The New Paper, 26 January 2014

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1 24 The New Paper
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    21 1 the new paper on sunday January 26 2014 j A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS SldJ I PUBLICATION 80 CENTS MCI (P) 087/01/2014
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      74 1 AFTER ANTON OI, TEACHER As Anton Casey loses job, expats talk about the backlash Do our educators have enough power in the classroom? 10 3 January 26 2014 LIONSXII 2 SELANGOR 1 THIS ONE’S FOR YOU, BOSS Khairul Amri’s last-gasp header gives Fandi his first win TNP PICTURE: JEREMY LONG
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon S’pore can still feel like a foreign land to me
      407 2  -  JONATHAN ROBERTS jonrob@sph.com.sg Our lead story is a stark reminder that although I have lived here for over a decade, Singapore can still prove a very foreign land. A video of a pupil talking back to his teacher went viral.
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      108 2 INDEX S6 22 Soup up your steamboat Hed Chef shows you ways to make your hotpot even hotter PICTURE: ACTION IMAGES SPORTS PULLOUT Despite injury crisis, Pool boss Brendan Rodgers fields best team in 2-0 FA Cup win over Bournemouth 12 Golden globes? Golden Chickensss actress Sandra Ng loved fake
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      167 2 QUICK ON THE DRAW Want to party? Cover up that tattoo first, says club But MBS club does make small and inconspicuous when they are okay in most nightspots If party-goers flash their body art exceptions they risk being banned. Bouncers turn away on average two people every while inside
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  • GROUND ZERO A BOTTOM-UP PERSPECTIVE ON ISSUES
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon HAVE TEACHERS LOST THEIR POWER?
      1060 3  -  A recent video of a Secondary 1 boy yelling at his teacher has raised the thorny question: Who has more power in the classroom now? Teachers cannot cane errant students freely and must seek parents’ permission before giving a rap on the knuckle. Some ask:
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      Lock icon ‘No teacher disciplines our child... except us’
      471 4 / 5  -  Many parents want teachers to leave disciplining of their ‘precious’ kids to them REPORT: MAUREEN KOH maureenk@sph.com.sg “No one has the right to discipline my child except myself and my husband,” says Mrs Jacqueline Sng, who has a 15-year-old daughter. Her daughter is
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      Lock icon Do teachers have enough authority now?
      257 4 / 5 We ask 50 Singaporeans NO 66% YES 34% “The school is increasingly being run as a business and students are treated as customers. Hence, the need for teachers to please students and the expectations on the part of students and parents that they should
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      Lock icon Other teacherstudent conflicts
      191 4 / 5 Newspapers thrown at discipline master In July 2012, Northland Secondary School had to call in the police to manage an angry student. The student, then 16, was upset with how the discipline master had handled his friend. He went to the school office and demanded to see
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  • CONFESSIONS OF A COOKIE-MAKER
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      Lock icon Busy? I didn’t sleep for 3 days
      888 6  -  Cookie-maker doesn’t mind sacrifices like aches, dry hands, standing for 18 hours a day BENITA AW YEONG benitaay@sph.com.sg It is the peak period for cookie-mak-er Olivia Lim. These days, she can expect little sleep as she pulls all-nighters in the kitchen to churn
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  • PEOPLE
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      Lock icon Anton Casey loses job, friends
      659 10 / 11 Uproar over British expat’s comments on Facebook Not only has Briton Anton Casey left the country, he has also lost his wealth management job. He, his wife, former Miss Singapore Bernice Wong, and child were reportedly spotted on a Singapore Airlines plane leaving for Perth
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      Lock icon Karma works quickly online
      461 10 / 11  -  JONATHAN ROBERTS jonrob@sph.com.sg If the name Anton Casey has been at lingering at the forefront of your mind this week, it has been indelibly stamped for any expat living here. With the fallout, we (by which I mean anyone in Singapore) have all learnt some lessons.
