Today, 15 January 2008

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    13 1 /A=DIA,CORP we set you thinking Tuesday January 15, 2008 todayonline.com TODAY MICA(P) 132/10/2007
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    Lock icon SHRUGGING OFF A SHADOW
    643 1  -  ZULOTHMAN Aussie varsity says no danger of replay of UNSW debacle zul@media corp.com.sg SEVEN months after the highprofile exit of the University of New South Wales (UNSW), in comes another Australian college offering "open, flexible and interactive learning" to private students. At a press conference yesterday,
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      Lock icon Hotel rates to surge 29%: Study
      279 2 HOTEL room rates for corporate customers are projected to surge 29 per cent in Singapore this year, with demand expected to continue to outstrip supply despite a planned increase of 8,850 new rooms in 2007 and 2008, according to an American Express report yesterday.
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      Lock icon 'He shed tears with Suharto'
      359 2 AGENCIES Dr M visits old friend, doctors surprised by ex-lndon President's strong will to survive JAKARTA Former Indonesian President Suharto's strong will to survive has taken doctors by surprise, even as he received an emotional visit from an old friend, former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir
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      A BRAVE NEW WORLD, OR A FRIGHTENING ONE?
      844 3  -  WILLIAM PESEK LEAVE it to Citigroup to settle the raging debate about the true might of China's economy. The debate was prompted by a recent World Bank report claiming the world's No 4 economy is far smaller than believed. The new calculation,
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      THE EAGLES HAVE LANDED ... IN A JALAN KAYU HOME
      423 4  - THE EAGLES HAVE LANDED IN A JALAN KAYU HOME NGJINGYNG jingyng@media corp.com.sg For the better part of yesterday, Mr Chris Lav made several frustrating phone calls while two white-bellied sea eagles lay motionless on his balcony. The large birds standing at least a foot tall with razorsharp beaks and claws
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      Lock icon More time for Leedon owners?
      307 4  -  RACHEL KELLY CHANNEL NEWSASIA rachel@mediacorp.com.sg PROPERTY developer GuocoLand is considering allowing the former owners of Leedon Heights condominium to stay on in their units for a limited period a goodwill gesture at the request of those who want more time to find replacement units. The
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      Lock icon Reprieve for ex-hawker
      538 4  -  NEOCHAICHIN NGJINGYNG chaichin@media corp. com. sg FORMER hawker Lee Ah Muey (picture), 75, will be given time to repay the $18,000 that the Housing and Development Board (HDB) wrongly compensated her in 2003. And the widow's request for a new hawker stall has been heard by the
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      Lock icon Enter Orchard MRT in style
      351 6  -  JINNY KOH New entrance replaces old ExitC beside Wisma Atria which will be closed jinny@media corp.com.sg FROM today, commuters making use of the Orchard MRT station will find themselves emerging above ground a lot closer to the junction crossing. The new station entrance situated 10m
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      Lock icon 18-year-old brings green to young and old
      264 6  -  TEOXUANWEI 2<uanwei@media corp.com.sg AT JUST age 18, Cindy Chng i chairs her constituency's lat- est recycling programme. More than a green initiative, the programme is one of the ways the constituenI cy hopes to bridge the gap between generations. Said MP for Hong
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        Lock icon STUDENT CARE CENTRE SUPERVISOR JAILED FOR MOLESTING 11-YEAR-OLD
        108 8 ZUL OTHMAN A 53-YEAR-OLD supervisor at a primary school student care centre was yesterday sentenced to a month in jail for molesting an 11-year-old girl last year. On April 19, the man-who cannot be named in order to protect the victim's identity
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        Lock icon NTU, INDIAN TECH INSTITUTE INK RESEARCH COLLABORATION MOU
        85 8 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Nanyang Technological University has signed a memorandum of understanding for research collaboration with the India Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK). The two institutions will host student and staff exchange visits, engage in joint research and look at issuing joint degrees
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        Lock icon NOL DONATES $1M TO 10 CHARITIES
        129 8 NEO CHAI CHIN Shipping and logistics company Neptune Orient Lines donated $1 million to 10 charities yesterday (picture), which will, among other things, help the disabled take to the seas. Sailability Singapore offers sailing to the disabled and will use its $100,000 share for
