fortune rabbit slot Membership of Britain's upstart anti-immigration Reform UK party has overtaken that of the centre-right Conservative Party for the first time, the party said Thursday, as Tories disputed the numbers. Party leader and Brexit figurehead Nigel Farage hailed the figure as a "historic moment". Immigration was a major issue at the ballot box at the UK's July general election which saw the Conservatives ousted after 14 years in power. The digital counter on the Reform website showed a membership tally ticking past the 131,680 figure declared by the main opposition Conservatives during its leadership election earlier this year. "The youngest political party in British politics has just overtaken the oldest political party in the world," wrote Farage on X. "Reform UK are now the real opposition." Party chairman Zia Yusuf said the milestone showed the long "stranglehold on the centre-right of British politics by the Tories has finally been broken". The last declared Conservative Party tally was the lowest on record and a drop on 2022, when there were around 172,000 members. New Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch, however, questioned the figures, accusing Farage of "fakery". She said Reform's counter was "coded to tick up automatically". Farage responded by saying he would "gladly invite" a firm to "audit our membership numbers" if the Tories did the same. Reform won five seats in the 650-seat UK parliament in July, though it received roughly 14 percent of total votes cast. Reform maximised the damage to the Conservatives by splitting the right-wing vote and picking up former Tory supporters in key constituencies. The Labour Party won by a landslide although Prime Minister Keir Starmer has had a bumpy first five months in power. An Ipsos opinion poll this month found that 53 percent of Britons said they were "disappointed" in what the Labour government had achieved so far. British politics has been dominated by the two main parties -- Labour and the Conservatives -- for decades but commentators have warned that major parties have seen irreversible downturns in their popularity in the past. In the years after World War I, a divided Liberal Party found itself supplanted by the Labour Party as the main opposition. The party of 19th-century political giant William Gladstone and World War I leader David Lloyd George never again regained its status as a party of government. Farage, a supporter of US President-elect Donald Trump, said earlier this month that he was in talks with tech billionaire Elon Musk about donating to his hard-right party. har/js

BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Deshawn Purdie threw a 47-yard touchdown pass to O'Mega Blake for the go-ahead score and Charlotte defeated Florida Atlantic 39-27 on Saturday in a game that matched two new interim coaches. Charlotte (4-7, 3-4 American Athletic Conference) fired Biff Poggi on Monday and Tim Brewster took over. FAU (2-9, 0-7) fired Tom Ferman, also on Monday, with Chad Lunsford taking charge. After Blake's third touchdown catch of the game that came with 5:25 left, the 49ers extended their lead when Tyriq Starks was strip-sacked by Ja'Qurious Conley and 335-pound Katron Kevans carried it 22 yards into the end zone. Blake made five catches for a career-high 205 yards, including a 75-yard touchdown. Purdie was 16 of 30 for a career-best 396 yards passing with the three scores plus an interception. The 49ers only rushed for 46 yards. Stephen Rusnak kicked four field goals. Starks was 12-of-23 passing for 179 yards including a 65-yard score to Omari Hayes in the final minute of the third quarter to get FAU within six of the 49ers. CJ Campbell rushed 58 yards to score early in the fourth quarter and the Owls had a 27-26 lead. Campbell finished with 150 yards on 21 carries. AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-football . Sign up for the AP’s college football newsletter: https://apnews.com/cfbtop25Syracuse Orange forward Donnie Freeman (1) listens to music while warming up before the game. The Syracuse Orange basketball team take on the Texas Tech Red Raiders in the Legends Classic in Brooklyn, NY, Friday Nov. 22, 2024. Dennis Nett | dnett@syracuse.com dennis nett | dnett@syracuse.com Madison Hricik | Contributing Writer Syracuse, N.Y. — The Syracuse basketball team takes on the Texas Tech Red Raiders at 7 p.m., Friday at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The game will air on ESPNU . See in-game team and individual stats here . Note: Refresh this page throughout Syracuse’s game vs. Texas Tech to see the latest updates Sign up for more Orange basketball analysis from Donna Ditota in our ‘Posting Up’ newsletter. Try the newsletter for free . Fans can stream the full 2024-25 Syracuse Orange season on fuboTV . Fans can get cheap