The New Paper, 4 July 2015

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    • 269 2 / 3 In the May 15 post last year on his blog, The Heart Truths, Mr Roy Ngerng juxtaposed a Channel NewsAsia chart detailing the relationship among City Harvest Church (CHC) leaders against his own chart of the purported ties between the Central Provident Fund (CPF) and Prime Minister
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    • 708 2 / 3  -  Blogger Roy Ngerng cries twice in court during emotionally charged session as Prime Minister’s lawyer cross-examines him in libel damages hearing Reports by ELIZABETH LAW lawsm@sph.com.sg Tears, raised voices and apologies. A gamut of emotions was on full display in the High Court yesterday
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    • 476 2 / 3 On Mr Roy Ngerng aggravating the situation by continuing to blog about it Senior Counsel Davinder Singh (DS): Far from being shocked or scared, every step of the way, you were calculative, you were lying. Roy Ngerng (RN): I disagree. On the first day of the (hearing)
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    • 135 4 Anguished families wept over the bodies of dead relatives as the search for survivors from the Philippines’ latest ferry disaster ended yesterday with 45 deaths, officials said. All 187 people on board the capsized Kim Nirvana were accounted for with 142 confirmed
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    • Article, Illustration
      166 4 ON TNP FACEBOOK On Nanyang Technological University undergrad Daniel Tan, who died after a 20-year battle with congenital heart disease Sandra Soon A young man who lived his life to his best ability without wasting a moment. An inspiration well worthy for young people to look up to.
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    • 164 6 A Swiss man attempting to circumnavigate the globe with a solarpowered aircraft has broken a world record for the longest non-stop solo flight, the project team said yesterday. The Solar Impulse, which took off from Japan on Monday on the seventh leg of
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    • 136 6 AFP A new survey yesterday ahead of Greece’s make-or-break weekend referendum showed a swing against the government to a ‘Yes’ result. The poll by Greece’s Alco institute said 44.8 per cent of Greeks intend to vote ‘Yes’ to more austerity in return for
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    • 102 6 Who gets what (The New Paper, July 2): We reported that senior citizens between 55 and 64 years old who earn up to $26,000 a year and do not own a second property will get a GST Voucher Medisave top-up of $250 to $450, depending on age ($150 to
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    • 324 6 DPM Tharman says it won’t be him but... It is “inevitable” that Singapore will, at some point, get a prime minister from an ethnic minority, Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam said yesterday. A person of Indian, Malay or Eurasian heritage —or some mixture is “going to be
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    • 203 6 Singapore has launched the first of eight new warships that will help the navy to tackle new maritime threats. The Independence, a Littoral Mission Vessel (LMV), will go through sea trials from next year after its combat systems are installed. It is expected to be battle-ready
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    • 186 6 Singapore has outlined two new environmental targets for 2030, as part of global plans to limit climate change. The Government has pledged that Singapore’s greenhouse gas emissions will peak around 2030 at the equivalent of about 65 million tonnes of carbon dioxide, even if
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    • 110 6 A track fault delayed train services on the North-South line for about one-and-a-half hours yesterday morning. Normal train services resumed by 9.25am. Around 8am, train operator SMRT had alerted commuters that there was an additional 15 minutes of travelling time between Choa Chu Kang and Admiralty stations.