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      Lock icon ‘Not all foreigners are like Mr Casey’
      777 10 / 11  -  REPORT: BENITA AW YEONG benitaay@sph.com.sg Mr Niclas Hansemark has been on the hunt for a job here for the past three months, and is keen to be a permanent resident. But the 32-year-old Swede fears that the recent Anton Casey furore may dampen
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      Lock icon She loves her huge fake boobs
      645 12  -  HK actress Sandra Ng wants to take home a ‘prop’ from her movie Golden Chickensss REPORT: BENSON ANG bang@sph.com.sg She loved her huge fake boobs so much that she wanted to wear them home, says Hong Kong actress Sandra Ng. The 48-year-old is in
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      Lock icon Pay $3,888 for premium hamper?
      713 13  -  Firms snap up pricier hampers, which include bird’s nest, abalone and collagen REPORT: BENSON ANG bang@sph.com.sg This Chinese New Year, hamper sales are strong and customers are willing to spend more. The new high? A $3,888 hamper, containing variations of bird’s nest, as well as
      PHOTOS: NOEL GIFTS, NTUC FAIRPRICE, EDEN COTTAGE, EU YAN SANG  -  713 words
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      Lock icon New year, new luck
      1098 14 / 15  -  Curious about what’s in store for you in the Year of the Horse? MAUREEN KOH gets a quick forecast from veteran geomancer Grand Master Tan Khoon Yong MAUREEN KOH Grand Master Tan Khoon Yong is a veteran in geomancy studies. He has provided fengshui consultancy services
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      Lock icon JURASSIC PUZZLE
      411 16 / 17  -  REPORT: BENSON ANG bang@sph.com.sg How do you set up a dinosaur exhibit? Very, very carefully. The Dinosaurs: Dawn to Extinction opened yesterday at the ArtScience Museum at Marina Bay Sands. The New Paper on Sunday had a chance to get up close and personal with the bones, which
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      Lock icon Show me the money!
      368 18 / 19 Chinese company gives out $2.1m in cash and expensive gifts during bonus payday party In China, austerity and anti-cor-ruption are the buzzwords. Five-star hotels are making it a point to look less fabulous. According to Hangzhou hotel magnate Chen Miaolin, he and his fellow hotel owners
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      Lock icon Man shot dead in KL car chase
      307 18 / 19 A high-speed car chase with gunfire and vehicles being rammed. While this may sound like the stuff of movies, this highway drama played out in Kuala Lumpur on Friday night. It resulted in a death and many damaged cars. Police shot one suspect
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      Lock icon M’sian phone thief pounced on
      202 18 / 19 A student spotted the snatch thief who had robbed her of her mobile phone the day before at the same place where the incident happened. The 17-year-old girl was walking by a mall on Friday in Kota Kinabalu, capital of the Malaysian state of Sabah,
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      Lock icon Teen Lamborghini thief jailed for shooting ex-lover
      386 20 Attempted murder and an elaborate heist of a Lamborghini owned by celebrity chef Guy Fieri. All this the handiwork of a teenager. Max Wade, 19, from northern California, was sentenced to life plus 21 years in jail on Thursday for these crimes. He
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      Lock icon Parents now fighting over funeral donations
      408 20 US boy dies saving relatives from fire The eight-year-old boy died trying to save his relatives from a trailer fire. Now, the parents of Tyler Doohan are fighting over the money generous donors have given the family. They received more than US$55,000 (S$70,000) and
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      Lock icon Girl, 11, stabbed 40 times & killed by half-sister, 14
      235 20 Girl, 11, stabbed 40 times killed by half-sister, 14 Stabbed 40 times. Not by a seasoned criminal, but by a 14-year-old girl. The victim: A 11-year-old girl, the half-sister of the accused. The incident happened early this week in the US state of Illinois. The accused told the police that
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      Lock icon 6 signs you are on S’pore’s public transport
