The New Paper, 29 September 2015

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    • 119 1 0 Did you win$3,000? ›6 MAN DIES AFTER CRASHING THROUGH GLASS BATHROOM DOOR Girlfriend, who was in shower with him, gave him CPR as he lay bleeding ›10 ‘I think I’ve made enough trips to Sembawang Park. I cannot be camping there all day.’ Mr Khaw Boon Wan, when asked
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    • 803 2 / 3  -  PM announces Cabinet reshuffle, Mr Khaw to be new Transport Minister Reports by NG JUN SEN and FOO JIEYING tnp@sph.com.sg Sembawang Park might have a new “resident” after yesterday’s Cabinet reshuffle at the Istana. Mr Khaw Boon Wan had volunteered for his current job in
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    • 211 2 / 3 MINISTER KHAW BOON WAN Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure The incoming Transport Minister will look after the different aspects of urban planning and infrastructure provision housing, commercial and industrial development, road and rail networks, and even Singapore’s IT infrastructure. As Transport Minister, he has another major objective: to
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    • 385 2 / 3 PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE Ministers l Mr Lee Hsien Loong (Prime Minister) l Mr Teo Chee Hean (DPM and Coordinating Minister for National Security) l Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam (DPM and Coordinating Minister for Economic and Social Policies) l Mr Khaw Boon Wan (Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure)
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    • 632 4 / 5 During election hustings, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong repeatedly emphasised the importance of leadership renewal. We look at some of the fourth generation leaders in the new Cabinet announced yesterday. I have given heavy responsibilities to the next generation of leaders. They will be stretched and tested,
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    • 83 4 / 5 MINISTERS OF STATE MR CHEE HONG TAT, 41 CAREER SO FAR: 2014: Second Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Trade Industry NOW: 2015: Minister of State for Health, Communications and Information DR JANIL PUTHUCHEARY, 42 CAREER SO FAR: 2011: MP for Pasir-Ris Punggol NOW: 2016:
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    • 34 6 2,791.92 The Straits Times Index at close of trading yesterday. It fell 40.72 points or 1.4 per cent to its lowest close in more than three years, The Business Times reported.
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    • 127 6 The 7-Eleven at Cineleisure Orchard can no longer sell tobacco products. Its licence was revoked by the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) after an employee was found to have sold tobacco products to minors under 18 years of age, the second time this had happened
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    • 241 6 Indonesia welcomes any country, including Singapore, to help put out the fires that are causing the haze, Vice-President Jusuf Kalla said during a US trip on Sunday. Singapore had earlier expressed frustration with Indonesia regarding the haze, reported The Jakarta
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    • 139 6 The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said yesterday that it has accepted $413.16 million in applications from 19,505 people for the first Singapore Savings Bond issue. As the application amount did not exceed the first issue’s $1.2 billion total, all applicants will receive their application
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    • 59 6 Mr See Chu Fu, 47, (above) died in Ipoh, Malaysia, last Tuesday. The police there have sought the help of Singapore authorities to trace his next of kin, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said yesterday. Anyone with information on him can call MFA at 6379
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    • 68 6 This 10-year-old boy, Amirul Hakim Bin Raimi, has been missing for more than a week. He was last seen at Block 728 Clementi West Street 2 around 6am on Sept 21. He is about 1.3m tall and was then wearing a white T-shirt and blue shorts.
