Dozens of Australian Rules players diagnosed with CTE expose scale of AFL’s brain injury crisis

Thirty-three Australian Rules players, including 19 professional and semi-professional footballers, have been diagnosed with the degenerative brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), exposing the scale of the AFL’s brain trauma crisis. Four Corners can reveal the alarming findings, compiled by the Australian Sports Brain Bank, include high-profile players who died in their 20s, 30s and…

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World Cup quick hits: Canada’s heroes tread new ground, South Korea’s extreme reaction, scenes at Algeria’s home away from home

Canada’s heroes tread new ground, South Korea has an extreme reaction to going out of the World Cup, and there are absolute scenes in Algeria’s home away from home in Lawrence, Kansas. Check out the full World Cup schedule here in Australian times ABC Sport podcast: Check out the latest episode here Here are today’s…

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Trainee pilot hurt by running propeller while leaving aircraft | India News

LUCKNOW/NEW DELHI: A 22-year-old trainee pilot from New Delhi was hit on the back by a still-running propeller after stepping off a twin-engine trainer aircraft at Kanpur’s Chakeri airport, prompting Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to order a probe and ground the plane. Riya Batra suffered back injuries after deboarding Garg Aviation’s Tecnam P2006T…

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