Streats, 24 February 2003
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Title Section10 2003-02-24 1 Streats MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2003 E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg ivhta <p> 240/03/200210 words
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Article619 2003-02-24 1 Janice Wong - Celebrities who endorse products must have actually used them, says updated advertising code By Janice Wong POP singer Sammi Cheng says in SK-II advertisements that her good complexion is the result of using its facial products. In an advertisement selling Extrim, a slimming product, Media619 words
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Advertisement68 2003-02-24 1 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2003 Restaurateurs would like bureaucrats to serve them with transparency and flexibility E-mail: streats@sph„com.sg ivhta <p> 240/03/2002 Why are university graduates such as Silvia Siow going back to school at polytechnics? SARAH NG finds out Mustafa Centre says it's a good time to expand v despite the68 words
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Article, Illustration462 2003-02-24 2 Sarah Ng - Polys help grads update knowledge By Sarah Ng UNIVERSITY graduates such as IT consultant John Tan are returning to school to update their knowledge, not through postgraduate courses at their old campuses but in the polytechnics. Mr Tan, 29, who earned a science degree in computerFrancis Lee - 462 words
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Article281 2003-02-24 2 Khushwant Singh - By Khushwant Singh THEY lost their hotel in December. On Saturday, they lost their Holland Road bungalow. But former radio presenters Monica Lim and Bernard Solosa intend to appeal against the latest judgment. Justice Kan Ting Chiu ordered them to hand over their bungalow by the281 words
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Article, Illustration501 2003-02-24 3 Choong Choon Yee - Serangoon Road retail giant adds four-level extension, mulls 24-hour operation By_ Choong Choon Yee THE bustling Mustafa Centre in Little India is poised to grow even bigger with new product lines and a possible 24-hour operation. Defying the constraints of an economic downturn, theFrancis Lee - 501 words
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Article, Illustration447 2003-02-24 4 JillLim - By JillLim IT was a double treat for flamenco fans over the weekend. They were not only able to watch top Spanish dancer Maria Pages perform for the first time in Singapore on Saturday night, they also had a specially arranged 90-minute workshop with herJill Lim - 447 words
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Article, Illustration69 2003-02-24 4 Streats is proud to have presented Compania Maria Pages Flamenco Republico on Saturday and yesterday night. If you’re dying i for more Latin culture and dance, don’t miss the Streats Singapore International Latin Festival, April 4-6. And right around the corner is the Streats Explore AFrancis Lee - 69 words
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Article443 2003-02-24 4 Wild goose chases based on inaccurate intelligence NEW YORK UN arms inspectors are getting angry and frustrated not by Iraq’s alleged lack of cooperation, but by the US. They said that US spy chiefs are wasting their time by giving them vague or wrong information,443 words
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Article105 2003-02-24 6 BUZZ STOP MORE parents are turning to the courts to help rein in their out-of-control children. The Straits Times reports today that last year, 167 people filed “beyond parental control” complaints a 44 per cent increase over the previous year. Their children had run105 words
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Article, Illustration48 2003-02-24 6 An aerial view of Iskenderun port in Turkey showing US military vehicles unloading from a vessel. Turkey's Foreign Minister Yasar Yakis said yesterday that it was likely that lawmakers voting tomorrow will allow US troops in the country ahead of a possible Iraq war APAP - 48 words
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Article127 2003-02-24 6 Business leaders’call OPERATING costs have to be lowered if Singapore expects to stay a viable business and financial centre, business leaders said yesterday. Among the costs that they want lowered: port charges, ERP fees, road taxes, petrol tax, utilities charges, licence fees and rentals. The wishlist127 words
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141 2003-02-24 6 MRT safety THE MRT system is designed to prevent a fire like the one that broke out in South Korea’s subway system. The only unknown is how people will react in such a situation, said Mr Chew Tai Chong, the Land Transport Authority’s senior141 words
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150 2003-02-24 6 Water conservation THE Public Utilities Board will pay for a water-saving kit to be distributed to households. The kit costs about $2 and consists of thimbles and a bag that cuts down on the amount of water needed for flushing toilets. The water-saving bag150 words
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Article77 2003-02-24 6 8S Non-Aligned Movement summit AP DELEGATES at the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit in Malaysia, involving 114 mostly developing nations, yesterday endorsed a declaration condemning Israel for “systematic human rights violations and reported war crimes” in Palestinian areas. It urged “concrete measures” against products manufactured at Israeli settlementsAP - 77 words