tickets to see the Orange from SeatGeek . Fanatics has a full collection of Syracuse Orange gear to shop online. Pregame Syracuse basketball (3-1) had less than 24 hours to wash away any leftover sting from its loss against Texas, before turning its attention to another program in the Lone Star State: Texas Tech (4-1). Exactly how much has changed in those 24 hours is yet to be determined. This is the third all-time meeting between the Orange and Red Raiders, and first time since November 2005, when Syracuse won 81-46 at Madison Square Garden during the 2K College Hoop Classic. Syracuse is in a stretch with 4 out of 5 games qualifying as Quad 1 games. Started last night with Texas, continues tonight vs Texas Tech. After a home game vs Cornell, SU is at Tennessee and then at Notre Dame. Orange needs to get one or two of these. The Orange’s game against Texas unveiled a better understanding of Syracuse’s defensive capabilities, holding the Longhorns without field goal for at least 2:15 three times in the second half. J.J. Starling led the Orange with 16 points against Texas, with Eddie Lampkin following suit with 14 points and Chris Bell and Jyare Davis both scored 11 against the Longhorns. Syracuse crawled back from a double-digit halftime deficit, tying the game midway through the second half before Texas scored late free throws to win it. The Red Raiders also lost their first game of the season Thursday night, falling to Saint Joseph’s, 78-77. Heading into the Legends Classic tournament, Texas Tech won each of its four games by at least 21 points — including a 47-point win over Wyoming on Nov. 13 and is ranked No. 22 in the USA Today Coaches poll. Texas Tech, similarly to Syracuse, faced an uphill battle against its opponent in the second half. The Red Raiders were down by 10 points against St. Joseph’s at the break, before wiping out the deficit. The two teams changed leads seven times before Texas Tech couldn’t make a handful of shots in the final minute of regulation, and Saint Joseph’s won with free throws. J.T. Toppin led the Red Raiders with 22 points and 18 rebounds, recording his third double-double in as many games. Darrion Williams and Chance McMillian scored a combined 35 points in Thursday’s game. A key element to watch: free throws. It’s almost an unsurprising element to pay attention to. After shooting just 50% from the free throw line against Texas, netting free throws throughout the game has to be an important part of the Orange’s plan. Texas Tech was 7-for-9 against Saint Joseph’s, missing two key free throws in the second half. More Orange Basketball Syracuse basketball and free throws: ‘We just gotta make ‘em’ Next up for Syracuse basketball is Texas Tech, a dangerous 3-point shooting team What time, TV channel is Syracuse basketball-Texas Tech on today? Legends Classic free live stream Axe: Syracuse basketball showed against Texas why #FreeThrowsMatter Syracuse’s comeback no cause for cheer in loss to Texas: ‘There’s no consolation prizes’

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MUNICH (AP) — Manuel Neuer was sent off for the first time and Bayern Munich crashed out of the German Cup in the third round with a 1-0 loss at home to defending champion Bayer Leverkusen on Tuesday. The 38-year-old Neuer was never before sent off over a long career including 124 games for Germany, but the Bayern captain was shown a straight red card in the 17th minute for taking out Jeremie Frimpong with a body check when the Dutch winger was almost through on goal after a long pass from Johnathan Tah. Bayern’s players protested but there had been no attempt from Neuer to play the ball. Leverkusen needed patience to take advantage against a riled-up Bayern team that created better chances in the first half. The home team was without Harry Kane, injured over the weekend against Borussia Dortmund. Bayern confirmed a right hamstring injury and said the England captain will be out “for the time being.” Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso sent on Patrik Schick for the second half, but the in-form Czech forward limped off with what looked like a left calf injury after less than 15 minutes. Nathan Tella replaced Schick in the 61st, then scored eight minutes later with a header to Álex Grimaldo’s perfectly positioned cross. “The first title of the season is gone, and that hurts,” Bayern midfielder Joshua Kimmich said. Alonso, a former Bayern midfielder, has never lost in five games against his former club while Leverkusen coach. Bayern was knocked out in the second round last season. Also, Werder Bremen defeated second-division side Darmstadt 1-0. Earlier, 2022 finalist Freiburg was knocked out in a 3-1 loss at third-division team Arminia Bielefeld, and Stuttgart won 3-0 at Jahn Regensburg. AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer