The New Paper, 12 May 2013

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    21 1 the new paper on sunday May 12 2013 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS I PUBLICATION 80 CENTS MICA CENTS MICA (P) 085/01/2013
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      76 1 Is chivalry dead? Ground Zero: Do S’porean men measure up? Women have their say Does the tuition industry need more regulation? Heartlanders say... 14 12 Mum at18 She kept pregnancy a secret from parents until the day before she was due Mum at43 Miscarriages and surgery did not stop mum
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon Mother’s Day is the perfect excuse to say...
      486 2  -  NATALIE SOH natalie@sph.com.sg tlie@sph.com.sg It’s Mother’s Day today. But then, you would have to be living under a rock not to know that. Cue ads hawking that amazing meal or item that will let mum know that she’s oh-so-special. Cue mates’ Facebook
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      174 2 FEATURES COLUMNS SPORTS 3 Tale of two mums Teen was secretly pregnant, while 43-year-old was determined to have a child 14 Is chivalry dead? Exchange student condemns men here after they did not intervene in altercation 12 Ground Zero How should we regulate the multi-million dollar tuition industry? 18 Confessions
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      33 2 QUICK ON THE DRAW Bob, we didn’t want to say anything at first, but we unanimously find the ‘Alien’ toy very unsettling One day at Mars One colony TNP ILLUSTRATION: LEE HUP KHENG
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  • PEOPLE
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      Lock icon I told mum about baby ...one day before he was due
      1436 3  -  Today is Mother’s Day. We present two contrasting but inspiring stories about motherhood. One woman found herself pregnant at 18. The other, at 43, was desperate for a second baby Mum at18 REPORT: BENITA AW YEONG benitaay@sph.com.sg No one
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      Lock icon I was desperate for my baby No. 2
      853 4 / 5  -  REPORT: BENITA AW YEONG benitaay@sph.com.sg She was desperate to get pregnant. So desperate that she went through multiple surgeries, received rounds of hormonal medication to make sure she ovulated and put herself through acupuncture, despite being terrified of needles. Mrs Joyce Padfield’s
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      Lock icon World’s worst mums?
      848 6 Fame and motherhood are not always a good mix. These mums, who have hogged headlines in the media recently, are probably not going to win Mother of the Year anytime soon THE TANNING MUM Patricia Krentcil Krentcil gained worldwide notoriety in April last year when she was
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      Lock icon R.I.P chivalry?
      647 14 / 15  -  You see a man shouting at a woman. Would you go to her aid and step into the tangle? A Face book post by a student says she was harassed by an expatriate man during a night out, but no man came to her aid... REPORTS: KANE CUNICO
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      Lock icon What do women think?
      638 14 / 15 We asked women here if Singaporean men are chivalrous. Men, read with caution. The results aren’t kind Are Singaporean men chivalrous? “No. I can’t say all of them are chivalrous, but it’s rare to find that in Singapore. “Even the basic ‘ladies first’ rule is rare.
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      Lock icon HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH A DEMON?
      549 20 CLEVELAND TRIPLE ABDUCTION HOUSE OF HORROR I’ll forgive and hug him VICTIM’S MUM: Her daughter was held captive in a Cleveland home for 10 years. But Ms Nancy Ruiz (right), mother of Miss Gina Dejesus, said she will still forgive the kidnapper Ariel
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      Lock icon Babies bought for $300 in black market
      255 20 HUNDREDS of newborn babies are being traded in the lucrative Indonesian black market. Pregnant women have been propositioned to give up their babies at pre-natal health checks and new mothers are approached in the maternity ward, according to a court case due to
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      Lock icon Russian tycoon plans to upload his brain
      319 21 He plans to be “immortal” by2045. Mr Dmitry Itskov, a 32-year-old Russian billionaire, believes that technology will help him achieve that goal. With that in mind, he has formed a foundation called the “2045 initiative”, which is described as the next step in
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      Lock icon Ghost town re-emerges in Argentina
      325 21 A town that spent a quarter century under water is coming up for air. Epecuen, in the Argentine farmlands southwest of Buenos Aires, was once a bustling little lakeside resort, where 1,500 people served 20,000 tourists a season. During Argentina’s golden age, the same trains
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      Lock icon Force feed her 5,000 calories a day
      525 22 To put on weight, 100kg woman gets boyfriend to... Women go to great lengths to lose weight. A high calorie diet is immediately followed by a visit to gym. But for Ms Tammy Jung, 23, it is just the opposite. She wants to
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      Lock icon Spanx billionaire to give half her wealth to charity
      314 22 She is the world’s youngest self-made woman billionaire. Ms Sara Blakely, 42, made her billion after she founded Spanx, a women’s shapewear line. Now she has become the first woman to join Mr Warren Buffett and Mr Bill Gates’ Giving Pledge.
