The New Paper, 9 June 2013

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    • 69 1 WHO’S WATCHING YOU? KICK-START TO SUCCESS? Local businesses turning to crowd-funding 14 12 Spy software on your phone and you’d never know Woman Caregiver mum finds strength to keep family together of steel Daughter has liver disease Son has spinal condition Husband has kidney failure 4 TNP PICTURE: JONATHAN CHOO
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  • UPFRONT
    • 461 2  -  NATALIE SOH natalie@sph.com.sg tlie@sph.com.sg Did you whinge about something this week? Maybe, like me, you had a self-pitying mewl about how tired you felt. Maybe, like my colleague, you had a grump moment about how your son had performed in the mid-term exams. Maybe it
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    • 118 2 COLUMNS 22 Confessions of a digital game illustrator: I’d rather draw machines than breasts 26 Hed Chef Make your own oyster mee suah 36 Neil Humphreys My groin is bigger news than Justin Bieber FEATURES 4 Coping as a caregiver Family members are chronically ill, but this mother stays determined
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    • 42 2 SPORTS 51 Serena rules in Paris World No. 1 too good for Sharapova 54 Mok plots for Rio 2016 Marathon runner tweaks blueprint as he targets Olympics 62 Irfan Fandi scores, but... Poor start for Singapore sides in Canon Lion City Cup
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  • PEOPLE
    • 1470 4 / 5  -  REPORT: MAUREEN KOH maureenk@sph.com.sg What is it like to be the mother of a sick child? A week ago, a 31-year-old woman was arrested and charged with murder. The victim? Her son. He died in hospital after falling from the
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    • 631 10  -  More than 2,000 gather at Hong Lim Park to oppose new online licensing rules REPORT: ZUL OTHMAN, ZAIHAN MOHAMED YUSOF tnp@sph.com.sg The atmosphere yesterday afternoon was casual and light-hearted. It seemed as if they came to the park for a festival. People sat where they could find
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    • 153 10 Under Media Development Authority rules introduced on May 28, news websites will need to apply for an individual licence if they have more than one news story on Singapore per week and attract more than 50,000 unique visitors from Singapore per month, over a period of
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    • 1727 12 / 13  -  S’pore tech start-up Pirate3D has raised about seven times more money than it targeted. It’s not doing it with government grants or angel investors. Instead the founders went to Kickstarter. BENSON ANG talks to the company and other S’poreans who have listed on the crowdfunding
      TNP PICTURES: CHOO CHWEE HUA  -  1,727 words
    • 1330 14 / 15  -  Spy technology is easily available on the Internet. It could be on your phone right now, but you wouldn’t know it REPORT: ZAIHAN MOHAMED YUSOF, BENSON ANG tnp@sph.com.sg Does your mobile phone feel hot even when you’ve not used it? Or does the
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    • 982 16 / 17  -  Home-grown plus-sized clothing designer heads to NYC for the Full Figured Fashion Week REPORT: JULIANA JUNE RASUL julrasul@sph.com.sg This small shop at Far East Plaza is about to go on a very big stage. Mrs Kayde Ling, the owner and designer of plus-sized fashion brand Kaylene,
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    • 820 18 New device gives online security on various platforms Brought to you by Assurity Trusted IN MARCH, Mr Ong, 40, received an SMS from a stranger warning him that bad things would happen to him if he did not repay a $2,900 loan. The problem?
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    • 314 19 Second Penang Bridge collapse He had promised to buy ice cream. But he never came home. On Friday night, the body ofMrTajudin Zainal Abidin, 46, was taken out from the rubble of the Second Penang Bridge, more than 24 hours after a part of it
      PICTURES: THE STAR  -  314 words
    • 196 19 The Myanmar boy (right) had high hopes of meeting his dad in Kuala Lumpur. But his hopes were dashed when after a 2,000km journey, he and his 55-year-old grandmother were detained on Thursday for entering Malaysia illegally, New Straits Times reported.
