The New Paper, 1 May 2015

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    23 1 the new paper FRIDAY MAY ***** 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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      Lock icon Contractor installs window grilles free for family whose toddler (right) almost fell from balcony. He says... ‘It’s all for her safety'
      678 2 / 3  -  Reports by GODWIN NG ngodwin@sph.com.sg When Mr Toni Woo, 41, saw the video clip of a toddler dangling with her head stuck between a pole and the balcony outside
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      Lock icon Mum: I get nightmares of Auni falling
      383 2 / 3 Ever since her daughter, Auni, almost fell from their secondstorey flat last Thursday, Madam Noreen Saniri, 27, has been having sleepless nights. The housewife said: “Every night, I toss and turn in bed. I wake up at least three times a night to
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      Lock icon BY THE NUMBERS
      67 4 $53m The funding for a joint research lab launched yesterday to develop advanced robotics and autonomous systems that will improve airport operations and disaster rescue efforts. Called the ST Engineering-NTU Corporate Laboratory, it is supported by National Research Foundation (NRF) under its Corporate Laboratory@University Scheme. It was
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      Lock icon Raids net counterfeits worth $245k
      131 4 Counterfeit goods with an estimated street value of $245,655 have been seized by Criminal Investigation Department (CID) officers in a series of islandwide raids. Two men, both 28, were also arrested for suspected involvement in the sales and distribution of the goods. The 7,050 items
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      Lock icon Rising wages not sustainable
      305 4 PM Lee Hsien Loong’s May Day message Wages may be rising in a tight labour market, but they could stagnate or even fall back if productivity does not catch up, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in his May Day message yesterday. With the economy maturing
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      Lock icon Woman fined for punching commuter
      171 4 A woman who punched a fellow commuter in the face after believing that the latter had cut the queue at a bus stop was fined $4,000 yesterday. Immigration consultant Madelyn Ong Kim Choo, 30, was also ordered to pay $1,500 in compensation to sales promoter
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      Lock icon Have you seen this teenager?
      64 4 The police are appealing for information on a teenage girl who was last seen on Wednesday evening at Block 148, Woodlands Street 13. Siti Faten Nur Ashikin Mohd Fauzi, 15, is about 1.65m tall and was seen in the area at around 6.45pm. Those with
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      Lock icon Let the law deal with Yee: Minister
      338 4 Teenager Amos Yee, who landed in trouble for his online rant, was accosted and slapped by a stranger outside the State Courts yesterday afternoon. The man slapped Yee on the left cheek before yelling: “Sue me. Come and sue me!” He then fled.
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      Lock icon Lucky escape from lightning strike
      572 5  -  Construction worker survives being struck outside shopping centre during storm Report by JADE TEO, JEAN IAU tnp@sph.com.sg A man was struck by lightning during a raging storm on Tuesday afternoon. The New Paper understands that the victim, Mr Mohd Nasu, is a 34-year-old construction worker
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      Lock icon ABOUT THE AWARD
      187 6 Every year, the Junior Chamber International (JCI) Singapore looks out for young people those aged between 18 and 40 who excel in their own field. They will compete for the Ten Outstanding Young Persons (TOYP) award in such categories as moral leadership, cultural achievement and academic leadership.
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      Lock icon Helping others find purpose
      644 6  -  Pastor who went through two abortions in her teens started centre to help women in similar situations Report by FOO JIE YING fjieying@sph.com.sg All it took was a picture of a baby or someone joking about labour pain, and horrible memories of her abortions would come
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      Lock icon Tattoo trouble for Apple Watch users
      121 7 Some buyers of the Apple Watch are complaining that a number of its key functions are disrupted by their tattoos. Those who bought a 42mm version with stainless steel case and black classic buckle for A$1,029 (S$1,076) have found that their inked skin confuses
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      Lock icon China restricts HK visits
      271 7 Living and working just kilometres from Hong Kong, residents of Chinese boomtown Shenzhen are infuriated by new restrictions on travel to the former British colony. The influx from the Chinese city has raised tensions in Hong Kong, prompting protests by residents hostile to Beijing’s mounting influence
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      Lock icon First trip in years was his last
      767 8  -  S’porean dies on Sri Lanka pilgrimage Reports by ELIZABETH LAW lawsm@sph.com.sg It was the first time the siblings had gone on holiday together and it was Mr Tan Ah Hiang’s first overseas trip in years. The 55-year-old even had a new passport made
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      Lock icon MOUNTAIN ‘POPULAR’ PILGRIMAGE SPOT
      228 8 It was not an easy journey, said an IT executive who went on a pilgrimage to Adam’s Peak in November 2011. Mr Jimmy Seah, 46, said that even though he goes on weekly runs, the climb up was “fairly challenging”. The trek was part of a
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      Lock icon Simply smashing
      453 9  -  Viral video shows smartphone Oppo R5 shattering various items Report by KEVIN GOH kevingoh@sph.com.sg Oppo smash. You could describe the Oppo R5 as the Hulk of smartphones. It was used to smash nuts, split fruits, even hammer down nails and yet it still worked fine, without a scratch.
