The New Paper, 28 October 2015

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    • 949 2  -  Badminton coach pleads guilty to having underage sex with schoolboy Report by SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB ashaffiq@sph.com.sg The teenager looked up to him as a role model and mentor. But the badminton coach abused his position and pressured the underage boy to engage in sexual
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    • 355 3 Army sergeant flung out after tyre bursts and car veers out of control Additional reporting by Catherine Robert A Singapore Armed Forces regular was killed in a car crash on the way back from Malacca on Sunday. Third Sergeant Tang Liang Wei, 23,
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    • 27 4 $25.74m The net profit made by SMRT in the quarter ending on Sept 30, up 1.9 per cent from the same period last year.
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    • 128 4 Part of the Choa Chu Kang Water Works will be upgraded with ceramic membranes, making it more efficient and reliable. Ceramic membranes are used to filter out impurities during water treatment. They are used extensively at water treatment plants in Japan. When the upgrade is completed
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    • 178 4 Warning note in MAS review The Singapore economy is facing uncertain short-term growth prospects as the outlook for its key trading partners remains cloudy, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said in its biannual macroeconomic review. Its latest monetary policy decision is to slightly reduce the Singdollar’s
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    • 115 4 A combination of drugs killed national silat exponent Muhammad Nurshahrin Shahrudin, a coroner’s inquiry found yesterday. Nurshahrin, 21, an army regular with the Singapore Armed Forces, was found unresponsive by his father in their Pasir Ris Street 12 flat on March 14 this year.
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    • 123 4  -  Natasha Meah This car ended up in a drain at Jalan Bukit Merah after an accident yesterday. Madam Susan Tay, who was driving past, called The New Paper hotline at 5pm. “I was caught in a jam as I was driving home,” she said. “I
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    • KOVAN MURDER TRIAL
      • 1088 5  -  His excuse to supervisor was that he needed to sort out finances Reports by ELIZABETH LAW lawsm@sph.com.sg On the day he is alleged to have killed two men, police officer Iskandar Rahmat took urgent leave from his night shift, his supervisor
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    • 117 6 / 7 Orange fumes poured from a storage tank at a plant in Tuas on Monday. The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) was alerted to the incident at 10A Tuas Avenue 12 at 11.17am. The waste fumes were dispersed with two water jets within 15 minutes,
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    • 629 6 / 7  -  Marty, aged 10, wandered off and was only found about six hours later by a stranger Reports by LINETTE HENG linheng@sph.com.sg He is a 10-year-old boy who is fascinated by trains and yearns to go out alone all the time. On Monday evening, Marty Ragragio broke
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    • 204 6 / 7 Nearly half of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) were reported to have engaged in wandering behaviour, revealed a 2012 study published in medical journal Pediatrics. This puts them at risk of serious injury one quarter were in danger of drowning and 64 per cent
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    • 131 6 / 7 The US defied China yesterday by sending a warship close to artificial islands it is building in disputed waters. The move prompted Beijing to furiously denounce what it called a threat to its sovereignty. The USS Lassen passed within 12 nautical miles the
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    • 354 8 Hollywood stars including Leonardo DiCaprio are set to launch Macau’s newest US$3.2 billion (S$4.4b) casino and entertainment resort, as the southern Chinese enclave’s high-roller gambling business takes a hit from China’s corruption crackdown. A day before the official launch of
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    • 134 8 Indonesia is considering declaring a national emergency over fires that have been smouldering across the archipelago for weeks, Vice-President Jusuf Kalla said yesterday. President Joko Widodo is expected to make a decision on the emergency after returning from the US, Mr Kalla said
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    • 427 8 Cooks in China break Guinness world record but are disqualified because... Three hundred cooks got together to cook 4.19 tonnes of fried rice in Yangzhou, in China’s Jiangsu Province late last week. The reason: To get into The Guinness Book of World Records.
