The New Paper, 16 January 2015

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    • 96 1 2014 SOCIETY FOR NEWS DESIGN EXCELLENCE AWARDS BEST IN OVERALL REDESIGN SPORTS REDESIGN NEWS-BREAKING PHOTO FEATURE DESIGN PAGES ANGRY BIRDS OF HOUGANG They swoop, flap strike 7 attacks in 30 minutes Expert: People should stop feeding them ›2 TNP PHOTO: GAvIN fOO *****1 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SPOTS? Gary Lim:Dream on, Saints
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    • 21 2 / 3 Reports of crow attacks by members of the public made last year, down from 460 in 2013. 260
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    • 824 2 / 3  -  Crows swoop down on unsuspecting people in Hougang Reports by RONALD LOH rloh@sph.com.sg They perch on branches and lamp posts, watching the people below them walking by. When they spot something that catches their eye, like a plastic bag that could potentially carry food,
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    • 316 2 / 3 House crows are not native to Singapore. They were brought here from India on trading ships in the 1940s to feed on crop pests. Today, house crows have settled down and made the urban jungle of Singapore their home, said Assistant Professor Frank
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    • 215 4 Malaysia has approved a reclamation project in the Johor Strait by another developer from China that will involve extending the Johor Baru shoreline nearer to Singapore. This project, called Princess Cove, is different from the approval of a project to raise four giant man-made
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    • 352 4 Victims of harassment and related anti-social behaviour can now apply directly to the Singapore courts for a Protection Order, which will direct the harasser to stop the behaviour, said the Ministry of Law and Ministry of Home Affairs in a joint statement yesterday. The
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    • 61 4 TRAGIC: Emergency services personnel standing beside the bodies of the people who died in an accident on Malaysia’s North-South Highway yesterday. The accident happened when a bus swerved to avoid hitting a tyre on the road and plunged into a ditch near the town of Tapah in Perak. Eight people
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    • 216 4 Rail operators will have to meet significantly higher service standards from next year, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) said in a statement yesterday. As the MRT network is upgraded and its capacity increased through various enhancement projects, commuters can expect shorter waiting times, faster and
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    • 126 4 New private home sales for 2014 hit a six-year low last month, falling below industry forecasts for the full year, Urban Redevelopment Authority figures showed yesterday. Just 230 new condominium units were snapped up last month, bringing last year’s sales tally to 7,378 units
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    • 116 5 Police yesterday arrested a 36-year-old man believed to be involved in at least four cases of cheating islandwide. The victims were cheated of money paid to the suspect as fees to secure job offers this month. The suspect had posed as a freelance agent and
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    • 124 5 Officers from the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) seized a total of 3,999 Erimin 5 tablets on Wednesday during a routine check at Tuas Checkpoint. At about 7.30pm, a Malaysian-reg-istered car driven by a 27-year-old Malaysian man was stopped by ICA officers for routine
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    • Article, Illustration
      172 5 ON TNP facebook On the young boy who spat at a passenger on an MRT train: Prince Shah Irawin I wonder how the situation will be when our population hits 6.9 million. Katlyn Zen My mother would have slapped me and taken me off the train. The parents,
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    • 380 6  -  Man nabbed by police just next to infant care centre in Chai Chee Report by LEE JOON LEI joonlei@sph.com.sg She was at Block 32, Chai Chee Avenue, when she heard people shouting nearby. The woman, who only wanted to be known as Jane, went to investigate.
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    • 42 7 568 The pollution level, measured in micrograms per cubic metre, in Beijing yesterday. The World Health Organisation’s recommended maximum is 25 micrograms per cubic metre. An even worse reading of 631 was recorded in the east of the city.
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    • 490 7 Recent viral images of elephants attacking cars in Thailand have captured worldwide attention and park officials say aggressive pachyderms are a serious problem, especially during mating season. A charging two-tonne pachyderm would frighten almost anyone, and drivers in central Thailand this week were no exception. Images
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    • 278 7 Her excitement about going to a new school turned into a nightmare when she was barred from the school in Cheras in the Malaysian state of Selangor because she was wearing a baju kurung uniform. Britney Nicole, who is in Form Three (the equivalent
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    • 691 8 / 9  -  Traffic chaos in Orchard area Report by CHIN YONG CHANG ycchin@sph.com.sg Some children did not make it to school on time. Some drivers’ morning commute took double the time and one tourist needed more than 20 minutes to get to a nearby Orchard hotel.
