The New Paper, 31 December 2014

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  • 17 1 the new paper WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 31 2014 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION 70 CENTS MCI (P) 137/12/2014
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    • 91 1 2014 SOCIETY FOR NEWS DESIGN EXCELLENCE AWARDS BEST IN OVERALL REDESIGN SPORTS REDESIGN NEWS-BREAKING PHOTO FEATURE DESIGN PAGES VICTIM OF M’sIan FLOOds House gone, but glad to be alive›12 IShAK mohD phoTo: TNp WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 31 2014 AIR ASIA FLIGHT QZ8501: WRECKAGE AND BODIES FOUND Despair Denial Many relatives grieve
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    • AIRASIA FLIGHT QZ8501 WRECKAGE FOUND
      • 697 2 / 3  -  The announcement of the discovery of wreckage and bodies was met with varying responses from the waiting families from denying that their loved ones may be gone to tearfully accepting their tragic end Reports by roNALD Loh, RONALD LOH, DAVID
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      • 365 2 / 3 It was the worst news for the relatives of the passengers of AirAsia flight QZ8501 after more than two days of not knowing what had happened to their loved ones. But the discovery of wreckage and bodies from the ill-fated flight yesterday afternoon, while
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      • 441 2 / 3 Search crew spot debris in the sea Indonesian search crews have recovered debris and bodies floating in the sea from AirAsia flight QZ8501 that went missing three days ago with 162 people on board, as investigators seek to determine what brought down the plane.
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      • 239 4 / 5 Couple planned to get hitched in May At least 15 families were on board AirAsia flight QZ8501. The New Paper identified the families and their seats using the flight manifest. While their final moments remain unknown, here are profiles of six families. Indonesian Louise Sidharta, 25,
        PHOTOS: PHYLLICIA WANG, FACEBOOK/ ALAIN OKTAVIANUS  -  239 words
      • 305 4 / 5 Chiara Natasha was waiting for her family to arrive to celebrate a belated Christmas. But the Methodist Girls’ School student’s family never reached Singapore, as they were on the AirAsia flight. Four members of her family were on the flight: her father
        TNP INFOGRAPHICS: LEE HUP KHENG; PHOTOS: THE STAR, INTERNET  -  305 words
      • 78 4 / 5 They were a young family coming here to celebrate New Year’s Eve. Mr David Gunawan, in his 30s, and his wife, Madam Juliana Ho, were on the plane with their daughter, Kayla Audrey, and son, Kenneth Matthew. Mr Gunawan’s cousin said the children
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      • 83 4 / 5 They were Korean missionaries travelling to Singapore to renew their visas. Mr Park Seong Beom, 37, and his wife Madam Lee Kyung Hwa, 36, were sent to Indonesia three years ago. The couple were on the plane with their 11-month-old infant daughter, Park Yuna, and
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      • 98 4 / 5 They travelled at the end of every year. Sometimes it was Bangkok, other times, it would be Hong Kong. On Dec 28, Mr Charly Gunawan and his family were heading to Singapore on AirAsia Flight QZ8501. (See Page 2 for more on the
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      • 171 4 / 5 The only Singaporean on the flight was two-year-old Zoe, who was travelling with her father, Mr Choi Chi Man (above), 48, the only Briton on the flight. They were the first names on the passenger manifest. Mr Choi moved to Indonesia this
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      • 281 4 / 5 Another AirAsia flight mishap For AirAsia, bad news keeps coming. Even as search and rescue personnel picked up debris and bodies from AirAsia flight QZ8501 off Indonesia, another AirAsia plane was involved in an incident. An AirAsia Zest flight, which is partly owned by
        PHOTOS: INTERNET  -  281 words
    • 272 6 Electricity tariffs will be cut by an average of 8 per cent, or 1.99 cents per kilowatt hour (kwh), for the first quarter of next year, SP Services said yesterday. This is because the cost of fuel for electricity generation fell by 16.4
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    • 49 6 2% The gross domestic product growth forecast for Singapore in the last quarter of the year, according to a Reuters poll of 12 economists. This is lower than the 2.8 per cent year-on-year growth in the third quarter. The official estimate will be released on Friday.