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    • 263 20 China bus blaze AFP An arsonist who wanted to “vent personal grievances” is suspected to have caused a horrific bus blaze in China that left 47 people dead, state media said yesterday. The police in the city of Xiamen found notes at the house of a local
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    • WOMEN IN TROUBLE
      • 155 20 A 911 operator in Dallas, US, has been fired for posting racist remarks on her Facebook page. Says Ms April Sims (right), 23, in one of the messages: “Blackpeople are outrageous! They are more like animals, they never know how to act.” These
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      • 154 20 A woman in Aberdeen, Scotland who falsely accused two strangers of rape to win back her boyfriend. Ms Linsey Attridge (right) claimed in 2011 that two men broke into her house and attacked her, Daily Mail reported. The 31-year-old also punched herself
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      • 157 20 US woman, Cheryl Tchida, dumped her 19-year-old daughter who has dwarfism, the mental age of a five-year-old and an IQ of 45 at different locations over six weeks. The teen was raped repeatedly by several men and became pregnant, reported the New York Daily News.
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    • 496 21 Ex-commando writes about being transgender A decorated former US Navy Seal nowliving life as a woman after undergoing hormone therapy has revealed her transgender identity in a book. In Warrior Princess, Ms Kristin Beck recounts her inner turmoil while serving in Seal Team Six,
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    • 687 24  -  Over 700 S’poreans take part in this year’s Amazing Heartland Race using public transport REPORT: BENSON ANG bang@sph.com.sg Last Saturday, over 700 Singaporeans raced around the island getting to know our heartland better. In teams mostly made up of five, dressed in their red
      TNP PICTURES: JEREMY LONG  -  687 words
    • 527 25  -  Continuing our series profiling S-League players to watch, this Tampines Rovers midfielder reveals he isn’t so quiet after all. TEXT: TNP PICTURE: HEDY KHOO 1 I knew I wanted to be a footballer... Ever since I was a boy. In primary school, I tried different
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    • Article, Illustration
      1209 32 / 33  -  First, there were pop-up stores, then pop-up events. Now pop-ups are sprouting around the island and they can be parties, restaurants, hotels, salons. CELINE CHEN checks who’s popping up on the scene CELINE CHEN Catch them if you can. Pop-up stores are, well, popping up all over town.
      PICTURES: NURJANNAH ZULKIFLI, HANSEL, GASTROGIG, STRIP, ASIAROOMS.COM  -  1,209 words

  • GROUND ZERO A BOTTOM-UP PERSPECTIVE ON ISSUES
    • 900 6  -  MAUREEN KOH maureenk@sph.com.sg ureenk@sph.com.sg Last week’s shocking arrest of a young mother definitely got the heartlanders going. Her nine-year-old son was pronounced dead in hospital after a fall from the kitchen window of their flat. The child was sick, said neighbours, and often confined to
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    • 24 10 How these tech guys raised almost $1 MILLION in 10 days And the money’s still rolling in s raised 10 days money’s olling in
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  • Page 21 Advertisements
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  • CONFESSIONS OF A DIGITAL GAME ILLUSTRATOR
    • 825 22  -  BENITA AW YEONG benitaay@sph.com.sg The size of a woman’s breasts might be on the agenda at a typical business meeting for Mr Kai Lim. But it’s not what you think. The 28-year-old is one of three founders of Imaginary Friends Studios, a concept art, comics
      TNP PICTURE: JONATHAN CHOO; PICTURES COURTESY OF IMAGINARY FRIENDS STUDIOS; LECL & LFL AND SOE  -  825 words




  • EATS
    • Article, Illustration
      791 26  -  HEDY KHOO hedykhoo@sph.com.sg Warm the cockles of your loved ones’ hearts with a comforting steaming hot bowl of oyster mee suah (wheat vermicelli). Those who are not fans of eating raw oysters may find the mollusc more palatable cooked in this dish. Malaysian Tracy Lim, 29, a secretary,
      TNP PICTURES: HEDY KHOO  -  791 words
    • 511 27 Brought to you by Kopitiam Manulife Centre (Bras Basah Road) Korean Cuisine Operating hours: 10am-10pm The kimchi soup set here was a pleasure to eat. The rice was delicious and fragrant. The soup was great, just right and not overwhelmingly spicy. It was refreshing
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    • 314 28  -  K F SEETOH tnp@sph.com.sg The World Street Food Congress has been eye-opening to say the least. Many topics were raised and addressed at the Dialogue, where a panel of experts met participants and media and discussed the future of street food. There were some issues we
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    • 584 28 We had 37 top international hawkers, more than 40 top dishes and 100 assistants, all in one space. tants, one space. The last nine days have been fascinating for us and the hawkers. Here are some snippets from behind the scenes at our World Street Food Jamboree.
