchester United for a “long time” after brushing off talk he could join Barcelona in the summer. The 22-year-old is enjoying his second season at United following a 2011 move from Atletico
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    • World Cup Qualifiers
      • 774 48  -  Ronaldo’s side are in danger of elimination if they don’t improve GROUP F ISRAEL 3 (Tomer Hemed 24, Eden Ben Basat 40, Null Gershon 70) PORTUGAL 3 (Bruno Alves 2, Helder Postiga 72, Fabio Coentrao 90+2) IAIN MACINTOSH YOUR ENGLISH KAKI npsports@sph.com.sg PORTUGAL fought back
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    • Football
      • 662 49 FRANK MALLEY CHIEF WRITER, PA SPORT PA Sport IN THE end, England’s World Cup hopes come down to Wayne Rooney. It is tough to put the burden of responsibility on the shoulders of one man, but the fact is that the Manchester United striker
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      • 300 49 ENGLAND U-21 3 (Wilfried Zaha 34, Jack Robinson 61, Nathan Delfouneso 88) ROMANIA U-21 0 PA Sport WILFRIED Zaha can provide England Under-21s with a different dimension as a lone striker, according to coach Brian Eastick. Predominantly used as a winger, the 20-year-old was
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    • International Friendly
      • 861 50 / 51  -  BRAZIL 2 (Fred 33, Oscar 42) ITALY 2 (Daniele de Rossi 53, Mario Balotelli 56) NEIL HUMPHREYS npsports@sph.com.sg AT the risk of clumsily paraphrasing U2, Mario Balotelli has found what Neymar is still looking for. Like ET, the Italian went home and discovered peace.
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      • 486 50 / 51 Wire Services BRAZIL coach Luis Felipe Scolari prefered to focus on the positives of his team’s performance despite letting slip a two-goal lead against Italy in a 2-2 international friendly draw in Geneva yesterday morning (Singapore time). Italy striker Mario Balotelli left his Brazil counterpart Neymar
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      • ON TV
        • 169 50 / 51 *All telecasts live unless otherwise stated. For the latest, please check www.mio.singtel.com/miotv www.starhub.com/tv *Programme times provided by SingTel StarHub subject to change LIVE TELECASTS S-LEAGUE Friday: HOME UNITED v TAMPINES ROVERS StarHub TV Ch 201 (SuperSports Arena), 7.30pm WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS Tomorrow: CYPRUS v SWITZERLAND StarHub TV Ch 222
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        • 27 50 / 51 NBA Today: DALLAS MAVERICKS v BOSTON CELTICS StarHub TV Ch 202 (SuperSports), 8.30am SAN ANTONIO SPURS v UTAH JAZZ StarHub TV Ch 216 (NBA TV), 8.30am
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        • 30 50 / 51 SONY OPEN Today: DAY 1, ROUND 2 (SESSION 1) StarHub TV Ch 211 (Racquet Channel), 3am DAY 1, ROUND 2 (SESSION 2) StarHub TV Ch 211 (Racquet Channel), 8am
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        • 34 50 / 51 MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIX Today: PRACTICE SESSION 3 StarHub TV Ch 209 SingTel mio TV Ch 115 (STAR Sports), 12.55pm QUALIFYING StarHub TV Ch 209 SingTel mio TV Ch 115 (STAR Sports), 3.50pm
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        • 18 50 / 51 MAYBANK MALAYSIAN OPEN Today: DAY 3 StarHub TV Ch 213 (Golf Channel) Ch 255 (Sports HD), 2pm
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