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    • 160 7  -  HARIZ BAHARUDIN “Our house is on fire, come home.” That was all Mr Karma Rozani, 40, heard before his wife hung up the phone yesterday. Mr Karma, who was on the job as a delivery driver, rushed back to his fourthstorey flat in Block
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    • 753 7  -  Cancer patient, 70, tries to put out fire in his home despite feeling unwell Report by CHAI HUNG YIN chaihyn@sph.com.sg He was sleeping when his young grandson knocked on his bedroom door. Mr Junid Salim, 70, opened the door and saw fire coming out
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    • 560 8  -  ONE FM 91.3 #2 Breakfast Show to have new blood and presenter Andre Hoeden welcomes the change Report by NOOR ASHIKIN ABDUL RAHMAN ashikinr@sph.com.sg Come Monday, ONE FM 91.3’s current #2 Breakfast Show trio will have new talent. The team presently consists of presenters
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    • 743 10 Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong spoke about good leaders and good government yesterday at the Institute of Policy Studies SG50 conference. We touch on some key points. WHAT MAKES A GOOD LEADER? Integrity honest, incorruptible and morally upright; Competence able, practical, innovative and effective; Compassion
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    • 130 11 Malaysia’s Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said that claims of 1MDB funds being transferred into the personal accounts of Mr Najib Razak amounted to “political sabotage”. The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) and the Sarawak Report published articles yesterday maintaining that almost US$700 million (S$943 million) of
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    • 284 11 An elderly couple were attacked and killed by a wild boar while they were tapping rubber trees at a plantation in Johor’s Segamat. The victims, Mr Loo See Sing, 66, and his wife, Madam Liow Mei Lan, 68, were going about their normal routine in
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    • 321 12 A Chinese company plans to demand that its employees seek approval before they get pregnant, reports said, provoking a media firestorm yesterday. “Only married female workers who have worked for the company for more than one year can apply for a
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    • 428 13  -  Businessman jailed 14 weeks for trying to molest property executive who turns down his bribe Report by RONALD LOH rloh@sph.com.sg First, he offered $1,000 to a property management executive to get her to reduce her assessment of the damage done in his
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    • 113 13 A South Korean woman was charged in court yesterday with trying to bribe five police officers not to arrest her for prostitution. Hwang Eunmi, 37, had allegedly offered them cash amounting to $1,550. The offer was rejected by the officers, who
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    • FASH BASH
      • 626 14 / 15  -  Who would have guessed the red arpet premiere of a kiddie flick would throw up my best-dressed gal and guy of the week, muses JEANMARIE TAN JEANMARIE TAN I don’t think I’ll ever wear a crop top. My belly button will never be the same after the
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    • 416 16  -  Former secondary school friends jailed 12 weeks for targeting teenage girls at crowded shops Reports by RONALD LOH rloh@sph.com.sg They have been friends since Secondary 1 and would share things with each other. But disturbingly, they also shared upskirt videos they took of unsuspecting
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    • 140 16 JUNE 2015 A serial upskirt offender was jailed for 36 weeks after police found more than 1,888 videos on his mobile phone and computer. His offences came to light in December 2012 when he was caught by security staff at Bugis Junction while trying to take upskirt
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    • 277 16  -  Ronald Loh She was supposed to uphold the law, but she broke it in- stead. In May, auxiliary police officer Pusparani Kuppusamy (right), 28, pocketed $1,430, taken from three prostitutes who had been arrested. Yesterday, Pusparani, a Malaysian who worked as a constable
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    • 152 17 Was US socialite Paris Hilton (right) paid to react in the infamous plane crash prank? An Egyptian TV show was earlier criticised for going too far in its prank where in a video, Miss Hilton and other passengers are seen panicking
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    • 385 17 Family row in Adelaide home turns bloody AFP The coach of the Australian Football League’s (AFL) Adelaide Crows was stabbed to death in his home yesterday. His son has been charged with the murder in a crime that has sent shockwaves throughout the sport.
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    • 1272 18 / 19  -  In the second of a two-part interview with The New Paper, Law and Foreign Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam speaks to ELIZABETH LAW (lawsm@sph.com.sg) about issues close to his heart ELIZABETH LAW (lawsm@sph.com.sg) On 30 years as Chong Pang MP After nearly 30 years, tales of
      PHOTO: NEE SOON GRASSROOTS ORGANISATION; ST FILE PHOTO  -  1,272 words
    • 136 20 Despite being the only educational institution in the competition, Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP) students beat big names in the food beverage industry, such as Unilever, to win the Best Dairy Dessert Award at the 2015 World Dairy Innovation Awards. Their winning creation is Mangolina, an
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    • 290 20  -  Alleged mastermind among 41 arrested in two-day operation Report by DEWEY SIM deweysim@sph.com.sg The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has smashed a syndicate involved in the illegal importation of labour. During an island-wide two-day operation, 41 people were arrested. The operation, which started on Wednesday, saw
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    • 52 22 I’m kind of obsessed with the idea that no matter how tough you think you are as a man, I Want It That Way comes on the radio and you roll that window up and sing at the top of your lungs. US actor Joe Manganiello on being a Backstreet
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  • 346 23  -  By Belinda Wan bwan@sph.com.sg Travelling can be fun but stressful if you are organising a big family trip. Ms Sylvia Tan, the vice-president of marketing and public relations in CTC Travel said: “Be it in small or large groups, travelling brings about enjoyment and memories.
