Streats, 29 September 2000

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    21 1 STREATS Treats for the Streets FRIDAY 29 September 2000 Another quality publication of Singapore Press Holdings E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg MITA (P) 103/06/2000
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    Lock icon Illiterate. Ignorant. In jail
    399 1 Shoe-seller, 73, jailed because she rented room to overstayer A 73-YEAR-OLD illiterate granny cried •n court yesterday. She is diabetic. She needs medication three times a day. She is suffering the frailties of her age, and the effects of three operations in 1980 from an accident.
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  • morning rush
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      Lock icon Cancer check
      49 1 MOST cancers can be cured if detected early. Yet one in four Singaporeans will die of cancer. If you don’t know what the early signs of cancer are, or suspect you may be ill, do yourself a favour: Call the Cancer Helpline at *****55, or e-mail: cancerhelpline@nccs.com.sg.
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      Lock icon Avoid Saudi, Yemen
      58 1 TRY not to travel to Saudi Arabia and Yemen. An outbreak of Rift Valley Fever has claimed 40 lives since early this month. Returning travellers from these countries should look out for a sudden onset of fever, headache, muscle pain and backache. It could lead to haemorrhagic
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      Lock icon Fun for kids
      47 1 GIVE your kids a break. Take them to the Children’s Day Carnival organised by Lianhe Zaobao, Lianhe Wanbao and Shin Min Daily News, starting today at the Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre (11am-9pm). Enjoy activities on the theme of kids’ health and growth.
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      219 1 O Suharto, 79, let off because doctors find him unfit oirigapureans win uie oi cancer. it you don’t know what the early signs of cancer are, or suspect you may be ill, do yourself a favour: Call the Cancer Helpline at *****55, or e-mail: cancerhelpline@nccs.com.sg. Fun for kids Avoid Saudi,
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      245 2 Stre ts HOTLINE 1800 844-5566 FAX *****22 E-MAIL streats@sph.com.sg ADDRESS 82 Genting Lane, News Centre, Level 2 5(*****7) Lookout for these treats inside! Weekend Treat Free Movenpick Ice-Cream Entertainment Treat Get 5 bonus tokens at E-Zone! Baking Treat 20% off Liorente Bakeware! Fun in Streats Win 3 Swatches Daily! Win
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      Lock icon No Reunion for Singaporeans
      332 3 TWO Singaporeans holidaying on an island in the Indian Ocean were stripped of their passports, kept in a detention room for six hours, then deported. Mr Manikam Naliayanasagaran, 44, and Mr Balasubramaniam Subramaniam, 42, were accused of having forged passports and denied entry into French-run Reunion
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      Lock icon New buildings more energy efficient
      268 3 IF you live in a new building, you may be spending less on airconditioning. With advances in glass technology, high performance glass which can enhance the energy efficiency of buildings is now available. High performance glass allows more visible light through the windows while reducing
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      Lock icon Taco Bell withdraws taco shells as precaution
      202 3 RESTAURANT chain Taco Bell has withdrawn taco shells from its Singapore restaurants amid fears they could contain geneti-cally-modified corn approved only for animals. The company’s Singapore headquarters said tests on restaurant shells in the United States have proved “inconclusive” but it will withdraw
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      Lock icon Chat and pat leads to... Parang attack
      342 4 Mr Burly sneaks up behind buddy Don and hacks his neck twice A PAT on the back sparked an argument between two longtime drinking buddies that led to one hacking his mate. At about 9.30 pm on Wednesday, a 27-year-old Indian freelance DJ
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      Lock icon These shoes are not made for walking
      190 4 WALKING high was given a whole new meaning when a woman used the hollow soles of her platform shoes to hide drugs. A 24-year-old Thai woman was arrested in her Joo Chiat hotel room on Wednesday for the possession of 3,000 “yaba” pills.
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      Lock icon Free tickets from couple
      137 4 onekindact Sutapa Ray, 33, systems coordinator: On the last day of the Lantern Festival, I went with my family to visit the Chinese Garden. As my husband was about to buy tickets, we found a young couple beckoning us. They came to us and took out
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      Lock icon Businessman responds to scream for help
      196 4 TWO men received police commendations for help that led to the arrest of three youths who were involved in a robbery at Blk 3, Holland Close on Wednesday at 7.35 pm. The two heroes were a 22-year-old businessman and 42-year-old chief flight steward with
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        Lock icon Bulldozer runs over man
        97 4 A MECHANIC died yesterday after being run over by a bulldozer. Mr Wong Look Chau, 46, was repairing the bulldozer when the accident occurred. The bulldozer was parked on a slope on an open piece of land near Pasir Ris Drive 3. It was facing uphill.
