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Taekwondo Associationof Thailandvice president

To match our fighters, Iwant to see full and

fearless commitment fromnew board members of theTaekwondo Association ofThailand. Their administra-tive moves should be trans-parent and open to scrutiny.The message is simple: workhard for the association butaim for no benefits in return.

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Fashion & Beauty

Check out MichelleObama’s freshcolours and famousone-strap dress –part of Versace’scollection now on sale here.Plus get advice ongood looks from Doctor Thanisorn>PAGE 8

Centrepoint REBORN>PAGE 2

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After almost two years’ ab-sence, Centrepoint – one of

Bangkok’s liveliest venues forthe young – has been reborn onthe 7th and 8th floors ofCentralWorld thanks to an in-jection of Bt100 million.

The 10,000-square-metre ven-ue devoted to shops, a danceschool and cyber-game areas istargeted as a “teensetter venue”,say its operators, Infinity Mall.

Before being taken over bywhisky tycoon Charoen Siriwa-dhanabhakdi, who replaced itwith a six-storey commercialbuilding on the old premises,Centrepoint@Siam Square wasThailand’s version of Japan’sfamed Shibuya entertainmentdistrict. The new Centrepoint-

@CentralWorld launched with afanfare yesterday, but also an ac-knowledgement that the new lo-cation – indoors and aboveground – was the key challengein making it a success.

5,000 roaming teensCEO of Infinity Mall Pornarit

Chounchaiyasit said yesterdaythat he expected to see 5,000teens roaming the 10,000sqmeach day. Scheduling the open-ing for the school summerbreak makes that predictionmore likely to come true.

Apart from the magnet of avibrant retail scene, Centre-point has a budget of Bt500,000a month for daily events thatshould boost the number of vis-itors.

Rents will probably have tobe lowered to entice businessesto take space in these toughtimes. So far, 30 per cent of thespace is still vacant.

Teens will adopt a wait-and-see attitude, but most will beeager to check it out.

“I think the air-conditionedspace is good as it’s cooler thanhaving it in the open air. But theopen-air venue was more visi-ble so more people knew aboutit,” said 14-year-old RirinWongvaravipa.

Patcharida Benjaluksana-porn, 14, said the idea of takingthe lift puts her off. “But I’msure that the place will build afollowing of regular fans,” shetold Daily Xpress.

Krittaphol Achineethong-kham, 15, said that he wanted tosee whether the activities onoffer were good enough tomake it worth travelling all theway from home.

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THE CITYSTARSswitch on forswitch-offBy Jeerawan Prasomsap D A I L Y X P R E S S

Bangkok Governor Suk-humbhand Paribatra

had the help of some meg-awatt smiles at Suan Sara-nrom park yesterday morn-ing, where he was asking usto turn off the lights forEarth Hour on March 28.

Singer Kavi “Beam D2B”Tangjararak, Miss Uni-verse 2005 Natalie(Glebova) Srichaphan andactor Pattarapol “Paul”Silapajarn joined him topersuade us to flickswitches between 8 and9pm as part of the anti-global warming campaignthat will cover 1,181 citiesaround the world. Lookout for the parades pro-moting the campaign, tobe held on Silom Road onMarch 18, Rama I Road onMarch 21 and Khao SanRoad on March 25.

Sukhumbhand said thatdimming the dazzle had bigbenefits, citing last year’scampaign which saved1,384 megawatts of electric-ity, reducing the amount ofCO2 belched out by powerstations by 364 tons.

CertifiedgeniusesD A I L Y X P R E S S

Researchers have found304 Thai children

classified as geniuses –people with exceptionalintellectual or creativepower – in the past fouryears through a projectworking on developmentof genius children, aBangkok seminar was toldyesterday.

Seeking out the giftedchildren to help in their de-velopment were two organ-isations: the Institute forGifted and InnovativeLearning (IGIL) and theOffice of KnowledgeManagement and Develop-ment (OKMD), which haveset up 42 Gifted andTalented Exploring centres(GTX) in 21 provinces.

89,000 kids testedThe joint IGIL-OKMD

project tested more than89,000 children in the pastfour years, selecting 3,647of them in a preliminaryround before choosing the304 finalists. No detailshave been released aboutthe final 304 on their sex,age and education levels.

However, the criteria toselect genius children in-volved eight subjects orareas: mathematics, sci-ence, language and litera-ture, arts, music, sports,sociology and creativity.

OKMD chairmanNarongchai Akkharasenisays most nations are seek-ing their genius children todevelop them as efficientmembers of the workforce.

There will be another 19GTX genius-seeking out-lets opened in 19 provincesthis year, said IGIL.

PLEASURE CENTRAL?Centrepoint is back, but will its newvenue and attractions repeat the smash teen success of yesteryear?

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Bangkok GovernorSukhumbhand, far left,with celebrities yesterdayfor the ‘Earth Hour 2009’campaign.

brieflyHK TV actressbanned from roadsA popular Hong Kong TVactress was banned yesterdayfrom driving for 12 monthsafter hitting a motorbike whilefour-times over the legalblood-alcohol limit.

Angela Tong, 34, was alsofined HK$1,200 (Bt5,500) andordered to do 160 hours com-munity service after admittingto drink-driving and carelessdriving.

Tong, who has appeared indozens of Chinese languageTV movies and some cinemaproductions, crashed into amotorcycle at a red traffic lightin November, slightly injuringthe rider and passenger. – DPA

Deadly disputeA Miami man shot four peopledead on Sunday then killedhimself, in what police saidmay have been the bloody out-come of a domestic dispute.

Witnesses said they sawthe alleged gunman leave thescene in a red pickup truck.Soon afterward, policeresponded to an emergencycall reporting more shots firedat a house that had been setablaze three miles away.

When police arrived at thescene, they found the allegedkiller’s body. Police said theywere investigating whetherthe rampage was related to adispute between the allegedgunman and his wife, who hadleft him. – AFP

Croc kills girlA crocodile seen in anAustralian swamp secondsbefore an 11-year-old girl dis-appeared is suspected ofattacking and killing her.

