The New Paper, 25 April 2015

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  • 24 1 the new paper SATURDAY APRIL 25 2015 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION 70 CENTS MCI (P) 137/12/2014 tnp.sg facebook.com/thenewpaper twitter.com/thenewpaper To subscribe: 6388 3838
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  • news
    • 160 2 / 3 1 Naureh Fitria Auni wakes up and, carrying an iPad, makes her way to the balcony where laundry is hung on a drying rack. 2 Auni climbs up a table near a washing machine and drops the iPad from the balcony. 3 Reaching for it,
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    • 1016 2 / 3  -  Foreign workers risk injury to save toddler dangling from second-storey flat by JENNIFER DHANARAJ djenn@sph.com.sg As soon as the two foreign workers saw the toddler they had rescued on Thursday, they broke into smiles and reached out to play with her. “This is the
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    • 672 2 / 3  -  Report by LING YUANRONG yuanrong@sph.com.sg In the 15 minutes that her mother was away, a toddler, who was left sleeping at home, could have got severely injured or even died. The difference between life and possible death was the size of her
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    • 590 4  -  Leaving young children alone risky, say experts Report by BENITA AW YEONG benitaay@sph.com.sg While it is not a crime for parents to leave their child alone for a short period, experts warn against doing this. “Even if parents don’t intend to neglect their child by leaving
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    • 88 6 24 Singapore’s ranking on the World Happiness Report 2015. Switzerland was ranked first, with the top 10 filled by other European countries, New Zealand and Australia. Ahead of the US (15th) was Israel, Costa Rica and Mexico, and others in the top 25 included Oman and Venezuela.
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    • 252 6 Some 3,000 landscape workers in Singapore will get a raise next year, when registered landscaping companies will have to implement a progressive wage model, the labour movement announced yesterday. The model, which links pay hikes to training, recommends a starting pay of $1,300 for
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    • 286 6 ESM Goh highlights long-term challenges Singapore’s society is being shaped by three major shifts in demography, technology and social expectations, Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong said yesterday. He called this process of long-term transformation “social climate change”, which, like its environmental cousin, “takes place imperceptibly
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    • 132 6 A man selling clothes and other items on the pavement in Geylang Lorong 18 amused bystanders with his antics after police nabbed him on Thursday afternoon. For two hours, the middle-aged man, who was wearing a thick gold chain, mumbled continuously in Hokkien and refused to answer
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    • 256 6 Prices of both resale HDB flats and private homes fell by 1 per cent in the first three months of this year, compared with the previous quarter. HDB resale transactions fell by 10.8 per cent, figures released by the Housing Board showed yesterday.
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    • 101 6 Singtel announced yesterday that mobile data charges will be waived on May 1 for its postpaid customers. “We thank our customers for their patience and understanding during the mobile data service incident on Wednesday 22nd April,” the telco said in a post
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    • 647 8 / 9  -  What makes victims so vulnerable to credit-for-sex scams? Report by GODWIN NG ngodwin@sph.com.sg Before last week, he had never heard of ITunes. But that didn’t stop Mike (not his real name) from buying $6,300 worth of iTunes gift cards for a “girl”. (See report, right.)
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    • 503 8 / 9 Mike, a Malaysian in his 30s who has been working here for more than 10 years, first got to know Sisi when he received a friend request from her on WeChat, a Chinese messaging service, on April 13. He had thought nothing of adding
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    • 722 10  -  Organiser calls off sexy dance show just before Singapore performance Report by JADE TEO jadeteo@sph.com.sg An American burlesque act scheduled to perform tonight at the Hard Rock Hotel Singapore has its performance called off. Local organiser Live! Empire made the announcement of the cancellation last Friday, more
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    • 153 11 An animated online course launched yesterday aims to help children learn more about safety and health. The “Ken and Friends” course will get users to make decisions in scenarios such as crossing a road or tidying up a storeroom. The actions chosen will
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    • Article, Illustration
      178 11 ON TNP FACEBOOK On foreign workers S Shanmuganathan and P Muthukumar receiving the SCDF Public Spiritedness Award for rescuing a toddler: Rogger Yap Mr Lee Kuan Yew built a beautiful Singapore, nice people and helpful foreign workers around us. Salute to these two great heroes on their selfless
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    • 453 12 Expert was giving talk at a public lecture A Dutch expert who was helping to identify victims from last year’s Flight MH17 crash in Ukraine has been fired after showing photographs of the victims at a public lecture, the government said on Thursday.
