Two Carlton players treated in hospital after off-season night out

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Club issues brief statement about Lachie Cowan and Will Hayward, saying latter suffered minor cut to head after a fall

An off-season night out for Carlton football club teammates ended with two players admitted to hospital for treatment on Sunday morning, in what the club says are “separate circumstances”.

The club released a statement on Sunday confirming that AFL players Lachie Cowan, 21, and Will Hayward, 27, had been treated and discharged, after reports in several media outlets about the aftermath of an off-season night out.

Guardian Australia understands both players were both part of a larger group that had been socialising on Saturday evening.

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Russia steps up bid to kill European defence chiefs, spy agencies warn – Financial Times

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Middle East war, high debt levels to dominate IMF-World Bank meetings in Bangkok – Reuters

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3 Mexican men found guilty of killing Australian brothers, US pal on surfing trip – New York Post

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Taiz hospitals near collapse as Houthis tighten siege: Yemen government – Al Jazeera

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Hurricane Simon strengthens into Category 4 storm as it takes aim at Mexico’s Pacific coast – CBS News

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‘My body is still peaking’: Eliud Kipchoge wins first marathon in three years

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  • Kenyan breaks Melbourne Marathon record by two seconds

  • ‘I’m happy to run with the gen Zs,’ 41-year-old says

Marathon’s greatest competitor, Eliud Kipchoge, has sent a message to the next generation declaring that he’s not done yet.

The 41-year-old Kenyan revelled in his Melbourne Marathon debut on Sunday, breaking the race record and delighting thousands of fans at the MCG finish.

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Rubio cites ‘necessity’ of U.S. sanctions on ICC in call with Japanese counterpart – The Japan Times

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Starving Ukrainians Are Risking Death to Escape Their Front-Line Town – WSJ

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What has Trump’s Board of Peace achieved in a year since Gaza ‘ceasefire’? – Al Jazeera

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