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    • 736 10 / 11  -  Singapore gallery owner says she did not know paintings were copies of works by Italian artist Report by DAVID SUN davidsun@sph.com.sg She’s an international artist and has 47,000 Facebook fans who critique her work. Then last Friday, one of them sent her a disturbing message. Her
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    • 541 12 Judge sentences man to four weeks’ jail for causing hurt to cabby, rejecting his claim of being only a little upset A man will go to jail for letting his anger get the better of him, while he was on the way to lunch
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    • 146 13 Iran has announced plans to combat what it says are “immoral” online dating websites by launching an official site for young people seeking marriage. Local media quoted officials as saying the site would be launched in the next few days and promote
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    • 485 13 Archbishop says his activities are illicit and Church does not recognise him Every Sunday morning, dozens of Roman Catholics gather at a small chapel on an island in the central Philippines to listen to Father Jess Siva share his personal experiences as a priest, and as
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    • 247 13 Thailand’s constitution will include the term “third gender” for the first time, a member of a panel drafting a new charter said yesterday. This move will empower transgender and gay communities, and ensure them fairer legal treatment. Thailand has a large
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    • 452 14 / 15 Two gorillas released into the wild in Africa after being reared in captivity still recognise their masters more than a decade later Two Western lowland gorillas were released into the jungles of West Africa more than a decade ago. Djalta and Bimms were among the
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    • 885 16 / 17  -  S’porean singer Yumi Bai of local Mandopop duo By2 linked to Stanley Ho’s son, but says it’s ‘a misunderstanding’ Reports by TAN KEE YUN keeyunt@sph.com.sg It’s not every day you get to see a Singaporean celebrity in the news for “dating” a casino empire
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    • 1072 18 / 19 Malaysia’s courts have reinstated the death sentences of two police officers convicted of murdering Mongolian interpreter Altantuya Shaariibuu in 2006. Here is a look back at the sensational, twist-filled case. “When she saw I had a gun, she begged me to spare her, saying she
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    • 137 18 / 19 SEPTEMBER 2006 Ms Altantuya Shaariibuu, 28, arrives in Malaysia. OCT 19,2006 Some time between 10pm on Oct 19 and 1am on Oct 20, she is killed and her body is blown up with military-grade explosives in a forest in Shah Alam, Selangor. NOV 15,2006 Two elite
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    • TV
    • 146 18 / 19 Malaysian authorities may have a tough time extraditing Sirul Azhar Umar from Australia. He is believed to be there after leaving Malaysia in October. Australia does not allow extradition if the person has been sentenced to death. The only way extradition will be allowed is
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    • 54 1 DEBUT: The SEA Games in June will be Max Ducourneau’s first international tournament. TNP PHOTO: CHOO CHWEE HUA lorY QUEST Backed by some French flair, Singapore’s rugby 7s team target Sea games gold ›S22-23 FRIDAY JANUARY 16 2015 24-page pullout Sea gaMeS: oRgaNISINg CoMMIttee CHaIRMaN WaNtS loCal FaNS to get
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  • sports
    • EPL
      • 1110 2 / 3  -  Saints and Hammers will not last the distance in fight for Champions League spots GARY LIM garylim@sph.com.sg It’s an expected sight at the top of the English Premier League table. Chelsea rule the roost, with Manchester City only two points behind. As the
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      • 151 2 / 3 AFP Arsenal captain Mikel Arteta and defender Mathieu Debuchy are both set to be out of action for three months each, the club announced yesterday as the injury crisis affecting the north London side intensified. In a statement on their website, the club said Spain midfielder
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      • 156 4 / 5 AFP Triple Ballon d’Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo was hailed as Portugal’s Player of the Century at a gala to celebrate the 100th anniversary of their football federation yesterday. Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho picked up the Coach of the Century award at a red
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      • 853 4 / 5 CEO Ayre also defends club’s late decision to offer Reds skipper a contract extension Wire Services Liverpool chief executive Ian Ayre has left the door open for Steven Gerrard to return on loan once he moves to Los Angeles Galaxy. The Reds captain will
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      • 146 4 / 5 PA Sport Manchester United have fired one of their scouts after allegations that he posted racial slurs on Facebook. A report in The Guardian claims Torben Aakjaer published antiimmigration posts on the social media website. Those alleged posts now appear to have been removed.