If confirmed, it would bethe second fatal crocodileattack in northern Australia infive weeks. The girl had beenswimming with her youngersister and two friends in theswamp on the outskirts of thenorthern city of Darwin. – AP

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Off to the space station

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Incest trial opens of Austrian who held daughter in cellar

A Hong Kongvessel spilled

250,000litres of oil offQueensland,creating an environmentaldisaster THE WORLD

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Far-right Australian politi-cian Pauline Hanson said

yesterday she was suing news-papers that published raunchyphotos supposedly showingher partially nude, saying thepictures were not of her.

Hanson, who sparked inter-national outrage with a cam-paign against Asian immigra-tion in the 1990s, is attemptinga political comeback in anelection in northeasternQueensland state.

News Limited newspaperssaid on Sunday that the pic-tures were taken by an ex-boyfriend, Jack Johnson, in the1970s when Hanson was about19.

But Hanson said she hadnever heard of Johnson andthe publication of the photo-graphs had distressed her fam-ily.

“Let me say, the photographs

are not of me,”Hanson said.

“I have start-ed legal pro-ceedings – I amfighting this andI have hadenough. This al-ways happens

right on election time and it isterribly embarrassing.

“When I was out campaign-ing yesterday, my children, mydaughter, rang up distressedand crying. My kids have gonethrough hell over the yearsand I have been put throughhell myself.”

Hanson said she would con-tinue to campaign for the GoldCoast hinterland seat ofBeaudesert.

“I truly believe that this isanother attempt to keep meaway from the floor of the par-liament, to be your voice andyour representative,” she said.

HANSONSUES OVER‘RAUNCHY’PHOTOSPolitician: They’re not of me, it’s just a smear campaign at election time

Space shuttle Discovery lifts off from Kennedy Space Centre, Cape Canaveral,Florida, on Sunday night. Discovery, with a crew of seven, will rendezvous with theInternational Space Station for a 14-day mission that includes three space walks.

Hanson

The trial of Josef Fritzl, theAustrian who admitted havingseven children with his daughterwhile holding her captive for 24years, opened yesterday.

Fritzl went before a court inthe Lower Austrian provincialcapital of St Poelten on chargesof murder, rape, incarceration,grievous assault and slavery. Theaccused, a 73-year-old engineer,

built a secret basement chamberto hold his children. The murdercharge stems from the death ofa newborn baby in 1996.

Frtizl entered the courtroomholding a ring-binder to concealhis face. The media and publicwere allowed in the courtroomwhile the charges were read, butthe rest of the proceedings arebeing conducted behind closed

doors, to protect the victims’identities.

Fritzl is expected to pleadguilty to the charges of rape,incest, sequestration and griev-ous assault for holding hisdaughter Elisabeth captive in acellar for almost a quarter of acentury and fathering seven chil-dren with her. If found guilty, hefaces up to 15 years in prison.

However, his lawyer said hewill contest the murder charge,which carries a life sentence, forfailing to seek medical aid for anewborn who died. Fritzl saysthe baby was still-born and heburnt the body in a wood-firedboiler in the cellar. Fritzl alsorejects a charge of slavery fortreating Elisabeth as “property”.A G E N C I E S

By Kitchana Lersakvanitchakul D A I L Y X P R E S S

The nominations for this year’sSeason Awards have been an-

nounced and, leading with seven nodsout of the 13 categories, is producerand guitarist Chatree “Ohm”Kongsuwan, a 20-year veteran of themusic scene who returned to the spot-light last year with his debut solo al-bum “Into the Light”.

Next up, with nominations in fourcategories, is alternative musicianKrichyos Lertprapai, aka The Must.

Chatree, who’s also worked as musicdirector on the reality-TV talent show“Academy Fantasia”, is up for Best MaleArtist, Rock Artist, Album, RockAlbum, Song, Recording andInstrumental.

The Must is nominated for MaleArtist, Rock Artist, Rock Album andRock Track. Punters are predicting thathe’ll pip Chatree to the post in the rockcategories, doing as well as last year’swinner Bodyslam.

Also with four nominations areModerndog and Slot Machine, who’ll bebattling it out for Best Duo and GroupArtist, Album, Song and Recording.

Other nominees are Wiriyapa “Nui”Chansuwong, Silents Scream, Clash, SillyFools and Crescendo.

Competitive categoriesThe race is likely to be closest in the

Best Female Artist category with NuiWiriyapa, Thanaporn “Parn” Wakpra-yoon, Thanida “Da” Thamwimol, Wicha-yanee “Gam” Piaklin and Kanyarat “Lula”Tiyapornchai vying for the coveted prize.

Keyboardist Jakrawal Saothong-yu-titham is the favourite to win BestInstrumental with a double nominationfor his numbers “Funk Control” and“Cubop”, both cuts from his album,“Colours of My Life”.

And, in a sign perhaps that rock ishealthier than rap in this part of theworld, the award for hip-hop music hasthis year been replaced by Best RockArtist.

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JON STEWART, DEBATINGCNBC’S “MAD MONEY” HOST JIMCRAMER.

“I understand that you wantto make finance entertaining,but it’s not a … game.”

Chatree “Ohm”Kongsuwan hasseven nominationsin the 13 categoriesof the SeasonAwards. Anothertop nominee is TheMust (KrichyosLertprapai), below,who has four nods.

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>> In 1991, the awards cere-mony was held at the JadePavilion Hotel on SukhumvitSoi 22.

P R I Z E P L A C E S>> The Season Awards win-ners will be announced at TownIn Town Hotel on Srivara road at6 tonight.

>> The awards were launchedin 1987 by Season magazine,with the winners coming to thepublication’s office to receivetheir prizes in 1988.

>> The 1989 awards ceremonywas held at Ana House restau-rant on Sukhumvit Soi 27.

>> In 1990, the event moved toRong Phak restaurant onSukhumvit Soi 23.

Moderndog is amongthe leading nominees,up for four awards forBest Duo and Group,Album, Song andRecording.

By Lisnaree VichitsorasatraD A I L Y X P R E S S

Can Thailand jump past falteringChina as the world’s toymaker?

With almost every other retail sec-tor suffering financially, sales of toysare up 21 per cent, says JiraboolVittayasing, president of the ThaiGifts, Premiums and DecorationsAssociation.

“The growth was due to the de-cline in products made in China,” hesays on the eve of BIG Design Week2009.

