The New Paper, 5 January 2014

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1 24 The New Paper
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    22 1 the new paper on sunday January 5 2014 j A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS S|dJ I PUBLICATION 80 CENTS[ 5 MICA (P) 085/01/2013
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      60 1 LAST OF THE SAMSUI WOMEN Once helped build Singapore, now sells cardboard GROUND ZERO Heartlanders on new childcare centres: Is holistic better than academic? She’s a former S’porean Olympic swimmer 10 15 MAKINGANNow she’s... IMPACT as a mixed martial arts fighter 13 January 5 2014 PICTURE: ARIFFIN JAMAR $110k wedding
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  • UPFRONT
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Dream wedding, nightmare price tag
      359 2  -  NATALIE SOH natalie@sph.com.sg tlie@sph.com.sg For richer or poorer, till death do us part. So go the traditional wedding vows. Some couples seem bent on making themselves poorer though. Since this is season for weddings, we thought we’d find out how much people were paying and
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      108 2 INDEX 4 Big day, bigger debt When wedding costs can mean financial trouble 10 Still strong One of the two remaining samsui women in Singapore ST FILE PICTURE 29 Free spreads Find out how you can pick up a complimentary box of Sing Kee kaya or peanut butter 12 Caged
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  • PEOPLE
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      Lock icon For or oorerp ritzier C uples bo ow mon y for lavish weddings they can’t afford
      888 4 / 5  -  Still hounded by debt collectors for $110,000 wedding 14 months ago oorerp C uples bo ow mon y for lavish weddings they can’t afford REPORTS: MAUREEN KOH maureenk@sph.com.sg All this couple wanted to do
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      Lock icon $100,000 wedding was ‘complete waste of money’
      559 4 / 5 It was money that she “could not really afford” for a wedding. When Madam Melissa Ong, 30, was preparing for her wedding in June 2011, she wanted to “remember it for a lifetime”. Madam Ong, a sales executive, recounts how she ended up
      PHOTOS: REUTERS, AFP, ST FILE  -  559 words
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      Lock icon Till debt do us part?
      1073 6  -  REPORT: ZAIHAN MOHAMED YUSOF, MAUREEN KOH tnp@sph.com.sg The couple wanted two separate weddings one for each side of the family. Yet, their finances just did not make the maths, recalls financial adviser Helmi Hakim from NTUC Income. The couple, who had approached Mr Helmi last
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      Lock icon Passers-by chase snatch thief for 300m
      394 7  -  Drama at Ang Mo Kio Additional reporting by Jennifer Dhanaraj Jennifer Dhanaraj A snatch thief had police officers and passers-by in hot pursuit on Friday evening. The drama ensued after the man snatched a woman’s purse at the Teck Ghee Court Market Food Centre
      PHOTOS: LIANHE WANBAO  -  394 words
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      Lock icon Woman injured by falling shutter divider
      119 7  -  Jennifer Dhanaraj A woman in her 70s was injured after a shutter divider propped against a wall fell and hit her head yesterday. She was sitting outside Sanho Foods at Serangoon Central Drive when the incident took place. The shutter divider is believed to
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      Lock icon The real Iron Lady
      815 10 / 11  -  REPORT: BENITA AW YEONG benitaay@sph.com.sg The one-room rental flat she lives in may be a cluttered mess of cardboard and used items, but Madam Ng Moey Chye (right) knows exactly where the navy-coloured samfoo top and its matching red headpiece is kept. The outfit is a
      TNP PHOTOS: ARIFFIN JAMAR  -  815 words
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      Lock icon Many stayed single to seek fortunes here
      311 10 / 11 Samsui women derive their name from the place of their origin, the Sam Sui county in Guangdong province in southern China. They came to Singapore in the 1930s to 1980s, and typically wore a hat, folded from bright red cloth, as they performed
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    • Make-up v muscles
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        Lock icon Looking good at all times is crucial for this Octagon girl
        593 12 / 13  -  These two women are making an impression in the fight ring in their own way REPORT: JENNIFER DHANARAJ djenn@sph.com.sg You can call her a thoroughly modern girl. As Miss Azusa Nishigaki dressed in her regulation black plunging bikini top
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        Lock icon Former national swimmer set for professional MMA
        596 12 / 13  -  REPORT: BENSON ANG bang@sph.com.sg She was among the golden girls of swimming in the 1990s, with the likes of JoscelinYeo. Ms May Ooi has done Singapore proud again. The former Olympic swimmer, who is now a mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter, won her
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      Lock icon Is Heather Chua for real?
