The New Paper, 12 April 2015

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  • 24 1 the new paper sunday APRIL 12 2015 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION 80CENTS MCI (P) 138/12/2014 tnp.sg facebook.com/thenewpaper twitter .com/thenewpaper To subscribe: 6388 3838
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    • 72 1 april 12 2015 MANCHESTER DERBY Old Trafford's buzzing again, says Gary Lim »sports pullout BREAKFAST TIPS Check out our 20-page guide to great breakfast ideas Parents hiring tuition teachers at $250/hr home -work to do kids’ A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION 80 CENTS MCI (P) 138/12/2014 4 tnp.sg facebook.com/thenewpaper twitter
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  • upfront quick bites
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      183 2 Judith Tan correspondent Generously stuffed slow-cooked pulled pork between sandwich buns. Slow Cooked Pulled Pork Burger ($9/$15 for set), Food For Thought, #b1-00, Tanglin Gate, Singapore Botanic Gardens Heather Humphries journalist Aromatic and spicy Ramyeon noodles served with delicious dumplings. Ramyeon ($10.80), Manna Story, Plaza Singapura, 68,
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      294 2  -  NATALIE SOH natalie@sph.com.sg Our main feature is about parents hiring tutors to do their children's homework (page 4). Hang on, before you go ape over these folks going by our interviews, they are genuinely trying to help their kids achieve the best grades, by relieving them of
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    • 169 2 what’s inside on paper online tnp.sg She goes ahead to perform CPR Nurse saves life of Indian tourist who had heart attack in Little India people 3 Does brain training really work? Parents are spending on programmes that claim to train their children’s brain and enhance cognitive and social skills
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  • people
    • 504 3  -  Nurse saves life of Indian national who had heart attack in Little India Report by NG JUN SEN ngjunsen@sph.com.sg He was out for a night of shopping at Little India on Friday when a heart attack left him writhing and gasping for air on the
      PHOTOS COURTESY OF MR SAKTHI VELU  -  504 words
    • 374 3  -  Ng Jun Sen Six people were injured when a car swerved across the centre divider at Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3 and crashed headlong into oncoming traffic. Four cars were involved in the pile-up on Friday evening and the twisted wreckage
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    • 608 4 / 5  -  Parents fork out for special tutors to complete students’ assignments that ‘serve no purpose’ Reports by HEATHER HUMPHRIES heatherh@sph.com.sg s ome parents are paying up to $250 an hour for a tutor to come over to their homes. It is not for tuition
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    • 342 4 / 5 Thanks to this homework-for-money arrangement, this tuition teacher claims he can make 75 per cent of what he earns in his day job as a school teacher. The man, who declined to be named, says that in the last three years, he has
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    • 269 4 / 5 It seems individual tutors are not the only ones making money off homework. A quick search online turns up several sites offering to complete essays, reports and homework. TNPS even came across an advertisement on classifieds site GumTree Singapore by a group that offers
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    • 1201 6 / 7  -  Parents are spending on programmes that claim to train their children’s brain and enhance cognitive and social skills Reports by JUDITH TAN juditht@sph.com.sg M usic to enhance learning ability. Art lessons to stretch the brain. Not to forget tuition. But have such classes
      PHOTO: BRAINY MOVES; PHOTO: BRAINFIT STUDIO; ST FILE PHOTO  -  1,201 words
    • 242 6 / 7 Brain training is part a multi-billion-dollar enrichment industry. But does it work? A 2011 study by University of London, Birkbeck, found that babies who were shown a series of computer programmes encouraging them to focus on different parts of the screen performed better than those
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    • 642 10 / 11  -  A study released on Monday by the Ministry of Social and Family Development found the divorce rate for grooms aged 20 to 24 twice as high as the rate for those 25 years and older. JUDITH TAN (juditht@sph.com.sg) speaks to a divorcee
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    • 290 10 / 11 Marriage is about helping each other achieve dreams and happiness, say psychologists and marriage counsellors. But younger couples here tend to rush into the union when they are emotionally immature, often leading to different expectations and resulting in friction, they say. A recent study
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    • 240 12 / 13  -  Next Sunday, a group of men and women will compete for The Fittest Man and The Fittest Woman titles. Elite 2015 organiser and contestants share their journey to fitness HEATHER HUMPHRIES (heatherh@sph.com.sg) It took him a year’s training to get
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    • 621 12 / 13 Even at 28 now, she can still remember clearly the insults hurled at her since she was 12 years old. “When I took the school bus, the skinny girls at the back would take a ruler to measure two seats and ask me, ‘Is
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    • 439 12 / 13 Looking at the well-built man, one would not imagine that he struggled with anorexia and bulimia for nine years. “People tell me they don’t think men would have anorexia. But I have battled it,” says Mr Ford Lim, a 27-year-old preschool principal. “I