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Article103 2003-02-24 6 AP NORTH Korea defied the 113 other countries in the Non-Aligned Movement in efforts yesterday to draft a resolution that member nations hoped would urge Pyongyang to return to a key nuclear accord, delegates to a summit said. Despite days of efforts to draft a compromise declarationAP - 103 words
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Article91 2003-02-24 6 SINGAPORE is seeing less Ecstasy abuse. The Central Narcotics Bureau said it seized just 13,000 pills last year, half the previous year’s haul of 24,000, while the number of known Ecstasy abusers here has dropped from 661 in 1996 to 151 in 2001. However, drug syndicates are91 words
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Article94 2003-02-24 6 FROM having all of its 34 units occupied in 1999 when it opened, the number of Ten Mile Junction shopping centre’s tenants has now been whittled down to only nine. Because business is so poor, two more tenants are set to move out in the next94 words
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Financial
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Article, Illustration659 2003-02-24 8 Choong Choon Yee - Certification aims to be industry standard for financial planners By Choong Choon Yee MS PAULINE SONG believes she is better equipped, now that she is a chartered financial practitioner (ChFP), to do financial planning for high net-worth customers with regional investments. She was one of 210Francis Lee - 659 words
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Article532 2003-02-24 8 The stock recommendation is the average of all the recommendations submitted by analysts following the stock. There is a total of 29 brokers submitting recommendations but not every stock is followed by all the 29 brokers. Their recommendations are placed on a 1 to 5 points scale and532 words
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Article24 2003-02-24 10 *AS AT FEBRUARY 21 US$: 551.743 552.775 EURO: 551.884 Ss: 67.95 YEN Ss: RM2.181 Ss: HK64.476 Ss: 24.57 BAHT Ss: 5,113 RUPIAH24 words
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Article, Illustration358 2003-02-24 10 Raw deals for minority investors as big boys shuffle assets Bloomberg HONGKONG As investors shy away from Hongkong stocks and property, the city’s tycoons are moving in. Taking advantage of stock values that have fallen in five of the last six years, Wheelock CoBloomberg - 358 words
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219 2003-02-24 10 Reuters HONGKONG Foreign portfolio investors keen to benefit from China’s booming economy, but wary of its structural risks, would be better off buying into regional firms with strong supply linkages to the mainland. Analysts say a safer bet than directly punting onReuters - 219 words
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Article, Illustration448 2003-02-24 11 New CEO of BHP Billiton to develop oilfield in Gulf of Mexico Bloomberg MELBOURNE BHP Billiton’s new chief executive Charles “Chip” Goodyear is going back to his Texas-oilman roots to revive profit growth at the world’s biggest miner. The company’s first big decision since Mr– Bloomberg; Pics: Bloomberg - 448 words
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Article, Illustration406 2003-02-24 12 Rivals eating into market share, crucial Celcom merger stalls Bloomberg KUALA LUMPUR Mr Khir Abdul Rahman vowed to cut costs and boost profit when he took over Telekom Malaysia. But investors who sent his shares down 40 per cent in the past three years say theBloomberg; The Star - 406 words
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Advertisement701 2003-02-24 11 Advertising Feature More are turning to natural herbs to fight hair problems Can Chinese herbs help to fight hair problems and give you healthy looking hair? Some people swear by it, others have their doubts. Timothy Chiu investigates. SINGAPOREAN men are losing hair faster and younger. A senior colleague recendy701 words
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Article, Illustration775 2003-02-24 13 CONRAD RAJ - By CONRAD RAJ IT appears that I have become somewhat of a complaints bureau. Almost every day, I receive calls from people griping about this or that. However, as they are afraid of the repercussions to themselves or their families, they appeal to me775 words
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Article, Illustration188 2003-02-24 14 I REFER to the report “No downpayment too good to be true” (Streats, Feb 20), which is about the ingenious plan of a District 10 developer to pay one year’s rental income in advance to purchasers of its property so that they can use the188 words
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260 2003-02-24 14 I REFER to the report “Loan defaulters can lose flats” (Streats, Feb 20), which referred to a Straits Times article published on Feb 20. The report mentioned that some banks are confused about whether they can repossess an HDB flat if the owners default on260 words
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Article414 2003-02-24 14 WE appreciate Mr Lawrence Quek’s concern expressed in his letter “Hassle to replace student card” (Streats, Feb 14) and are grateful for this opportunity to clarify in detail. Under the magnetic farecard system, eligible students were each issued a student identification pass (SIP) that had to414 words
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Article131 2003-02-24 14 AS an expat who’s been here a couple of years, I have often read about and experienced poor service received by expats. But two recent experiences have given me hope that things are changing for the better. On Valentine’s Day, my wife and I had131 words
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Article, Illustration140 2003-02-24 16 IT’S really sad that so many women nowadays seem to be so proud that they can’t cook or clean the house (“Get thee to a kitchen”, Streats, Feb 21). It seems as if all people need these days is to work and earn money, and they140 words
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Article119 2003-02-24 16 I READ with utter disgust writer Adam Hashidy’s pathetic opinion about the failure of women to fulfil their traditional roles, namely in the kitchen (“Get thee to a kitchen”, Streats, Feb 21). You marry for companionship, not for a free maid to slave in the kitchen.119 words
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Advertisement187 2003-02-24 17 661 lost month!" Now I'm no longer a 'fat' girl! If "I was always fat! That's why they called me 'fat girl' at school. I hated it! At age 15, I was already enormous! Just look at my 'before-slimming'photo. So fati Before slimming, my weight was 85kg! I'm glad I187 words
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Medical
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Article162 2003-02-24 18 How can I remove a large area of birthmark on theface? A The removal of birthmarks depends on the nature of the problem. Almost invariably, lasers are employed. If the birthmark is the skin colour type, the carbon dioxide laser is one option. The skin will be free162 words
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281 2003-02-24 18 Reuters NEW YORK Smokers might want to note the new finding which suggests that fibre may prevent cancer of the larynx or voice box, although this link isn’t fully confirmed yet. What is more certain, though, is that a diet rich in fruits and– Reuters - 281 words
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Article132 2003-02-24 18 Reuters NEW YORK Researchers who studied African-American babies in New York City say that air pollutants common in cities may affect the developing foetus. Foetuses exposed to higher concentrations of these pollutants, called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), were bom with lower birth weight or smaller head– Reuters - 132 words
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Global
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Article, Illustration426 2003-02-24 20 Celebrity interviewer Bashir rarely talks about work LONDON Celebrity interviewer Martin Bashir, who conducted the interview with pop star Michael Jackson that was telecast on MediaCorp’s Channel 5 last night, is a “secret squirrel”, The Guardian said yesterday. And if he had notReuters - 426 words
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221 2003-02-24 20 LONDON Britain’s Department of Trade and Industry has warned dentists to stop supplying a toothwhitening treatment that is legal in the United States and in common use across the rest of Europe, a newspaper reported yesterday. The ban on the treatment which is believed to221 words
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Article, Illustration743 2003-02-24 21 The inaugural Bangkok International Film Festival launched with some star appeal and a lot of money last month, but Singapore International Film Festival organisers aren’t too concerned. GREGORYLEOWreports THE latest contender for a slice of the film festival pie in Asia? Thailand. Its Bangkok International Film743 words
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Article, Illustration493 2003-02-24 22 Sharon Soh - By a*T«T» j Sharon Soh A MEAL at Ikukan is like finding a little gem on the beach you don’t quite expect to find it, but what a pleasant surprise when you do! Step into the three-month-old Japanese restaurant on Club Street, and you’ll find all theCi.LiccjLguii - 493 words
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Article, Illustration160 2003-02-24 22 ROMAN POLANSKI’S Holocaust drama The Pianist swept the Cesar awards, France’s top film awards, on Saturday. j. It won for best Si film, best director for Polanski (right), and best actor for Adrien Brody (left), reported BBC News online yesterday, and also won for bestmmm - 160 words
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Article, Illustration106 2003-02-24 23 CHINA’S Yellow River is \k behaving this winter. There will be no ice-flooding. H A 330 km chunk of ice that’s almost half the t size of peninsular Malaysia thawed without trouble last week. Meanwhile, work on China’s South-North Water Transfer I Project has begun. ItPic Clarence Chan - 106 words
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Article60 2003-02-24 23 10pm, Channel i When a Russian mobster hires the Jackal to kill a high-ranking person in the American government, the FBI is forced to enlist the reluctant services of Declan Mulqueen, an imprisoned ERA sniper, to track him down as Declan is the only person who can positively60 words
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Article, Illustration60 2003-02-24 23 Bpm, Channel U In this new local six-part drama, Jimfeng (lx Shen), a programme manager, used to be good friends with Di An (Darren Lim) until a misunderstanding causes Di An to believe that Junfeng had betrayed him. In revenge, Di An joins a terrorist organisation. He slowly60 words
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Happenin’
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Article59 2003-02-24 23 VENUS BEAUTE Tomorrow, 9pm Theatre, Alliance Francaise (1, Sarkies Road) s7far non members, ssfor members, from Sistic Chick flick with a French twist. The owner and three employees of a beauty parlour look for love. Marianne still dreams of the big day but Angele no longer believes in love.59 words