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    • 823 9  -  Three jailed for cheating seven pawnshops of $104,000 Reports by RONALD LOH rloh@sph.com.sg Psst, want copy watch? Fake watches have become more sophisticated since shady characters used to sell them in back lanes. They are so good that three men managed to trick seven pawn shops
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    • 192 10 / 11 Natural breech births like Ms Kim Marie Martin’s are highly risky, say obstetricians and gynaecologists here. Dr Christopher Chong said risks for vaginal breech delivery include lack of oxygen to the brain or death when the baby’s head is stuck in the birth canal. The
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    • 784 10 / 11  -  With more than nine out of 10 breech deliveries done through caesarean section, having a breech baby naturally is rare. JUDITH TAN (juditht@sph.com.sg) speaks to one woman who did last month JUDITH TAN (juditht@sph.com.sg) The pain was excruciating and Ms Kim Marie Martin,
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    • 153 10 / 11 Breech means the baby is in a bottom-down position and will exit the womb buttocks or feet first. Only about three per cent of babies remain in a breech position at the end of a pregnancy. Baby Natalie Marie Thng was in extended breech, that
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    • 148 10 / 11 Singapore mothers today tend to have babies when they are financially and emotionally ready. Last year, almost seven in 10 babies were born to mothers aged 30 or older. Almost one in four of the 42,232 babies born here had a mum aged 35
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    • 360 13 Retiree wins $100 in TNP Bonus Challenge Mr Mehindar Singh Dhillon’s $100 cash prize from the TNP Bonus Challenge went straight into his “unwind fund”. The 63-year-old retired salesman told The New Paper last evening: “What else? “This money is going to beers and some
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    • 423 13 The UN’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) warned that processed meats like sausages and ham cause bowel cancer, and red meat “probably” does, too. But some experts say this does not mean people should stop eating meat altogether. By the IARC’s
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    • 138 14 A 15-year-old boy arrested in connection with a cyber attack on British Internet and telephone provider TalkTalk has been released on bail, police said yesterday. The boy was detained in a raid on Monday in Northern Ireland and questioned over the attack, in which
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    • 424 14 Student found semi-nude in pool of blood and with throat slit It was a murder most brutal. Only a week shy of her SPM examination (equivalent of O levels), a 17-year-old girl was allegedly raped and her throat slit by a school security guard, who
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    • 321 14 Three US women claim a Saudi prince assaulted them and held them captive during three days of sex- and drug-fueled partying at a Beverly Hills mansion. The unidentified women, who have filed a civil suit in Los Angeles against Majed Abdulaziz Al Saud, 29,
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    • 188 6 / 7 15 NOVEMBER 2015,SUNDAY SINGAPORE RACECOURSE LONGINES SINGAPORE GOLD CUP A SPECTACULAR RACE FOR A SPECTACULAR CAUSE WWW.GOLDCUP.SG A prestigious cup to set hearts racing. An honourable cause to touch hearts. With a donation sum of $1.5 million, Singapore Turf Club and Tote Board are committed to give back to society
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    • 33 14 Organiser: Stepping into Motherhood Don’t miss the inaugural edition of this exclusive seminar series for new parents. mt a a Hr' For more details, log on to pbp.sph.com.sg/sutbabyready or scan the QR code.
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    • 90 15 OCT 28 2015 SpectreDaniel Craig still go soutto the shops o buy his own milk des it Bond fam ‘be ause otherwise lif would b t rrible’ ovies TOP CHEF Bradley Cooper puts culinary background to good use in Burnt 18 of success usic CANADIAN KINGS The Weeknd, Drake and
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  • M MOVIES MUSIC MAKAN
    • In a Minute
      • 130 16 HELLO 87.5 MILLION TIMES You are probably one of the 87.5 million and counting people who have watched English singer Adele’s latest music video, Hello, since its release over the weekend. But have you seen the other Hello clip that is also going viral? BlendTV created one titled Lionel Calls
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      • 114 16 Liam Payne is back on the market. The 22-year-old member of UK boy band One Direction and his girlfriend, Sophia Smith, 21, have split after two years of dating, reported People magazine. Payne is clearly nursing a broken heart, tweeting: “I love how music is always
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      • 103 16 English actor Daniel Craig had his lovely Bond costars, Léa Seydoux and Monica Bellucci, by his side at the star-studded world premiere of the new film Spectre in London on Monday. But his heart was clearly with his real-life leading lady, Rachel Weisz. In a
