The New Paper, 21 November 2015

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  • 24 1 the new paper SATURDAY NOVEMBER 21 2015 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION 70 CENTS MCI (P) 137/12/2014 tnp.sg facebook.com/thenewpaper twitter.com/thenewpaper To subscribe: 6388 3838
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    • 54 1 their ‘home’ is changi airport S’pore couple claim: We have no other place to go ›10 Tnp phoTo: ariffin jamar SON SURPRISES S’PORE McREFUGEE MUM WITH VISIT IN HK AND SPLURGES $22 ON LUNCH She says: I’ve been here for so long but never had proper meal ›2 Tnp phoTo:
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    • 672 2 / 3  -  Man surprises his McRefugee mum in Hong Kong with visit HOE PEI SHAN Reporting from Hong Kong hpeishan@sph.com.sg She turned the corner and stopped in her tracks. Ms Mary Seow, 60, could not believe her eyes. Her only son, whom she had last seen in
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    • 281 2 / 3 Five days after The New Paper first reported on the plight of Singaporean McRefugee Mary Seow, the calls and e-mails continue to stream in. Dozens of inquiries came from Singaporean individuals and companies at home and abroad, all wanting to know the same thing:
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    • CITY HARVEST CHURCH LEADERS’ TRIAL
      • 767 4 / 5  -  Judge metes out ‘proportionate sentences’ for convicted CHC leaders Reports by FOO JIE YING fjieying@sph.com.sg The prosecutors called for stiff sentences for each of the six convicted City Harvest Church (CHC) leaders. But the sentences meted out yesterday afternoon to each of the leaders were half of
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      • 440 4 / 5 GOOD CHARACTER Kong Hee’s lawyer, Mr Edwin Tong: “All of them love the church and meant no harm to the church whatsoever. Every cent that was drawn out went to the church. None of the accused benefited from the proceeds in a wrongful manner.” Deputy Public
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    • 147 6 A three-month-long showcase of arts from both sides of the Causeway was launched by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. Titian Budaya, which means “cultural bridge” in Malay, features music, theatre, film and art. It marks 50 years of friendship
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    • 269 6 Singapore has called for a universal, legally binding, and long-lasting global agreement to be reached at the United Nations climate summit, Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean said yesterday. The conference will be held from Nov 30 to Dec 11 in Paris.
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    • 330 6 Tharman on global outlook Economies around the world, both emerging and developed, are undergoing major structural shifts that will mean slower economic and trade growth, Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam said yesterday. The keys to growing in a slowing world, he added, are productivity
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    • 106 6 The Star A light aircraft crash-landed at a golf club in Senai, Kulai. The pilot, a Singaporean, apparently lost control of the Piper Warrior PA28 aircraft at 1pm yesterday and crashlanded into some trees at the golf course. The victim was injured and has been
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    • 219 6 Ongoing projects to expand the MRT network and upgrade existing lines are on track, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) said yesterday. By the middle of next year, trains on the North-South Line will be able to run at shorter intervals of 100 seconds, instead
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    • 116 6 The results of the 2015 Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) will be released on Wednesday. Pupils may collect their result slips from their primary schools from 11am on that day, the Ministry of Education said yesterday. Eligible pupils will receive option forms to select secondary
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    • 468 8 Gunmen seize 170 hotel guests and employees in Bamako, Mali Malian commandos stormed a luxury hotel in Bamako yesterday after gunmen took 170 people hostage in the capital of the former French colony. The country has been battling rebels allied to Al-Qaeda for several
      PHOTOS: REUTERS  -  468 words
    • 482 9  -  The US Navy has developed a railgun that can fire projectiles at seven times the speed of sound. Infographics journalists CEL GULAPA and FADZIL HAMZAH take a close look CEL GULAPA FADZIL HAMZAH Once an imaginary weapon on Star Wars, the electromagnetic gun is now
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    • 735 10  -  Homeless couple set up camp at Changi Airport because... Report by HARIZ BAHARUDIN harizbah@sph.com.sg Changi Airport is a place of transit for travellers, but for one couple, it’s home. For seven months now, Miss Eileen Ho and her boyfriend, Mr Daniel Soo, both 24, would