      783 14  -  Controversial post once again kicks up online storm on profile authenticity REPORT: BENSON ANG bang@sph.com.sg She is at it again. Yes, nefarious “Heather Chua” has hit Singapore’s cyberspace again. This time for an attention-grabbing Facebook post on Thursday, where she laments how her classmate from
      PICTURE: FACEBOOK/HEATHER CHUA  -  783 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Don’t fall for the troll trap
      338 14  -  COMMENT: BENSON ANG bang@sph.com.sg In writing this article, I’m breaking a cardinal rule. I’m feeding a troll. I’m giving publicity to a provocative online figure that craves it, and one who could be fake. So, why feed a troll? Simple. To expose them and
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      Lock icon Family takes centre stage
      742 16 / 17  -  Report Pictures GARY GOH garygoh@sph.com.sg Vibrant colours in a small corner of a dark carpark draw the eye. A smattering of red plastic chairs stand before banners and a backcloth with bright yellow, blue and red designs. Not all seats are taken. Behind the cloth, the
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      Lock icon Chicken thieves return stolen bike after plea
      161 18 A group of eight thieves did not just steal his chickens. They even asked for his motorcycle to carry their loot. Farm worker Yeap Swee Pai (right), 60, pleaded with them to return the motorbike because he needed it to earn a living.
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      Lock icon Nude man and woman found dead in car
      275 18 A womanwas shocked to find the nude bodies of her husband and a woman in his car in Ipoh. Perak deputy police chief A. Paramasivam said the wife had lodged a missing person report at 7.55pm on Friday after her 58-year-old husband,
      PHOTOS: CHINA PRESS  -  275 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Female technician kicks snatch thieves off bike
      199 18 A kick and a punch. With those two hits, a plucky female motorcyclist fought off two thieves in Malacca who were trying to snatch her gold bracelet. Technician Nuratika Idris, 22, was riding her bike to work when she was attacked, The Star
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      Lock icon She cons Beijing’s ‘elite’
      632 19 Woman jailed for life How has she conned the high and the mighty over three years of about 60 million yuan (S$12.5 million) by selling them houses and cars? Her victims included 26 Olympic medallists such as gymnasts Yang Wei, Yang Yun and Feng Zhe, and
      PHOTOS: AFP  -  632 words
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      Lock icon Queen of ‘belfie’*
      489 20 New York woman finds fame after posting photos of her bum on Instagram She joined Instagram in March 2012. And so far, she has amassed 1.3 million followers. What makes Miss Jen Selter, 20, a front runner in the social media? Her bum. She apparently has the
      PICTURES: INSTAGRAM/JENSELTER  -  489 words
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      Lock icon Old-school cool
      316 24  -  Battling back-to-school blues? BENITA AW YEONG takes you down memory lane with some retro stationery BENITA AW YEONG Jotter book (right) This is one item that has stood the test of time. Jotter books are still an easy find. They contained everything from notes taken in lass to
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  • GROUND ZERO A BOTTOM-UP PERSPECTIVE ON ISSUES
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      Lock icon New schools, old mindsets
      695 15  -  Parents still believe kids will lose out if pre-school’s focus is less on academic achievement MAUREEN KOH maureenk@sph.com.sg Five new kindergartens set up by the Ministry of Education (MOE) opened their doors this past week. These kindergartens, which welcomed 250 children, are the first of 15
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  • Page 19 Miscellaneous
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      43 19 HURRICANE KATRINA DRAMA ‘HOURS’ IS PAUL WALKER'S FINEST HOUR” Joe Leydon, Variety “TENSE AND ABSORBING.” Mark Adams, Screen International I A\\ I i EVERY SECOND COUNTS I > t PAUL W AtK GENESIS RODRIGUEZ HOURS r M IN THEATRES 9 JAN SOME COARSE LANGUAGE