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      • 467 4 / 5 Pochettino backs apologetic Spain striker to end goal drought PA Sport FA CUP THIRD-ROUND REPLAY TOTTENHAM 4 (Paulinho 10, Etienne Capoue 45, Vlad Chiriches 49, Danny Rose 52) BURNLEY 2 (Marvin Sordell 3, Ross Wallace 8) Mauricio Pochettino claimed Roberto Soldado did not “need to apologise”
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      • 365 4 / 5 PA Sport FA CUP THIRD-ROUND REPLAY iPSWiCH tOWn 0 SOUTHAMPTON 1 (Shane Long 19) Victor Wanyama’s hamstring injury marred Southampton’s FA Cup third-round replay win at Ipswich for manager Ronald Koeman. The Saints arrived at Portman Road riding the crest of a wave following last
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    • AFRICAN NATIONS CUP
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        683 6 / 7 Two heirs apparent, two rising stars and one former MVP. Here are five players to watch in the African Nations Cup, which starts tomorrow Wire Services FYI WHAT: African Nations Cup WHEN: Tomorrow to Feb 9 (S’pore time) WHERE: Equatorial Guinea WHO: 16 teams in groups of
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      • 3 THINGS ABOUT THE TOURNEY
        • 125 6 / 7 Central African nation Equatorial Guinea stepped in as hosts barely two months ago, after designated hosts Morocco pulled out amid fears over Ebola. Equatorial Guinea, with a population of just over 700,000, were initially kicked out of the qualifiers for fielding an ineligible player.
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        • 116 6 / 7 Nigeria, who won the 2013 African Nations Cup, are conspicuously absent from this tournament. The Super Eagles, who reached the Round of 16 at last year’s World Cup, failed to qualify after notching two wins, two draws and two losses in their qualifying
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        • 109 6 / 7 Wire Services EPL fans will find familiar faces in this tournament. For instance, Senegal will likely have Newcastle United’s Papiss Cisse and Stoke City’s Mame Biram Diouf leading the line, and West Ham’s Cheikhou Kouyate in midfield. When they meet Algeria in their group
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    • ASIAN CUP
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        536 8 / 9 Queiroz says Azmoun’s skill is worthy of the likes of Ronaldo and Raul Wire Services GROUP C QATAR 0 irAn 1 (Sardar Azmoun 52) Carlos Queiroz has worked with some of the best attackers in the world at Manchester United and Real Madrid, including Ronaldo, Cristiano Ronaldo,
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      • 327 8 / 9 Mabkhout scores fastest Asian Cup goal AFP BAHRAIN 1 (Jaycee Okwunwanne 26) UAE 2 (Ali Mabkhout 1, Mohamed Hasan 74-og) Just 14 seconds. That’s how long it took for United Arab Emirates striker Ali Mabkhout to score the fastest goal in Asian Cup history and propel his side
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      • 156 8 / 9 PA Sport Sampdoria are closing in on the signing of Everton striker Samuel Eto’o, according to reports in Italy. The Genoa outfit, who sold top scorer Manolo Gabbiadini to Napoli earlier this month, are desperately looking to reinforce their attack after a move for Udinese
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      • 654 8 / 9 Jordan coach Wilkins makes light of sack threat by cracking jokes AFP Under-fire Jordan coach Ray Wilkins shrugged off the pressure mounting on him at the Asian Cup by saying yesterday that he’s not afraid of the sack. The former Queens Park Rangers and Fulham
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      • ASIAN CUP SNIPPETS
        • 74 8 / 9 A sizeable crowd of North Korea supporters were heard serenading the country’s leader during Wednesday’s match against Saudi Arabia. A few hundred people chanted, “Kim Jong Un, ole ole ole!” while bouncing up and down in the style of Spanish football fans. Their enthusiasm
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        • 82 8 / 9 Asian Cup fans and players hoping to enjoy a dip in the sea at Newcastle in Australia will be flagged offside after beaches were closed due to a shark sighting. “All Newcastle beaches remain closed due to safety concerns related to the presence of
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        • 78 8 / 9 Love was in the air at Brisbane Stadium as China shocked Uzbekistan 2-1 on Wednesday. Shortly before kick-off, a Chinese fan got down on one knee and proposed to his girlfriend. Pictures of the proposal went viral in social media, but there was no news
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        • 67 8 / 9 AFP Liverpool are monitoring Australia goalkeeper Mathew Ryan as they look to bolster competition for struggling No. 1 Simon Mignolet. The 22-year-old has been in great form at the Asian Cup, conceding just one goal in his side’s opening two Group A wins. Ryan, who
