Lance Franklin's journey to 1,000 AFL goals — the moments that made Buddy a modern great
Lance Franklin is officially the sixth player in the history of the VFL/AFL to kick 1,000 goals.
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Lyon spins Australia to Test series win over Pakistan
Nathan Lyon took five wickets as Australia clinched a 1-0 series victory over Pakistan with a 115-run win on day five of the third and final Test in Lahore.
Pakistan vs Australia, 3rd Test: Lyon takes five to spin Australia to series-clinching win
Lyon took five wickets to help Australia beat Pakistan by 115 runs in the final session of the deciding third Test in Lahore and clinch the three-match series 1-0 on Friday. The 34-year-old took the prized wickets of Imam-ul-Haq, Azhar Ali and Babar Azam to end Pakistan's resistance and finished with figures of 5-83 in Pakistan's second innings. Fast bowler Pat Cummins provided ample support by picking up three wickets as Pakistan folded for 235 on the final day of the Test match at the Gaddafi Stadium, chasing a target of 351. As it happened: Pakistan vs Australia, 3rd TestPakistan captain Babar, who saved the hosts from the jaws of defeat in the second Test in Karachi with a 196 in the second innings, made 55. Cummins dismissed Fawad Alam and wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan, who also struck an unbeaten 104 in the second innings of the drawn Karachi Test, in successive overs with both batters falling leg before wicket. Television replays, however, showed Rizwan would have survived if he had asked for a review of the umpire's decision.
Australia win third Test to claim historic series against Pakistan
Australia claimed a historic victory against Pakistan on Friday, taking the three-Test series 1-0 with a 115-run win on the fifth day of the last match in Lahore.
Covid-hit Vettel out of second straight F1 GP, Hulkenberg in
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Sebastian Vettel ruled out of Saudi Arabian Grand Prix due to Covid
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Australian rules-Franklin's 1,000th AFL goal prompts Sydney pitch invasion
:Tens of thousands of Sydney Swans supporters swamped the Sydney Cricket Ground in celebration on Friday when forward Lance "Buddy" Franklin booted his 1,000th career goal in top-flight Australian rules football.