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    • 239 12 An unidentified woman stripped off her clothes to avoid paying for a meal worth around RM18 (S$7) at Petaling Street in Kuala Lumpur. The woman went to a chicken rice restaurant with a man around 3pm on Thursday, reported Malaysia’s The Star.
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    • 356 12 Malaysia’s former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad (right) said social media is good for him to “irritate a lot of people”. However, he urged the public not to misuse it, as irritation can cause conflict. “Of course if there is
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    • FASH BASH
      • 598 14 / 15  -  When red carpet queen Blake Lively’s in the house, everyone else can just go straight home, says JEAN MARIE TAN JEANMARIE TAN I know this is really harsh, but it’s like Before Yeezy and After Yeezy. This is the new Rome! US rapper-designer Kanye West on his
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    • 162 16 Police in Mumbai have arrested three officers who allegedly raped a 29-year-old model at a police station and then demanded several thousand dollars as blackmail to keep quiet, a deputy commissioner said on Friday. Three other men have also been arrested after the
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    • 241 16 A US mother (inset) has been arrested after her five-month-old baby (above) was found dead and being eaten by cockroaches. Brittany Cherokee Dawn Bell, 27, is facing child neglect charges after the disturbing discovery in January, reported TV station News on 6. Bell
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    • 691 17  -  Taiwanese girl group S.H.E’s Ella Chen has ‘complete trust’ in her M’sian husband Report by TAN KEE YUN keeyunt@sph.com.sg “Cheating” and “affair” have never been part of Taiwanese singer-actress Ella Chen’s vocabulary. The spunky 33-year-old, one-third of top Mandopop girl group S.H.E, told
      PHOTOS: BENJAMIN SEETOR, HIM INTERNATIONAL MUSIC  -  691 words
    • 551 18 / 19  -  Two Armenian Church volunteers give GAO WENXIN (wxgao@sph.com.sg) a peek into the Armenian community and its role in the S’pore HeritageFest GAO WENXIN (wxgao@sph.com.sg) They may not be Singaporeans, but Mr Pierre Hennes and Mr Pavel Karapetyan are volunteers at the Armenian Church
      PHOTOS: ARMENIAN CHURCH; TNP PHOTOS: GAO WENXIN  -  551 words
    • 473 18 / 19 The year 1977 is deeply etched in the mind of writer Roger Jenkins, who was born in Singapore to British parents. It was the year former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew called for the clean-up of the Singapore River. It inspired his book,
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    • 515 20  -  Yesterday, the police unveiled some new equipment to help their officers fight crime. reports SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB (ashaffiq@sph.com.sg) MOBILE BREATH EVIDENTIAL ANALYSER (BEA) TEST CENTRES To catch drink drivers, the Traffic Police now have a van which allows their officers to conduct on-site BEA tests. Retrofitted with equipment
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    • 158 21 A Japanese woman decided to get back at her cheating boyfriend by dumping all his Apple products into a bath. The man’s iMac, iPhone, iPad and accessories were soaked, reported The Daily Mail. She then took photos (inset) of the gadgets and sent them
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    • 433 21 Boat filled with migrants crash off Greek island of Rhodes, killing 900 The image of Ms Wegasi Nebiat being rescued was broadcasted across the world, after she survived a sinking boat where up to 900 migrants died in a 24-hour period. Ms
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    • TV
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  • Page 8 / 9 Miscellaneous
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  • Page 22 Miscellaneous
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  • 334 23 How happy or unhappy you feel can affect your performance and productivity at work. A Q2 Randstad Workmonitor survey conducted last January showed that only 54 per cent of those in Singapore’s workforce are satisfied with their jobs. Global recruitment firm Randstad conducted the
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    • 52 1 SATURDAY APRIL 25 2015 Couples believes tiger can find form again as long as his main injury concern is over ›S22 24-page pullout UP FOR IT: Veteran golfer Fred Couples (inset) feels Tiger Woods (above) can still win a Major. PHOTOS: AFP Sea gaMeS: gRIttY Ng ChaSeS afteR gold IN
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  • sports
    • EPL
      • 964 2 / 3  - BEAUTY THE BEAST Our analyst tells GARY liM that beautiful football will win the day for Arsenal DIETMAR HAMANN npsports@sph.com.sg l Dietmar Hamann has played for Bayern Munich, Newcastle, Liverpool and Manchester City. He won the Bundesliga in 1994 and 1997 ,and the treble of the FA Cup, League Cup
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      • 409 2 / 3 AFP Chelsea may be two wins away from regaining the Premier League title, but manager Jose Mourinho insists he is taking nothing for granted including his unblemished record against Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger. The London rivals meet tomorrow with Chelsea 10 points clear at the
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      • 720 4 / 5 Rodgers insists no one else can do a better job with the available resources PA Sport Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers feels he is still the best man to lead the club but understands why there is speculation about his future. A disappointing defeat
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      • 26 4 / 5 0 West Brom manager Tony Pulis has never lost a Premiership home game against Liverpool while with previous clubs. (Win three, draw three)
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      • 568 4 / 5 Reds legend Thompson believes Rodgers needs someone like Cavani up front Wire Services Liverpool legend Phil Thompson has urged the Reds to land a top striker like Paris Saint-Germain’s Edinson Cavani this summer. The former Reds assistant manager believes that they need to
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      • 21 6 93 The number of shots on target against Southampton, which is the lowest in the English Premier League.