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    • 503 11 Paris attacks aftermath The woman believed to have blown herself up during the police raid that killed the suspected ringleader of the Paris attacks used to be a party girl with a penchant for cowboy hats. Hasna Ait Boulahcen had swopped her
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    • 222 11 Kuwaiti authorities have arrested two Australians for being members of an extremist group that supplied funds and weapons, including rockets, to Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants. Kuwaiti state news agency KUNA quoted the Interior Ministry as saying this yesterday. The group
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    • SG 50 JUBILEE BIG WALK 2015
      • 206 12 / 13 Mr Alvin Yeo, chairman of community engagement for the Walk, said the People’s Association which represents the heartlanders hopes to bring the community together through this event. Mr Yeo, 51, told The New Paper: We’re happy to be involved in this SG50 event as it won’t come
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      • 287 12 / 13  -  With performances, an art gallery and a carnival, it’s more than just a walk Reports by SITI NUR AISHA OMAR omarsiti@sph.com.sg When Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong takes part in next Sunday’s SG50 Jubilee Big Walk (JBW) 2015, it will mark the end of our nation’s
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      • 199 12 / 13 Performances by PA arts and culture interest groups Walkers will be energised and cheered by sounds of the Malay kompang, South Indian drums, Chinese drums, fusion percussion players and the Eurasian Performing Group. The performances will be along the route from the Asian Civilisations Museum to the National
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      • 288 12 / 13  -  Report by NABILAH AWANG fnawang@sph.com.sg He was working at a cafe on the first level of Mustafa Centre when he heard a commotion at Syed Alwi Road yesterday. Sensing something was wrong, the cafe supervisor stepped out to take a look and saw
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    • FASH BASH
      • 650 14 / 15  -  This week’s c uture offerings are so on point, I died and went to gown heaven, says JEANMARIE TAN JEANMARIE TAN I’ll often stay in exercise clothes all day, which I know is a faux pas. US actress Allison Williams on wearing Spanx’s flattering exercise spandex almost
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    • VOCAL
      • YOUR SAY
        • 393 16 / 17  -  HORSE-RIDING GRANNY DIES FROM MELANIE CHEW PRESIDENT, EQUESTRIAN FEDERATION OF SINGAPORE The Equestrian Federation of Singapore (EFS) presents its most sincere, deepest condolences to the family of Madam Lim Ah Boey for the tragic loss of their beloved grandmother. As an organisation concerned with the
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        • 273 16 / 17  -  HIGH-QUALITY PITCH FROM JOSE RAYMOND FROM JOSE RAYMOND, SENIOR DIRECTOR (CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS AND STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT), SINGAPORE SPORTS HUB We refer to reader Johnny Lee’s letter, “Scout for more players, upgrade turf” (The New Paper, Nov 14). We thank him for his feedback. The safety and
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        • 177 16 / 17 MISS UNIVERSE SINGAPORE NATIONAL COSTUME (ABOVE) FROM READER MADAM JURIAH I like the dress, but it is too red. You could add a bit of yellow or white to the orchid harness. And the harness is too big. Like tarantula legs,
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          303 16 / 17 ON TNP FACEBOOK Marilyn White Frederick Lee’s design is a beautiful homage to Singapore. It is awe-inspiring and truly captures the essence of what Singapore stands for innovation, courage, leadership, power, beauty, strength, femininity and pride. Sha El Amor Kumar She is gorgeous (though) a sexy black lace
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    • 159 18 He had denied eating turtle eggs, but new photos showing consumed eggs on the plates of a Malaysian federal minister and a Sabah Assemblyman at a dinner recently have gone viral. Earlier this month, Rural and Regional Development Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob and
      PHOTO: THE STAR  -  159 words
    • 281 18 A two-year-old girl in Malaysia was killed when an unknown gunman shot at her father who was carrying her on Thursday. The father was standing in front of a florist shop along Jalan Besar in Semenyih, Selangor, waiting for his wife
      PHOTO: THE STAR  -  281 words
    • 419 18 US President Barack Obama in M’sia for weekend summit Wires US President Barack Obama arrived in Malaysia yesterday on the final leg of a series of summits aimed at furthering Washington’s bid to rebalance ties towards Asia and challenge China’s increasingly assertive posture in the
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    • 762 20  -  IDA, NLB launch first heartland IDA Labs facility at Jurong Regional Library Report by NATASHA MEAH natmeah@sph.com.sg Just as the Tin Man from The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz had Dorothy, the Tin Man cardboard robot at Jurong Regional Library is also empowered by a girl.
