The New Paper, 28 January 2014

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  • 17 1 the new paper TUESDAY JANUARY 28 2014 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION 70 CENTS MCI (P) 088/01/2014
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    • 89 1 CeMent truCk drIver In taMpInes horror Crash jaIled 2 Weeks Mum of young victims says: When I go past the junction, I cannot bear the pain that shoots through my heart ›2 TNP PHOTO: GAVIN FOO *****1 tnp.sg facebook.com/thenewpaper twitter .com/tnp To subscribe: 6388 3838 S’PORE WOMAN SELLS ‘SLIMMING’ PILLS
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    • 22 1 0 TUESDAY JANUARY 28 2014 TNP PHOTO: GARY GOH TV AcTrESS rEbEccA Lim: My honesty has hurt my friends and family ›8
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  • news
    • 947 2 / 3  -  Mum of brothers killed in Tampines accident has gone past junction where they died only twice Reports by MAUREEN KOH maureenk@sph.com.sg In the past year, Madam Suliani Ang went past the cross-junction of Tampines Avenue 9 and Tampines Street 45 only twice. It was the spot
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    • 528 2 / 3 The timing of cement truck driver Munir Mohd Naim’s sentencing yesterday was significant for the father of the young victims. It happened just a day before the first anniversary of the brothers’ deaths. In an interview with The New Paper, Mr
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    • 285 2 / 3  -  Report by MATTHAEUS CHOO mattchoo@sph.com.sg She was about to pick up her six-year-old grandson from a nearby kindergarten at about noon yesterday when she heard a bang from the road junction facing her flat at Block 491C, Tampines Street 45. The first thing that came
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    • 227 2 / 3 Several measures have been put in place since the accident a year ago, targeting heavy vehicles and offenders in school zones. Just hours after that accident, Education Minister Heng Swee Keat posted on Facebook that schools would step up road safety education and work with
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    • 536 4  -  Driver sentenced to two weeks’ jail. Judge says sentence is long enough Reports by NG JUN SEN ngjunsen@sph.com.sg The loss of two young lives in a harrowing accident prompted stricter rules against heavy vehicles. So the sentencing of cement truck driver Munir Mohd Naim, 57,
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    • 361 4 Many have asked if cement truck driver Munir Mohd Naim has escaped with a light sentence in what was a horrific accident that claimed two young lives. But his lawyer Sunil Sudheesan said the focus should be on his client’s culpability rather than the harm
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    • 52 5 $1billion The approximate cost of electrical upgrading since 1995 to nearly 2,400 HDB blocks built before 1990 to support higher electricity consumption in homes. Another 4,000 blocks will be upgraded in due course, said Mr Khaw Boon Wan, Minister for National Development. The cost is fully borne
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    • 249 5 See GP and if he refers you to A&E... Patients with mild to moderate conditions who visit a general practitioner (GP) first instead of going to Changi General Hospital’s (CGH) accident and emergency department (A&E) will be offered a $50 discount on its prevailing A&E
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    • 106 5 Some 100 clinics will remain open at various times over the Chinese New Year public holiday, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) yesterday. “MOH would like to encourage the public who feel unwell during the Lunar New Year period to visit their
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    • 180 5  -  Shaffiq Alkhatib He fatally stabbed a man in 2001 and was on the run for more than 12 years. But justice was finally served when Eng Bak Siong, 60, was jailed yesterday for seven years. Eng, who used to run a renovation contracting
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    • 131 5 NTUC FairPrice said an image (see picture) circulating on the Internet of its air-flown pork bearing a halal sticker is an insensitive hoax. The image first started circulating on the Internet in 2007. FairPrice chief executive officer Seah Kian Peng said it is mindful of the
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    • 137 5 Two key changes to the way Singapore law firms and lawyers will be regulated were announced by the Law Ministry yesterday. The Legal Services Regulatory Authority, which will be set up to regulate licensing and business criteria of all law practices, will have powers
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    • 231 5 Amid the tight labour market, there were more job vacancies last year than the year before, according to the latest figures released by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) yesterday. There were 61,900 vacancies in September 2013, up 9.7 per cent from a year ago. The
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    • 272 6 / 7 JANUARY 2012 Despite being warned by her doctor not to buy dubious weight-loss pills online, Grace Yu Jing Ni continued to do so. And she paid for it with her life. The 24-year-old suffered chest pains after swallowing the capsules, bought online for