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    • 120 12 / 13 WHAT: Elite 2015 WHEN: April 19 (Round 1), 8am to 7pm, July 19 (Round 2), Oct 18 (Grand Finals) WHERE: Bugis Junction WEBsitE: www. elitesgfittest.com Registration is open till April 18 The competition for Singapore’s fittest men and women is broken down into three rounds. In Round
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    • 276 14 Police in Malaysia are working closely with the armed forces to identify elements of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) within its ranks, said InspectorGeneral of Police Khalid Abu Bakar. Referring to the two armed forces personnel detained with 15
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    • 477 14 Authorities have tightened security across Thailand after a car bomb rocked a Koh Samui shopping mall at the start of the busy Thai New Year holiday. Thai bomb squad experts scoured the debris early yesterday at the underground carpark of Central Festival Mall
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    • 438 15 New York serial bride, who wed 10 times, charged with fraud It wasn’t so much wedded bliss as wedding mania. A New York serial bride was busted on Friday after juggling eight husbands at once and getting hitched six times in one
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  • wheels biker boy
    • 622 16 / 17  -  The Harley-Davidson Street 750 appears in the new Avengers movie. Biker Boy takes it out for a spin and gives you a lowdown on the bike ZAIHAN MOHAMED YUSOF zaihan@sph.com.sg I conic bike brand Harley-Davidson is changing its cinematic image from anti-hero to superhero. Previously, it
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  • live right
    • 631 19  -  TnpS health correspondent JUDITH TAN (juditht@sph.com.sg) checks out devices designed to make life easier for the elderly JUDITH TAN (juditht@sph.com.sg) SILVERLINE Mobile app Based on a survey by Google last year, about 78 per cent of Internet users aged 55 or older go online with
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  • eats
    • 1194 20 / 21  -  CATHERINE ROBERT (crobert@sph.com.sg) goes fine dining at two student-run restaurants CATHERINE ROBERT (crobert@sph.com.sg) RECIPES, A BISTRO BY SHATEC Run by students from the Singapore Hotel and Tourism Education Centre (Shatec) WHAT This bistro is in the heart town, on High Street, near Parliament House. While the
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  • eats makan sutra
    • 544 22  -  KF SEETOH tnp@sph.com.sg O ver 10,000 meals were served on the first evening of the World Street Food Congress Jamboree which happened on a midweek night. We planned for up to 500 portions each for local and international hawker stalls. But I underestimated the Singapore
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  • eats hed chef
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      378 23  -  Fritters with a crunch HEDY KHOO hedykhoo@sph.com.sg T hedykhoo@sph.com.sg he cucur udang (Malay for prawn fritter) is something you can fry up quite easily. he batter varies with the cook and I find the ratio of one part self-raising flour to three parts plain flour gives the right
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  • 463 25 PartTime STAY-AT-HOME mothers play a vital role in nurturing our families, and for many years, PAP women MPs have championed the cause of providing them with more security and empowerment. With the introduction of government programmes such as the Pioneer Generation Package, MediShield Life and
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  • Page 25 Advertisements
    • 72 25 Japanese Gourmet Bakeries in Jurong East and Orchard is hiring Bakery Chef Sales Staff Mini Croissant Baking Sales Full-time: Fr. $1,700/mth Part-time: $8-$9/hr No experience required, $7-$8/OT, 5-6 work days/ week (6 days o ff/mth), additional day o ff for Public Holidays. *$1,600/mth during probation period 3 months Completion Bonus
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    • 13 25 URGENTLY URGENTLY REQUIRED PART-TIME CLEANERS SELETAR MALL Singaporeans only. Interested please call 8133-3255
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    • 29 25 Changi Business Park i Business Park Western Restn requires Flexible working hrs Good pay benefits 6 day work week Housewives and retirees welcome Call9753 5967 9127 0217 Email: perissosglobalhr@gmail.com
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    • 48 25 WASHOKU GOEN FOOD COURT JAPANESE CUISINE IS HIRING! Part Timer: $8-$10/hr Asst Manager: $2.3K+/mth Asst Chef: $2.3K+/mth Shop Crew: $1.8K+/mth Harmony Workplace, Training provided flexible shift -Total Working Hrs per week: 44hrs (5.5days) Wisma Atria @ORCHARD MRT Vivocity @HARBOURFRONT MRT Seletar Mall @SENGKANG/YCK MRT SINGAPOREANS ONLY 8571 3603
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    • 147 26 Akari and TOMO are the dining Japanese restaurant Kitchen Staff $1700-$2800 (Based on experience) 8 hrs/day, 6 days/week Rotating shifts, include weekends/PH 5 days working shift, Flexible shift available! Service Staff, Part Time also available! Clarke Quay Marina Boulevard Text SMS “info” 9106 3997 Staff Canteen Sentosa FULL PART-TIME KITCHEN
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    • 144 26 Newly Opened Food Court in Sengkang(Legend) is hiring the below positions 1. Outlet Manager 2. Outlet Supervisor 3. Coffee Stall Asst/ Coffee Maker 4. Beer Ambassadors 5. Cashiers 6. Western Stall Service/ Kitchen Assistant 7. Japanese Ramen Stall Service/ Kitchen Associates 8. Tze Char Stall Service Asst/ (Order taking) 9.