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      • 602 6 Wanyama controversy erupts ahead of Saints’ crucial clash PA Sport Ronald Koeman called for Southampton’s players to show maturity, nous and respect after Victor Wanyama’s future came under question. Today’s visit of Tottenham is arguably the Saints’ biggest match of the season in the English Premier League,
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      • 250 6 PA Sport He will almost certainly be in for an ugly reception, but Mauricio Pochettino is looking forward to returning to St Mary’s with Tottenham after leaving Southampton last summer. The 43-year-old headed a host of departures including key players and the backroom staff
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    • EPL BETTING
      • Article, Illustration
        777 8 / 9  -  GARY LIM BRIAN MILLER ALI KASIM BANKER No chance for Newcastle You will be hard pressed to find a team playing worse football than Newcastle at the moment. The management is under pressure, the players are unmotivated, and the fans are clearly unhappy. These are perfect ingredients for
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      • 1610 8 / 9  -  RICHARD LENTON npsports@sph.com.sg Richard Lenton presents the best of the European action on Football 360 every Monday on mio Stadium, plus “live” games on mioSports ARSENAL v CHELSEA Arsenal may have won 17 of their last 19 games, but they struggled to see off Reading
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    • racing
      • GROUP 1 LION CITY CUP
        • 389 10 / 11 Champion sprinter ZAC SPIRIT will be presented in tip-top shape for tomorrow’s $500,000 Group 1 Lion City Cup, but his trainer and jockey do not expect it to be plain sailing for a back-to-back triumph in the 1,200m classic. According to trainer Cliff Brown, the
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        • 1014 10 / 11 25-4-2015 Saturday Next Macau Meeting Saturday 2nd May 2015 MACAU 2:00 PM Macau (Turf) 1 HK$170,000 The Henbit (Class 5/6) No Form Name 1 *****9 2 *****4 3 *****0 4 *****0 5 *****9 6 *****0 7 *****5 8 *****8 9 *****1 10 *****1 11 *****7 Smart
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        • 220 10 / 11 If anything, trainer Shane Baertschiger (above) feels FAALTLESS deserves a berth among the Who’s Who of Kranji’s elite in tomorrow’s Lion City Cup. But, in reality, it is the draw which is bothering him. The lanky Australian said things had gone
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        • 574 10 / 11 Race 1 Maiden Juvenile Plate 1000M 4 ORIENTAL TIGER 58 (9-6) Gavin Lerena (4) 1 3 MINNAROOM 58 (41-14) S’Manga Khumalo (6) 2 7 VELOCITY DOT COM 58 (27-13) Bryan Claassen (3) 3 5 ROCK OF VICTORY 58 (17-6) Muzi Yeni (2) 4 Trainer: Y
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        • 1613 10 / 11 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE 1 C5 1.45 —1200m (SC) Stakes: RM20,000 No. Last 6 runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/Origin/Sex, trainer-owner) 1 7-86-5 Amongst The Stars 59 (29) P Denes* c3 1 (4nzg L Moy-Mdm CM Peh) 2 *****-Kim Diva 57 (25) K Eirwan
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      • 596 12 / 13  -  Desmond Koh’s newcomer wins debut in near-record time Report by TAN THEAN LOON loon@sph.com.sg On his trial on March 31, he didn’t look all that speedy although he led briefly before dropping back and then finished a three-and-a-half-length fifth. But last night, FAMOUS ARTIST
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      • 557 12 / 13 RACE 1 CANBERRA 1st 2 Doosey ($15-$7) 2nd 3 Saint Jerome ($60) 3rd 8 Magic Rose ($11) 4th 12 My Foolish Notion Forecast $86 Place Forecast (2-3) $24, (2-8) $14, (38) $51 Tierce $1138 Trio $162 Quartet No winner ($3872 jackpot carried forward to next race) Quadro
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      • 1846 12 / 13 Race 1 MS 1100m 8 NINETYSEVENSUCCESS 53.5 (40-15) N Juglall (11) 8 9 1 (502) 10 STEED EXPEDITE 53.5 (326-74) S Sam (5) 7 7 2 (436) Nk 7 SUPER JOY 54 (107-31) O Chavez (1) 3 4 3 (477) 0.5 6 IRREPRESSIBLE 54 c 53