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    • SG 50 JUBILEE BIG WALK 2015
      • 149 8 WHAT: The SG50 Jubilee Big Walk 2015 is jointly presented by People’s Association and The New Paper. WHEN: 7am, Nov 29 WHERE: Starts at the National Museum of Singapore and ends at Gardens by the Bay PRICE: Groups with 50 people or more can enjoy registration fee of
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      • 363 8  -  Lots of performances and games in store for everyone after the walk Report by SITI NUR AISHA OMAR omarsiti@sph.com.sg For Madam Anisah Mohamed, 36, this year’s TNP Big Walk promises to be a big family affair: Some 10 of her family members, including her
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    • 181 9  -  Hariz Baharudin What was supposed to be a leisurely hike on Sunday evening turned into an unforgettable scare when four friends found themselves lost amidst the thick vegetation in MacRitchie Reservoir. It is believed that the group, consisting of three males aged 14,18
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    • 545 10  -  Report by SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB ashaffiq@sph.com.sg He slipped, smashed his head through the glass panel of a bathroom door and later died. Sebastian Wong Yu Lun was only 24 when he died in the most horrific way
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    • 305 10  -  Underage sex Report by ELIZABETH LAW lawsm@sph.com.sg She is 15 and he 20. They knew sex with each other would land him in trouble with the law. But she liked him a lot. And he? He couldn’t resist the temptation. Yesterday, Muhammad Hafiz Mohamad Jamil,
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    • 424 11  -  SCDF officers manage to free elderly cyclist but he later dies in hospital Report by MELANIE HENG and ANG QING tnp@sph.com.sg Her friend was on the bus when she heard a commotion. Passengers were shouting at the bus driver to stop. An elderly cyclist was
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    • 501 12  -  Man jailed 2 years 9 months for dangerous driving Report by ELIZABETH LAW lawsm@sph.com.sg It didn’t matter that he had others in the car with him. Or that he had consumed a sedative which can leave users with bad balance, confusion and muscular coordination. Eric Leong
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    • 474 13 Women, girls describe horrors of South Sudan’s secret rape camps AFP One woman was abducted by soldiers and taken to a military camp, tied up and raped repeatedly for two months. Another was kidnapped along with her 15-year-old sister and raped every night for five nights.
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    • 265 13 Reuters Pope Francis confronted the sexual abuse of children by Roman Catholic clergy on the final day of his first US visit on Sunday, meeting five adults abused as children and vowing to hold accountable those involved in the crimes and coverups. The Pope left
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    • 582 16 Residents flee Chinese village at border with North Korea after killings by cross-border intruders AFP A 3m-high barbed wire fence and the winding Tumen River are all that separate the village of Nanping, in China’s Jilin province, from North Korea. And after a spate of murders
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    • 147 17 Come Oct 1, 20 finalists will be competing to win the top prize of $10,000 cash and a feature in Her World Singapore. You can help pick a winner too. The New Paper Miss Popularity is a subsidiary title decided by your votes. Voting is on
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    • 464 17  -  Local rapper Shigga Shay to perform at finals of modelling contest Report by SEOW YUN RONG seowyr@sph.com.sg Shigga Shay is all about homegrown talent. The 23-year-old local rapper-actor will be injecting his brand of hip-hop at the upcoming The New Paper New Face finals. It will
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    • 731 18  -  Team took only 15 days to shoot upcoming movie Mr Unbelievable Report by JOCELYN LEE jocelee@sph.com.sg Filming for Chen Tianwen’s upcoming local movie Mr Unbelievable has wrapped at an unbelievably speedy rate. It took the team only 15 days, making it possibly one of the fastest shoots for
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    • TV
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    • 169 6 DO YOU KNOW...? CANDY CRUSH EDITION TODAY’S CANDIES WEEK 2, TUESDAY 29 SEPTEMBER 2015 In which city is Candy Crush Saga made? A: Stockholm. Where did Mr Toffee find Tiffi? A: In a candy bag. Which character lives in Lollipop Forest in Candy Crush Saga? A: Unicorn. What colour is
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    • 58 9 Have a story share?to Call, text or e-mail us. If your story is published, you get $100 $100 KFC VOUCHER Call: 1800 733 44 55 E-mail: tnp@sph.com.sg SMS/MMS: 9477 8899 TOMORROW IN The Martian star Matt Damon tells us what it's like to be... Abandoned and helpless, on screen and
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  • Page 19 Miscellaneous
