The New Paper, 7 July 2015

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    • 55 1 MAN ON TRIAL FOR KILLING HIS MUM Witness: I saw legs sticking out of suitcase ›6 PHOTO: SHIN MIN DAILY NEWS TEEN BLOGGER JAILED FOR FOUR WEEKS Judge says: Amos Yee trapped in the Net ‘He believes one can have complete freedom of expression without responsibility’ ›2 TNP PHOTO: SARANYA
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    • 34 1 TNP PhoTo: KEN lu GLeNN ONG aNd FLyING dutCHMaN ReNeW BROMaNCe at ONe FM 91.3 Glenn: It was like my first day in school ›10 NEIL HUMPHREYS Rodgers stuck in Groundhog Day hell ›S2
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    • 501 2 / 3 March 27 Blogger Amos Yee Pang Sang, 16, posts a video clip containing offensive remarks against Christianity. March 28 He electronically transmits an obscene image of Singapore’s late founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew and former British PM Margaret Thatcher. March 31 Yee is charged in court for the
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    • 745 2 / 3  -  Report by ELIZABETH LAW lawsm@sph.com.sg Going on the Internet from a young age, Amos Yee Pang Sang thinks he has complete freedom of expression without responsibility, is overconfident and has little regard for the
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    • 336 2 / 3  -  COMMENT By ELIZABETH LAW lawsm@sph.com.sg What a difference 61 days make. The Amos Yee who appeared in court yesterday seemed pale, frail and subdued. I first saw him in the High Court on May 6 during a bail hearing just before
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    • 492 2 / 3  -  ELIZABETH LAW As a social work associate, he was supposed to help underprivileged families. Instead, Veerasamy Marimuthu, 53, abused his position of authority and tried to molest a beneficiary. He was yesterday jailed for four months after pleading guilty to one charge of using criminal
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    • 101 4 The Malaysian ringgit hit a 16year low yesterday as political tensions mounted over a report that linked Prime Minister Najib Razak to probes into alleged corruption involving state fund 1MDB. The ringgit fell as much as 0.8 per cent to 3.8070 per US dollar, its
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    • 111 4 The police yesterday warned of scammers impersonating government officials. There have been several reports from people who had spoken to callers asking for money transfers or credit card details. The callers could claim to be immigration officers, police officers or court officers, among others.
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    • 45 4 He may be a simple Buddhist monk, but he is the most rocking, compassionate, simple Buddhist monk I know. Anti-landmine campaigner Jodi Williams, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997, on the Dalai Lama, who celebrated his 80th birthday in Anaheim, California, on Sunday.
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    • 237 4 The SingPass website was down yesterday morning, a day after the system rolled out an upgrade. It left users who wanted to sign up for the new SingPass, which features stronger security capabilities and an improved user interface, unable to log in to do so.
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    • 15 4 PHOTO: REUTERS
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    • 264 4 Emeritus Senior Minister (ESM) Goh Chok Tong received the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws from his alma mater, the National University of Singapore (NUS), yesterday. He served as Singapore’s second prime minister from 1990 to 2004. He has been ESM and senior adviser
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    • 225 4 All shipping was ordered to remain in harbour and some flights were cancelled in northern Philippines, while schools were closed in the capital, Manila, yesterday due to flooding and landslides from a tropical storm, officials said. Storm warnings were issued in at least
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    • 487 5 Mahathir’s son says he’s trapped because of row between dad M’sia PM Kedah chief minister Mukhriz Mahathir has lashed out at critics who claimed his father, former Malaysia Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, was the mastermind behind the attacks alleging Prime Minister Najib Razak had
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    • 888 6  -  Man on trial for killing his mum Report by ZAIHAN MOHAMED YUSOF zaihan@sph.com.sg His niece had called him for help. Her mother was missing, she said. So Mr Daniel Jesudason went to their flat at Bukit Batok East. After a search of
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    • 465 7  -  Former shingles patient recalls ordeal brought about by the skin condition Reports by KERRI HENG kerrihyp@sph.com.sg For three years, he suffered intense nerve pain from shingles. Mr Pericles Lagonikos, 52, had shingles on the right side of his neck and face. The chemical engineer,
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    • 301 7 Shingles is a painful rash and it often comes with blisters. The condition is caused by the varicella zoster virus that also causes chickenpox. The MSD-Raffles Hospital Shingles Study analysed records of 51 shingles patients aged 50 and above from Raffles Hospital. These patients, all of whom