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    • 816 6 / 7  -  She buys pills sold by S’porean on Instagram shop Report by TAN TAM MEI tantam@sph.com.sg Mary (not her real name) has never been overweight, but she had always wanted to get rid of the “stubborn fat”. “I wanted to lose fat, but exercise would make
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    • 262 6 / 7  -  Judith Tan Dry mouth, heart palpitation, dehydration and diarrhoea. These are some of the possible side effects of taking slimming pills. “There are various types of slimming pills out there and it will be difficult to generalise what type of side effects can be expected,”
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    • NEW YEAR, NEW BEGINNINGS
      • 857 8 / 9  -  In this new series, we catch up with your favourite celebrities and get a peek into their plans for the year. Report by CHARLENE CHUA cchar@sph.com.sg Newdirection Be introspective. That’s what Rebecca Lim wants to accomplish this year. The local actress is honest about
        TNP PHOTO: GARY GOH; PHOTOS: INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT OF REBECCA LIM; PHOTO: UNIQLO  -  857 words
    • 856 10  -  Man gets maximum 20 years’ jail for setting ex-girlfriend alight. Judge says sentence is ‘retributive’ Reports by RONALD LOH rloh@sph.com.sg It was one of the worst cases of culpable homicide not amounting to murder. This was how Judicial Commissioner Tan Siong Thye described the
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    • 79 11 A factory which processes about 600 whale sharks annually has been found in southern China, a conservation group said yesterday, calling it the world’s biggest slaughterhouse for the endangered species. Hong Kong-based conservation group WildLifeRisk said it discovered the factory in the
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    • 534 11 M’sian teacher metes out unusual punishment to two pupils A primary school teacher in Malaysia is in trouble after he forced his pupils to wear bells around their necks and offered them grass to eat all because they did not complete their homework.
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    • 351 11 A church in Penang was attacked with Molotov cocktails yesterday, a day after a controversial banner with the word “Allah” was found outside it. Penang police chief Abdul Rahim said two Molotov cocktails were thrown into the compound of the Church of the Assumption
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    • 172 12 But only for first 30 who buy TNP at any SPH Buzz Pod tomorrow Get your copy of The New Paper at any SPH Buzz Pod tomorrow and redeem a free packet of Angry Birds Candy Floss. The unique melon-flavoured candy floss is only
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    • 124 13 l McDonald’s and the PSI The advertisement, printed in the newspapers on June 20, a day after Singapore experienced its worst day of haze, drew flak for being flippant. It read: “Today’s Peak Sauce Index is looking deliciously high”, with the letters P, S and I highlighted.
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    • 617 13  -  Scoot’s ad alluding to Anton Casey incident raises some eyebrows Reports by LINETTE HENG linheng@sph.com.sg Seats on budget carrier Scoot’s flight to the Western Australian city of Perth offered on Sunday have sold out in half a day and it was supposed to expire yesterday. And the
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    • 544 14  -  Scheme will see them set up more centres in HDB estates and charge affordable fees in return for govt subsidies Report by ZULKIFLI OTHMAN zothman@sph.com.sg WHAT: Government selects three new pre-school anchor operators WHERE: Ministry of Social and Family Development WHEN: Yesterday ABOUT: Minister for
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    • 267 16 / 17  -  Chinatown’s CNY bazaar offers plenty of free food samples for visitors Report by TAN TAM MEI tantam@sph.com.sg Amid a sea of red and gold festive lights to thrill the eye, visitors to the Festive Street Bazaar at Chinatown can also “try, try, don’t be shy”. And
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    • THE BIG PICTURE
      • 589 18  -  Photo of Chinese and India ma a shrine is this week’ Big Pic ure winner Report by JUSTIN ZHUANG tnp@sph.com.sg The Chinese man continued praying even as an Indian man behind him chatted on the phone. This sight of different ethnicities and activities caught Madam Tay Kim Suan’s
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    • 150 19 A 34-year-old woman set ablaze by her partner at her residence in New Washermenpet, Chennai, on Friday ensured that he also died by hugging him tightly. Both died of burns at the Kilpauk Medical College and hospital, the Times of India
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    • 337 19 Express train in California ploughs into both men, killing rescuer A 35-year-old man died after rescuing a stranger who was standing on the train tracks. The stranger survived the collision with a train on Monday and is now in critical condition in the hospital.