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    • 243 6 Residents in Ang Mo Kio will soon be able to go from Yio Chu Kang MRT station, through Ang Mo Kio, to Bishan-Ang Mo Kio park using a 2.6km sheltered cycling and walking corridor. It is part of plans announced yesterday by the Urban
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    • 246 6 Education Minister Heng Swee Keat has urged principals to look beyond leading their own schools and at what is important on the national level. They should not “just be caught up with the here and now, or a singular focus on one’s own school”,
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    • 334 6 The former president of ship builder Singapore Technologies (ST) Marine was charged with corruption yesterday. See Leong Teck, 64, allegedly conspired with four others to pay bribes totalling $556,174 to agents of customers. The bribes were said to be for ship
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    • 479 7 Crash on M’sian expressway Additional reporting by Choo Mei Fang Tragedy struck four members of a Singaporean family on Monday evening when they were travelling home after visiting relatives in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Mr Lee Tink Kok, 53, a lecturer at the Institute of Technical
      PHOTOS: CHINA PRESS  -  479 words
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      • 79 8 PIONEER GENERATION CARD DISCOUNT FROM READER CHIANG GING SENG When I went to the NTUC FairPrice supermarket at Teban Gardens the other day, the staff asked if I am a senior citizen. They asked me to produce my Pioneer Generation Card to get a discount. I didn’t
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      • YOUR SAY
        • 278 8 CHEW CHOR MENG’S FIGHT AGAINST HIS ILLNESS FROM READER VICTOR YAP BOON HENG I read with interest the article “We were helped by Angels” (The New Paper, Dec 26) about actor Chew Chor Meng (right) and his fight against his illness. He is around the same age
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    • 569 9  -  Friends and even strangers help couple pull off wedding after planner bails a week before event Report by LAKEISHA LEO lwenqi@sph.com.sg Their big day was hanging in the balance after their wedding planner disappeared and became uncontactable. But their family and friends rallied round and helped the couple
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    • Throwback 2014
      • 195 10 / 11  -  DEC 7 Throwback2014hrowback With 2014 coming to an end, The New Paper looks back at the biggest news stories in the past year. Today, we loo at the stories that shook the month of December Reports by DAVID SUN davidsun@sph.com.sg It was Singapore’s worst fire
        PHOTOS: LIANHE WANBAO, SHIN MIN DAILY NEWS  -  195 words
      • 140 10 / 11 DEC 16 Car parallel importer and dealer Volks Auto shut its doors this month after collecting more than $3.6 million from at least 100 buyers, without delivering the cars. Police have classified it as a cheating case. The customers rallied together and filed
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      • 124 10 / 11 DEC 18 Chinese national Zheng Xianghua, 37, stabbed himself after allegedly killing Ms Wang Xueyan, also from China, in a flat in Block 503 Tampines Central 1. She is believed to have been in her 20s. Zheng, who was bleeding profusely, fled to Block 505,
        PHOTOS: SHIN MIN DAILY NEWS, TNP FILE PHOTO  -  124 words
      • 173 10 / 11 DEC 20 Celebrities the world over saw their number of Instagram followers plummet, as the photosharing site purged spam and fake accounts. A-listers like Justin Bieber and Kim Kardashian were hit, and local personalities such as blogger Xiaxue and mod-el-blogger Tan Kay Kay also
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    • MALAYSIAN FLOODS
      • 464 12 / 13  -  Widow, 67, among many who lost their homes in one of the worst floods in Kelantan last week AZIM AZMAN Reporting from Kelantan maazman@sph.com.sg Her face was expressionless as she watched the workers destroy what remained of her house. Mrs Jarah Awang Hamat, 67,
        TNP PHOTOS: MOHD ISHAK  -  464 words
      • 268 12 / 13 As of yesterday, the floodwaters had subsided enough for major roads heading towards Kelantan’s capital, Kota Baru, to be opened. Nine people have drowned in the state since the floods struck the east coast. Kelantan police chief Deputy Commissioner Mazlan Lazim said three bodies
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      • 423 12 / 13 Malaysia may be experiencing the worst flooding in decades, but that has not stopped some people from using flood donation centres as a dumping ground for their unwanted items. Among the “rubbish” dumped at the centres were unwashed pieces of underwear, old
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    • Article, Illustration
      455 14 / 15 The New Paper’s photo desk picks its favourites among pictures taken by photo agency Getty Images. Readers can view more of Getty’s best pictures of the year at yearinfocus.gettyimages.com. The Getty Images Year in Focus 2014 e-book can be downloaded on iTunes at itunes.apple.com/us/ book/year-in-focus/id*****2890?mt=1 JEREMY LONG My
      PHOTOS: GETTY IMAGES  -  455 words
    • 35 16 42,000 The number of chickens Japan slaughtered yesterday after the country’s third bird flu outbreak in less than a month. It prompted Hong Kong to ban imports from the latest affected region.