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  • EATS
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      Lock icon Claypot crab tang hoon
      625 21  -  HED CHEF HEDY KHOO hedykhoo@sph.com.sg It is like a perfect storm of festive events. We just ushered in 2014 a few days ago and now Chinese New Year is less than a month away. It is good news for foodies. Despite the waist-band-stretching effects of the
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      Lock icon Talking (coffee) shop
      523 22  -  K F SEETOH tnp@sph.com.sg It is a week into the new year and there is a lot to look forward to. Your life is in your hands: So exercise that right and celebrate it. I say “cheers” and drink up in local style. Sure, it is nice
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    Lock icon PLAY YOUR WEEKLY BOREDOM BUSTERS
    621 23  -  BENSON ANG bang@sph.com.sg Zorbing How much fun can you have rolling about in a plastic ball? Plenty. Tumbling head over heels can give you the thrill of your life. Your stomach and every other organ will flip. The ball will spin so fast, the only
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  • ASPIRE/AFFORD
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      Lock icon Prime time
      329 25  -  Get your foundations right in the new year. And basic item No. 1? Primers, which can enhance your make-up and look JENNIFER DHANARAJ djenn@sph.com.sg We Love This! Too Faced Primed Poreless Skin Smoothing Face Primer $45 It says on the fabulously pink box: “Wear... alone to achieve the
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      Lock icon THE YOUTUBE TEST
      211 25 Putting online advice to the test How to apply primer Makeup tricks Username: Howcast Keywords: tips, tricks, primer I know that primers should be an essential part of anyone’s make-up routine but I did not know that they come tinted in blue and green until I watched
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  • WHEELS
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      Lock icon Amazon wild
      486 26 / 27 Amazonian ‘warrior’ race pits man against jungle The vast Amazon Basin has claimed many lives of those intrepid enough to explore the wild jungles of Brazil. Yet that did not stop 90 competitors divided into 30 teams of three from racing around the central Amazon rainforest. The race
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  • NIGHTLIFE
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      Lock icon Shhh... no bars here
      674 28 / 29  -  AFTER 7 ZUL ANDRA tnp@sph.com.sg This may seem like a contradictory statement, but secret bars are getting popular. While many drinking establishments jostle for attention, some are doing the opposite staying quiet, keeping to the shadows and making sure not everyone knows about them. No advertisements,
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      Lock icon You’ve got to make the butter yourself
      442 28 / 29  -  COMMENT: ZUL ANDRA tnp@sph.com.sg The abrupt end of The Butter Factory KL after little more than a year makes it a case worth archiving in the annals of Club Expansion 101. In Singapore, the iconic seven-year-old club has meticulously crafted a distinctive brand
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      169 28 / 29 Daily The frst 50 readers of The New Paper who visit any of the fve Buzz outlets listed below will receive a complimentary box of Sing Kee kaya or peanut butter (12 sachets a box). To redeem, simply cut out the coupon below and the other matching coupon in tomorrow's
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  • HUMOUR
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      Lock icon MCE’s not a highway star... yet
      820 30  -  NOTES NEIL HUMPHREYS tnp@sph.com.sg The Marina Coastal Expressway (MCE) opened this week and, frankly, there hasn’t been a public uproar quite like it since they ran out of those ugly cat dolls. There was more than a little chaos at first. On New Year’s
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      Lock icon Why was he watching TV on New Year’s Eve?
