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Robin: I was not target of outburst
4:27pm Tuesday 2nd December 2008
Robin van Persie does not believe he is the disruptive influence in the Arsenal dressing room described by team-mate William Gallas.
Benitez backs Keane
4:27pm Tuesday 2nd December 2008
Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez insists misfiring striker Robbie Keane will overcome his current crisis in form.
Trejo interested in Baggies move
4:27pm Tuesday 2nd December 2008
Real Mallorca striker Oscar Trejo wants to hold talks with West Brom over a possible January move to the Barclays Premier League's bottom club.
Kenyon: No pressure on Scolari
4:27pm Tuesday 2nd December 2008
Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon has given Luiz Felipe Scolari a massive vote of confidence by insisting he will not be axed if he fails to deliver any silverware this season.
Hussain: The game must continue
4:27pm Tuesday 2nd December 2008
Former England captain Nasser Hussain has called on Kevin Pietersen to take his squad back to India and fulfil their Test commitments after insisting: "The game has to go on".
Ronaldo scoops Ballon d'Or
4:27pm Tuesday 2nd December 2008
Cristiano Ronaldo was on Tuesday confirmed as the winner of the 2008 Ballon d'Or, beating competition from Barcelona forward Lionel Messi and Liverpool striker Fernando Torres.
Johnson relishing World Cup clash
4:27pm Tuesday 2nd December 2008
England manager Martin Johnson predicted a "hell of a game" against Scotland when the two old enemies meet in the group stages of the 2011 World Cup.
Government lessen Olympic shortfall
4:27pm Tuesday 2nd December 2008
The Government moved to limit the damage of a funding gap for Olympic sports by coming up with an extra £29million on Tuesday.
ABA hit back at 'jokers' claim
4:27pm Tuesday 2nd December 2008
Olympic champion James DeGale has branded the Amateur Boxing Association "a bunch of jokers" after turning professional.
Yuvraj backs decision to abandon series
4:27pm Tuesday 2nd December 2008
India batsman Yuvraj Singh supports the decision to abandon the one-day series with England following last week's terrorist attacks in Mumbai.
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Early taste of Christmas wine
Next week is The Oxford Times Wine Club Christmas Tasting and, with just four weeks to go until Christmas Day, it is an excellent opportunity to sample a specially-selected range of wines for the festive season.
The Mole and Chicken, Easington, near Thame
One of the pictures on this page gives a good impression of the delights to be enjoyed at the Mole and Chicken on one of those sunny days that now seem as far as can be from our present situation.
Imagine This: New London Theatre
I had trouble shifting my +1 for the musical Imagine This, which opened last week at the New London Theatre. No-one was interested (one German friend would have come, but funnily enough I hadn’t thought to ask him), and while nobody actually said, “Sounds like a gas”, there were plenty of unprintable responses, averaging out at: “Holocaust – the musical? Um, no thanks . . . ”
Hansel and Gretel: Oxfordshire Touring Theatre Company
Another winter rolls in and, to cheer our spirits, Oxfordshire Touring Theatre Company travel hither and yon through the county with colour, music and fun trailing in their wake. For those of us who live in villages these harbingers of the festive season are a welcome sight.
United job is proving a big draw
Applications to be the next manager of Oxford United have been pouring in.
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