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    • 468 16 Chinese property developers hire those with HIV, Aids to drive locals out A property developer in China reportedly hired a group of people with HIV to harass residents into leaving their homes, sparking anger from the country’s Internet users yesterday. The case is the latest
      PHOTO: AFP  -  468 words
    • 319 16 A Chinese businessman who bought and ate three tigers has been sentenced to 13 years in jail, state media reported yesterday. The wealthy real estate developer, identified only by his surname, Xu, has “a special hobby of grilling tiger bones, boning tiger
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    • 71 17 DECEMBER 31 2014 hot RedRedmayne E ie Redmayne its career high with first leading role as Stephen Hawking in The Theory Of Everything 20 ovies usic akan Fantasy man Ben Barnes delves into the genre again with Seventh Son Spice guy Zhang Zhenhuan loves sweating over mala hotpot 19 26
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      • 71 18 Miley Cyrus is truly bringing the #FreeTheNipple message across on Instagram. The 22-year-old US singer has been on a roll since earlier this week, posting photos of her bare chest. She even included a risque image of her uncovered nipples, although that picture is
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      • 71 18 Japanese newspapers will be seeing a Lady Gaga selfie invasion next week. All thanks to the US singer’s latest beauty endorsement deal with Japanese beauty brand Shiseido. Lady Gaga, 28, has snapped 50 selfies of herself to be used for publication for the
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      • 99 18 The Hunger Games cast members have been busy but not in preparation for another movie. Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth and others feature in a video by Ebola Survival Fund to raise awareness and debunk misinformation of the disease. Despite the seriousness of
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      • 88 18 Wedding bells will be ringing for celeb couple Sofia Vergara and Joe Manganiello. Following a whirlwind romance since early this year, the 42-year-old Colombian actress and the 38-year-old US actor got engaged on Christmas Day in Hawaii. A source told People magazine that
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    • Movies
      • 488 19  -  Report by JOANNE SOH joannes@sph.com.sg THENEW PAPER Wednesday, December 31 2014 1 Perseverance is a virtue If Barnes looks a tad familiar, that’s because the 33-year-old has snagged several leading roles the biggest being the titular Prince Caspian in two of the Narnia movies. He
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      • 869 20 / 21  -  Eddie Redmayne’s challenging physical preparation for his first leading role as Stephen Hawking in The Theory Of Everything is paying off with Oscar buzz CHEOW XINYI tnp@sph.com.sg Reporting from New York When Eddie Redmayne first met renowned physicist Stephen Hawking five days before the start
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      • 74 20 / 21 Oscar worthy Academy Awards voters love their biopics. Here are some that have left an indelible impression Lawrence Of Arabia (1962) 10 Oscar noms, 7 wins Raging Bull (1980) 8 Oscar noms, 2 wins Gandhi (1982) 11 Oscar noms, 8 wins Schindler’s List (1993) 12 Oscar noms, 7 wins A
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      • 389 20 / 21  -  By JASON JOHNSON jjohnson@sph.com.sg COMMENT Imajored in History and Film Studies in university, hence I don’t understand how the universe works. Fortunately, some movies actually teach us science in an easy-to-understand fashion. Here’s everything I now know about science and scientists, thanks to The
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      • 421 22  -  Jennifer Lawrence and her nude scandal. Kim Kardashian and her shiny derrière. Katy Perry and her Dark Horse. Justin Bieber and his Instagram purge. We’ve made a list and checked it twice of the people and moments that created an impact on pop culture in 2014
        PHOTOS: AFP, TNP  -  421 words
      • 542 23  -  Actress Jesse a Liu finds intimate bed scene most difficult to handle in upcoming ghost flick Reports by CHARLENE CHUA cchar@sph.com.sg For lead actress Jesseca Liu, the most difficult part of shooting local ghost flick Bring Back The Dead had nothing to do with the
        PHOTOS: CHOO CHWEE HUA, GOLDEN VILLAGE  -  542 words