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    • 635 9  -  Municipal Services Office, which deals with multi-agency issues, hopes to partner more town councils Reports by FOO JIE YING fjieying@sph.com.sg Most of the 53,000 municipal feedback cases received by the Municipal Services Office (MSO) every month get resolved. But there are some which cannot be easily
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    • 312 9 FOOTPATH FROM MRT Two separate requests were put to HDB and the Land Transport Authority (LTA) early this year to build a footpath linking Buangkok MRT Station to the nearby Palm View Primary School and Esparina Residences. The proposed footpath, however, is on a piece of
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    • 992 10 / 11  -  Reports by NOOR ASHIKIN ABDUL RAHMAN ashikinr@sph.com.sg The wait is finally over. Popular radio personalities Glenn Ong and The Flying Dutchman (FD) were revealed as ONE
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    • 393 10 / 11 For Glenn Ong and The Flying Dutchman (FD), their first day at work was about adjusting and settling in. The duo, who were revealed as the morning show’s new blood at about 8am yesterday, bantered and joked with their new colleagues. For Ong,
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    • 578 12 / 13 Greeks voted ‘no’ to accepting the bailout money which came with harsh austerity measures in a referendum on Sunday. So what happens next as they sail perilously close to danger? EURO EXIT Greece’s banks are set to open today after being closed for a week. The
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    • 107 12 / 13 The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said yesterday that Singapore’s domestic money and foreign exchange markets continue to function “in an orderly fashion”. “The direct exposure of our economy and banking system to Greece is negligible, accounting for just under 0.2 per cent of
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    • 121 12 / 13 Hong Kong stocks plunged 3.18 per cent by lunch yesterday, with big-name firms taking a heavy hit, as Greece’s “No” vote to further austerity overshadowed news that China had unveiled fresh measures to support slumping mainland markets. The benchmark Hang Seng Index fell 827.83
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    • 344 12 / 13 Greece’s outspoken finance minister resigned yesterday, removing a major obstacle to any deal to keep Athens in the euro zone after Greeks voted resoundingly to back the government in rejecting the austerity terms of a bailout. Mr Yanis Varoufakis, nicknamed Greece’s Bruce Willis because of his
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    • 544 14 / 15 India’s adoption industry faces reforms as selling of kidnapped babies remains a thriving business At a now-shuttered adoption agency on the fringes of India’s capital, kidnapped toddlers and newborns were being sold for about US$8,000 (S$10,800) each, no questions asked. After coughing up cash, prospective
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    • 642 16  -  Singer Taufik Batisah turns down telemovie to spend Ramadan with wife Report by NOOR ASHIKIN ABDUL RAHMAN ashikinr@sph.com.sg Local singer Taufik Batisah has established himself as one of the region’s most successful singing talents, earning himself legions of fans in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia.
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    • 142 17 An Iranian tourist drowned at Thailand’s Patong Beach on Saturday after a strong current dragged him out to sea. Mr Hasan Fhakhr, 30, was pulled out of the water near the Patong Police box in Phuket at about 6.30pm by lifeguards. They administered cardiopulmonary
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    • 353 17 The Philippines yesterday confirmed a second case of the deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Mers) virus in a man who showed symptoms after arriving in Manila from Dubai last month. The 36-year-old was admitted to hospital on Saturday and is now under observation, the Philippine
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    • 74 18 WHAT’S NEXT Continue sending us photos for “Our Kampung Spirit” this week. Show us the neighbourhoods we live in here and stand to win $500. Deadline is 11.30pm on Thursday. From Friday, our new contest theme celebrates “Our Everyday Stars” in Singapore. To find out the latest contest updates and
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    • 82 19 Real Friends. Real Chemistry. Real Legends. 1 k k oO >o 7:1 f Jj 1 > r f ii n nd sssSsias* £SS&*S r M 91.3 Join Glenn Ong,The Flying Dutchman and Andre Hoeden for ONE FM's #1 Breakfast Show* weekdays from 6am to 10am. un ONE FM s #1
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
    • 8 20 DILBERT SCOTT ADAMS PeArls beFore swINe StEPHaN PaStIS
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    • 348 20 LOCAL WEATHER SHOWERS High 33° Low 26° Watch ’em HIDDEN CITIES EXTREME Channel 5, 7.30pm Host Simon Yin (far right) travels to West Malaysia where he meets a master snake catcher and spends the hardest work day of his life in a charcoal factory. ChANNel 5 ChANNel 8 pm 12.30