      491 26  -  In the latest of our new series, our writer takes on public transport COMMENT: TAY RUI LIN tayrl@sph.com.sg The rush crush I’m sure we all know how it is. It’s rush hour, you eagerly await the bus. But when it arrives, it’s
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      5 10 / 11 MODEL SWIMMER bigbreak Nicholas Tan’s
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      72 10 / 11 p ff (3)T Cosmic Qi-Gong And Science For Health Business Reg No: *****292X (Founder Specialist) (tM) The Science of Cosmic Qi Gong Meditation ('fr&) Dear Valued Practitioners and Masters, Thank you for your kind support and trust I, consultant master Jesus Lim Sifu look forward to serve you better in
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      69 16 / 17 FYI: Dinosaurs: Dawn to Extinction WHEN: Until July 27, 10am to 7pm daily (last admission at 6pm) WHERE: ArtScience Museum, Marina Bay Sands, 10 Bayfront Ave ADMISSION: $24 for adults, $14 for children and $21 for seniors, $74 for a family package consisting of two adults and two children (2-12
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      56 20 <3)T MUS<3)T Cosmic Qi-Gong And Science For Health Business Reg No: *****292X (Founder Specialist) The Science of Cosmic Qi Gong Meditation I, Consultant Master Jesus Lim Sifu, Headmaster June Teoh Huei Leeng and our Masters wish the leaders of Singapore and all Singaporeans a healthy and active long life. Happy
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  • EATS
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      Lock icon The Prosperity Basin Dish
      678 21  -  K F SEETOH tnp@sph.com.sg Long before fast-food chains introduced the bucket meal, we had the basin meal. Top international chefs speak of layering in flavours of their creation. They are deliberate about texturising flavours, colours and the “third sensation” the effect of that symphony on the
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      Lock icon Yuan yang hotpot
      855 22 / 23  -  HED CHEF HEDY KHOO hedykhoo@sph.com.sg Spice up your steamboat this Chinese New Year with broths of different flavours. Double your enjoyment of the reunion dinner by making your own yuan yang (two-way) hotpot. The classic home-style steamboat is usually made with a plain broth, but why not
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    • Article
      Lock icon HOW TO PREPARE HOTPOT INGREDIENTS
      354 22 / 23 The best part about having hotpot in the comfort of your home is choosing the ingredients. Here is my list of favourites and howto cook them: Meat It’s best to have thin slices of meat for hotpot cooking. For pork, use cuts like collar or
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      262 24 THE STRAITS TIMES WHEREVER YOU ARE LIFE'S A REWARD WHEN YOU SUBSCRIBE TO US GET THESE EXCITING GIFTS WHEN YOU SUBSCRIBE TO THE STRAITS TIMES! ALL-IN-ONE PRINT ONLINE TABLET SMARTPHONE Select a Plan and Pick Your Gift nexusio 3 YEAR PLAN Nexus 10 by Samsung E3TIDER 4.5L Thermal Magic Cooker
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  • ASPIRE/AFFORD
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      Lock icon Doing it cheongsam style
      389 25  -  JENNIFER DHANARAJ djenn@sph.com.sg It’s that time of the year for new clothes. Yes, a cheongsam would be a fabulous choice. No, you don’t need to be stick thin. A cheongsam that fits well enhances the curves and hides the belly. Plus, relatives may even be too
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      108 26 V 8 A 5S m 4 NEW FURN JURE FENGSHUI EMBLEMS f 7i j CHINESE NEW YEAR DECORATION f STClassifieds.SG STClassifiedsSG Available on the App Store Google play A product of SPH. Singapore’s trusted media group Usher in Spring! i m v n It’s time to spruce up your home
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  • NIGHTLIFE
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      Lock icon CNY* *Cocktail New Year
      721 27  -  AFTER 7 ZUL ANDRA tnp@sph.com.sg It’s time to toss mixed vegetables in the air, receive monetary gifts for being single and avoid the heaving Chinatown altogether. To avoid the upcoming festivities going down the same boring route, I decided to put aside the typical beers and
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      135 28 STJOBS.se THE NEW TEAR AND SUBMIT OR UPDAT YOUR RESUME FOR 2014 I 'rl 1 Win up to $1500 worth of shopping vouchers when you submit or update your resume by 31 January 2014. Another year has come and gone. Have you gained a new skill or won an award?