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      • 73 16 US actress Kate Mara, 32, and British actor Jamie Bell, 29, are no longer keeping their relationship a secret. The Fantastic Four co-stars were seen in New York City last week wrapped in each other’s arms and kissing. Bell separated from his actress-wife,
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        65 16 Passing parade Go behind the scenes of Spectre’s Day Of The Dead opening sequence in Mexico City Kitchen nightmare Bradley Cooper lords it over Sienna Miller in Burnt Dance, Drake, Dance Check out his memeworthy moves in the video for hit single Hotline Bling To catch these videos
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      • 80 16 Rose Byrne is expecting her first child with US ac-tor-boyfriend Bobby Cannavale, 45. The 36-year-old Australian actress was seen last week with what seemed to be a large baby bump. They started dating in 2012 and co-starred in the films Adult Beginners (2014),
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    • Movies
      • 426 17  -  Report by JOANNESOH joannes@sph.com.sg 1 SEcOND chaNcE She was the star in last year’s The Giver, and though the flick based on the award-winning series of young-adult books by Lois Lowry didn’t take off, it did put the pretty Israeli immigrant on the radar, which
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      • 38 18 / 19 Like Burnt, these films that celebrate food are so delectable, you’ll return for multiple helpings Chef (2014) The Hundred-Foot Journey (2014) Jiro Dreams Of Sushi (2011) Julie Julia (2009) Ratatouille (2007) Waitress (2007) Chocolat (2000)
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      • 846 18 / 19  -  Bradley Cooperturns up the heat as bad-boy chef in new movie Burnt By MEHER TATNA Reporting from Los Angeles tnp@sph.com.sg Bradley Cooper loves to cook and he considers himself a good one. So it’s easy to see why he took on his latest role in
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      • 852 20 / 21  -  English actor Daniel Craig recently said he would not do another Bond movie, but at the press junket for latest 007 film Spectre, he appeared grateful for the role that shot him to fame By MEHER TATNA Reporting from Cancun, Mexico tnp@sph.com.sg There was stormy weather outside,
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      • 710 20 / 21 About 1,500 extras, who will be digitally enhanced onscreen to look like 10,000, are gathered in Zocalo Square in Mexico City. Many are in bridal dress, the rest of them are in skull make-up and costumes depicting participants in the Day Of The
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        505 22  -  MOVIE DATE JASON JOHNSON jjohnson@sph.com.sg JOANNE SOH joannes@sph.com.sg MARS Cooper is best playing jerks. He has always looked like a jerk, and he’s totally believable as the imperious Jones. One of my favourite scenes is where he scolds his underlings after they blow their big opening night. With his
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        79 22 IF A PICTURE PAINTS A THOUSAND WORDS, THEN WHAT DO SOME MOVIE POSTERS TELL US? POINT BREAK What It Looks Like: Johnny Utah (Luke Bracey) and Bodhi (Edgar Ramirez) ride motorcycles out of a skyscraper, only to crash-land on a school bus. Five kids are crushed, and the
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      • Movie picks
        • 124 22  -  Joanne Soh Director Roland Emmerich certainly uses artistic licence to depict the 1969 Stonewall Riots that sparked the fight for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights in the US. Danny (Jeremy Irvine), a small-town boy, is kicked out of home after his fa-ther-cum-football coach discovers his tryst
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        • 119 22  -  Joanne Soh This is the perfect post-exam escapade for kids and just in time for Halloween. Fans of R.L. Stine’s children’s horror novels are in for a treat as his monsters literally jump off the pages and start terrorising as they do in his bestselling books. Jack Black
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        • 130 22  -  Joanne Soh Tissue paper will be very handy. Waterworks will come, but it’s not the same audience manipulation as in a Nicholas Sparks movie. Credit goes to director Catherine Hardwicke and her leading ladies Toni Collette and Drew Barrymore. Collette is a standout as Milly, the
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    • Music
      • 503 23  -  Despite debuting to much hype, Jackie Chan’s (below) JJCC has failed to make an impact on the K-pop scene K-POP CORNER TAN KEE YUN keeyunt@sph.com.sg At the risk of incurring the wrath of Hong Kong’s most revered action superstar, my verdict on rookie K-pop
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        260 23  -  Tan Kee Yun ADELE HELLO Having a good music video director on board is pivotal when it comes to the release of a hotly-anticipated song. And British soul queen Adele was blessed to have Canadian filmmaker Xavier Dolan behind the lens for her new hit Hello. Dolan, best