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    • Article, Illustration
      983 29  -  The curry puff is one of Singapore’s most iconic street snacks. The New Paper on Sunday team brought in some of the most popular puffs in town for a taste test. TNPS Testers: Natalie Soh, Zaihan Mohd Yusof, Celine Chen, Jonathan Roberts REPORT: CELINE CHEN cceline@sph.com.sg It’s a
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  • Page 28 Advertisements
    • 59 28 Today is the final day of the World street Food congress Jamboree with 37 top hawkers. it’s at the F1 Pit Building and Paddock (near the singapore Flyer), from 11am to 10pm. Park at the Flyer or take a train to Promenade MrT station. The $8 entry fee is waived
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  • Page 30 Advertisements
    • 135 30 \J tt ‘V- f S2 r g^®i® O®® <a Turn your fantasy into reality step into the limelight at The New Paper New Face 2013, where you’ll enjoy the exclusive opportunity to work with Singapore's top NEW FACE 13 show producer Daniel Boey and experience a model‘s life. Eligibility: 14
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  • LIVE RIGHT
    • 686 31  -  REPORT: CHEOW SUE-ANN sueannc@sph.com.sg Last week, it seemed that Hollywood actor Michael Douglas (right) was claiming that his throat cancer (diagnosed in 2010) was due toHPV. HPV, or human papillomavirus, is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections and often linked to cervical
      PICTURE: AP; Source: USA TODAY research, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Oral Cancer Foundation  -  686 words
  • Page 31 Advertisements
    • 170 31 Dine by the coastline under the twinkling stars at IheBoxingCrab from 14-16 June 2013 (6pm-10pm] Adult: S68" Child: -(Additional $28 with Free Flow of (Carlsberg Draught or House Pour Wine) wm Come celebrate with us and we’ll treat DAD (one per table) to a dish of Succulent Black Pepper Lobster
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  • SECRET SHOPPER
    • 529 34 SECRET SHOPPER tnp@sph.com.sg With Jem set to be Singapore’s third largest suburban mall opening later this month, the west side is looking to be an attractive shopping destination. So this secret shopper headed for the relatively new JCube at Jurong East to prepare for the
      TNP PICTURE: JONATHAN CHOO  -  529 words
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  • ASPIRE/AFFORD
    • 524 35  -  Summer’s here! Make those sexy beach curls last the day with a good hairspray CHEOW SUE-ANN sueannc@sph.com.sg L’Oreal Ever Style Strong Hold Styling Spray $15.90 This was a decent hairspray that probably held my curls in for the longest and kept them tight and controlled all day.