    • 338 19 Watch ’em CELEBRITY BOSS Channel U, 9.00pm 11:30pm Irene Ang shares with host Lee Teng (right) her formula for success. She says someone in her family had a positive influence on her life over the years. Find out who it is in tonight’s episode Channel u Channel 5 pm 12.30
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  • 423 20 Not sure how to go about planning for your retirement? Here’s how to get started. 1. Educate yourself Mr Vin Yap, chief risk officer for an asset management company, recommends familiarizing yourself with the different financial options available by reading financial how-to and
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    • 109 28 Big Jubilee Fun BiggerWalk BiggestGoodieBag Be part of the SG50 celebrations and walk away with GOODIES WORTH $880, including a commemorative medal, a limited edition T-shirt, spa and beauty treats Relive the past, appreciate the present, relish the future Be one with Singapore, walk as one, be part of the
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    • 41 1 DEFIANT BLATTER Embattled Swiss insists he has done nothing wrong and will not step down as Fifa president ›S8 TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 29 2015 20-page pullout PHOTO: REUTERS aFC u-19 C’SHIpS: BRaVe S’poRe u-18S put up gooD FIgHt agaINSt SoutH KoRea ›S8
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  • Page 4 / 5 Miscellaneous
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  • sports
    • 165 6 / 7 AFP A charge on two counts of tax fraud was launched against Barcelona player Javier Mascherano by Spain’s public prosecution service, a court filing revealed yesterday. The Argentinian is alleged to have failed to declare over 1.5 million euros ($2.4m) in 2011 and 2012 made
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    • 122 6 / 7  -  SHAMIR OSMAN There was smoke on the water at the Jalan Besar Stadium last night, with rain pelting down even as the Pollutant Standard Index (PSI) hit “very unhealthy” levels of 242. Ahead of kick-off, officials called off the RHB Singapore Cup first leg
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    • CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
      • 912 2 / 3  -  Special One must find his old self to arrest the Blues’ slide NEIL HUMPHREYS npsports@sph.com.sg The old Jose Mourinho has left the building. He’s gone, replaced by the hunchback of notable doubts. This imposter crouches in the dugout, his slumped shoulders buried beneath an ill-fitting
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      • 225 2 / 3 GROUP E l Barcelona v Bayer Leverkusen l BATE Borisov v Roma P W D L F A Pts 1 Bayer 1 1 0 0 4 1 3 2 Barcelona 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 3 Roma 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4 BATE
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      • 354 2 / 3 Reuters Porto will not be affected by the return of Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho to his former club or his reunion with goalkeeper Iker Casillas as they prepare for their Champions League meeting tomorrow morning (Singapore time), according to coach Julen Lopetegui. Mourinho, 52,
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      • 712 4 / 5 Olympiakos match a must-win ahead of Bayern double-header, says Wenger PA Sport Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger warned that his side are already facing a must-win game in only their second Champions League Group F tie, against Olympiakos at the Emirates Stadium tomorrow morning (Singapore time). The
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      • 118 4 / 5  -  LIM SAY HENG Singapore’s shooting star Jasmine Ser won the women’s 10m air rifle event at the Asian Airgun Championships in India yesterday. The 25-year-old had qualified fourth among the eight finalists with a 414.9 score over four series, while Iran’s Elaheh Ahmadi who reached
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      • 581 4 / 5 Vidal is latest casualty, as German giants seek to end Dinamo’s 45-match unbeaten run AFP Bayern Munich will be a depleted side when they host Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League group stage tomorrow morning (Singapore time). Chilean midfielder Arturo Vidal, who came off early
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      • 656 6 / 7 Enrique confident team can still play football without ‘irreplaceable’ messi Wire Services Barcelona coach Luis Enrique admitted it is impossible to replace Lionel Messi as the European champion’s face up to living without the four-time World Player of the Year for up to eight weeks. Messi (in
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      • 467 6 / 7 Totti, Dzeko and Keita will miss clash with BATE PA Sport GROUP E BATE BORISOV v ROMA (Tomorrow, 2.45am) Roma travel to Belarus to face BATE Borisov in tomorrow morning’s (Singapore time) Champions League Group E match nowhere near full strength. The Giallorossi thumped Carpi 5-1