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    • 36 1 LIONsXII v KELaNta RARING saturday JULY 4 2015 GOTO Fit-again lionsXII midfielder Shahdan Sulaiman set to start against Kelantan ›S18 20-page pullout MarIa Sharapova StrollS Into Fourth round oF wIMbledon ›S16 TNP PHOTO: CHOO CHWEE HUA
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  • sports
    • COPA AMERICA
      • 587 2 / 3  -  A Copa America win for Messi and Co is the perfect launchpad for 2018 World Cup GARY LIM garylim@sph.com.sg Four days after leaving Paraguayan defenders tumbling over one another, Lionel Messi will carry the hopes of the whole of Argentina onto the Estadio Nacional pitch. He
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      • 121 2 / 3 AFP 14 Argentina will join Uruguay as the most successful side in Copa America history if they beat Chile, with 14 titles. Chile have lost all their four final appearances. 13The final pits the two highest-scoring teams in the tournament against each other Chile have bagged 13 goals
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      • 523 2 / 3 PA Sport Goalkeeper Sergio Romero wants to see Argentina go one better than they did at last year’s World Cup by lifting the Copa America tomorrow morning (Singapore time). The Albiceleste will face tournament hosts Chile aiming to win a 15th continental title, which
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      • Article, Illustration
        635 4 / 5 The golden generations of Chile and Argentina know that this could be their best chance for glory AFP The prospect of leading his country to a first major title in 22 years is driving Lionel Messi, as Argentina meet Chile tomorrow morning (Singapore time) in a Copa
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      • 453 4 / 5 Medel will be key to keeping Messi quiet AFP The Copa America final between Argentina and Chile could turn into a showdown between Lionel Messi’s brilliance and the combative Gary Medel, whose “Pitbull” nickname sums up his style. The well-travelled defensive midfielder Medel will have
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    • 178 4 / 5 Reuters Former France striker Nicolas Anelka will return to Mumbai City FC as their marquee player-manager for the second season of the Indian Super League (ISL), the club announced yesterday. The 36-year-old, who scored two goals for Mumbai in the inaugural edition of
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    • 147 4 / 5 AFP Manchester United winger Luis Nani is set to join Turkish side Fenerbahce after spending the last year on loan at Sporting Lisbon, the Istanbul outfit said on its Twitter site yesterday. “Fenerbahce have begun talks with Luis Nani and his club Manchester United to
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    • EPL
      • 205 6 PA Sport West Ham boss Slaven Bilic insists he has “big time” respect for FC Lusitans. after he was criticised for sitting out the Europa League qualifying fixture yesterday morning (Singapore time). Having been appointed on June 9, Bilic watched from the stands with
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      • 467 6 olombian sets sights on helping Blues retain league title and winning Champions League PA Sport Premier League champions Chelsea have announced the loan signing of Monaco striker Radamel Falcao. The Colombia international will spend the forthcoming season at Stamford Bridge having been on loan at rivals Manchester
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    • 179 7 Reuters The United States will be left as sick as a parrot after Monday morning’s (Singapore time) Women’s World Cup final against Japan, according to the latest soccer psychic from the animal kingdom. Olivia, a 10-year-old grey parrot, has been impressing visitors at
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    • 548 7  -  Four foreigners named in Sundram’s 23-man squad to stop English clubs BARCLAYS ASIA TROPHY Report by GARY LIM garylim@sph.com.sg The Football Association of Singapore yesterday named a 23-man squad comprising mostly local footballers for the upcoming Barclays Asia Trophy. Four foreigners defenders Kento Fukuda (Geylang International) and Sirina
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    • racing
      • 541 8 / 9 Blake Shinn has become the second big-name Australian jockey to grace the Emirates Derby with his presence after he was offered the ride on Twickenham. Two days after top Sydney jockey Hugh Bowman was confirmed to ride Leslie Khoo’s ride Leslie Khoo’s Fastnet
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      • 1007 8 / 9 4-7-2015 Saturday MACAU 4:00 PM Macau (Turf) 1 HK$125,000 The Sagres (Class Spe) 1500m No Form Name 1 *****9 2 *****0 3 *****9 4 *****8 5 *****0 6 *****8 7 994 8 087 9 *****6 Super Giant Star Will Go On Windsor Arch Just Go With
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      • 141 8 / 9 NST’s guide to workouts by horses engaged tomorrow: Race 1: Slow work: Aprobacion (Khoody), looking fit. Race 2: Oracion and Admiral Delight (Shankar, Race 5) matched strides over 600m in 44.5, finishing with little between them at the post. Race 4: Slow work: Little But Fierce (Yan), looking
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      • 578 8 / 9 Race 1 Maiden Juvenile Plate 1200M 5 LOVE EVERLASTING 60 (16-6) Greg Cheyne (1) 1 1 BLUE DAWN 60 (84-20) Wayne Agrella (6) 2 4 KING’S FIRE 60 (21-7) Gavin Lerena (8) 3 7 MAGIC AMEERAH 60 (90-19) Craig Zackey (9) 4 Trainer: Alan Greeff.