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      • 172 24 The new range of women’s jeans from Levi’s Lot 700 named after its first ever pair of Levi’s women’s jeans has a slimmer thigh, flattering leg and contoured seat for a little lift. There are a variety of styles available too, from the 710 Super
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      • 682 24  -  In the final part of our four-part Levi’s series on local women in music, we catch up with singer-DJ Daphne Khoo Brought to you by Report by NOOR ASHIKIN ABDUL RAHMAN ashikinr@sph.com.sg Local singer-radio DJ Daphne Khoo has come a long way since she finished fourth
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        268 26 / 27  -  TAN KEE YUN MEGHAN TRAINOR BETTER WHEN I’M DANCIN’ The US singer-songwriter charmed us all with her retro doo-wop sound and bubblegum hooks on hits such as All About That Bass, Lips Are Movin and Dear Future Husband. Better When I’m Dancin’, penned for the soundtrack of the
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        1196 26 / 27  -  These three hot Canucks are music world right now. How did this happen? ruling the Report by Report by NOOR ASHIKIN ABDUL RAHMAN ashikinr@sph.com.sg Canada is truly where the hot guys hail from. Politician? Yes. Newlyelected Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has got smitten netizens gushing over his good
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      • 326 26 / 27  -  NATASHA MEAH The Song Run To You The Artist Bryan Adams The Lyrics I’m gonna run to you/ I’m gonna run to you/ ‘Cause when the feelin’s right I’m gonna run all night/ I’m gonna run to you The Results The rock song was taken from
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    • Makan
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        765 28  -  Singapore-based F&B consultant and food blogger Victoria Cheng will preside over tonight’s Cointreau Singapore’s alice in Wonderland themed halloween party as the Queen of hearts Report by LISA TWANG lisat@sph.com.sg It’s not easy to stay slim when you work with food, and Singapore-based AmericanChinese F&B consultant and food
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      • 490 29 What makes ONE FM DJs go mmm? They slug it out with their favourite culinary discoveries of the week Shan Wee The Escape Plan with Shan and Cheryl Weekdays 4pm to 8pm “I’ve experienced a wedding day and the birth of two sons and still, eating
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      • 313 30  -  WEETS EATS YEOH WEE TECK weeteck@sph.com.sg This month-old restaurant is the latest offering from the well-regarded Joyden Concepts and focuses on heritage recipes. The most extraordinary thing about Joyden Treasures is how ordinary its dishes are. These are simple dishes meant to be comforting, rather than impressive. But
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      • Bite sized
        • 64 30 KFC’s new Zinger Double Dare two Hot Crispy Zinger fillets wrapped in a tortilla is one for those with big appetites. Still not enough? The KFC Zinger Double Dare meal ($8.50) has that with medium fries and a regular Pepsi. The Zinger Double Dare Box ($9.90) has
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          68 30 Angry because you’re feeling hungry? Try Burger King’s Angry Burgers ($6.25). The Angry Beef has a flame-grilled patty while the Angry Tendercrisp Chicken has a chicken thigh patty. The heat comes from a mix of sriracha sauce and onions. The Angry Value Meal ($8.65) comprises an Angry burger
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        • 55 30 Guzman y Gomez opens its third outlet this Saturday at Star Vista (#01-32) and will be celebrating with Free Burrito Day. Between noon and 5pm, each person gets one burrito free. A live mariachi band will perform and since it’s Halloween, there will be face-painting for the
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    • 67 16 GiVeaWaY We’ve got treats for everyone. Prizes to be won this week include Goosebumps movie tiein novels, Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension premiums, and Burnt in-season movie tickets. This is also the last week to submit your #BackTo1989WithTNP videos for a chance to win tickets to Taylor Swift’s sold-out concert
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    • 28 28 FYI What: Victoria Cheng x Cointreau Halloween Party 2015 Where: Vanity, South Beach When: Tonight, 9pm till late Tickets: admission is free. RSVP at its Facebook event page
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    • 88 30 GIVEAWAY win a hallowEEn buFFEt For Four phoTo: pAN pACIFIC SINGApoRE The thrilling Spooktacular halloween dinner on oct 31 at Edge (pan pacific Singapore) comes with a devilish dinner buffet spread and unlimited Veuve Clicquot Champagne and Bloody ‘Gory’ Mary Cocktails. Win a meal for four there by answering this
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    • 70 31 CALL FOR NOMINATIONS SINGAPOREAN OFTHEYEAR2015 Do you know someone or a group whose inspiring or extraordinary acts have made the local community a better place? The Straits Times Singaporean Of The Year Award, in partnership with UBS, seeks to honour the positive impact made by this person or group and