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    Lock icon PLAY YOUR WEEKLY BOREDOM BUSTERS
    722 29  -  BENSON ANG bang@sph.com.sg Historical European martial arts Who doesn’t dream of being a brave knight or fierce warrior? Slicing off arms and plunging your sword into your opponent’s belly it’s the stuff of movie fantasy. Of course, you can’t do this in real life. But
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  • HUMOUR
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      Lock icon Our elderly, our heroes
      746 30  -  NOTES NEIL HUMPHREYS tnp@sph.com.sg Singapore’s Ministry of Finance was clearly thinking about my grandmother. When the new logo for Budget 2014 was unveiled last week, the traditional family of four had been joined by a person with a walking stick. At first, I thought it was
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      Lock icon Our transport minister owes it to Anton Casey
      775 31  -  ACT BLUR SM ONG smong@sph.com.sg I was a little taken aback when I heard Singapore mentioned again on The Daily Show last month. Produced in New York, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart is a US satirical news show on Comedy Central.
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    • REALLY? Odd news that’s for real
      • Article
        Lock icon Italy turns to social media to tackle parking problems
        131 31 Reuters Italy not only faces the problem of hectic driving on the roads, but also cars and scooters being parked on traffic islands, the pavement or even in the middle of the street. Rome police have enlisted the power of social
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        Lock icon Cannibal rat-filled ghost ship to hit shores of Britain
        139 31 Wires Coastal dwellers of south-west Britain are bracing themselves for a cannibal-rat invasion from a ghost ship. The abandoned 40-year-old cruise ship, Lyubov Orlova, was cut adrift while being towed from Canada to the Dominican Republic to be scrapped last year.
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        Lock icon US woman charged for leaving alligator in airport
        133 31 Wires A woman in Chicago, US, has been charged with animal cruelty and reckless cruelty after leaving her pet at the city’s O’Hare International Airport. That pet was a baby alligator. According to a police report, Alexis Prokopchuk, 29, was spotted on
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  • Page 30 Miscellaneous
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      57 1 HOME JOY: LionsXII coach Fandi Ahmad is ecstatic about Khairul Amri’s late winner. TNP PHOTO: JEREMY LONG M’SIAN SUPER LEAGUE lionsXii 2 selangor 1 SUNDAY JANUARY 26 2014 24-page pullout Kudos, Khairul Despite ca ying groin str in, amri sco es winner to justify Fandi’s belief in him ›s2 ForMer
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  • sports
    • M’SIAN SUPER LEAGUE
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        Lock icon FANDI’S GAMBLE PAYS OFF
        546 2 / 3  -  Coach’s refusal to settle for draw rewarded with Khairul’s late winner LIONSXII2 (Shakir Hamzah 44, Khairul Amri 90+5) SELANGOR1 (Fitri Shazwan 58) Reports by DAVID LEE davidlee@sph.com.sg Instead of folding after conceding a headed equaliser to the shortest player on the Jalan Besar pitch, they fought
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        Lock icon BLOW BY BLOW
        120 2 / 3 BLOW43 min Hafiz Abu Sujad loses his marker to free himself for a shot. However, the ball agonisingly crashes off the bar. 44 GOAL! Hafiz’s excellent corner was met by Shakir Hamzah, who rose highest to nod the ball into the net. 58 GOAL! Off a corner
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        Lock icon Amri repays coach’s faith
        728 2 / 3 He told his coach he wanted to play on even though he was absolutely knackered. And LionsXII coach Fandi Ahmad’s faith in striker Khairul Amri paid off when the 28-year-old powered in a 95th-minute header to help his team beat Selangor 2-1 at the Jalan Besar
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      • Article
        Lock icon Anelka hearing next month
        95 4 PA Sport Nicolas Anelka’s disciplinary hearing over his alleged anti-Semitic gesture is unlikely to take place until the end of next month, it has emerged. The West Brom striker has been charged by the Football Association with an aggravated offence following his “quenelle” goal celebration, described
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        Lock icon LION$XII
        516 4  -  Team’s success sees sponsorship for this year go past the $1 million mark again Report by SHAMIR OSMAN shamiro@sph.com.sg The LionsXII’s success on the field last season has translated into dollars and cents. Just two games into the new season, the Singapore side’s total sponsorship figure has already surpassed
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    • S-LEAGUE
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        Lock icon From player to refs’ chief?