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      Lock icon The Mr Stamina Nicholas Marc Cher
      605 23  -  Continuing our series of profiling the S-League players to watch, the Courts Young Lions’ forward talks about life off the pitch and how a setback made him more determined to go pro TEXT: HEDY KHOO I always knew I wanted to be a footballer...
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      Lock icon Dear mums, today’s all about you
      861 30 / 31  -  50 single mums get makeovers to celebrate motherhood REPORT: JENNIFER DHANARAJ djenn@sph.com.sg They spend most of their time taking care of their children, hardly spending any on themselves. But on Friday, these 50 single mothers were treated like queens. They sat back in big
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      58 4 / 5 Pregnant teens’ hotline BABES •SMS: 8111-3535 •Call: 1800-TEEN-MOM (1800-833-6666) •Visit: www.babes.org.sg Babes is a teenage pregnancy crisis service under the umbrella of Beyond Social Services, a voluntary welfare organisation. It provides information, support and community resources. Some of the help it offers include a place to stay, adoption, child support,
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  • SNAPSHOT
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      Lock icon Taipei demands Manila’s apology over fisherman shooting
      98 8 / 9 President Ma Ying-jeou said yesterday that Taiwan would consider sanctions against the Philippines amid widespread public outrage at Manila over the shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman. “We will definitely seek justice for our fisherman. We will not rule out the possibility of taking
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      Lock icon G-7 commits not to manipulating exchange rates
      126 8 / 9 AP The Group of Seven leading industrial economies have wrapped up two days of discussions and committed themselves to nurturing the global economic recovery and to not manipulate their exchange rates. British finance minister George Osborne said yesterday that the G-7 reaffirmed their
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      Lock icon Cyclone Mahasen threatens one of Myanmar’s poorest areas
      106 8 / 9 AFP Myanmar is on alert as Cyclone Mahasen, which was barrelling through the Bay of Bengal yesterday, threatened to hit Rakhine State, one of the country’s poorest and most remote states. Local radio in Rakhine issued warnings while loudspeakers relayed messages to
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      Lock icon US agency says global carbon dioxide level crosses key threshold
      135 8 / 9 AFP The level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has broken above 400 parts per million for the first time in human history, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s monitoring centre in Mau- na Loa, Hawaii, said on Friday,
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      Lock icon Police warn organiser of ‘black top’ event today
      419 8 / 9 SPEAKERS’ CORNER FOR S’POREANS, PERMANENT RESIDENTS ONLY Ensure that you comply with the relevant laws. That was the message the police had yesterday for social worker Jolovan Wham, who is organising an event at Hong Lim Park today to show solidarity with
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      Lock icon FT report on inquest inaccurate: Police
      268 8 / 9 A report in the Financial Times (FT) about next week’s coroner’s inquiry here into the death of American researcher Shane Todd has prompted a strong response from the Singapore police. A letter to the paper’s editor, released yesterday, said the article, “Singapore inquiry prepares
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      Lock icon AMK Family Medicine Clinic to treat patients with chronic conditions
      113 8 / 9 Ang Mo Kio residents with chronic conditions can now enjoy shorter waiting times and be able to seek treatment closer to their homes. The National Healthcare Group (NHG) said yesterday that the Ang Mo Kio Family Medicine Clinic (FMC) will
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      Lock icon Over 2,500 attend groundbreaking ceremony of Tampines Town Hub
      103 8 / 9 More than 2,500 Tampines residents took part in the groundbreaking ceremony to mark the start of construction works on Singapore’s first integrated town hub yesterday. Dubbed a “place of many plac- es”, the Tampines Town Hub will house, among others, a
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      Lock icon HAPPINESS INDEX
      187 8 / 9 We rate the past week’s news good and bad Certificates of Entitlement (COE) for cars below 1,600cc rose again. It is now $62,999. Conversely, big car COE premiums fell to $61,700. Online gambling is a potentially more addictive form of gambling, said Second Minister for Home Affairs S.