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    • 175 26 SECURITY OFFICERS High Basic Pay Full CPF 5 Days Work Week Twice monthly advance Part-timers are welcome Location: Tuas, Jurong, MacPherson, Paya Lebar, Kallang, Bugis, Buona Vista, Clementi, Woodlands Interested Please Call: 6333 3325 PART TIME FULL TIME POSITIONS SOUS CHEF Min 5 yrs of Kitchen experience Good in Western
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    • 60 26 Cooks, Hosts/ Hostesses, Bartenders and Servers! Full-time salary up to $2,500 AWS Bonus! 5 day work week Part-timers: Earn up to $15/hr Bonus! Excellent Benefits for ALL! Apply online www.chilis.sg or call 8356 9586 NOW! Walk-in interviews at: Chili’s Central Clarke Quay #01-18, 6 Eu Tong Sen Street Monday to
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    • 143 27 WEBSITE ECOMMERCE PORTAL COORDINATOR Ê Reasonable IT skills. Ê Manage online and Facebook enquires Ê Upload pictures to website Ê 5.5 days week Ê Training will be provided. WAREHOUSE INVENTORY ASSISTANT Ê Coordinate transfer and delivery of goods Ê Experience in warehouse good stock in/ out preffered Call È *****564
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    • 104 27 RMZ OILFIELD ENGINEERING PTE LTD NOW HIRING SINGAPOREANS ONLY 1)CNC/MANUAL MACHINIST Knowledge in machine tools, Lathe and milling with min. 2 yrs experience. 2) ASSEMBLY TECHNICIAN Possess knowledge of fundamental mechanical assembly. 3) OFFICE ADMIN Possess basic computer knowledge with min. 1 yr relevant experience. 4) DRIVER WITH CLASS 3
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    • 81 27 Motorcycle parts and Apparels lifestyle retailer Requires Retail Sales Advisor Experienced retail sales preferred Sporean, Basic High comm. Mon to Sat 10 am to 8 pm. 5.5 Days. Tel 9755-7564 Email: gkenlim@gmail.com Factory Jurong requires EXPERIENCED FORKLIFT DRIVERS Possess 10-ton forklift licence 5 day week Permanent shift Interested please call
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    • 241 27 Part of B E S T U N I O N G R O U P OmniTicket Network, being part of the Best Union Group, has more than 25yrs experience in transforming ticketing operations for attractions venues and events. Having current client base of over 400 clients spreading in 26
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    • 174 28 SALES CO-ORDINATOR Automotive experience. Possess class 3 licence. Min 2 years driving experience. Singaporean only. Interested please call: 9321 0855 or walk in: Blk 7 Sin Ming Industrial Estate Sector C #01-78 New Year New Resolution Join Us A leading interior firm since 1982 In House Designers 51/2 days week.
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    • 251 28 AUTOMOTIVE SALES EXECUTIVES Monthly Up to $5k High Comm, Benefits Incentives Training Provided No Qualification Required Energetic Physically Fit Must Possess Class 3 Licence Singaporeans only Call Joey *****851 210 Turf Club Road, The Grandstand, Lot B02, S(*****5) huayangcredit@hotmail.com Engineering Company require Assistant Engineer With or without experience are welcome.