Europe imports more Thai-madelifestyle products than anywhereelse, Jirabool says, headed by Britain,France, Germany and Italy.

Designing items for foreign mar-kets has become more complicated,however, Jirabool says. There’s muchmore involved than just production.

Thai furniture and decor will onlysurvive if the designs have a more“international” appeal. They have tobe imaginative and of top quality, hesays.

Thai Housewares Association

president Supat Sriwannavit pointsto a decline in fancy furniture designover the past year. At a show he at-tended in Milan the scale of thepieces was noticeably reduced.

“You can’t expect to see big, luxu-rious lamps anymore,” he says.

Samutcha Viraporn, the editor ofCasa Viva magazine, spotted thesame downsizing in Milan.

“Furniture these days is easier touse. This year you might see extrause of graphics, patterns andcolours, but the basic structure willremain the same.”

Eastern healingCNN’S DR SANJAY GUPTA takes his “Vital Signs”programme to India this month to have a look at whythe world’s second-most populous country hasbecome a major destination for healthcare tourists.

Westerners are heading to India for cosmetic pro-cedures, heart bypasses and fertility treatments for afraction of the prices back home.

Gupta meets patients at Max Hospital in NewDelhi, a five-star medical facility that offers roomservice to patients and their families with Asian,

Arabic, Chinese,and Americanfood menus. Eachpatient isassigned a con-sultant availableto them 24-hoursa day to help withanything andeverything – frommedical concernsto where theirspouse can grabdinner and a tourof the city.

The pro-gramme alsoexplores ayurveda,

the philosophy of natural healing that’s been prac-tised in India for at least 5,000 years, as well as theculinary spice turmeric, which may become a promis-ing preventive agent against chronic, debilitating dis-eases, including Alzheimer’s.

Catch the show on March 26 at 7.30, March 27 at12.30am, March 28 at 2pm and March 29 at 10am,2.30pm and 10pm.

Visit www.CNN.com/VitalSigns.

Language ofthe starsSince Kathaleeya “Mam”McIntosh was crucified fouryears ago for hiding her out-of-wedlock pregnancy, she’sbeen referred as “Mam Benlo”.Benlo was the medicine she’dsaid was making her chubby.

In fact, now every unmar-ried woman who gets preg-nant is Mam Benlo.

Typically Thai to inventmean-spirited slang, right?Wrong.

The recent alleged punch-up allegedly involving allegedsingers Chris Brown andRihanna has spawned thephrases “I’m going to ChrisBrown you!” – a threat of vio-lence – and “being a Rihanna”,in other words, someone’spunching bag.

Losing his credArak “Pe” Amornsupasiri, theguitarist in the rock band Slur,tells Mars magazine that he’sacting on a televi-sion melodramajust to earn cash.His soul remains inindependentmusic, he says.

The musicianand actor wasquizzed about selling out withhis appearances at marketingevents.

And anyway, it’s not exact-ly “indie” showing up on asoap opera, is it?

Pe admits it, but insiststhere’s a strategy to his min-gled career choices: “I just hopeSlur fans don’t watch soaps!”

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70CINEMAS took part in thefirst solar-powered filmpremiere on Sunday. “TheAge of Stupid” wasbeamed via satellite froma tent in London’sLeicester Square.

RON SILVER, an actor and activistwho won a Tony Award for“Speed-the-Plow”, died on Sundayat age 62 of esophageal cancer.His film credits include “Ali” and“Silkwood”. He also appeared onTV’s “The West Wing”.

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For toys, think ThaiShrinking global confidence in Chinese playthingscould give Thailand a marketing edge

Meet HRP-4C, a “cybernetic human” developedby Japanese research firm AIST and set to debutat a fashion show in Tokyo later this month.

With 42 “actuators” and a slew of sensors, therobot can “display emotions” through facialexpressions.

Somekinda life

soopsip

Contact Soopsip [email protected].

Rihanna and Brown havecoined new slang phrases.

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>> Visit www.BigDesignWeek.netor call (02) 512 0093, extension 104.

T H I N K I N G B I G>> The BIG Design Week takes placein Bangkok from Friday until nextTuesday in the Zen Event Gallery,eighth floor, CentralWorld, and inChiang Mai from March 24 to 28 at theEmpress Hotel.

AFP

By WindyD A I L Y X P R E S S

Not unlike her husband thePrez, Michelle Obama is

shining a ray of hope throughthe economic gloom, at least

in fashion terms. Her freshcolours and a famous one-strap dress are among thehighlights in the Versacespring-summer collectionnow on sale in Bangkok.

skin deep

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Versace getsthe voteBarack and Michelle inspire the spring-summer line

Thanisorn Thamlikitkul, MD, is a member of the American Society of Cosmetic Dermatology and Aesthetic Surgery and certified in dermatological laser surgery. Send your questions for her to [email protected].

No morehollow cheeksI’m 40 years old and my faceseems to have lost its naturalfat, making me look tired andold. What can I do to add vol-ume to my face?

As we age, our skin loses vol-ume and elasticity. Recent stud-ies suggest that one of the firstsigns of ageing is loss of skinvolume in the mid-face and notsagging of the skin.

Filler injections are a safeway of restoring a youthfulshape to the face, and certainlyfar less expensive than plasticsurgery.

The “fill” is made from aunique form of hyaluronic acid,a substance that binds water inthe skin to restore fullness.

The therapy takes less thanan hour without downtime andthe injection fills in hollowcheeks by adding volume,replenishing that fresh appear-ance.

The result lasts six to 12months and, as because it’stemporary, allows you theoption to re-evaluate as andwhen you wish.

Donatella Versace –who once earned head-lines urging HillaryClinton to ditch her cus-tomary pantsuits – hasshifted her attention to

the current occu-pants oftheWhiteHouse.

BarackObama,she be-lieves,could occa-sionally dowithout theneckties and“jazz up theshirt”.

Versace’snew mantrais “formal at-titude, infor-mal mindset”,so collars and

ties are gone, guys. You’llneed narrow silk scarves

instead.Evening shirts have

pleated double-bib frontsor come in summery pas-tels. Suit jackets have dou-ble lapels or none at all,and are matched withslim, shiny trousers.