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      Lock icon INSTALIFE
      46 8 / 9 Capturing life through an app I was at The Sail@Marina Bay scouting for a location when I saw a small boat sailing around Marina Bay Reservoir. The sun was reflecting off the water’s surface, creating a silvery wake behind the boat. TNP photojournalist Gary Goh
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      Lock icon Our senior executive photojournalist picks his pictures of the week
      138 11  -  MOHD ISHAK SAMON ishak@sph.com.sg MUDDY FUN: Participants reaching the finish line of the annual Maldon Mud Race in Essex, England, on May 5. The race, where participants in fancy dress have to cross a muddy estuary, raises money for charity.
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  • GROUND ZERO A BOTTOM-UP PERSPECTIVE ON ISSUES
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      Lock icon Give us a watchdog for tutors
      1244 12 / 13  -  Heartlanders are wondering if anything can be done to help verify tutors’ qualifications MAUREEN KOH maureenk@sph.com.sg ureenk@sph.com.sg Tuition. It’s a magic word that affects most of us, whether we are grandparents, parents or children. The spotlight was thrown on tuition providers again after The
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      143 12 / 13 $28K FOR A BABY? Fewer kids available for adoption now I I m 11 w. S5 to Conjunction with iIh" STClassifieds win a gift for Mum! Grand Prize: 2DlN staycation in Movenpick Heritage Hotel Sentosa This Mother’s Day, pamper your mom and treat her to what she deserves. Stand a
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      206 14 / 15 WIN TICKETS TO CARLY RAE JEPSEN! The Straits Times is giving away tickets to watch Carly Rae Jepsen on May 24 at The Meadow, Gardens By The Bay. Also performing are CeeLo Green, Psy, and Asian girl group Blush. You can also win tickets to Aerosmith at the same venue
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  • THEN & NOW
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      Lock icon A twist in this Scorpion’s tale
      1255 16 / 17  -  Once the undisputed icon of Mandopop and Cantopop, William Scorpion is now a horseriding coach. He shares his story in a biography, to be releaseda he end of the month MAUREEN KOH maureenk@sph.com.sg ureenk@sph.com.sg Shocking. Titillating. It doesn’t matter which word we use to
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  • CONFESSIONS OF A SOCIAL WORKER
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      Lock icon Cabbies afraid to take her to work
      1030 18  -  BENITA AW YEONG benitaay@sph.com.sg She avoids telling cab drivers the exact location of her workplace. The stigma attached to the Communicable Disease Centre (w) on Moulmein Road is just too much, confesses Miss Amanda Yap. The 27-year-old recalls a taxi driver who refused
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  • HARDCORE SINGAPORE
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      Lock icon Listening to his heart
      977 19  -  As our population swells, the concept of a ‘core Singaporean’ is becoming murky. In this ongoing series to find the Singaporean Core a term raised in Parliament during the Population White Paper debate we speak to people with a pink IC to see how red and
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  • EATS
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      Lock icon HED CHEF
      644 24  -  HEDY KHOO hedykhoo@sph.com.sg Who doesn’t love fried chicken wings? Okay, some of the more health-conscious may wince at the temptation. But for those that usually forgo fried foods, there is some consolation. If you cook this sinful dish at home, there is some peace of mind knowing your
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      Lock icon What’s really Singapore Shiok
      362 25  -  K F SEETOH tnp@sph.com.sg You must have heard the latest tourism tagline. Now, it’s all about Singapore Shiok! The Singapore Tourism Board’s new tagline and video aim to inject new energy into our old and tired ways of luring the tourist dollar. Actually, it’s kind of
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      Lock icon What’s really shiok?