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  • Page 21 Miscellaneous
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  • 385 22  -  By Latashni Gobi Nathan latagn@sph.com.sg Have you had days when you get up for work and feel and look like you have not slept at all? If you wake up every day feeling tired, examine your habits. What you do, eat and drink has an
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    • 45 1 EPL MAN CITY v LIVERPOOL REDS RISING WITH KLOPP paul parKer believes the german will lead liverpool to a top-four finish SATURDAY NOVEMBER 21 2015 ›s2 PHOTO: AFP 24-page pullout Bowlers Ng aNd goh cliNch top team hoNours for s’pore at QuBicaamf world cup ›s24
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  • sports
    • EPL
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        105 2 / 3 MAN CITY v LIVERPOOL l Who will win and why? Manchester City will win. They’re on form right now especially their defence. They will not concede against Liverpool, who don’t look like they are clicking as a team. l Your hopes for Man City? Man City are top
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      • 1171 2 / 3  -  Our analyst tells GARY LIM Liverpool will lose but can still finish in top four under Klopp MatCH oF tHe WeeKbrouGHt to You bY PAUL PARKER npsports@sph.com.sg 1It has been more than six weeks since Juergen Klopp took over as Liverpool manager. Have you noticed any
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      • 161 4 PA Sport Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says no Premier League opponent can be underestimated and the table is an irrelevance ahead of matches. The Gunners, who sit level on points with leaders Manchester City, go into tonight’s match at West Brom after winning eight and
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      • 758 4 Mourinho doesn’t see need to ‘clean dressing room’, believes ‘good things’ are coming PA Sport. Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho says he will not demand transfer activity in January, he has no need to “clean the dressing room” and is confident Chelsea can climb out of their
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    • 91 5  -  DAVID LEE Singapore’s Under-21 football team stole a 2-2 draw with their Thai counterparts yesterday in the Vietnam Youth Newspaper Cup in Ho Chi Minh City. Thailand opened the scoring in the 15th minute, but 16-year-old midfielder Hami Syahin equalised in the 77th minute.
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    • Article, Illustration
      736 5 With Martial injured and Rooney sick, Depay could lead United attack against Watford PA Sport Wayne Rooney and Anthony Martial will miss Manchester United’s game at Watford tonight, but both could be back in action by next week, according to Louis van Gaal. United supporters were worried they
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    • EPL BETTING
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        854 6 / 7  -  GARY LIM BRIAN MILLER DAVID LEE GOOD BET Swansea to beat Bournemouth Bournemouth haven’t won a game in any competition since mid-September, and have lost four in a row. Their run looks set to get from bad to worse. After Swansea, they will play Everton, Chelsea and Manchester
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      • 1664 6 / 7  -  BRIAN MILLER brian@sph.com.sg WATFORD v MAN UNITED It was way back in 1986 that Watford last beat Man United. Since then, their last eight meetings in all competitions have gone United’s way. In their last meeting in an FA Cup match at Vicarage Road in
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    • 143 8 AFP Adam Scott blew a big lead at the Australian Masters yesterday after a torrid back nine allowed Peter Wilson to catch him at the top of the leaderboard. The Australian world No. 12 extended his one-shot overnight lead to as many as
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    • 358 8  -  Report by MARATHON DAVID LEE davidlee@sph.com.sg South-east Asia Games marathon champion Soh Rui Yong has set his sights on bettering the 20-year-old national standard of 2hr 24min 22sec set by Murugiah Rameshon at the 1995 SEA Games in Chiangmai, Thailand. The 24-year-old (above) will get
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    • 277 8 Taiwanese young guns Hung Chien-yao and Lee Chiehpo battled to a share of the halfway lead with South Africa’s Jbe Kruger at the US$1 million ($1.4m) Resorts World Manila Masters yesterday. Kruger produced the day’s best card of seven-under 65 at the Manila Southwoods Golf
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    • 165 9 AFP American Austin Ernst, seeking only her second LPGA Tour title, fired a six-under 66 yesterday morning (Singapore time) to grab a one-stroke lead after the opening round of the season-ending Tour Championship. And while the 23-year-old world No. 53 was charging to the
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    • RUGBY
      • 626 9 England’s first foreign coach to focus on grooming youngsters for 2019 World Cup PA Sport New England head coach Eddie Jones is eager to build on a “great legacy” left by predecessor Stuart Lancaster. Lancaster was heavily criticised after England became the first nation to tumble
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      • 386 9 AFP Novak Djokovic set up an ATP Tour Finals showdown against Rafael Nadal as the defending champion booked his semifinal berth with a 6-3, 7-5 victory over Tomas Berdych at the O2 Arena in London yesterday morning (Singapore time). After Federer’s 7-5,4-6, 6-4 win
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    • racing
      • HONG KONG RACES
        • 1566 10 / 11  -  COMMENTS BY PHILLIP WOO, COURTESY OF THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB RACE 1 (1,400M) HURRY HURRY UP (3) has been knocking on the door with a return to Class 5 on both surfaces in his past three runs, including a recent frontrunning
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        • 1378 10 / 11 GOING FORECAST:GOOD RACE 1 CLASS 5 TURF—1400m TIME 1:00 Stakes: HK$600,000 No. Horse name Trainer Jockey wt(ib)Bar 1 AMBITIOUS SPEEDY A LEE H W LAI 133 10 2 FAST AND FURIOUS A T MILLARD N CALLAN 133 7 3 HURRY HURRY UP C
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      • 1777 10 / 11  -  By Singapore Turf Club AUSTRALIA FEED (#OTH2) 12:13PM Race 1 (A$40,000) Mphvl--1950m 1 7009 Celtic Prince J Cartwright (2.0) [4] 62.5 2 4138 Okahu Bay Ms E Finnegan (3.0) [7] 61 3 0063 You Rock D Caboche (3.0) [5] 57 4 0595 Martian M Neilson
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      • 725 12 / 13  -  THE AMCHAM CUP Report by TAN THEAN LOON loon@sph.com.sg With a light load and a wonderful ride by champion jockey Manoel Nunes, KAM’S COMET charged through on the inside to capture the $100,000 The AmCham Cup on American Night at the Races at Kranji last night.