        568 5  -  Football fraternity backs idea to appoint ex-Lion Lim Tong Hai as chairman of referees’ committee Report by SHAMIR OSMAN shamiro@sph.com.sg It is an often-heard lament that referees make wrong decisions in football matches because they have not played the game at the highest level. In
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    • FA CUP
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        Lock icon POOL MEAN BUSINESS
        750 6 / 7  -  Despite long injury list and Everton game on Tuesday, Rodgers’ gamble to play strong team pays off GARY LIM garylim@sph.com.sg FOURTH ROUND BOURNEMOUTH 0 LIVERPOOL 2 (Victor Moses 26, Daniel Sturridge 61) The injured bodies may be piling up in the treatment room as the Merseyside Derby
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        Lock icon City come from behind
        138 6 / 7 Wire Services FOURTH ROUND MAN CITY 4 WATFORD 2 Manchester City staged a late comeback in their FA Cup fourthround game against Watford at the Etihad Stadium last night to keep their Quadruple dream alive. The Citizens trailed to goals by Fernando Forestieri (20th) and Troy
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        Lock icon Jose wary of physical Stoke
        457 6 / 7 AFP Jose Mourinho’s focus will switch back from the transfer market to Chelsea’s bid for silverware when Stoke visit Stamford Bridge in the FA Cup fourth round today. Events at the west London club have been dominated by a dramatic week of transfer negotiations following
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        Lock icon STATEMENT OF INTENT
        757 8 / 9  -  Wenger fields strong team in bid to end trophy drought IAIN MACINTOSH npsports@sph.com.sg REPORTING FROM THE UK FOURTH ROUND ARSENAL 4 (Lukas Podolski 15, 27, Olivier Giroud 84, Santi Cazorla 89) COVENTRY 0 It is eight-and-a-half years since Arsenal last won the FA Cup, or indeed any
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        Lock icon Everton seal loan deal for Traore
        150 8 / 9 AFP Everton have signed Monaco’s Ivory Coast striker Lacina Traore on loan until the end of the season. Traore had already obtained a work permit ahead of his switch to the Premier League club earlier in the week, but the deal was briefly held
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        Lock icon Barca clarify Neymar deal
        516 8 / 9 New president reveals details of Brazilian’s transfer to absolve club of any wrongdoing AFP Barcelona’s new president declared on Friday that the club had “never lied” as he revealed for the first time financial details of a disputed 57.1-million-euro ($100m) signing of Brazilian star Neymar, a
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        Lock icon MOYES WILL GET TIME
        647 10 / 11 Ferguson backs successor, says it’s ‘stupid’ for impatient clubs to sack managers quickly PA Sport Sir Alex Ferguson has no doubts Manchester United will give David Moyes sufficient time to turn things round at Old Trafford and admits he cannot understand why some clubs are so
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        Lock icon Jose: No problem selling to rivals
        512 10 / 11 PA Sport Jose Mourinho sees no reason why Premier League clubs should not sell players to their domestic rivals after sanctioning Juan Mata’s imminent move to Manchester United. United have reached a deal for Mata Chelsea’s Player of the Year for the last two
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        Lock icon WAR OF WORDS
        156 10 / 11 “Wenger complaining is normal because he always does. If Wenger sells (Mesut) Oezil to Man United, I will be very happy because he’s selling a very important player. “So, normally, he should be very happy that Chelsea sold a player like Juan Mata. “But when he says
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        Lock icon MATA DEAL IS ON
        114 10 / 11 Wire Services “Manchester United are pleased to announce they have reached agreement with Chelsea Football Club for the transfer of Juan Mata for a club-record fee. The deal is subject to a medical and the agreement of personal terms. A further announcement will be made in
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        Lock icon PROS WHO KNOW