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  • Article, Illustration
    281 21  -  By Cheryl Chia chiasrc@sph.com.sg Keeping track of your calorie intake is an important step towards having a healthy diet, but it is not just the caloric intake that matters, the nutritional content of what you eat is equally important. Ms Svetlana Sarantseva, founder of Dietary Coach said: “It
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    • 245 23 Drivers/ Chauffeurs Drivers/ Chauffeurs PERMANENT PERSONNEL TO WORK FOR THE EMBASSY OF SPAIN IN SINGAPORE CAR DRIVER The terms for this recruitment are at: 1) The Chancery of the Spanish Embassy located at 7 Temasek Blvd, Suntec City Tower One, 39-00 2) The Commercial Office of Spain located at 7
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    • 298 25 Security Security Dormitory Supervisors (In House) Location Kim Chuan Road Pre-requisites Minimum N Level At least 2 years experience as Dormitory Supervisor Possess Security Supervisor Certificate and PLRD 12-hour shifts Duties Ensure that the dormitory premises are satisfactorily clean Provide daily updates on movements of residents Oversee booking and proper
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    • 451 27 Top Universities Scholarships Fair 2015 Attention all top students! Make a date with major scholarship providers, country representatives and representatives from renowned universities. Participating Top Universities: Brown University, Carnegie Mellon Hall 404 Suntec Singapore Convention Exhibition Centre 19 July 2015 10am 6pm Participating Top Universities: Brown University, Carnegie Mellon University,
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    • 52 1 CLINICAL CROAT: Miroslav Kristic (left) fires Balestier Khalsa into the final with a brilliant brace. tnp pHOtO: pHYLLICIA WAnG TIGERS ROAR INTO FINAL Balestier win semi-final thriller and will battle albirex for the New paper league Cup ›S16 TUESDAY JULY 7 2015 16-page pullout wimBledoN: SereNa outguNS veNuS, Now for
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  • sports
    • EPL
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        893 2 / 3  -  Rodgers’ obsession with early signings may backfire again NEIL HUMPHREYS npsports@sph.com.sg Brendan Rodgers must wake up to the sound of Cher singing “I Got You Babe” every morning. The alarm goes off, he relives the same day and makes the same decisions until he either gets off
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      • 153 2 / 3 Wire Services Raheem Sterling’s future with Liverpool is uncertain even though he returned to pre-season training with the Reds yesterday. Liverpool have rejected two bids from Manchester City for the 20-year-old since the end of last season the second believed to be
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      • 27 2 / 3 115 The number of tackles made by Nathaniel Clyne for Southampton in the last Premier League season, second only to Chelsea’s Nemanja Matic (129).
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      • 581 2 / 3 PA Sport Liverpool have confirmed the appointment of Sean O’Driscoll as their new assistant manager. The former Bournemouth, Doncaster, Crawley, Nottingham Forest and Bristol City boss moves to Anfield after a spell in charge of the England Under-19s. The 58-year-old takes over as Brendan Rodgers’
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    • Article, Illustration
      128 4 / 5 ›US President Barack Obama: What a win for Team USA! Great game CarliLloyd! Your country is so proud of all of you. Come visit the White House with the World Cup soon. ›Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe: Japan’s Nadeshiko were runner’s up for Women’s World Cup. They went
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    • WOMEN’S WORLD CUP
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        774 4 / 5 American triumph heralds a new era for women’s football Reuters FINAL UNITED STATES 5 (Carli Lloyd 3, 5,16, Lauren Holiday 14, Tobin Heath 54) JAPAN 2 (Yuki Ogimi 27 ,Julie Johnston 52-og) The United States returned to the pinnacle of women’s football with a 5-2 crushing of Japan in
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      • 399 4 / 5 PA Sport Coach Jill Ellis gave “rock star” billing to Carli Lloyd after the midfielder inspired the United States to World Cup glory. Captain Lloyd scored a hat-trick, completed with a strike from the halfway line barely 16 minutes into her side’s astonishing 5-2 win,
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      • 147 6 AFP Madoka Kataoka was on her third beer yesterday morning, even before Japan kicked off against the United States in the Women’s World Cup final in Vancouver, Canada. A quarter of an hour later, a little after 8am (Japan time), she had switched to something
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      • 637 6 Shell-shocked Japan vow to bounce back at Rio Olympics AFP Fallen champions Japan were left stunned and humiliated after being dethroned by the United States in a tearful 5-2 Women’s World Cup football final defeat in Vancouver yesterday morning (Singapore time). The “Nadeshiko” a pink
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    • racing