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    • GOLF
      • 141 10 Singapore stalwart Mardan Mamat wielded his putter with authority to pull two shots clear at the halfway stage of the Sabah Masters in Kota Kinabalu. Mardan, runner-up in 2013, took full advantage of perfect morning conditions at the Sutera Harbour Golf and Country Club to
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      • 426 10  -  Report by GODFREY ROBERT godfrey@sph.com.sg Greeting golfers of the Community Youth Golf Programme (CYGP) corporate event on the eighth tee at Tanah Merah’s Tampines course on Wednesday was national player Johnson Poh. The six-footer had a broad smile and, when he announced to
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      • 306 10 Reuters Rory McIlroy said he must his improve his tee shots if he is to make a winning start to the year after carding an openinground 67 at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship yesterday. The Northern Irishman’s late surge —he holed five birdies in
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    • racing
      • 130 11 KL PENANG TRACKWORK NST YESTERDAY’S KUALA LUMPUR TRACKWORK BY TOMORROW’S RUNNERS: Race 1: Slow work: Don’tcallme Uncle and Gold Star Princess, both in fine trim. Race 2: Kingship Admiral canter/39.1. Race 4: Slow work: King Of The Creek, Liberation Spirit and Little Man, all looking well. Race 6: Slow work:
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      • 1125 11  -  KRANJI BARRIER TRIALS Report by TAN THEAN LOON loon@sph.com.sg CHEYENNE WARRIOR caught the eye when taking the first of six trials at Kranji yesterday. The two-time winner from 16 starts was kept on a tight hold until the final 200m, when his rider slipped some reins
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      • 1601 12 / 13 GOING FORECAST: GOOD (TURF AND POLY) RACE 1 KS-D D2 6.20 —1200m (SC) (Turf) Stakes: $38,000 No. Last 6 runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/Origin/Sex, trainer-owner) 1 1-1425 Barnburgh Lad 58 (55) B Woodworth 6 (4ag Desmond Koh-Black Magic) 2 691
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      • 1617 12 / 13 LARRY FOLEY’S COMMENTS ON TODAY’S KRANJI MEETING RACE 1 (1,200M) 1 Barnburgh LadHHH Will find this company more to his liking. Can turn solid form into a win. 2 Sacred SpinHHH Resuming after breaking maiden status in October. Recent trial suggests he is up
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      • 136 14 / 15 ANOTHER SON looks a lively long shot in Race 7 at Kranji on Sunday. The Patrick Shaw-trained three-year-old looked fit on the training track yesterday, when taking it easy over 600m in 44.5sec with Nooresh Juglall astride. Before his last two unplaced starts, the well-bred gelding by Pins
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      • 455 14 / 15 Tan Thean Loon Larry Foley Brian Miller Mr X RACE 1 RACE 2 RACE 3 RACE 4 RACE 5 RACE 6 RACE 7 RACE 8 RACE 9 Sacred Spin 2 Highlight 4 Best Nine 5 Geariguru 8 Sacred Spin 2 Barnburgh Lad 1 All My Way 9 8
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      • 1255 14 / 15 16-1-2015 (Friday) p i_ayA Do n °t bet illegally. responsibly! Always play with care. Live telecast of Korean races from Race 4 onwards. Coupon Betting please mark “MAL”. 12:25pm 4 Domestic 5 (Korean-bred) ₩27,000,000 sand1300m 1 ***** Ohdaese 4-kor-c 1] Chae Sang hyun3 5.9% 53 Youn Joo
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      • 268 14 / 15  -  BEST BET: Race 7 No. 5 Report by TAN THEAN LOON loon@sph.com.sg Four starts for three strong wins and a second to last season’s exciting find Affleck. That goes to prove how smart and consistent trainer Theo Kieser’s SUPER WINNER is. Although the three-year-old is
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      • SOUTH AFRICA RACES
        • 513 14 / 15 FAIRVIEW PREVIEWS RACE 1 (1,900M) (1) ROCKET RIDER put a good local debut, albeit on the turf last time out. He should go well if he handles the Polytrack. (2) ZAKUMI has his third start as a gelding and that looks to have
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        • 699 14 / 15 6:35 Race 1 maiden Plate 1900m 1 ROCKET RIDER M Yeni (8) 60 2 ZAKUMI G Lerena (9) 60 3 COWBOY G Cheyne (10) 60 4 IRISH HALL W Agrella (3) 60 5 EMERALD MAGIC S Naidoo (1) 60 6 SUNNY EMBLEM R Khathi
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      • 2326 16 / 17 COMMENTS COURTESY OF THE AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS RACE 1 WELLINGTON (1,100M) 2 SHADOW FORCE (33:7-8-9): Dropped in grade and was perfectly ridden to post ¾-len win (57.0) Reigns Above, Reece 1,100m Gilgandra Town Plate Good(3) trk Jan 4. Wasn’t far
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      • 1545 16 / 17 p layA Do not bet illegally, Always play with care. 12:13 Race 1 WELLINGTON—1100M 1 CONROY’S GAP MS E WEBSTER-HAWES (2) 63 2 SHADOW FORCE M HALEY (4) 60.5 3 REECE A CAVALLO (1) 56.5 4 IN TOP GEAR G M RYAN (8) 56 5