        559 12 / 13  -  Reports by BENSON ANG bang@sph.com.sg These are pro cyclists who will be aiming for podium finishes at the upcoming OCBC Cycle Singapore the Republic’s largest and most established cycling event to be held from March 28 to 30. Yet these seasoned athletes will readily admit that they
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        Lock icon FIRST FLIGHT
        317 12 / 13 OUR WRITER PREPARES TO ENTER OCBC CYCLE SINGAPORE I was given a task that sounded simple enough: Take part in this year’s OCBC Cycle Singapore. One small problem: I had not cycled in 15 years, and never outside a park. The last time I touched a set of
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      • HONG KONG RACES
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          Lock icon SANTA FE SUN SET TO SHINE
          1737 14 / 15  -  COMMENTS BY PHILLIP WOO, COURTESY OF THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB RACE 1 (1,650M) SUISSE D’OR (3) put the writing on the wall in two prior All-Weather Track starts in this grade, including a trip second to Cruise Control after leading from a wide
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          Lock icon TODAY’S HONG KONG (SHA TIN) RACE CARD
          1512 14 / 15 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE 1 CLASS 5 AWT—1650m TIME 1:00 Stakes: HK$550,000 No. Horse name Trainer Jockey wt(ib) Bar 1 EASY AHEAD L HO C Y LUI 133 12 2 VIVA DOLPHIN K L MAN O DOLEUZE 130 13 3 SUISSE D’OR A
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          Lock icon YESTERDAY’S KUALA LUMPUR RESULTS
          932 14 / 15 Race 1 C5 (LC) 1600m 6 TYCOON CASTLE 53.5 c 50.5 (15-6) AK Lim* (1) 4 4 1 (537) 9 LEE CHOICE 50 c 51.5 (44-12) Y Aify (2) 6 6 2 (446) 2 3 TRACK HERO 57 c 53 (14-7) AM Aizat (3) 2 2
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        Lock icon BERNINA HEIGHTS, HIGH APPEAL LOOK GOOD AT GERALDTON
        811 16 / 17 COMMENTS COURTESY OF THE AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS RACE 1 SUNSHINE COAST (1,300M) 15 YAHUSHA: (Runs:5 Wins/Places:0) 5¼ len 5th 57kg 1,350m D’Ben Jan 11. 9 OBSESSIONS: (Runs:2 Place:1) len 1¼ len 3rd 57kg 1,300m Ballna Jan 19. 2 DUNLAP: (Runs:2 Place:1) Sht
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        Lock icon TODAY’S AUSTRALIA (SUNSHINE COAST/GERALDTON) & NZ (ELLERSLIE) RACE CARD
        960 16 / 17 TODAY’S AUSTRALIA (SUNSHINE COAST/GERALDTON) NZ (ELLERSLIE) RACE CARD 12:50 Race 1 SunShinE CoASt—1300m 1 HEART SMART KIRK MATHESON (17) 58 2 DUNLAP ASHLEY BUTLER (5) 57.5 3 FELTRE M CAHILL (7) 57 4 GANGSTA UNFIXED (16) 57 5 GOLDTHORN G KILLEN (10) 57 6 MALLEABLE UNFIXED (6) 57 7 SUPERSPORT
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        Lock icon YESTERDAY’S NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA RESULTS
        1016 16 / 17 RACE 1 (CAULFIELD) 1st 5 Eloping ($15-$5.10) 2nd 8 Lumosty ($25) 3rd 3 Sakitto ($16) 4th 7 London Lolly Forecast $95 Place forecast (5-8) $34, (3-5) $18, (3-8) $124 Tierce $2730 Trio $143 Quartet No winner ($1086 jackpot carried forward to next race) Quadro
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        Lock icon WAIT FOR OM IN THE LAST RACE
        1703 18 / 19 LARRY FOLEY’S COMMENTS ON TODAY’S KRANJI MEETING RACE 1 (1,100M) 1 YugiohH Shown little so far. Breeding suggests longer. 2 Lightning MacHHH Ran on last start. Suited this class and distance. 3 Bargain Bid HH Better suited here on Polytrack. Gets C Brown
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        1709 18 / 19 GOING FORECAST: GOOD Race 1 C5 12.45 —1100m(Polytrack) Stakes: $35,000 No. Last 6 runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/Origin/Sex, trainer-owner) 1 896--7 Yugioh 57 (43) D Beasley 11 (3ag M Yusof-Mdm SC Koh) 2 *****4 Lightning Mac 56.5 (42) R Shafiq*
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        38 20 Never out of the first four from six starts, with two wins and two seconds. Type who is heading for better things. Tan Thean Loon on his best bet, Cool Customer (Race 11 No. 3, left)
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        543 20 Tan Thean Loon Larry Foley Brian Miller Mr X 9 3 2 RACE 1 RACE 2 RACE 3 RACE 4 RACE 5 RACE 6 RACE 7 RACE 8 RACE 9 RACE 10 RACE 11 Golden Rosewood Bargain Bid Lightning Mac 6 Gypsy Magic 6 Gypsy Magic Samurai Kid
