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Article200 2001-05-09 1 Reuters Nasa aircraft to help seek heavenly brew vWASHINGTON In the search for a heavenly cup of coffee, Nasa will send an unmanned solar-powered aircraft soaring above a Hawaiian plantation so growers know exactly when to pick the beans for the most Davourful brew. The craft willReuters - 200 words
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Article, Illustration59 2001-05-09 1 Reuters GAZA Islamic Jihad members hold the body of the four-month-old Palestinian baby, killed by shrapnel on Monday during an Israeli attack on Khan Younis refugee camp, before her funeral yesterday. Palestinian gunmen killed a Jewish settler in the West Bank yesterday, a day after Iman Hejjo becameReuters - 59 words
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Article66 2001-05-09 1 AFP NEW YORK Technology shares got a boost yesterday from increasing confidence in the sector while the broader market closed mostly lower on lingering economic worries. The Dow Jones industrials slipped 51.66 points (0.47 per cent) to 10,883.51 while the Nasdaq gained 25.09 points (1.15 per cent)AFP - 66 words
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Article97 2001-05-09 1 Reuters Chinese police have arrested a US-based Chinese businessman and kept him incommunicado despite a potentially life-threatening medical condition, the man's lawyer said yesterday. The arrest, reported by Mr Jerome Cohen, a prominent expert on Chinese law, is one of a string of detentions of US residents and– Reuters - 97 words
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Miscellaneous48 2001-05-09 1 iß^^flfl I May 7 Television Ratings I Time Channel 8 Ratings Channel U Ratingsß I 8.00 pm~ Top Fun 14.6% Healing Hearts 4.7 1 HJWMMN|M I 9:00 pm" Healing Hands 18.1% Apple Pie 4.4% ja^jjjmMjji 9 3op m News 3.9% M 10:00pm News Bat 10 16.3% Invitation 2.2%48 words
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HOT NEWS
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Article384 2001-05-09 2 Rise in human trafficking and piracy causes concern HUMAN trafficking. It's a global crime that is raking in as much as US$7 billion ($12.8 billion) for the syndicates running the operations. Every year, it is estimated that more than one million people are illegally transported around the world.384 words
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312 2001-05-09 2 DON'T hold your breath, Chief Justice Yong Pung How is not going. The President of the Law Society is. So are the managing partners of five out of 15 firms that Today contacted. The rest are either undecided or could not reply by312 words
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Article, Illustration129 2001-05-09 2 HEDY KHOO - HEDY KHOO A FIAT Uno car caught fire at the junction outside Temasek Towers at about 11.40 am yesterday. A 31-year-old woman driver, who refused to be identified, was rescued by passers-by, along with her maid and two young children, aged one and two129 words
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Article120 2001-05-09 2 WHEN the recession hit, one man decided to hit back. At least, that's what Goh Huat Antonie, 47, a sales manager, claimed in court yesterday. Goh, who worked in an electrical company, said the recession deprived him of his annual bonus and cut his pay by $700.120 words
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Article184 2001-05-09 2 THE Consumers Association of Singapore (Case) is fed up with trying to talk petrol companies into lowering their prices, so it has decided to let consumers do the job with their wallets. Case has embarked on a long-term pian to set up a Web site to184 words
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Article96 2001-05-09 2 A SINGAPORE Polytechnic student was killed in a car accident when the driver, his grandfather, lost control of the car. They were travelling along Changi Coast Road yesterday. Quek Hong Guan, 19, was sitting in the front passenger seat of the blue Toyota when it96 words
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Article282 2001-05-09 3 Agencies Jiang Zemin's pledge on business dealings HONG KONG China will continue its efforts to open its markets to the outside world, following its entry into the World Trade Organisation (WTO), President Jiang Zemin pledged yesterday. Addressing the Fortune Global Forum, Mr Jiang said entry intoAgencies - 282 words