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    • 223 28 ACCOUNT MANAGERS Handling customer portfolio and bringing in new sales. Build good customer relationships. Work with sales team and report on sales activities. Experience in Construction Industry. Highly motivated, high integrity, trustworthy. Own vehicle. Email: recruitment@kttgroup.com.sg Berries World of Learning School (BB) Pte Ltd We are a well established Chinese
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    • 161 28 An Entertainment Organisation Company looking for Part-Time/ Full-Time for the following: Waitresses/ Waiters Public Relations Officer Door Host GRO Cashier Kitchen Helper All positions: *Min 1 year experience Must possess good interpersonal skills pleasant looking Interested candidates may call *****726 after 3pm to arrange for interview appointment i n ffi
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  • Article, Illustration
    319 29  -  Dining By Beli da Wa bwa @sph.com.sg GREEN TEA is a popular beverage that is loaded with antioxidants called catechins that are said to help fight cell damage, improve blood flow and lower cholesterol. The drink can be enjoyed with your lunch, or on its own. As green
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  • Lifestyle
    • 343 30 A symbol of good tidings and fortune Happy Mother's Day riginating in the West, the lucky four-leaf clovers are believed to be symbols of good fortune, bringing good tidings to the lives of its possessors. Ms Jessica Lee, a satisfied customer of Julie Roberts’, reported that she felt that she
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    • 219 31  -  By Amanda Ng amandang@sph.com.sg F ulfilling your car needs is about to get more convenient. Stamford Tyres, one of South-east Asia’s largest tyre and wheel distributors, just opened its latest store at Synergy@Kaki Bukit. This marks its 13th outlet in Singapore, offering great
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  • Breakfast guide
    • 249 2 KFC a.m. breakfast menu offers wide range of yummy, healthy meals Whether you like to start the day slow and easy or just get up and go, KFC has a breakfast option for every style. KFC believes that breakfast is too important to miss, so it
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    • 376 4 Burger King offers a great breakfast range Busy executives and those who skip breakfast will now have more reasons to have a proper morning meal. Burger King (BK) offers a range of breakfast items that will energise you for the rest of the day. These
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    • 317 7 treatsPop over to Nippon-Ya Japanese food boutique for a taste of spring Spring is in the air, and it is sakura (cherry blossom) season in Japan. If you can’t make a trip to Japan to soak in the exquisite beauty and fragrance of the cherry blossoms, you
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    • 357 8 / 9 Breakfast suggestions for different people Breakfast diets differ according to factors like our ages, work and lifestyles. Here are some breakfast ideas for various groups of people: For commuters l Pick up a smoothie, try one with oats for added energy or a yogurt with
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    • 612 8 / 9 Ms Lim Siew Choo, senior dietitian, Nutrition Dietetics, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, said in an article in HealthXchange.com.sg that breakfast is the most important meal of the day for the following reasons: l Fuel for the day Unless you wake up for a snack in
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    • 490 8 / 9 Incorporate wholegrain foods Wholegrain foods include wholemeal bread, oats and wholegrain cereals. These can help keep you feeling fuller for longer, and studies have shown they may help lower the risk of certain types of cancer, type 2 diabetes and stroke. For more information about wholegrain foods visit
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    • 327 10 New kaya recipe has less sugar Think kaya, and the name Fong Yit Kaya often comes to mind. Fong Yit Kaya has been specialising in delivering quality kaya, a type of bread spread or jam made from coconuts, eggs and pandan leaves, since 1945. The
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    • 239 12 Emmi Swiss Premium Greek Style Yogurt is made with pure Swiss milk Emmi is Switzerland’s No. 1 dairy brand, and it processes milk from cows grazing on herbs in Swiss meadows. Emmi processes raw milk exclusively from Swiss milk producers, who work with great
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    • 430 13 Bonsoy soya bean milk is free of harmful pesticides Most non-organic soya beans are genetically modified, with pesticides and herbicides embedded in the seeds. But this can result in plants with high levels of herbicides, which can lead to a build-up of toxins in our bodies,
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    • 282 14 Dish evolves into sweeter, crispier variants Roti prata, also known as roti canai in Malaysia, is an Indian bread cooked over a hotplate. Roti prata can traditionally be eaten plain or with curry or sugar. Lately, this dish has evolved to include garlic, banana, chocolate and
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    • Article, Illustration
      170 16 Get your caffeine fix and enjoy health benefits Nothing works better in the morning than a cup of good, strong coffee. BKC Kung Full Drip Coffee not only perks you up for the day, but has the following health benefits as well: l fresh and unprocessed coffee made
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    • 332 17 Bakery expands to 27 outlets in 25 years Twenty-five years ago, the business began with a small shop at Jurong East and five staff members. Today, Swee Heng Bakery has expanded to 27 outlets all over Singapore, with 250 workers and a 15,000 sq ft factory
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    • 247 18 SingaporeThree new flavours added to Tatsumoto line of Japanese pork sausages Tatsumoto Japanese Pork sausages are a tasty and nutritious addition to any breakfast meal. They come in five flavours, namely Original, Arabiki, Ham, Cheese and Chipolata. Now, three new flavours have been added to the Tatsumoto
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    • 327 19 otahCommitment to quality and food safety earns Spice Village numerous food awards Think of fish dishes, and few forget otah, that spice-infused fish cake wrapped in banana leaves that is usually a side dish with rice or eaten as a satisfying snack. At Spice Village,
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 169 7 NIPPON-YA PTE LTD was established in Singapore in Jan 2007 by a father and sons team. Mr KazuhikoNoda, the founder of the company, together with his two sons, hopes to present the exquisite taste of Japan to all in Singapore. All products are carefully selected from different parts of Japan.