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      • 2061 14 / 15 COMMENTS COURTESY OF THE AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS RACE 1 MORPHETTVILLE (1,000M) 3 LONROCKSTAR (18:4-4-4): Overraced when 2¼-len 8th (52.5) to Prince Harada 1,100m C’field (Bm90) Good(3) trk April 4. Narrow 2nd run previous. Senior rider goes back on. Hard to beat. 4 RISEN
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      • 1702 14 / 15 p i_ Yrfc Do not et illegally. responsibly] Always play with care. 12:17 Race 1 MORPHETTVILLE—1000M 1 DOUBLE POCKETS MS C JONES (2) 60 2 FAB FEVOLA N CALLOW (7) 60 3 LONROCKSTAR JAKE TOEROEK (4) 59.5 4 RISEN FROM DOUBT M NEILSON (10)
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    • FOOTBALL
      • 155 16 Reuters The draw for the semi-finals of the Europa League yesterday kept alive the possibility of an all-Italian final as Serie A sides Napoli and Fiorentina avoided each other. Rafa Benitez’s Napoli will take on Dnipro of Ukraine while Fiorentina will face holders Sevilla in the semi-finals,
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      • 445 16 German aristocrats could land first of three trophies this weekend AFP Treble-chasing Bayern Munich could claim their first silverware of the season this weekend, with the Bavarian giants poised to become German champions for the 25th time. With five games left, Bayern (above) are 12 points
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    • 126 17 AFP NEW ORLEANS PELICANS 119 GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS 123 (OT) (Golden State lead 3-0) The Golden State Warriors, NBA’s No. 1 seed in the play-offs, took a 3-0 series lead after a stunning comeback, overcoming a 20-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 123-119 in overtime
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    • 624 17 Oldest champ in heavyweight history says the pressure’s on Mayweather BOXING AFP Former world heavyweight champion George Foreman likes Manny Pacquiao over unbeaten Floyd Mayweather in their highly-anticipated welterweight showdown next Sunday in Las Vegas and warns a loss could devastate the American. Foreman (inset) has plenty
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    • MALAYSIAN SUPER LEAGUE
      • 634 18  -  Finally, strike duo look set for an extended run together, much to Fandi’s delight Report by DAVID LEE davidlee@sph.com.sg Many experts felt it would be an explosive partnership, but for so long, injuries meant it never even had a chance to be truly tested. Now,
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      • 126 18 The Singapore football team will play their second round World Cup qualifying match against Japan on June 16 at the Saitama Stadium 2002. The Football Association of Singapore yesterday announced that their request for a switch of venues for the match, originally a home tie for
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      • 675 19  -  Netball Singapore name 12-strong squad for gold-medal charge Report by LIM SAY HENG sayheng@sph.com.sg Shina Teo was a little disappointed when her name was missing from the 21-strong South-east Asia (SEA) Games and World Cup training squad in February, at the end of the Netball
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      • 134 19 41: More than 500 soldiers and five armoured vehicles from the 41st battalion of the Singapore Armoured Regiment came together to show their support as the clock ticks down to the 28th South-east Asia Games, which the Republic will host for the first time in 22 years
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      130 20 / 21 l When: June 9-15 l Where: OCBC Arena (ticketed) l On offer: 2 gold medals l History: 0 golds, 1 silver, 3 bronzes l Milestones: women’s silver (2003), men’s bronze (2013) l Did you know: Ng Hanbin, Chase Tan, Lim Shengyu and Delvin Goh emerged from a group of
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    • 740 20 / 21  -  After bronze in 2013, he’s hoping for even better at this year’s SEA Games Reports by DAVID LEE davidlee@sph.com.sg Sprint. Jump. Bump. Stretch. Day and night, 10 times a week. At one stage they all seemed beyond Ng Hanbin, whose hopes of pursuing a basketball career