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    • 511 18  -  Robb believes Cycle Asia event can ‘touch’ enthusiasts regionally Report by SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ msazali@sph.com.sg A chance encounter with two fellow cycling enthusiasts convinced Chris Robb that his vision for the Cycle Asia Singapore event could become a reality. Robb, who is the chief executive officer
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    • 509 19 Malaysian F1 chief says Sepang Grand Prix could start earlier FORMULA ONE Reuters This year’s Malaysian Formula 1 Grand Prix may start earlier as a safety precaution, following Jules Bianchi’s horrific crash in Japan last October, Sepang circuit boss Razlan Razali said yesterday. Razali, speaking
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    • SEA GAMES
      • 176 20 / 21 AFP An English court yesterday cleared West Ham United midfielder Ravel Morrison of charges of assaulting his former girlfriend and her mother. The 21-year-old was accused of hitting Reah Mansoor, 19, and her mother, Parveen Mansoor, 39, at a nightclub in his home city of
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      • 792 20 / 21  -  Singsoc chairman Lim aims to fill arenas when Team Singapore athletes are on stage in June Report by LIM SAY HENG sayheng@sph.com.sg In recent years, only a handful of sports, including football and netball, have managed to attract big crowds during competitions here that starred local
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      • 579 20 / 21  -  Report by NICOLE CHIA cnicole@sph.com.sg The sky is the limit for the organisers of the 28th Southeast Asia (SEA) Games opening ceremony, which will take place at the National Stadium on June 5. This is the first time in 22 years that Singapore is
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      • 534 24  -  Singsoc keen on including famous stretch in SEA Games event in June Report by LIM SAY HENG sayheng@sph.com.sg When racewalker Edmund Sim competed in the 2014 World Cup in Taicang, China, last May, the organisers built spectator stands around the 20km circuit, and the cheers
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    • RUGBY
      • 147 22 / 23 AFP Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova will play in the final of the Sydney International after ending Tsvetana Pironkova’s remarkable run at the tournament yesterday. The Czech second seed proved too strong for the plucky Bulgarian defending champion, winning their semi-final 7-5, 6-1.
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      • 691 22 / 23  -  Rugby 7s men determined to make up for Asian Games absence at SEA Games Reports by ALI ALI KASIM aakasim@sph.com.sg The 2014 Asian Games might have taken place five months ago, but the disappointment of missing out on the tournament still lingers among the Singapore Rugby 7s
        TNP PHOTOS: CHOO CHWEE HUA  -  691 words
      • 139 22 / 23 AFP Juan Martin del Potro’s winning comeback after 10 months out through injury was ended by qualifier Mikhail Kukushkin at the Sydney International yesterday. The Argentine defending champion, who spent much of last year recovering from wrist surgery, was knocked out in two tie-breaker
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      • 450 22 / 23 He represented his school in rugby here but, when he was 15, Max Ducourneau moved to Bordeaux. That was in 2009. His parents wanted him to do his ‘A’ levels and continue with his university stint there, but he never stopped playing the game. Ducourneau
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    • ON TV
      • 335 22 / 23 ASIAN CUP Today: PALESTINE v JORDAN SingTel mio TV Ch 115 StarHub TV Ch 209 (FOX Sports 2), 2.55pm IRAQ v JAPAN SingTel mio TV Ch 115 StarHub TV Ch 209 (FOX Sports 2), 4.55pm Tomorrow: 0MAN v KUWAIT SingTel mio TV Ch 116 StarHub TV Ch 210 (FOX
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      • 16 22 / 23 NBA Today: HOUSTON ROCKETS v OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER StarHub TV Ch 202 (SuperSports 2), 9am
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      • 33 22 / 23 SYDNEY INTERNATIONAL Today: MEN’S SEMI-FINAL 1 StarHub TV Ch 201 (SuperSports 1), 12.30pm MEN’S SEMI-FINAL 2 StarHub TV Ch 201 (SuperSports 1), 2.30pm WOMEN’S FINAL StarHub TV Ch 203 (SuperSports 3), 4.30pm
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
    • 80 10 For the latest ‘Live’ telecast listing, visit www.singaporepools.com.sg iw Livewire (MBS) Livewire (RWS) (21 years and above) Livewire (Singapore Pools) (21 years and above during live’ telecast) SB SportsBuzz@Kranji (18 years and above) Ip yX Always play with care. [responsibiyf Do not bet illegally, Singapore Pools Account Service. Call 6786
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