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      Lock icon Geriatric care powers up
      413 8 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Spore hospitals boosting staff numbers, expanding services for elderly patients HOSPITALS in Singapore are investing in additional manpower and expanding services to take in more elderly patients. According to Tan Tock Seng Hospital, the number of patients, aged between 45 and 65, treated for
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      Lock icon LINGAM VIDEO PROBE BEGINS
      412 10 —AFP Malaysian corruption inquiry panellists reject calls to stand down KUALA LUMPUR A royal commission into alleged judicial corruption in Malaysia began yesterday with panel members rejecting calls to stand down because of alleged conflicts of interest The inquiry is probing a video released by former
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      Lock icon M'sia's Muslim-ruled state sued for demolishing church
      297 10 AFP KUALA LUMPUR A group of indigenous Malaysians has launched a suit against the country's only Muslim-ruled state for allegedly tearing down a church built on their property, said a church leader yesterday. The church in north-east Kelantan was demolished by district officers
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        Lock icon FRANK HSIEH NAMED PARTY'S ACTING HEAD
        114 11 —AGENCIES Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party yesterday named presidential hopeful Frank Hsieh (picture) as acting chairman, following the party's devastating defeat in legislative polls. The former Premier, 61, took over from President Chen Shuibian, who resigned following Saturday's electoral defeat. Meanwhile, ahead of the
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        Lock icon TAIWAN TIES SEVERED
        66 11 AGENCIES Taiwan will break diplomatic relations with Malawi after the African country moved to forge diplomatic ties with China, said the island's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on its website yesterday. In recent years, China's rising political and economic clout has helped it persuade more countries to recognise
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        Lock icon M'SIA, US RESUME FREE TRADE TALKS AFTER A YEAR
        102 11 —AP The United States and Malaysia yesterday resumed formal talks for a free trade agreement, nearly a year after discussions stalled over differences in Malaysia's government procurement policy. The US, Malaysia's biggest trading partner, is seeking "real, demonstrable progress", US Embassy
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      Lock icon Big, friendly, economic giants
      335 11 ■AFP India, China leaders sign pact to improve beneficial partnership BEIJING Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh yesterday signed a broad agreement with China to push an often testy relationship to a new level of cooperation. Currently on a three-day visit to the country to help cement
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      Lock icon Protests prompt China officials to heed public view
      279 12 AP SHANGHAI Shanghai authorities yesterday suggested they might heed public opinion on plans to extend a magnetic levitation train through the city after weekend protests by residents fretting over possible radiation risks from the showcase project A statement issued by the city
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      Lock icon Bombs, violence and Thai politics
      316 12 —AFP Policeman killed by bomb he was carrying BANGKOK- A policeman died when a bomb he was carrying exploded in north-east Thailand on Sunday, near a house rented by a politician loyal to ousted Premier Thaksin Shinawatra, while a separate blast occurred nearby. These small
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      Lock icon Bush to court Saudi allies in Mid-East drive to isolate Iran
      305 13 ■AFP RIYADH US President George W Bush arrived in Saudi Arabia last night on the latest leg of a regional tour aimed at fostering Middle East peace and isolating Iran. Mr Bush, on his first visit to Saudi Arabia
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      Stiffer penalties for price-fixing
      231 13 China firms could be fined nearly $200,000 BEIJING China's Cabinet yesterday sharply increased penalties for price-fixing, expanding an anti-inflation campaign that has failed to cool a surge in po-litically-sensitive food costs. Companies that hoard goods or try to fix prices can be fined up to 1
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      Lock icon 'Help if N Korea is nuke-free'
      229 13 -AP AGENCIES SEOUL South Korea's pres-ident-elect Lee Myung Bak said yesterday he is willing to meet North Korean leader Kirn Jong II and promised the communist state major economic assistance if it drops its nuclear ambitions. "If the summit between the leaders of South
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      Lock icon Where's Rudy?
