Hunt Saboteurs Association accuses Avon Vale hunters of resorting to violence during Wiltshire event Clashes have reportedly broken out between hunters and protesters during a tense Boxing Day meet in Wiltshire. Video footage shared on social media appeared to show punches being thrown from both sides as mounted riders moved through Lacock village, near Chippenham, for the annual Avon Vale Boxing Day hunt. Continue readin
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James Harden matched his season best of 39 points and added a season-high 15 assists to lead the Brooklyn Nets to a 124-108 victory over the host Los Angeles Clippers on Monday night. Patty Mills scored 18 points on six 3-pointers as the Nets won for the sixth time in seven games despite playing without Kevin Durant. Nic Claxton also had 18 points as Brooklyn improved to 13-3 on the road. Marcus Morris Sr. scored 24 poi
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Kristaps Porzingis exploded for a season-best 34 points Monday night and the Dallas Mavericks, playing without Luka Doncic, gradually pulled away from the host Portland Trail Blazers for a 132-117 triumph. Dwight Powell chipped in with 22 points for the Mavericks, who ended a two-game losing streak by earning just their seventh win in the past 20 games. Damian Lillard paced the Trail Blazers with 26 points. In the firs
Melbourne [Australia], December 28 (ANI): Australia pacer Scott Boland on Tuesday said that nobody on his side expected that they will win the third Ashes Test against England this quickly. Boland took six wickets in the second innings as Australia wrapped up a victory by an innings and 14 runs in the Test that was played at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). "Can't really believe. We thought we had a chance of winning today
Panaji (Goa) [India], December 28 (ANI): NorthEast United FC head coach Khalid Jamil was pleased with his team's overall performance against Mumbai City FC in the Indian Super League (ISL) match at the Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Goa on Monday. NorthEast was held to a 3-3 draw against table-toppers Mumbai City FC. Deshorn Brown scored in the 29th, 56th, and 80th minute for the Highlanders, whereas Igor Angulo (33rd
Ja Morant scored 33 points, including a layup with .5 seconds remaining, and Desmond Bane scored a career-high 32 points as the visiting Memphis Grizzlies withstood a fourth-quarter rally by the Phoenix Suns for a 114-113 win on Monday night. Steven Adams had 13 points and 16 rebounds, and Jaren Jackson Jr. added 11 points for the Grizzlies, who led by as many as 18 late in the third quarter before holding on for their s
Melbourne [Australia], December 28 (ANI): England captain Joe Root added another feather to his cap on Tuesday as he finished the calendar year with the third most Test runs in history. England skipper's dismissal on day three of the third Ashes Test in Melbourne for 28 left him with 1,708 runs for the year, at an average of 61.00. Pakistan's Mohammad Yousuf (1,788 in 2006) is on the top among the most runs scored by a ba
The visiting Miami Dolphins -- led by a dominant defense -- won their seventh straight game, defeating the short-handed New Orleans Saints 20-3 on Monday night. Miami (8-7) got a 28-yard pick-six from Nik Needham, a 1-yard flip from Tua Tagovailoa to Jaylen Waddle and a pair of Jason Sanders field goals. The Dolphins' winning streak is the second-longest active run in the NFL, trailing only the Kansas City Chiefs. Miam
Newcastle [UK], December 28 (ANI): Edinson Cavani came off the bench to mark his first Premier League appearance since October with the equaliser as Manchester United drew 1-1 at Newcastle United on Monday. Newcastle went ahead with a stunning strike from Allan Saint-Maximin on seven minutes. Sean Longstaff's threaded pass picked out the Frenchman, who cut inside two defenders before expertly placing the ball into the far
Melbourne [Australia], December 28 (ANI): Australia captain Pat Cummins was all praise for his team after regaining the Ashes on day three of the 3rd Test here at the MCG on Tuesday. Scott Boland returned with figures of 6/7 in his four overs as Australia defeated England by an innings and 14 runs in the third Ashes Test. With this win, Australia regained the Ashes as the hosts took an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-ma