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Article, Illustration150 2001-05-09 3 PHNOM PENH Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong arrived here yesterday for talks with his Cambodian counterpart, Mr Hun Sen. Speaking at a state dinner held in his honour, Mr Goh said Singapore would help newer Asean members such as Cambodia by sharing its developmental experienceReuters photo - 150 words
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Article484 2001-05-09 4 Channel U's ratings drop after mega launch WITH the publicity blitz at the launch of Channel U, one would have expected the TV ratings war to start with a bang. Instead, it came with a whimper that surprised even MediaCorp TV's Vice-President of Network Programming and Promotions484 words
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Article85 2001-05-09 4 MINISTER for Health and Second Minister for Finance Lim Hng Kiang left yesterday with a delegation of officials from the Finance Ministry and Monetary Authority of Singapore for Honolulu, Hawaii. The team will attend the Asian Development Bank 34th annual meeting and Asean plus 385 words
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Article94 2001-05-09 4 A SCHOOL terror was reduced to tears in court yesterday. Muhammad Sarhan Sam ad, 16, was put on 24 months probation for extortion. Last Nov 28 Muhammad Sarhan was with a friend at Tarn pines, when they confronted Yusran Eusope, 17. The friend accused Yusran of bad mouthing94 words
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Article, Illustration272 2001-05-09 4 S Gulam asks NTUC chief and Minister without Portfolio Lim Boon Heng about the roles women have in the union. WOMEN make up half of the population. Do you see more women leaders emerging in NTUC? We hope to see more women leaders emerging. They272 words
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Miscellaneous10 2001-05-09 2 Why is Terence into wushu I Wawa^ama^a^a^amaW See page 1810 words
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Miscellaneous116 2001-05-09 4 READ 0N... Change these 6 policies From COE to HDB levy to property tax/6 US gets the boot again Is it because Washington didn't pay its bills? /12 The gender war Perhaps, life sciences can help solve the unending conflict /I 5 Crouching Tigers, anyone? Take The challenge: Martial arts116 words
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LETTERS
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Letter723 2001-05-09 6 Ho Sui Lin - Ho Sui Lin From COE to HDB levy to property tax I HOPE what I have to say can contribute to the betterment of Singaporeans. Foreign and commercial pressures have managed, it seems, to make the Government and statutory boards more sincere in their reforms with723 words
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328 2001-05-09 6 5 Ramamirlham - 5 Ramamirlham I READ with great sadness that Mr J B Jeyaretnam intends to contest the next General Election (Today, May 4). I assume he's confident of not being declared a bankrupt by election time. If he's declared a bankrupt before that, he's328 words
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221 2001-05-09 6 Vadivu Govind - Vadivu Govind CIRCUSES bright lights, hidden suffering. It is encouraging to note that this will be the last year that animals will perform in a circus in Singapore. They suffer because of the lack of freedom of space, freedom to express their natural221 words
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BUSINESS NEWS
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Article463 2001-05-09 7 Reuters Analysts expect SingTel to post full-year earnings growth of 25% SINGTEL, fresh from winning the takeover battle for Australia's Cable Wireless Optus, is expected to post strong full-year 25 per cent earnings growth. Asia's eighth largest telecoms firm is expected to deliver net profit of $2.32 billionReuters - 463 words
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Article279 2001-05-09 8 Bloomberg News M'sia production growth lowest since Jan 99 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's industrial production grew at its slowest pace in 26 months in March as factories reduced activity in response to slowing exports. Production rose 0.5 per cent from a year earlier, the Department of Statistics said, compared with– Bloomberg News - 279 words
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375 2001-05-09 8 Shanoo Maharaj - Shanoo Maharaj by; NEW DELHI SingTel has emerged as an important regional services player in Asia after investing an additional US$2OO million ($364 million) in India's Bharti Group. This is the second time in nine months that Bharti, one oi India's biggest telecom companies,375 words