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    • 307 35 TESTPutting online advice to the test Everyday Hair Tutorial: How to Curl Hair with a Straightener User name: riannstar Search words: hair styling curls Unlike many videos, this one tells you exactly what to do. I enjoyed that the tutorial was step by step by step, with
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  • HUMOUR
    • 798 36  -  NEIL HUMPHREYS tnp@sph.com.sg NOTES In cyberspace, Singaporeans are talking about nothing else. The questions are often the same. Will it affect me? Will the Gahmen get involved? Will I be forced to get involved? But I’ll come to Justin Bieber’s concert at the
      TNP ILLUSTRATION: CEL GULAPA  -  798 words
    • 819 37  -  S M ONG smong@sph.com.sg ong@sph.co.sg ACT BLUR Pop quiz, hot shot. Apart from Under One Roof and Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd, what other Channel 5 sitcom has won the Asian TV Award for best comedy? I’ll give you a
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    • REALLY? Odd news that’s for real
      • 135 37 Reuters BRAZIL’S health ministry pulled an outreach campaign urging sex workers to use condoms after coming under fire from conservative lawmakers. “I’m happy being a prostitute”, was the slogan on a web campaign for International Prostitute Day that encouraged sex workers to not
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      • 166 37 AP AN ASPIRING half-marathon runner in Minnesota, US, attributed her unbearable back pain to a two-hour training session. Just a day later, she was cradling a newborn. Mrs Trish Staine, 33, says she had no idea she was pregnant before Monday’s
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      • 147 37 AP PASSENGERS on a recent run of a popular historic railroad in south-west Colorado, US, got more scenery than they paid for when more than a dozen revellers partying on a nearby beach stripped naked to greet the train. Their antics on May 25
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  • NIGHTLIFE
    • 656 38  -  ZUL ANDRA tnp@sph.com.sg Zul Andra 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 have to confess I don’t know much about Mexico. I know it’s a destination
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    • 90 38 Anyelica Osland, 24, housewife You were born in Colombia, what do you think of Lucha Loco’s fare? It’s not your typical South American food. They have taken some traditional dishes and added their own touch. But the end result is delicious and absolutely addictive. The drinks
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    • 69 38 Beerfest Asia returns for a fifth year with live music, a comedy club, beer auctions and tasting workshops. Judging from past years, things can get a little crazy after 10pm. Not surprising, considering more than 400 beers from all over the world are on offer. Where:
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  • TV
    • 809 39  -  (which I still love) MARIE LIM marielim@sph.com.sg lim@sph.com.sg Dear The Apprentice Asia, I confess I didn’t expect much from you. I sawyou as the country bumpkin to the city slicker US version starring Donald Trump. But boy, was I wrong! I’m hooked.
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  • RACING
    • 391 41 AFP A second trainer from British racing headquarters Newmarket has been charged with giving anabolic steroids to horses. The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) said on Friday that nine horses trained by Gerard Butler tested positive for steroids. Although Butler admits using the
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    • 449 41 RACE 1 FAITHFULLY: Difficult to be loaded into the barrier; jumped away awkwardly. RUNFORIT: Blundered after clipping the heels of EXCEPTIONAL CHOICE. DR OCTOPUS: Steadied; tendency to lay inwards. HOME DADDY HOME: Eased when racing tight. SILVER DOLLAR: Laid outwards. RACE 2
      TNP PICTURE: NURJANNAH ZULKIFLI  -  449 words
    • 750 41 RACE 1 CLASS 5 TURF—1200m 8 YOUNG HAPPY 125 (26-9) R FOURIE (8) 1 9 COSMO ONE 123 (15-7) CYLUI (1) -2 6 ARCHER’S BOW 129 (44-14) Z PURTON (9) -3 3 GENERAL DANROAD 130 (35-10) O DOLEUZE (3) 4 Trainer: TW Leung. Margins:
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    • 2132 42 / 43 GOING FORECAST: GOOD OB 53 D1 12.50 —1200m(Turf) Stakes: $35,000 No. Last 6 runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/Origin/Sex, trainer-owner) 1 3-57 Jetset Man 59 (54) R Shafiq* c2 4 (4nzg M Walker-Fortuna NZ Racing) 2 9-8-03 Ninetyfive Power 58 (52) J