      783 31  -  ACT BLUR S M ONG smong@sph.com.sg Why does it always seem that everyone is having more fun than me? I didn’t attend any New Year’s Eve party last week, even though there were parties all over Singapore. On Sentosa, 18,000 people
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    • REALLY? Odd news that’s for real
      • Article
        Lock icon French bulldog, puppies worth $101,400 stolen in Florida
        171 31 Reuters A Miami man returned from celebrating New Year’s Eve to find his prize French bulldog and two litters of puppies, valued at a total of US$80,000 (S$101,400), stolen from his home. the missing dogs include El Che named after Cuban revolutionary
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      • Article
        Lock icon Obamas’ Christmas gift delivered to wrong family
        146 31 Reuters It is a present that could be hard to re-gift. A family in Chicago received a belated Christmas surprise this week a book of family photos from the White house meant for the Obama girls’ godmother. Mr Alane Church, who lives in
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        Lock icon North Carolina councilman says ‘I quit’ in Klingon
        174 31 Reuters It is possibly the least conventional resignations ever seen. A councilman in the US state of North Carolina has quit his post by submitting a resignation letter in Klingon. Yes, the language of the fictional aliens from Star Trek. Mr David
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      Lock icon Ride, Shoot and Win
      350 32  -  BIKER BOY ZAIHAN MOHD YUSOF zaihan@sph.com.sg What do these two pictures have in common? They are both winners in the Vertix Raptor-i giveaway contest. Last week, we asked readers to submit photos of their “best riding moments” via Instagram for this contest. We received many unique
      PICTURE: INSTAGRAM/WANAZAINAL; PICTURE: INSTAGRAM/MATTBALLZ  -  350 words
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      45 32 FIRSTBLOOD Royston Wee first S’porean to compete in Ultimate Fighting Championship wins debut fight on home ground SEE 24-PAGE SPORTS PULLOUT >S22 TNP PICTURE: ARIFFIN JAMAR E- El WANT VIDEO? 1.Turn on 3G 2. Download QR code E reader to smartphone 3. Scan QR code
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      42 1 FA CUP THIRD ROUND BLACKBURN 1 MAN CITY 1 Pantilimon’s blooper earns Blackburn a replay at the Etihad ›S2 BLAME HIM SUNDAY JANUARY 5 2014 PHOTO: ACTION IMAGES 24-page pullout WaNteD MeN: tHe top tRaNSFeR taRgetS oF tHe 20 epl CluBS ›S10
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  • sports
    • FA CUP
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        Lock icon NO CASE FOR DEFENCE
        843 2 / 3  -  Pantilimon’s blunder hands Rovers lucrative replay as City face fixture pile-up NEIL HUMPHREYS npsports@sph.com.sg THIRD ROUND BLACKBURN1 (Scott Dann 55) MAN CITY1 (Alvaro Negredo 45) Manuel Pellegrini already suspected his defence was the weak link in an otherwise imperious squad. Blackburn Rovers provided the confirmation at
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      • Article
        Lock icon !THE GOOD & THE BAD
        174 2 / 3 !THE GOOD THE BAD FUNNY FISTICUFFS Blackburn The game’s bizarre highlight came at the half-time whistle, when midfielder Chris Taylor and defender Grant Hanley compared handbags as they headed for the tunnel. The Blackburn duo pushed and shoved for a bit, but kissed and made up in the second half.