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      • 420 6 / 7 AFP Fiorentina fans were given the chance to hark back to the club’s golden period in Serie A yesterday morning (Singapore time) and it may be partly down to a butcher with a premonition. The last time “La Viola” sat top of Italy’s top flight was
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    • FOOTBALL
      • 164 8 Reuters Steven Gerrard and the Los Angeles Galaxy ended scoring droughts as they defeated FC Dallas 3-2 yesterday morning (Singapore time) to rise to the top of the Major League Soccer (MLS) standings. Gerrard delivered his first goal since his MLS debut
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      • 387 8 Blatter adamant he will not step down, Platini insists payment was fully declared Wire Services Sepp Blatter has stated he will remain as Fifa president despite the opening of criminal proceedings against him because he “has done nothing wrong or improper”, according to a statement from
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      • 333 8  -  Report by SHAMIR OSMAN shamiro@sph.com.sg For a while, it looked like something special was on the cards in Bangkok. An hour into their opening Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Un-der-19 Championship Group H qualifier against South Korea’s Un-der-18s, the Singapore Under-18s were not just on level terms,
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    • racing
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      • 1300 9 SUNDAY SG1 1600m Panasonic Kranji Mile-1st Leg *****1 Spalato 58 (118) (6nzg J O’Hara-Christopher G) 511-16 Stepitup 58 (110) (6ag L Laxon-Tivic) *****1 Quechua 58 (108) (5argg P Shaw-Avengers) *****- Slew Of Lode 58 (102) (6argg P Shaw-A L A Crabbia) *****- Emperor’s
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      • 1178 10 / 11  -  Owners, trainers suggest injecting the prize money into domestic races SINGAPORE RACES Reports by TAN THEAN LOON loon@sph.com.sg Singapore’s marquee races the $3 million Singapore Airlines International Cup over 2,000m and the $1 million KrisFlyer International Sprint over 1,200m have been discontinued. This was announced
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      • 781 10 / 11 RACE 1 CLASS 5 TURF—1200m 10 NATURAL EIGHT 126 (104-30) C Y HO (8) 1 3 VICTOR EMPEROR 132 (139-40) B PREBBLE (10) 2 5 THUNDERSTROKE 131 (72-26) W M LAI (6) 3 12 EVER SHINY 118 (94-25) C SCHOFIELD (14) 4 Trainer: C
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      • 751 10 / 11 Race 1 Maiden Plate 1800M 3 MISTY POWER 60 (16-7) S’Manga Khumalo (7) 1 2 EGOCENTRIC 60 (21-5.10) Mathew Thackeray (3) 2 8 THE NGWAZI 56 (69-16) Andrew Fortune (1) 3 1 WATERWAYS 60 (14-7) Muzi Yeni (4) 4 Trainer: Bill Human. Margins: 5.25,
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    • 151 12 / 13 PA Sport Tottenham have announced the departure of technical director Franco Baldini. The Italian, who has been with the club for more than two years, is leaving the White Hart Lane club by mutual consent. A statement from the club read: “Franco joined us as
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    • 158 12 / 13 PA Sport Aston Villa midfielder Jack Grealish has chosen to pledge his international future to England, rather than the Republic of Ireland. Grealish, who celebrated his 20th birthday this month, represented Ireland at youth level through his Irishborn grandparents, before his displays at Villa caught the
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    • EPL
      • 923 12 / 13  -  Our columnist picks out the five main talking points of the weekend Report by NEIL HUMPHREYS npsports@sph.com.sg 1Asia has a new star Harry Kane ended his goal drought and Christian Eriksen’s performance had a certain flashiness to it, but Son Heung Min stoked Tottenham’s fire against
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      • 494 12 / 13 PA Sport Louis van Gaal was spreading a message of joy and pride to the rank and file at Old Trafford, after Manchester United climbed to the top of the table last Saturday. Manchester City’s 4-1 defeat by Tottenham left the door open
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    • 200 14 AFP Lyon star Alexandre Lacazette has hit out at club president JeanMichel Aulas and coach Hubert Fournier for criticising the striker over a poor start to the season. Speaking to L’Equipe newspaper, Lacazette said he had been hurt by Aulas’ criticism and felt unfairly
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    • FORMULA ONE
      • 431 14 Lauda says owner Mateschitz could well end stint in Formula 1 Reuters Red Bull’s billionaire owner Dietrich Mateschitz appears to have lost interest in Formula 1 and could go through with threats to quit, according to triple world champion and Mercedes non-executive chairman, Niki Lauda. Lauda
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      • 272 14 Reuters French carmakers Renault yesterday announced they would buy a majority stake in the Lotus Formula 1 motor racing team, allowing the financially stretched outfit to stave off the threat of administration in a London court. Lotus are facing legal action from HMRC, Britain’s tax