      • 261 23 Bring Back The Dead is local getai performer Liu Ling Ling’s first ghost flick and filming it was particularly gruelling for her because most of it had to be done at night. For over a month, the mother of a 15-month-old boy would end work
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      • 506 24  -  MOVIE DATE JASON JOHNSON jjohnson@sph.com.sg JOANNE SOH joannes@sph.com.sg MARS I try to avoid movies about parents struggling with a child’s death. This sort of subject matter is very sad, and I don’t want to be sad. I find it a rather facile and lazy
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        89 24 IF A PICTURE PAINTS A THOUSAND WORDS, THEN WHAT DO SOME MOVIE POSTERS TELL US? THE LONGEST RIDE What It Looks Like: Clint Eastwood’s son Scott plays an effeminate city boy who falls for a tough cowgirl. He wants to go to the ballet and eat foie gras,
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      • Movie picks
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          152 24  -  Joanne Soh Can two rights make a wrong? There’s much potential in this potential Depression-era drama. Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Coop- er for starters, as both enjoyed winning streaks in the last two films they starred in together. This is their sec- ond collaboration, following The Silver Linings
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          126 24  -  Joanne Soh Oscar-nominated Rooney Mara may get top billing, but the movie belongs to its young actors. The trio of impoverished but optimistic boys will grab your heartstrings as they survive as foragers in a landfill. Based on Andy Mulligan’s young adult fiction, Trash is a tale of
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        • 124 24  -  Tan Kee Yun Chances are, even if you’re a fan of the fantasy adventure genre, you’d find Seventh Son cumbersome and cluttered. Helmed by Russian director Sergei Bodrov this is his first English-language film it tells the tale of Master Gregory (Jeff Bridges), the sole remaining warrior
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        193 26 / 27  -  Noor Ashikin Abdul Rahman N.E.R.D. SQUEEZE ME This super-fun, bouncy track is a perfect number for upcoming animated comedy The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water. It is N.E.r.D’s (comprising Pharrell Williams, Chad Hugo and Shay Haley) first new track in four years since their fourth album Nothing
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      • 863 26 / 27  -  We catch up with four local acts who have blown us away in 2014 and find out what they have in store for 2015 Report by NOOR ASHIKIN ABDUL RAHMAN ashikinr@sph.com.sg GENTLE BONES Looking back... Gentle Bones, also known as Joel Tan (below), scored a local
        PHOTOS: MOHAMED HANIS ISAHAK, SINGAPORE GP, MARILYN GOH, GENTLE BONES  -  863 words
      • 310 26 / 27  -  Noor Ashikin Abdul Rahman THE SONG Tik Tok THE ARTIST Kesha (formerly Ke$ha) THE LYRICS Don’t stop, make it pop/DJ, blow my speakers up/Tonight, Imma fight/‘til we see the sunlight/tik tok, on the clock/but the party don’t stop, no THE RESULTS Kesha’s debut single pushed her
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    • Music
      • 574 25  -  students take their love for K-pop to campus, starting ccAs that are all things hallyu Report and photo by LAKEISHA LEO lwenqi@sph.com.sg His love for K-pop began in secondary school, when a classmate showed him the music video for boy band Big Bang’s Fantastic Baby. Shawn
        PHOTO COURTESY OF NGEE ANN POLYTECHNIC KOREAN CULTURAL CLUB  -  574 words
      • 579 28  -  KISS TELL Our resident Kiss92 DJ/journo had loads of fun this year on Maddy, Jason Arnold in the Morning JASON JOHNSON jjohnson@sph.com.sg We’ve had an unbelievable year at Kiss92. My morning breakfast show Maddy, Jason Arnold in the Morning became the top English programme in its time
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        219 28  -  Noor Ashikin Abdul Rahman NIGHTINGALE DEMI LOVATO As a thank-you to her fans, the US singer made sure her Lovatics (as her fans call themselves) had starring roles in her latest video. The black-and-white clip trails Lovato as she travels the world for her shows, performs at her
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      • 404 29  -  Girls’ Generation makes first live telecast after firing popular member K-POP CORNER TAN KEE YUN keeyunt@sph.com.sg For the past three months, one of the biggest questions in the minds of K-pop fans was whether Girls’ Generation, or SNSD, would survive the controversial firing of Jessica Jung.