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    • 97 20 / 21 SONG OF THE YEAR Royals Lorde RECORD OF THE YEAR Get Lucky Daft Punk Featuring Pharrell Williams Nile Rodgers ALBUM OF THE YEAR Random Access Memories Daft Punk BEST NEW ARTIST Macklemore Ryan Lewis (left) BEST POP DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE Get Lucky Daft Punk Feat. Pharrell Williams
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    • Article, Illustration
      678 20 / 21  - Grammys full of surprises, great performances, big wins Report by NOOR ASHIKIN ABDUL RAHMAN ashikinr@sph.com.sg This year’s Grammy Awards, held on Sunday night (US time) at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, proved to be the best edition of recent years. The three-hour show was packed with surprises, incredible performances
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    • FASHBASH
      • 526 22 / 23  -  Grammy Awards edition Where was the sartorial shock-and-awe at this year’s Grammy Awards red carpet? Surprisingly, the glam countered the gaudy. Our headmistress of haute couture JEANMARIE TAN grades the best- and worst-dressed at music’s biggest night in Los Angeles JEANMARIE TAN I was younger then. Things
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    • 128 12 Try, try, don’t shy 10 best moments... IN YOUR SPORTS PULLOUT Chinatown’s Chinese New Year bazaar offers plenty of free food samples for visitors PAges16-17 sOMeTHINg’s AMIss ABOUT AIMAR ...of the Grammy Awards this year PAge20 ATH-CKS55X t ATH-WS55X 0 ATH-CKS77X I ATH-WS33X audio-technica NUMBER 1 HEADPHONE BRAND IN JAPAN*
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
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    • 69 18 WHAT’S NEXT During this festive season, show us how people in Singapore celebrate Chinese New Year and celebrate the good times in the city. For this fortnightlong contest theme “Cheers!”, send in all photos by Thursday, 11.59pm. Visit tnp.sg/ thebigpicture for full terms and conditions. Join our Facebook page, facebook.com/
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    • 47 1 M’sIAN suPeR LeAGue JOHOR DARuL tA’ZIM v LIONsXII AMISS SOMETHING’S ABOUT AIMAR argentine star tells tNp he’s not enjoying his football in Malaysia ›S2 TNP PHOTO: JEREMY LONG tuesDAY JANUARY 28 2014 20-page pullout YouR eNglISH KaKI: INteReStINg to See HoW MoYeS CaN FIt Mata IN ›S6
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  • sports
    • M’SIAN SUPER LEAGUE
      • 639 2 / 3  -  JDT’s Argentine ace’s demeanour raises eyebrows Reports by SHAMIR OSMAN shamiro@sph.com.sg He sat hunched, his back towards his teammates and his gaze turned away even from his friend beside him, and across an empty, unutilised field at Johor Darul Ta’zim’s (JDT) Sri Gelam training facility. Former Argentine
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      • 90 2 / 3 Initially scheduled for Feb 4, two Malaysian FA Cup fixtures with teams featuring Singapore players have been rescheduled to Feb 1 instead. This is to prevent a clash of matches in the domestic competition and the Singapore-Jordan Asian Cup qualifier on the same day. Speaking to Malaysia’s
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      • 707 2 / 3 The star-studded side have played twice this season in the Malaysian Super League (MSL), winning their opening game 2-0 against Perak at home, but going down 1-0 in a shock result away to T-Team in Terengganu last Saturday. Moneybags Johor Darul Ta’zim
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      • 115 4 / 5  -  GREGORY LOO Former Youth Olympic Games (YOG) winger Jonathan Tan is set to sign for Geylang International on a one-year contract. The deal will see the winger (right), who was a mainstay in Kadir Yahaya’s squad that won bronze at the inaugural Youth Olympic Games
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      • 766 4 / 5  -  Johor Darul Ta’zim are odds-on favourites to bounce back from their shock 1-0 defeat by T-Team, but LionsXII coach Fandi Ahmad and his players tell DAVID LEE how they can come away from Larkin Stadium with a good result DAVID LEE 1 PSYCHE THE BOYS UP
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      • 78 4 / 5 Negeri Sembilan drew 0-0 with Penang’s PBAPP in the Malaysian Premier League yesterday. Negeri, led by former LionsXII coach, V Sundramoorthy, now have four points from two games. Singapore captain Shahril Ishak, who plays for Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) II, also had to settled for a
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      • 422 4 / 5  -  Report by DAVID LEE davidlee@sph.com.sg If the LionsXII are to go on and retain their Malaysian Super League (MSL) title, coach Fandi Ahmad believes the key will be how they do away from home. The 2-1 win over fellow contenders Selangor at Jalan Besar
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    • EPL