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  • Page 31 Miscellaneous
    • 385 31 Watch ’em THE JOY TRUCK Channel 8, 8pm This award-winning variety programme is back and Season 3 kicks off with Yujia, who is just two and has an oesophageal disorder and retinal detachment. She has been in hospital since birth and has never had a proper celebration. The team’s mission
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  • 400 32  -  By Hafiz Rasid hrasid@sph.com.sg The distance between a great idea and a great start-up is greater than what most people think. If you are thinking of realising your dreams of becoming a business owner, take these tips from small business owner Ms Liana Wee, who set
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  • 468 35 The Straits Times says Moments of change have spurred on Singapore to look for fresh ways of forging ahead. The 1985 recession resulted in the formation of an Economic Committee which, among other things, sought to remove structural rigidities by adjusting wage costs to fit
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    • 38 1 Maria rocks wednesdAY OCTOBER 28 2015 Sharapova brings down the house with thrilling win over Halep at Indoor Stadium ›S2 24-page pullout TNP PHOTO: GAVIN FOO NeIl HumpHreyS: SIleNt aSSaSSIN oezIl caN fIre arSeNal to epl tItle ›S22
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  • sports
    • WTA FINALS
      • Article, Illustration
        536 2 / 3  -  Russian shows her class to dispatch top seed Report by SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ msazali@sph.com.sg Maria Sharapova was in a lighthearted mood last night at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. She was joking with a member of her entourage as she walked into the roomful of media, and cut the
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      • 496 2 / 3  -  Halep rues missed opportunity, vows she’ll be back Report by SHAMIR OSMAN shamiro@sph.com.sg Under the bright lights of the Singapore Indoor Stadium, half of the purple tennis court somehow seemed to turn neon when Simona Halep zipped this way and that. Compact, curvy, and often firing sumptuous shots
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      • 625 4  -  Players give thumbs-up to WTA chief’s comment about possible calendar change Reports by SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ msazali@sph.com.sg New WTA chief Steve Simon’s announcement on Monday about “fundamental changes” to the Tour calendar was welcomed by players yesterday. Speaking after her 7-6, 6-4 defeat by Flavia Pennetta
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      • 292 4 Their legs might not carry them across the court as quickly as before, but with 25 singles Grand Slam titles combined, the quartet of Martina Navratilova, Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario, Tracy Austin and Marion Bartoli still know how to thrill with a racket in their
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    • S.LEAGUE
      • 624 5  -  Former DPMM favourite set to fire Stags in huge clash in Brunei Report by GABRIEL TAN npsports@sph.com.sg It is a place he used to call home, with fans who adored him and close friends whom he shared the field with. But tonight, when Rodrigo Tosi
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      • 1262 6 / 7  -  Both Tampines and DPMM’s coaches believe clash between their sides could decide S.League title Report by GABRIEL TAN npsports@sph.com.sg Before a ball was even kicked, Tampines Rovers were widely touted as favourites for the Great Eastern-Yeo’s S.League title. Early on in the campaign, it looked as though
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      • 878 8  -  Newly appointed Warriors coach KARIM BENCHERIFA has made an instant impact, after guiding his team to a 2-0 win over Hougang in his first match in charge on Monday. He developed a tremendous reputation in India, and here he tells DAVID LEE how he intends to plot
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      • 825 9  -  Stags must beat DPMM to keep alive title hopes DAVID LEE davidlee@sph.com.sg BRUNEI DPMM v TAMPINES (Tonight, 8.15pm, Hassanal Bolkiah Stadium) This is it. Or is it? A win for the Bruneians will open up a 12-point gap on rivals Tampines, with the Stags having
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      • 110 10  -  DAVID LEE Despite shooting guard Xavier Alexander’s game-high 30 points, the Singapore Slingers were unable to stop defending champions HiTech Bangkok City from winning their Asean Basketball League season opener 83-74 in Thailand yesterday. Neo Beng Siang’s Slingers, who finished third last season, managed to hold the
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      • 747 10  -  Report by DAVID LEE davidlee@sph.com.sg COURTS YOUNG LIONS 1 (Irfan Fandi Ahmad 88) HARIMAU MUDA1 (Syahrul Azwari 2) It was a scrappy effort, and he will almost certainly score many better goals, but Irfan Fandi Ahmad will remember last night’s poacher’s effort for a long time.