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Article, Illustration60 2003-02-24 23 MOSAIC HAPPINESS, LAURIE ANDERSON Tonight, 7-80 pm Esplanade Concert Hall Tickets at $56, $4l, $3l, $ll from Sistic Laurie Anderson has been hailed as one of the world’s premier performance artists. Her work ranges from elaborate multi-media events to the simple spoken word. Happiness is a solo piece where60 words
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Advertisement39 2003-02-24 23 If you wish to have your event highlighted in Happenin’, e-mail Streats at streats@sph.com.sg or fax 6319-8191 Lianhe Zaobao Taiwan to promote n sex. Btfß A A A IPilPlgBilOI" OvlilvvO sector to create job opportunities tion, call 6388 383839 words
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Miscellaneous452 2003-02-24 23 Yourdailyhoroscope I? AQUARIUS JAN2O-FEB 18 PISCES FEB 19-MAR 20 by Kelli Fox atAstrology.com Bm ARIES MAR 21 -APR 19 Ready or not, here you come. The equipment is new and shiny, and your operating skills are in top form. Fresh recruits, convinced that you’re this way all the time, are452 words
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Sports
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Article, Illustration606 2003-02-24 24 Streats kicks off itsfour-part countdown to the S-League today. Reporter CAN KIM HAI tells why Sinchi FCs explosive Tian Yulai is the best new foreign player to light up the stage this year. ALMOST without exception, the question of who is the best newcomer among the606 words
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Article, Illustration177 2003-02-24 24 stle&gQH pC xj days togo^ IName: ANTE HRGOVIC Club: SAFFC Age: 29; Nationality: Croatian Jersey No: 14; Position: Midfielder Has the unenviable task of filling S-League Player of the Year Therdsak Chaiman’s big boots. The former Yugoslav youth international has blended well with his new177 words
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Article, Illustration578 2003-02-24 25 Tan Kim Han - Sheffield Wednesday youth director tipped for Poulsen’s post By Tan Kim Han SHEFFIELD Wednesday’s youth academy director, Jimmy Shoulder (right), has emerged as a leading candidate for the post of Singapore’s technical director. The reason: His extensive international coaching experience with both adult and youth teams. He578 words
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225 2003-02-24 25 NBA CHAMPIONSHIP Houston 93 Memphis 82 HOUSTON With Steve Francis nursing a sore back, Cuttino Mobley carried the Houston Rockets by scoring 29 points. Rookie Yao Ming also had his way as the Houston Rockets posted a 93-82 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on225 words
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Article76 2003-02-24 25 SOCCER S-LEAGUE debutant Sinchi FC lost 0-1 to defending champion Singapore Armed Forces FC in extra time in a friendly match at the Jurong Stadium last night. SAFFC midfielder Ballamodou Conde scored the 108th minute golden goal before a 4,000 crowd. Despite the defeat, Sinchi will pocket76 words
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Article123 2003-02-24 25 GOLF -AFP KUALA LUMPUR Indian star Aijun Atwal recorded his second European Tour victory after holding off world No 5 Retief Goosen of South Africa at the Malaysian Open yesterday. Atwal, who won last year’s Caltex Singapore Masters, clinched the title in style by chipping in from-AFP - 123 words
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Article96 2003-02-24 25 BOXING -AFP MEMPHIS, Tennessee Mike Tyson flattened Clifford Etienne after only 49 seconds of their heavyweight fight here on Saturday. He then said he was not yet ready to take on champion Lennox Lewis. Tyson halted the charge of the “Black Rhino” with the sixth-fastest victory-AFP - 96 words
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Article368 2003-02-24 26 Reuters AUCKLAND America’s Cup challenger Alinghi called for a change to race rules yesterday after poor wind forced the postponement of race four for the third time, frustrating the Swiss. Biotechnology billionaire Ernesto Bertarelli’s Alinghi leads Cup holder Team New Zealand 3-0 in the best-of-nine series. Both– Reuters - 368 words
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Article, Illustration566 2003-02-24 27 Wenger says he’s no longer worried about Manchester United Wire services MANCHESTER Arsenal took a vice-like grip on the Premiership title as manager Arsene Wenger declared: “We’re not interested in Manchester United.” The Gunners romped to a 5-1 win over Manchester City to extend the lead to– Wire services; Reuters - 566 words
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Article271 2003-02-24 27 k Bolton 1 (N’Gotty 61) Man Utd 1 (Solskjaer 90) k Chariton 3 (Euell 51, Johansson 87, 90) Aston Villa 0 k Chelsea 1 (Hasselbaink 90) Blackburn 2 (Yorke 86, Dunn 90) k Everton 2 (Radzinski 83, 90) Southampton 1 (Beattie 33) k Leeds 0 Newcastle 3 (Dyer271 words
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Article326 2003-02-24 27 Wire services BOLTON Manchester United has been plunged into a Champions League injury crisis as central defender Wes Brown is set to miss tomorrow’s trip to Juventus following a hamstring injury. Brown, who has been outstanding in recent games for United, was injured during the 1-1– Wire services - 326 words
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Miscellaneous37 2003-02-24 25 IN THE LIVING ROOM CRICKET: ICC World Cup: Sri Lanka v Kenya (Pay-Per-View Ch3B, 2.30 pm), Zimbabwe v Australia (PayPer-View Ch 37, 3.30 pm). SOCCER: EPL: Tottenham Hotspur v Fulham (Star Sports Ch 24, tomorrow, 3,55 am).37 words
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