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      • 460 12 / 13 Race 1 Maiden Plate 1000M 17 WILLOW WING 59 (102-27) E Webber (11) 1 11 ROCKING DONNA 59 (151-34) S Khathi (12) 2 13 MINNAKUTA 59 (35-11) R Danielson (10) 3 3 SLY TACTICS 60 (111-26) J P V’D Merwe (1) 4 Trainer: M Wiese.
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      • 1693 12 / 13 Race 1 C5 1900m 6 OVER EASY 56.5 c 52.5 (46-11) R Firdhaus* (6) 1 1 1 (544) 10 JOHNNY HATES JAZZ 50 (26-10) N Juglall (1) 10 9 2 (442) 6 7 JIM 56 (40-12) A Da Silva (10) 8 7 3 (500) Nk 5
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      • 555 12 / 13 The heady days of the Confluence era in Malaysia may be long gone, but jockey Oscar Chavez and the Confidence Stable gave a stark reminder they were still around when they combined with $8 favourite CONFLIGHT for another hurrah at Kranji last night. A jockey plying
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      • 97 14 William Low’s guide to yesterday’s Kranji trackwork by tomorrow’s runners: RACE 3: Buzet HHpace work. RACE 5: Stanzout 41.7. RACE 6: Chemaly (B Vorster) 41.3. RACE 8: Lam Edition (CC Wong) 38.2. RACE 9: Majestic Moments (N Juglall) 43.5. Greenstone 34.8. Vertical Start (Vorster) 39.4. RACE 11: Super
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      • 1694 14 GOING FORECAST: YIELDING RACE 1 C5 1.15 —1400m (SC) Stakes: RM22,000 No. Last 6 runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/Origin/Sex, trainer-owner) 1 *****7 All Wealth 59 (34) I Amirul* c3 4 (5nzg A Scott-Mdm SE Soo) 2 *****6 Amongst The Stars 58.5 (33) P
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    • 681 15  -  Coach will write his own obituary if he plays it safe in El Clasico NEIL HUMPHREYS npsports@sph.com.sg Since he left Liverpool, Rafa Benitez appears destined to forever play the unwanted stepfather. At Inter Milan, Chelsea and now Real Madrid, he’s (left) the coach who
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    • LA LIGA
      • 37 16 / 17 460 Gareth Bale is keen to add to the meagre 460 minutes he had played this season in seven of Real Madrid’s 15 games, compared to the 890 minutes clocked by teammate Cristiano Ronaldo.