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    • 513 42 / 43  -  BEST BET TAN THEAN LOON loon@sph.com.sg If there is anything close to a certainty, this is it. Although he has drawn the widest barrier, Singapore’s reigning champion galloper SUPER EASY is almost certain to capture today’s $300,000 Group 2 Stewards’ Cup in Race
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    • 571 42 / 43 Larry Foley 1 RACE Mr X Brian Miller Tan Thean Loon Jetset Man Ninetyfive Power Ninetyfive Power 5 Solid Wood 2 2 1 5 1 Oasis Spur Good Score Jetset Man Ninetyfive Power Ninetyfive Power Premier Grade Solid Wood 2 2 7 Oasis Spur 9 8 9 7
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    • 2020 44 / 45 LARRY FOLEY’S COMMENTS ON TODAY’S KRANJI TURF/POLYTRACK MEETING RACE 1 (1,200m) 1 Jetset ManHHH Blinkers on. Down in grade. Can win with the draw and the claim. 2 Ninetyfive PowerHHH Bold effort last start with the blinkers on. Now gets Moreira on. 3
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    • 429 44 / 45 RACE 1 Eagle Farm 1st 7 Romantic Touch ($12-$6) 2nd 1 Zoustar ($9) 3rd 8 Paximadia ($10) 4th 3 Vilanova Forecast $11 Place Forecast (1-7) $7, (7-8) $13, (1-8) $11 Tierce $53 Trio $25 Quartet $66 Quadro $20 RACE 2 Morphettville 1st 6 Quick Lover ($12-$5.10) 2nd
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    • 618 44 / 45 YESTERDAY’S NEW ZEALAND AUSTRALIA RESULTS RACE 1 Trentham (NZ) 1st 8 Liv’N Paradise ($70-$15) 2nd 4 Karla Bruni ($7) 3rd 6 Stormin Norman ($17) 4th 7 Golden Miss Forecast $36 Place Forecast (4-8) $13, (6-8) $18, (46) $17 Tierce $780 Trio $108 Quartet $3811 Quadro $66 Scratchings: 1 Just A
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    • 2555 46 / 47 GOING FORECAST: GOOD TAN THEAN LOON’S KUALA LUMPUR TIPS R ACE 1: 9 HAPPY SURPRISER H2 New York City 1 Love Me 3 Prinzio RACE 2: 6 Jaliette 3 Sinar Pelangi 14 Kingship Admiral 12 Super Amigo RACE 3: 9 Border Express 6 Suspect 3
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    • Article, Illustration
      1298 46 / 47 9-6-2013 (Sunday) 2:00pm 1 2,3YO THE PALESTINE HK$250,000 turf1100m 1 *****2 Power Sequalo 3-a-g 7]dR Stewart 47 128 KS Ho 2 Beautiful Alloy 3-nz-g 4] KH Yu 45 126 CF Chan 3 Farm House 3-nz-g 5]d M Cangas-5 45 126 S Chow 4 0244 Sunshineprosperous 3-nz-g [10] F
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  • Page 46 / 47 Miscellaneous
    • 32 46 / 47 Saturday, June 8 2013 First Second Third 0234 1497 1075 Starters 0486 1834 2501 3600 4091 6994 8034 8219 8935 9189 Consolations 0814 1778 2421 4091 4276 4314 4763 7545 8024 9368
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  • GOLF
    • 698 48 / 49  -  ALI KASIM aakasim@sph.com.sg At one point before the turn yesterday, it looked as if Singapore had undone all their good work from the first day. The hosts were trailing in four out of five fourball matches after the front nine potentially erasing Friday’s two-point lead
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    • 312 48 / 49 SINGAPORE media reclaimed the Causeway Cup in style when they beat Malaysia media 8½-5½ in the singles matches yesterday to round up a 19½-8½ victory. Having led their Malaysian counterparts 11-3 after the first two days of fourballs and foursomes, the hosts needed just 3½ points
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    • 535 48 / 49 Haney makes Tiger the favourite for US Open Wire Services WORLD No. 1 Tiger Woods, secondranked Rory McIlroy and Masters champion Adam Scott will form a mouth-watering grouping for the first two rounds of next week’s US Open. For the third consecutive year, the
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    • 199 48 / 49 TOPPING the ball is normally associated with beginners, but it can happen to anyone at any time. It is a destructive shot and can ruin any good round in progress. We simply top the ball because the club- head is too high at the moment of
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    • 129 48 / 49 QUESTION: What is the correct way to drop a ball after taking a penalty from a water hazard? QUESTION OF THE WEEK DOOLAN: Get two club lengths from the point of entry. Use your driver as it has the longest shaft. You must take complete