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201 2001-05-09 8 Bloomberg News EDDIE Chng, the ousted CEO of Serial Systems, faces a hearing by the Securities Industry Council, after he failed to make an offer for the company's shares under take-over regulations. The announcement by the council yesterday came after shares of Serial,Bloomberg News - 201 words
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357 2001-05-09 8 Chan Chao Peh - Chan Chao Peh by chaopeh@newstoday.com.sg IT may be doom and gloom for many companies in the manufacturing industry, whose order books fluctuate with the crests and troughs of the product cycles. However, tucked in a corner of Changi South Industrial estate, is a local equipment357 words
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106 2001-05-09 8 Bloomberg News SEMBCORP Industries said its engineering arm will pay Simon Group Pic of the UK 12 million pounds ($32.2 million) for its Simon-Carves unit. SembCorp Engineers and Constructors will invest another 2.9 million pounds as working capital in Simon-Carves, the company said. TheBloomberg News - 106 words
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MARKET NEWS
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Article, Illustration490 2001-05-09 10 SINGAPORE shares started the new week broadly lower, albeit on rotational interest. Profit-taking took most counters lower even as sporadic bargain hunting failed to lift sentiment. Dealers said nobody was eager to jump back in yet as investors chose490 words
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Article, Illustration454 2001-05-09 10 KUALA LUMPUR After a slow start to the morning session, the bearish trend from last Friday continued as the Kuala Lumpur Composite Index closed 6.1 points, or 1.1 per cent lower to 570.9. Sentiment was also undermined when the Statistics Department announced yesterday afternoon that Malaysia's manufacturing454 words
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WORLD NEWS
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Article304 2001-05-09 12 Reuters Is it because Washington didn't pay its bills? UNITED NATIONS In another unexpected move at the UN, the United States has been voted off the International Narcotics Control Board, a decision the State Department called "regrettable". This setback for the US comes on topReuters - 304 words
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176 2001-05-09 12 Reuters VANCOUVER (British Columbia) A French man, accused of portraying himself as rich and famous, will stand trial in Canada before being extradited to the United States. Christopher Rocancourt, 33, was arrested together with his former Playboy model wife Maria "Pia" Reyes on Apr 26– Reuters - 176 words
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Article, Illustration41 2001-05-09 12 AFP photo Leftist students protest half-naked in front of the Philippine Justice Department in Manila, calling for a stop on warrantless arrests being carried out by police to flush out supporters of jailed former President Joseph Estrada.AFP photo - 41 words
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Article217 2001-05-09 12 Reuters CHICAGO The United States is likely to scale back the blanket ban on livestock and fresh meat imports from the European Union, imposed due to the foot-and-mouth disease. Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman said on Monday that the Agriculture Department was also stepping-up measures,– Reuters - 217 words
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205 2001-05-09 12 Agencies JAKARTA The Cabinet of embattled Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid has pledged to support him, but not so for the public, local media reported yesterday. Chief political minister Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said: "It's better for my friends and I to continue helping theAgencies - 205 words
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296 2001-05-09 12 Agencies HONG KONG A new twist has been added to the US-Sino spy plane incident with the revelation that Hong Kong was ready to assist in searching for missing Chinese pilot Wang Wei, only to be told by China that it was not– Agencies - 296 words
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Article259 2001-05-09 13 AFP Australia vulnerable to power blackouts SYDNEY Australia faces California-style power blackouts because of structural flaws in its electricity market. According to the London-based World Energy Council (WEC) analysis of the Asia Pacific region, Australia is vulnerable to power shortages similar to those now plaguing the USAFP - 259 words