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      • 1252 16 / 17 CONSISTENT CONFIDENT Iniesta: Barca can beat Real even if Messi is not fit enough to start PA Sport Barcelona captain Andres Iniesta has reminded Real Madrid that his team will be formidable even if star player Lionel Messi is unable to play in tomorrow morning’s (Singapore time) titanic showdown at
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    • S.LEAGUE
      • 209 18 / 19 FOR BRUNEI DPMM The Bruneian outfit are in the driver’s seat, leading the table by two points and with a slightly better goal difference of plus one. As long as they beat Balestier Khalsa at the Hassanal Bolkiah Stadium tonight, they will
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      • 663 18 / 19  -  DPMM coach Kean promises no repeat of last season’s collapse Report by GABRIEL TAN npsports@sph.com.sg REPORTING FROM BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN It was a gloomy day in Brunei yesterday, with rain falling constantly at the Jerudong Mini Stadium, home of Brunei DPMM. But the weather did little
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      • 681 18 / 19  -  Balestier coach Kraljevic wants to foil DPMM’s title bid to cap a fine season Report by SHAMIR OSMAN shamiro@sph.com.sg The future of the Great EasternYeo’s S.League is still uncertain, with clubs still holding out on offering contracts to any of their players. But it was laughter that
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      • 659 20 / 21  -  Tampines must beat Harimau Muda first and hope Balestier do them a favour against DPMM Report by GABRIEL TAN npsports@sph.com.sg It has come down to the final day of the season and Tampines Rovers are still in with a chance to win the Great
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      • 530 20 / 21  -  Harimau coach razip sends out ominous warning for title-chasing Tampines Report by DAVID LEE davidlee@sph.com.sg They cannot overtake any team above them and they cannot be overhauled by any below them. While Harimau Muda will definitely finish their Great Eastern-Yeo’s S.League campaign in
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      • 91 20 / 21 DAVID LEE Geylang International finished their S.League season on a high by thrashing deposed-champions Warriors FC 6-0 at Bedok Stadium last night. The goals were scored by Yuki Ichikawa (eighth minute), Bruno Castanheira (14th and 86th), Hafiz Nor (79th and 80th) and Jozef Kaplan (82nd). With the
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      • 298 20 / 21  -  GABRIEL TAN Brunei DPMM and Tampines Rovers will by vying for it tonight, but just where will the Great Eastern-Yeo’s S.League Championship Trophy be? This year, with leaders Brunei DPMM playing their final game at home, the S.League has had to decide between bringing the
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    • 167 22 Reuters England’s Andy Sullivan carded an unblemished 66 in the second round of the DP World Tour Championship yesterday to take the outright lead after sinking a 25-foot birdie from off the green on the final hole. Sullivan, 28, has an aggregate 12-under score
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    • 568 22  -  Shuttler Liang in contention for Rio Games after dropping out of school to improve her game BADMINTON Report by LIM SAY HENG sayheng@sph.com.sg Seven months ago, shuttler Liang Xiaoyu was struggling with bad health and her game suffered too. The 19-year-old (right) had just started her Republic
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    • 77 22  -  DAVID LEE The Institute for Future Asian Football gave Singapore’s Asean Para Games effort a boost when it presented a cheque for $6,000 to the Singapore Disability Sports Council during the presentation and kitting ceremony at Sport Singapore last night. Dreamatron
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    • 136 23 Chanat Sakulpolphaisan of Thailand fired a solid five-under 66 to race into a three-shot lead after the third round of the PGM Nilai Springs Championship In Negeri Sembilan yesterday. The 25-year-old returned with six birdies to lead on 14-under 199 and put himself
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    • 424 23  -  Rising star Zachary wants to use regional meet to set new personal bests SWIMMING Report by JESLEEN SOH jsoh@sph.com.sg Zachary Ian Thomas, 12, will be competing at the annual SEA Age Group Swimming Championships in Danang, Vietnam, for the first time. Nur Marina Chan, 17,
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    • ON TV
      • 199 23 S.LEAGUE Today: TAMPINES ROVERS v HARIMAU MUDA Singtel TV Ch 111 (mio Sports), 8.15pm BRUNEI DPMM v BALESTIER Singtel TV Ch 001 (Preview Channel), 8.15pm EPL Today: WATFORD v MAN UNITED Singtel TV Ch 102 StarHub TV Ch 227 (mio Stadium), 8.45pm WEST BROM v ARSENAL Singtel TV Ch
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      • 25 23 ATP WORLD TOUR FINALS Today: SEMI-FINAL 1 StarHub TV Ch 201 (SuperSports 1), 10pm Tomorrow: SEMI-FINAL 2 StarHub TV Ch 201 (SuperSports 1), 4am
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      • 29 23 NBA Today: MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES v HOUSTON ROCKETS StarHub TV Ch 202 (SuperSports 2), 9am OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER v NEW YORK KNICKS StarHub TV Ch 216 (NBA TV), 9am
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      • 38 23 MANILA MASTERS Today: DAy 3 StarHub TV Ch 204 (SuperSports 4), 12pm WORLD TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP Today: DAy 3 StarHub TV Ch 204 (SuperSports 4), 4pm RSM CLASSIC Tomorrow: DAy 3 StarHub TV Ch 204 (SuperSports 4), 2am
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      • 13 23 HONG KONG OPEN Today: SEMI-FINALS StarHub TV Ch 203 (SuperSports 3), 6.30pm
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    • BOWLING
      • 472 24  -  Bowlers Goh and Ng help Republic claim top team honours at World Cup Report by LIM SAY HENG sayheng@sph.com.sg They may not have won their respective categories, but bowlers Muhammad Jaris Goh and Geraldine Ng made history at the QubicaAMF World Cup in Las Vegas yesterday
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