Tom Hooper: Exeter’s Australia flanker to miss up to eight weeks

Exeter's Australia flanker Tom Hooper will miss between six and eight weeks after straining a knee ligament.The 24-year-old underwent scans after being forced off in the opening stages of Exeter's 8-3 loss to Bristol last week.The Chiefs had feared a significant injury could end the summer signing's season.But scans show he has strained the medial ligament in his knee and will not require surgery.The news means he could be fit for the resumption of the Prem Rugby season…

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Exeter City ‘have learned’ from Manchester City FA Cup thrashing

Exeter City boss Gary Caldwell says he is impressed with how his side have bounced back after their 10-1 FA Cup thrashing at Manchester City.The Grecians have eight goals in the three games since the club record-equalling loss at the Etihad Stadium this month, taking seven points from a possible nine.Exeter, who are 11th in League One, are eight points off the play-off places and have not lost a league game since 26 December. "I think a lot…

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BBC visits Syrian camp holding wives and children of suspected IS fighters

Following the downfall of the so-called Islamic State in Syria, Kurdish-run prisons hold about 8,000 suspected IS fighters and around 34,000 of their family members in camps.But there is growing instability in the region as the central government in Damascus wants to extend its control across all of Syria, including the Kurdish autonomous region in the north-east.In the past two weeks, government troops have pushed the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) out of resource-rich areas they have controlled…

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Batman tells city council to not assist ICE at Super Bowl

During a meeting with the Santa Clara City Council, a man dressed as Batman confronted city officials over the presence of Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) agents at the upcoming Super Bowl at Levi's Stadium. He told council members they had months to prepare for the event and said the city needed to "reaffirm" that city resources will go to city.Federal officers are expected to carry out immigration operations during the 8 February game between the Seattle Seahawks…

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Johnly Yfeko: Exeter City defender kicks ‘bad habits’ to try and stay fit

The former Leicester City academy player made one first-team appearance for Rangers in the Scottish League Cup.But he says he is finally learning that he has to be more mature if he wants to have a career as a professional footballer."I used to sleep late, used to be on the games late, just being a child, really."Since I've come into men's football, it took me a bit of a while to turn into a man, to realise that…

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