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      • 1638 8 / 9 4-7-2015 (Saturday) p LAYi) Do illegally. Always play with care. L ive te lecast of Korean races from Race 4 onwards Coupon Betting please mark “SIN”. 12:00pm 4 Class 6 ₩25,000,000 sand1300m 1 690 Songam Style 3-kor-f 1] Park Si Cheon 1.5% 53 Jung Ji Eun 7.5%
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      • 532 10 / 11  -  Report by BRIAN MILLER brian@sph.com.sg If they didn’t already know, Lucky Stable has a grand ol’ campaigner in PRINCE MAG. The six-year-old with 30 starts under his girth made it win No. 3 at Kranji last night and, boy, did he
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      • 291 10 / 11 It was double happiness for the Mark Walker (right) yard when MY LUCKY STRIKE blitzed the opposition to win the $125,000 Kranji Stakes A race at Kranji last night. The three-year-old with a feather on his back he carried just 52kg tracked the
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      • 1616 10 / 11 Race 1 C5 D1 1200m 7 SILENT ARROW 56.5 c 55.5 (96-28) E Aslam (8) 6 5 1 (510) 2 EL VERDUGO 57 c 56 (188-53) K A’isisuhairi* (6) 2 1 2 (487) 1.25 3 GOOD LOOUKEN 57 (16-8) M Esposito (9) 5 4
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      • 516 10 / 11 RACE 1 (TAMWORTH) 1st 4 King Kestrel ($36-$12) 2nd 8 Axian Crown ($25) 3rd 2 Rushall ($5.10) 4th 5 Mon Samedi Forecast $163 Place Forecast (4-8) $53, (2-4) $6, (28) $39 Tierce No winner ($2698 jackpot carried forward to next race) Trio $271 Quartet No winner ($3840
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      • 1900 12 / 13 RACE 1 TE RAPA (1,400M) 5 YSABELLA BRAVE: Racing well this prep, including when a fast finishing 3rd similar race June 20. 12 PACKING CHAPARRAL: Ran home strongly resuming course/distance June 6. Has won here. 11 CHELA CHOI: CD visitor who won
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      • 1614 12 / 13 COMMENTS COURTESY OF THE AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS 12:16 Race 1 TE RAPA—1400M 1 WAINUI PRINCE B R JONES (11) 59 2 SUNBEAM A F JONES (10) 58.5 3 HAPPYTO KEEPA R M NORVALL (1) 58 4 THE RICH LISTER
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    • TENNIS
      • 155 14 / 15 Reuters Players’ efforts over the years to get Wimbledon’s “all-white” clothing rule relaxed got a boost on Thursday when Roger Federer said he thought the policy as it stood was “quite extreme”. Federer, whose remarks carry more weight than some other players because
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      • 654 14 / 15 McEnroe feels Spaniard needs to dump uncle Toni as coach after Wimbledon exit AFP Rafael Nadal insists his career which has yielded 14 Grand Slam titles and US$73 million ($98.3m) is not finished, but evidence was mounting that the Spaniard has reached the end of
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      • 692 14 / 15 Journeyman Brown proves in Nadal upset that he can mix substance with style AFP Dustin Brown insists he will remain true to his rasta roots after the dread-locked German qualifier stole the Wimbledon spotlight with a stunning upset of Rafael Nadal on Thursday. Brown produced an
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      • 116 16 Men’s singles 3rd rd (Selected) l Novak Djokovic (x1) bt Bernard Tomic (x27) 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 l Stan Wawrinka (x4) bt Fernando Verdasco 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 l Kevin Anderson (x14) bt Leonardo Mayer (x24) 6-4, 7-6 (8/6), 6-3 l David Goffin (x16) bt Marcos Baghdatis 6-3, 6-4, 6-2
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      • 636 16 Firebrand Kyrgios downs seventh seed Raonic and wants more AFP Giant-killer Nick Kyrgios claimed another impressive scalp as the Australian youngster got revenge on Milos Raonic with a 5-7, 7-5, 7-6 (7/3), 6-3 third-round victory yesterday. Kyrgios’ memorable Wimbledon debut, which included a stunning upset of
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      • 241 16 Wire Services Fourth seed Maria Sharapova moved serenely into the Wimbledon fourth round with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Romanian Irina-Camelia Begu yesterday. The 28-year-old Russian (below), champion at the All England Club in 2004, overpowered her 29th-seeded opponent on a sun-drenched Court One to
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    • 151 14 / 15 Reuters Olympic 200 metres gold medallist Allyson Felix surprisingly has not ruled out attempting to win both the 200 and 400 metres at next month’s world championships in Beijing, her coach Bob Kersee told Reuters on Thursday. While many had thought the schedule