      • 1023 6 / 7  -  Interesting to see how Moyes tweaks winger-friendly style of United to accommodate Mata IAIN MACINTOSH npsports@sph.com.sg REPORTING FROM THE UK Manchester United will welcome the return of an old hero to Old Trafford tomorrow morning (Singapore time), but it’s their new hero who will
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      • 101 6 / 7 Rugby fans will be able to catch every try and tackle when Europe’s top sides clash in the RBS Six Nations tournament this weekend. SingTel has secured broadcast rights for the next three seasons of the elite tournament, starting with all 15 matches
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      • 473 6 / 7 PA Sport Juan Mata insists he has joined Manchester United to win the Premier League title. The Spain international was presented to the media yesterday following his club-re-cord £37.1-million ($78m) signing from Chelsea. He memorably won the Champions League with the Blues in Munich in 2012, but
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      • 117 8 Former national table tennis player Ma Liang will begin his stint as the assistant coach for the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) team next Monday. Shi Meisheng, head coach of the YOG team, said: “I am delighted. The journey to the Nanjing
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      • Article, Illustration
        419 8 Everton tie down United target ahead of derby Wire Services Everton boss Roberto Martinez is delighted that defender Leighton Baines has signed a new four-year contract with the club. Manager Roberto Martinez revealed that the Kirkby-born full-back has committed himself to Everton. “To be able to secure Leighton’s
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      • 569 13 Arsenal boss dismisses Mourinho’s claim that Gunners get ‘influence’ over fixtures PA Sport Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has hit back at old rival Jose Mourinho by saying his team do not get an easy ride over fixtures. Chelsea boss Mourinho said last week that the
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      • 128 13 Reuters Barcelona and Atletico Madrid climbed back to the top of La Liga, as Barca coasted to a 3-0 victory at home to Malaga and Atletico won 4-2 at Rayo Vallecano yesterday morning (Singapore time). Real Madrid had claimed the overnight lead thanks to
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    • racing
      • 1215 9 SATURDAY SG3 (SC) 2000m Fortune Bowl 1156-1 Stepitup 58 (96) (4ag S Yeoh-Tivic) *****1 Dujardin 57 (92) (6nzg L Laxon-Oscar Racing) *****9 Nandowra 56 (99) (6nzg Sam Chua-Honest Wind) *****7 Martin 56 (91) (5nzg L Laxon-Oscar Racing) *****3 Musketeer 55 (81) (5jpng H
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      • 1194 9 SUNDAY KS-A (SC) 1400m 237-22 El Milagro 58 (102) (5ag S Baertschiger-Bingo) *****2 Red Beard 58 (101) (6nzg S Baertschiger-Auric) -***** Super Ninetyseven 58 (100)(4ag M Freedman-Joy N Happiness) *****9 Flying Fulton 56.5 (99) (7ag M Walker-Te Akau Racing) --1026 Trudeau 56.5 (98)
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      • 535 10 / 11 4-time S’pore champion captures two Group 1 wins in seven days HKJC Joao Moreira, the four-time Singapore champion jockey who is now hot property in Hong Kong, captured his second Hong Kong Group 1 victory in a week at Sha Tin on Sunday. The Brazilian’s
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      • 381 10 / 11  -  Report By TAN THEAN LOON loon@sph.com.sg After his miserable seventh (out of eight runners) at his last start on turf, jockey Corey Brown reported that GOLIATH changed strides throughout the race. His opinion: The horse might be better suited on the Polytrack. And, as the
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      • 643 10 / 11 RACE1 ANCHIETA: Slow into stride. SAMURAI KID: Crowded. LIGHTNING MAC (below, No. 2): Bumped inwards; inclined to lay inwards. STORM ARC: Bumped. GOLDEN ROSEWOOD: Bumped. WOOD: Bumped. THREE KINGS: Eased after laying inwards and becoming awkwardly placed. RACE 2 BARNBURGH LAD: Lame near-fore; withdrawn. PUBLIC
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      • 133 12 AFP HURRICANE FLY made it 19 topdrawer wins when capturing his fourth Irish Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown in Ireland on Sunday. Willie Mullins’ stable star set himself up for a defence of his Cheltenham Champion Hurdle crown in March with a tenacious defeat
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      • 1161 12 SATURDAY C3 1200m -***** Landing North 58 (74) (8ag R Lines-C T) *****1 Noble Four 57 (72) (6ireg T Gillespie-James C Mescall) 8-131- Conflience 56.5 (71) (8ag R Lines-Confidence) 6250--Dictator E5 56.5 (71) (7ag R Lines-Lansdown Nine) 60--06 New Power 56.5 (71) (7nzg Tony Yeoh-New
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      • 924 12 SUNDAY MG1 1200m Tunku Gold Cup 1st Leg T C Series *****5 Speed Baby 58 (115) (7ag S Edwards-Baby) *****5 Good Baby 56 (104)(6ag D Miller-Golden Knight) 4045-0 Perfect Pins 56 (102) (8nzg Tony Yeoh-DOC) 32--12 Mr Raffles 56 (101) (8nzg F Maynard-Raffles Racing) *****0