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    • 41 1 SUNDAY APRIL 12 2015 epl MaN uNIteD v MaN CItY Red devils clicking,Old TRaffORd buzzing Why united will approach the Manchester Derby with confidence ›S2 24-page pullout PHOTO: REUTERS BaDMINtoN: all three returNINg ChaMpIoNS BuNDleD out oF oue SINgapore opeN ›S18
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  • sports
    • EPL
      • 578 2 / 3  -  United’s future seems bright, while City’s looks bleak GARY LIM garylim@sph.com.sg Manchester United look on at the horizon and brace themselves for a new dawn. They can feel it in their toes. Manager Louis van Gaal’s journey began apprehensively. He had to drag his new-look
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      • 37 2 / 3 United need to win tonight to stop City claiming five successive league wins against them. 5 City have won on their last three visits to Old Trafford, scoring a total of 11 goals. 11
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      • 802 2 / 3 The defending Premier League champions are on their last legs. They are dragging themselves across the finish line. Manchester City’s title challenge fizzled out quicker than a pricked beach ball. A troubled spell starting from about the turn of the year saw Chelsea surge ahead in
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      • 33 4 / 5 Manchester City have lost their last three away games. A defeat tonight would mean a worst run on the road since a sequence of seven straight losses in 2006. 4
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      • 691 4 / 5  -  Our writer looks at tonight’s derby, with tongue in cheek NEIL HUMPHREYS npsports@sph.com.sg It’s the biggest leak of the season. In a shocking PR blinder, the proposed strategies of both Manchester United and Manchester City have been linked to The New Paper. Ahead of tonight’s much-anticipated
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      • 25 4 / 5 Since losing to Manchester City last November, Manchester United have lost only twice in 21 EPL games (Won 15, drawn four). 2
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      • 565 4 / 5 Five talking points about the Manchester Derby PA Sport The three points at stake in tonight’s 169th Manchester Derby are of special significance. A victory for United would mean reversing the trend of recent meetings between the sides, while a win for City
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      • 267 4 / 5 PA Sport Diego Maradona has compared Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal to the devil for his treatment of Radamel Falcao. “Van Gaal is not a nice guy. Van Gaal is closer to the devil than anything,” Maradona said when asked about the former
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      • 1003 6  -  Villa boss humiliates muddled men who sacked him at Spurs Report by NEIL HUMPHREYS npsports@sph.com.sg TOTTENHAM 0 ASTON VILLA 1 (Christian Benteke 35) Tim Sherwood knew the world was watching him. He played it cool. He sipped from a water bottle. He never even smiled. But
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      • 152 7 WEST BROM 2 (Fletcher 8, Gardner 26) LEICESTER 3 (Nugent 20, Huth 80, Vardy 90) Jamie Vardy’s stunning injury-time winner handed Leicester a vital survival lifeline at West Brom. The striker ran from the halfway line before burying a drive into a
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      • 697 7 Grateful Graz keeps Koeman in Euro hunt SOUTHAMPTON 2 (Ward-Prowse 56, pen, Pelle 81) HULL CITY 0 Southampton’s faint top-four hopes were given a boost as James Ward-Prowse and Graziano Pelle halted long goal droughts to leave Hull deeper in the mire.