The trousers can be cutnarrow or wide in the leg,ending in feet tucked intoelegant sandals withleather laces.

Too casual? Luxury stillgets a look in with stripesand checks created usingthe latest technology toform posh new patterns.

Nanotechnology putsmen in a techno taffetathat resembles washedsilk. It’s actually a type ofnylon, modified in themolecules.

Versace clothes arenow more wearable thanever thanks to light andcomfortable fabrics – andscience.

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Cheese andcheersGrab a hearty hunk of breadand enjoy a pungent slice ofgourmet cheese at the cheese-and-wine buffet this month atTapas Y Vino at the GrandMillennium Sukhumvit. It’spriced at Bt690++ for cheeseonly, Bt990 for wine only andBt1,590 for both. It’s open dailyexcept Sunday from 6 to mid-night. Call (02) 204 4158.

A river underthreatPhotographer Suthep Kritsanavarinshows 30 of his images of life on theMekong in “Siphandon … MekongFishing Under Threat” until March 28at CentralWorld’s Eden Zone. Theshow is part of the project “TowardsEcological Recovery: Regional Allianceto Save the Mekong River”. Suthepshows the people who risk their livesas they struggle to net their dailycatch at Siphandon, a stretch of theMekong in southern Laos. His remark-able images won him the 2008 Bestof Photojournalism Award from theUS National Press PhotographersAssociation.

Forgotten land“Unrevealed Beauty” features aerial views of the Dead Sea by Israeliphotographer and geologist Duby Tal and pilot Moni Haramati. It’s onshow until March 31 at the Pridi Banomyong Library at ThammasatUniversity in Tha Prachan. The collection shows the wild landscapesof the Judean Desert with the cobalt blue and emerald green of therich mineral water offset by white natural sculptures of salt. You cansee more of Tal’s works at www.Albatross.co.il.

Passion by the seaThe Asara Villa and Suite in Hua Hin invites cou-ples to get up close and personal this hot seasonwith the “Summer Passion” package, whichoffers three days and two nights in a holidaysuite for Bt18,800 net. Among the benefits aredaily complimentary breakfast, traditional Thaimassage, Thai set dinner for two, tea and coffeeand snacks and free access to the gym and wire-less Internet throughout the resort. Go during theweek and you’ll receive a free upgrade to adeluxe suite until October 31. Stay in a Pool Villaand you’ll pay a supplement of Bt4,500 perpackage. Call (02) 661 6800 extension 307 orvisit www.AsaraVillaAndSuite.com.

The Portuguesein SiamProfessor AntonioVasconcelos de Saldanha willgive a lecture, “ThePortuguese Settlement inAyutthaya in the 17thCentury”, at the Siam Societyat 7.30 on March 26. The his-torian is the author of severalarticles, essays and mono-graphs on the Portugueseimperial institutions andSino-Portuguese relations. Onthe eve of the opening of theofficial commemorationsmarking the 500th anniver-sary of the arrival of thePortuguese in Siam, his talkcelebrates one of the richestperiods of relations betweenthe countries. Non-memberspay Bt200. Call (02) 6616470-7.

The top of OtopThousands of products fromall over Thailand will be onoffer at Otop Festival in theCity from March 27 to April 5at the National Stadium, dailyfrom 2 to 11pm. More than2,500 stalls will be offeringhandicrafts, clothes, decora-tive items and herbal supple-ments. Cultural and tradition-al shows will be held onMarch 29 from 10am.

Backpackingin TokyoThe Thai Youth HostelAssociation and Japan YouthHostel invite applications forthe “Exciting TokyoExpedition”, which takes placefrom May 8 to 13. It’ll includevisits to major attractions likethe Meiji Shrine, AsakusaTemple, Kamakura Daibutsu,Yokohama and Mount Fuji.Call (02) 628 7413-5 or visitwww.HiThailand.com.

Study in IndonesiaIn the “Developing CountriesPartnership” scholarship pro-gramme master’s students canstudy in Indonesia for threeyears, taking a year to learn thelanguage and the remainder tocomplete their degree. TheIndonesian government’s pro-gramme covers tuition, month-ly allowances, books and areturn ticket. Applications aredue by April 7. Visitwww.KBRI-Bangkok.com.

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By Smiley ByteD A I L Y X P R E S S

As skinny as a size-zero modelyet elegant thanks to a red

trim etched on its black frame,the Samsung Series 8 Slim FullHD LCD TV is a must-have ac-cessory for any living room.

We tested the 46-inch model ofthe TV and were very impressedwith the display quality, especial-ly with the reproduction of DVDmovies.

The Series 8 has a high dynam-ic contrast ratio of 70000:1, so theblack signal was really a deepshade of black.

We played DVD movies usingthe Microsoft Xbox 360, which

upscaled the signal to 1080p. TheXbox 360 games also lookedbeautiful, though that didn’t makethem any easier to win. Andwhen we adjusted parts of thegame’s display to black andturned off the lights, the blackpart of the screen disappearedcompletely.

The Series 8 TV comes withseveral useful features and can beconnected to your home comput-er network using a LAN cable.

We used the provided CD soft-ware and displayed lots of photofiles and digital videos from ourcomputer using the hard disk tomonitor what we were showing.

The Content Library features a

The skinny on the‘Slim’

Samsung’s Series 8 HD LCD TV not only looks good,it also offers superb high definition

great selection of recipes, fitnessinformation, image gallery andbackground music as well as en-tertaining animated stories toteach English to kids. More con-tent can be downloaded fromSamsung website.

Best of all is the InfoLive fea-ture. Connect the TV to theInternet through a Home networkrouter and you can access real-time updated information and me-dia services like the news, weatherand finance information. You caneven annoy your pals by superim-posing it in graphics-rich formaton the movie they are watching!

The LA46A850S1R is in storesnow for Bt149,990.

Screen Size : 46inchesResolution : 1920 x 1080Dynamic Contrast Ratio : 70000:1Viewing Angle : 178/178 degreesResponse Time : 4msDNIe (Digital Natural Image engine) : DNIe Pro Brightness : 500cd/m2

Backlight : CCFL (Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamps)

LCD 100Hz : Yes Dimension (WxHxD) with stand : 1119x745x283mmWeight with stand : 25Kg

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Logitech has produced a com-puting keyboard especially for

gamers.The G19 keyboard was designed

with input from the gaming com-munity, meaning it is designed tomeet the needs of passionatecomputer and online players, saysthe company. The features in-clude 12 programmable buttons,two high-speed USB ports and acolour LCD display.