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      Lock icon Stories that struck a chord
      576 10  -  Coverage of Sim Lim Square saga and TNP Big Walk event clinches two regional awards for TNP Report by LING YUANRONG yuanrong@sph.com.sg To uncover the unethical practices of some shops at Sim Lim Square, our team of reporters interviewed aggressive-looking shop owners. One of them
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      Lock icon M’sia terror plot: Six men charged
      125 11 Five Malaysians and an Indonesian suspected to be an arms expert were charged yesterday, accused of conspiring to plot terror attacks in Malaysia. The men, aged between 25 and 48, were charged with being “party to a conspiracy to promote terror in Malaysia”, according
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      Lock icon Driver refused to stop the bus: Mum
      363 11 Girl, 16, dies after she and mum jump off moving bus to avoid molest A 16-year-old girl died and her mother suffered serious injuries on Wednesday when the two jumped off a moving bus in a district in the northern Indian state of
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      Lock icon Nepal’s miracle survivors
      556 12 / 13 Even death toll continues to rise, a teenager and baby are among those who defy the odds Miracles, those beams of hope, have started to permeate the darkness that has shrouded Nepal after the deadly April 25 quake which killed nearly 6,000 people. Rescuers pulled a teenage
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        Lock icon Minah? No I’m a fangirl
        708 14  -  Social media star confesses to watching the Kardashians every day of her life Report by YEOH WEE TECK weeteck@sph.com.sg Local social media star Munah Bagharib’s most enduring image online is that of a minah and a makcik (girl and auntie respectively, in Malay). These two
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      Lock icon Man charged over watch, toy scam
      136 15 A man was charged yesterday with cheating nine people of about $6,500 in an alleged online scam. Dwight T. Soriano, 30, faced 11 charges of deceiving the nine into giving him between $100 and $1,463, via fund transfers or personally, for purported purchases of
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      Lock icon She considers career in army
      511 15  -  Student who produces short film on 1991 SQ117 hijack inspired by soldiers Report by GAO WENXIN wxgao@sph.com.sg Before working on her film about the 1991 SQ117 hijack, Miss Cheryl Wong knew nothing about the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) operation that rescued 125 hostages from a
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      Lock icon Philippine president thanks Indonesia
      146 16 Philippine President Benigno Aquino yesterday thanked Indonesia for granting a reprieve to a Filipina on death row, crediting his Indonesian counterpart Joko Widodo for his quick action. Mr Aquino told reporters he had sent a letter just after midnight that had resulted in the last-minute decision
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      Lock icon Kidnapping leads to huge manhunt
      561 16 HK cops hunting for men who snatched granddaughter of late Bossini founder This is the biggest kidnapping case Hong Kong has seen in years and it involves one of the richest families in the territory. Hundreds of heavily armed police officers, backed by sea and
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      Lock icon Ten-year delay in appeal
      325 16 Bali Nine executions Did a bureaucratic blunder deny justice to Indonesian drug trafficker Zainal Abidin? He was among the eight offenders who were executed on Wednesday. The Indonesian Supreme Court revealed on its website yesterday that the case review that it had received from Zainal and
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      Lock icon Wu still looking for The One
      700 18  -  Star of new reality show, Men in Kindergarten, seeks someone who has ‘affinity with children’ Report by NOOR ASHIKIN ABDUL RAHMAN ashikinr@sph.com.sg Single for nearly two years, Singapore-based actor and host Allan Wu said that he will not rule out marriage and becoming a
      PHOTOS: STARHUB, SHIN MIN DAILY NEWS  -  700 words
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    Lock icon How to get along with your boss