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    • racing
      • 609 11 NST’S KUALA LUMPUR TRACKWORK Last-start winner SANDY MIGHT can make it a back-to-back success in Saturday’s Class 4 event over 1,400m at the Selangor Turf Club’s one-day home-based race meeting, based on a smashing pacifier’s test on a hazy morning at Sungei Besi
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      • 1418 11 SATURDAY C3 1200m *****7 Colin The Firth 59 (73) (7ag A Scott-Colin Racing) *****8 Sand Lane 59 (73) (7nzg F Maynard-G Chalam) *****- Waterfall 58 (71) (7ag R Lines-New Power) 465-25 Q Nine Max 57 (69) (6ag BT Lim-Q Nine) *****7 Ghost Emperor 56.5 (68)
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      • 1025 12 / 13 28-10-2015 Wednesday EUROPE 7:30 1 CLASS €24,000 NOIR ET OR STAKES 1600m No Form Name 1 *****0 2 ***** 3 *****3 4 4185 5 736 6 *****4 7 *****0 Le Rebel L’acclamation Svoul Alpine Spirit King Platin Rosy Blush Dulciadargent Age Wgt Draw Jockey Win% Trainer
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      • 1428 12 / 13  -  KRANJI BARRIER TRIALS Report by BRIAN MILLER brian@sph.com.sg If HUKA FALLS could speak, he’d probably say “grass is for cows” and, in his case, he wouldn’t be far from wrong. After all, only two of his 14 wins were on turf
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      • 572 12 / 13 SOUTH AFRICA RACES KENILWORTH PREVIEWS RACE 1 (1,200M) (7) ANTE OMNIA was a good second in his debut and could be anything with time. He should love the extra distance and should be the one that the rest have to catch. (16) WHISKY BARON made
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      • 631 12 / 13 6:30 Race 1 Maiden Plate 1200M 1 KEEP ON CHOOGLIN A Domeyer (11) 60 2 PSYCHO SYD M Byleveld (12) 59 3 THE BEST OF ME D Mansour (7) 59 4 VALADO L Africa (13) 59 5 HANOVER STREET A Andrews (2) 59 6
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      • 1227 14 / 15 KRANJI TRACKWORK Topweight in the Landex Cup to be run on Sunday, SLEW OF LODE made a good impression on the training track yesterday morning when he cracked 36 seconds for the 600m. Ridden by Barend Vorster, the six-year-old by Lode breezed over
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      • 112 14 / 15 WORKOUTS BY HORSES ENTERED FOR SUNDAY AT PENANG Cosmo B 1,300m: Polo Star 41. Equally Optimistic 41.6, keeping form. Barrier test/practice: Drogba 37.9. Yan Sandra 37.9. Ghost Street (Yap) 38. Class 4 1,100m: Indomitable Rhino canter/41.6, smartly. La Familia canter/41.9. Class 4 1,100m: Cizen Gift can- ter/44.7.
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      • 2534 14 / 15  - TODAY’S AUSTRALIA PERTH RACE CARD By Singapore Turf Club PERTH FEED: RUAKAKA/IPSWICH/ASCOT/LAUNCESTON (#SIN) AUSTRALIA FEED: BENDIGO/CANTERBURY (#OTH2) PERTH FEED (#SIN) 12:35PM Race 1 (A$7000) Ruakaka--1600m 1 3098 Retrospect L Innes [6] 59 2 3261 Sasanof’s Hero O P Bosson [1] 59 3 9762 Torricella V Colgan [5] 58 4 1333
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    • 570 16  -  HCI’s Quek not only coaches, but also cooks for his charges, who have been winning for years Report by THRINA THAM npsports@sph.com.sg It is not uncommon for Singaporeans to take pictures of their food, but the Hwa Chong Institution (HCI) canoeing team do it for an
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    • 391 17  -  GOLF Report by GODFREY ROBERT godfrey@sph.com.sg It was a day when no-one broke par, and Mitchell Slorach expressed surprise that his even-par 71 was good enough to give him the lead on the opening day of the Anderco SPGA President Cup. On a challenging Warren Golf
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    • 523 18 All Blacks not even thinking of possible retirements of McCaw and Carter AFP The looming retirement from Test rugby of greats Richie McCaw and Dan Carter will not figure in the All Blacks preparation for Saturday’s World Cup final against Australia, assistant coach Ian Foster said.
