The New Paper, 9 May 2015

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    • 37 1 SURPRISE TWIST AS NORWEGIAN JAILED FOR ASSAULTING CABBY GETS RETRIAL Two new witnesses claim: Cabby had punchedhim first ›8 ST FILE PHOTO 1 *****1 M’SIAN FA CUP SEMI-FINAL, FIRST LEG Why LionsXII need goals, goals, goals ›S2
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    • 299 21 watch ’em THE SHENG SIONG SHOW Channel 8, 9pm The live variety show consists of a children’s singing competition, games and performances by local and foreign artists. This week’s guest artist is Hong Kong pop prince Pakho Chau (right). channel 5 channel 8 pm 12.30 Films And Stars 1.00 Rising
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    • 66 1 COLLISION SATURDAY MAY 9 2015 24-page pullout COURSE Zheng Wen and Joseph set to battle at Sea games but coaches say friendly rivalry good for Singapore swimming ›S20 RuSH aND BaRNeS tell DIleNJIt SINgH: RoDgeRS’ tHe RIgHt MaN FoR pool ›S8 SHOWDOWN: Quah Zheng Wen (left) and Joseph Schooling will
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  • sports
    • MALAYSIAN FA CUP
      • 538 2 / 3 In Malaysian football circles, he is known as the Power Ranger, and for good reason. Like the fictional superheroes, Paulo Rangel seems to be blessed with just a little extra everything. His ultimate weapon is the uncanny ability to sniff out a goal.
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      • 737 2 / 3  -  Mindful of what awaits in the second leg, Fandi wants a handsome cushion tonight Reports by SHAMIR OSMAN shamiro@sph.com.sg While they lifted the Malaysian Super League (MSL) title in 2013, the LionsXII have yet to appear in a cup final since their return to Malaysian domestic football
        PHOTOS: TNP FILE  -  737 words
      • 180 4 / 5 A total of 265 teams have signed up for the inaugural BeritaHarian.sg National Futsal Championship at the end of the month, surpassing organisers’ expectations. The tournament, created by the digital section of Singapore’s Malay language daily, will see 970 matches being played on
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      • 627 4 / 5  -  Singapore star and LionsXII old boy hopes players have learnt lesson from pain of 2012 Report by SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ msazali@sph.com.sg Three seasons ago, he was part of a LionsXII team who were seconds from a place in the Malaysia Cup final, only to have
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      • 113 4 / 5 Wire Services Vietnam are still the top nation in football in South-east Asia, local newspaper People reported yesterday. The Vietnamese men’s national football team moved up one place to 124th with 229 points in the Fifa rankings this month. The Philippines improved
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      • Article, Illustration
        662 4 / 5  -  faris determined to deliver for lionsXii tonight before he joins up with U-23s Report by HAIQAL SARI haiqals@sph.com.sg They are a band of four who will have different roles to play when the LionsXII take to the field tonight for their Malaysian FA Cup semi-final first leg
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    • EPL
      • 29 6 / 7 6 Man United have won only six of 17 EPL matches without Michael Carrick this season. With him, they have won 13 out of 18 matches.