      533 25 Of course a lot of my shiok moments have to do with food. One of the shiok-est moments? Standing in line, feeling hungry and anticipating the food I am about to buy and eat. Shiok man. Like a big meal of kway chap at Toa Payoh and
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    Lock icon The choice THIS WEEK: FISHBALL NOODLES
    476 26 Brought to you by Kopitiam Greenridge Shopping Centre Fishball Noodles Operating hours: 8am 9.30pm The dry mee pok here was a pleasure to eat. The soft fishballs were a delight and even with a generous helping per bowl, you could be left wanting more.
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  • ASPIRE/AFFORD
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      Lock icon Liner notes
      421 27  -  notesDraw attention to your eyes literally with a good quality eyeliner pencil. CHEOW SUE-ANN sueannc@sph.com.sg We Love This! MAKE UP FOR EVER Aqua Eyes $33 Having small, mono-lidded eyes, my eye make-up tends to smudge and transfer to my lower lashline– especially when it comes to eyeliner. With
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      Lock icon THE YOUTUBE TEST
      206 27 TESTPutting online advice to the test Chic Smudged Eyeliner Look (K-Pop inspired) Username: bubzbeauty Search words: eyeliner, pencil Get that smokey eye look without touching your eye shadow. This technique is a gift for girls like myself. For nights out, I tend to carry a smaller clutch
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  • SECRET SHOPPER
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      Lock icon ‘Yummy’ local souvenirs galore
      769 28 / 29 I have a problem whenever a tourist asks me what kind of souvenirs they should buy from Singapore. Something with the Merlion? Passe! What about the “Fine city” T-shirts? This secret shopper thinks those should be fined for being too tacky. The ideal souvenir? It’s a
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  • WHEELS
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      Lock icon Breaking the vicious cycle
      1220 32 / 33  -  There have been three cycling fatalities on the road this month. Cyclists tell TNPS that it’s not about the blame game, but rather a wake-up call for cyclists to be more aware REPORT: AUDREY KANG audkang@sph.com.sg It’s not just a “nice to do” but a “mustdo”
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      208 34 CALL FOR PERFORMERS Step Right Up! Be part of ChildAid 2013 CarnivalEdition Young ladies gentlemen, step right up! If you think you can sing, dance, play a musical instrument or perform a circus act, come try out for our next ChildAid concert! Your file attachment must not exceed 15 MB.
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  • NIGHTLIFE
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      Lock icon Beacon of energy
      809 35  -  ZUL ANDRA tnp@sph.com.sg ZulAndra has been covering Singapore’s nightlife since 2005. He writes about drinking, parties and dance music for various magazines and websites. Follow him on Twitter @zulandra. AFTER 7 I don’t know if it was deliberate, but The Beacon is possibly the most aptly named
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  • HUMOUR
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      Lock icon If you need to pee, just use your phone
      851 36  -  NEIL HUMPHREYS tnp@sph.com.sg Just when you thought there was a phone app for everything, one comes along to help you pee. For millions of years, we already knew how to pee. At least, I thought we did. We felt the urge,
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      Lock icon Mother’s Day – from a father’s perspective
      814 37  - Mother’s Day from a father’s perspective S M ONG ong@sph.co.sg smong@sph.com.sg ACT BLUR On May 1, I asked my 16-year-old son if he knew what the holiday was about. He said mothers. At first, I thought he was confusing May Day with Mother’s Day (which is today) because they are
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    • REALLY? Odd news that’s for real
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        Lock icon Firefighters parachute into marijuana garden
        104 37 A team of smokejumpers parachuting into a fire in the mountains of southern Oregon in the US landed in an illegal marijuana garden. The six smokejumpers found the site on Monday evening when responding to a rash of lightning strikes. Jackson County sheriff’s spokesman Andrea
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        Lock icon Woman ‘Hulk’ smashes UK teen’s face
        110 37 Police in the UK say they are searching for a woman who allegedly assaulted a teenager while dressed as Marvel superhero The Hulk. According to news reports, police in York released CCTV footage of the woman dressed as the anger-pow-ered green superhero to try
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        Lock icon Gas leak in US city nothing to scratch-and-sniff about
        136 37 Wires People in Great Falls in Montana, US, were given a scare on Wednesday after reports of a gas leak in the city. It turned out to be a false alarm after the odour was traced to discarded scratch-and-sniff cards. Boxes
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  • Page 36 Miscellaneous
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  • TV
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      Lock icon Exorcise demons, please
      641 39  -  MARIE LIM marielim@sph.com.sg lim@sph.com.sg History is boring. The truth is dull. And just being a genius artist isn’t enough. If you believe TV, that is. Co-writer of the multi-billion dollar grossing Dark Knight Trilogy David Goyer has helped solve this problem by going back in time and
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  • RACING
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      Lock icon FRIDAY’S SINGAPORE STIPES’ REPORT HIGHLIGHTS
      647 40 / 41 RACE 1 BALTHAZAR: Slow to begin; showed no early pace. BABY FACE: Jumped away awkwardly; became unbalanced after making contact with the hindquarters of STRATA STAR. SAHORO: Difficult to settle. DOUBLE CASH: Bumped; carried wide. SIR FLEETWOOD: Bumped. RACE 2 DIAMONDDASH: Restless in the barrier.