The 320x340-pixel displayshows information relevant tothe game being played,but it can also show a variety ofother unrelated data, includingthe time, information aboutvoice-over Internet phone calls,the processor load, pictures andvideos.

Due out this month – inEurope, at least – the newkeyboard is expected to sell forabout ¤180 – that’s Bt8,400.

This keyboardis game up!

WatchmenIt’s five minutes to Doomsday,and someone has killed aretired masked superhero aspart of a vast consipiracy.

Maradona byKusturicaEmir Kusturica presents anadmiring portrait of DiegoMaradona, who the directordubs the “Sex Pistol of football”.At House.

5 Huajai HeroYoung Thai martial artists fightterrorists who’ve taken over ahospital. With English subti-tles at some cinemas.

Khwamjum Sun TaeRak Chan YaoA bumbling, lovelorn veterinari-an sees a chance for romancewith his hold high-school crush.With English subtitles atsome cinemas.

SlumdogMillionaireAs he’s in police custody forpossibly cheating on a gameshow, a young man recalls hislife in the Mumbai slums and hislifelong love for a girl. At Apex.

Bolt A TV-show pup escapes from

the set and is shocked to dis-cover he doesn’t really havesuperpowers.

Milk Oscar winner Sean Penn por-trays the first openly gay manto be voted into major publicoffice in the US.

The Pink Panther 2Inspector Clouseau (SteveMartin) heads of internationaltask force of detectives as ineptas he is. At SFW CentralWorld.

Outlander A soldier from a far-off world(Jim Caviezel) helps the Vikings

battle a monster.

Street Fighter: TheLegend of Chun-Li This video-game adaptationstars Kristin Kreuk in Bangkok asfearsome fighter Chun-Li.

The Wrestler An ageing professional wrestler(Oscar nominee Mickey Rourke)is given a chance to reclaim thespotlight.

Doubt A strict nun (Meryl Streep) hassuspicions about a new priest(Philip Seymour Hoffman). Atthe Lido.

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The AstronautFarmerAn retired astronaut (Billy BobThornton) plans to launch aspace mission from his barn-yard, despite the government’sthreats to stop him.Star Movies (TrueVisions),8pm

Channel linkswww.NationChannel.comChannel 3 – www.ThaiTV3.comChannel 5 – www.TV5.co.thChannel 7 – www.CH7.comModernine – www.MCOT.netNBT – TV11.prd.go.thThai PBS – www.ThaiPBS.or.thTrue – www.TrueVisionsTV.com

Dragonball: EvolutionIn this adaptation of the popular manga, young warrior SonGoku (Justin Chatwin) sets out on a quest, racing againsttime and the vengeful King Piccolo (James Marsters) to col-lect a set of seven magical orbs that will grant their wielderunlimited power. Chow Yun-fat also stars.

Song of SparrowsA man loses his job on an ostrich farm and ends up in the city, where he accidentally becomes a motor-cycle-taxi driver. In Persian with English and Thai subtitles at House.

A-Nueng Kidtueng Pen Yang Ying

Bhandit Rittakol directs this third entry in his 1990s “A-

Nueng” teen-romance series with the gang returning to their

school after learning that the site is going to be turned into

a superstore. Stars Ratchawin Wongwiriya, Thanachat

Tulayahchat and Namo Thongkumnerd. No English subti-

tles.

ApexLido: (02) 252 6498Siam: (02) 251 3508Scala: (02) 251 2861

Century – The Movie Plaza(02) 247 9940

House(02) 641 5913-4

Major Cineplex/EGVBangkok: (02) 515 5555

Major HollywoodBangkok: (02) 718 7999

Paragon CineplexBangkok: (02) 129 4635IMAX: (02) 129 4631

SF CinemasBangkok: (02) 268 8888Pattaya: (038) 361 500

VistaChiang Mai: (053) 894 415

REGION 3

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Eagle EyeShia LeBeouf and MichelleMonaghan play two strangersthrown together when they are“activated” as part of a hi-techassassination plot. One- andtwo-disc versions are availableat Bt240 and Bt400 respec-tively. The second disc comeswith extras that include analternate ending and making-of and behind-the-scenes fea-turettes. Soundtracks areEnglish and Thai with subtitlesadding Cantonese, Mandarin,Korean and Bahasa. – DAILY

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Close to HomeBy John McPherson

AdamBy Bryan Basset

Calvin and HobbesBy Bill Watterson

The BucketsBy Scott Stantis

Pooch CafeBy Paul Gilligan

Red and RoverBy Brian Basset

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Games&YourStars

ASTROLOGYSUDOKU

DIFFICULTY RATING

Yesterday’s Puzzle Answer

Complete the grid so that every row,column and 3x3 box contains every digit from 1 to 9 inclusively.

The last word in

By Eugenia Last

Today’s Birthday: You’ve got the stamina to take on monu-mental tasks, surprising people who know you and attractingpeople who don’t. You can make some critical changes regard-ing your friendships and allies. In the end, loyalty will count.Love is in the stars but be careful not to fall for someone who istoo demanding.

ARIES ***** March 21-April 19Make some of the alterations in your life that youfeel will help you obtain greater security and fi-nancial gains. Discipline plus a little pushiness anddedication will help you get to the top.

TAURUS *** April 20-May 20Too much, too soon and too fast will be yourdownfall. Keep things small, to yourself and,above all, cost efficient. Your success will comefrom working slowly and consistently.

GEMINI *** May 21-June 20Don’t let the competition scare you into thinkingyou aren’t up for something you really want to do.Refuse to let your emotions take over, causing un-certainty. Instead, think positive.

CANCER *** June 21-July 22Something interesting is heading your way so beprepared to take advantage of what’s offered. Noteveryone or everything will please you but you willbe given enough to work with.

LEO ***** July 23-Aug. 22You are a leader, so set the standard but don’t feelyou have to carry everyone along with you. Onceyou’ve given everyone instructions, you should beable to move on to more important matters.