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    • 532 15  -  Jia Jie hopes to play football for S’pore Report by NICOLE CHIA npsports@ sph.com.sg He fell in love with football after catching a game on television seven years ago, and he wanted to be as good as the players he saw. While he has a long
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    • 155 16 / 17 AFP Jeev Milkha Singh of India and European Ryder Cup captain Darren Clarke will lead rival teams at the 2016 EurAsia Cup in Malaysia, organisers announced yesterday. Following a 10-10 draw at the inaugural edition in 2014, the biennial Ryder Cup-styled showdown between Europe and
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    • 610 16 / 17 World No. 1 Spieth believes his psychological toughness can keep him at the summit GOLF AFP Jordan Spieth believes the mental toughness he has acquired over a rollercoaster season of remarkable highs and occasional lows can help him stay near the top of the golfing world for the
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    • 365 16 / 17 Reuters Jason Day’s reign as world No. 1 lasted just a week as American Jordan Spieth reclaimed the top spot by winning the Tour Championship and FedEx Cup yesterday morning (Singapore time), but the Australian is not fretting. “To be able to win a Major
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    • 152 16 / 17  -  JESLEEN SOH The Singapore women’s national table tennis team will face Taiwan in a 7th-8th placing match today at the Asian Table Tennis Championships in Thailand. This follows their 3-1 loss to North Korea in a 5th-8th placing tie yesterday. World No. 29 Yu
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    • 649 16 / 17 Skateboarding among five sports considered for Tokyo 2020 OLYMPICS Reuters Five additional sports, including skateboarding and surfing, have been recommended by the organisers of the Tokyo Olympics for inclusion at the 2020 Summer Games, it was announced yesterday. Baseball/softball, karate and climbing were also given the
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    • WORLD CUP RUGBY
      • 757 18 / 19 Romania’s Kiwi coach Howells believes Ireland have the quality to win it all AFP POOL D IRELAND 44 ROMANIA 10 Ireland are a “complete side” who have the game to be World Cup winners, Romania coach Lynn Howells said, after his team’s 44-10 defeat
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      • 138 18 / 19 Romanian scrum-half Florin Surugiu turned a crushing defeat into a personal victory by proposing to his girlfriend on the famous Wembley turf on Sunday. The 30-year-old (left) played the final 12 minutes of the 44-10 World Cup Pool D defeat by Six Nations champions Ireland and
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      • 481 18 / 19 Amid the criticism, hosts race to recover for huge Wallabies test Reuters England’s Rugby World Cup defeat by Wales, and the decision not to attempt the late penalty that could have prevented it, remained the topic of choice in workplaces around Britain yesterday, two days after the
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    • 103 18 / 19  -  LIM SAY HENG Singapore’s cagers finished on a high at the Fiba Asia Championship in Changsha, China, yesterday after a whopping 92-59 win over Malaysia in the classification for 15th-16th positions. Neo Beng Siang’s men outscored their Causeway counterparts in every quarter, with Lim Shengyu
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    • ON TV
      • 192 18 / 19 RHB SINGAPORE CUP Today: SEMI-FINAL: BRUNEI DPMM v HOME UNITED Singtel TV Ch 111 (mio Sports), 7.30pm AFC CUP Tomorrow: QADSIA SC v JOHOR DARUL TA’ZIM Singtel TV Ch 114 StarHub TV Ch 208 (FOX Sports), 12.15am Thursday: KUWAIT SC v FC ISTIKLOL Singtel TV Ch 114 StarHub TV
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      • 39 18 / 19 WORLD CUP Today: POOL C: TONGA v NAMIBIA Singtel TV Ch 115 StarHub TV Ch 209 (FOX Sports 2), 11.30pm Thursday: POOL A: WALES v FIJI Singtel TV Ch 115 StarHub TV Ch 209 (FOX Sports 2), 11.30pm
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      • 28 18 / 19 ATTU ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS Today: DAY 4 SESSION 1 StarHub TV Ch 203 (SuperSports 3), 4pm DAY 4 SESSION 2 StarHub TV Ch 203 (SuperSports 3), 8pm
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      • 18 18 / 19 ASIA-PACIFIC AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP Thursday: DAY1 Singtel TV Ch 115 StarHub TV Ch 209 (FOX Sports 2), 2pm
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      • 12 18 / 19 WUHAN OPEN Thursday: QUARTER-FINALS StarHub TV Ch 203 (SuperSports 3), 6.30pm
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    • 639 20  -  Singapore fans can expect top-draw action from Super Rugby and S’pore Sevens next year RUGBY Report by SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ msazali@sph.com.sg Singapore is gearing up to host top-class rugby action from March to May next year. Yesterday, the dates of the three Super Rugby games that
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