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        663 30 / 31  -  Here are the Top 15 dishes I had in 2014 Report and photos by YEOH WEE TECK weeteck@sph.com.sg Aren’t we lucky that eating in Singapore is such a diverse experience? Whatever you seek, there is something for almost everyone. This year, I’ve had many meals that were worth
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        217 30 / 31 LONG AND YUMMY Some like it long, and at Burger King, it’s at least 17cm. It also comes in three varieties: The BK Long Chicken (with lettuce and creamy mayo, from $7.25 for a value meal), BK BLT Long Chicken (BLT sandwich with turkey bacon, lettuce and tomatoes)
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      • 665 32  -  Celebrity Chow with Sichuan-born TV actor Zhang Zhenhuan Report by TAN KEE YUN keeyunt@sph.com.sg Mala hotpot has been described by food critics as fiery, mind-blowing and tongue-numbing. And that is precisely why it’s Sichuanborn, Singapore-based actor Zhang Zhenhuan’s cup of tea. The strapping 29-year-old TV
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    • 99 18 GIVEAWAY WIN SEVENTH SON MOVIE TICKETS Ben Barnes goes witchhunting in the new action fantasy Seventh Son, based on the novel by Joseph Delaney. We have five pairs of inseason passes to give away, courtesy of UIP. Opening here today, Seventh Son, rated PG13, also stars Jeff Bridges and Julianne
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    • 206 18 ore videos Cheers for churros China-born TV actor Zhang Zhenhuan tries the popular Spanish doughnut snack for the first time and loves it! Science project Watch The Theory Of Everything trailer to find out why Eddie Redmayne is getting Oscar buzz Cover king Check out local singer Gentle Bones’ version
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  • 592 38  -  Manyworkbecausetheycan’tdependon children, but new govt schemes provide relief By Radha Basu T he number of older workers taking home less than $1,000 a month has doubled to nearly 35,000 over the past decade, according to figures from the Ministry of Manpower. That number
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    • 49 1 EPL: LIVERPOOL 4 SWANSEA 1 pool plunder... raheem blunder? wednesdAY DECEMBER 31 2014 16-page pullout reds boss rodgers waits to see if his star forward will be suspended for indiscretion (inset) ›s6 expert views on what new Fas technical director must do ›s2 pHOTOs: reuTers, inTerneT screengrab frOm dailymail.cO.uk
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    • FOOTBALL
      • 1436 2 / 3  -  Football experts outline what the new technical director needs to do to take S’pore football to the next level SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ msazali@sph.com.sg The Football Association of Singapore (FAS) revealed on Monday that it will appoint a new technical director before the end of March. The search
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      • 361 2 / 3  -  SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ The Football Association of Singapore (FAS) is casting its net wide and far to bring in a world-class football brain to take Singapore football to a higher level. The association has narrowed down its search for the next technical
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    • EPL
      • 321 4 / 5 PA Sport TONY PULIS Managed Crystal Palace to 11th place last season, before leaving the club by mutual consent at the start of the current campaign. He is linked to most Premier League clubs who are seeking a new manager, although having reportedly left the Eagles
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      • 1086 4 / 5  -  Ashley runs Newcastle like a bad joke NEIL HUMPHREYS npsports@sph.com.sg Roy Keane couldn’t stand St James’ Park. Newcastle’s arrogance drove the former Manchester United skipper to distraction. In his autobiography, Keane dismissed the Toon Army as a joke, a ragtag bunch of underachievers who
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      • 969 6 / 7 Sterling could be handed retrospective ban for slap Wire Services LIVERPOOL 4 (Alberto Moreno 33, Adam Lallana 51, 61, Jonjo Shelvey 69-og) SWANSEA 1 (Gylfi Sigurdsson 52) Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers faces an anxious wait to discover whether he may lose Raheem Sterling to suspension. There is a
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      • 94 6 / 7 AFP Newcastle United striker Papiss Cisse will be banned for three matches after accepting a Football Association charge of violent conduct for elbowing Everton’s Seamus Coleman, his club announced yesterday. The 29-year-old Senegal international (right) swung his elbow at Coleman during Newcastle’s 3-2 home
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      • 186 10 / 11 PA Sport Real Madrid have told Manchester United that Gareth Bale is not for sale at any price. United have been linked with a summer move for Bale, who signed for the European champions in a world-record £85.3-million ($175m) transfer 16 months ago. The
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      • 477 10 / 11 West Brom’s technical director says axing Irvine is driven by necessity PA Sport West Brom said they had no choice but to take the “unpleasant” decision and sack head coach Alan Irvine. Irvine left his post yesterday morning (Singapore time), after just half a season in