VIRGO ** Aug. 23-Sept. 22You’ll have trouble controlling emotional matters.Don’t give up but don’t get sucked into someoneelse’s dilemma. Make some changes at home.Versatility will be your saving grace.

LIBRA **** Sept. 23-Oct. 22Ease your own stress by delegating work to peo-ple on whom you can count to do a good job.Expand your ideas and make greater plans for thefuture. Hook up with someone you find exciting.

SCORPIO *** Oct. 23-Nov. 21Finish what you start and don’t let others inter-fere with your plans. Letting others meddle willset you back. It’s time to satisfy your own needsinstead of letting someone making you feel guilty.

SAGITTARIUS *** Nov. 22-Dec. 21Jealousy will not get you very far. Exaggerating apoint will put you in a tight spot. Think before youmake a promise. An emotional response to a ro-mantic situation will help smooth things over.

CAPRICORN *** Dec. 22-Jan. 19There are financial and personal opportunities tobe considered. Before you take on something new,clear your decision with the people you love most.An interesting point could alter your decision.

AQUARIUS **** Jan. 20-Feb. 18Sitting back will make you look lazy and incompe-tent. Physical changes will enhance your appealand help you get ahead. Someone may have anemotional problem with the choices you make.

PISCES ** Feb. 19-March 20If you want to make the right decision, wait andsee how others react to the same choices. Don’tbe fooled by someone’s sob story or emotionalplea. Beware of ulterior motives.

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY

Guitarist Paul Kantner is 68.Singer-songwriter John Sebastian is 65.Actor Patrick Duffy is 60.Actor Kurt Russell is 58.Actress Lesley-Anne Down is 55.Actor Gary Sinise is 54.Actress Vicki Lewis is 49.Actor Rob Lowe is 45.Singer Billy Corgan is 42.Actor Yanic Truesdale is 40.Bassist Melissa Auf der Maur is 37.Drummer Caroline Corr (The Corrs) is 36.Actress Marisa Coughlan is 35.Rapper Swifty (D12) is 32.

Gary Sinise

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AUXERREvs LYON

2-0French champs Lyon were in danger of seeingtheir season spiral into freefall following a lossto Auxerre. However, they managed to cling onto top spot when PSG lost 3-1 to Marseille.THE SPORT

DPA, Sunderland, England

Former England star PaulGascoigne has opened up on

a life of addiction and violencein an interview on Sky TV yes-terday.

In a startlingly frank perform-ance, Gascoigne admitted thathis heart stopped three timesduring rehab for alcohol addic-tion, explained the circum-stances behind his violence tohis ex-wife, and spoke of feeling“used” by his son Regan.

Gascoigne was an outstandingmidfielder who came to globalprominence during the 1990World Cup, when he followed astring of sensational perform-ances by weeping in the semi-fi-nal against West Germany afterbeing shown a yellow card thatwould have kept him out of thefinal had England not lost thesubsequent penalty shoot-out.

But there was always a self-destructive side to his character,and a career that took him fromNewcastle United and

Tottenham Hotspur to Italy’sLazio was littered with barbrawls, fitness problems, in-juries and moments of wildness.

I threw my wife to the floorThe public was largely sup-

portive, until the allegations thathe had beaten his ex-wifeSheryl.

“If you are sitting in a restau-rant and somebody calls yourmam a whore, which she did,and for no reason, I don’t likethat and yes, I got a hold of herarms and I did put my headagainst her head,” Gascoigne ex-plained.

“I didn’t head-butt her but Ithrew her to the floor and yes Iwas disgusted with myself forwhat I did.

“I went to therapy; I sat with15-20 women and told them ex-actly what I did ... I got ham-mered but I went through thiscourse and it is the one thing Iever did in my life and that wasit and I get hammered for it.”

Kids scared of himHis relationship with his

son Regan was also difficult.“I drove down to be with my

son, and he takes us [“us” isused for “me” in northeasterndialect] to the school andshows them – this is my dad,”he said.

“And I went to assembly andthen I signed everything forthe kids, and then see, thatproved to everyone that I amhis dad, and then he goes backhome and that leaves me, Idon’t know, I feel like I am be-ing used by my own son here.”

He admitted that during theworst of his alcoholism hischildren were “scared” of him,but the programme alsoshowed him enjoying a kick-about on the beach with them.

30 cans of lager a dayThe 41-year-old also acknowl-

edged that at one point he wasdrinking 30 cans of strong lagerevery day.

“I can be around it now be-cause all I have got to do is re-member my last drink,”

Fallen English star Gascoigne speaks ofwife-beating, suicide bids and rehab

Bojan brace keepsBarcelona six clearForgotten striker Bojan Krkicscored his first league goals ofthe season as Barcelonarestored their six-point advan-tage over Real Madrid at the topof the Spanish first division witha 2-0 win at Almeria on Sunday.Elsewhere, Atletico Madrid camefrom two goals down to defeat10-man Villarreal 3-2 at theVicente Calderon to pull them-selves back into the ChampionsLeague race. Goals from DiegoForlan and Antonio Lopez in thefinal ten minutes secured a cru-cial win for Atletico. – AFP

Hamburg keeppressure on HerthaHamburg put themselves backin the Bundesliga title race onSunday with a 2-0 win overEnergie Cottbus to join thethree-strong pack chasing lead-ers Hertha Berlin.Two goals in seven first-halfminutes from Croatia strikerIvica Olic and a free-kick byGermany winger PiotrTrochowski mean Hamburg fin-ish the weekend fourth, but levelon 45 points with second-placedBayern Munich and Wolfsburgwith Hertha on 49 points. “Thatwas a hard-earned win, it wasn’tpretty, but it was important forus,” said Hamburg coach MartinJol. – AFP

Injured Deco facesseason’s endPortuguese international Decocould miss the rest of the seasonafter Chelsea coach GuusHiddink revealed that the mid-fielder had suffered a recurrenceof a hamstring problem in the 1-0 win over Manchester City.“He was fit and worked hard, butafter 20 or 25 minutes he hadthis problem again, so he will beout again for a while,” saidHiddink.“I think Deco willnot be recoveredvery shortly. He’llhave to be very fitto come back thisseason. I have mydoubts to be hon-est, but let’s seewhat happens.” –AFP