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    • 375 20 / 21 Compared to the resurgence of their “big brothers”, the national women’s basketball side have been relatively low-profile, even though the team have a better record at the SEA Games. While the Singapore men have two bronze medals, the women reached the final in
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    • 154 20 / 21 41: In the absence of defending champion Mok Ying Ren, Soh Rui Yong will be tasked to lead Singapore’s charge for the men’s marathon gold. Soh broke the 41-year-old 10,000m record last June with 31:15.95. The 23-year-old (left) qualified for the SEA Games by posting 2hr 26min 01sec at the
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    • 292 20 / 21 In partnership with German sportswear company PUMA, The New Paper will be giving away PUMA boots and shoes to its readers in the lead-up to the 28th South-east Asia (SEA) Games from June 5-16. This week, we will be giving away two pairs of PUMA Match
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    • GOLF
      • 256 22 / 23 Singapore-based Australian Unho Park battled the gusty conditions before signing for a second-round one-over 73 to stake his place atop the leaderboard at the CIMB Niaga Indonesian Masters yesterday. On a windy day where only four players broke par at the Royal Jakarta Golf
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      • 631 22 / 23  -  Former American ‘golden boy’ Couples says Woods’ back will decide his fate ALI KASIM aakasim@sph.com.sg REPORTING FROM DUBAI Fred Couples knows Tiger Woods’ pain. On the injury front, at least, the two golfers are kindred spirits. Couples (inset), at 55 one of the sport’s grand
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      • 343 22 / 23  -  Report by ALI KASIM aakasim@sph.com.sg They may be struggling when it comes to the Ryder Cup, but Team USA showed it can still win in golf team events, after they beat a Rest of the World side 16.5-10.5 to lift the inaugural Icons Cup here
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    • 335 22 / 23  -  Report by DAVID LEE davidlee@sph.com.sg Singapore football star Safuwan Baharudin’s A-League dream is over, at least for now. The 23-year-old’s loan spell at Melbourne City has been cut short after he sustained a spinal injury during a 0-0 draw with Wellington Phoenix two weeks ago
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    • ON TV
      • 188 22 / 23 MALAYSIA SUPER LEAGUE Today: LIONSXII v SARAWAK StarHub TV Ch 112/205 (SuperSports Arena) 76.25MHz, 7.30pm EPL Today: SOUTHAMPTON v TOTTENHAM Singtel TV Ch 102 StarHub TV Ch 227 (mio Stadium), 7.45pm WEST BROM v LIVERPOOL Singtel TV Ch 102 StarHub TV Ch 227 (mio Stadium), 10pm QPR v WEST
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      • 35 22 / 23 NBA PLAY-OFFS, 1ST ROUND Today: GAME 3: WASHINGTON WIZARDS v TORONTO RAPTORS StarHub TV Ch 216 (NBA TV), 8am GAME 3: LA CLIPPERS v SAN ANTONIO SPURS StarHub TV Ch 202 (SuperSports 2), 9.30am
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      • 63 22 / 23 VOLVO CHINA OPEN Today: DAY 3 Singtel TV Ch 115 StarHub TV Ch 204 (SuperSports 4), 1pm CIMB NIAGA INDONESIA MASTERS Today: DAY 3 StarHub TV Ch 201 (SuperSports 1), 10.30pm ZURICH CLASSIC OF NEW ORLEANS Tomorrow: DAY 3 StarHub TV Ch 204 (SuperSports 4), 1am SWINGING SKIRTS Today:
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      • 12 22 / 23 BARCELONA OPEN Today: SEMI-FINALS StarHub TV Ch 201 (SuperSports 1), 7.30pm
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    • 663 24 PEP GUARDIOLA v LUIS ENRIQUE Reuters It will be a special meeting between two close friends after Bayern Munich were drawn last night against Barcelona for the semi-finals of the Champions League. Bayern coach Pep Guardiola is putting up a brave face, insisting he is happy to
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    • 234 24 Reuters hapa Barcelona men. Twenty-four-year-old Spain midfielder Thiago Alcantara, who left Barca for Bayern in 2013, wil take on his younger brother Rafinha. wil Munich two between clash for affair Bayern family and The a be Barcelona’s 4-0 loss to Bayern in Munich in the
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