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        Lock icon BLOW BY BLOW
        122 2 / 3 BLOW19 min The first chance goes to... Blackburn Rovers! From a corner, skipper Scott Dann plants a header into Costel Pantilimon’s grateful arms. 35 David Silva has the goal at his mercy but his boot turns into a sand wedge. The ball loops into the stand. 45
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        Lock icon OLE, OLE, OLE
        742 4 / 5  -  Former super-sub Solskjaer’s substitutions secure comeback win on his Cardiff managerial debut GARY LIM garylim@sph.com.sg THIRD ROUND NEWCASTLE 1 (Papiss Cisse 62) CARDIFF 2 (Craig Noone 73, Frazier Campbell 80) How apt, that in a competition built on the concept of romance, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer would get
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        Lock icon Mourinho: I don’t want Mata to go
        524 4 / 5 Blues boss also denies making $100m bid for Napoli striker Higuain PA Sport Jose Mourinho has insisted Juan Mata is wanted at Chelsea and that no offers have been received for the Spain playmaker. Mata (below) reacted angrily to being substituted in Wednesday’s
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        Lock icon ROONEY OUT FOR UNITED
        627 6 / 7 The bigger concern for Moyes is whether striker will sign new deal if the Red Devils fail to qualify for Champions League PA Sport Manchester United manager David Moyes has confirmed Wayne Rooney will miss tomorrow morning’s (Singapore time) FA Cup third-round tie against Swansea. Rooney
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        Lock icon Williams relishing Old Trafford visit
        426 6 / 7 PA Sport Swansea captain Ashley Williams still views a trip to Old Trafford as a special occasion for visiting players. Williams and Swansea will have the rare experience of visiting Manchester United in back-to-back games, with a Premier League away fixture following on from tomorrow
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      • Article
        Lock icon ? 3 – MIN QUIZ
        112 6 / 7 3 M IN QUIZ 1How many times have Manchester United won the FA Cup? 2 What is the furthest Swansea have been in the FA Cup? 3 Who scored the winning goal for Man United in the 1996 FA Cup final? 4 Who has scored the most number of goals
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        Lock icon 'STOP SUAREZ THE DIRTY RAT'
        686 8 / 9 Oldham boss Johnson wants his underdogs to keep tight leash on red-hot Uruguayan PA Sport THIRD ROUND LIVERPOOL v OLDHAM Lee Johnson has challenged his Oldham team to do one of the things he could not accomplish during his playing days stop Luis Suarez. So
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        Lock icon ? MINI QUIZ
        64 8 / 9 MINI QUIZ 3-MIN QUIZ (Page 7) ANSWERS: 1. A record 11 times 2. the semi-finals, reaching the last four in 1926 and 1964. 3. Eric Cantona. he scored with 5 minutes to go in normal time to kill off Liverpool 1-0. 4. Denis Law, 34 goals. 5. Swansea were thrashed
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        Lock icon Rodgers wary of threat from son
        515 8 / 9 PA Sport Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers insists his son Anton will get no preferential treatment when the two come face to face at Anfield tonight. The Reds face Oldham in the FA Cup third round with Anton, who signed with the Latics in the
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    • EPL
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        Lock icon WANTED MEN
        505 10 / 11  -  LIM SAY HENG lists the players linked to the 20 EPL clubs in this transfer window LIM SAY HENG BY THE NUMBERS £50m The transfer fee ($100m) paid by Chelsea to Liverpool for Fernando Torres in January, 2011. It remains the biggest single transaction in the midterm transfer
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    • TENNIS
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        Lock icon RAISING THE BAR
        1083 12 / 13  -  Why top players team up with tennis legends Reports by GREGORY LOO gregloo@sph.com.sg Andy MURRAY LENDL Ivan As far as present tennis stars hiring a former great as a coach goes, Andy Murray was arguably the man who got the ball rolling. Britain’s best tennis player appointed
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        Lock icon STILL THE BEST