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      • 1073 6 / 7  -  Van Gaal must get his tinkering right to avoid getting sucked into top-four battle with Pool NEIL HUMPHREYS npsports@sph.com.sg Numbers can be funny. Three consecutive defeats feel like a stubborn case of the hiccups. Four losses start to look like a virus. They infect
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      • 164 6 / 7 Reuters West Ham United are on course for a place in next season’s Europa League, after Uefa said yesterday that the Premier League would be granted an additional place for fair play. England finished second in Uefa’s fair play table, behind Holland, and will earn
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      • 736 6 / 7 Red Devils’ squad also hit by virus ahead of trip to Selhurst Park PA Sport Michael Carrick will not play again for Manchester United this season because of a calf injury. The 33-year-old has not played since suffering the injury against Manchester City on April
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      • 155 8 / 9 Reuters Sevilla stayed firmly on course for a second consecutive Europa League crown when an Aleix Vidal double and a Kevin Gameiro strike secured a thumping 3-0 win at home to Fiorentina in the first leg of their semi-final yesterday morning (Singapore time). “Fiorentina
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      • 777 8 / 9  -  Kop idols Barnes and Rush say current boss must be given more time to work on Liverpool side DILENJIT SINGH dilen@sph.com.sg REPORTING FROM ANFIELD Jose Mourinho or Juergen Klopp would not be able to do a better job at Anfield. That was the message from Liverpool legend
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      • 167 8 / 9 PA Sport Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge is likely to be out until at least September as he recovers from a hip operation. The 25-year-old England international underwent surgery in New York on Tuesday to cure several related problems with his thigh and calf, which have
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    • 393 8 / 9  -  After last year’s runners-up finish, Singaporean side crash out in group stage DILENJIT SINGH The moment they stepped onto Anfield’s pristine pitch yesterday, they were marked men. Singapore’s Dorset Boys, who finished as runners-up at last year’s Standard Chartered Trophy Final, were unable to make
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    • racing
      • 1595 10 / 11  -  COMMENTS BY PHILLIP WOO, COURTESY OF THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB RACE 1 (1,650M) SAFARI MAGIC (2) needs to defy a big weight but has stayed on for seconds behind Star Majestic and Win It while placing six times on both surfaces this
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      • 1534 10 / 11 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE 1 CLASS 5 AWT—1650m TIME 1:00 Stakes: HK$575,000 No. Horse name Trainer Jockey wt(ib) Bar 1 CULTURAL CITY A LEE M L YEUNG 133 2 2 SAFARI MAGIC Y S TSUI B PREBBLE 132 6 3 CRIMSON HEART A
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      • 1273 10 / 11 9-5-2015 (Saturday) p i_/\ Y(i) bet ille 3Ql|yresponsibly! Always play with care. Live telecast of Korean races from Race 4 onwards. Coupon Betting please mark “SIN”. 12:00pm 4 Class 6 ₩25,000,000 sand1200m 1 9 Gamun Trick 3-kor-c 1] Park Hyun Woo 4.2% 55 Lee Gwan Ho 9.5%
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      • 606 12 / 13  -  MAGIC MILLIONS NATIONAL YEARLING SALE STAKES Report by TAN THEAN LOON loon@sph.com.sg The last two horses at the start became the first two horses home to produce a shock in the $90,000 Magic Millions National Yearling Sale Stakes over the flying 1,000m on the Polytrack
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      • 647 12 / 13 RACE 1WODONGA 1st 4 Denoninator ($19-$6) 2nd 1 Haiti ($9) 3rd 9 Emceediamond ($11) 4th 3 Stynes Forecast $14 Place Forecast (1-4) $6, (4-9) $7, (1-9) $16 Tierce $124 Trio $31 Quartet No winner ($446 jackpot carried forward to next race) Quadro $67 Scratchings: 5 Devout Diamond,
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      • 1760 12 / 13 Race 1 MS 1200m 2 FAST RICH 58.5 c 57.5 (23-5.10) R Shafiq* (3) 6 6 1 (503) 11 YOUNG LADY 51 c 49.5 (350-63) R Rueven* (5) 2 2 2 (499) Ns 5 SUPER JOY 57 (47-13) O Chavez (8) 4 4 3 (483) 1.25
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      • 109 12 / 13 Local contender PARRANDA (above) has been withdrawn from tomorrow week’s $3 million Group 1 Singapore Airlines International Cup (SIA Cup) at Kranji. The Michael Freedman-trained mare required surgery on a foot on Thursday and will therefore be unable to participate in the 2,000m event. The
