Despite the severity of his injuries, Anand managed to walk away from the scene and seek assistance. He was taken to a nearby hospital.

Anand was on the phone with his friend when the teenagers surrounded him. One of the attackers checked his pockets, while another punched him in his head repeatedly till he fell to he ground.

A 33-year-old Indian-origin man, Saurabh Anand, was brutally attacked by a group of teenagers outside a Melbourne shopping centre. He suffered severe injuries, including a nearly severed hand, and is currently recovering in the hospital.

The attackers went on to stab and slash him in the shoulder and back, leaving him with a fractured spine, broken bones in his arm, and serious head injuries

If those organising this year’s Lions tour to Australia had sat down and sketched out their dream second Test, it would not have been too far off what we saw at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday.

Critical Role is now selling tickets for its 2026 tour, which will take it to the O2 in London, a venue that rivals Madison Square Garden in size.

The British & Irish Lions can secure a Test series victory for the first time since 2013 when they take on Australia in Melbourne. Andy Farrell’s Lions claimed a brilliant 27-19 win over

Any British and Irish Lions and Australia players in need of inspiration in the final moments before kick off in Saturday’s second Test need only glance up at the wall in front of them. While the dressing rooms of one of the world’s great sporting colosseums will be bedecked in the iconography of both sides as they make the Melbourne Cricket Ground their temporary home,