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      • 160 8 PA Sport Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge believes Raheem Sterling will be happy only if he plays regularly and hopes he will remain at the club to do that. Sterling is stalling on a new £100,000 ($200,200)-a-week contract offer, although he insists it has nothing to do
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      • 871 8 QPR manager believes his side can upset the Special One’s Chelsea PA Sport Chris Ramsey is looking forward to pitting his wits against Jose Mourinho for the first time and has backed himself to come out on top against the Chelsea boss. QPR welcome their local
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    • SAILING
      • 87 9 l Sailor of the Year: Bernie Chin l Most Improved Sailor of the Year: Finian Lee l Rookie of the Year: Jodie Lai (right) l Coach of the Year: Jackson Ho l Club Coach of the Year: Xu Xiao Dong l Official of the Year: Mervyn
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      • 711 9  -  15-year-old bags Sailor of the Year award, but stays modest ahead of SEA Games Report by ALI KASIM aakasim@sph.com.sg His only major accomplishment to date is a gold medal in the Byte CII event at last year’s Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in China. But Bernie Chin has
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    • racing
      • 177 10 / 11  -  SINGAPORE BEST BET (RACE 2 NO. 2) Report by TAN THEAN LOON loon@sph.com.sg Trainer Stephen Gray’s LIZAZ has the makings of a good horse. Although the three-year-old New Zealandbred is facing a few smart ones in Race 2 at Kranji today, I will still be throwing
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      • 602 10 / 11 RACE 1 (FLEMINGTON): 1st 6 Actuariat ($49-$14) 2nd 9 Vuelta ($13) 3rd 1 Setinum ($12) 4th 3 Malaguerra Forecast $143 Place Forecast (6-9) $46, (1-6) $22, (1-9) $44 Tierce $1790 Trio $164 Quartet No winner ($242 jackpot carried forward to next race) Quadro $298 RACE 2
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      • 928 10 / 11 RACE 1 (DOOMBEN): 1st 4 Sheiswhatsheis ($11$6) 2nd 3 Col ‘N’ Lil ($12) 3rd 2 Game Of Fame ($11) 4th 1 Glorious Red Forecast $19 Place Forecast (3-4) $11, (2-4) $6, (2-3) $16 Tierce $82 Trio $27 Quartet $181 Quadro $14 Scratchings: 10 Miss Interiors, 11
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      • 537 10 / 11 Tan Thean Loon Larry Foley Brian Miller Mr X 7 8 5 RACE 1 RACE 2 RACE 3 RACE 4 RACE 5 RACE 6 RACE 7 RACE 8 RACE 9 RACE 10 RACE 11 Von Snitzel Jet Set Brother Bay 9 Mr Patron 8 10 Jet Set
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      • 611 10 / 11 RACE1 BEVERLY HILL: Stood flat-footed and lost ground on jumping. GYPSY STAR: Slow into stride after jumping awkwardly. GODS SPEED: Bumped. SILENT ARROW: Bumped; crowded. DOS EQUIS: Jumped inwards; laid inwards; difficult to settle. REAL GOODMAN: Crowded; eased; raced wide. BRILLIANT POWER:
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      • 2133 12 / 13 GOING FORECAST: GOOD C5 D1 12.50 —1100m (Polytrack) Stakes: $35,000 No. Last 6 runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/Origin/Sex, trainer-owner) RACE 1 1 *****7 Flying Mission 57 (43) T Rehaizat* c2 2 (4argg Desmond Koh-Brookby) 2 0-4800 Angsana 56 (41) M
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      • 1958 12 / 13 LARRY FOLEY’S COMMENTS ON TODAY’S KRANJI MEETING RACE 1 (1,100M) 1 Flying MissionHHH Resuming. Drops in grade after changing stables. Will improve. 2 AngsanaH Poor form. Has not shown up in two runs since changing stables. 3 Brilliant BeautyH Has changed stables. Did nothing
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      • 1316 14 / 15  -  COMMENTS BY BY PHILLIP WOO, COURTESY OF THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB RACE 1 (1,000m) EASTERN EXPRESS (3) has the pedigree to be a useful sort who will improve over a longer trip with maturity. He has stayed on well for seconds
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      • 1599 14 / 15 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE 1 GRIFFIN TURF—1000m TIME 12:30 Stakes: HK$800,000 No. Horse name Trainer Jockey wt(ib) Bar 1 BLAZING PASS A S CRUZ Y T CHENG 129 6 2 CLASSIC EMPEROR S WOODS D WHYTE 129 9 3 EASTERN EXPRESS J SIZE
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      • 450 16 Trainer John O’Hara admitted to feeling the jitters when hot favourite GOLDEN BRILLIANT bungled his start in Friday’s $100,000 Open Benchmark 89 race over 1,200m. But, in the end, he was glad the promising US-bred galloper’s sheer class compensated for the
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      • 1526 16 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE 1 C4 1.40 —1100m (STRAIGHT) Stakes: RM45,000 No. Last 6 runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/Origin/Sex, trainer-owner) 1 ---2--Blue Hills 59 (61) P Mogun* c4 14 (6ag S Cook-Blue Grass) 2 *****7 April Rain 58.5 (60) Jose De Souza 2 (8nzg
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    • BASKETBALL
      • 137 17 AFP DENVER NUGGETS 143 DALLAS MAVERICKS 144 (2OT) With 1.5 seconds left in the second overtime period, Dallas Mavericks’ Raymond Felton scored the winning basket to pip Denver Nuggets 144-143 yesterday morning (Singapore time). The 287 combined points make this the highest-scoring NBA game since 2012,
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      • 394 17  -  Launch of new four-event series is first step in improving local game Report by HAIQAL SARI haiqals@sph.com.sg There are over 55,000 3x3 basketball players registered under the International Basketball Federation (Fiba) worldwide, but not a single Singaporean. That is what the Basketball Association of Singapore
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    • BADMINTON
      • 129 18 / 19 SEMI-FINALS l Men’s singles: Hu Yun (HKG) bt Kashyap Parupalli (IND) 20-22, 21-11, 21-14; Kento Momota (JPN) bt Simon Santoso (INA) 21-10, 21-13 l Women’s singles: Sun Yu (CHN) bt Wang Shixian (CHN) 21-14,11-21, 21-19; Tai Tzu-ying (TAI) bt Wang Yihan (CHN) 21-16, 9-21, 21-14 l Men’s doubles:
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      • 672 18 / 19  -  All four singles finalists i S’pore Open chasing their own personal milestones Reports by LIM SAY HENG sayheng@sph.com.sg They were expected to lose their matches against higher-ranked opponents, and leave for home the following day. But Hong Kong’s Hu Yun and Taiwan’s Tai Tzu-ying have exceeded their own
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      • 59 18 / 19 FINALS l Men’s singles: Hu Yun (HKG) v Kento Momota (JPN) l Women’s singles: Tai Tzuying(TPE) vSun Yu (CHN) l Men’s doubles: Fu Haifeng/Zhang Nan (CHN) v Angga Pratama/Ricky Karanda Suwardi (INA) l Women’s doubles: Misaki Matsutomo/Ayaka Takahashi (JPN) v Ou Dongni/Yu Xiaohan (CHN) l Mixed doubles: Lu
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      • 425 18 / 19 All three returning champions exit the OUE S’pore Open One thing is for sure, at the OUE Singapore Open finals at the Singapore Indoor Stadium today there will new winners in all five events. Three of the five incumbent champions from the last edition returned to
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      • 384 18 / 19  -  Report by ALI KASIM aakasim@sph.com.sg As the 50-day countdown to the 28th South-east Asia (SEA) Games draws near, students from Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP) are leading the way with their show of support for Team Singapore. The polytechnic held a concert and sports carnival at
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    • GOLF
      • 623 20 / 21 Fourth-ranked American sets Masters low for two rounds with 14-under 130 AFP Jordan Spieth completed the greatest 36-hole start in Masters history yesterday morning (Singapore time), firing a six-under 66 at Augusta National that matched him for the lowest halfway total in any Major. The 21-year-old
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      • 180 20 / 21 130: Jordan Spieth 64-66. 135: Charley Hoffman 67-68. 137: Dustin Johnson 70-67, Paul Casey 69-68, Justin Rose 67-70. 138: Phil Mickelson 70-68. 139: Ernie Els 67-72. 140: Ryan Moore 74-66, Bill Haas 6971, Kevin Na 74-66, Kevin Streelman 70-70. 141: Mark O’Meara 73-68, Charl Schwartzel 71-70, Louis Oosthuizen 72-69,
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      • 146 20 / 21 Overnight leader Nicholas Fung of Malaysia claimed his second Asian Development Tour (ADT) win after romping to an 11-stroke victory at the PGM Johor Championship yesterday. Fung, the 2013 ADT Order of Merit winner, nailed nine birdies against a lone bogey to match his third-round
