New claims in Stokes case

ENGLAND cricketer Ben Stokes mocked a gay man and threw a cigarette butt at his head before knocking two other men unconscious in a fight outside a nightclub in Bristol, a jury has heard.

The 27-year-old is accused of punching Ryan Hale, 27, to the ground and knocking out Ryan Ali, 28.

Stokes, Hale and Ali are jointly accused of affray in the early hours of September 25 last year – a charge they all deny – and are on trial at Bristol Crown Court.