Japan, S Korea book baseball rematch Defending World BaseballClassic champion Japan andreigning Olympic championSouth Korea will meet today todecide a berth in next weekend’ssemi-finals after impressive sec-ond-round triumphs.Daisuke Matsuzaka struck outeight in six shutout innings tolead Japan past Cuba 6-0 whilethe Koreans blasted three homeruns to overpower Mexico 8-2 inthe other game. – AFP

brieflyWest Ham agree on Tevez compensationWest Ham and Sheffield United reached an out-of-court settlement to resolve the long-runningCarlos Tevez dispute. The clubs said in a jointstatement they agreed on a “satisfactory settle-ment for compensation” after the Hammerswere found guilty of fielding the Argentina strikeragainst Premier League rules in 2007. The com-

pensation figure was not disclosed, althoughBritish media reports said West Ham was expect-

ed to pay the Blades between £10 million and 15 million. – AP

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By Lerpong Amsa-ngiamDAILY XPRESS

Danai Udomchoke andKittipong Wachira-

manowong gained sweet re-venge over their Davis Cuploss to Australia by eliminat-ing the two protagonists,Chris Guccione and BrydanKlein, from the US$50,000SAT Bangkok OpenChallenger yesterday.

Thai No 1 Danai survived abarrage of huge serves fromfourth seed Guccione beforefinally prevailing in threesets 5-7 6-4 6-2 whileKittipong exploited a stringof unforced errors to pick offthe injured Klein 6-4 6-3 atthe Rama Gardens HotelSport Complex.

A fortnight ago, the twoAustralians along with for-mer world No 1 LleytonHewitt handed the two Thaisa 3-2 defeat in their DavisCup Zone Asia/OceaniaGroup I tie in Muang ThongThani.

“He was serving incrediblyand returning well in the firstset. After I got a break in theninth game of the second set,I felt more confident and wasable to read his serves. It waseasier from then on,’’ saidDanai who accounted forThailand’s two points in theDavis Cup with wins overKlein and Lleyton Hewitt.

Danai, who is in search ofhis first Challenger title athome, will have a tough taskin the second round where

he will meet junior world No2 Grigor Dimitrov ofBulgaria, a 6-0 6-3 winnerover Peerakit Siributwong.

“I used to warm up withhim. He has good ground-strokes which remind me ofFederer. If he gains consis-tency, he will make the top10,’’ said Danai.

Kittipong’s upset winagainst world No 188 Kleinwas also his biggest careerwin – his first victory in aChallenger event.

“I wasn’t sure I was goingto beat him because heplayed so well in Australia[in February]. But he wentfor winners and missed somany. He was limping laterin the match but I wasn’t sosure if he was really injuredas he was still chasing theball well,’’ said Kittipong whowill take on a former top 40player, Florian Mayer, whoupset seventh seed DanielBrands 6-1 6-3 in an all-German encounter. “He justcame back from injury. He isvery solid from the baseline,’’added the 19-year-old Thai.

Elsewhere, American TimSmyczek downed country-man Alex Kuznetsov 2-6 6-16-2, Indian Rohan Bopannaousted Taiwanese Ti Chen 6-2 6-1, Noam Okun of Israelcame back from a set downto beat Ricardas Berankis ofLithuania 5-7 6-3 6-4 and ImKyu-tae of South Korea top-pled American RavenKlaasen 6-4 6-3.

Martin O’NeillAFTER DEFEAT TO TOTTENHAM

“I’m bitterly disappointed. It’s stillpossible for us to finish fourth,though recent form doesn’t suggestso. The players have done terrificallywell, and now they have to try andget over these disappointments.They have got to go on and fight tothe end and I think we are capable ofdoing that.”

Harry RedknappTOTTENHAM MANAGER

“Nobody can predict how thisleague is going to turn out. But Istill think Arsenal will get thatfourth spot. Some Spurs fanswere saying to me they wantedus to lose at Villa because if wewon we would help Arsenal –I’ve never heard anything like it.”

Gascoigne said.“If I remember my last drink,

which I can’t, well I sort of can,getting fed with a spoon becauseI had the shakes that bad.

“My heart failed on us a fewtimes.”

Sleeping tabletsHe also spoke of his attempts

to end his own life.“In the bath yes, it’s the easy

way out they say, you know,take a few sleeping tablets,nice little warm bath and havea few drinks and just drop. Ihad just had enough, I had hadenough of everything.

“I rang my sister just to say, Iam going to run a bath. I thinkshe might have had a clue, Idon’t know if it was a plea forhelp but I did have enoughanyway so I wasn’t bothered.

“And I just said, look I am inthe bath and I will always loveyou, or something like that,and put the phone down, and Irun the bath and I lay in thebath and just felt myself drop-ping off and I remember justgetting ready, like dozing offyou know and then the policeburst in.

“About six police dragged usout of the bath.”

Gascoigne said his belief inGod helped him in his attemptto stop drinking.

“I just thank Him for todayyou know, if I don’t drink I justsay thanks, thanks for not let-ting me have a drink today.”

I JUST THANK HIM[GOD]. IF I DON’TDRINK I JUST SAYTHANKS, THANKSFOR NOT LETTING MEHAVE A DRINKTODAY.Paul Gascoigne

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For much of this SixNations, England manag-

er Martin Johnson has worna grimace, frustrated by hisside’s indiscipline and failureto make the most of theirchances.

But there was no hiding hiselation after a 34-10 victoryover France at Twickenhamon Sunday.

England, making the mostof France turnovers, showedthe kind of cutting edge sobadly lacking in their succes-sive defeats by Wales andIreland.

They did that withoutadding to a costly tally of 10yellow cards in their previ-ous four matches.

“When we do what we didtoday we look like a goodteam,” said Johnson. “Thatwas great.

“I don’t think our intensitylevel was higher. Our preci-sion level was better – theguys saw opportunities andtook them.

“I am very happy for theguys and there’s a good feel-ing of satisfaction in thechanging room.”

This was only England’sthird win in eight matchesunder Johnson. “When youlose you are going to get crit-icised and defeat is a very re-alistic possibility when youare playing France,” he said.