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      Lock icon YESTERDAY’S HONG KONG (SHA TIN) RESULTS
      659 40 / 41 RACE 1 CLASS 5 TURF—1200m CLASS 5 TURF—1200m 8 K-MOOCH1 128 (23-10) 9 BRILLIANT LIGHT 123 (138-40) M L YEUNG (2) 3 4 GENERAL DANROAD 132 (21-9) ......................Z PURTON (7) 4 Trainer: CH Yip. Margins: 1.75, 2. Time: 1:09.78sec (Going: good). Forecast: $38. P
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      Lock icon YESTERDAY’S KUALA LUMPUR RESULTS
      645 40 / 41 Race 1 C5 (SC) 1300m 6 KINGSHIP ADMIRAL 51.5 c 47.5 (10-14) MM Firdaus* (1) 3 3 1 (458) 3 SUPER AMIGO 57.5 c 54.5 (24-14)................... M Ganeesh* (3) 4 4 2 (468) 4.5 4 LA NIEVES 57 c 53.5 (15-5.10) R Fakruddin* (2) 1 1
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      Lock icon YESTERDAY’S NEW ZEALAND & AUSTRALIA RESULTS
      812 40 / 41 YESTERDAY’S NEW ZEALAND AUSTRALIA RESULTS RACE 1 Pukekura (NZ) 1st 3 Airtime ($15-$7) 2nd 15 The Bachelor ($21) 3rd 12 King Piccolo ($22) 4th 2 Storm Home Forecast $85 Place Forecast (3-15) $31, (3-12) $43, (12-15) $63 Tierce $4290 Trio $348 Quartet No winner ($432 jackpot carried forward to next
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      Lock icon TODAY’S KUALA LUMPUR RACE CARD
      1930 42 / 43 GOING FORECAST: GOOD TAN THEAN LOON’S KUALA LUMPUR TIPS RACE 1: 4 New York City 2 Prinzio 1 A Perfectionist 3 Kaka RACE 2: 4 Jeram Lioncity 2 Fox Demand 7 Guan Yi 8 Soviet Sniper RACE 3:1 Last Man Standing 6 California Cat 13
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      Lock icon Tim just loves the Polytrack
      405 42 / 43 Consistent galloper TIM landed back-to-back victories when he took out the $55,000 Class 4 Stakes over 1,000m on the Polytrack in Race 5 at Kranji on Friday night. Successful on April 26, Tim, ridden by Joao Moreira, followed that success with a threequarter length victory
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      Lock icon Macau Races
      1274 42 / 43 12-5-2013 (Sunday) 2:00pm 1 2,3YO THE MARSEILLE HK$250,000 turf1200m 1 641 Pioneer Gem 3-nz-g 7]dC Grylls 50 128 V Chong 2 6226 Sunshine Full Life 3-a-g [11] F Durso 48 126 KC Hoi 3 02 Sunshineprosperous 3-nz-g 8] L Corrales-2 46 124 YY Choy/YT Lam 4 35 Sunshine
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      Lock icon Command Centre is one to beat
      842 44 COMMENTS COURTESY OF THE AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS RACE 1 Sunshine Coast (1,400m) 13 SPLENDORA (Runs:4 Wins:0 Places 1): 3¼ len 4th 54.5kg to Hooked in 1,350m D’Ben Open April 27. 1 DESPERATE LADIES (Runs:2 Wins:1(1G) Places 0): 7½ len 7th 57kg to Black Jet
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        Lock icon SHAPE UP or SHIP OUT
        747 60  -  Fox Sports pundit PAUL PARKER tells DAVID LEE that Moyes can resurrect Rooney’s career PAUL PARKER npsports@sph.com.sg Paul Parker is a former England and Manchester United defender who won two EPL titles and earned 19 caps for his country. He is currently a football pundit
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    • MAD ABOUT GOLF
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        Lock icon Garcia unfazed by duel with Woods
        595 45 Wire Services Sergio Garcia has a history with Tiger Woods, but the Spaniard said he will not be fazed by a thirdround pairing with the world No. 1 at the Players Championship this morning (Singapore time). Garcia, the 2008 champion, vaulted to the top
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        Lock icon Ill Mardan bags solid victory
        405 45 EVERGREEN Mardan Mamat marched to a convincing victory at the PGM-ASEAN PGA A’Famosa Masters yesterday. The 45-year-old (right) shot a twounder 70 at the A’Famosa Golf Resort in Malacca for a four-stroke win over Malaysian Khor Kheng Hwai. The US$60,000 ($74,000) tournament, which is joint-sanctioned