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  • NBA
    • 510 50 But Miami’s All-Star guard says they will play much better in Game 2 against Spurs Reuters He is playing on basketball’s greatest stage in front of adoring crowds and a global TV audience. But for Dwyane Wade there is little joy to be
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  • 288 50 FORMULA ONE AFP SEBASTIAN Vettel said he believed Ferrari had rediscovered their form and were back among the front-running teams, after Fernando Alonso topped the times in Friday afternoon’s second free practice session ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix. The defending triple world
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  • FRENCH OPEN
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      715 51 Wire Services Serena Williams proved an irresistible force once more as she powered past Maria Sharapova 6-4, 6-4 to win the French Open for the second time last night 11 years after her first triumph. It was the 31-year-old American’s 16th Grand Slam title win, taking her to
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    • 446 52 / 53 AFP Rafael Nadal is happy to suffer if it allows him to become the first man to capture the same Grand Slam title eight times. Nadal, who won the Roland Garros crown in 2012 for the seventh time to pull clear of
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    • 601 52 / 53 Reuters “If atfirstyou don’t succeed try, try, try again”, could be David Ferrer’s personal motto after the Spaniard reached his maiden Grand Slam final on Friday at his 42nd tilt at a Major. Since tennis turned professional in 1968, the previous longest wait for a
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  • ATHLETICS
    • 758 54  -  Top marathoner will not train full-time for six months this year; still hopes to qualify for SEA Games SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ msazali@sph.com.sg HE HAS had to tweak his plans, but Mok Ying Ren’s Olympic goal is still on course. The 24-year-old made headlines last
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    • 371 54  -  ALI KASIM aakasim@sph.com.sg HURDLER Jannah Wong was delighted when she heard her time in the women’s 100m hurdles (un-der-18s) at the South-east Asia (SEA) Youth Athletics Championships in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, last night. Clocking 14.47s, she met the qualifying time of 14.55
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  • SPORTS
    • 487 55 AP Four of the six candidates vying to succeed Jacques Rogge as International Olympic Committee (IOC) president were sitting around the same conference table. The two other contenders were down the hall in the same Russian convention centre, mixing with the delegates. With just over three
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    • TRANSFER TALK
      • 105 55 PA Sport ASTON Villa have agreed a deal to sign Bulgaria midfielder Aleksandar Tonev from Polish side Lech Poznan. The 23-year-old has agreed terms and passed a medical, and the final paperwork on the move will be completed next week. “I am really happy to
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      • 86 55 Reuters BELGIAN international Romelu Lukaku has given a strong hint he will return to Chelsea after spending a season on loan at Premier League rivals West Bromwich Albion. The striker was the sixth highest scorer in the league last season with 17 goals. “I already
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      • 75 55 PA Sport CHELSEA winger Florent Malouda, Tottenham duo William Gallas and David Bentley, Manchester City forward Roque Santa Cruz and Fulham goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer all featured on the Premier League free-transfer list, which was released yesterday. Ivory Coast defender Kolo Toure, meanwhile, will not feature
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      • 148 55 PA Sport DAVID Moyes has completed his first signing as Manchester United manager after the Barclays Premier League champions confirmed the arrival of defender Guillermo Varela. The 20-year-old Uruguayan is moving to Old Trafford from Atletico Penarol, with United’s official website reporting an undisclosed fee. Moyes,
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  • Page 55 Miscellaneous