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        Lock icon Boss' signature forged
        102 4 A SECRETARY who forged her boss’ signature and pocketed $20,000 has been jailed. In the Subordinate Courts on Wednesday, Annee Foong, 26, pleaded guilty to withdrawing $lO,OOO on March 3 and another $lO,OOO on March 9 by forging her employer’s signature on two company cheques. She expressed
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        Lock icon Sand man put behind bars
        131 4 ONE lorry driver is spending time in jail because he attacked another who he thought was blocking his way. On Feb 10, Wee Tiong Cheng, 42 and Mr Tan Hai Lee, also 42, were queueing at a Lorong Halus dumping ground to have the sand
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        Lock icon Injured motorcyclist dies
        119 4 A MOTORCYCLIST travelling along Bukit Timah Expressway towards Woodlands died in hospital yesterday after hitting a lorry two days ago. On Monday, at 6.30 pm, Law Ching Chai, 36, who was a bus driver, was believed to have been trying to overtake the 10-wheeler blue lorry. The
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      Lock icon Fly-trap threat
      302 5 Parts of flies fly around and into plates THREE thousand volts blow a fly apart and send pieces of it and all the bacteria it carries straight into the dishes of diners. Flies sport six million bacteria on their bodies and 25 million inside. They carry pathogens organisms
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      Lock icon Chinese cookery course in English
      153 5 YOU don’t need to speak Chinese to cook Chinese. The Restaurant Association of Singapore (RAS) will conduct a course on Chinese cuisine, to be taught in English. RAS already runs two courses on food preparation, and food and beverage services in Mandarin. The new English-language
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      Lock icon Our girl says...
      81 5 Our girl says Hey gals, have you ever thought that a pretty umbrella can also be a great fashion accessory? Food for thought, especially since it has been raining almost every day recently. There will be showers with thunder in the afternoon mainly over northern, western and eastern Singapore. The
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    • Just a minute
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        Lock icon From this month...
        51 5 From this month If you are 65 years old or three-room or smaller flat for at least 25 years and have no outstanding mortgage with HDB, you may apply to HDB to sublet your whole flat. HDB will grant approval on a case-by-case basis. Approach your Branch Office for more
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        Lock icon Remember...
        58 5 Those of you who are still using timber frames to support your air-conditioner unit take note: Tomorrow's the last day for you to change them to steel brackets. Better act on it now or after the deadline, you may be fined $5,000 or face a jail sentence of up
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        52 5 .Grab some of the best deals in town at the BL Substation's Night i Market tonight. I From 6pm to 10pm, I you can get used I clothes, CDs, art I books, movie I posters and bags I at low, low prices. I Call 337-7800 for more
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      Lock icon Asean should lead in SE Asia
      249 6 betweenthelines. Mi the region (South-east Asia) returning to the fractious authoritarian and violent past that preceded Asean's formation in 1967? Was the economic miracle of the last 30 years a mirage and the hope for a democratic South-east Asia a delusion? Despite the current
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      Lock icon Gimme more sales all year round
      571 6 I HAVE a theory regarding this entire sale soap opera played out in The Straits Times and Streats two days ago. You see, the Great Singapore Sale never really ended. I suspect that the organisers, out of the goodness of their hearts, deliberately tricked
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      113 7 f mpouuer IH 'isa j!f mk i Stilitfiiif iiii!«i** M V. i. MX': I :;:;:*S: V ||gp§ fti> p:)pl!:f£ s»«| >::' tx i SSI#:» WBsmmĔm o i.'-i Feeling the strain of a day’s work? Or the usual holdback on last-minute meetings? Or finding the going a little too tough? Don’t
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      Lock icon KL may raise petrol prices
      242 8 Hike would be first in 17 years KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia moved closer yesterday to raising petrol prices for the first time since 1983. The Malaysian cabinet, meeting on Wednesday, reportedly discussed how much of a hike to impose. No firm decision was disclosed, but most
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      Lock icon Suharto case dismissed
      269 9 -AFP Justice Minister orders son Tommy's arrest JAKARTA Indonesian judges yesterday dismissed the corruption case against former president Suharto after doctors pronounced him permanently unfit for trial. Judge Lalu Mariyun, who heads the panel of judges, took the decision after suspending the session for 75 minutes when
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      Lock icon Rebel leader dead, Robot wounded
      147 9 -AFP JOLO A top Abu Sayyaf leader has been killed and two others wounded in the Philippine military operation to rescue 17 hostages being held by the extremist group. Radulan Sahiron died of wounds sustained during a clash with government forces in the Patikul area
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      Lock icon Velcro was born in the wild
      132 9 knowornot Discovered by accident in 1941 by an engineer named George de Mestral, the idea for Velcro came from his hunting vacation in Switzerland. He noticed that the burrs were tenaciously stuck to his dogs'hair and could only be removed with great effort. That
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      Lock icon Bedridden gangster in court
      190 9 -AP BANGKOK An alleged Indian gangster who survived an attempt on his life came to court yesterday on a wheeled cot to testify against his attackers from a rival gang. Vijay Daman, lying on the cot with his eyes shut, was wheeled into the Bangkok court.