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      • 2107 14 / 15 COMMENTS COURTESY OF THE AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS RACE1PUKEKURA (2,000m) 2 SEA KING (Runs:43 Wins:12(5H) Places:13): 5.4-metre 5th 71.5kg to Racquetor in 2,200m Woodville JMPFL April 16. 9th at 800m, 9th at 400m. 4 NANCYLEE (Runs:22 Wins:5 (3H) Places:5): 2.5m 3rd 57kg to Broadwalk
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      • 1543 14 / 15 p a Yri) Do n °t bet illegally. responsibly! Always play with care. 12:13 Race 1 PukEkuRA, NZ—2000m 1 LANDLORD R HUTCHINGS (4) 59 2 SEA KING C L O’BEIRNE (9) 59 3 MISCHIEVOUS MIS R M GOLDSBURY (2) 58.5 4
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    • EPL BETTING
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        784 16 / 17  -  GARY LIM BRIAN MILLER ALI KASIM BANKER Chelsea to draw with Liverpool The Blues have clinched the championship at a canter. Seriously, was there even any doubt that they were going to win it? I wish I could tell you that they are going to want to end
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      • 1601 16 / 17  -  RICHARD LENTON npsports@sph.com.sg lRichard Lenton presents the best of the European action on Football 360 every Monday on mio Stadium, plus “live” games on mioSports. MAN CITY v QPR The last five meetings between the two clubs have produced 18 goals, with the last
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    • LA LIGA
      • 187 18 AFP In an apparent U-turn, Floyd Mayweather has branded Manny Pacquiao a “sore loser” and a coward and says he won’t delay his planned retirement to grant the Philippine icon a rematch next year. And he dismissed Pacquiao’s claim that he had been
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      • 610 18 ar cry from Ramos as Real look to bounce back from uropean defeat Sergio Ramos has called on Real Madrid to put their defeat by Juventus behind them and beat Valencia to keep the pressure on leaders Barcelona. Real will have to come from behind to make
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      • 547 18 Andres Iniesta has warned his Barcelona team-mates that they can not afford to think the title is already won. Barca are two points clear of rivals Real Madrid, and victory this weekend would go a long way to crowning them champions. Real
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    • GOLF
      • 114 19 Raffles Country Club pro Koh Dengshan put himself back in the hunt for a top-three finish after the third round of the PGM Sabah Championship yesterday. Joint-third after the opening round, Koh dropped to joint-10th on Thursday in the RM200,000 ($75,000) Asian Development
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      • 504 19 ...and it’s a mixed day for Woods AFP rory McIlroy got the better of Jordan Spieth in a battle of the world’s two much-talked-about golfers yesterday morning (Singapore time), but still found himself two shots off The Players Championship pace. Former world No.
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      • 352 19 Singapore’s Mardan Mamat shot a second straight two-under 69 to move up nine places in the inaugural AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open yesterday. Mardan, who was joint-23rd after the first round, is now joint 14th in the US$1.1 million ($1.4m) event at the Heritage Golf
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    • SPORT IS COMING HOME (JUNE 5-16) DAYS TO GO 27
      • 101 20 / 21 In our article “They work for a gold rush” on S20 yesterday, it was reported that there will be five gold medals on offer at the South-east Asia (SEA) Games synchronised swimming competition next month. The Singapore Swimming Association has clarified that only three gold
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      • 572 20 / 21  -  Schooling and Zheng Wen’s duel in the pool could be epic story of the SEA Games Report by LIM SAY HENG sayheng@sph.com.sg Boxing had Ali-Frazier, and most recently Mayweather-Pacquiao. Football now sees Messi being chased by Ronaldo. Ang Peng Siong recently likened it to the Phelps-Lochte
        PHOTOS: COURTESY OF TEXAS ATHLETICS, ST FILE  -  572 words
      • 134 20 / 21  -  LIM SAY HENG The Singapore South-east Asia Games Organising Committee (Singsoc) announced a $1 million cash sponsorship from Japanese machinery manufacturer Kubota Corporation yesterday. Said Yoshihisa Hosotani, general manager of the company’s corporate communication department: “Over the years, we have seen continued collaboration between