      497 14 AFP THE DAILY TELEGRAPH REUNITED: Newly-freed Colombian hostage Clara Rojas has regained informal custody of her three-year-old son Emmanuel, who was bom while she was in captivity, officials said. The child, whose father is a guerrilla from the leftist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), was handed over
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      Lock icon MCCAIN, HILLARY IN THE LEAD: OPINION POLLS
      284 14 ■AFP WASHINGTON —US senators John McCain and Hillary Clinton have emerged as nationwide leaders in their respective Republican and Democratic parties, despite early setbacks in the primary election campaign, new opinion polls released late on Sunday showed. A survey conducted jointly by CBS
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      Lock icon Grandpa, 88, stars in his first ballet show
      232 15 THESUNDAYTELEGRAPH [Ananova: LONDON Mr John Lowe waited until he was 79 before he took up dancing. Now 88 years old, it seems a better time than ever for him to star in his first ballet production. A retired art teacher from Witchford,
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      Lock icon The slave connection
      413 15 AFP Fake designer goods trade, still rampant, fuels human trafficking and other crimes HONG KONG The only evidence that fake designer goods are still for sale in one Hong Kong market are the tatty photographs of the must-have handbags dv jour that are laid out on a
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      Lock icon Medi-debate: Can Taiwan's system
      575 16  -  LIU I-CHUN Healthcare there is more affordable, waiting time short Letter from HEALTHCARE costs have been hotly debated recently. Having lived in Taipei for the past two-and-a-half years, I would like to share my positive experience with the Taiwanese system. Taiwan's healthcare is generally more affordable
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      Stuck with charges and no flat
      261 17  -  TANSHAUJIE Letter from BUYING a flat is indeed an eyeopening experience. As Singapore permanent residents, my sister and I decided to buy an HDB flat We exercised the Option to Purchase and paid a deposit of $2,000 to the seller. After the application was
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      Forgiveness is the way to better health
      129 17  -  JOHN EKUNDAYO Letter from THE Budget Tai Tai column, "Pardon me, Singapore" (Jan 11), made interesting reading. Someone once said: To err is human and to forgive divine. Forgiveness is seldom practised, not only in Singapore, but also in others parts of the
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        240 18  -  ARTHUR LIM Letter from I REFER to the letter, "They want respect, better pay and shorter work hours" (Jan 11). Yes, this is generally the aspiration of many in the workforce. Working in the service industry requires a high degree of tolerance, as there are customers who
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        Appreciative clients are appreciated
        151 18  -  JES GAN Letter from I REFER to Khoo Lih-Han's letter, "They want respect, better pay and shorter work hours" (Jan 11), and thank the writer for being an understanding customer who takes the effort to highlight customers' attitudes. Not all customers are right As an employee
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      isay PUBLIC TRAVEL: WHOSE COST AND INTEREST?
      560 19  -  CHUASOOKIAT I LOOK forward to the Land Transport Review and hope that it will offer a fresh and radical approach to elevating our public transport (bus and rail) system to the next level. The system has been debated on widely over the years.