      • 1191 7 FRIDAY OB 83 1200m *****3 Ghost 58.5 (80) (6ag Leslie Khoo-Arowana) *****4 Astrostar 58 (79) (4ag S Yeoh-UNI) *****5 Bogart 56 (75) (4nzg M Freedman-Mummify) *****7 Rapido Star 56 (75) (7amh L Dragon-Rapido Boy) *****8 Lee Bank 55 (73) (6eg S Yeoh-Lee) *****- Good News
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      • 1391 7 SUNDAY SG 2000m Emirates Singapore Derby (3rd Leg S’pore 4Y-Old) *****1 War Affair 57 (117) (4nzg HW Tan-Warplan Racing) *****2 Quechua 57 (104) (4argg P Shaw-Avengers) 0- Cooptado 57 (90) (4argg P Shaw-Red) *****4 Hughsy 57 (89) (4ag D Hill-Ace-In-The-Hole) *****1 Blue
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      • 597 8 / 9 Castor’s a ‘very smart horse and has a very bright future’ Two youngsters CASTOR and TIMO demonstrated at Kranji last Friday that they will be winning more races. Both three-year-olds have been labelled as having vast potential by their connections following their easy victories. It
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      • 323 8 / 9 The 2015/2016 Hong Kong racing season will commence with the first of 83 meetings on Sept 6 at Sha Tin Racecourse. The flagship event of the new term remains the Longines Hong Kong International Races (HKIR), which will be staged at Sha Tin
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      • 426 8 / 9 Debutant TIMO got off to a flier when he overcame a tardy getaway to still score an impressive win in the $75,000 Restricted Maiden race over 1,200m. Ridden by John Powell, the Shane Baertschiger-trained Timo (right) jumped awkwardly from his barrier No.
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      • 1225 8 / 9 SUNDAY 3YO ABOVE 1100m Perak Gold Vase (M’sia Group 1) *****2 Good Baby 59 (106) (7ag CC Ooi-Golden Knight) 0-1613 Dark Matter 57 (98) (6ag F Maynard-Hippocrates) -610-6 Cizen World E1 55 (91) (7nzg SH Tan-Paint Emperor) 1118-0 California Cat 54 (89) (5ag F Maynard-Northwest Racing)
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    • FOOTBALL
      • 551 10 / 11 New Fenerbahce signing receives hero’s welcome Wire Services Portuguese star Luis Nani joined Fenerbahce from Manchester United for £4.25 million ($8.9m) yesterday. After last month’s high-profile signing of Danish centre back Simon Kjaer, Fenerbahce are reportedly also pursuing Red Devils striker Robin van Persie. Nani, 28,
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      • 120 10 / 11 PA Sport Manchester United have not made an approach to Tottenham for striker Harry Kane, according to Sky sources. Widespread newspaper reports on Sunday indicated United have contacted Spurs with a view to negotiating a deal for the England forward, but Sky sources have advised
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      • 133 10 / 11 PA Sport Watford have announced the signing of Etienne Capoue from Tottenham for a club-record fee. The 26-year-old has penned a four-year contract with the Premier League new boys, and is now set to join up with the Hornets for preseason training. Capoue (right) made
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      • 441 10 / 11 PA Sport Italy midfielder Andrea Pirlo is relishing the challenge ahead after leaving Juventus for Major League Soccer side New York City FC yesterday. The 36-year-old has long been linked with a move to the United States and it has now been confirmed by
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      • 388 10 / 11 Wire Services Ronald Koeman wants Morgan Schneiderlin’s future sorted soon after the Manchester United target missed the first day of preseason training. The Southampton boss said the Frenchman (right) was absent with illness after consulting a doctor, but insisted the player will join
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    • 452 12 Williams and Bass set to Join Hibbert as new faces in LA NBA Wire Services Guard Lou Williams, who won the Sixth Man of the Year honours as the NBA’s top reserve, is reportedly headed to the Los Angeles Lakers. Multiple media outlets in the US reported that
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    • 128 12 Fresh from their 3-0 thumping of Kelantan last Saturday, the LionsXII host Perak tomorrow night eyeing another three points. Tickets for the 9pm clash at Jalan Besar Stadium are now on sale. Fans can get their tickets at the North Gate of the
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    • 277 12 Reuters Tiger Woods declared his tie for 32nd at the Greenbrier Classic a “very positive week” and sounded genuinely excited about his prospects ahead of the British Open at St Andrews starting on July 16. Woods (left) has won twice at the Old Course, in
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    • 419 13 World No. 1 ruptures ankle ligament after a football kickabout GOLF AFP Rory McIlroy could miss the defence of his British Open crown after announcing on his Twitter account yesterday that he had ruptured a ligament in his left ankle. “Total rupture of left ankle
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    • 452 13  -  Record-breaking world No. 1 sets another milestone Report by ALI ALI KASIM aakasim@sph.com.sg World No. 1 Serena Williams added yet another record to her glittering tennis resume by becoming the earliest qualifier in the history of the end-of-season BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore presented by SC Global.