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        488 20 RACE1 I LIKE: Slow to begin. GOLDEN DOMINATOR: Slow into stride. SOUTH GATE: Raced wide. BRILLIANT POW- ER: Held up; unable to improve between the 600m and the 400m. RACE 2 TURANGAWAEWAE: Jumped awkwardly inwards; bumped; made contact. THE MIGHTY THOR: Bumped; held up
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        111 21  -  GREGORY LOO Hong Kong continued its domination of the SIM 33rd Singapore Open Asian Windsurfing Championships held at the National Sailing Centre yesterday. After nine races, the Southern Chinese territory’s windsurfers maintained their stranglehold on top spots in the Techno 293 boys, RS:X boys, RS:X
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        460 21  -  Football programme for at-risk youth extended to central district Report by GREGORY LOO gregloo@sph.com.sg Muhammad Arsyad Ajis used to have to take a long bus ride to take part in a Saturday Night Lights (SNL) football training session. Even though transport was provided by his school on
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        Lock icon Garcia triumphs in play-off
        112 22 AFP Sergio Garcia became the second Spaniard after Alvaro Quiros to win the Qatar Masters when he edged Finland’s Mikko Ilonen in a thrilling play-off at the Doha Golf Club yesterday. With light fading fast, Garcia (right) clinched the title with a birdie after both players
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        584 22 Nadal says his record against Wawrinka counts for nothing AFP Rafael Nadal will look to give Stanislas Wawrinka a rough welcome to his first Grand Slam final as he bids to tie Pete Sampras with 14 Major titles at the Australian Open today. American great
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        577 24 Li Na rates Australian Open win higher than Roland Garros triumph AFP Chinese star Li Na said yesterday that winning the Australian Open title was more satisfying than her Grand Slam breakthrough at the French Open because of the tough preparations that went into this campaign.
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        Lock icon Super Spieth, tame Tiger
        498 23 Reuters Jordan Spieth totally upstaged playing partner and defending champion Tiger Woods as he charged into a one-shot lead with a flawless display of golf in yesterday morning’s (Singapore time) second round of the Farmers Insurance Open outside San Diego. American Spieth (above, left), one of
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        Lock icon Mickelson pulls out with bad back
        103 23 Reuters Phil Mickelson has withdrawn from the Farmers Insurance Open after the second round yesterday morning (Singapore time) due to muscle pain in his back. San Diego native Mickelson (right), a three-time champion at Torrey Pines, carded a one-over 73 on the South Course
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          257 23 MALAYSIAN SUPER LEAGUE Tuesday: SELANGOR v PAHANG StarHub TV Ch 222 (Football Channel), 4.40pm JOHOR DARUL TA’ZIM v LIONSXII StarHub TV Ch 201 (SuperSports Arena); Ch 255 (Sports HD), 7.30pm FA CUP Tonight: SHEFFIELD UNITED v FULHAM SingTel mio TV Ch 112 (mio Sports), 8.55pm CHELSEA v STOKE CITY
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          32 23 AUSTRALIAN OPEN Today: DAY 14 StarHub TV Ch 208 (FOX Sports) Ch 210 (FOX Sports Plus HD); SingTel mio TV Ch 114 (FOX Sports) Ch 117 (FOX Sports Plus HD), 1pm
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          27 23 NBA Today: DENVER NUGGETS v INDIANA PACERS StarHub TV Ch 202 (SuperSports), 10am PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS v MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES StarHub TV Ch 216 (NBA TV), 11am
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          18 23 FARMERS INSURANCE OPEN Tomorrow: DAY 4 StarHub TV Ch 213 (Golf Channel) Ch 255 (Sports HD), 2am
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          14 23 INDIA GRAND PRIX GOLD Today: FINAL StarHub TV Ch 211 (Racquet Channel), 4.30pm
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