French winbrings smilesto Johnson

England’s Riki Flutey, centre,with Mark Cueto, left, and MikeTindall after a try.

Danai Udomchoke plays a shot to Chris Guccione of Australia.

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AP, Doral, Florida

No longer the best playerwithout a World Golf

Championship, Phil Mickelsonwon a spirited duel at Doral onSunday to win the CAChampionship and put himselfin position to reach No 1 in theworld.

Mickelson, taken to a hospitalon the eve of the final roundwith heat exhaustion and dehy-dration, survived seven leadchanges in 11 holes against NickWatney before hanging on withseven pars for a 3-under 69 anda one-shot victory.

Mickelson won for the sec-ond time in three starts andmoved to No 2 in the worldranking, as close to TigerWoods as he has ever been.Depending on how Woods faresat Bay Hill, Mickelson mighthave a chance to go to No 1when he plays again.

Winning this tournamentwas all that mattered.

Mickelson finished at 19-un-der 269 and earned US$1.4 mil-lion, the biggest cheque of hiscareer.

Four years ago, Mickelsonlost a two-shot lead againstWoods in a duel that ranksamong the best ever at Doral.He didn’t get his revengeagainst the world’s No 1 player,but Watney gave him all hecould handle.

“It took a lot out of me,” saidMickelson, who sipped on ener-gy drinks throughout the round.“I haven’t eaten much in threedays. I fought hard. I’ve beenplaying some of my best golf,and I’m very excited to have fin-ished it off.”

Watney closed with a 2-under70, holing an unlikely chip forbirdie from behind the ninthgreen, then making an eagle onthe 10th to pull into a tie for thelead. Needing a birdie on the18th hole, which yielded onlythree in the final round, Watneythought his 30-footer was good

until it stopped one turn away. He pulled his cap over his

face, and could only watch asMickelson took two putts from25 feet away for par and the vic-tory.

“I’ll get over this,” Watneysaid. “It’s a positive week. Iplayed really well. Beat 78 of thebest players in the world. BeatTiger, which is always good. I’m

very pleased with the way I’mplaying.”

Bradley triumphsMichael Bradley won the

Puerto Rico Open by one strokeon Sunday after sinking an 11-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole.

Bradley finished at 14-under274 to outlast Jason Day andBrett Quigley.

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Phil Mickelson hoists the trophy after conquering heat exhaustion totake the World Golf Championships-CA Championship in Florida.

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Jeev happywith fourth

AFP, Miami

Jeev Milkha Singh’s dreamof becoming the first

Indian to win a World GolfChampionships event wasdashed when he finishedfourth at the CAChampionship on Sunday.

Singh started the finalround four strokes behindleaders Phil Mickelson andNick Watney at Doral’s BlueMonster, but his challengenever really left the launchpad. Not that he played bad-ly, but a two-under-par 70was not nearly enough as hefinished at 14-under 274, fivestrokes behind winnerMickelson.

“I could have done betterbut I’m happy with my per-formance today,” said Singh,who has won three times onthe European Tour and nineother international tourna-ments, but none in the US.

“Those boys up front weresuperb and were way past usafter nine holes.”

“I made too many errantshots to contend, but that ispart of the game,” he said.

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Thailand Premier Leagueoutfit Chon Buri are hoping

to make it two wins out of twowhen they visit Malaysia’sKedah in their AFC Cup’sGroup G match today.

The Thai side, coached byformer national striker Kiatisak“Zico” Senamuang, goes intothe game as group leaders afterrecording a comfortable 4-1 vic-tory over unfancied EasternAthletic of Hong Kong in theopening match last week, whilethe Malaysians suffered a 3-1loss to Vietnam’s Hanoi ACB.

The Cup fixture comes lessthan 72 hours after Chon Buri’s1-0 victory over Osotspa in thedomestic league match onSaturday but Kiatisak believesphysical fitness won’t be a fac-tor when his men attempt tobuild on their winning start.

“We’re 100 per cent fit, physi-

cally and mentally. We are tak-ing our strongest team there,which includes all of the club’snational players,” said Kiatisak.

“Even though some playerswere tired after their exertionsin the league game, they’ve hadtwo days to recover. I believethey will be ready, come matchday.”

Kiatisak once plied his tradein Malaysia and is convincedthat the experience will come in

handy when he prepares tacticsfor his side.

“I don’t think Malaysianteams’ style of football haschanged much since I playedthere. Kedah will focus on apassing game. If we compareour players to them in terms ofskill, I think we’re better andshould return home with a win.A victory will put us in thedriving seat for qualification.”

Meanwhile, Thailand

Premier League championsProvincial Electricity Authoritywill attempt to make home ad-vantage count when they enter-tain Home United of Singaporein the Group H match atSupachalasai stadium today.

Knives out for AFC presidentMoves to oust embattled

Asian Football Confederationpresident Mohammed binHammam are gaining momen-tum with his key challengerinsisting support for his “auto-cratic” rule is rapidly waning.

Bahrain’s Shaikh SalmanEbrahim Al Khalifa will pithimself against Bin Hammamfor his Fifa executive commit-tee seat on May 8 after severalrecent moves by the Qatariupset powerful factions of theregional football body. “Iknow president Bin Hammamvery well. We all supportedhim in the beginning but Ithink that vote of trust wegave him, I am very sorry tosay, created a dictator,” ShaikhSalman said.

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Filippo Inzaghi racked up300 career goals as the

veteran striker bagged abrace in AC Milan’s 5-1 strollat Siena on Sunday thatboosted their quest to securethird place in Serie A.

Inter Milan maintainedtheir seven-point lead overJuventus at the top as theydefeated Fiorentina 2-0 at theSan Siro thanks to two goalsfrom Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

But in the picturesque cityof Siena it was Inzaghi’s dayas the 35-year-old took his tal-ly to five goals in his last twomatches.

It also took him to fourthon the all-time list of topItalian goalscorers, headed bySilvio Piola with 364 goalsfrom a 25-year career from1929 to 1954. “Today I’m cele-brating an achievement thatfills me full of pride,” saidInzaghi. “Destiny is an in-credible thing because myfirst goal was for Leffe and Ialso scored it away to Sienaand today I’ve reached this300 milestone again againstSiena.”

Inzaghi joins300 club