        562 24 Williams wins first title of 2014 to show she’s the one to beat at Australian Open Reuters Be afraid, be very afraid. Serena Williams laid down an imposing marker ahead of the first Grand Slam of the year by powering to a 6-4, 7-5 victory over Australian
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    • SERIE A
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        Lock icon Paul could be out for five weeks
        179 14 Reuters Los Angeles Clippers point guard Chris Paul could be sidelined for up to five weeks after suffering a separated right shoulder in yesterday morning’s (Singapore time) 119-112 win over the Dallas Mavericks. Clippers head coach Doc Rivers confirmed the injury was to
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        Lock icon ‘ROMA BETTER THAN JUVE’
        910 14 otti talks big butJuve defender Chiellini confident of ending Roma’s unbeaten run AFP The first weekend of 2014 features the biggest game of the season so far in Serie A, as leaders Juventus entertain second-placed Roma in Turin tomorrow morning (Singapore time). Juve come into 2014
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    • racing
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        Lock icon SUNDAY TIPS
        583 15 11 RACE 1 RACE 2 RACE 3 RACE 4 RACE 5 RACE 6 RACE 7 RACE 8 RACE 9 RACE 10 RACE 11 RACE 12 Wonder General 8 7 Von Snitzel 5 Street Ruffian Tan Thean Loon Power Angel 8 Von Snitzel 7 3 9 Street Ruffian Larry
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        Lock icon YESTERDAY’S IPOH RESULTS
        1183 15 Race 1 (Macau) C5,6 1500m 3 JUST GO WITH IT 131 (17-6) KH Yu (5) 1 (1103) 6 MISSION FORTUNE 127 c 125 (21-7) WL Ho (6) 2 (1216) 2.25 8 BEST 126 c 124 (43-18) CF Chan (8) 3 (1120) 1.25 10 WIN A LITTLE 126
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        Lock icon My Brothers Keeper set for victory
        168 15  -  BEST BET Report by TAN THEAN LOON loon@sph.com.sg MY BROTHERS KEEPER looks set to be third-time lucky in Race 6 at Kranji today. Other than his wide draw (No. 10 of 12 runners), there is plenty to like about trainer Stephen Gray’s three-year-old New
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        Lock icon TODAY’S SINGAPORE (LONG COURSE E/ POLYTRACK) RACE CARD
        2152 16 / 17 GOING FORECAST: GOOD C5 12.50 —1100m(Polytrack) Stakes: $35,000 No. Last 6 runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/Origin/Sex, trainer-owner) Race 1 1 ***** Blossoms Sequel 59 (43) S John 2 (4ag S Yeoh-Tivic) 2 *****-Frenchman 59 (43) D Beasley 9 (5ag HW
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        Lock icon IN-FORM STRUBELI CAN KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK
        1986 16 / 17 LARRRY FOLEY’S COMMENTS ON TODAY’S KRANJI MEETING RACE 1 (1,100M) 1 Blossoms Sequel HH Has plenty of weight but nicely drawn. Could show up. 2 FrenchmanH Has been racing out of class and on turf. Better suited here. 3 Happy ForeverHHH This
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        Lock icon FRIDAY’S SINGAPORE TURF CLUB STIPENDIARY STEWARDS’ REPORT HIGHLIGHTS
        968 18 / 19 RACE1 BROWNE’S ANATOMY: Began awkwardly; crowded; steadied. GOOD BOSS: Slow into stride; crowded; laid inwards. PERFECT CHALLENGER: Jumped awkwardly inwards; bumped; raced wide; laid inwards under pressure, obliging his rider to stop riding and straighten his mount several times. MAGICAL SUNSET: Bumped.
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      • Article
        Lock icon YESTERDAY’S AUSTRALIA RESULTS
        524 18 / 19 RACE 1 (MORPHETTVILLE): 1st 2 Val Mondo ($34-$10) 2nd 7 Weekend Hussy ($11) 3rd 3 Distillation ($7) 4th 8 Baklava Boy Forecast $62 Place Forecast (2-7) $19, (2-3) $13, (3-7) $14 Tierce $643 Trio $83 Quartet No winner ($1022 jackpot carried forward to next race) Quadro $69
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        Lock icon YESTERDAY’S NEW ZEALAND AUSTRALIA RESULTS
        796 18 / 19 RACE 1 (THAMES, NZ): 1st 3 Eveready ($23-$6) 2nd 2 Who Said ($9) 3rd 5 Command ($22) 4th 9 Courier Forecast $18 Place Forecast (2-3) $8, (3-5) $24, (2-5) $14 Tierce $231 Trio $79 Quartet No winner ($470 jackpot carried forward to next race) Quadro
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      • HONG KONG RACES
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          Lock icon THIS COULD BE YOUR LUCKY DAY