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        Lock icon 150 die in mine blast
        135 9 -AFP BEIJING More than 150 miners are feared dead after a huge gas explosion ripped through a coal mine in the southwestern Chinese province of Guizhou, mine officials said yesterday. The huge blast rocked the Mu Gong Gou coal mine in Shuicheng on Wednesday while
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        Lock icon 10 killed in clash
        128 9 -AFP COTABATO, PHILIPPINES At least 10 people were killed after Muslim rebels attacked a military outpost in the southern Philippines on Wednesday. About 50 Moro Islamic Liberation Front rebels shot at farmers in a village in North Cotabato province in a diversionary tactic to draw soldiers
        -AFP  -  128 words
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        Lock icon 5 die in attack
        117 9 -AFP JAKARTA Indonesian police shot and killed five people and wounded four others as they attempted to fend off a mob attacking a police station in East Java, police said yesterday. Hundreds of people armed with machetes and sickles arrived at the police station in Bondowoso
        -AFP  -  117 words
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        Lock icon Killer virus hits US state
        116 9 -AFP NEW YORK One person has died in New Jersey, the first death in the state due to the-mosquito-borne West Nile virus, while the number of people infected in New York has risen to 13, officials announced yesterday. An 82-year-old man infected with the virus
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  • Streatsmart global
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      Lock icon Changing American values
      50 10 gofigure What percentage of American men regard a work schedule that gives them more family time as more important than doing challenging work or earning high pay? Eighty per cent, according to a nationwide survey on males between 20 and 39 by the Radcliffe Public Policy Centre
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      Lock icon Israel acknowledges twin capitals plan for Jerusalem
      109 10 -AFP JERUSALEM Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak has acknowledged publicly for the first time that Jerusalem and Al-Quds, the Arabic name for the Holy City, will be twin capitals of Israel and a future Palestinian state, the Jerusalem Post said yesterday “It will
      -AFP  -  109 words
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      Lock icon Captain 'was watching TV as boat sped to rocks'
      252 10 -AFP ATHENS -A criminal investigation has begun into the Greek ferry tragedy, after some survivors claimed the captain had been watching TV as the boat sped to disaster on Tuesday night, hitting an islet off the holiday island of Paros and
      -AFP  -  252 words
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      Lock icon Yugoslavia election results Electoral body orders runoff
      225 12 Reuters BELGRADE Yugoslavia’s electoral body ruled yesterday President Slobodan Milosevic and challenger Vojislav Kostunica must face a second round of elections on Oct 8 as neither won a majority in the first. The announcement by the state-dominated commission clashed with assertions by the
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      Lock icon Ex-Playmate awarded $787m
      195 15 AP fA FEDERAL BANKRUPTCY Hidge in the US has awarded forp|er Playboy Playmate of the wear Anna Nicole Smith |U*****.7 million (Ss7B7 million) fin her claim to the estate of her i late billionaire husband, Texas oilman J Howard Marshall. Her attorney Philip Boesch Jr, said Ms
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      Lock icon Fishy proposal
      220 15 DOES Hongkong singer Andy Hui really expected to win Sammi Cheng’s hand in marriage by projg|:, posing with fishballs? During a recent interview in Hongkong, Andy said he’s not one for romantic proposals. That means he’s not going to give flowers, he’s not going down on one knee,
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      Lock icon Poster girl
      203 15 FANN Wong’s fans like her poster They like it so much that they are stealing it. According to a Hype Records spokesperson, more than 10 huge posters of Fann have already been stolen, Shin Min Daily News reported yesterday. The promotional poster for Fann’s pictorial book titled “In
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      Lock icon Irin goes to war
      170 15 MODEL /act re ss-turned-IT entrepreneur Irin Gan returns to the small screen in two Mediacorp productions. Come October 8, Channel 5 viewers will get to watch the former Mediacorp artiste reprise her role as Vicky Tay in Growing Up, while Channel 8 viewers can catch her
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      Lock icon Sexy at 48 Anita shows how
      462 17  -  by Diana Ser SURPRISE, surprise: Anita Sarawak, 48, doesn’t think she’s a sex kitten. Nor a diva. Nor does she think she is beautiful. Minus her signature kohlrimmed cat eyes at the recent President’s Star Charity, Anita still managed to twist and turn seductively