    596 20  -  By Belinda Wan bwan@sph.com.sg eople often leave their jobs because of push factors. The inability to get along with one’s boss and colleagues is often cited as a major reason why people decide to look for greener pastures. Poor relations with one’s boss
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      234 24 V a OR > V -*l» X r I ii^ S»« y r Featuring Lang Lang and Apl.de.ap A MEGA CONCERT CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF SINGAPORE MUSIC 7 AUGUST 2015, 7.30PM, NATIONAL STADIUM TICKETS ON SALE NOW! tickets: $20 $1 Booking Fee) HOTLINE: +65 6333 5000 web booking: www.sportshubtix.sg Also
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      72 1 LEiCESTEr 1 CHELSEA 3 Blues are not too Bad... friDAY MAY 1 2015 Just that the chasing pack are worse, says gaRY lIM ›S2 Sea gaMeS: FeaRleSS alFIan out to deFend SIlat gold on hoMe SoIl ›S20 SMOOTH OPERATOR: Chelsea’s Nemanja Matic (in yellow) evading a tackle from Leicester’s Leonardo
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  • sports
    • EPL
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        Lock icon PRAGMATIC CHELSEA, PATHETIC CHALLENGERS
        620 2 / 3  -  GARY LIM garylim@sph.com.sg LEICESTER 1 (Marc Albrighton 45+3) CHELSEA 3 (Didier Drogba 48, John Terry 79, Ramires 83) With a 3-1 away win over Leicester City, Chelsea marched towards the inevitable. In yet another show of their tremendous tenacity and resolve, they came back from a
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        Lock icon BY THE NUMBERS
        110 2 / 3 4 Chelsea have won four of their last seven Premier League games in which they have trailed at half-time. 17 Cesc Fabregas set up Ramires for Chelsea’s third goal that allowed him to equal his personal-best tally of 17 assists in the Premier League since 2007-08. It
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        Lock icon TERRY: BLUES DESERVE RESPECT
        493 2 / 3 PA Sport John Terry insisted Chelsea deserve respect after he helped put them on the brink of the English Premier League title. They will win the league with victory over Crystal Palace on Sunday following their 3-1 triumph at Leicester yesterday morning (Singapore time). Didier Drogba,
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        Lock icon Nani eyes return to Old Trafford
        99 4 Wire Services Manchester United winger Luis Nani has declared that he will return to Old Trafford. The Portuguese (right) has scored six league goals in 25 games while on loan at title-challenging Sporting Lisbon. They are third, nine points off leaders Benfica, with five
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        Lock icon RANT, RAVE, REPENT
        583 4 Leicester boss Pearson lashes out at journalist after loss, calls him an ‘ostrich’, then apologises Wire Services Leicester City manager Nigel Pearson launched a bizarre personal attack on a journalist after his side’s 3-1 defeat by Chelsea yesterday morning (Singapore time), then apologised last night. Pearson, 51,
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        Lock icon PEARSON’S OTHER CONTROVERSIES
        165 4 PA Sport VERBAL SPAT WITH FAN Pearson was fined £10,000 ($20,000) and handed a one-match touchline ban after arguing with a fan during their loss to Liverpool in December. ALTERCATION WITH MCARTHUR Pearson was involved in a bizarre altercation with former transfer target James McArthur during his
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      Lock icon You need glasses, ref
      443 5 Bayern chairman aims jibe at official after German Cup loss GERMAN CUP AFP Go and see an optician. That’s what Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has suggested to referee Peter Gagelmann, who failed to award the Ba- varian side two penalties in their German Cup semi-final
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      Lock icon Alonso: Barca are favourites
      210 5 Wire Services The loss of Robert Lewandowski and Arjen Robben has made Barcelona the favourites for their Champions League semi-final clash, said Bayern Munich midfielder Xabi Alonso. Lewandowski and Robben were both injured during Bayern’s loss to Borussia Dort- mund in Tuesday’s German Cup semi-final. The
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      Lock icon VOLLEYING VIRTUOSO
      700 6 Rodriguez adds to his reputation for wonder goals with another stunner LA LIGA Wire Services REAL MADRID 3 (James Rodriguez 44, Mauro dos Santos 49og, Alvaro Arbeloa 84) ALMERIA 0 Real Madrid’s James Rodriguez is quickly making a name for himself as a volleying virtuoso. The Colombian (above)