          1321 20 / 21 COMMENTS BY PHILLIP WOO, COURTESY OF THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB RACE 1 (1,000M) HAPPY GOAL (5) made full use of a good gate for the first time from five starts this season when scoring over the 1,200m at the Valley last start with
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          Lock icon TODAY’S HONG KONG (SHA TIN) RACE CARD
          1390 20 / 21 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE 1 CLASS 5 TURF—1000m TIME 1:00 Stakes: HK$550,000 No. Horse name Trainer Jockey wt(ib) Bar 1 TEAM WORK Y S TSUI T ANGLAND 133 2 2 HIGHLAND DRAGON S WOODS G MOSSE 127 9 3 LUCKY RED T K
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          Lock icon TODAY’S IPOH RACE CARD
          1257 20 / 21 GOING FORECAST: YIELDING TAN THEAN LOON’S IPOH TIPS RACE 2:11 Eleventh Avenue 1 Don’tcallme Uncle 4 Time To Shine 5 Bercham RACE 4: 3 Good Gift 15 Haha Babe 13 I Wish 2 Grand Ello RACE 6: 3 Rocket Express 4 Claybury 1 Tilsworth Glenboy 5
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        545 22  -  Singaporean’s strategy of keeping opponent down secures debut victory Report by ALI KASIM aakasim@sph.com.sg When a man can’t stand, he can’t fight. Singapore’s mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Royston Wee must have heeded some valuable advice from the Karate Kid III film before his bout against
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        Lock icon LionsXII lose 3-0 to lndon side
        68 22  -  ALI KASIM The LionsXII lost 3-0 to Indonesian Premier League side Persis Solo in a friendly in Yogyakarta yesterday. The Singapore side conceded goals in the 29th, 48th, and 90th minutes. The scorers for the Indonesian side were not available. Fandi Ahmad’s charges will
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        Lock icon Aussies close in on 5-0 sweep
        171 23 AFP Australia were closing in on a 5-0 Ashes sweep after demolishing England’s batting and pushing their lead to 311 runs after just two days of the final Sydney Ashes Test yesterday. The relentless Australians blasted out the hapless tourists for 155 the fifth
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        396 23 Late birdie-blitz sees Rookie of the Year share four-way lead AFP Jordan Spieth fired a seven-under 66 yesterday morning (Singapore time) to seize a share of the lead after the opening round of the US PGA Tour’s Tournament of Champions the first event of the 2014 calendar year.
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        Lock icon Seve’s family hits out at European Tour
        299 23 Reuters The family of Seve Ballesteros has accused the European Tour of showing “disrespect” to the deceased Major winner amid an intensifying row about a duplicate matchplay event against Asia. The European Tour will host the inaugural EurAsia Cup in Malaysia in March,
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      • ON TV
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          237 23 FA CUP Tonight: NOTTINGHAM FOREST v WEST HAM SingTel mio TV Ch 111 (mio Sports), 7.55pm DERBY v CHELSEA SingTel mio TV Ch 111 (mio Sports), 10.10pm Tomorrow: MAN UNITED v SWANSEA SingTel mio TV Ch 111 (mio Sports), 12.25am LA LIGA Tonight: SEVILLA v GETAFE SingTel mio TV
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          40 23 NBA Today: BROOKLYN NETS v CLEVELAND CAVALIERS StarHub TV Ch 216 (NBA TV), 8.30am MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES v OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER StarHub TV Ch 202 (SuperSports), 9am PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS v PHILADELPHIA 76ERS StarHub TV Ch 216 (NBA TV), 11am
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          25 23 BRISBANE INTERNATIONAL Today: MEN’S FINAL StarHub TV Ch 211 (Racquet Channel), 1.30pm AIRCEL CHENNAI OPEN Tonight: FINAL StarHub TV Ch 211 (Racquet Channel), 7.30pm
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          21 23 ASHES 5TH TEST Today: DAY 3 StarHub TV Ch 236; SingTel mio TV Ch 123 (STAR Cricket), 7.30am, 10.10am 12.30pm
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      83 8 / 9 For the latest live’ telecast listing, visit www.singaporepools.com.sg IW Bfewel L >vewire (MBS) Livewire (RWS) (21 years and above) LW PwL-j Livewire (Singapore Pools) (21 years and above during live’ telecast) SB SportsBuzz@Kranji (18 years and above) fpLAV/k Always play with care. [responsiblyf Do not bet illegally. Singapore Pools Account
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