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    • 279 18 Reuters Australia may have defied the gloomy expectations of a year ago to reach the final of the Rugby World Cup, but they won’t be satisfied unless they win it. The Wallabies coach Michael Cheika has been branded a saviour for taking a team that
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    • LEAGUE CUP
      • 658 19 Liverpool boss makes stunning claim ahead of Cup clash PA Sport Juergen Klopp insists Liverpool are ahead of where he expected them to be, as he aims for a first win in his fourth match in charge. In a bizarre statement, the new Liverpool boss went on
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      • 658 20 / 21 United old boy says under-fire player will come through current malaise PA Sport Viv Anderson has backed Wayne Rooney to recapture his form and insisted he has nothing to prove. The England captain, who has come under intense fire even from United fans for his lacklustre performances
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    • EPL
      • 935 20 / 21 With charges and fines mounting, Mourinho walks a tightrope PA Sport Jose Mourinho faces a crucial period as Chelsea manager after being hit with another misconduct charge by the Football Association (FA). The 52-year-old Portuguese has until Friday at 2am (Singapore time) to respond to
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      • 1221 22 / 23  -  Led by Oezil the silent assassin, Wenger’s men are sneaking ahead in the race NEIL HUMPHREYS npsports@sph.com.sg Mesut Oezil is better than Eric Cantona. Discuss. The sentence reads like a provocative exam question, but the facts are incontestable. Opta’s men with the clipboards have compiled a
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    • ON TV
      • 72 22 / 23 LEAGUE CUP Tomorrow: LIVERPOOL v BOURNEMOUTH Singtel TV Ch 110 (Eleven Sports), 3.40am MAN UNITED v MIDDLESBROUGH Singtel TV Ch 109 (Eleven), 3.55am SERIEA Friday: SAMPDORIA v EMPOLI Singtel TV Ch 109 (Eleven), 3.40am S.LEAGUE Friday: GEYLANG INT’L v HOME UNITED Singtel TV Ch 111 (mio Sports), 7.30pm *All
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      • 22 22 / 23 WORLD CUP Saturday: THIRD PLACING: SOUTH AFRICA v ARGENTINA Singtel TV Ch 115 StarHub TV Ch 209 (Fox Sports 2), 3.45am
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      • 47 22 / 23 WTA FINALS SINGAPORE Today: SINGLES AND DOUBLES ROUND ROBIN SESSION 1 StarHub TV Ch 203 (SuperSports 3), 1pm SINGLES AND DOUBLES ROUND ROBIN SESSION 2 StarHub TV Ch 203 (SuperSports 3), 7.30pm ATP SWISS INDOORS BASEL Today: DAY 3 StarHub TV Ch 201 (SuperSports 1), 11pm
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      • 48 22 / 23 NBA REGULAR SEASON Today: NEW ORLEANS PELICANS V GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS StarHub TV Ch 202 (SuperSports 2), 10.30am Tomorrow: SAN ANTONIO SPURS v OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER StarHub TV Ch 202 (SuperSports 2), 8am Friday: DALLAS MAVERICKS V LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS StarHub TV Ch 202 (SuperSports 2), 10.30am
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      • 26 22 / 23 CIMB CLASSIC Tomorrow: DAY 1 StarHub TV Ch 204 (SuperSports 4), 10.30am TURKISH AIRLINES OPEN Tomorrow: DAY 1 StarHub TV Ch 204 (SuperSports 4), 5pm
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    • 589 24 ManywonderifthiswillbetheLakerssuperstar’sfnalcurtaincall NBA Wire Services It’s the 20th season for No. 24. Few expect him to change the way he plays just because the Los Angeles Lakers’ next chapter on the court has been described as in transition. When the Lakers open their new NBA season
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