FA Cup: Liverpool rely on own goal hat-trick for 6-1 rout

Brighton contributed an amazing three own goals to Liverpool's biggest win since September 2009 as the Reds booked an FA Cup sixth round meeting with Stoke.

Liam Bridcutt twice turned the ball into his own net, the first, just before half-time after Kazenga Lua Lua had levelled Martin Skrtel's early header proving crucial.

Lewis Dunk also scored an own goal, although Reds boss Kenny Dalglish will be more pleased that man-of-the-match Andy Carroll was also on target before setting up Luis Suarez, who had already missed a penalty.

It was a good day all round for Liverpool, so much so that Jamie Carragher could even have a joke with a male streaker, who entered the playing area in stoppage time. After six barren seasons, Liverpool now have the familiar scent of silverware in their nostrils.

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Spurs' FA Cup dream on hold after Stevenage stalemate

Premier League high-flyers Tottenham Hotspur were held to a shock goalless draw away to third tier Stevenage in the FA Cup fifth round on Sunday and face a replay to reach the quarter-finals.

League One Stevenage demonstrated excellent defensive organisation and no little skill in attack to keep a Spurs side managed by Harry Redknapp, favourite for the permanent England job, at bay.


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National bowler Remy Ong in hit and run involving stray dog

National bowler Remy Ong, 33, was involved in a hit and run accident on Sunday in which he hit a stray dog that later died.

He was driving outside the National Service Resort & Country Club in Changi in his black Porsche Boxter when he hit a female dog and also dislodged the car's number plate.

Eye-witnesses said they saw the car speeding off without stopping. Mr Danny Ng, 18, who was cycling in the area saw the dog lying injured in the middle of the road. It died 20 minutes later, just as a rescue officer from the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals arrived at the scene.

Mr Ong said the dog had dashed onto the road. 'The dog came out of nowhere. I felt a brush, so I thought it went underneath the car,' he said. He went on to pick a friend up, but returned to the scene later after finding something amiss.

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Coming soon: Group homes for seniors

Singapore's first group home for the elderly was officially opened on Sunday after seven residents moved in over the past two weeks.

The pilot project brings together seniors above 65 with little or no family support so they can live with each other in the rental flats.

Its aim: to let them live independently within the community instead of being sent to nursing homes or old folks homes.

'The seniors group homes is actually meant to provide an option to our seniors, who are frail, need support, but yet they should not be living in the nursing homes,' said Minister of State for Community Development, Youth and Sports Halimah Yacob.

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Parathletes conquer urban obstacle race

Two parathletes took part in the Men's Health Urbanathlon today to raise awareness for disabled athletes in Singapore.

Men’s Health Urbanathlon 2012 Click on thumbnail to view (Photos: SPH Magazines)

Parathletes Adam Kamis and Shariff Abdullah conquered all nine new and upgraded obstacles along the 14km course. Both men took part in the race for the first time to help raise awareness for disabled athletes in Singapore.

Mr Abdullah, 43, who is also known as Singapore Blade Runner, said, "I took part in the Men's Health Urbanathlon to challenge myself and hopefully, in the process, inspire other disabled Singaporeans to live life to the fullest."

Some of the obstacles in this year's race included Corporate Ladder, where runners had to ascend and descend the viewing gallery of The Float@Marina Bay and Monkey Business, where participants were required to swing across four sets of monkey bars placed side by side parellel to each other.

There was also another obstacle called the Down And Dirty, which consisted of two skip tanks filled with mud and water.

This year's individual category winner was Thomas Kiprotich, 24, from Kenya.

He came in first with a timing of 50 minutes 51 seconds, and won $10,000 worth of prizes.

40 year-old Briton Mark Williams came in second place at 52 minutes 59 sec, while 28-year-old Malaysian Foo Gen Lin took third place with a timing of 53 minutes eight seconds.

This year's race also featured a new corporate category.

More than 90 corporate teams, each comprising three to five runners, fought for the grand prize which was worth up to $10,000.

A Singapore Police Force team of three Nepalese runners, Dev Rai, 30, Nabin Kumar Rai, 28 and Kamal Magar, 30, emerged victorious.

Teams from the Singapore Prison Service and Morgan Stanley took second and third place respectively.

2,300 participants took part in the Men's Health Urbanathlon. This is the third consecutive year it is taking place.

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Man runs amok, kills ex-wife

A driver, who paid a late night visit to his ex-wife, ran amok when she refused to open the door, and torched the woman's car before stabbing her to death.

Kota Setar acting OCPD Superintendent Baharom Abu said the incident occurred at 12.17am on Friday at Jalan 6, Taman Saga.

Fortune-teller Ung Siew Lin, 46, who sustained injures to her head, body and arms, died at the scene.

Also injured in the attack were her eldest daughter Wong Chiew Ying, 26, who suffered a broken left arm, and foster daughter Ch'ng Sheve Mei, 26, who had head injuries and broken right arm. Both were admitted to the Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital here.

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