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      A thorny matter of health
      174 19  -  SOH AH YUEN Letter from OUR love affair with the durian cannot be underestimated, what with the mushrooming of stalls selling the fruit all over the island. But Singaporeans' inability or unwillingness to crack open the prickly fruit themselves has led to a possibly unhygienic
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      372 18 FOCUS ON THE FAMILY BY DR BILL MAIER A BOWL OF CEREAL A DAY KEEPS THE DOCTOR AWAY A new study shows that one of the simplest ways to live a healthier life is to add a bowl of whole-grain cereal to your daily diet. They say that people who
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      Lock icon LOWEST IN 4 MONTHS
      326 22 BLOOMBERG After Goldman's bleak report on regional expansion, ST Index tumbles further SINGAPORE'S key stock index fell to its lowest level in more than four months after Goldman Sachs Group reduced its forecasts for the region's expansion, saying a recession in the United States will curb
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      Lock icon Atrium@Orchard put up for sale
      167 22 CHEOWXINYI ATRIUM® ORCHARD, a prime office building in Orchard Road comprising two office towers of seven and 10 storeys, was put up for sale yesterday by the Singapore Land Authority. The 99-year property sits on a site of 9575 sq m and has net floor
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      Lock icon Former Chevron executive named new CEO of Chemoil Energy
      191 23 AGENCIES SINGAPORE-LISTED Chemoil Energy named Mr Clyde Michael Bandy (picture) as chairman and chief executive to replace Mr Robert Chandran the company's founder who died in a helicopter crash last week. Mr Bandy a former Chevron Corp executive has been an
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      Lock icon SingTel, a mobile mentor
      255 23  -  CHEOWXINYI It will spend $2.3 m to help local entrepreneurs develop applications cheowxinyi@media corp.com.sg TO ENCOURAGE innovation in information technology, Singapore Telecommunications is spending $2.3 million over the next two years in grooming local entrepreneurs to develop mobile solutions for the market Called the Sing Tel
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        Lock icon Qian Hu's net profit up nearly 90 per cent on strong exports
        255 24 CHEOWXINYI BOOSTED by strong export sales of its ornamental fish, mainboard-listed Qian Hu Corporation yesterday reported an 89.1-per-cent surge in net profit to $4.9 million for its financial year ended Dec 31. Revenue grew by 20.5 per cent
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        SPH Ql profit up 1.3%, held back by higher costs
        298 24 HIGHER operating costs, including staff costs, and a sharp fall in investment income saw first quarter net profits for media and property conglomerate Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) come in below expectations. For the three months ended Nov 30, SPH posted
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        Lock icon UEM Land targets S'porean home buyers
        277 25 BLOOMBERG Wants M'sian govtto ease limits on foreign owners UEM Land, overseeing Malaysia's biggest property project, wants the government to ease limits on foreign purchases to aid the company's plans to attract Singaporeans seeking cheaper homes outside the city state. Foreigners can now only
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      • BUSINESSBRIEFS
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          GENTING INCREASES INVESTMENT IN SENTOSA IR BY $200 MILLION
          122 25 Genting International has increased its investment in an integrated resort (IR) it is building on Singapore's Sentosa island by $200 million. In a statement, the Malaysian gaming company said it has subscribed to 200 million new ordinary shares in Resorts World
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          ELAL BUYS SIA B747 PLANE
          166 25 El Al Israel Airlines, the country's largest carrier, agreed to buy a 1994--model Boeing 747-400 aircraft from Singapore Airlines and will spend US$5O million ($71.4 million) for the aircraft and its refurbishment. The 395-seat plane will be delivered by December, the airline said. The carrier,
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          Lock icon BUNGALOW SITE UP FOR SALE
          81 25 -AGENCIES A free-hold bungalow development site located at Ford Avenue off Holland Road will be put up for sale by Colliers International today. A single-storey detached house currently sits on the 45,894-sq-feet site, which can accommodate a minimum plot size of approximately 15,000 sq ft
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        Eco Wise's golden opportunity with recycled copper slag
        194 25 CATALIST-listed EcoWise Holdings, an integrated environmental solutions provider, and Swiss cement supplier Holcim have entered into a joint venture to recycle used copper slag. Geocycle Singapore, the joint venture company, will also set up a research and development facility to develop alternative
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        227 26 -JOSEPH YADAO SHARAPOVA, THE CHOICE OF SONY ERICSSON Sony Ericsson has chosen Russian tennis siren Maria Sharapova (picture) as its first global brand ambassador, with the 20-year-old champion signing an exclusive four-year sponsorship deal with the mobile phone manufacturer. "Maria's iconic status, determination, dynamism, success and charm match strongly
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        CHEVY CUTS TO THE CHASE
        471 26  -  JOSEPH YADAO With its newtagline,the US car-maker wants you to, literally, drive one of its cars joseph.yadao@mediacorp.sg FIVE years since its foray into the Singapore market, Chevrolet has come up with another brand awareness campaign, this time with the tagline "Drive a Chevy". "Car buyers
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      615 32  -  JOANNEYAP Mini-screws may not be better in long run joanne@media corp.com.sg WHEN it comes to getting a tooth implant, a cheaper and quicker procedure may well be a tempting option but not necessarily a suitable one for most people. Dental implants are usually performed when patients
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      56 33 Patients must be medically healthy and able to undergo minor surgery. Patients must not be smokers, have uncontrolled diabetes or an impaired healing capacity. The bone underneath the missing tooth must have enough thickness and height. Implants must not encroach on the surrounding
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      444 33  -  JOANNEYAP joanne@media corp.com.sg GREEN tea's reputation as the drink of choice for its rich antioxidant properties has just gone up a notch. A study conducted by researchers at the University of Arizona found that participants who were given caffeine-free green tea extracts increased the
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      173 35 MediaCorp Press Limited, the publisher of TODAY, the second most read English newspaper, invites tenders for: The Provision Of Newspaper Distribution Services To MRT Stations Malls COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS Tender documents can be obtained from 10 January 2008 onwards during office hours between 9.30 am to 5.00pm (Mondays to
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      579 35 —AP Without star running backTomlinsonand quarterback Rivers, San Diego stun the champs NFL PLAYOFFS Indianapolis 24 San Diego 28 INDIANAPOLIS After handing New England a huge gift, the San Diego Chargers believe it's time to give the unbeaten Patriots something else: a
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      508 36  -  KENNETH GOH Singapore's midfielders will have to turn it on if Lions want even a point against Saudis kenneth@mediacorp.com.sg SAUDI Arabia will be full of confidence when they take on Singapore on Feb 6 in the opening game of the World Cup Asian Zone
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      551 37  -  LOWUNFHOONG Modelled along MAP lines, Paralympic Games medallists will be biggest winners linfhoong@media corp.com.sg SINCE 1993, the Republic's successful athletes have banked monetary rewards through the Singapore National Olympic Council's (SNOC) Multi-million dollar Award Programme (MAP). Table tennis star Li Jiawei, the current world No
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      141 37 Asean Para Games: Gold- individual $1,000, team event $1,500, team sport $3,000 (minor medals get nothing) Commonwealth Games: Gold- individual $10,000, team event $15,000, team sport $20,000 S/A/er-$5,000, $7,500, $10,000 Bronze $2,500, $3,750, $5,000 Asian Para Games: Gold- individual $17,500, team event $25,000, team sport
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      91 37 SEA Games: Gold- individual $10,000*, team event $15,000, team sport $30,000 (minor medals get nothing) Commonwealth Games: Gold- individual $100,000**, team event $150,000, team sport $200,000 Silver $50,000, $75,000, $100,000 Bronze $25,000, $37,500, $50,000 Asian Games: Gold- individual $250,000***, team event $400,000, team sport $500,000
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      276 38 LIVERPOOL Rafa Benitez' Liverpool future looks increasingly uncertain after the club's co-owner Tom Hicks revealed they held talks with Jurgen Klinsmann (right) in November about the manager's job. Mixed performances and a row with Hicks and co-owner George Gillett on transfer policy put Benitez' position in
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      175 38 AFP PARIS South African Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius, 21, has been told he cannot compete in the Beijing Olympics because the artificial legs he uses give him an unfair advantage. The decision to ban the sprinter from all competitions involving able-bodied athletes was announced by the
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      504 38 —THE GUARDIAN Newcastle want Blackburn boss, but the Welshman's not saying anything BOLTON After his side displayed their battling qualities with a come-from-be-hind 2-1 win over Bolton in the Premiership on Sunday (yesterday morning, Singapore time), Mark Hughes refused to rule himself out of contention
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      541 39 AGENCIES TENNIS Australian Open MELBOURNE Britain's great hope Andy Murray crashed and burned at the first obstacle in the men's singles on the opening day of the Australian Open yesterday. Murray, the world No 9, has plenty of free time on his hands after coming off
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      339 39 -AFP TENNIS Australian Open MELBOURNE It was a match everyone wanted to see, and now they've got it, after Maria Sharapova (picture) and Lindsay Davenport both came through the first round of the Australian Open yesterday. Sharapova, last year's beaten finalist, overcame Croatian Jelena Kostanic Tosic
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