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    • SERIE A
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        Lock icon He’s dragging Juve to me title
        489 7 teveZ Wire Services JUVENTUS 3 (Fernando Llorente 36, Carlos Tevez 45+1, 70) FIORENTINA 2 (Gonzalo Rodriguez 33-pen, Josip Ilicic 90) Juventus captain Gianluigi Buffon thanked star striker Carlos Tevez for dragging the club to the brink of Serie A glory, after a 3-2 win
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        Lock icon He’s dragging Milan into mediocrity
        443 7 inZAGHi Reuters AC MILAN 1 (Philippe Mexes 66) GENOA3 (Andrea Bertolacci 37, M’Baye Niang 49, Iago Falque 90+3-pen) Filippo Inzaghi has clung on to his job as AC Milan coach following their 3-1 home defeat by Genoa and will stay unless there are any major
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    • FOOTBALL
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        Lock icon Belgian footballer dies after collapsing on pitch
        89 8 Reuters Belgian soccer player Gregory Mertens died yesterday, three days after collapsing during a match, a spokesman for his club Sporting Lokeren said. The 24-year-old defender, who had played for Belgium at Under-21 international level, had been in a coma since going into
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        Lock icon SHEIKH AHMAD'S GIANT STEP
        497 8 Kuwaiti in position for a bid to become Fifa president in 2019 Reuters Political kingmaker Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah of Kuwait extended his influence further into football yesterday when he was elected unopposed as one of Asia’s three ordinary representatives on Fifa’s executive committee. Sheikh Ahmad
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        Lock icon FAS’s Lee gets top post in AFC
        257 8  -  Report by ALI KASIM aakasim@sph.com.sg The Football Association of Singapore’s (FAS) general secretary Winston Lee has been appointed vice-president (South-east Asia) of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) at its ordinary congress in Bahrain yesterday. The AFC Congress is the continent’s highest decision-making body
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      Lock icon Woods will play at British and US Opens
      110 10 AFP Tiger Woods confirmed yesterday that he plans to play in the US Open and British Open this year as he attempts to build on a top-20 finish at the US Masters. The former world No. 1 (right), who did not qualify
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      Lock icon NETS ON THE BRINK
      462 10 Brooklyn one game away from Play-off elimination NBA Reuters EASTERN CONFERENCE PLAY-OFFS, FIRST ROUND ATLANTA HAWKS 107 BROOKLYN NETS 97 l Atlanta lead series 3-2 The Atlanta Hawks regained momentum in their first-round play-off series against the Brooklyn Nets with a 107-97 win yesterday morning (Singapore
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        Lock icon Jimmy Rea to win again
        238 11  -  SINGAPORE BEST BET (RACE 9 NO. 9) Report by TAN THEAN LOON loon@sph.com.sg Rising galloper JIMMY REA should have no problem winning his final lead-up for the Group 1 Singapore Guineas on May 15. After all, the field that he is meeting today in the
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        Lock icon FRIDAY TIPS
        523 11 Tan Thean Loon Larry Foley Brian Miller Mr X 1 2 11 RACE 1 RACE 2 RACE 3 RACE 4 RACE 5 RACE 6 RACE 7 RACE 8 RACE 9 RACE 10 RACE 11 Remember Me Flying Winner Shenzhou One 8First Option 1 Remember Me 11 Shenzhou One
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        Lock icon TODAY’S SINGAPORE (POLYTRACK/ LONG COURSE D) RACE CARD
        1979 12 / 13 GOING FORECAST: GOOD MS D1 12.50 —1400m (LC) (Turf) Stakes: $35,000 RACE 1 No. Last 6 runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/Origin/Sex, trainer-owner) 1 372 Remember Me 59 (50) M Rodd 3 (3nzg L Laxon-Perfectum) 2 6504--Flying Winner 56.5 (45) KB
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        Lock icon GREAT BALLS OFFIRE SET TO RAZE RIVALS
        1880 12 / 13 LARRY FOLEY’S COMMENTS ON TODAY’S KRANJI MEETING RACE 1 (1,400M) 1 Remember MeHHH Ready to win. Top chance with three runs under his belt. 2 Flying WinnerHH Improved with blinkers last start. Can follow. 3 PerciusHH Resuming with nice trial under his belt.