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    • EPL BETTING
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        763 14 / 15 GARY LIM BRIAN MILLER ALI KASIM BANKER Palace are tough nuts to crack Crystal Palace are now tougher nuts to crack, with manager Tony Pulis injecting some resilience into the Eagles since he took charge. Most of the improvements have come at the back, where Palace’s defence has
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      • 1531 14 / 15  -  RICHARD LENTON npsports@sph.com.sg MAN UNITED v CARDIFF Man United have scored only 14 goals in 11 home games in the EPL, but the signing of Juan Mata should inspire them to victory over a Cardiff side who are bottom of the table with only one
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    • FA CUP
      • 137 16 Chelsea were paired with Premier League title-rivals Manchester City and Arsenal were pitted against Liverpool in an explosive FA Cup fifth-round draw on Sunday. Having managed to avoid each other in the competition’s opening rounds, the top flight’s four leading clubs will now come
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      • 773 16  -  NEIL HUMPHREYS npsports@sph.com.sg REPORTING FROM STAMFORD BRIDGE FOURTH ROUND CHELSEA 1 (Oscar 27) STOKE 0 Jose Mourinho must never be allowed to leave the English Premier League again. The Chelsea manager is the most charismatic foreign import since Eric Cantona. He draws the eyes and
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    • 401 17  -  TNP tipsters honour their side of the bargain after losing in the EPL tipping challenge Report by ALI KASIM aakasim@sph.com.sg How embarrassing. As if dressing up like a man wasn’t bad enough, TNP tipster Catherine Robert also had to endure taunts from construction workers. That’s what happens
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    • TENNIS
      • 129 18 / 19  -  ALI KASIM Singaporean teenagers Jen Goh and Amanda Tan will take a twoshot lead into the final round of the HSBC Women’s Champions Qualifying Tournament, after they both shot six-over 78s in the first round at the Sentosa Golf Club’s Serapong Course yesterday. The
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      • 587 18 / 19  -  Season-ending women’s tennis spectacular in Singapore to feature new initiatives Reports by LIM SAY HENG sayheng@sph.com.sg It has already broken new ground by coming to the Asia-Pacific for the first time in the 44-year history of the tournament. But the prestigious season-ending Women’s Tennis Association (WTA)
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      • 193 18 / 19 Wire Services American Scott Stallings birdied six of the last 11 holes to break clear of a tight leaderboard and clinch his third US PGA Tour title by one shot at the Farmers Insurance Open outside San Diego yesterday morning (Singapore time). Stallings sank
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      • 430 18 / 19 When Chris Evert arrived on stage at the Marina Bay Sands ArtScience Museum yesterday morning, she had just one question for the 100-odd students. “Do you even know who I am?” asked the 59-year-old former world No. 1 (above, left), raising much laughter from the crowd
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      • ON TV
        • 213 18 / 19 MALAYSIAN SUPER LEAGUE Today: 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), 8.30pm EPL Tomorrow: MAN UNITED v CARDIFF StarHub TV Ch 103; SingTel mio TV Ch 228 (mio Stadium), 3.40am SOUTHAMPTON
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        • 43 18 / 19 NBA Today: OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER v ATLANTA HAWKS StarHub TV Ch 216 (NBA TV), 9am Tomorrow: NEW YORK KNICKS V BOLTON CELTICS StarHub TV Ch 216 (NBA TV), 8.30am GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS V WASHINGTON WIZARDS StarHub TV Ch 216 (NBA TV), 11.30am
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        • 42 18 / 19 OMEGA DUBAI DESERT CLASSIC Thursday: DAY 1 (SESSION 1) StarHub TV Ch 255 (Sports HD), 11.30am DAY 1 (SESSION 2) StarHub TV Ch 255 (Sports HD), 6.30pm WASTE MANAGEMENT PHOENIX OPEN Friday: DAY 1 StarHub TV Ch 255 (Sports HD), 5am
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        • 29 18 / 19 DAVIS CUP Friday: DAY 1 ROUND 1: FRANCE v AUSTRALIA StarHub TV Ch 211 (Racquet Channel), 8.30pm PARIS OPEN Friday: QUARTER-FINALS StarHub TV Ch 201 (SuperSports Arena), 9pm
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      • 635 20  - A LEGEND A PRODIGY Bouchard receives the highest compliment from one of tennis’ all-time greats Report by LIM SAY HENG sayheng@sph.com.sg Chris Evert is regarded as one of the greatest female tennis players in history. When her CV reads 18 Grand Slam titles, 154 singles crowns, 260 weeks as world
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