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      • Article, Illustration
        82 20 / 21 The athletics, basketball, football and netball teams of Northland Primary School, which is celebrating its 27th anniversary this year, created the number using recycled vinyl banners and art material. In addition, the Primary 5 and 6 pupils penned their well-wishes for all those taking part in the 28th SEA
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      • Article, Illustration
        71 20 / 21  -  DAVID LEE She quit the sport in 2010, but returned three years later for another shot at next month’s SEA Games in Singapore. And 27-year-old high jumper Michelle Sng could well produce a surprise gold. In March, she cleared 1.84m at the Philippines Open to rewrite her own national
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    • 182 22 AFP Serena Williams’ stunning 27-match winning streak, stretching back to last year’s WTA Finals in Singapore, was snapped in resounding fashion by Petra Kvitova yesterday as the Czech won 6-2, 6-3 to progress to the Madrid Open final. Kvitova will face Russia’s Svetlana
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    • MIXED MARTIAL ARTS
      • 451 22  -  ONE FC’s Warrior’s Quest to feature unique giveaway Report by LIM SAY HENG sayheng@sph.com.sg One lucky fan will walk away from the ONE: Warrior’s Quest mixed martial arts (MMA) event at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on May 22 with a lean and mean
        TNP PHOTO: JONATHAN CHOO  -  451 words
      • 124 22 Singapore skater Firdaus Rahman showed off his talent last week to win the inaugural Asian Skate Street Invitational, which was part of the KIA World Extreme Games in Shanghai from April 28 to May 3. The 28-year-old (left) pipped 29 other competitors to the title, including Japan’s
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    • 153 23 AFP Washington point guard John Wall has five fractures in his left wrist and hand that could sideline him for the rest of the Wizards’ NBA Eastern Conference semi-final series against the Atlanta Hawks. The team announced the diagnosis on Thursday, days after
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    • Article, Illustration
      493 23  -  RI softball boys pulverise ACS (I) and dedicate title to their late coach SCHOOL SPORTS Report by JEAN IAU jeaniau@sph.com.sg A minute of silence was held at River Valley High School for the late Nelson Lim yesterday, former softball coach of Raffles Institution. Obviously inspired, there was no
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    • ON TV
      • 198 23 MALAYSIAN FA CUP Today: LIONSXII v TERENGGANU StarHub TV Ch 112/205 (SuperSports Arena) 76.25MHz, 7.30pm ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE Today: EVERTON v SUNDERLAND Singtel TV Ch 102 StarHub TV Ch 227 (mio Stadium), 7.45pm HULL v BURNLEY Singtel TV Ch 102 StarHub TV Ch 227 (mio Stadium), 9.55pm STOKE v
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      • 40 23 ATP MADRID OPEN Today: DAY 6 (SEMI-FINAL #1) StarHub TV Ch 201 (SuperSports 1), 9pm Tomorrow: DAY 7 (SEMI-FINAL #2) StarHub TV Ch 201 (SuperSports 1), 2am WTA MADRID OPEN Today: FINAL StarHub TV Ch 203 (SuperSports 3), 11.30pm
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      • 16 23 NBA PLAY-OFFS Today: CHICAGO BULLS v CLEVELAND CAVALIERS StarHub TV Ch 202 (SuperSports 2), 7.30am
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      • 14 23 THE PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP Tomorrow: DAY 3 StarHub TV Ch 204 (SuperSports 4), 1am
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      • 48 23 SPANISH GRAND PRIX Today: PRACTICE SESSION 3 Singtel TV Ch 116 StarHub TV Ch 210 (FOX Sports 3), 4.55pm QUALIFYING Singtel TV Ch 116 StarHub TV Ch 210 (FOX Sports 3), 7.30pm Tomorrow: MAIN RACE Singtel TV Ch 114 StarHub TV Ch 208 (FOX Sports), 7.30pm
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    • 591 24 Alonso insists his move to McLaren-Honda was the right decision, ahead of ‘home’ Grand Prix FORMULA 1 AFP Wearing dark glasses to protect an infected eye, Fernando Alonso insisted he was unfazed by returning to race at the scene of his major pre-season testing crash,
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  • Page 4 / 5 Miscellaneous
    • 86 4 / 5 For the latest live’ telecast listing, visit www.singaporepools.com.sg I w HbrhireI Livewire (MBS) Livewire (RWS) (21 years and above) LW Livewire (Singapore Pools) (21 years and above during live’ telecast) SB SportsBuzz@Kranji (18 years and above) Ip a yij Always play with care. responsiblyj Do not bet illegally. ■S 1
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