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      Lock icon Feel-good weekend
      288 18 Stephanies. weekend Stephanie Goh writes a weekly column. You can reach her at gohcys@sph.com.sg YET another Latino will spice up this weekend. Move over Jennifer Lopez, Laura Fygi is in town. Let the Dutch songstress with the smouldering dark looks seduce you with her sultry vocals as she
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        Lock icon Rich food for poor soul
        415 20  -  two C shoes by Wileen Chang SEOUL GARDEN is where I go when I feel really hungry (which is quite often), and the next pay cheque is nowhere in sight. Why? Because for less than $2O, I can pig out. Don’t ask me why this
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            Lock icon MAD LOVE
            74 20 10pm, TCS 5 An engaging movie starring Chris a O’Donnell and Drew Barrymore i as two young I lovers who are I polar opposites. I Stable, star-gaz- 1 ing Matt first sees free-spirited Casey on the oppo- w site bank of a Seattle lake. From there, they fall
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            Lock icon MYSTERY FILES
            60 20 11 pm,TCS 8 A thriller about a newly-wed man who seeks solace in the arms of an amorous female acquaintance after he’s neglected by his wife. Little does he know that the lady is not just a tramp, but a murderous one at that. Stars not Glenn Close
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            Lock icon LONELY PLANET: NEW ZEALAND
            76 20 10pm, Central Based on the research for the acclaimed Lonely Planet guides, each episode of the k series follows an m intrepid traveller’s M unforgettable jourfl ney to an exciting I destination. Host f lan Wright travels M through the wonderV ful landscape of New Zealand
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            Lock icon COMBO COP
            66 20 3pm,V V enterainment (scv 56) Michael Wong stars in this movie about a special agent who is sent from China to assist the Hongkong police force. He is A teamed with another Amm. agent who has just returned from A England. With their m different back- grounds and
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            Lock icon NOW, VOYAGER
            82 20 9pm, TCM (SCV 17) Bette Davis plays a young lady who enters a sanatorium after being mentally and physically abused by her mother. Later, she takes a holiday cruise where she falls in love with Paul Henreid, a man she can never have. Despite this setback, she blossoms
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      Lock icon Rickee, here I come!
      428 21 IF YOU think watching a steamy Ricky Martin music video is highly provocative, then imagine what it would be like to watch him live in concert. Four thousand five hundred people did two years at the Harbour Pavilion at his first concert here. Then, exactly one
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        Lock icon It's Ally for me
        470 22 Guess her job, win a Swatch! Name: Pearly Koh Age: 29 Gets on MRT at: Yio Chu Kang Gets off at: Yishun lam... A real fan of Ally Mcßeal. I admire her upfront character, being true to herself and to those she holds dear. If only,
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        Lock icon Swede Ljungberg star of Gunners' victory
        248 28 Reuters LONDON Sweden’s Fredrik Ljungberg was the Gunners’ star in their 2-0 defeat of Italian champion Lazio in the Champions League Group B match in Highbury. Not surprisingly, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger was delighted with his team’s convicing win. “Psychologically it’s important to win
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        Lock icon Raducan loses appeal
        162 28 -AFP SYDNEY Teenage Romanian gymnast Andreea Raducan lost her battle yesterday to get back the Olympic gold medal stripped from her for failing a drugs test after she took a common cold cure. A three-person panel of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said it had
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        Lock icon Kafelnikov makes golden return
        125 28 -AFP SYDNEY Russian Yevgeny Kafelnikov defeated Tommy Haas of Germany in five gruelling sets yesterday to win the Olympic tennis gold medal. The fifth-seeded Kafelnikov, a master of five-set matches, claimed a 7-6 (7-4), 3-6, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 victory to capture the first tennis gold for
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          Lock icon Walker disqualified
          124 30 -AP SYDNEY After walking for nearly 90 minutes, Jane Saville (right) could hear the roar of a jubilant hometown crowd awaiting her entry into Stadium Australia. Then the stadium suddenly went silent. Saville had a comfortable lead in the 20km walk, and was only about 150 m from
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          Lock icon 'I was threatened'