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        Lock icon Magnificent Marlins
        545 46  -  SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ msazali@sph.com.sg They have played each other three times before yesterday’s Cheers Netball Super League (NSL) grand final, and all of those encounters were tight affairs. So it was no surprise that the Magic Marlins and the Mission Mannas contested another closely-fought match at the Toa
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        Lock icon Sharapova and Serena to fight for No. 1 spot
        476 46 TENNIS AFP THE WORLD’S two top players Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova will battle it out for the No. 1 ranking when they meet in the Madrid Open final today after both came through yesterday’s semi-finals in straight sets. World No.
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        592 47 AFP Nico Rosberg secured his third career pole position as Mercedes completed a hat-trick of qualifying successes and then warned that he is worried his tyres will let him down in today’s Spanish Grand Prix. The 27-year-old German led the way as his team locked
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        210 47 GOLF Reuters SOUTH Korean Ryu Hyun Woo will go into the final round of the OneAsia Tour’s Maekyung Open today with a one-shot lead and an excellent opportunity to win the title that eluded him last year. Runner-up in 2012 after a strong final round of
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        Lock icon SHAKIR COMES OF AGE
        1025 48 / 49  -  LionsXII defender scores first goal at senior level; soldiers on after being kicked in chest DAVID LEE davidlee@sph.com.sg LIONSXII 3 (Shahril Ishak 10, Shakir Hamzah 29, Fazrul Nawaz 35) T-TEAM 0 There was a time when he was known more for his reckless challenges. In fact,
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        212 48 / 49  -  SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ 10th min: GOAL! There appears to be little danger when Shahril Ishak receives the ball, with his back to goal. But the LionsXII skipper somehow squirms past his marker Nuraliff Zainal Abidin and unleashes a shot on the turn which creeps past Iqbal Suhaimi. 29th
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        531 48 / 49 NBA PLAY-OFFS AP EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMI-FINAL CHICAGO BULLS 94 MIAMI HEAT 104 Miami lead best-of -seven series 2-1 Miami Heat’s LeBron James put in a powerful fourth-quarter performance to steer his team to a 104-94 win over Chicago Bulls yesterday morning (Singapore time). With
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        44 50 THE VETERAN BRIAN MILLER STRIKE CARD HITS 709 THE EXPERT GARY LIM STRIKE CARD HITS 693 THE INSIDER DANIEL SITINJAK STRIKE CARD HITS 685 THE GAMBLER KASIM ALI STRIKE CARD HITS 673 THE PUNDIT R SASIKUMAR STRIKE CARD HITS 656
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        1284 50 GARYLIM BANKER Tottenham to beat Stoke on the 1X2 WILL it be another cruel end to Tottenham Hotspur’s season? Last term, they missed out on Champions League football despite being in the driver’s seat for much of the campaign to finish third. This time around, they passed the
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        1095 52  -  RICHARD LENTON npsports@sph.com.sg MAN UNITED v SWANSEA IT’S SURELY written in the stars that Sir AlexFerguson’s Old Trafford send-off will end in a comprehensive win. Last Sunday’s blank at the Theatre of Dreams against Chelsea ended a run of 66 matches in which