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        Lock icon MAGIC TO WIN IMPRESSES AGAIN
        1006 14 / 15  -  KRANJI BARRIER TRIALS Report by TAN THEAN LOON loon@sph.com.sg Just a week ago, trainer John O’Hara’s MAGIC TO WIN caught the eye with a good victory in his barrier trial. Yesterday morning, the four-year-old again impressed when he took the third of four trials at
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        528 14 / 15 KUALA LUMPUR IPOH TRACKWORK NST REAL MEAN stepped up preparations for a comeback win in tomorrow’s Class 4 event over 1,100m in Race 6 with slow work at Sungei Besi yesterday. Taken out by race-jockey Jose De Souza, the four-year-old Australian-bred gelding by Real Saga cantered one lap on the
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        1147 14 / 15 Busan 1-5-2015 (Friday) p Y(i> Do not bet illegally. Always play with care. Live telecast of Korean races from Race 3 onwards. Coupon Betting please mark “MAL”. 12:40pm 3 Class 6 ₩25,000,000 sand1400m 1 ***** Cheonji Gyotae 4-kor-f 1] Nozomu Tomizawa 4.8% 54 Kang Byung Eun 8.1% 2
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        1381 16 / 17 COMMENTS COURTESY OF THE AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS RACE 1 MACKAY (1,200M) 7 WICKED CRIME (Runs:4 Wins:2 (2G) Places:2): 0.8-metre 2nd 57kg to The Lad’S My Dad in 1,200m Rockhampton Open April 1. 15th settling, 14th at 400m. 2 DUKE OF EIGHT (Runs:4 Wins:2(2G) Places:1):
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        1141 16 / 17 p i_ Yrfc Do not et illegally. responsibly] Always play with care. 12:58 Race 1 MACKAY—1200M 1 CRAIGLEA ALTISE A COOME (6) 57 2 DUKE OF EIGHT BRENT EVANS (1) 57 3 HIDDEN THUNDER D A EVANS (7) 57 4 MCCAPHE RHIANNON PAYNE (3) 57 5
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        364 16 / 17 KENTUCKY DERBY Reuters Arkansas Derby winner AMERICAN PHAROAH (above) has been installed as the early favourite for the 141st Kentucky Derby, after drawing barrier 18 for the first leg of the Triple Crown. The 2,000m American classic will be run at Churchill Downs in Louisville
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      362 18 MCILROY SPIETH SHINE World No. 1 Rory McIlroy and recently-crowned Masters champion Jordan Spieth opened their WGCMatch Play Championship campaigns with victory (yesterday morning, Singapore time) on a day of upsets at the new-look US$9.25 million event. GOLF AFP Northern Irish star McIlroy posted just one birdie and 13 pars
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      863 22 / 23  -  Pacquiao has to keep attacking to win ‘Fight of the Century’, says de la Hoya BOXING ALI KASIM aakasim@sph.com.sg REPORTING FROM DUBAI He retired in 2009,45 fights old, with 30 knockouts and six losses. Oscar de la Hoya is one of the greatest boxers in history,
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        256 22 / 23 S.LEAGUE Today: ALBIREX NIIGATA v HOUGANG UNITED Mediacorp okto and Singtel TV Ch 111 (mio Sports), 7.30pm ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE Tomorrow: LEICESTER CITY v NEWCASTLE Singtel TV Ch 102 StarHub TV Ch 227 (mio Stadium), 7.45pm LIVERPOOL v QPR Singtel TV Ch 102 StarHub TV Ch 227 (mio Stadium),
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        29 22 / 23 WORLD TABLE TENNIS C’SHIPS Today: DAY 6, SESSION 1 StarHub TV Ch 203 (SuperSports 3), 10am DAY 6, SESSION 2 StarHub TV Ch 203 (SuperSports 3), 6.45pm
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        19 22 / 23 WGC-CADILLAC MATCH PLAY Tomorrow: DAY 3 Singtel TV Ch 115 StarHub TV Ch 209 (FOX Sports 2), 4am
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        21 22 / 23 FIGHT OF THE CENTURY Sunday: FLOYD MAYWEATHER JR v MANNY PACQUIAO StarHub TV Ch 218 (SuperSports PPV HD), 9am
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      522 24  -  S’pore paddlers Feng, Yu guaranteed a bronze in women’s doubles Report by DAVID LEE davidlee@sph.com.sg Singapore’s top paddlers kept up their red-hot form yesterday at the World Table Tennis Championships in Suzhou, China. Women’s world No. 4 Feng Tianwei and world No. 16 Yu Mengyu, the nation’s top
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      67 22 / 23 *Repeats will be shown after the ‘live’ broadcast of the fight. From 4 May 8am onwards, customers can press the yellow button on the remote control to access the Catch Up function. This means that they can watch the fight anytime they wish. The channel will cease transmission on 29
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