Jordan Clarkson scored 23 points off the bench to pace a balanced Utah attack as the visiting Jazz defeated the San Antonio Spurs 110-104 on Monday for their fourth straight victory. Utah took the lead late in the first quarter and never allowed the Spurs to see the front again, forging a 10-point edge at the half, expanding it to 12 after three quarters and by as many as 18 points in the fourth. The Jazz won for the 12
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With the NFL looming on the horizon, Matt Corral gets one final chance to quarterback Ole Miss. After leading the Rebels to a 10-2 record following a season-ending 31-21 Egg Bowl win over Mississippi State, Corral and the No. 8 Rebels will face No. 7 Baylor in the Sugar Bowl on New Year's night.In one of the more intriguing New Year's Day Six bowls, Corral decided to play for the Rebels - who opened as a two-point bettin
Ohio State had aspirations of playing for the national championship, while Utah finally gets to play at that famous New Year's Day paradise. The No. 6 Buckeyes look to cast away disappointment and the No. 11 Utes will try to channel their exuberance when the teams meet Saturday in the Rose Bowl at Pasadena, Calif. Utah (10-3) is playing in the Rose Bowl for the first time since joining the Pac-12 for the 2011 season. T
Jaylen Nowell scored a career-high 29 points off the bench to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 108-103 win over the Boston Celtics on Monday night in Minneapolis. Nathan Knight added career bests with 20 points and 11 rebounds while Jaden McDaniels scored 17 for the Timberwolves, who snapped a two-game skid. Jaylen Brown led Boston with 26 points and pulled down 10 rebounds. Payton Pritchard finished with 24 points,
DeMar DeRozan, Zach LaVine and Nikola Vucevic combined for 89 points to help the visiting Chicago Bulls roll to a 130-118 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Monday. It was the fourth straight win for Chicago, who ended a three-game losing streak to Atlanta. It was the eighth consecutive home loss for Atlanta. DeRozan scored 35 points, his 23rd game with 20-plus points, and had 10 assists. LaVine scored 30 points, his 10th ga
COVID-19 issues forced No. 2 Duke to postpone its scheduled Wednesday Atlantic Coast Conference game at Clemson. The Blue Devils-Tigers contest will be rescheduled. According to The Athletic on Monday, Duke's game Saturday at Notre Dame also will be postponed, but school officials had not confirmed that report. Duke's situation marked just one of several more cancellations and postponements across college basketball Mon
Melbourne [Australia], December 28 (ANI): England captain Joe Root expressed disappointment after his side were blown away by Australia on day three of the third Test here at the MCG on Tuesday. Scott Boland returned with figures of 6/7 in his four overs as Australia defeated England by an innings and 14 runs in the third Ashes Test. With this win, Australia regained the Ashes as the hosts took an unassailable 3-0 lead in
No. 17 Wake Forest will have a decided advantage in preparation time when it hosts Rutgers in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl on Friday in Jacksonville. But that doesn't mean the Demon Deacons can take for granted the Scarlet Knights, who enter the postseason as the only team in the 42 bowls with a losingrecord. Wake Forest was expecting to play No. 23 Texas AM in the bowl game, but the Aggies pulled out of the contest on Dec.
Terry Rozier scored 27 points as part of a big outing for Charlotte's backcourt as the Hornets blasted the visiting Houston Rockets 123-99 on Monday night. Rozier made seven of 12 attempts from 3-point range and backcourt mate LaMelo Ball bagged four 3-pointers on a night when he scored 16 points and dished out seven assists. The Hornets won their second game in a row, though they were coming off a 2-4 road trip prior t
Wisconsin was supposed to be wrapping up a stretch of three nonconference home games on Wednesday against Illinois State before returning to the Big Ten grind, but now the 24th-ranked Badgers are hoping the game in Madison, Wis., proceeds as scheduled. Wisconsin's previous game last Thursday against late-replacement George Mason was canceled due to COVID-19 issues in the Badgers program. Wisconsin originally was schedule
Deandre Ayton of the Phoenix Suns has entered health and safety protocols, the team said Monday. Ayton is now the third Suns player in the protocols, joining Jae Crowder and Elfrid Payton, along with head coach Monty Williams. The first pick in the 2018 draft out of Arizona, Ayton is averaging 17.0 points, 11.1 rebounds and 1.6 assists. Veteran JaVale McGee is likely to sub for Ayton in the starting lineup. McGee has a