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        932 53 AFP Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas has told Gareth Bale to sign a new deal at White Hart Lane and end speculation linking him with Real Madrid. Although the newly-crowned Footballer of the Year is currently under contract until 2016, Spurs are keen to give Bale (right)
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        1397 54 / 55  -  Our writer gives his lowdown on the relegation dogfight GARY LIM garylim@sph.com.sg DID YOU KNOW... Who says you need 40 points to stay up? Hull City (2008/09) and West Ham (2009/10) did it with 35 points, a record lowest. And 40 points don’t necessarily shield you from
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        591 56 / 57 Wire Services There could be some reddened eyes and choked voices, but definitely, applause all round as Alex Ferguson takes charge at Old Trafford for one last time tonight. It will be an emotional farewell for the Manchester United manager, who is retiring
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        459 56 / 57 Wire Services JOSE Mourinho has backed David Moyes to do a “good job” at Manchester United and paid tribute to retiring Sir Alex Ferguson. “I think David is a great choice,” said the Portuguese coach (right). “I like him as a
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        563 56 / 57 Wire Services Former England manager Fabio Capello said Sir Alex Ferguson is retiring because the pressure was getting too much to bear. The Italian told Sky Italia that Fergie cited “excess stress” as a reason for his surprise retirement during a phone conversation.
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        369 56 / 57 PA Sport WAYNE Rooney has hit back over claims he removed the name “Manchester United” from his Twitter homepage. On Thursday, it was noted the 27-year-old (right) did not have his club’s name on his Twitter page, and instead referred to himself as an “athlete”. Following
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        1057 58 / 59  -  Frank’s brace helps to break Tambling’s club record and effectively ensure Champions League qualification NEIL HUMPHREYS npsports@sph.com.sg ASTON VILLA 1 (Christian Benteke 14) CHELSEA 2 (Frank Lampard 61, 88) Chelsea forgot to bring their game to Villa Parkyesterday, but it didn’t matter. Frank Lampard brought along his Hollywood
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        375 58 / 59 PA Sport FRANK Lampard dedicated his Chelsea goals record to his late mother, his teammates and the club’s fans after finally overhauling Bobby Tambling’s tally. The England midfielder struck twice as his side came from behind to beat Aston Villa 2-1, in
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          268 58 / 59 LIVE TELECASTS EPL Tonight: STOKE v TOTTENHAM SingTel mio TV Ch 102 (mio Stadium), 8.30pm FULHAM v LIVERPPOOL SingTel mio TV Ch 103 (mio Stadium), 9.55pm EVERTON v WEST HAM SingTel mio TV Ch 104 (mio Stadium), 9.55pm QPR v NEWCASTLE SingTel mio TV Ch 105 (mio Stadium), 9.55pm
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          14 58 / 59 MADRID OPEN Tonight: FINAL, DAY 7 StarHub TV Ch 211 (Racquet Channel), 10pm
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          36 58 / 59 MAEKYUNG OPEN Today: DAY 4 StarHub TV Ch 209 (STAR Sports) Ch 210 (FOX Sports Plus HD), 11.30am THE PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP Tomorrow: DAY 4 StarHub TV Ch 213 (Golf Channel) Ch 255 (Sports HD), 2am
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          33 58 / 59 SPANISH GRAND PRIX Tonight: PREVIEW StarHub TV Ch 209; SingTel mio TV Ch 115 (STAR Sports), 7pm MAIN RACE StarHub TV Ch 209; SingTel mio TV Ch 115 (STAR Sports), 7.45pm
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