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    • 383 14 / 15 AFP Tiger Woods found his groove at golf’s Greenbrier Classic yesterday morning (Singapore time), bouncing back from his disastrous US Open with a four-under 66 that left him four shots behind first-round leader Scott Langley. Langley had eight birdies with no
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    • SYNC SWIMMING
      • 138 17 SECONDARY SCHOOL A Division Solo Free Routine 1st: Debbie Soh Li Fei (Singapore Sports School) 73.6000 points 2nd: Cleona Zhu Yinxuan (Anglo-Chinese Junior College) 62.4333 points 3rd: Macey Soh Mei Shi (Anglo-Chinese Junior College) 61.6333 points B Division Duet Free Routine 1st: Carolyn Rayna Buckle and
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      • 315 17  -  Report by Stacy Gan phgan@sph.com.sg Despite partnering each other for the first time, national synchronised swimmers Carolyn Rayna Buckle and Miya Yong Hsing still managed to win the B Division duet event yesterday on the first day of the National Schools Synchronised Swimming Championships at Toa
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    • 282 17 AFP Star guard Dwyane Wade reassured the Miami Heat faithful on Thursday that he’s sticking with the only NBA team he’s ever represented. “Let’s Get it! Heat Nation,” the 33-year-old tweeted, posting a short video captioned “My city My Home My House”. Wade
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    • MSL
      • 735 18 / 19  -  Midfielder Shahdan set to start against Kelantan, wants to prove he’s fit enough Report by SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ msazali@sph.com.sg The waiting game is over for Shahdan Sulaiman. The LionsXII midfielder is chomping at the bit for a chance to prove his injury woes are well and
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      • 540 18 / 19  -  Kelantan striker Amamchi vows to score twice against classy LionsXII goalkeeper Report by HAIQAL SARI haiqals@sph.com.sg From shuttle sprints to shooting practice, Kelantan striker Iwuji Amamchi led every single drill during last night’s training session at the Jalan Besar Stadium, displaying full commitment and energy. So
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    • 150 18 / 19  -  SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ The Singapore Swimming Association (SSA) yesterday announced a three-year sponsorship deal with sports beverage brand 100Plus. The partnership deal, which is in both cash and in kind and is understood to amount to a six-figure sum, will see 100Plus named as
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    • 182 18 / 19 PA Sport Derby County have signed forward Tom Ince from Hull City on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee. Ince spent a successful loan spell at the iPro Stadium in the second half of last season and the move has now been made
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    • ON TV
      • 108 18 / 19 COPA AMERICA Today: 3rd/4th PLACING: PERU v PARAGUAY StarHub TV Ch 202 (SuperSports 2), 7.30am Tomorrow: FINAL: CHILE v ARGENTINA StarHub TV Ch 202 (SuperSports 2), 4am MALAYSIAN SUPER LEAGUE Today: LIONSXII v KELANTAN StarHub TV Ch 112/205 (SuperSports Arena) 76.25MHz, 8.30pm MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER Tomorrow: MONTREAL IMPACT v
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      • 33 18 / 19 THE WIMBLEDON CHAMPIONSHIPS Today: 3rd ROUND Singtel TV Ch 114 StarHub TV Ch 208 (FOX Sports), 6.30pm Monday: ROUND OF 16 Singtel TV Ch 114 StarHub TV Ch 208 (FOX Sports), 6.30pm
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      • 51 18 / 19 ALSTROM OPEN DE FRANCE Today: DAY 3 StarHub TV Ch 204 (SuperSports 4), 8pm Tomorrow: DAY 4 StarHub TV Ch 204 (SuperSports 4), 7.30pm THE GREENBRIER CLASSIC Tomorrow: DAY 3 StarHub TV Ch 204 (Golf Channel), 1am NOVA SCOTIA OPEN Tomorrow: DAY 3 StarHub TV Ch 201 (SuperSports 1),
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      • 59 18 / 19 BRITISH GRAND PRIX Today: PRACTICE 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: PREVIEW Singtel TV Ch 114 StarHub TV Ch 208 (FOX Sports), 7pm MAIN RACE Singtel TV
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      • 13 18 / 19 KOREA OPEN Today: QUARTER-FINALS StarHub TV Ch 203 (SuperSports 3), 12.30pm
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    • 623 20 Rosberg overcomes hydraulic failure to clock fastest time in practice FORMULA ONE Wire Services Nico Rosberg stamped his authority on yesterday’s preparations for tomorrow’s British Grand Prix by clocking the fastest time in both free practice sessions while Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton struggled to find any rhythm.
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