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    • Article, Illustration
      697 14 / 15 Serena williams not keen to celebrate progress which came at expense of elder sister venus Serena Williams won the latest instalment of her rivalry with sister Venus as the world No. 1 eased into the Wimbledon quarter-finals with a 6-4, 6-3 victory yesterday. Serena, bidding for her sixth Wimbledon
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    • 144 14 / 15 MEN’S SINGLES ROUND OF 16 l richard Gasquet (x21) bt Nick Kyrgios (x26) 7-5, 6-1, 6-7 (7/9), 7-6 (8/6) l Vasek pospisil bt Viktor Troicki (x22) 4-6, 6-7 (4/7), 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 l Stan Wawrinka (x4) bt David Goffin (x16) 7-6 (7/3), 7-6 (9/7), 6-4 l Andy Murray
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    • 539 14 / 15 Dane’s exit means one player from outside the top 12 will make Saturday’s final AFP Caroline Wozniacki, the Danish fifth seed, blew her chance to make the Wimbledon quarter-finals with a 6-4, 6-4 defeat by Garbine Muguruza in the last 16 yesterday. Wozniacki, who has been the world
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    • ON TV
      • 69 14 / 15 MALAYSIAN SUPER LEAGUE Tomorrow: LIONSXII v PERAK StarHub TV Ch 112/205 (SuperSports Arena) 76.25MHz, 9pm K-LEAGUE Tomorrow: JEONBUK HYUNDAI MOTORS v GWANGJU FC StarHub TV Ch 202 (SuperSports 2), 6pm INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONS CUP Sunday: LA GALAXY v CLUB AMERICA StarHub TV Ch 202 (SuperSports 2), 11.30am *All telecasts live
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      • 76 14 / 15 THE WIMBLEDON CHAMPIONSHIPS Today: WOMEN’S SINGLES QUARTER-FINALS Singtel TV Ch 114/115 StarHub TV Ch 208/209 (FOX Sports/ FOX Sports 2), 6.30pm Tomorrow: MEN’S SINGLES QUARTER-FINALS Singtel TV Ch 114/115 StarHub TV Ch 208/209 (FOX Sports/ FOX Sports 2), 6.30pm Thursday: WOMEN’S SINGLES SEMI-FINALS Singtel TV Ch 114/115 StarHub TV
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      • 72 14 / 15 SCOTTISH OPEN Thursday: DAY 1 StarHub TV Ch 204 (SuperSports 4), 5.30pm JOHN DEERE CLASSIC Friday: DAY 1 StarHub TV Ch 204 (SuperSports 4), 4am US WOMEN’S OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP Friday: DAY 1 Singtel TV Ch 115 StarHub TV Ch 209 (FOX Sports 2), 2am Saturday: DAY 2 Singtel TV
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      • 21 14 / 15 TOURDE FRANCE Today: STAGE FOUR StarHub TV Ch 212 (Eurosport), 8.15pm Tomorrow: STAGE FIVE StarHub TV Ch 212 (Eurosport), 8.15pm
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    • 747 16  -  Ang the hero as Kraljevic’s men book Cup final date with Albirex TNP LEAGUE CUP Report by DAVID LEE davidlee@sph.com.sg SEMI-FINAL BALESTIER KHALSA 3 (Miroslav Kristic 27-pen, 35, Ignatius Ang 85) HOUGANG UNITED 2 (Fareez Farhan 1, Carlos Delgado 74) All season long last year, he would
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    • 79 10 / 11 No person under the age of 18 years shall be allowed to purchase a ticket or to claim any prize. LW: Livewire (MBS) Livewire (RWS) (21 years and above) Livewire (Singapore Pools) (21 years and above during ‘Live’ telecast) SB: SportsBuzz@Kranji (18 years and above) Singapore Pools Account Service. Call
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