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      • 397 20 / 21 Reuters Rory McIlroy acknowledges his hopes of completing a career Grand Slam of the Majors this week are all but over, but Phil Mickelson has a more realistic chance of winning a fourth Green Jacket. World No. 1 McIlroy and American lefthander Mickelson, playing
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      • 483 20 / 21 AFP Tiger Woods produced his best golf of the year yesterday morning (Singapore time), firing a three-under 69 in the second round of the Masters. The four-time former winner (left) walked off the course with a smile and a two-under total of 142, comfortably making
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    • 162 22 / 23 National runners Mok Ying Ren, Mok Ying Rong, Colin Tung and Marcus Ong were at Vivocity yesterday to help launch the OSIM Sundown Marathon 2015. The launch was to formally introduce OSIM as the event’s title sponsor and, in an action-packed roadshow, participants were treated
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    • M’SIAN SUPER LEAGUE
      • 272 22 / 23 10 min 39 47 65 79 Safiq Rahim thumps in a sublime free-kick for Hariss Harun to nod in, but Izwan is equal to it. Hariss sprays the ball to Amri Yahyah, who crosses in for Alhaji Kamara, but his poor shot is cleared off the line
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      • 640 22 / 23  -  LionsXII captain produces a goalkeeping masterclass to help his side earn a valuable point Report by GABRIEL TAN npsports@sph.com.sg lIoNSxII 0 JoHoR daRUl ta’ZIM 0 With Isa Halim fighting for his place in the starting 11 and Safuwan Baharudin on loan at Melbourne City, Izwan Mahbud has
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      • 51 22 / 23 Coming up against some of the MSL’s most-dangerous players, Izwan showed no fear as he denied the opponents time and time again. Be it reflex saves, one-on-one stops or claiming high balls with authority, the 24-year-old had it all covered throughout the 90 minutes IZWAN
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      • 31 22 / 23 British tennis star Andy Murray (left) and his girlfriend Kim Sears (above) tied the knot at Dunblane Cathedral in central Scotland yesterday, after an eight-year relationship. PHOTOS: REUTERS
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      • 124 22 / 23 TEAMS PLAYERS’ RATINGS l LIONSXII: Izwan Mahbud 8.5, Faritz Hameed 6.5, Madhu Mohana 7, Zulfahmi Arifin 7.5, Hafiz Abu Sujad 7.5, Raihan Rahman 7.5, Izzdin Shafiq 7 Firdaus Kasman 6.5 (Sahil Suhaimi 58, 6), Nazrul Nazari 6 (Gabriel Quak 62, 6.5), Faris Ramli 6.5, Khairul Nizam 6.5 (Sufian
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    • ON TV
      • 180 22 / 23 ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE Today: QPR v CHELSEA Singtel TV Ch 102 StarHub TV Ch 227 (mio Stadium), 8.30pm MAN UNITED v MAN CITY Singtel TV Ch 102 StarHub TV Ch 227 (mio Stadium), 11pm Tuesday: LIVERPOOL v NEWCASTLE Singtel TV Ch 102 StarHub TV Ch 227 (mio Stadium), 3am
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      • 28 22 / 23 NBA Today: MIAMI HEAT v TORONTO RAPTORS StarHub TV Ch 202 (SuperSports 2), 7.30am GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS V MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES StarHub TV Ch 216 (NBA TV), 10.30am
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      • 18 22 / 23 US MASTERS Tomorrow: DAY 4 Singtel TV Ch 115 StarHub TV Ch 209 (FOX Sports 2), 3am
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      • 14 22 / 23 OUE SINGAPORE OPEN Today: FINALS StarHub TV Ch 112/205 (SuperSports Arena) 76.25MHz, 1pm
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      • 31 22 / 23 CHINESE GRAND PRIX Today: PREVIEW Singtel TV Ch 114 StarHub TV Ch 208 (FOX Sports), 1pm MAIN RACE Singtel TV Ch 114 StarHub TV Ch 208 (FOX Sports), 1.30pm
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      • 14 22 / 23 US MEN’S CLAYCOURT C’SHIP Tomorrow: FINAL StarHub TV Ch 201 (SuperSports 1), 3am
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    • 474 24 Defending champion to start ahead of Rosberg and Vettel on the grid in Chinese GP FORMULA ONE AFP World champion Lewis Hamilton roared to pole position in yesterday’s qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix, just pipping Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg. Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel, who stunned the Silver
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