          58 30 -AFP PARIS French athlete MarieJose Perec (left) says she walked out on the Sydney Games without competing because she was repeatedly threatened, adding that she is now contemplating her track future. “Every single day I was hunted like an animal,” the triple Olympic champion told French sports
          -AFP  -  58 words
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          Lock icon Korea downs Pakistan
          48 30 AP SYDNEY South Korea reached the men’s field hockey final for the first time by defeating Pakistan 1-0 yesterday. Ace striker Song Seung-tae’s penalty corner conversion in the 56th minute took the Asia Cup champion into the title match on its third Olympic appearance. -ap
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          Lock icon China's third diving gold
          72 30 -AFP SYDNEY China added a third Olympic diving gold to its collection yesterday as host Australia ended its 76-year medal drought by winning bronze in both the men’s and women’s synchronised diving events. Veteran Xiong Ni, who retained his Olympic springboard title on Tuesday, teamed up
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          Lock icon Bailey plans to retire
          61 30 AP SYDNEY Canada’s former 100 m world record-holder Donovan Bailey (right) has pulled out of his country’s 4xloo relay team, his manager said yesterday. Another source close to Bailey suggested that he might well retire by the start of next season. Bailey apparently was not in
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        Lock icon It's all about looks now
        423 30 Manyofthe athletes now dress as performers. Or they want to be seen. Orboth Pic:AP AP SYDNEY In Olympic track and field, it is no longer just about winning, but also how you look as you win. The lanes have been turned into runways, the athletes
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        Lock icon Fu Mingxia dives into history
        120 30 -AFP SYDNEY China’s Fu Mingxia dived into Olympic history yesterday, winning the 3m springboard and joining Americans Greg Louganis and Pat McCormick as the only divers to claim four gold medals. Fu, 23, also became the first woman diver to win five medals. It was
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        Lock icon Drugs shadow over Games
        204 30 Drug busts could cast shadow over what'clean' athletes have achieved Reuters SYDNEY A top Australian newspaper said yesterday that the Sydney Games are in danger of being remembered as the drugs Olympics after more scandals rocked what is supposed to be the greatest show on earth.
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        Lock icon Two down, three to go
        378 31 -AP Jones' victory margin in 200 m is the biggestsince Wilma Rudolph's win in 1960 SYDNEY Two gold medals for Marion Jones. Two kisses for her embattled husband CJ Hunter. Jones raced to a lopsided win in the women’s 200 m yesterday, her second gold
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        Lock icon MEDALS TALLY
        289 31 G S B USA 32 18 26 China 26 15 15 Russia 19 18 21 Australia 15 22 14 France 12 13 8 Italy 11 6 11 Romania 10 4 4 Germany 9 12 20 Holland 8 7 3 Britain 6 9 5 Cuba 582 South Korea 5
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        Lock icon Norwegian women grab soccer gold from US
        280 31 AP SYDNEY Dagny Mellgren fired a truly golden goal in extra time yesterday to give Norway a 3-2 victory over the United States in the Olympic women’s soccer final. After the Americans led on a Tiffany Milbrett strike, the Norwegians equalised through Gro
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        76 31 6 AM: Today at the Games 7 AM: Athletics (live) 11 AM: Hockey men’s (live) I PM: Lunch update 1.30 PM: Synchronised swimming team final(live) 3.30 PM: Athletics (live) 7 PM: Boxing live (live) 7.30 PM Evening update 8 PM: Basketball men’s semifinals 10 PM: Today
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          95 31 -AFP SYDNEY Athletes at the Sydney Olympics are going all out to be winners in bed as well as in the sports arena. That is the verdict of Ansell, official supplier of condoms for the Games, after the company rushed in an extra 20,000 on Wednesday night
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          82 31 Reuters MELBOURNE The body suit Cathy Freeman wore in winning her Olympics 400 m gold medal will be put up for sale next week, auction house Christie’s said yesterday. Christie’s estimated the green, gold and black suit would fetch Aslo,ooo A 520,000 (5519,500) in a sale
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          48 31 -AFP SYDNEY Vietnam won its first ever Olympic medal yesterday with 26-year-old Tran Hieu Ngan taking silver in the women’s taekwondo 57kg division.Ngan was beaten by South Korea’s Jung Jae-Eun 2-0 in the final. Vietnam’s original national Olympic committee was established in 1951. -afp
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