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197 2001-05-09 13 Agencies JERUSALEM The Israeli Navy yesterday captured a ship carrying weapons, including Katyusha rockets, to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip for use against Israeli targets. Senior security sources said the capture of rockets, mortars and explosive materials on a ship in the Mediterranean indicated– Agencies - 197 words
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122 2001-05-09 13 -AFP BOMBAY Former Miss World Yukta Mookhey was robbed of her limousine by armed men in the western Indian city of Bombay. A police spokesman said three men armed with daggers overpowered Ms Mookhey's driver on Monday and stole the vehicle outside the-AFP - 122 words
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Article411 2001-05-09 14 AFP Many protesters are actually lured by money, drugs HONG KONG Southeast Asian politicians and backroom power wielders are using money, alcohol and drugs as effective tools to mobilise mass protests and incite violence, analysts said. Following riots in Manila on May 1 against the arrest of deposed leaderAFP - 411 words
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Article289 2001-05-09 14 KUALA LUMPUR At least nine robbers who staged daring hold-ups around the Klang Valley were found to be policemen, two of them chief inspectors. Four of them two inspectors, a member of the Special Action Force and a police driver were detained in a series of raids289 words
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Article, Illustration54 2001-05-09 14 AFP photo All the buses that look Muslim believers to Banja Luka were set on fire by Serb nationalists on Monday. Hundreds of Bosnian Serbs and Muslims clashed in the northern town of Banja Luka ahead of a ceremony marking the rebuilding of a mosque blown upAFP photo - 54 words
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182 2001-05-09 14 Reuters LOS ANGELES Mystery surrounds the death of actor Robert Blake's wife while his lawyer insists he is not prepared for a lie detector test. Mr Harland Braun, lawyer of Blake, 67, said his client was "too emotionally upset to take a lie detectorReuters - 182 words
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211 2001-05-09 14 Reuters OKLAHOMA CITY A man wrongfully imprisoned for rape was freed after 15 years as DNA results showed semen from the crime scene was not his. Mr Jeffrey Todd Pearce, 39, walked out of a state prison on Monday after prosecutors said DNA tests foundReuters - 211 words
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Article128 2001-05-09 14 Reuters CALCUTTA A candidate in Keshpur town withdrew from the elections slated for tomorrow and accused officials and leftists of teaming up to terrorise his workers and voters. Mr Rajani Kanta Doloi of the regional Trinamool Congress party said communist activists had also snatched his supporters' guns,– Reuters - 128 words
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COMMENTARY
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Article, Illustration654 2001-05-09 15 DRY ICE by Sisyphus Perhaps, life sciences can help solve the unending conflict ONE major problem with Earth is that it has two dominant and competing species men and women. Indeed, any discussion about them is inevitably labelled "sexual politics". The key word here is not "sexual".654 words
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303 2001-05-09 15 IN its editorial, The Jakarta Post comments on the sentencing of six East Timorese for the murder of three United Nations volunteers. INDONESIA'S ability to deliver and to uphold justice has come under world spotlight once again. International condemnation came swift and fast on303 words
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Miscellaneous980 2001-05-09 16 radio highlights ER Idaman Class 95 FM Pm Suria, 9pm 95-Minute Music Marathon end of the Hippocratic bargain 4PN mBl e ou*come °f his investigaJoin the Marathon host Philip Chew every weekday their personal lives are not exactly shooting was done by a kit for 95 minutes of uninterrupted, ca980 words
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Miscellaneous1105 2001-05-09 17 The Imp L^jMHl^ Between the Lines m Arts Central, 10 pm Channel NewsAsia, 8.02 pm Passing by the commotion outside The convergence of old media like TV, radio channel newsasia the would-be employer's office, a B*|(tet Jo"f^s and print, with new media like the Internet, body is wheeled past on1,105 words
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RELAX
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Article, Illustration692 2001-05-09 18 Rachel Lo - Rachel Lo CHANNEL 8 NEW OFFERING Take The Challenge: Martial arts and wu shu fans will be in for a treat by rachel@ne wstoday. com. sg MediaCorp actor Terence Cao is battling the flu, but he looks as bright and chirpy as ever. Maybe it's the fluWEETECKHIAN - 692 words
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Article, Illustration936 2001-05-09 23 Roger Milton - Roger Milton MY SAY by in jjangKOK Idly perusing the morning papers over coffee and toast in my garden alcove the other week, I was intrigued to read that trendy folks in the United States are now paying to have Chinese or Japanese charactersENG KONG - 936 words
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265 2001-05-09 27 Reuters CANNES The sensitive directors of the Old World will fight it out for celluloid supremacy with the big-money monsters of the new when the Cannes Film Festival rolls out its red carpet today. The battle pits cinematic giants– Reuters - 265 words
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137 2001-05-09 27 Reuters PARIS Director Francis Ford Coppola went to hell and back to get his cult Vietnam war epic Apocalypse Now to the screens. Twenty-two years later and his sanity fully restored, Coppola is returning this week to the Cannes Film Festival where the movie made– Reuters - 137 words
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Article, Illustration59 2001-05-09 27 WONG KHING CHONG. MR Kiasu star, Chew Chor Meng (right), seen here playing games with fans at the MediaCorp TV Channel 5 roadshow at Bugis Junction on Monday. The event, called "A Day of Fun and Friend-zy with 5, was held to promote the station's newWONG KHING CHONG. - 59 words
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Miscellaneous1247 2001-05-09 25 MUSeUltißeOt I I MUSICBeOt with performances by the Tang Quartet and Carter Enyeart. Singapore: 700 Years Jazz Dance Workshop Date; May 16,8 pm If you think the history of Singapore The N any ang Academy of Fine Arts Venue; Victoria Concert Hall starts only in 1819, it's a must that1,247 words
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Article, Illustration582 2001-05-09 28 Korean car manufacturer Kia is riding high at the moment. Its local agent recently picked up an award for being the best Kia distributor in Asia for 2000, and so far this year, the company has sold more than 1,000 cars in Singapore. While this total won't cause582 words
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Article, Illustration176 2001-05-09 28 Faster fill-ups at Mobil MOTORISTS who are in a perpetual hurry will welcome the introduction of Mobil's new Speedpass key tag. Barely larger than a typical mobile phone antenna, the Speedpass key tag is portable and discreet, and it's linked to a credit or charge card for billing176 words
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SPORTS
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NBA PLAYOFFS
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Article, Illustration731 2001-05-09 33 Absentees inspire San Antonio to victory NBA San Antonio 100 Dallas 86 SAN ANTONIO The San Antonio Spurs used a player who wasn't even in the building and a coach who was gone before half-time to help them win an emotion-filled game. Derek Anderson, who wasReijtebs photo - 731 words
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262 2001-05-09 33 LOS ANGELES The Sacramento Kings are a confident lot. Despite their 105-108 defeat to the Los Angeles Lakers in Monday's opener of their second-round playoff series, the Kings will not contemplate a radical change in strategy for Game 2 of the262 words
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79 2001-05-09 33 Reuters NEW YORK Toronto Raptors' backup centre Keon Clark was fined U557,500 ($13,671) by the NBA yesterday for throwing ice at fans. Clark's targets were spectators sitting behind the Raptors' bench at the First Union Centre during Monday's game against the Philadelphia 76ers.Reuters - 79 words
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Article, Illustration907 2001-05-09 34 Rohit Brijnath - by Rohit Brijnath It's the thing that makes Beckham shed his glorious, wavy locks SPORT is an entertainment industry, so one is constantly told. As much as it is about performance, it is about positioning, deals and dollars. As much as it is about coaches, itfjfhg - 907 words
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205 2001-05-09 35 -AFP Swimming SYDNEY lan Thorpe's coach Doug Frost said yesterday the 18-year-old was capable of winning an unprecedented 100, 200 and 400m freestyle treble at the 2004 Athens Olympics. "I really don't want to set stan- dards here that he's got to try to achieve,-AFP - 205 words
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Article, Illustration281 2001-05-09 35 -AFP Snooker SHEFFIELD England's Ronnie O'Sullivan (left) claimed his first World Championship snooker title yesterday after beating Scotland's John Higgins 18-14 in the final. O'Sullivan, the biggest box office draw in the game, admitted he should have already pocketed snooker's most coveted prize in a-AFP - 281 words
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Article, Illustration513 2001-05-09 36 Reuters Valencia proves too strong for O'Leary's side Champions League Valencia 3 Leeds 0 VALENCIA Leeds United's brave Champions League adventure came to a dismal end after it was crushed 3-0 by Valencia in their semi-final second leg at Mestalla this morning. Juan Sanchez struck twice– Reuters; AJ.I.SPORTphoto - 513 words
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240 2001-05-09 36 Reuters Engiish Premiership Liverpool 2 Chelsea 2 LIVERPOOL Liverpool dropped /two important points in its quest for a Champions League place after being held to a 2-2 draw at home to Chelsea this morning. Michael Owen, scorer of a hattrick against Newcastle United on Saturday, twice– Reuters - 240 words
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412 2001-05-09 36 VALENCIA Leeds United coach s^Bavid O'Leary conceded that his side had been beaten by a superior Valencia team after the Spaniards reached the Champions League final with a 3-0 win. But, he lamented an ironic twist to the semi-final proceedings, over what he412 words
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Article, Illustration642 2001-05-09 37 Says Figo, despite the poor form champion Real Madrid is in MUNICH We will overcome the 1-0 deficit easily, said Real Madrid star Luis Figo, looking forward to tonight's (early morning Singapore time) semifinal clash against Bayern Munich in the Uefa Champions League. The Spaniards are642 words
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Article121 2001-05-09 37 LEEDS Leeds chairman Peter Ridsdale claimed yesterday he did not believe Premiership champion Manchester United would try and poach his highly-rated manager David O'Leary when Sir Alex Ferguson retired at the end of next season. "I have heard all the whispers about shortlists with David's121 words
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81 2001-05-09 37 LONDON Red Star Belgrade captain Goran Bunjevcevic has said he may move to London premier league club Tottenham Hotspur shortly. "I know that Spurs want me and it will be a real challenge to play in England," Bunjevcevic told onefootball.com. "I am certain that I can81 words
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Article64 2001-05-09 37 MANCHESTER Manchester City chairman David Bernstein gave his full support to manager Joe Royle yesterday and said he would not lose his job despite being relegated from the Premiership after Monday's 2-1 defeat by Ipswich Town. Said Bernstein: "Joe has done a very good job for us64 words
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Article, Illustration688 2001-05-09 38 by S. Mural i mura 1 i@n ews tod ay.co m. sg NATIONAL skipper Nazri Nasir refuted the allegation that he had accused referee R. Vijay of being involved in betting on an S-League match. In a shocking turn of events, the SAFFC midfielder was accused688 words
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Article, Illustration362 2001-05-09 38 Stanley Ho WHILE all the attention is focused on Gombak United's hat-trick hero Dialio Abdoulaye, an Australian teenage scoring sensation was quietly wheeled in to add weight to the Bulls' firepower. Come Thursday, against the Cobras, 19-year-old Alioune Badara Ndiaye (right)– Stanley Ho - 362 words
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Article315 2001-05-09 39 AFC Awards Night JAPANESE soccer superstar Hiroshi Nana mi will arrive in Singapore today for the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Awards 2000 ceremony to be held at the MediaCorp Television Theatre this evening. The Jubilo Iwata star has been nominated for the Sanyo AFC Player of315 words
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147 2001-05-09 39 Reuters English Soccer SUNDERLAND Manager Peter Reid of Sunderland has been offered a four-year eight million pounds ($20.8 million) contract for taking the club from the foot of the first division to the top half of the Premier League. Sunderland chairman Bob Murray yesterday– Reuters - 147 words
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