        PA Sport; PHOTOS: REUTERS, ACTION IMAGES/BERND FEIL, ALEX MORTON, ANDREW COULDRIDGE & PAUL REDDING  -  477 words
      • 306 10 / 11 DEREK MCINNES The former West Brom captain has enjoyed great success at St Johnstone where he took the club into the Scottish Premier League before moving to England where he kept Bristol City in the Championship against the odds in 2012. mcinnes was sacked at
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      • 637 10 / 11 Ex-Arsenal Hardman Keown applauds Man United for adopting the long-ball approach Wire Services Manchester United are back in business. And former Arsenal and England defender Martin Keown reckons they are doing it the traditional English way playing long balls. In his column for the Daily
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      • 529 12 / 13 PA Sport Few thought the Chelsea juggernaut could be stopped this season, but Didier Drogba always expected the title race to go down to the wire. The west Londoners started the campaign in astonishing form, leading one bookmaker to pay out on them winning
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      • 719 12 / 13 PA Sport Samir Nasri is convinced Manchester City are not about to make the same mistakes they did last time they defended the Premier League title. City mustered an unconvincing defence of the crown they won in 2012, limping in second to Manchester United
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      • 418 16 things need forward Goalkeeper Hugo Lloris is hopeful that improved character among the Tottenham squad can help them cause an upset against league leaders Chelsea on the New Year’s Day programme. The France captain shone in Tottenham’s goalless stalemate at home to Manchester United on Sunday,
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    • 147 12 / 13 Wire Services Referee Anthony Taylor apologised to Jose Mourinho for failing to award a penalty when Cesc Fabregas was tripped at Southampton last Sunday. It has emerged that Taylor, who instead booked Fabregas for diving in the 1-1 draw, said sorry to the
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    • 145 12 / 13 Reuters North Korea have replaced suspended head coach Yun Jong Su with his predecessor Jo Tong Sop for the Asian Cup in Australia kicking off on Jan 9. Yun was banned for 12 months by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) earlier this month for
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    • racing
      • 960 8 / 9 KRANJI TRACKWORK ROCK OF AGES is in rattling form after the “break” and looks in good enough condition to register his second win in Race 5 tomorrow. Taken out for a training spin by jockey Barend Vorster yesterday morning, the
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      • 881 8 / 9 MALAYSIA TRACKWORK NST TOMORROWS DREAMS Stepped up preparations for a strong claim in the Class 4 event over 1,200m in Race 7 tomorrow with a smart 600m trial at Sungei Besi yesterday. Taken out by Brazilian jockey Eleandro Lopes, the five-year-old Australian gelding by Snippetson
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      • 364 8 / 9  -  KRANJI BARRIER TRIALS Report by BRIAN MILLER brian@sph.com.sg HUKA FALLS, who could be sent off as top fancy in Race 7 on Sunday, gave his “fans” an added reason to feel optimistic when he won his trial at Kranji yesterday
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    • CRICKET
      • 429 14 AFP India’s World Cup-winning captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni retired yesterday from Test cricket shortly after his team lost yet another overseas series, this time to Australia. Dhoni (left), who is one of the world’s highest-earning sportsman, has chosen “to retire from Test Cricket with immediate
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      • 293 14 AFP Cleveland Cavaliers bosses are questioning first-year NBA coach David Blatt’s ability to motivate players, ESPN reported yesterday. Citing unnamed league sources, the US-based sports telecaster’s website reported that there is concern about how much players are listening to Blatt, a 55-year-old American who guided
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    • FORMULA ONE
      • 354 15 AFP Formula One legend Michael Schumacher has entered a second year battling back from a horrific ski accident that has left him a recluse in his Swiss home, his condition a closely-guarded secret. And the race track accident suffered by 25-year-old Jules Bianchi three months
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      • 242 15 Reuters Double Major golf winner Rory McIlroy and prolific Olympic Dutch speed skater Irene Wust have been named Reuters Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year after a poll of the news agency’s sports journalists from around the world. Football World Cup winners Germany were voted Team
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      • ON TV
        • 268 15 ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE Tomorrow: STOKE v MAN UNITED SingTel mio TV Ch 102 StarHub TV Ch 227 (mio Stadium), 8.45pm MAN CITY v SUNDERLAND SingTel mio TV Ch 103 StarHub TV Ch 228 (mio Stadium), 10.55pm SOUTHAMPTON v ARSENAL SingTel mio TV Ch 104 StarHub TV Ch 229 (mio
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        • 17 15 NBA SEASON 2014/15 Tomorrow: HOUSTON ROCKETS v CHARLOTTE HORNETS StarHub TV Ch 202 (SuperSports 2), 8am
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