    • 116 55 Live telecast of Euro Champ U21 matches and Motor Racing at Livewire(RWS) Liuewire(MBS) SPORTS FIXTURES HIGHLIGHTS Event I Home I Away I Timing I Venue Mon, 10/06/1B LW* Telecast not available at Livewire(Singapore Pools) For the latest live’ telecast listing, visit www.singaporepools.com.sg iw TTriiiincl Livewire (MBS) Livewire (RWS) (21 yrs
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  • WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS
    • 1103 56 / 57 AFP EUROPE GROUP B CZECH REP 0 ITALY 0 Mario Balotelli is living up to his bad-boy reputation. The AC Milan striker was dismissed as 10-man Italy widened their lead in World Cup qualifying Group B to four points, after being held to a goalless draw by
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    • 252 56 / 57 Reuters EUROPE GROUP F PORTUGAL 1 (Helder Postiga 9) RUSSIA 0 AN EARLY Helder Postiga tap-in gave Portugal a precious 1-0 home win over Russia at the Luz stadium yesterday morning (Singapore time). The victory injected life into their World Cup qualification hopes and sent them
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    • 460 56 / 57 Reuters EUROPE GROUP H MONTENEGRO 0 UKRAINE 4 (Denys Garmash 52, Yevhen Konoplyanka 77, Artem Fedetskiy 85, Roman Bezus 90+2) It was an upset that Montenegro never saw coming. Ukraine blew World Cup qualifying Group H wide open with a stunning 4-0 away victory over
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    • 318 56 / 57 PA Sport EUROPE GROUP C REP OF IRELAND 3 (Robbie Keane 5, 56, 81) FAROE ISLANDS 0 GIOVANNI Trapattoni labelled Robbie Keane the best Irish player he has seen in 30 years, after the striker’s hat-trick earned the Republic of Ireland
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    • 442 56 / 57 Reuters SOUTH AMERICA GROUP ARGENTINA 0 COLOMBIA 0 COLOMBIA climbed into second place in South America’s World Cup qualifying group after holding leaders Argentina 0-0 yesterdaymorning (Singapore time). Argentina, starting without Lionel Messi, and Colombia served up a feast of attacking football at the Monumental in
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  • FOOTBALL
    • 1067 58 / 59  -  WAIT a minute. Mangala who? As the English Premier League transfer activity hots up, foreign names are cropping up, some of whom probably sound alien to fans. These targets won’t come cheap, with many of them valued at more than £10 million ($19.4m). Brace yourselves,
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    • 609 60 / 61  -  White Swans coach faces anxious wait to see if his side advance to knockout stage of competition GREGORY LOO gregloo@sph.com.sg STARHUB LEAGUE CUP GROUP C ALBIREX NIIGATA 0 GEYLANG INTERNATIONAL 0 USUALLY an upbeat figure at post-match press conferences, Koichi Sugiyama was visibly deflated after Albirex Niigata were
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    • 598 60 / 61  -  Singapore squad upbeat as Stange works towards tough Asian Cup qualifier at Jalan Besar in August DAVID LEE davidlee@sph.com.sg Two matches, seven goals, and all from different scorers. It bodes well for the Lions. Morale is high in the camp, after Singapore returned home yesterday
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    • 324 60 / 61  -  GREGORY LOO gregloo@sph.com.sg TWO BOYS from the National Football Academy (NFA) will get the chance to meet and garner tips from four Manchester United legends at the British Club on Tuesday. Akmal Azman and Elliott Ng from the NFA’s Un-der-13 and
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  • LION CITY CUP
    • 673 62 / 63  -  Under-16s shot down by Gunners, but Fandi’s son steals the show SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ msazali@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE U-16 1 (Irfan Fandi 61) ARSENAL U-15 2 (Faiq Jefri Bolkiah 16, Harry Donovan 65) It just had to be him. Almost 30 years after his father scored against Arsenal,
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    • 296 62 / 63  -  SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ PRESIDENT Tony Tan Keng Yam was announced as the patron of SportCares, the philanthropic arm of the Singapore Sports Council (SSC), on the sidelines of the 25th Canon Lion City Cup’s opening day at the Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday. The President (left)
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